DO IT ANYWAY

People are often unreasonable,illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies;Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway. ------ Mother Teresa ( 1910 - 1997)

Calming Yourself

It was a beautiful day and a young father was pushing the pram of his screaming child down the Corniche by the sea.As the father wheels his infant son along the path, he kept saying, "Easy now,Henry. Just keep calm,Henry.Just relax, Henry. It's gonna be ok. Mum be will be here very soon". A woman who was passing by was impressed by the young father's way of calming the upset and screaming child, she leaned over the pram looked into eyes of the child and said, " what seems to be the trouble,Henry? why you crying?" the father said, "oh no lady, the child's name is Ronnie. I am Henry." At times the best way to be in control of a situation is to take control over what's happening in and around you. Be Blessed.

PERSEVERE

PERSEVERE : It says it all.... P.... Persist no matter what. E.... Endure discomfort. R.... Request help from other people. S.... Steadfastly hold on to your beliefs and values. E.... Envision triumph. V.... Very consistently keep at it. E.... Embrace adversity as your teacher. R.... Refuse to give up. E.... Enjoy and celebrate every tiny bit of progress! The Best Way Out is Always Through.

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Our Life is a short time in expectation, a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment. There is a quality of sadness that pervades all the moments of our life. It seems that there is no such thing as a clear-cut pure joy, but that even in the most happy moments of our existence we sense a tinge of sadness. In every satisfaction, there is an awareness of limitations. In every success, there is a fear of jealousy. Behind every smile, there is a tear.In every embrace, there is loneliness. In every friendship, distance. And in all forms of light, there is the knowlegde of surrounding darkness......but this intimate experience in which every bit of life is touched by a bit of death can point us beyond the limits of our existence. It can do so by making us look forward in expectation to the day when our hearts will be filled with perfect joy, a joy that no one shall take away from us. Finally, nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our life time;therefore we must be saved by hope.Nothing which is true and beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuos,can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love.

YOU ARE BLESSED.: Motivation Starts With You!

YOU ARE BLESSED.: Motivation Starts With You!: "As you aspire to be more successful in life, your attitude towards yourself and others will play a huge role. Positive people learn how to h..."

Motivation Starts With You!

As you aspire to be more successful in life, your attitude towards yourself and others will play a huge role. Positive people learn how to handle life's challenges differently and use these opportunities to grow. So can you! Everyone wants a better life and if you are constantly working on self improvement, you will develop more self-confidence, better self-esteem and greater internal motivation to be the best. When you learn the secrets of teamwork and leadership, interpersonal communication skills and service, you can apply them to all aspects of your daily life. A word of caution: Do not be bogged down by criticisms and failures neither be carried away by your instant success, instead move on in life with self confidence and take the road the less travelled, which will lead you to your goal.

SPEED KILLS WHILE LOVE HEALS

Sanju is my childhood friend. Now a very famous and a rich man.He loves fast cars.In fact, there was a time we both loved fast cars specially the ones with all the modern gadgets in it. Recently, when I met up with Sanju and were catching up on the lost time and news,he told me something that I think will definitely stir our hearts and bring out the best in us.... the humane qualities in us. You know the ones we forget at times, that we are loving,kind and also good human beings. Sanju went on to tell me that he was still driving his fast cars around town and as if to say that he owns the road, he drives like a maniac.He shamelessly told me that he has been caught and fined by many a times but that did not deter him from speeding until recently, a cop slowed him down on the road and asked him for his license and registration book,he took Sanju's license and went back to his own motorbike and started writing something.Sanju imagined that the cop was writing a fine ticket. The cop returned after a while and handed over a sheet of paper to Sanju alongwith his license and the registration book. The sheet of paper was not a ticket. It was a letter by the cop to Sanju. It read thus: "Dear Sanju, once upon a time I had a lovely daughter. She was 8 years when she was killed by a speeding 4WD(a jeep).The driver was punished with a fine and 3 months in jail and then walked away free. He walked into freedom to hug his wife and 2 little daughters.I had only one daughter and I am going to wait until heaven to hug her!I have tried to put that incident past me and forgive that man.I have decided to do my bit and save other lives from speeding cars and its drivers.Be careful Sanju,lest you make yet another Father lose his child." Sanju says he turned around in time to see the cop pull away and head down the winding road. Sanju was dumbfounded, and he told me, NOTHING, not even those hefty fines stopped me from speeding my car down the roads but this "loving letter" of a cop changed my attitude towards driving fast on the road again.I drove back home and hugged my wife and my 2 kids while asking for forgiveness for my not-to care attitude in life. Yes my friends, Life is precious, we all are precious in the eyes of God , our Creator.Let's not condemn the people but through Love bring them to a better understanding. It is then that we will find the Society and the world that we live in, will be a beautiful place of peace and harmony. I believe that,If Speed,Greed,Jealousy,Selfishness,Pride, etc Kills then surely Love, Forgiveness and Understanding Heals.

LIVING IN THE PRESENT

Reality is only in the present. It is not in the past nor in the future. However, we find ourselves often living in the past or the future. Sometimes our past experiences may prevent us from experiencing the present moment. Some years ago, I was in Japan and stayed at a hotel which was famous for its seafood. Being fond of spicy seafood dishes which I was used to in Mumbai, I looked forward to some delicious seafood at the hotel. Searching through the menu I looked for something similar to my favorite dish in India. When the dish arrived, I tasted it and found it bland and disappointing. It did not have the taste I had in mind. After about 2 days I realized that I was not enjoying the seafood because I was looking for something that was similar to our Indian dishes! So the next time, I ordered the chef’s seafood speciality and when the dish arrived, I decided to be present to the taste of the dish without comparing it to the past memories. As I did that, I began to appreciate the delicacy that blended with the natural taste of the fish. Slowly I began appreciate that seafood dish and even began to enjoy it. Yet another thing that clutters our mind is the anxiety about the future. This can also prevent us from experiencing the present. We particularly notice this in our youth today who are studying for their exams. As they study they worry about so many things. Will I remember the stuff? Will I be able to complete my exam paper? Will there be tricky questions? What if I fail? Will I get a job later and so on. Their worries about the future prevent them from concentrating and focussing on their studies, which is the present moment. The future blocks the present. How much better off would these youth be if they could stay in the present moment and get their work done. The same formula applies to us too. Live in the Present.

Savor the coffee, not the cups!

A story is told about a group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured added the Professor, the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups, said the Professor. Isn't Life very much like that “coffee” and the position that we hold in the society like the “cups”? Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

An Optimist

The doors of opportunity are open to the optimist. Gates of achievement swing wide for the person who sees infinite possibilities in the insignificant. Most of us would rather be around a person who sees hope in the future than one who sees nothing but trouble ahead. I’m talking about the kind of optimism which sees a solution in every problem, optimism that looks for the solution instead of concentrating on the problem. Optimism is a valid approach to life because when we encounter difficulties, if we are optimistic we will immediately start thinking about a solution to the difficulty, whereas the pessimist will look at a problem and ask, “I wonder what’s going to happen next?” or say, “There’s nothing I can do.” An optimistic person becomes aware of problems, and also recognizes the solution; knows about difficulties, but believes they can be overcome; sees the negative, but accentuates the positive; is exposed to the worst, but expects the best; has reason to complain, but prefers to smile.”