I choose to risk my significance to live; so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.
Oct 6, 2009
An Unlived Life
I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loose my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance to live; so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.
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Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says: "This is real me" and when you have found that attitude, follow it.
I choose to risk my significance to live; so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.
Oct 5, 2009
Forget
Forget about the days when its been cloudy, but don't forget your hours in the sun. Forget about mistakes that you can't change now, but don't forget the lessons that you've learned.
Forget about the times you've been defeated, but don ' t forget the victories you've won. Forget about misfortunes you encounter, but don't forget the times your luck has turned
Forget about the days when you've been lonely, but don ' t forget the friendly smiles you've seen. Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right, but...Don't forget to Always Have A Dream
Keep Smiling
Forget about the times you've been defeated, but don ' t forget the victories you've won. Forget about misfortunes you encounter, but don't forget the times your luck has turned
Forget about the days when you've been lonely, but don ' t forget the friendly smiles you've seen. Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right, but...Don't forget to Always Have A Dream
Keep Smiling
Oct 1, 2009
No One Teaches
No one was ever really taught by another. Each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion which rouses the internal teacher to work to understand things. Then things will be made clearer to us by our own power of perception and thought, and we shall realize them in our own souls. That realization will grow into the intense power of will.
Sep 25, 2009
Change is Welcome
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives. We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives. We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
Sep 7, 2009
Welcome criticism
When you are sincere in your efforts, you have nothing to fear from criticism. For when you are sincere, criticism can make you stronger and more effective.
Listen eagerly to those who disagree with you. Seek to genuinely understand their perspectives.
Don't get caught up in the need to prove you are right. Focus instead on more fully understanding what is true, what is workable, and what is best for everyone.
The willingness to be open to criticism is one of the surest signs that you're on a successful and authentic path. If you feel the need to avoid or evade or ignore your critics, it may well be time to re-evaluate your efforts.
Intelligently responding to the doubts of others will reduce your own doubts and help your confidence grow. From the criticism, you can gain much valuable and useful information.
Welcome the criticism, and respond with sincere gratitude. Being challenged is one of the most enriching experiences you can have.
Listen eagerly to those who disagree with you. Seek to genuinely understand their perspectives.
Don't get caught up in the need to prove you are right. Focus instead on more fully understanding what is true, what is workable, and what is best for everyone.
The willingness to be open to criticism is one of the surest signs that you're on a successful and authentic path. If you feel the need to avoid or evade or ignore your critics, it may well be time to re-evaluate your efforts.
Intelligently responding to the doubts of others will reduce your own doubts and help your confidence grow. From the criticism, you can gain much valuable and useful information.
Welcome the criticism, and respond with sincere gratitude. Being challenged is one of the most enriching experiences you can have.
Sep 2, 2009
Do Less
If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking, If there is something I can do? Think up something appropriate and do it.
Do Less Thinking, and pay more attention to your heart. Do Less Acquiring, and pay more attention to what you already have. Do Less Complaining, and pay more attention to giving. Do Less Controlling, and pay more attention to letting go.
Do Less Criticizing, and pay more attention to complementing. Do Less Arguing, and pay more attention to forgiveness. Do Less Running Around, and pay more attention to stillness. Do Less Talking, and pay more attention to silence.
Do Less Thinking, and pay more attention to your heart. Do Less Acquiring, and pay more attention to what you already have. Do Less Complaining, and pay more attention to giving. Do Less Controlling, and pay more attention to letting go.
Do Less Criticizing, and pay more attention to complementing. Do Less Arguing, and pay more attention to forgiveness. Do Less Running Around, and pay more attention to stillness. Do Less Talking, and pay more attention to silence.
Aug 31, 2009
Let fear go
Fear is powerful, and yet it is fragile. Though it can stop you cold, fear can be gone in an instant when you decide you've had enough of it.
Fear is a very effective way for you to get your own attention. Then as soon as you're fully aware of a fear and what it has to say, you have no more use for it.
Let the fear advise you and prepare you, and then just let it go. It is nothing more than a thought over which you have full control.
When fear is what holds you back, there's a quick way forward. Accept the fear, feel it, learn from it, and then drop it completely from your mind.
By letting go of fear, you transform it into courage. In this way, you put the power of that fear to positive use.
Boldly step through each fear, then move on past it. And feel the strength that you've just gained.
Fear is a very effective way for you to get your own attention. Then as soon as you're fully aware of a fear and what it has to say, you have no more use for it.
Let the fear advise you and prepare you, and then just let it go. It is nothing more than a thought over which you have full control.
When fear is what holds you back, there's a quick way forward. Accept the fear, feel it, learn from it, and then drop it completely from your mind.
By letting go of fear, you transform it into courage. In this way, you put the power of that fear to positive use.
Boldly step through each fear, then move on past it. And feel the strength that you've just gained.
Aug 16, 2009
Do Your Best
We often say that we want a peaceful life. We wish to be at a place where there is no noise, no trouble, or no hard work.But this does not actually mean Peace. To be in the midst of all chaos of life, and still be calm in your heart is what "peace" is.
Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.
Together we can change the world!
Believe in yourself and in your dream though impossible things may seem, Someday, somehow you'll get through to the goal you have in view.
Mountains fall and seas divide before the one who in his stride. Takes a hard road day by day sweeping obstacles away.
Believe in yourself and in your plan. Say not - I cannot but, I can. The prizes of life we fail to win, because we doubt the power within.
