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We have quite a few new readers who just came onboard this past week... a very warm welcome to you. To our regulars, I'm happy you can join us again this week. Last Friday, my son Mark left for his away-from-home trip. 2 whole weeks! It's the first time he's going away for so long. I'll miss him like crazy but I've promised myself I won't do the "fretting mom" thing. He's 14 now. But it seems like only yesterday when I accompanied him on his first day of pre-school. I was hovering about, with other equally dutiful, equally nervous parents. But after 10 minutes or so, my little boy marched up to me and announced, "You can go now, mommy. I don't need you here." Then he returned to his new pals, and promptly forgot all about me. Cheeky devil! But that was an unforgettable moment of heart-bursting pride. And that sort of also marked the beginning of learning to let go, where my son was concerned. Then there's my "other" little baby. eMasters. In June, eMasters will be 5 years old! Throughout the years of nurturing our business and watching it grow, there were even MORE lessons in letting go, taken to a whole new level... Letting go of cherished ideals that have become obstacles.... Letting go of comfort zones to embrace new experiences and challenges... Letting go of fears and anxieties because they cloud reality and distract from being "in the moment"... Letting go of things and situations beyond my control... Letting go of mistakes, bad decisions and goofs, learning from them and learning to move on -- I'd brought along plenty of baggage so that meant plenty of letting go in order for me to grow, for eMasters to grow. And the other thing is... letting go is a daily (even moment-to-moment), conscious decision/action. Has it been easy? IS it easy? Hell, no. Not for me, anyway. But, the rewards of being able to let go is... an incredible sense of freedom, movement and growth. Now that I love. eMasters' Pre-Birthday Bash...!5 years. And we couldn't have done it without you. Some of you have been with us from Day 1. Many have stuck with us through the rough spots and tough times... and been there when we turned the corner. Still others have blessed us with friendships -- And we would like to take this opportunity to show you our appreciation for your support... for being a part of our business journey. In each June issue, there's going to be "Special Birthday Celebration" goodies for you -- There'll be exclusive, readers-only special offers, contests with valuable prizes to win, and fabulous free giveaways! And how about getting in an early start?! -- Hope you'll like the Pre-Birthday Bash Goodies we've put together for you in today's issue. Announcement from Ray...Ray will be giving you a short update on what he's been up to... up for... and up against! -- Touch base with Ray in today's announcement below. More Navel-Gazing...?Did you enjoy last week's musings from Ray? Well he's got more food for thought this week, on balance -- Ray serves up "Where's My Navel...?" in his segment below. Oh and one more thing before I sign off... Do continue to look out for our "Summer Shopping Special" -- It'll be coming your way this June! Till we next speak... blessed be. 
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Note from Raymond...Hi Just a heads up. I've had a little trouble with the eBook. For one, I didn't feel I had described the inner child accurately. Also recent events with controlling people over my son Mark's chess caused me to ponder its relationship to what I'm writing about. Then I had a serendipitous find in the library, a book by Patricia Evans, "Controlling People" and it brought a deeper awareness. Have you ever wondered why some people need to be controlling? Does it work? How does it work? Why is there such a strong need to control? How do we relate to controlling people? I didn't consider myself to be particularly controlling. My philosophy in life has been to live and let live... or so I thought. But on deeper reflection, I have tendencies towards controlling under stess and "saving". I am drawn to people in trouble and want to help them avoid the mistakes that I have made myself. I see more clearly now that that behaviour is also controlling. I will cover that in my eBook. The book is now almost a complete re-write, with new sections. I hope you'll enjoy my musings. By the way, Mark made it through selection, and will be away for two weeks. One week of centralised training and then another at the Nationals. I've done all I can, and now it's up to him. I hope that my coaching will be of help to him in the finals. I'll keep you posted on how he fared. So I will have plenty of time to finish the ebook. I reckon it'll take maybe a week or so if I don't hit another snag. I've also written my first article for The National Networker and so if you are curious of the going-on's in SEAsia, then please read my column there. I'll try to have a link from here so you can read it. 
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Where's My Navel...?My son Mark once said to me when he was feeling lazy and wanted to skive off his chess training: "Dad, I want balance in my life." This is what I said... "Sure son, I want it too. But let's consider this: If excelling in chess is what you want, then by running away from what you need to do will make you feel not too good about yourself. If this feeling stays, then you won't feel good in your free time OR in any other activity you choose. But, if you can overcome this feeling of laziness, then you can let your hair down and really enjoy your free time. In fact, there is no balance unless you are achieving what you set out to do. There is no balance without passion and success in your endeavours. All you'll have is a pervading sense of disappointment in yourself." "And, if you choose to ignore and suppress that feeling, then all you'll have is a feeling of numbness and void in your life... for you'll have done away with your inner guide. And forever choose distraction over what you need to do. No balance there too, son. No meaningful celebrations."
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