Happy Thoughts: November

Something To Think Of

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There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions — in a way that serves the world and you.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group</b></div>
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Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practise a sport every day to keep their skills honed.<div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Anita Desai, Novelist</b></div>
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My dad always told me that if you constantly feel you are not worth it, then that is where the learning will come from. Doubt is the key to knowledge, and I strongly believe that.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Alia Bhatt, Actress</b></div>
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The choice in our life is either we come from commitment or complaint. Those who are powerless, always operate from complaint. One’s state of being will be powerful if one operates from commitment.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Swami Sukhabodhananda, Spiritual Guru</b></div>
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Life is a lot like tennis. You need to put your goals on the sidelines and focus on how to deal with what’s at hand.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Leander Paes, Tennis Player</b></div>
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Something To Think Of

There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions — in a way that serves the world and you. —...

THE MASTER’S WISDOM

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A gambler once said to the Master, “I was caught cheating at cards yesterday, so my partners beat me up and threw me out of the window. What would you advise me to do?” </div>
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<br />The Master looked straight through the man and said, “If I were you, from now on I would play on the ground floor.” </div>
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<br />This startled the disciples. “Why didn’t you tell him to stop gambling?” they demanded. </div>
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<br />“Because I knew he wouldn’t,” was the Master’s simple and sagacious explanation. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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The Master was exceedingly gracious to university dons who visited him, but he would never reply to their questions or be drawn into their theological speculations. </div>
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<br />To his disciples, who marveled at this, he said, “Can one talk about the ocean to a frog in a well — or about the divine to people who are restricted by their concepts?” <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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The Master loved ordinary people and was suspicious of those who stood out for their holiness. </div>
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<br />  To a disciple who consulted him on marriage he said, “Be sure you don’t marry a saint.” </div>
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CURSE NOT

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Never curse the night,<br /><br />For your being has begun there.<br />Never curse the darkness,<br /><br />For you don’t know the light without it.<br />Never curse the pain,<br /><br />For without it pleasure is meaningless.<br />Never curse the eclipse,<br /><br />For it alone can bring you the full moon.<br />Never curse the summer,<br /><br />For if it’s not there we miss the joy of rain and ice.<br />Never curse your neighbor,<br /><br />For he tells you that no one is an island.<br />Never curse death,<br /><br />For it gives a breakthrough to life eternal.<br />Never curse the failure,<br /><br />For it tells you how ‘that way’ does not work.<br />Never curse the step taken,<br /><br />For you know not the life-turning step ahead without it.<br />Never curse for not having talents,<br /><br />But be grateful for not having defects.<br />Never curse the sin,<br /><br />For you remain ignorant of what sacredness means without it.<br />Never curse the imperfection while you long for perfection.<br /></div>
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Never curse the night, For your being has begun there. Never curse the darkness, For you don’t know the light without it. Never curse th...

HUMANITY FIRST

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We all want to live by each others happiness, not by each others misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone and the earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful. But we have lost the way.<br /><br /><br />Greed has poisoned men's souls — has barricaded the world with hate. We have developed speed but we have shut ourselves in. Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little: more than machinery we need humanity; more than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.<br /><br /><br />The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men, cries out for universal brotherhood, for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world, millions of despairing men, women and little children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people. To those who can hear me I say ‘Do not despair.’<br /><br /><br />You are not machines. You are not cattle. You are men. You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don’t hate — only the unloved hate. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<i><b><br />— Excerpts from Charlie Chaplin’s speech from the film ‘The Great Dictator’ in 1940.</b></i></div>
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HUMANITY FIRST