Mountains fall and seas divide before the one who in his stride. Takes a hard road day by day sweeping obstacles away.
Believe in yourself and in your plan. Say not - I cannot but, I can. The prizes of life we fail to win, because we doubt the power within.
May 25, 2009
Wake up
If you want to make your dreams come true, wake up.
Wake up to your own strength. Wake up to the role you play in your own destiny. Wake up to the power you have to choose what you think, do, and say.
Look around the unlimited opportunities awaiting.Catch them up. Choose the right opportunity that makes your dreams come true. Never compromise for portion of your dreams come true. if you dream then achieve 100% of it.
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. Feel Good and Go ahead with winning attitude, Success is yours. Lets start the Game!!!
Wish you all Success.
:)
Wake up to your own strength. Wake up to the role you play in your own destiny. Wake up to the power you have to choose what you think, do, and say.
Look around the unlimited opportunities awaiting.Catch them up. Choose the right opportunity that makes your dreams come true. Never compromise for portion of your dreams come true. if you dream then achieve 100% of it.
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. Feel Good and Go ahead with winning attitude, Success is yours. Lets start the Game!!!
Wish you all Success.
:)
May 13, 2009
The measure of life...
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past;You can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Don't count the years, count the memories.... Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away!
May 12, 2009
Effort is a blessing
Difficult is nothing more than an arbitrary judgment. Effort is effort, and you can do it if you choose.
A great achievement requires much effort. Yet that effort is difficult only when you see it as such.
Instead of obsessing over how difficult or easy it is, just do it. Focus on the result and, what's even more important, your reason for making it happen.
Every effort is a blessing. For effort enables you to live the life you choose to live.
You have the priceless opportunity of being able to do what it takes. Put joy in the effort, whatever it may be, and reap the rewards of making a difference.
Welcome the effort and all the value it gives you the opportunity to create.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
I Will Learn
I'm independent of good or bad opinions of others.
If I feel depressed, I will learn to cheer up.
If I feel sad, I will learn to laugh.
If I feel ill, I will learn to be healthy.
If I feel fear, I will learn to plunge ahead.
If I feel inferior, I will learn to look up to myself.
If I feel uncertain, I will learn to raise my voice.
If I feel poverty, I will learn to think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent, I will learn to think of my past success.
If I feel insignificant, I will learn to remember my goals.
I will learn to be the master of my emotions.
I will learn to change.
Apr 28, 2009
Who make a difference?
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards.
They are the ones who care for you.
Only those who care, make a difference.
To make a difference to others, care for them.
Laugh about your mistakes,
But, learn from them.
Joke over your troubles,
But, gather strength from them.
Have fun with your difficulties,
But, overcome them.
That's the way to live LIFE.
Apr 13, 2009
Believe Self When You Are In Troubles
"You have to believe in yourself when no one
else does. That's what makes you a winner."
- Venus Williams
In many respects life is what we make it. It is our personal psychological attitude that defines our abstract level satisfaction or otherwise with our lives. Thus if we are an optimist we will see the good aspects of our environment, whilst a pessimist will only see the bad - thus the same environment is perceived differently.
When you find the world around you as dark, it never means the world itself is in dark. If you find no other way to move forward in your way to reach your destination, then create a new way. It’s your way of seeing that looks dark enough. Change your sight. Look possibilities to brighten up your living environment. Opportunities ware every where and they can be catch able when you search for them.
See when you have any problem, then try to discuss with any friends. They all try to convince you that it’s not at all a problem or atleast they may try to say its not a big deal. Why? Why don’t they find the problem as big as you see? Try to listen to your own problem with your ears from your mouth. You just spell out your problem. Define it in simple sentence. You even don’t need to think much about the solution. As you hear it, your mind analyses the problem data and triggers with certain possible solution(s). Don’t go on filtering each possibility so that after some time later you end up with no hope that your problem can’t be solved.
But... But.. But.. Before you analyze your problem go to a cool place like a garden or park or try to be near some green plants around you. Your eyes must see a green layout wherever you see. And have some snacks into your stomach. Because your brain to function well it needs some source of energy. Until then don’t think anything about your problem. Just be cool and find a place, have some thing to eat in your hands and then start clearing your confusions.
First of all the things remove your fear. You fear about what going to happen next. At any time if we fear means you are imagining some thing big. When you know the reality then nothing can get fear in you. You always fear for what happened yesterday and that may happen tomorrow. You never live today with such fears in mind. It’s time for Clarity in your Perception. Have clearly defined your visions and problems. We all know how to make a straight line look small; just draw another long straight big line beside it. So when you start seeing the big problems ahead to reach your goals, your current problems look small and very small.
"Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability."
- Flower A. Newhouse
Apr 3, 2009
Sri Rama's Principles for Happy Life
1. Remain wakeful and make a constant conscious effort to speak the Truth with your physical and mental organ of speech.
2. Sound health is a very useful aid in one's spiritual progress. Thus try to keep your physical body healthy by eating properly and exercising regularly.
3. Chant constantly the name of God with each breath in and out, faithfully and devotedly keeping your goal in mind and remaining wakeful.
4. Avoid the habit of taking intoxicating drugs or alcohol which gives rise to lethargy.
5. No power on earth can take away my cheerfulness, courage and joy. Let this conviction be an inseparable part of your life. Try to always remain cheerful and happy.
