I watched this video brought by the spiritual short stories.com and loved it - it is a beautiful one, and very thought provoking. I am happy to have this on my blog to remind me constantly to - enjoy and savor the coffee !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NgzQ9Pcsg
July 25, 2009
July 24, 2009
Guidelines for life
Hi Friends,
We are all the time provided with opportunities for learning and growing, it depends on the choices we make, When we were born, we were not given a owner’s manual for guidance in our lives, we have learnt from our experiences, some lessons from other’s experiences, from books, from friends and the list goes on for us, to have progressively evolved as persons we chose to be: I came across these guidelines that can make life work better from an unknown author. It does make a lot of sense and also very true and inspiring, I am thankful to this author….. Read on …..
You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's the only thing you are sure to keep for the rest of your life.
You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called "Life on Planet Earth". Every person or incident is the Universal Teacher.
There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation. "Failures" are as much a part of the process as "success."
A lesson is repeated until learned. It is presented to you in various forms until you learn it: then you can go on to the next lesson.
If you don't learn easy lessons, they get harder. External problems are a precise reflection of your internal state. When you clear inner obstructions, your outside world changes. Pain is how the universe gets your attention.
You will know you've learned a lesson when your actions change. Wisdom is practice. A little of something is better than a lot of nothing.
"There" is no better than "here". When your "there" becomes a "here" you will simply obtain another "there" that again looks better than "here." Others are only mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate in yourself.
Your life is up to you. Life provides the canvas; you do the painting. Take charge of your life, or someone else will.
You always get what you want. Your subconscious rightfully determines what energies, experiences, and people you attract; therefore, the only foolproof way to know what you want is to see what you have. There are no victims, only students.
There is no right or wrong, but there are consequences. Moralizing doesn't help. Judgments only hold the patterns in place. Just do your best.
Your answers lie inside you. Children need guidance from others; as we mature, we trust our hearts, where the Laws of Spirit are written. You know more than you have heard or read or been told. All you need to do is to look, listen, and trust.
We are all the time provided with opportunities for learning and growing, it depends on the choices we make, When we were born, we were not given a owner’s manual for guidance in our lives, we have learnt from our experiences, some lessons from other’s experiences, from books, from friends and the list goes on for us, to have progressively evolved as persons we chose to be: I came across these guidelines that can make life work better from an unknown author. It does make a lot of sense and also very true and inspiring, I am thankful to this author….. Read on …..
You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's the only thing you are sure to keep for the rest of your life.
You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called "Life on Planet Earth". Every person or incident is the Universal Teacher.
There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation. "Failures" are as much a part of the process as "success."
A lesson is repeated until learned. It is presented to you in various forms until you learn it: then you can go on to the next lesson.
If you don't learn easy lessons, they get harder. External problems are a precise reflection of your internal state. When you clear inner obstructions, your outside world changes. Pain is how the universe gets your attention.
You will know you've learned a lesson when your actions change. Wisdom is practice. A little of something is better than a lot of nothing.
"There" is no better than "here". When your "there" becomes a "here" you will simply obtain another "there" that again looks better than "here." Others are only mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate in yourself.
Your life is up to you. Life provides the canvas; you do the painting. Take charge of your life, or someone else will.
You always get what you want. Your subconscious rightfully determines what energies, experiences, and people you attract; therefore, the only foolproof way to know what you want is to see what you have. There are no victims, only students.
There is no right or wrong, but there are consequences. Moralizing doesn't help. Judgments only hold the patterns in place. Just do your best.
Your answers lie inside you. Children need guidance from others; as we mature, we trust our hearts, where the Laws of Spirit are written. You know more than you have heard or read or been told. All you need to do is to look, listen, and trust.
July 20, 2009
The Legacy You Leave
How often we think, we have to do something big, achieve something great in order to leave a legacy, while I was reading, this article, I felt inspired and true, every thing mentioned below has to do something with our own attitude and ourselves, I am looking at my life to see what else can I do to make this world a better place, and if there is anything to do let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.
The Legacy You Leave
All you will leave behind for the world to remember is
Your Legacy, so ask yourself:
Will you have earned the respect of your peers and the admiration of your critics?
Will you have acted humbly at the peak of success and graceful in the face of defeat?
Will you have kept your childlike wonder and reveled in the beauty of the world and the small miracles that each day brought?
Will you be remembered for how often you laughed and brought smiles to the hearts of others?
Will small children and the elderly have been overjoyed to be around you?
Will others have trusted you with their inner most secrets?
Will you have forgiven and offered heartfelt apology?