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PRESENTATION MATTERS

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<b>Wife 1:</b> “I had a fine evening, how was yours?”</div>
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<br /><b>Wife 2:</b> “It was a disaster. My husband came home, ate his dinner in three minutes and fell asleep in two minute. How was yours?”</div>
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<br /><b>Wife 1:</b> “Oh mine was amazing! My husband came home and took me out for a romantic dinner. After dinner we walked for an hour. When we came home he lit the candles around the house. It was like a fairy tale!”</div>
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<br /><b>Husband 1:</b> “How was your evening?”</div>
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<br /><b>Husband 2:</b> “Great. I came home; dinner was on the table. I ate and fell asleep. And what about you?”</div>
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<br /><b>Husband 1: </b>“It was horrible. I came home, there’s no dinner, they cut the electricity because I forgot to pay the bill. So I took her out for dinner which was so expensive that I didn’t have money left for a cab or auto. We walked home which took an hour and when we got home, I remembered there was no electricity so I had to light candles all over the house.”</div>
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POINTS TO PONDER

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Take away my people, but leave my factories, and soon grass will grow on the factory floors. Take away my factories, but leave my people, and soon we will have a new and better factory.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Andrew Carnegie</b></div>
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The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Barbara Hall</b></div>
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Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real me,’ and when you have found that attitude, follow it..<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— William James</b></div>
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Most people are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few others are like stars which travel one defined path: no wind reaches them, they have within themselves their guide and path.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Hermann Hesse</b></div>
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When enough of us focus our intentions on a better world, a world of cooperation rather than competition, of compassion and forgiveness, rather than hate and avarice, it tips the scales towards a collective renaissance of the best of human nature.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Steven Farmer</b></div>
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Take away my people, but leave my factories, and soon grass will grow on the factory floors. Take away my factories, but leave my people...

TAKE YOUR GOALS TO ANOTHER LEVEL

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Don’t aim to be a leader, aim to be an inspiring leader. </div>
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<br />Don’t aim to own a business, aim to own a phenomenal business. </div>
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<br />Don’t aim to get a job, aim to make a significant contribution through a job. </div>
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<br />Don’t aim to train or teach others, aim to leave an indelible mark. </div>
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<br />Don’t aim to become a speaker or writer, aim to speak and write in a way that changes people’s lives. </div>
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<br />Don’t aim to just raise your kids, aim to become an extraordinary parent. </div>
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<br />Whatever your goals are in life, take them to another level. </div>
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<br />Add a descriptive adjective in front of your aspirations to encourage you not to settle for second best from yourself. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />“I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when I was 25, and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for the money. Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<b>— Steve Jobs</b></div>
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TAKE YOUR GOALS TO ANOTHER LEVEL

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ACTION VERSUS PASSIVITY

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Imagine two people with equivalent skills, experience, opportunities and aspirations.</div>
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The only difference between them was that the first person consistently took action, whilst the second was passive.</div>
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The first person made things happen, whilst the second waited for things to happen.</div>
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The first person moved towards her dreams, whilst the second just dreamed.</div>
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The first person learned from her experiences, whilst the second stayed the same because she didn’t have any.</div>
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The first person acted in spite of fear, whilst the second was paralyzed by it.</div>
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The first person continued to grow and change, whilst the second person wondered why the world had to change so much.</div>
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The first person went to bed each night happy with her progress, whilst the second went to bed each night swearing that tomorrow would be different.</div>
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The first person built momentum, whilst the second stayed in a rut.<br />
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 The first person was excited about what she was going to do in the future, whilst the second was afraid about what the future would do to her.<br />
<br />The first person built resilience as she pushed through, around and over obstacles, whilst the second became more timid.<br />The first person inspired others, whilst the second person waited for inspiration.<br />
<br />The first person started to see the world as a place full of opportunities, whilst the second wondered why she wasn’t as lucky as the first.<br />
<br />The first person chose to take action, and the second chose to be passive.<br />
<br />Which person was more likely to look back on an exciting, satisfying and successful life?<br />
<br />Life rewards action and punishes passivity.<br />
<br />Which person are you? Choose wisely! <br /><br />------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><b>Three Simple Rules in Life </b><br />1. If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it. <br />2. If you don’t ask, the answer will always be NO.<br />3. If you do not step forward, you’ll always be in the same place.<br /><br /><b>— Nora Roberts </b><br /></div>
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ACTION VERSUS PASSIVITY

