I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I am a master at manifesting that which I desire.
Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
-Doug Larson
From the daily motivator
Do it anyway
Achievement most often takes place under conditions that are less than ideal. Just because there is some problem or difficulty or shortcoming in your life at the moment, it does not prevent you from moving forward. Focus not on what is missing or what is wrong. Focus on doing your very best within the circumstances as they are.
Seek not to find an excuse. Instead, do what you have chosen to do, create what you have chosen to create, live as you have chosen to live, no matter what.
If you wait until conditions are perfect, you'll spend most of your time waiting. You'll be far better off when you go ahead and put that time to effective and productive use.
There may be plenty of reasonable excuses for not moving forward. Go ahead and do it anyway.
Sure, it would be great if some things were a little different, yet the reality is that conditions are as they are. Do it anyway, for that is the way it will get done.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Vet Cure
A Veterinarian was feeling ill and went to see her doctor.
The doctor asked her all the usual questions: what were the symptoms, how long had they been occurring, etc..
Suddenly, she interrupted him: "Hey look, I'm a vet - I don't need to ask my patients these kind of questions: I can tell what's wrong just by looking." She smugly added, "Why can't you?"
The doctor nodded, stood back, looked her up and down, quickly wrote out a prescription, handed it to her and said,
"There you are. Of course, if that doesn't work, we'll have to have you put to sleep."
When I Was Your Age
A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home.
Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the young man as he was golfing alone.
Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent to join him.
To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't hit the ball far but plodded along consistently and didn't waste much time.
They reached the ninth fairway, and the young man found himself with a tough shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball, directly between his ball and the green.
After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the old man finally said, "You know, when I was your age I'd hit the ball right over that tree."
With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard and hit the ball right smack into the top of the tree trunk, where it thudded back on the ground not a foot from where it had originally been.
The old man offered one more comment, "Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was only 3 feet tall."
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Things to Remember
I find what I look for in people. If I look for God, I find God. If I look for bad qualities, I find them. I, in a sense, select what I expect, and I receive it. A life without challenges would be like going to school without lessons to learn. Challenges come not to depress or get me down, but to master and to grow and to unfold thereby.
In the Father's wise and loving plan for me, no burden can fall upon me, no emergency can arise, no grief can overtake me, before I am given the grace and strength to meet them.
A rich, full life is not determined by outer circumstances and relationships. These can be contributory to it, but cannot be the source. I am happy or unhappy because of what I think and feel.
I can never lose anything that belongs to me, nor can I posses what is not really mine.
To never run from a problem: either it will chase me or I will run into another just like it, although it may have a different face or name.
To have no concern for tomorrow. Today is the yesterday over which I had concern.
To never bang on a closed door: Wait for it to open and then go through it.
A person who has come into my life has come either to teach me something, or to learn something from me.
-- Author Unknown
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In the Father's wise and loving plan for me, no burden can fall upon me, no emergency can arise, no grief can overtake me, before I am given the grace and strength to meet them.
A rich, full life is not determined by outer circumstances and relationships. These can be contributory to it, but cannot be the source. I am happy or unhappy because of what I think and feel.
I can never lose anything that belongs to me, nor can I posses what is not really mine.
To never run from a problem: either it will chase me or I will run into another just like it, although it may have a different face or name.
To have no concern for tomorrow. Today is the yesterday over which I had concern.
To never bang on a closed door: Wait for it to open and then go through it.
A person who has come into my life has come either to teach me something, or to learn something from me.
-- Author Unknown
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I recall my visualizations throughout the day.
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
-Ethiopian proverb
A want becomes a have with time.
-Marilyn Bencosme
From the daily motivator
The value within
There is a vast storehouse of value within you that is waiting to be unlocked. Every now and then you catch a glimpse of it, and even those brief encounters can truly amaze you. So how do you tap into that extensive reservoir of richness that has built up in your life? You connect with it by letting go of all the superficial distractions and petty pursuits under which it is buried.
When you give your awareness to things that have no lasting meaning or purpose, you distance yourself from the true joy that is your birthright. When you pin your hopes on shallow, fleeting sensations, you cover up the beautiful substance that can bring your life true joy.
Isn't it time to start living with fulfillment and purpose? Haven't you grown weary of running and hiding from the real joy that you know can be yours?
Aren't you tired of struggling to pretend to be someone you're not? It's time to choose instead to live the rich and authentic life that is the real you.
Imagine letting go of all those angers, distractions, fears, frustrations and annoyances that come from chasing the empty trinkets the world has tricked you into seeking. Let go, and unlock the real and lasting value that you know has always lived within you.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
TICK WARNING!
