Seven wonders of the world…
Interesting thoughts.. Click on image to enlarge.
Source : Unknown.
Create a life of being and not doing, as humans are human beings and not human doings.
Archive for 'Awareness'
Don’t worry if you have problems!
“Don’t worry if you have problems! Which is easy to say until you are
in the midst of a really big one. But the only people I am aware of
who don’t have troubles are gathered in little neighbourhoods. Most
communities have at least one. We call them cemeteries.
If you’re breathing, you have difficulties. It’s the way of life. And
believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you!
Let me explain.
Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800
miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take
visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an
interesting question. “I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks
pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colourful,” a
traveller observed. “Why is this?”
The guide gave an interesting answer: “The coral around the lagoon
side is in still water, with no challenge for its survival. It dies
early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind,
waves and storms – surges of power. It has to fight for survival every
day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts.
It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces.” Then he added
this telling note: “That’s the way it is with every living organism.”
That’s how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive!
Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us
to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce
tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce
strength of character and faithfulness.
So, you have problems – no problem! Just tell yourself, “There I grow again!”
- Author Unknown
Thankful
I am thankful for the wife who says its hot dogs tonight, because she is home with me and not out with somebody else.
For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato because he is at home with me and not out.
For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because it means she is at home and not on the streets.
For the taxes I pay, because it means I am employed.
For the mess to clean up after a party, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.
For the complaining I hear about the government, because it means we have freedom of speech.
For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and have been blessed with transportation.
For my huge heating bill, because it means I can afford to keep warm.
And for the lady behind me in church who sings off key, because it means I can hear.
For the pile of laundry and ironing , because it means that I have clothes to wear.
For the weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.
For the alarm that goes off in the early hours of the morning, because it means I am alive.
And finally for too much email, because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.
Author : Unknown
Dream & Do
Nor do I hear in my imagination the parts successively, I hear them all at once. What a delight this is! All this inventing, this producing, takes place in a pleasing, lively dream.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fealing
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller
Compasion
“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.” Henry Drummond
Crew vs Passengers
“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We’re all crew.” Marshall McLuhan
Contribution
“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.” Harry Firestone
Friends…
You must constantly ask yourself these questions:
Who am I around? What are they doing to me?
What have they got me reading?
What have they got me saying?
Where do they have me going?
What do they have me thinking?
And most important, what do they have me becoming?
Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?
Jim Rohn
What do we miss in life…
Musician was playing music on a New York station:
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