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WISDOM EVERGREEN

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If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. </div>
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<br />Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.</div>
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<br />He who does not wish for little things does not deserve big things.</div>
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<br />Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.</div>
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<br />If you wish to learn the highest truths, begin with the alphabet.</div>
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<br />A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.</div>
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<br />The moment we desire to be something, we are no longer free. </div>
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<br />To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.</div>
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<br />If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.</div>
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<br />Ask about your neighbors, and then buy the house.</div>
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<br />The silence of a treacherous man is to be feared even more than his words.</div>
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<br />A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad.</div>
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<br />If one soldier knew what the other thinks, there would be no war. </div>
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<br />There is more to knowing than just being correct.</div>
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<br />Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the year.</div>
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<br />There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.<br /></div>
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WISDOM EVERGREEN

If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. He who does not wish f...

DIFFERENCE IN PERSPECTIVES

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When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I was convinced that “I” was right and “he” was wrong — and he was just as convinced that “I” was wrong and “he” was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other.  </div>
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<br />In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “White,” he answered. I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.  </div>
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<br />The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed places, and now she asked me what the colour of the object was. I had to answer, “White.” It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white. Only from my side it was black.  </div>
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<br />My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in the other persons’ shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective.  <br /></div>
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DIFFERENCE IN PERSPECTIVES

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LIFE’S LESSONS FROM A FATHER TO A SON

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My son, my sweetheart,<br />A warm welcome into this world.<br />Enjoy every moment, this is your playground.<br />Remember there is only one life, so make it count.<br />Time will simply fly away, you will not get another chance.<br />Never be tired of dreaming, aim big and achieve a lot.<br /><br />Sky is the limit, reach for the stars. <br />There are no shortcuts to success,<br />Keep on trying, always working hard.<br />Adversities and obstacles will come in between,<br />But never let them ground or bog you down.<br />Every time you fall, rise again and stand tall.<br />Look ahead, plan well and move towards your goal.<br />There is so much to do, so much to learn,<br />Experience new things and explore new seas.<br />Never sit idle, keep improving your skills.<br />Whatever you do, do it with the best of your abilities.<br />Set your own rules, be courageous and strong,<br />Make new friends, develop relationships,<br /><br />Cherish the good moments spent with your dear ones.<br />Lead a simple life and never be proud,<br />Be thankful and prayerful, we are all because of God.<br />Seek His blessings, seek His mercies,<br />Ask for forgiveness and repent with a true heart.<br />I am there to guide you always by your side.<br />You can rely on me, till I depart.<br /><b>— Shiju B. Samuel, Nagpur </b><br /></div>
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LIFE’S LESSONS FROM A FATHER TO A SON

My son, my sweetheart, A warm welcome into this world. Enjoy every moment, this is your playground. Remember there is only one life, so ...

THE GREAT BOXER

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Charismatic, outspoken and popularly known as ‘Muhammad Ali’, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was a boxer, who literally slaughtered any competitor he met in the boxing ring and was the worst nightmare for almost everyone he had a boxing match with during the 1960s and the 1970s.</div>
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<br /> It is said that Ali had more than a hundred amateur boxing sessions when he was under training. His dedication was at such a high level that he never wished to go for any job other than training himself in boxing. His passion for boxing was enough to make him work hard and take him to a place, which was far different than for hundreds of other young amateur boxers.</div>
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<br /> In 1960, Ali claimed a gold medal in light-heavyweight boxing match at the summer Olympics in Rome. However, being a black, Ali himself experienced inhuman racism when a white waitress refused to serve him at a restaurant, which was meant only for white people. After similar incidents, Ali was so angry that he threw the gold medal into the Ohio River. From then onwards, he decided to jump into professional boxing matches full-fledged. He improved on some key areas to get into real action and registered first couple of wins of his professional life within a few months.</div>
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<br /> Muhammad Ali who became the first man to win the heavyweight title three times and revolutionized the sport had this to say, “Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”<br /><br /><b> — Sajith Cyriac </b><br /></div>
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THE GREAT BOXER

Charismatic, outspoken and popularly known as ‘Muhammad Ali’, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was a boxer, who literally slaughtered any comp...