I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times... but this one is real, and it's important so please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list: If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks due to the warming weather and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! IT IS A SCAM!! They only want to see you naked ... I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid
Afraid of the Dark
A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom. The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don't want to go out there. It's dark." The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don't have to be afraid of the dark," she explained. "Jesus is out there. He'll look after you and protect you." The little boy looked at his mother real hard and asked, "Are you sure he's out there?" "Yes, I'm sure. He is everywhere, and he is always ready to help you when you need him," she said. The little boy thought about that for a minute and then went to the back door and cracked it a little. Peering out into the darkness, he called, "Jesus? If you're out there, would you please hand me the broom?"
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Positivity
I recall my visualizations throughout the day.
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
-Ethiopian proverb
A want becomes a have with time.
-Marilyn Bencosme
From the daily motivator
The value within
There is a vast storehouse of value within you that is waiting to be unlocked. Every now and then you catch a glimpse of it, and even those brief encounters can truly amaze you. So how do you tap into that extensive reservoir of richness that has built up in your life? You connect with it by letting go of all the superficial distractions and petty pursuits under which it is buried.
When you give your awareness to things that have no lasting meaning or purpose, you distance yourself from the true joy that is your birthright. When you pin your hopes on shallow, fleeting sensations, you cover up the beautiful substance that can bring your life true joy.
Isn't it time to start living with fulfillment and purpose? Haven't you grown weary of running and hiding from the real joy that you know can be yours?
Aren't you tired of struggling to pretend to be someone you're not? It's time to choose instead to live the rich and authentic life that is the real you.
Imagine letting go of all those angers, distractions, fears, frustrations and annoyances that come from chasing the empty trinkets the world has tricked you into seeking. Let go, and unlock the real and lasting value that you know has always lived within you.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
TICK WARNING!
I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times... but this one is real, and it's important so please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list: If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks due to the warming weather and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! IT IS A SCAM!! They only want to see you naked ... I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid
Afraid of the Dark
A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom. The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don't want to go out there. It's dark." The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don't have to be afraid of the dark," she explained. "Jesus is out there. He'll look after you and protect you." The little boy looked at his mother real hard and asked, "Are you sure he's out there?" "Yes, I'm sure. He is everywhere, and he is always ready to help you when you need him," she said. The little boy thought about that for a minute and then went to the back door and cracked it a little. Peering out into the darkness, he called, "Jesus? If you're out there, would you please hand me the broom?"
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I now find it easy to visualize that which I desire.
Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be.
-Grandma Moses
From the daily motivator
Work to be done
The more focused effort you put into something, the more valuable you make it. The more time and attention you give to a task or activity, the more rewarding that activity will be. The process of building and creating is a naturally joyful one. Give of yourself to that process and fully enjoy the experience of making a positive difference.
Decide not to carry around a burdensome resentment for what you have to do. Choose instead to be delightfully thankful for what you are able to achieve.
Today is filled with opportunities to make things happen. Each and every situation is rich with positive possibilities.
The many tasks you undertake can serve to bring you great joy. See them in the positive light of creativity and fulfillment.
Be eager to give your time and the full depth of your attention to the work that is to be done in your world. And whatever that work may be, it will bring many magnificent treasures.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Bus Accident
There was a terrible bus accident. Unfortunately, no one survived the accident except a monkey which was on board and there were no witnesses. The police try to investigate further but they get no results. At last, they try to interrogate the monkey. The monkey seems to respond to their questions with gestures. Seeing that, they start asking the questions.
The police chief asks, "What were the people doing on the bus?"
The monkey shakes his head in a condemning manner and starts dancing around; meaning the people were dancing and having fun.
The chief asks, "Yeah, but what else were they doing?"
The monkey uses his hand and takes it to his mouth as if holding a bottle.
The chief says, "Oh! They were drinking, huh??!"
The chief continues, "Okay, were they doing anything else?"
The monkey nods his head and moves his mouth back and forth, meaning they were talking.
The chief loses his patience, "If they were having such a great time, who was driving the stupid bus then?"
The monkey cheerfully swings his arms to the sides as if grabbing a wheel.
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Positivity
I now find it easy to visualize that which I desire.
Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be.
-Grandma Moses
From the daily motivator
Work to be done
The more focused effort you put into something, the more valuable you make it. The more time and attention you give to a task or activity, the more rewarding that activity will be. The process of building and creating is a naturally joyful one. Give of yourself to that process and fully enjoy the experience of making a positive difference.
