MY MUSINGS

For as long as I remember, I've loved pen and paper. My purpose to write is not political but often to help process pain and dilemma with perspective. I hope you find encouragement to walk joyfully through the grey in life.

Should I just "GO FOR IT"? What does real courage look like for you today?

I recently had an intriguing conversation with a guy at a local cafe who loves adventure and spent decades driving tour buses across...

James Beng Lee

Jan 27, 20233 min read

My Ice Skating Experience | 5 Lessons In Personal Growth

I recently went ice skating with my family and a friend who is an ice skating coach. For those who know me well, I absolutely love sports...

James Beng Lee

Jan 18, 20233 min read

Reopen the Old Ways

Sometimes it’s not always about the new or the novel or trying to be innovative for innovation sake. Sometimes it’s about taking the...

James Beng Lee

Jul 5, 20221 min read

#STAYCOMMITTED

This picture quote from Roosevelt and my word encouragement below is for those of you who feel like you are battered and bruised and...

James Beng Lee

Jun 15, 20221 min read

SEEING THE NEXT STEP THROUGH THE BLURRR…

I’m not only getting used to the “brrr” 🥶cold here in Canada but also the “blur”. I took this photo while waiting in the car during a...

James Beng Lee

May 18, 20222 min read

HAVE "HOPE-FILLED LAMENT"

You got to be kidding me?!? That was one of many frustrated questions that I internally voiced as I first heard the news of the Sydney...

James Beng Lee

Jul 19, 20211 min read

My PRAYER of FREEDOM to start 2021.

FATHER. I thank You for Your presence. I wait. I listen. I lean in. I want real. I want to live in reality. The reality that will truly...

James Beng Lee

Dec 31, 20201 min read

Farewell 2020

As I welcome the new year, I reflect and become aware of the beauty that has arisen from the bleakness in 2020. Am thankful for the...

James Beng Lee

Dec 30, 20201 min read

Discover Your Word of the Year

Hey friends, I’m not sure how you’re feeling as 2020 draws to a close, but I wanted to give you a tool that I believe can help you enter...

James Beng Lee

Dec 28, 20201 min read

CHALLENGE YOUR TREADMILL

Are you feeling tired of going through the motions? In this season of your life, is there more activity yet more aimlessness? Has...

James Beng Lee

Aug 7, 20201 min read

LET LOVE DEFINE US. NOT UNIFORMS.

We all wear uniforms. Blue overalls. A suit and tie. White lab coat. School clothes. Police uniform… Dare I say, the colour of our skin....

James Beng Lee

Jun 4, 20202 min read

FIGHTING THE VIRUS OF ISOLATION

Self isolate. Socially distance yourself. In some way, I wonder if these required (and responsible!) corona virus responses are simply...

James Beng Lee

Apr 23, 20202 min read

MY AWAKENING 20 YEARS AGO

20 years ago I made a decision that would change my life forever. My Malaysian-Chinese buddhist parents emigrated to Australia with the...

James Beng Lee

Apr 11, 20202 min read

BE A VISIBLE FRIEND TO AN INVISIBLE ENEMY

There’s a lot of talk about this “invisible enemy” called COVID-19 that is impacting all of us. Maybe one of our personal responses at...

James Beng Lee

Mar 23, 20201 min read

A CALL FOR WISDOM

Everywhere we turn, everywhere we look, everyone we talk to - the topic…Corona Virus. One group I particularly feel for is the...

James Beng Lee

Mar 12, 20201 min read

PRESENCE

Sometimes we don’t need to speak. Sometimes we don’t need to strategise. Sometimes we don’t need to try to make things happen. All we...

James Beng Lee

Mar 3, 20201 min read

DON'T LOSE YOUR HEART, LEND IT

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary...

James Beng Lee

Feb 25, 20201 min read

BE A WIDE RECEIVER

Think Bigger. Bolder. Open up. Wide Open. Stretch out. Get Ready. Get Expectant. Seeds will drop. Promises nurtured. And birthed. Maybe...

James Beng Lee

Feb 4, 20201 min read

FIRST UNDERSTAND. THEN BE UNDERSTOOD.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY. Seek to understand, then be understood. I wonder how much better our world would be if we chose to take the time to...

James Beng Lee

Jan 3, 20201 min read