A SUICIDAL NOTE

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As I jumped off the building I saw the known loving couple in the tenth floor is hitting each other.</div>
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<br /> I saw the usually tough and strong Peter in the ninth floor is crying.</div>
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<br /> In the eighth floor Tomy’s fiancée is sleeping with her best friend.</div>
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<br /> In the seventh floor Dan is taking her daily anti-depression medicine.</div>
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<br /> In the sixth floor jobless Kevin still buys seven newspapers to search for a job every day.</div>
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<br /> Much respected Mr Wong in the fifth is trying his wife’s undergarment.</div>
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<br /> In the fourth floor Rose is again fighting with her boyfriend.</div>
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<br /> Old man in third floor is everyday hoping someone would come by and pay him a visit.</div>
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<br /> In the second floor Lily still stares at the picture of her lost husband since half year ago.</div>
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<br /> Before I jumped off from the building, I thought I was the most unlucky person in the world.</div>
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<br /> Now I just realized everyone has his/her own problems and worries. After I had seen all these, I found out, in fact I wasn’t that bad at all.</div>
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<br /> The people who look at me now, I think, after they see me might feel they are not that bad after all.<br /><b><br /></b><b>— Author Unknown </b><br /></div>
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A SUICIDAL NOTE

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STICK TO YOUR TASK

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Stick to your task till it sticks to you; <br /> Beginners are many, but enders are few.<br /> Honour, power, place, and praise<br /> Will come, in time, to the one who stays.<br />Stick to your task till it sticks to you;<br />Bend at it, sweat at it, smile at it too; <br />For out of the bend and the sweat and the smile<br />Will come life’s victories, after awhile. <br /><b>— Anonymous   </b><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------<br /><b>Winds of Fate</b><br /> One ship drives east and another drives west <br /> With the self-same winds that blow; <br />’This the set of the sails <br />  And not the gales <br /> That tells them the way to go.<br /> Like the winds of the sea are the winds of fate <br />As we voyage along through life; <br />‘This the set of the soul<br />That decides its goal <br />And not the calm or the strife.<br /><b>— Ella Wheeler Wilcox </b><br /></div>
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STICK TO YOUR TASK

Stick to your task till it sticks to you; Beginners are many, but enders are few. Honour, power, place, and praise Will come, in time...

LESSONS FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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<b>1. Take responsibility for your life.</b><br />“You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.”</div>
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<br /><b>2. Remember that greatness is possible. </b><br />  ”That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.”</div>
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<br /><b>3. Believe in and go after your own success.</b><br />“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”</div>
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<b><br />4. Prepare yourself to succeed.</b><br />“Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.”</div>
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<br /><b>5. Become worthy of a good reputation.</b><br />  ”Reputation is like fine china, once broken it’s very hard to repair.”</div>
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<br /><b>6. Always see the brighter side of things.</b><br />  ”We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”</div>
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<br /><b>7. Be committed to constant improvement.</b><br />  ”The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can…”</div>
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<br /><b>8. Live your life fully.</b><br />“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”</div>
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LESSONS FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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THE PERSON HINDERING YOUR GROWTH

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<br />   In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. </div>
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<br /> The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.</div>
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<br />   Everyone thought: “Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!” </div>
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<br />One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.</div>
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<br />   There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”</div>
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<br />Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your teachers change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change and realize that you are the only one responsible for your life!</div>
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THE PERSON HINDERING YOUR GROWTH

