When words fail you — When words fail to describe this collective grief mixed in with some personal sorrow, I tried numbing it out. Plonking my body on my bed, bingeing on a Netflix series I just had to finish. …

A Newsletter from Gentleness Ambassadors — Dear gentle souls, How was your overall experience in May? I’m happy to share that I finally made some significant progress toward my fitness goal. I did Latin-dance-based workouts on most days in May and even found some abdominal oblique muscles peeking out through my belly fats, lol! …

Growth can take place even as I shift more into my comfort zone — I’ve been reflecting on the term Comfort Zone, and asking myself — why do I keep shying away from working harder at reaching my goals? One of the goals I’ve been trying to reach for the longest time is having a slimmer and fitter body. …

And refocus on my need to be joyful — I was re-reading my book on Gentleness, in which I shared my 3 major episodes of overwhelm: In my first job in a huge company for 5 years. I didn’t feel I was contributing anything meaningful. During my second year of training to be a physiotherapist. I couldn’t do my…

Sofie Hon shares her 15 years of experience implementing this in her family — As a parent with three rambunctious boys, I often struggle with staying consistent with gentle parenting, especially when they become rowdy or throw tantrums. When my friend and life coach, Sofie Hon, shared her no-punishment culture in her family for the past 15 years with her two daughters, I was…

A Newsletter from Gentleness Ambassadors — Dear gentle souls, “Shaking the Tree of Identity” is one of the themes that came up in Lee Harris’ Energy Update for May 2022, that I personally resonate the most with. Personally, I’ve committed to completing a 28-day challenge in doing the Figure 8 fitness workouts that are based on…

I love you for your joyful, radiant essence — Dear Bingjie, I was sharing a proud childhood moment with some friends when I thought of you. Queen Elizabeth II came to Singapore for a royal visit, and our school was selected to be part of her day trip itinerary. You were so thrilled to be chosen to present a…