Will you have looked for the very best, and done your utmost to build worth, in others?
Will you have fed a hungry child or clothed a naked man or given hope to a stranger in dire need?
Will you have left this world a better place by the life you have lived?
What kind of Legacy will you leave?
Your Legacy, so ask yourself:
Will you have earned the respect of your peers and the admiration of your critics?
Will you have acted humbly at the peak of success and graceful in the face of defeat?
Will you have kept your childlike wonder and reveled in the beauty of the world and the small miracles that each day brought?
Will you be remembered for how often you laughed and brought smiles to the hearts of others?
Will small children and the elderly have been overjoyed to be around you?
Will others have trusted you with their inner most secrets?
Will you have forgiven and offered heartfelt apology?
Will you have looked for the very best, and done your utmost to build worth, in others?
Will you have fed a hungry child or clothed a naked man or given hope to a stranger in dire need?
Will you have left this world a better place by the life you have lived?
What kind of Legacy will you leave?
© 2000 by Rick Beneteau http://rickbeneteau.com
July 16, 2009
A Spiritual story
I came across this sweet story, by Greg Miller and I felt quite amused reading it, I am sure you will enjoy reading this; it definitely has a message for each one us.
The sun and the moon were discussing their respective jobs and both were somewhat upset. "It's so hot in my corner of the Universe!," griped the sun. "Thousands of degrees, millions of degrees, what's the difference!? I would sure appreciate a little relief!"
"I'm with you, Old Friend," replied the moon. "But my problem is that my temperature is a little on the cool side - at least for me. I wish I could be much hotter than I am."
"What's all the whining about?" asked the Lord. "I created you and gave each of you the qualities you need to serve me and mankind. Why not be patient and let me work my will through you?"
"Why not let us switch places for just one day?," asked the sun. "Then we'll know if we were assigned the right jobs." "That's right," echoed the moon. "And we'll never complain again about our jobs!"
"All right," agreed the Lord. "Tomorrow, you will exchange places for one day. Then you'll see that I assigned each of you the correct job."
The following morning, the sun and the moon exchanged places. "Wow! This is the life!" exclaimed the moon. "I think I will really like this day-shift job. I can go to work early, leave work several hoursearlier than usual and still have plenty of time to relax."
The sun was equally thrilled with his new one-day assignment. "I can sleep all day today and I'm sure that the moon's work is less strenuous than mine. For one day, I won't be as hot under the collar."
By the end of the 24 hours, however, neither the sun nor the moon had the desire to continue with their short-term gig. "Man, that dayshift job is not what it's cracked up to be," moaned the moon. "I had to wake up several hours before I usually have to, and I was tired all day."
"I enjoyed sleeping late," said the sun. "But about halfway through that long second shift I lost some of my usual bright personality and became a bit grumpy."
The Lord joined the conversation. "Didn't I tell you that you would come to your senses and realize that I knew what I was doing when I created you?" "Yes, you did," said the sun. "And you were right. We should have listened to you in the first place."
"What did you learn from this experiment?, " asked the Lord. "I learned that I'm much more comfortable when I'm at my hottest," said the sun. "And I learned that I feel much better when I keep my cool," chuckled the moon.
The sun and the moon were discussing their respective jobs and both were somewhat upset. "It's so hot in my corner of the Universe!," griped the sun. "Thousands of degrees, millions of degrees, what's the difference!? I would sure appreciate a little relief!"
"I'm with you, Old Friend," replied the moon. "But my problem is that my temperature is a little on the cool side - at least for me. I wish I could be much hotter than I am."
"What's all the whining about?" asked the Lord. "I created you and gave each of you the qualities you need to serve me and mankind. Why not be patient and let me work my will through you?"
"Why not let us switch places for just one day?," asked the sun. "Then we'll know if we were assigned the right jobs." "That's right," echoed the moon. "And we'll never complain again about our jobs!"
"All right," agreed the Lord. "Tomorrow, you will exchange places for one day. Then you'll see that I assigned each of you the correct job."
The following morning, the sun and the moon exchanged places. "Wow! This is the life!" exclaimed the moon. "I think I will really like this day-shift job. I can go to work early, leave work several hoursearlier than usual and still have plenty of time to relax."
The sun was equally thrilled with his new one-day assignment. "I can sleep all day today and I'm sure that the moon's work is less strenuous than mine. For one day, I won't be as hot under the collar."
By the end of the 24 hours, however, neither the sun nor the moon had the desire to continue with their short-term gig. "Man, that dayshift job is not what it's cracked up to be," moaned the moon. "I had to wake up several hours before I usually have to, and I was tired all day."
