SimpliBeing

14/07/2025

Singapore National Mental Wellness Plan

14/07/2025

This reminded me of the Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra), a classic Mahayana Buddhist scripture:
• “The past mind cannot be grasped”: The past is gone; it no longer exists.
• “The present mind cannot be grasped”: Even the present moment is fleeting and constantly changing — there’s nothing solid to hold onto.
• “The future mind cannot be grasped”: The future has not yet come; it is uncertain and imaginary.

What is the application in our daily life?

It reminds us to:
• Release regrets from the past, be it hatred, fear, trauma, bullying, etc because the event is over and we cannot go back to change or revert it. Clinging on the past will only prolong pain and suffering.

• Not cling to the fleeting present for the moment you think you have grasped, it has moved to the next moment. Staying moment to moment, empower us to focus on every moment without any illusions and imagination

• And not fear or over-plan for the future. Because the future is not here, it’s uncertain. This is another form of pain and suffering created by the mind grasping on to the VACU furure. Focus in the present is a better predictor of the future.

We can learn to live, live life, experience life as it is, in the moment, without illusion and imaginary. At the present moment, there is no pain and suffering but stillness and tranquility.

《金刚经》
过去心不可得，
现在心不可得，
未来心不可得。
Jackie Wong SimpliBeing

02/06/2025

Emotionally immature or unstable parents can exaberate the parent-child relationship further. This is because emotional parent is struggling to function effectively within her window of tolerance.

Attend to the child only when the parent is stable, attuned to self and grounded. This can be achieved by focusing on slow breathing, looking out the window and find an object to focus on and breath, place both feet on the ground and feel the earth hardness, and many other methods.

When the parent connects to her or his internal calmness and stillness, this is a better moment to reach out to the ‘troubled’ child. The parent is functioning effectively within the window of tolerance and is in a better position and condition to contain the child’s emotions.

Seek professional help if self-help is becoming a challenge.

The emotional immaturity of parents can be seen across a range of different parenting styles. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

29/05/2025

Whenever we encounter challenges, we will make the best effort to overcome it. Sometimes, having the best effort might not be sufficient. That’s when we reach out for support.

Can you recall moments when people reach out to you for help? A stranger reach out to you for direction? A colleague seek your advice on work matter? Someone you met at a networking event contacted you a few years later for career guidance, etc. Most of us probably have experienced that.

When we are in the position to render support, do it.
When we are stuck and need support, reach out. You are simply taking the other role of receiving then giving.
Reach out and receive it.

So, who can you contact today?
Jackie Wong
SimpliBeing

25/05/2025

Not every thought deserves your attention.
Not every battle is worth fighting.
Choose your battle wisely.
Note your thought mindfully.

Thoughts come and go, like passing cloud.
If we stubbornly hold on to them, not only it’s impossible, we only prolong the suffering of not able to own it.

If we understand the true nature of its coming and going, not only there is no need to hold it, we also free ourselves from letting them be.

Of course, if we do choose one to nourish, select the positive ones.

May all be well, healthy and happy.
SimpliBeing

12/04/2025

While our life doesn’t follow the pattern of changing seasons, it is subjected to change with changing conditions. Some manages changes better than others, but all can learn to increase resilience and keep going.

Do not let current struggles define you. Keep going. Your resilience, courage, and willingness to keep going do.

When the storm is over, you will see the light again.
SimpliBeing

31/03/2025

When a door closes, a window opens.
Keep going. You will see the light at the end of the tunnel.
SimpliBeing offers counselling and psychotherapy. First 15min consultation call is complementary.

29/03/2025

Your inner child is seeking attention. The child might be feeling unsafe and needs an attachment figure. Sometimes it might feel overwhelming not knowing how to interact with this inner child. Like any child who seeks attention, does not have any intention to harm but might not be able to communicate well.

Speak to your inner child like you would speak to a younger version of you, with loving kindness and compassion. Your inner child will feel loved and safe.


SimpliBeing provides counselling and psychotherapy in trauma, complex trauma and PTSD. First 15min consultation call is complementary before you commit to sign up for a full 50min session.

28/03/2025

Take care of yourself by prioritising the tasks most important to you and set a healthy boundary that help you to accomplish that tasks. Then you can make time to help others and strengthen relationships. It’s a win-win for all.

Healthy boundary is not about setting a wall to stop people from coming but to inform others the best time for others to reach out. It also promotes wellbeing. It’s also a form of respect. Mutual respect.

Do you have a healthy boundary that promotes your priorities, wellbeing and strengthen relationships?

SimpliBeing

27/03/2025

Even in difficult seasons, you are growing. When we encounter challenging situations, we are testing our window of tolerance. The more stretch, the wider it gets, the more we grow.

Trust the process. It is progressing even though it is slow. Be patient with yourself.

SimpliBeing provides counseling and psychotherapy. First 15min complementary consultation is available.

26/03/2025

Acknowledge every emotion without judgment. Validate it. Notice it. Be with it. You help create equanimity, a state of mental calmness, balance and stillness. This is how you can regulate any emotion that arises.
provides counselling and psychotherapy. SimpliBeing also offers first 15min complementary call.