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IT MATTERS IN LIFE

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— You don’t know pain until you’re staring at yourself in the mirror with tears streaming down your face and you’re begging yourself to just hold on and be strong. That is pain. </div>
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<br />— Being nice to someone you dislike doesn’t mean you’re fake. It means you’re mature enough to tolerate your dislike towards them. </div>
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<br />— Life is made of small jumps over great obstacles. It’s in the courage of getting through them that makes life challenging and exciting. </div>
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<br />— Don’t love what you can’t trust. Don’t hate what you can’t have. Don’t say what you can’t show. Don’t judge what you don’t know. </div>
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<br />— Just because a relationship ends, it doesn’t mean two people stopped loving each other. Sometimes, they just stopped hurting each other. </div>
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<br />— What you think, you attract. What you feel, you create. What you imagine, you become. </div>
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<br />— Give respect to people whether they deserve it or not, not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of your own personality. </div>
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<br />— The answers we seek are inside us. We need simply to ask the right questions and listen for the quiet and empowering response. </div>
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<br />— An ant might be small, but it can bite on your butt. Can you bite on its butt? Never underestimate anyone! </div>
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IT MATTERS IN LIFE

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TREASURE IMPERISHABLE

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<b>Today </b><br />Today I smiled, and all at once things didn’t look so bad. <br /> Today I shared with someone else, a bit of hope I had.<br /> Today I sang a little song, and felt my heart grow light,<br /> And walked a happy little mile, with not a cloud in sight. <br /> Today I worked with what I had and longed for nothing more, <br /> And what had seemed like only weeds, were flowers at my door.<br /> Today I loved a little more and complained a little less, <br /> And in the giving of myself,  I forgot my weariness.  <br /><b>— Author Unknown     </b></div>
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TREASURE IMPERISHABLE

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YOUR LIFE, YOUR CHOICE

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What Do You Wish for? </h4>
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Don’t wish that life was easier.<br /> Don’t wish that you were luckier.<br /> Don’t wish that you were someone else.<br /> Don’t wish that your kids were better behaved.<br /> Don’t wish that you had a bigger car or house.<br /> Don’t wish that work was more rewarding.<br /> Don’t wish that you had less stress in your life.<br /> Don’t wish that you were more comfortable or secure.<br /> Don’t wish for any of those things.<br /> Wish that you were better!<br /> Once you start to focus on maximizing your potential, the rest follows. What are you wishing for? <br /><br />--------------------------------------------</div>
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Five Enemies within  </h4>
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The first enemy that destroys you is <b>indifference.</b>  <br />    The second enemy you face is<b> indecision.  </b><br />    The third enemy inside you is <b>doubt. </b><br />    The fourth enemy within is  <b>worry.  </b><br />    The fifth interior enemy is <b>over-caution.</b>  <br />    Do battle with these enemies. Do battle with your fears. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become. <br /><br /><b>— Jim Rohn</b><br /></div>
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YOUR LIFE, YOUR CHOICE

What Do You Wish for? Don’t wish that life was easier. Don’t wish that you were luckier. Don’t wish that you were someone else. Don...

DO YOU LIVE IN A POND OR IN THE OCEAN?

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A pond is a small body of water. It has limited resources and there is only so much room. Of course, there are times when there is extra water from the rains that fall, but there are also periods of drought that puts extra pressure on all who live in the pond.</div>
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 By contrast, an ocean is immense. It has seemingly unlimited resources and there is an abundance of space. It can be unpredictable and dangerous, but whatever the conditions, there is always enough to go around and more left over.</div>
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 Which world do you live in?</div>
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 The one that looks safe, but has very limited resources? Where after a dry spell you wonder how much longer you can survive? Where competition is fierce and new inhabitants are treated with fear and suspicion?</div>
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 Or the world that has unlimited resources? Where there is enough for anyone who is willing to work hard enough and who has the perspective required to notice the opportunities that are all around? Where there is no need to fear competition or those who are different from you because there is ample room for us all?</div>
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 We all live in a pond or in the ocean, a place of scarcity or of abundance. The difference is all in our perspective. Which one do you live in?<br />
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<b>Recourse:— betterlifecoachingblog.com</b> </div>
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DO YOU LIVE IN A POND OR IN THE OCEAN?

A pond is a small body of water. It has limited resources and there is only so much room. Of course, there are times when there is extra...