Friday, April 28, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
A Date with Mom
A son took his old mother to a restaurant for an evening dinner.
Mother being old and weak, while eating, dropped food on her skirt. Others diners watched her in disgust while her son was calm.
After she finished eating, her son who was not all embarrassed, quietly took her to the wash room, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed her hair and fitted her spectacles firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that.
The son settled the bill and stated walking pout with his mother.
At that time, and old man amongst the diners called out the son and asked him, "Don't you think you have left something behind?"
The son replied, "No sir, I haven't".
The old man retorted, "Yes you have! You left a lesson for every son and hope for every mother".
Author Unknown
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Expand Your Vision of Possibilities
Imagine for a moment that you have been given this one day to live - there are no yesterdays or tomorrows. If that were true, how would you experience this day differently? What would you choose to think. see, and do?
Today truly is when life's drama will unfold. We can learn from the past and plan for tomorrow, but we can't live in the past or future. The present moment is where we will experience life. This day is filled with tremendous possibilities for growth and achievement.
We can choose to dwell on yesterday's hurtful memories, or we can see through the eyes of a child - with newness, joy, and the thrill of adventure.
Pause today. Experience deeply all the sights and sounds around you. Allow yourself to feel each emotion that this day brings. Take a moment to relax and let your imagination flow without limitation. Allow the possibilities of this day to become clear in your mind.
Then walk through this day in keen awareness, mindful of the miracles and possibilities it offers. Today we can build new dreams and discover solutions to unsolved problems. There will be chances to see, hear, touch, taste, feel, laugh, and love that we've never had before.
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) wisely said. "We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't dream we can do."
Inside each person there are possibilities he or she has not discovered. When we rush through the day without observing our thoughts, we overlook those possibilities. Living with intentional awareness will strengthen and broaden our vision of possibilities.
This moment can de a new beginning. There will be thrilling possibilities to see if you will stop, look and listen your mind and heart. To your success"
by Steve Brunkhorst
Friday, April 21, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The Law of the Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!
The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us!
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, really friendly. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage (frustration, anger, and disappointment, etc.). As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they will dump it on you.
Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...love the people who treat you right & pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
Have a blessed, garbage free day.
Author Unknown
Friday, April 14, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
The Falcon & The Branch
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.
Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.
He presented the task to the members of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch.
Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "Maybe I need someone familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem." So he cried out to his court, "Go and get me a farmer".
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this miracle".
Th court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?
With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, "It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly - to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But at times we sit in our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar. So for most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.
Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight.
Author Unknown
Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.
He presented the task to the members of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch.
Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "Maybe I need someone familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem." So he cried out to his court, "Go and get me a farmer".
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this miracle".
Th court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?
With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, "It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly - to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But at times we sit in our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar. So for most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.
Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight.
Author Unknown
Friday, April 7, 2017
The Cockroach Theory for Self Development
At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady.
She started screaming out of fear.
With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.
Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.
The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but...it lands on another lady in the group.
Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.
The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.
The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior?
If so, then why was the waiter was not disturbed? He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.
It is not the cockroach, but the inability of those people to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach, that disturbed the ladies.
I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.
It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than a problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in mi life.
by Sundar Pichai
Monday, April 3, 2017
Priceless Gifts You Can Give
The Gift of Listening
No interruptions, no daydreaming, no planning your responses. Just listen.
The Gift of Affection
Be generous with appropriated hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and hand holding.
The Gift of Laughter
Share articles, positive news, funny stories, and cartoons to tell someone, "I love to laugh with you."
The Gift of a Compliment
A simple and sincere "You look great in read", "You did a super job," or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.
The Gift of Solitude
Be sensitive to the times when others want nothing more than to be left alone.
The Gift of a Cheerful Disposition
The easiest way to feel good is to extend a king word to someone, even if it's just saying hello or thank you.
The Gift of Friendship
Without friends life would hardly be worth living, let your friends know just how much they mean to you today.
The Gift of Your Smile
A simple smile breaks all the barriers of language and culture. Smile and the world smiles with you!
Author Unknown
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