"I enjoyed sleeping late," said the sun. "But about halfway through that long second shift I lost some of my usual bright personality and became a bit grumpy."
The Lord joined the conversation. "Didn't I tell you that you would come to your senses and realize that I knew what I was doing when I created you?" "Yes, you did," said the sun. "And you were right. We should have listened to you in the first place."
"What did you learn from this experiment?, " asked the Lord. "I learned that I'm much more comfortable when I'm at my hottest," said the sun. "And I learned that I feel much better when I keep my cool," chuckled the moon.
July 10, 2009
Celebrate Daily Success
Hi Friends,
I found this very interesting to read, and I think it will help all of us if we integrate this habit of daily success into our lives, I have already started with my daughter and son, hope this helps you too to celebrate success every day: Enjoy reading:
Celebrate Daily Success
Chris Widener
I came across this great article by Jon Gordon, the author of the Book "The Energy Bus" and felt compelled to share it with you. Having children of my own, this article had a huge impact on me and the message I send to my children (and my wife and myself) each night.
Each night before my children go to bed I ask them what their success of the day is. The idea came from a story I read about the Olympic gymnast, Bart Connor. Turns out 9 months before the 1984 Olympics he tore his bicep muscle. They said he would never make it back in time to compete in the Olympics. But not only did he make it back, he won two gold medals.
When Charlie Jones, the television broadcaster, was interviewing him, he asked Bart how he did it. Bart thanked his parents. Charlie Jones said, "Come on Bart, everyone thanks their parents when they win a gold medal." Bart told Charlie that this was different. He said, "Every night before bed my parents would ask me what my success was. So I went to bed a success every night of my life. I woke up every morning a success. When I was injured before the Olympics, I knew I was going to make it back because I was a success every day of my life." Talk about a confidence booster.
Since engaging in this practice with my children I can attest it works. I also know it works because I share this story in my keynotes and hear great stories from people all the time who are doing this with their children. I also know it works for adults in businesses, schools, and organizations because when we focus on what people are doing right, they do more things right. It's the simple, powerful message in the classic book The One Minute Manager and it's an important part of the work I do with organizations.
Teams and organizations that focus on and celebrate success create more success. Success becomes ingrained in the culture and people naturally look for it, focus on it and expect it. That's why certain football coaches and business leaders are always successful. They implement systems and principles that create a culture that celebrates and expects success and this drives behavior and habits that create successful outcomes.
So how do we put this into practice? The ideas are endless but here are few:
If you are in sales have a sales meeting each week (in person or by phone) and share success stories.
If you are in management recognize people and their success throughout the year. Not just during annual meetings. Celebrate the small wins as much as the big wins.
Celebrate successful projects and implementations. As a leader you'll want to praise people and reinforce successes that shine a spotlight on important goals and growth initiatives.
For your own personal growth, keep a daily and weekly success journal. Write down your success of the day. Do this for 30 days and you'll see amazing results. What we focus on shows up more in our life. If we look for and celebrate success we'll see more of it. It works for Olympic athletes, children and us. - Jon Gordon
Jon Gordon is a speaker, consultant and author of the international best seller The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, What the Best do Better than Everyone Else. Visit him at www.JonGordon.com
I found this very interesting to read, and I think it will help all of us if we integrate this habit of daily success into our lives, I have already started with my daughter and son, hope this helps you too to celebrate success every day: Enjoy reading:
Celebrate Daily Success
Chris Widener
I came across this great article by Jon Gordon, the author of the Book "The Energy Bus" and felt compelled to share it with you. Having children of my own, this article had a huge impact on me and the message I send to my children (and my wife and myself) each night.
Each night before my children go to bed I ask them what their success of the day is. The idea came from a story I read about the Olympic gymnast, Bart Connor. Turns out 9 months before the 1984 Olympics he tore his bicep muscle. They said he would never make it back in time to compete in the Olympics. But not only did he make it back, he won two gold medals.
When Charlie Jones, the television broadcaster, was interviewing him, he asked Bart how he did it. Bart thanked his parents. Charlie Jones said, "Come on Bart, everyone thanks their parents when they win a gold medal." Bart told Charlie that this was different. He said, "Every night before bed my parents would ask me what my success was. So I went to bed a success every night of my life. I woke up every morning a success. When I was injured before the Olympics, I knew I was going to make it back because I was a success every day of my life." Talk about a confidence booster.