Decide not to carry around a burdensome resentment for what you have to do. Choose instead to be delightfully thankful for what you are able to achieve.
Today is filled with opportunities to make things happen. Each and every situation is rich with positive possibilities.
The many tasks you undertake can serve to bring you great joy. See them in the positive light of creativity and fulfillment.
Be eager to give your time and the full depth of your attention to the work that is to be done in your world. And whatever that work may be, it will bring many magnificent treasures.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Bus Accident
There was a terrible bus accident. Unfortunately, no one survived the accident except a monkey which was on board and there were no witnesses. The police try to investigate further but they get no results. At last, they try to interrogate the monkey. The monkey seems to respond to their questions with gestures. Seeing that, they start asking the questions.
The police chief asks, "What were the people doing on the bus?"
The monkey shakes his head in a condemning manner and starts dancing around; meaning the people were dancing and having fun.
The chief asks, "Yeah, but what else were they doing?"
The monkey uses his hand and takes it to his mouth as if holding a bottle.
The chief says, "Oh! They were drinking, huh??!"
The chief continues, "Okay, were they doing anything else?"
The monkey nods his head and moves his mouth back and forth, meaning they were talking.
The chief loses his patience, "If they were having such a great time, who was driving the stupid bus then?"
The monkey cheerfully swings his arms to the sides as if grabbing a wheel.
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Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I am on top, in touch, and in control. Today is a wonderful day.
Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
-Lou Holtz
From the daily motivator
Set a shining example
The world around you will follow the example that you set. The shortcomings in others that frustrate you the most are able to do so because they resonate with similar shortcomings in your own life. Make improvements in your own attitude and behavior, and you'll see corresponding improvements in those around you. Focus your own thoughts on the positive possibilities, and others will pick up on and emulate that focus.
Stop searching for blame and start mending what's broken. Stop seeking to judge and start putting your values into positive, productive action.
Your influence is far greater than you now realize. Use that influence wisely, to build, to grow, and to improve everything with which you are connected.
Every achievement, every injustice, every inspiration, every frustration that you notice has something to teach you about yourself. Learn the lessons well, apply them with true commitment, and you'll change your world as well as yourself.
Set a shining example with the way you live each day. For life is watching and busily following along with your every move.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Air conditioner trouble
A salesman for a mobile home dealership had a customer call him about this problem: The customer called and said she was having problems with her air conditioner. She said, "Mr. X, we are about to freeze to death! I keep turning it down but it won't turn off!"
Parking Meter
On a visit to Boston, I noticed a parking meter with a paper sack over it upon which was written: "Broken." A skeptical parking officer removed the bag, inserted a quarter in the meter and turned the dial. It worked perfectly. As the officer began to write a parking ticket, the car's owner rushed out of a nearby building. "What are you doing?" he yelled after a quick glance at the meter. "There's plenty of time left!"
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Positivity
I am on top, in touch, and in control. Today is a wonderful day.
Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
-Lou Holtz
From the daily motivator
Set a shining example
The world around you will follow the example that you set. The shortcomings in others that frustrate you the most are able to do so because they resonate with similar shortcomings in your own life. Make improvements in your own attitude and behavior, and you'll see corresponding improvements in those around you. Focus your own thoughts on the positive possibilities, and others will pick up on and emulate that focus.
Stop searching for blame and start mending what's broken. Stop seeking to judge and start putting your values into positive, productive action.
Your influence is far greater than you now realize. Use that influence wisely, to build, to grow, and to improve everything with which you are connected.
Every achievement, every injustice, every inspiration, every frustration that you notice has something to teach you about yourself. Learn the lessons well, apply them with true commitment, and you'll change your world as well as yourself.
Set a shining example with the way you live each day. For life is watching and busily following along with your every move.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Air conditioner trouble
A salesman for a mobile home dealership had a customer call him about this problem: The customer called and said she was having problems with her air conditioner. She said, "Mr. X, we are about to freeze to death! I keep turning it down but it won't turn off!"
Parking Meter
On a visit to Boston, I noticed a parking meter with a paper sack over it upon which was written: "Broken." A skeptical parking officer removed the bag, inserted a quarter in the meter and turned the dial. It worked perfectly. As the officer began to write a parking ticket, the car's owner rushed out of a nearby building. "What are you doing?" he yelled after a quick glance at the meter. "There's plenty of time left!"
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Monday, August 27, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
Everything about the day, this place, this moment is perfect. I am exactly where I am supposed to be today.