6. As far as possible try to be helpful and charitable to others with your physical actions, beneficial positive thoughts and agreeable speech. Do not hurt any one's heart.
7. Holy company, righteous thoughts the study of the sacred scriptures and good behavior are the four things to be practiced respectfully in life always.
8. No matter what inconvenience and pain you may have to undergo, never ever hate others, especially your near and dear ones. Make a continuous effort not to be disturbed, disappointed and restless.
9. Leave aside laziness. With enthusiasm and regularity observe the disciplines of the spiritual practices and other observances for the complete development of the personality.
10. With the remembrance of God and a pure, guileless and cheerful smile, try to perform your daily activities in the Light of Fearlessness, Unity and Bliss of that Supreme Being.
A life lived - based on these ten principles will become enlightened and perfectly happy!
2. Sound health is a very useful aid in one's spiritual progress. Thus try to keep your physical body healthy by eating properly and exercising regularly.
3. Chant constantly the name of God with each breath in and out, faithfully and devotedly keeping your goal in mind and remaining wakeful.
4. Avoid the habit of taking intoxicating drugs or alcohol which gives rise to lethargy.
5. No power on earth can take away my cheerfulness, courage and joy. Let this conviction be an inseparable part of your life. Try to always remain cheerful and happy.
6. As far as possible try to be helpful and charitable to others with your physical actions, beneficial positive thoughts and agreeable speech. Do not hurt any one's heart.
7. Holy company, righteous thoughts the study of the sacred scriptures and good behavior are the four things to be practiced respectfully in life always.
8. No matter what inconvenience and pain you may have to undergo, never ever hate others, especially your near and dear ones. Make a continuous effort not to be disturbed, disappointed and restless.
9. Leave aside laziness. With enthusiasm and regularity observe the disciplines of the spiritual practices and other observances for the complete development of the personality.
10. With the remembrance of God and a pure, guileless and cheerful smile, try to perform your daily activities in the Light of Fearlessness, Unity and Bliss of that Supreme Being.
A life lived - based on these ten principles will become enlightened and perfectly happy!
Mar 25, 2009
Challenge Life
Life is largely a matter of expectation. If you want to succeed, you must expect to succeed. Expectation energizes your goals and gives them momentum. When you believe something good can happen, it will happen
Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prays for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?
Look people in the eye, don’t stare, don’t be so intense, laugh more, smile more, if you smile too much people won’t take you seriously.“You have a good word for everybody”.
There are no problems, only solutions, no obstacles only challenges. Try, try again, keep trying, if you had any talent at all you would have made it by now, why don’t you find something else to do. Rise above it all, take a breather, be realistic, pay attention, heal yourself. See, the problem with you is. . .
Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prays for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?
Look people in the eye, don’t stare, don’t be so intense, laugh more, smile more, if you smile too much people won’t take you seriously.“You have a good word for everybody”.
There are no problems, only solutions, no obstacles only challenges. Try, try again, keep trying, if you had any talent at all you would have made it by now, why don’t you find something else to do. Rise above it all, take a breather, be realistic, pay attention, heal yourself. See, the problem with you is. . .
Happiness is reachable, no matter how long it lasts .
We should stop making our lives complicated.
Life is short
Break the rules
Forgive quickly
Laugh constantly
And never stop smiling,
no matter how strange life is.
Life is not always the party we expected to be ,
but as long as we are here, we should smile and be grateful.
Life always gives u the best
:)
Mar 18, 2009
You are the Creator
What will you become in the future will depends a lot on what you are doing to yourself now. You don't need a fortune teller to graze into a crystal ball and tells you what your future life will be.
"A man may fall many times but he won't be a failure until he says someone pushed him."
Therefore, learn to stand up and be courageous. Go and discover your personal unique attributes and learn to move away from your comfort zone and learn to live in the zone of discomfort. Each morning when you wake up, greet each day with love and give your gratitude and thanks for whatever you have. Learn to be comfortable with failure and mistakes as they are part of life learning.
"Because you are in control of your life. Don't ever forget that. You are what you are because of the conscious and subconscious choices you have made."
Notice when you are asked a kid what they want to be when they grow up. Each kids will have their own different aspiration. One may want to be a doctor, another a lawyer, nurse, teacher or another vocation. Those who are not sure of what they want will purse nothing and end up not achieving anything as adult. Can you see that you are creating your own self in the future.
You can be brilliant, be number one, be unforgettable or be interesting as long as you believe that you are the creator of yourself. Once you know what you want to achieve, each little step you take daily will bring you closer to your goal. You are in charge of yourself and your life. The books you have read, the television programs that you chose to watch and the type of people you have met are what you attract when you chose to create the type of person you shall to become in the future.
Don't wish that life was easier, instead, wish that you were better. Don't let others get you down and stop you from achieving what you set out to achieved. Be in charge of yourself and as you move towards your life goal, you will reap a great harvest which are meant for you. Don't wait and let luck determine your future. Complaining about life and your surrounding will not earned you anything.
Tell yourself that you are in charge and the world will not resist a person on a success path.
As you can see now, whether you are successful or end up as failure largely depends on yourself.
"A man may fall many times but he won't be a failure until he says someone pushed him."
Therefore, learn to stand up and be courageous. Go and discover your personal unique attributes and learn to move away from your comfort zone and learn to live in the zone of discomfort. Each morning when you wake up, greet each day with love and give your gratitude and thanks for whatever you have. Learn to be comfortable with failure and mistakes as they are part of life learning.
