Hello, a very WARM WELCOME to our site!
Allow us to give you an introduction of the origin & purpose of this site…
This site was actually started more than a year ago in 2007…
In 2005, I was going through a very difficult time of my life & I started losing faith & hope in living… I fell into depression & it was like a deep, dark bottomless hole that I was not able to get out.
One day, a friend forwarded me one of those nice slideshows that people just forward around to their friends. For some reason, watching it brought tears to my eyes… Something within me broke & suddenly my heart saw a glimpse of light from my deep dark hole…
Subsequently, I started receiving randomly forwarded emails from different people, many of whom had no idea what I was going through.
Some of the stories I read inspired me, some strengthened me while some healed me…
Slowly but surely, through those innocently forwarded stories or slide shows or videos, my weary heart started finding the courage & hope to go on.
I kept every single one of those stories & emails & filed them away. It was to be my ‘inspiration’ folder. As the folder grew & grew, I decided one day to set up a blog & post all of them on it, so that I could view them as & when I wanted to.
After the site was up, I started noticing that people were coming to the site to read some of the stories & some left encouraging comments for me. A friend who came to the site when he was down told me he felt really encouraged by what he read & he told me to keep the site going as long as I could.
It then dawned on me that perhaps there are other people out there too who are looking for…a comforting word? Some rest from the storms of life? Or simply strength for their weary heart? …just like me. 
With that in mind, TheEnlightenedSpirit.com was born. The original name of this site was EmbraceMySoul.com. However, after returning from T.Harv Eker’s Enlightened Warrior Training Camp in November 2008 this year, I decided to revamp the whole site & gave it a fresh name.
“Enlightened” – showing true and deep understanding, wise, esp. in being free of false beliefs.
“Spirit” – the thinking, motivating, feeling part of a person associated with the mind, will, and feelings, and often as distinguished from the body.
Looking back, through my own journey, I have made new discoveries about Life & myself that I never knew. Knowledge is indeed power when applied. With knowledge comes understanding & with understanding comes wisdom. It has changed my perspective of Life completely, but most importantly, it has changed me…
Our feelings & emotions are a result of our thoughts & beliefs. If we can change our thoughts & beliefs, we can change our feelings & emotions. To change our thoughts, we need to guard & filter our channels of “incoming” traffic closely - visual (what our eyes see) & auditory (what our ears hear).
And this is what this site is all about…
“Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”
Over here, we are just a team of ordinary but PASSIONATE folks who aspire to touch & inspire lives to greater heights through extraordinary stories. These stories serve as a reminder of the amazing strength & power that resides in every single of us…regardless of what happens.
We hope you will enjoy these little soul-embracing stories as much as we are having fun putting it together for you. Feel free to share these stories with your dear ones to touch their hearts in the same way these stories may bless you.
We invite you to join us in spreading the enlightened flame of love, inspiration, hope, strength & courage to the communities that visit our site… The flame can only get brighter.
To all that you ever dream possible,
Aho! (We honor the truth in you)
The Enlightened Spirit Team