When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
-Tao saying
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
– Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, Scottish-American Industrialist and Philanthropist
From the daily motivator
Richness all around you
Wherever life may find you today is a beautiful place to be. Whatever you currently have to work with is everything you need to make this a memorable and fulfilling moment. There is value you're able to create right now that will always stay with you. There are joys to be experienced today that can change your life forever.
No matter where you may choose to go, the first step is ready for you to take. The journey toward any destination you can imagine begins right here and now.
There is richness all around you. There are possibilities stretching out in every direction.
See the beauty in every detail and the value in every challenge. Listen to the purpose that springs from deep within you, and follow the feelings that you know are true.
Let the brand new abundance that is born in every moment fill you fully with its warmth and substance. On this day, in this place, with the world as it is, take it all in and let the beauty of life shine brightly through you.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Four-Letter Surgery
Jerry is recovering from day surgery when a nurse asks him how he is feeling. "I'm okay but I didn't like the four-letter-word the doctor used in surgery," he answered. "What did he say," asked the nurse. "OOPS!"
Lost Gas Cap
David filled his car with gas at a self-service gas station.
After he had paid and driven away, he realized that he had left the gas cap on top of his car. He stopped and looked and, sure enough, it was lost.
Well, he thought for a second and realized that other people must have done the same thing, and that it was worth going back to look by the side of the road since even if he couldn't find his own gas cap, he might be able to find one that fit.
Sure enough, he hadn't been searching long when he found a gas cap. He tried it on, and it went into place with a satisfying click.
"Great," David thought, "I lost my gas cap, but I found another one that fits.
"And this one's even better because it locks."
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Positivity
Everything about the day, this place, this moment is perfect. I am exactly where I am supposed to be today.
When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
-Tao saying
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
– Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, Scottish-American Industrialist and Philanthropist
From the daily motivator
Richness all around you
Wherever life may find you today is a beautiful place to be. Whatever you currently have to work with is everything you need to make this a memorable and fulfilling moment. There is value you're able to create right now that will always stay with you. There are joys to be experienced today that can change your life forever.
No matter where you may choose to go, the first step is ready for you to take. The journey toward any destination you can imagine begins right here and now.
There is richness all around you. There are possibilities stretching out in every direction.
See the beauty in every detail and the value in every challenge. Listen to the purpose that springs from deep within you, and follow the feelings that you know are true.
Let the brand new abundance that is born in every moment fill you fully with its warmth and substance. On this day, in this place, with the world as it is, take it all in and let the beauty of life shine brightly through you.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Four-Letter Surgery
Jerry is recovering from day surgery when a nurse asks him how he is feeling. "I'm okay but I didn't like the four-letter-word the doctor used in surgery," he answered. "What did he say," asked the nurse. "OOPS!"
Lost Gas Cap
David filled his car with gas at a self-service gas station.
After he had paid and driven away, he realized that he had left the gas cap on top of his car. He stopped and looked and, sure enough, it was lost.
Well, he thought for a second and realized that other people must have done the same thing, and that it was worth going back to look by the side of the road since even if he couldn't find his own gas cap, he might be able to find one that fit.
Sure enough, he hadn't been searching long when he found a gas cap. He tried it on, and it went into place with a satisfying click.
"Great," David thought, "I lost my gas cap, but I found another one that fits.
"And this one's even better because it locks."
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Sunday, August 26, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
Abundance is everywhere and I am filled to overflowing. I am completely open to receiving all of God's gifts.
If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results.
-- Anthony Robbins
“Laughter is your hearts way of telling your face to smile”
~ D. Green
From the daily motivator
You are
The problems and accomplishments may occupy much of your time and your thinking. Yet the big issue is that you are. You are alive and aware, intelligent and capable, curious and adaptable, with the ability to feel and to experience an endless stream of wonder and wisdom. There are so many implications and possibilities that it is impossible to ever imagine them all.
Yet you do indeed imagine. And whatever you imagine begins to take life when it first forms deep within you.
The world that surrounds you may sometimes appear to be randomly cruel and oppressive. The situations in which you find yourself may seem painful and unbearable.
Step back, though, and consider how truly magnificent is the fact that you are, and that you can know it. Realize that you can find joyful purpose in the darkest corners, and blessed fulfillment in transcending the most difficult challenges.
You are life, you are love, you are kindness and purpose and joy, and the living expression of the best you can imagine. Remember always that you are, and experience the true richness that each moment holds.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Kangaroo Fence
A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he could hop high, the zoo officials put up a ten-foot fence. He was out the next morning, just sauntering around the zoo. A twenty-foot fence was put up. Again he go out.