Take massive action and act as if you already the person you want to create.
Remember, you are the creator of yourself, not others.
"Because you are in control of your life. Don't ever forget that. You are what you are because of the conscious and subconscious choices you have made."
Wishing you success in creating your own future self.
Mar 16, 2009
Secret to Confidence
There can be no great courage when there is no confidence or assurance.
Half the battle is in the conviction that you can accomplish what you undertake.
Confidence doesn't come out of no where. It's the result of constant work and dedication.
With practice you'll come toa point of competence. you'll find yourself accomplishing your goals gracefully and confidently.It's then taht you'll do things that you never dreamed you could do. You will discover powers you never knew existed.
When you are prepared, you're able to feel confident.
So the secret to confidence is PREPARATION.
Half the battle is in the conviction that you can accomplish what you undertake.
Confidence doesn't come out of no where. It's the result of constant work and dedication.
With practice you'll come toa point of competence. you'll find yourself accomplishing your goals gracefully and confidently.It's then taht you'll do things that you never dreamed you could do. You will discover powers you never knew existed.
When you are prepared, you're able to feel confident.
So the secret to confidence is PREPARATION.
Mar 10, 2009
Confident expectation
In ways you can clearly see and in ways you'll never understand, your expectations become your reality. What you expect most sincerely and persistently, you experience.
All that is within you constantly works to meet the expectations you set for yourself and for your world. You will see, and hear, and touch, and taste, and learn, and achieve whatever you expect.
When those around you are filled with dismay, it is easy to expect the worst. Yet surprisingly, it is just as easy to expect the best when you simply choose to do so, and a whole lot more beneficial.
Begin each day with the confident expectation of specific achievements. At the end of the day, most of those expectations will have been met.
Expectation compels you to find a way. Expectation taps into the large and rich store of resources in your life.
Expect the best of yourself and of those around you. For you truly have the power to make those expectations real.
All that is within you constantly works to meet the expectations you set for yourself and for your world. You will see, and hear, and touch, and taste, and learn, and achieve whatever you expect.
When those around you are filled with dismay, it is easy to expect the worst. Yet surprisingly, it is just as easy to expect the best when you simply choose to do so, and a whole lot more beneficial.
Begin each day with the confident expectation of specific achievements. At the end of the day, most of those expectations will have been met.
Expectation compels you to find a way. Expectation taps into the large and rich store of resources in your life.
Expect the best of yourself and of those around you. For you truly have the power to make those expectations real.
Feb 25, 2009
Use Discipline
Discipline is one of your most powerful tools.
Use it to your advantage.Discipline is nothing more than controlling your own behavior. And you've been doing that your whole life.
You have the power to make your own choices and to follow those choices. So make those choices the ones that will raise your life to greater and greater heights.
Every day you have the opportunity to grow stronger. Every moment you have the opportunity to make solid progress.
Use the discipline that is yours to seize those opportunities. Exercise the sweet control over your own actions that will bring great fulfillment to your days.
In discipline is enormous power to which you already have access. Choose to use it, again and again, and there is no limit to the rewards it will bring.
Use it to your advantage.Discipline is nothing more than controlling your own behavior. And you've been doing that your whole life.
You have the power to make your own choices and to follow those choices. So make those choices the ones that will raise your life to greater and greater heights.
Every day you have the opportunity to grow stronger. Every moment you have the opportunity to make solid progress.
Use the discipline that is yours to seize those opportunities. Exercise the sweet control over your own actions that will bring great fulfillment to your days.
In discipline is enormous power to which you already have access. Choose to use it, again and again, and there is no limit to the rewards it will bring.
Feb 20, 2009
Turnaround
Can you imagine transforming your greatest frustrations into valuable and lasting accomplishments? When you can imagine it, you have what's necessary to begin to do it.
Some of life's greatest achievements come from understanding what's holding you back and acting to turn it around. There is great transforming energy in frustration, and that power is just waiting to be put to good and positive use.
Each weakness is an opportunity to develop new strength. Every disappointment can help build your desire and commitment to success.
Many great fortunes have been created by those who were able to turn around difficult and challenging situations. What valuable opportunities for turnaround exist in your own life right now?
There is always much room for improvement. The frustrations, shortcomings, pains and annoyances clearly point the way for improving your life and your world.
Instead of regretting or complaining about what's wrong, choose to make positive use of what is. And transform life into the best you can imagine.
Some of life's greatest achievements come from understanding what's holding you back and acting to turn it around. There is great transforming energy in frustration, and that power is just waiting to be put to good and positive use.
Each weakness is an opportunity to develop new strength. Every disappointment can help build your desire and commitment to success.
Many great fortunes have been created by those who were able to turn around difficult and challenging situations. What valuable opportunities for turnaround exist in your own life right now?
There is always much room for improvement. The frustrations, shortcomings, pains and annoyances clearly point the way for improving your life and your world.
Instead of regretting or complaining about what's wrong, choose to make positive use of what is. And transform life into the best you can imagine.
Feb 17, 2009
Small Pleasures
Be happy with the little things, because there are so many more of them. Don't postpone your enjoyment of life until after some grand achievement. Strive for that grand achievement, to be sure. And take pleasure in all the joys along the way.
Every day presents you with countless opportunities to experience happiness. There is joy available in each moment, if you really want to find it.
Consider how very much more likely you are to persevere, and to reach that grand achievement, if the path to it is filled with delight. Find enjoyment in the small things, and even in the striving. It will keep you going. Relish the journey, and it will help you reach the destination.
