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admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:21:55 +0000

“A warrior of light always keeps his heart free of any feelings of hatred. When he goes into battle, he remembers what Christ said: ‘Love your enemies.’ And he obeys. But he knows that the act of forgiveness does not mean that he must accept everything; a warrior cannot bow his head, for if he did he would lose sight of the horizon of his dreams. He accepts that his opponents are there to test his valour, his persistence, his ability to make decisions. They force him to fight for his dreams. It is the experience of battle that strengthens the warrior of light.” From Paulo Coelho’s Manual of the Warrior of Light

Are you really living…

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 19:48:16 +0000

A good friend of mine always tell the story, of a story line in one of the Maternity Wards he visited: The first 30 sixty seconds of life is pretty dangerous, and then somebody added, the last thirty is also pretty dangerous.

The following quote by Allan Sacs; “Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives,” leads to the following question how do we life these moments between birth and death?

Do we life our passion?
Do we love unconditionally?
Do we care?
Are we creating a legacy?
Are we brand ambassadors for Christ?
Are we living our dreams, or other’s dreams?

Thoughts on live…

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:55:30 +0000

Steve Job’s share a few thoughts on: How to live before you die. He share some of his own life experience.

Thankful

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:28:38 +0000

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.

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Contribution

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:53:13 +0000

“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.” Harry Firestone

Choices

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:29:50 +0000

“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.”

Kahlil Gibran

Power…

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:55:40 +0000

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Purposefull living

admin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:46:00 +0000

Eric Liddell, Olympic athlete, better known for the story in Chariots of fire said the following words:

I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.

I was pondering on these words and the following thoughts came to mind:
To be able to live life with passion I must be living life to the fullest. To be able to do that I must be contributing to the world by sharing my gifts.
However I must trust God and not myself to be able to this.
I must be grateful, also for the so called small things. As that will create mindfulness and gratitude.
It will also create more energy as I will then be living integrated and I will be in a performance zone to perform and share.

May you have a wonderful week and perform in the zone to the benefit of God. The wonder is then we will also reap the harvest.

One

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:53:00 +0000

The following words are from the song of U2, one:
ONE
(U2 & Mary J Blight)
Is it getting better?
Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you now?
You got someone to blame
You say: one love, one life
When it’s one need in the night
One Love, we get to share it
Leaves you baby if you don’t care for it

Did I disappoint you
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without

Well it’s too late, tonight
To drag the past out into the light
We’re one, but we’re not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other

Have you come here for forgiveness
Have you come to raise the dead
Have you come here to play Jesus
To the lepers in your head

Did I ask too much – more than a lot
You gave me nothing – now it’s all I got

We’re one, but we’re not the same
Well we hurt each other, then we do it again

You say: love is a temple – Love a higher law
Love is a temple – love the higher law
You ask me to enter – then you make me crawl
And I can’t be holding on to what you got
When all you got is hurt

One love, one blood
One life- you got to do what you should
One life with each other
Sisters, brothers

One life, but we’re not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One – one

It always leave me with the questions in my own life:
How integrated and balanced are my life, do I life a life of one, or perhaps if fragmented what must be corrected?
Am I part of the universe and do I really have compation with other?

Enjoy your day.

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:55:00 +0000

Habits determine our day to day actions. Our day to day actions create our lives. So how is habits created. The following is a good philosophy around habits:

Know how? I would refer to my world of know. What is my knowledge, what are my world views? Right or wrong does not matter.

How do I execute? This also refers to the process is follow. What is my Behaviour, emotions and thoughts regarding the matter? Secondly what is the language I use, with specific reference to my preferred sensory style? Thirdly the how in terms of the process?

How do I see? This in my mind refers to my values, my culture and my attitude?

This leaves me with the question, how does the above influence me to perform optimally?