Since engaging in this practice with my children I can attest it works. I also know it works because I share this story in my keynotes and hear great stories from people all the time who are doing this with their children. I also know it works for adults in businesses, schools, and organizations because when we focus on what people are doing right, they do more things right. It's the simple, powerful message in the classic book The One Minute Manager and it's an important part of the work I do with organizations.
Teams and organizations that focus on and celebrate success create more success. Success becomes ingrained in the culture and people naturally look for it, focus on it and expect it. That's why certain football coaches and business leaders are always successful. They implement systems and principles that create a culture that celebrates and expects success and this drives behavior and habits that create successful outcomes.
So how do we put this into practice? The ideas are endless but here are few:
If you are in sales have a sales meeting each week (in person or by phone) and share success stories.
If you are in management recognize people and their success throughout the year. Not just during annual meetings. Celebrate the small wins as much as the big wins.
Celebrate successful projects and implementations. As a leader you'll want to praise people and reinforce successes that shine a spotlight on important goals and growth initiatives.
For your own personal growth, keep a daily and weekly success journal. Write down your success of the day. Do this for 30 days and you'll see amazing results. What we focus on shows up more in our life. If we look for and celebrate success we'll see more of it. It works for Olympic athletes, children and us. - Jon Gordon
Jon Gordon is a speaker, consultant and author of the international best seller The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, What the Best do Better than Everyone Else. Visit him at www.JonGordon.com
July 4, 2009
TEARS OF JOY
My Nephew Sunny Emmanuel gifted a tricycle for my son on his Third birthday, from then on I have been encouraging Emmanuel to ride his cycle, He loved the cycle, but he had no concept of how he must ride, he was always pushing the bicycle around, and dragging his feet, I allowed him to play with the neighbours children who were very quick and they were all riding cycles, I felt that when Emmanuel sees them riding, he will pick up that skill, and learn from them.
I was very disappointed to find that he was just not learning, but sitting on the bicycle and dragging his feet, in my enthusiasm to teach him, I personally used to take him out, after finishing my work, and started teaching him and told him verbally that he should place his feet on the peddle, hold the handle and peddle slowly, this was a routine habit of mine, whenever I was free at the end of the day, hoping that he will soon pick up riding cycle like any other child.
I started this process when he 3 years old and now Emmanuel is 5 and half years of age, and I found him still dragging the bicycle, I was getting tired now, and left it in the hands of God – and told myself everything has a time, and he will learn in his time, and I gave up teaching, as I was getting too exhausted.
One fine morning, while I was busy in the kitchen, completing my task, and hurrying up for work, suddenly I saw Emmanuel riding the bicycle in the house perfectly holding the handle, peddling the bike, and coming towards me riding – I was so excited, I started calling every one at home to watch this sight, and soon all of us, my husband, Emmanuel’s grandmother, his aunt and me watched Emmanuel drive in style, and we started clapping for him affirming him for having learnt to ride.
My heart was overwhelmed with gratitude, my eyes had tears of joy and I could not wait to share this information with my friends, and it was also an experience of God, while I called him by name, I felt God was with us.
I was very disappointed to find that he was just not learning, but sitting on the bicycle and dragging his feet, in my enthusiasm to teach him, I personally used to take him out, after finishing my work, and started teaching him and told him verbally that he should place his feet on the peddle, hold the handle and peddle slowly, this was a routine habit of mine, whenever I was free at the end of the day, hoping that he will soon pick up riding cycle like any other child.
I started this process when he 3 years old and now Emmanuel is 5 and half years of age, and I found him still dragging the bicycle, I was getting tired now, and left it in the hands of God – and told myself everything has a time, and he will learn in his time, and I gave up teaching, as I was getting too exhausted.
One fine morning, while I was busy in the kitchen, completing my task, and hurrying up for work, suddenly I saw Emmanuel riding the bicycle in the house perfectly holding the handle, peddling the bike, and coming towards me riding – I was so excited, I started calling every one at home to watch this sight, and soon all of us, my husband, Emmanuel’s grandmother, his aunt and me watched Emmanuel drive in style, and we started clapping for him affirming him for having learnt to ride.
My heart was overwhelmed with gratitude, my eyes had tears of joy and I could not wait to share this information with my friends, and it was also an experience of God, while I called him by name, I felt God was with us.
July 3, 2009
ENJOY THE JOURNEY
This is too good and very true, very often we forget the journey and our worried about the destination, and as a reult do not enjoy the journey itself, as rightly put, ultimately its not the winning that matters in life, but to have given the best of our selves, and enjoying every bit of of our lives journey, for we shall not pass this way again.
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