Every day presents you with countless opportunities to experience happiness. There is joy available in each moment, if you really want to find it.
Consider how very much more likely you are to persevere, and to reach that grand achievement, if the path to it is filled with delight. Find enjoyment in the small things, and even in the striving. It will keep you going. Relish the journey, and it will help you reach the destination.
Feb 16, 2009
Give Love
Give love, and you give strength. Give love, and you give life meaning.
When you desire to truly make a difference, let your actions be guided by love. Remember that even when all else fails, love grows stronger.
When love surrenders, that is its greatest triumph. Could anything be more miraculous or powerful or enduring?
Give love, and align your world with the highest and best possibilities. Expect nothing of love and you will have everything.
Love can never be fully comprehended. And so, it is an endless source of delightful and joyous discovery.
Give love, again and again. For you can always know it even better and experience it even more.
Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow
When you desire to truly make a difference, let your actions be guided by love. Remember that even when all else fails, love grows stronger.
When love surrenders, that is its greatest triumph. Could anything be more miraculous or powerful or enduring?
Give love, and align your world with the highest and best possibilities. Expect nothing of love and you will have everything.
Love can never be fully comprehended. And so, it is an endless source of delightful and joyous discovery.
Give love, again and again. For you can always know it even better and experience it even more.
Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow
Feb 11, 2009
In good time
Life always comes to you in good time. There's no need to rush it, and nothing to be gained by attempting to hold it back.
Some things will take longer than you thought they would. Go ahead and get them completed anyway.
Some things will arrive sooner than you anticipated. Go ahead and deal with them when they do.
Make good and thoughtful use of every moment that comes your way. Peacefully let go of any anxiety or resentment about how little time you have or how much time it takes, and simply give your best as time continues to flow.
In good time, you'll get it done. In good time, you'll look back and know without a doubt that you have indeed been moving forward.
The day ahead is filled with opportunities for joy and fulfillment. Give yourself completely to each moment as it comes, and in good time you'll fill your world with richness.
Feb 5, 2009
Unaffordable extravagance
Negative thinking is perhaps the most extravagant, wasteful indulgence imaginable. It is something which no one alive can truly afford.
The price which negative thinking extracts can never be regained, because the price of negative thinking is paid with life. How is it possible for anyone to replace a moment, or a day or a year lost to negativity? And beyond the lost opportunity that it represents, negative thinking is just plain destructive. It accomplishes nothing and it costs so much.
Fortunately, negative thinking is completely unnecessary. And it is completely under your control. You don't have to participate in it if you don't want to. And why in the world would you ever want to?
No matter what comes your way, you can decide how to respond. Even in the most seemingly hopeless of situations, the best course is to remain focused on the positive, on what you can do, on the difference you can make. Why would you possibly want to do anything else?
Feb 3, 2009
The best decision
When you live in fear of making the wrong decision, you are constantly anticipating failure. Delaying or avoiding the decision because of problems which might happen, puts you in a negative mindset. When you are controlled by fear, it focuses you on the negative. When you avoid making a decision, it makes you a passive observer and a helpless victim.
Success and achievement come from taking action. And to take action, you must first make an active decision to do so. Don't let the fear of making the wrong decision prevent you from making any decision at all.
It is very likely that you won't make a perfect decision. Seek instead to make the best decision, based on the direction you've set for yourself and the information that's available to you at the time.
Go ahead. Make the decision. Take action. If it turns out that you've made the wrong decision, you have what it takes to realize that and to make a correction. Become a positive, active participant in your future. Decide what to do and get on with it.
Success and achievement come from taking action. And to take action, you must first make an active decision to do so. Don't let the fear of making the wrong decision prevent you from making any decision at all.
It is very likely that you won't make a perfect decision. Seek instead to make the best decision, based on the direction you've set for yourself and the information that's available to you at the time.
Go ahead. Make the decision. Take action. If it turns out that you've made the wrong decision, you have what it takes to realize that and to make a correction. Become a positive, active participant in your future. Decide what to do and get on with it.
Jan 28, 2009
Change
Things change. People change. Rules change. The world changes. Desires change. Conditions change. Opinions change. Change is everywhere, all the time. What was certain yesterday, is different today, and will be something else tomorrow.
Think of the people you've known for a while. Do you really know them the way they are now, or do you still assume they're basically the same people they were years ago? Consider how many things in your life have changed in the last six months. what you've learned, how you've grown. Remember, everyone else changes too. That prospect who had no interest last month has changed since then.
Consider the implications this fast changing world. What assumptions are you making, that might no longer be valid? Embrace change and it will work for you. Resist change and the world will pass you by.
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Think of the people you've known for a while. Do you really know them the way they are now, or do you still assume they're basically the same people they were years ago? Consider how many things in your life have changed in the last six months. what you've learned, how you've grown. Remember, everyone else changes too. That prospect who had no interest last month has changed since then.
Consider the implications this fast changing world. What assumptions are you making, that might no longer be valid? Embrace change and it will work for you. Resist change and the world will pass you by.
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Jan 22, 2009
Think Wisely
You have the ability, through your thoughts and your efforts, to create something that has never existed before. And you have the power to choose what that will be.
It is at once a magnificent opportunity and an awesome responsibility. Your thoughts are ultimately chosen by you. Your actions, and their results, will be determined by the things you think about and the things to which you pay attention.
All achievements begin in the mind, and there is no limit to what the mind can think. Everything that anyone has ever invented, built, written, performed, produced or otherwise created, began to take shape first as a conscious thought. Put your highest and best thoughts into disciplined action over a long enough period of time, and you'll create a masterpiece.
What you think about, is what you will do. And what you think about, is up to you.
It is at once a magnificent opportunity and an awesome responsibility. Your thoughts are ultimately chosen by you. Your actions, and their results, will be determined by the things you think about and the things to which you pay attention.
All achievements begin in the mind, and there is no limit to what the mind can think. Everything that anyone has ever invented, built, written, performed, produced or otherwise created, began to take shape first as a conscious thought. Put your highest and best thoughts into disciplined action over a long enough period of time, and you'll create a masterpiece.
What you think about, is what you will do. And what you think about, is up to you.
Jan 21, 2009
Remember the winning you
What do you remember about yesterday? Do you remember the problems and disappointments, or do you remember the progress and the achievements? What do you remember about last month, or last year, or ten years ago?
What's happened has happened. There is nothing you can do about it. Yet your imagination is yours to control as you wish. You can remember exactly what you choose to remember, in exactly the way you want to remember it.
When you remember mostly the good things, you build an image of yourself as an achiever and a winner. Importantly, that self image has a profound effect on your future actions, and on the results you get. Remember your past as a winner, and you'll act like a winner.
In your mind, treasure the good things in your past, and their memory will brighten your future.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
What's happened has happened. There is nothing you can do about it. Yet your imagination is yours to control as you wish. You can remember exactly what you choose to remember, in exactly the way you want to remember it.
When you remember mostly the good things, you build an image of yourself as an achiever and a winner. Importantly, that self image has a profound effect on your future actions, and on the results you get. Remember your past as a winner, and you'll act like a winner.
In your mind, treasure the good things in your past, and their memory will brighten your future.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Jan 19, 2009
Make yourself heard
Make progress instead of promises. You are not known by the promises you make, but rather by the value you create.
Actions do indeed speak louder than words. Every positive, productive action builds your credibility and polishes your reputation.
The way to be impressive is to do impressive and valuable things. Instead of wasting your time posing as a successful person, get busy with the real and persistent efforts that will truly make you successful.
True accomplishment is infinitely better than the mere appearance of accomplishment. The way to gain the sincere respect and admiration of others is to make positive and valuable things happen.
Those who shout loudly and yet do nothing will eventually be ignored or laughed at. Those who work quietly and consistently end up gaining the greatest influence.
Instead of just talking about it, step forward and do it. Without saying a word, you can make yourself heard with the quality of your actions.
Worry is like a rocking chair - it gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.
Actions do indeed speak louder than words. Every positive, productive action builds your credibility and polishes your reputation.
The way to be impressive is to do impressive and valuable things. Instead of wasting your time posing as a successful person, get busy with the real and persistent efforts that will truly make you successful.
True accomplishment is infinitely better than the mere appearance of accomplishment. The way to gain the sincere respect and admiration of others is to make positive and valuable things happen.
Those who shout loudly and yet do nothing will eventually be ignored or laughed at. Those who work quietly and consistently end up gaining the greatest influence.
Instead of just talking about it, step forward and do it. Without saying a word, you can make yourself heard with the quality of your actions.
Worry is like a rocking chair - it gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.
Something wonderful
Something wonderful will come from this. Something of great value is already taking shape.In every disappointment, there are fertile seeds of accomplishment. In times of pain, there are opportunities arising for magnificent joy.
When you are making your way through the dark and lonely valley, keep going. Keep going and you'll soon reach the place where you begin to climb out and up toward the mountaintop.
Allow your difficulties the opportunity to give you strength. Let the tough times make the good times much more rewarding than they otherwise would have been.
Be truly thankful for each opportunity to more fully appreciate life's goodness. And be confident that the goodness is always there.
Know that something wonderful will come from this. And it will.
When you are making your way through the dark and lonely valley, keep going. Keep going and you'll soon reach the place where you begin to climb out and up toward the mountaintop.
Allow your difficulties the opportunity to give you strength. Let the tough times make the good times much more rewarding than they otherwise would have been.
Be truly thankful for each opportunity to more fully appreciate life's goodness. And be confident that the goodness is always there.
Know that something wonderful will come from this. And it will.
Jan 8, 2009
Opportunity is everywhere
There's no need to spend a lot of time looking for opportunity. It is everywhere, and every day more opportunities are being created.There is always work to be done. There is always value to be created.
Instead of waiting for a new opportunity or searching for the perfect opportunity, go ahead and get to work. Make the most of some of the opportunities that are already here and now.
There is great value that can be created on this very day. There are problems that can be solved, processes that can be improved upon, and endless ways to be purposefully creative.
Opportunities are worthless unless they are acted upon. Choose to take the actions that will turn the best opportunities into real and lasting achievements.
Opportunity is everywhere, already, right now. Step forward and put it to work.
Instead of waiting for a new opportunity or searching for the perfect opportunity, go ahead and get to work. Make the most of some of the opportunities that are already here and now.
There is great value that can be created on this very day. There are problems that can be solved, processes that can be improved upon, and endless ways to be purposefully creative.
Opportunities are worthless unless they are acted upon. Choose to take the actions that will turn the best opportunities into real and lasting achievements.
Opportunity is everywhere, already, right now. Step forward and put it to work.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
Jan 7, 2009
Is It?
Watch out for "is." It can be very limiting. Thinking and saying that something "is" a certain way, puts you in danger of ignoring all the other possibilities.
When you make a statement like "this is impossible" it cuts off all your options. Many things which once were considered impossible have now become routine. Rather than concluding that "this is impossible" try asking "what would make this possible?"
The next time you find yourself saying "this is" or "they are" or "I am" consider that there may indeed be many other possibilities. Rephrase the statement into a question and observe how it opens your mind. Instead of saying "I am no good at selling" ask "How can I improve my selling skills?" Instead of thinking "I'm an expert at Java" ask "What more could I learn about Java?
In a world where change is one of the few certainties, don't let yourself be trapped by "is." Open yourself to the possibilities.
Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.
When you make a statement like "this is impossible" it cuts off all your options. Many things which once were considered impossible have now become routine. Rather than concluding that "this is impossible" try asking "what would make this possible?"
The next time you find yourself saying "this is" or "they are" or "I am" consider that there may indeed be many other possibilities. Rephrase the statement into a question and observe how it opens your mind. Instead of saying "I am no good at selling" ask "How can I improve my selling skills?" Instead of thinking "I'm an expert at Java" ask "What more could I learn about Java?
In a world where change is one of the few certainties, don't let yourself be trapped by "is." Open yourself to the possibilities.
Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.
Jan 2, 2009
Think Out of Box - Increase Your Performance
Employees are normally rated in most of the companies based on their performance.Needless to say everyone wants to be rated Outstanding.
What is the yard stick and how do you measure these aspects?
• Employee "A" in a company walked up to his manager and asked what my job is for the day?
• The manager took "A" to the bank of a river and asked him to cross the river and reach the other side of the bank.
• "A" completed this task successfully and reported back to the manager about the completion of the task assigned. The manager smiled and said "GOOD JOB"
Next day Employee "B" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task as above to this person also.
• The Employee "B' before starting the task saw Employee "C" struggling in the river to reach the other side of the bank. He realized "C" has the same task.
• Now "B" not only crossed the river but also helped "C" to cross the river.
• "B" reported back to the manager and the manager smiled and said "VERY GOOD JOB"
The following day Employee "Q" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
• Employee "Q" before starting the work did some home work and realized "A", "B" & "C" all has done this task before. He met them and understood how they performed.
• He realized that there is a need for a guide and training for doing this task.
• He sat first and wrote down the procedure for crossing the river, he documented the common mistakes people made, and tricks to do the task efficiently and effortlessly.
• Using the methodology he had written down he crossed the river and reported back to the manager along with documented procedure and training material.
• The manger said "Q" you have done an "EXCELLENT JOB".
The following day Employee "O' reported to the manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
• "O" studied the procedure written down by "Q" and sat and thought about the whole task.
• He realized company is spending lot of money in getting this task completed.
• He decided not to cross the river, but sat and designed and implemented a bridge across the river and went back to his manager and said, "You no longer need to assign this task to any one".
• The manager smiled and said "Outstanding job 'O'. I am very proud of you."
What is the difference between A, B, Q & O????????
Many a times in life we get tasks to be done at home, at office, at play….,
Most of us end up doing what is expected out of us. Do we feel happy? Most probably yes. We would be often disappointed when the recognition is not meeting our expectation.
Let us compare ourselves with "B". Helping some one else the problem often improves our own skills. There is an old proverb (I do not know the author) "learn to teach and teach to learn". From a company point of view "B" has demonstrated much better skills than "A" since one more task for the company is completed.
"Q" created knowledge base for the team. More often than not, we do the task assigned to us without checking history. Learning from other's mistake is the best way to improve efficiency. This knowledge creation for the team is of immense help. Re-usability reduces cost there by increases productivity of the team. "Q" demonstrated good "team-player" skills,
Now to the outstanding person, "O" made the task irrelevant; he created a Permanent Asset to the team.
If you notice B, Q and O all have demonstrated "team performance" over an above individual performance; also they have demonstrated a very invaluable characteristic known as "INITIATIVE".
Initiative pays of every where whether at work or at personal life. If you put initiative you will succeed. Initiative is a continual process and it never ends. This is because this year's achievement is next year's task. You cannot use the same success story every year.
The story provides an instance of performance, where as measurement needs to be spread across at least 6-12 months. Consequently performance should be consistent and evenly spread.
Out-of-Box thinkers are always premium and that is what every one constantly looks out for. Initiative, Out-of-Box thinking and commitment are the stepping stone to success.
Initiative should be life long. Think of out of the box.
What is the yard stick and how do you measure these aspects?
• Employee "A" in a company walked up to his manager and asked what my job is for the day?
• The manager took "A" to the bank of a river and asked him to cross the river and reach the other side of the bank.
• "A" completed this task successfully and reported back to the manager about the completion of the task assigned. The manager smiled and said "GOOD JOB"
Next day Employee "B" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task as above to this person also.
• The Employee "B' before starting the task saw Employee "C" struggling in the river to reach the other side of the bank. He realized "C" has the same task.
• Now "B" not only crossed the river but also helped "C" to cross the river.
• "B" reported back to the manager and the manager smiled and said "VERY GOOD JOB"
The following day Employee "Q" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
• Employee "Q" before starting the work did some home work and realized "A", "B" & "C" all has done this task before. He met them and understood how they performed.
• He realized that there is a need for a guide and training for doing this task.
• He sat first and wrote down the procedure for crossing the river, he documented the common mistakes people made, and tricks to do the task efficiently and effortlessly.
• Using the methodology he had written down he crossed the river and reported back to the manager along with documented procedure and training material.
• The manger said "Q" you have done an "EXCELLENT JOB".
The following day Employee "O' reported to the manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
• "O" studied the procedure written down by "Q" and sat and thought about the whole task.
• He realized company is spending lot of money in getting this task completed.
• He decided not to cross the river, but sat and designed and implemented a bridge across the river and went back to his manager and said, "You no longer need to assign this task to any one".
• The manager smiled and said "Outstanding job 'O'. I am very proud of you."
What is the difference between A, B, Q & O????????
Many a times in life we get tasks to be done at home, at office, at play….,
Most of us end up doing what is expected out of us. Do we feel happy? Most probably yes. We would be often disappointed when the recognition is not meeting our expectation.
Let us compare ourselves with "B". Helping some one else the problem often improves our own skills. There is an old proverb (I do not know the author) "learn to teach and teach to learn". From a company point of view "B" has demonstrated much better skills than "A" since one more task for the company is completed.
"Q" created knowledge base for the team. More often than not, we do the task assigned to us without checking history. Learning from other's mistake is the best way to improve efficiency. This knowledge creation for the team is of immense help. Re-usability reduces cost there by increases productivity of the team. "Q" demonstrated good "team-player" skills,
Now to the outstanding person, "O" made the task irrelevant; he created a Permanent Asset to the team.
If you notice B, Q and O all have demonstrated "team performance" over an above individual performance; also they have demonstrated a very invaluable characteristic known as "INITIATIVE".
Initiative pays of every where whether at work or at personal life. If you put initiative you will succeed. Initiative is a continual process and it never ends. This is because this year's achievement is next year's task. You cannot use the same success story every year.
The story provides an instance of performance, where as measurement needs to be spread across at least 6-12 months. Consequently performance should be consistent and evenly spread.
Out-of-Box thinkers are always premium and that is what every one constantly looks out for. Initiative, Out-of-Box thinking and commitment are the stepping stone to success.
Initiative should be life long. Think of out of the box.
A New Year from now....
Where will you be a year from now? Where would you most like to be? There is so much you've learned and experienced on your journey to this day. Imagine what you can now do with it all.
This new year is a grand opportunity, filled with promise and possibilities. Choose now the very best of those possibilities, and know that you have the power to bring them to life.
You will spend this coming year moving in one direction or another. Commit now to making that direction the one that will take you toward what you sincerely desire.
Life in each moment is influenced by your presence and participation. As this new year unfolds, continue to make that influence a positive and fulfilling one.
Consider today where you would like to be a year from now. For now is the beginning of the year in which you can truly make it happen.
To move ahead you need to believe in yourself...have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs.
Jan 1, 2009
Happy New Year 2009!
2009 is here. What will it bring?
Opportunity. Every day of the coming year will be filled with opportunity and possibilities. Every day will give you a chance to make your life count, to make a difference, to grow, to learn, to achieve, to be the person you were meant to be.
Today you stand at the threshold of a new year. A blank slate ready to be filled by you. The new year makes no promises, and has no guarantees other than this every day will be filled with challenges and opportunities. It is up to you to recognize the opportunities, to see the possibilities, and to overcome the challenges. And by so doing, your life, and the world around you, will be enriched.
You don't have to wish for a Happy New Year. You have the power to make it a truly happy year, a year of fulfillment and accomplishment for you. A year that will lead to many other great years.
It doesn't seem that long ago that we ushered in 2008, and 2010 is already looming on the horizon. Time is precious, and we cannot save it up. We must use it as it comes.
Climb aboard 2009 and hold on. Keep your eyes open. There's opportunity around every bend. Have fun. It's going to be a great ride!
Happy New Year!
Opportunity. Every day of the coming year will be filled with opportunity and possibilities. Every day will give you a chance to make your life count, to make a difference, to grow, to learn, to achieve, to be the person you were meant to be.
Today you stand at the threshold of a new year. A blank slate ready to be filled by you. The new year makes no promises, and has no guarantees other than this every day will be filled with challenges and opportunities. It is up to you to recognize the opportunities, to see the possibilities, and to overcome the challenges. And by so doing, your life, and the world around you, will be enriched.
You don't have to wish for a Happy New Year. You have the power to make it a truly happy year, a year of fulfillment and accomplishment for you. A year that will lead to many other great years.
It doesn't seem that long ago that we ushered in 2008, and 2010 is already looming on the horizon. Time is precious, and we cannot save it up. We must use it as it comes.
Climb aboard 2009 and hold on. Keep your eyes open. There's opportunity around every bend. Have fun. It's going to be a great ride!
Happy New Year!
Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive, because your words become your actions.
Keep your actions positive, because your actions become your habits.
Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your lifestyle.
Keep your lifestyle positive, because your lifestyle becomes your destiny
New Year, New Day, New Life, New Work, New Rise, New Thinking, New Earning, Open up your creative eyes, You will be unique always.
Keep your words positive, because your words become your actions.
Keep your actions positive, because your actions become your habits.
Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your lifestyle.
Keep your lifestyle positive, because your lifestyle becomes your destiny
New Year, New Day, New Life, New Work, New Rise, New Thinking, New Earning, Open up your creative eyes, You will be unique always.
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