When the fence was forty feet high, a camel in the next enclosure asked the kangaroo, "How high do you think they'll go?"
The kangaroo said, "About a thousand feet, unless somebody locks the gate at night!"
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Positivity
Abundance is everywhere and I am filled to overflowing. I am completely open to receiving all of God's gifts.
If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results.
-- Anthony Robbins
“Laughter is your hearts way of telling your face to smile”
~ D. Green
From the daily motivator
You are
The problems and accomplishments may occupy much of your time and your thinking. Yet the big issue is that you are. You are alive and aware, intelligent and capable, curious and adaptable, with the ability to feel and to experience an endless stream of wonder and wisdom. There are so many implications and possibilities that it is impossible to ever imagine them all.
Yet you do indeed imagine. And whatever you imagine begins to take life when it first forms deep within you.
The world that surrounds you may sometimes appear to be randomly cruel and oppressive. The situations in which you find yourself may seem painful and unbearable.
Step back, though, and consider how truly magnificent is the fact that you are, and that you can know it. Realize that you can find joyful purpose in the darkest corners, and blessed fulfillment in transcending the most difficult challenges.
You are life, you are love, you are kindness and purpose and joy, and the living expression of the best you can imagine. Remember always that you are, and experience the true richness that each moment holds.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Kangaroo Fence
A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he could hop high, the zoo officials put up a ten-foot fence. He was out the next morning, just sauntering around the zoo. A twenty-foot fence was put up. Again he go out.
When the fence was forty feet high, a camel in the next enclosure asked the kangaroo, "How high do you think they'll go?"
The kangaroo said, "About a thousand feet, unless somebody locks the gate at night!"
For more positve thoughts Click Here.
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
Today I can handle whatever comes up, knowing that I am surrounded with positive people and energies.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
-- Anthony Robbins
From the daily motivator
Up to you
It is easy to be miserable. It is just as easy to be happy. Being miserable will nourish and support your ego. Being happy will bring peace and fulfillment to your spirit.
Being miserable can be very dramatic, complicated and sophisticated. It can make you appear quite impressive to other people.
Being happy, on the other hand, is an expression of simplicity and freedom and joy. Chances are, others could be suspicious or resentful.
Once you have chosen to be miserable, it will require a great deal of energy and effort to maintain that state of misery. By contrast, when you choose happiness, that happiness actually brings additional energy and positive passion to your life.
The choice between happiness and misery is one you make in each moment, over and over again, day after day. Whether you're happy or whether you're miserable is completely up to you.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Two Gas Men
Two gas men were out checking meters in a residential neighborhood one day. They parked the truck at the end of the street and worked their way up the street. At the last house, a woman watched from her kitchen window as they checked her meter.
Finally finishing their work, the older man, a supervisor, challenged the younger man, his trainee, to a race back to their truck, wanting to prove that an older man could still beat a younger man.
They raced back to the truck, with the supervisor holding a lead, when they noticed that the woman from the last house was racing up behind them. They stopped until she caught up and asked what was wrong.
As she gasped for breath, she said, "When I saw you two gas men running as hard as you could, I figured I'd better run too!"
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Positivity
Today I can handle whatever comes up, knowing that I am surrounded with positive people and energies.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
-- Anthony Robbins
From the daily motivator
Up to you
It is easy to be miserable. It is just as easy to be happy. Being miserable will nourish and support your ego. Being happy will bring peace and fulfillment to your spirit.
Being miserable can be very dramatic, complicated and sophisticated. It can make you appear quite impressive to other people.
Being happy, on the other hand, is an expression of simplicity and freedom and joy. Chances are, others could be suspicious or resentful.
Once you have chosen to be miserable, it will require a great deal of energy and effort to maintain that state of misery. By contrast, when you choose happiness, that happiness actually brings additional energy and positive passion to your life.
The choice between happiness and misery is one you make in each moment, over and over again, day after day. Whether you're happy or whether you're miserable is completely up to you.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Two Gas Men
Two gas men were out checking meters in a residential neighborhood one day. They parked the truck at the end of the street and worked their way up the street. At the last house, a woman watched from her kitchen window as they checked her meter.
Finally finishing their work, the older man, a supervisor, challenged the younger man, his trainee, to a race back to their truck, wanting to prove that an older man could still beat a younger man.
They raced back to the truck, with the supervisor holding a lead, when they noticed that the woman from the last house was racing up behind them. They stopped until she caught up and asked what was wrong.
As she gasped for breath, she said, "When I saw you two gas men running as hard as you could, I figured I'd better run too!"
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Positive Thoughts Carnival Number 3
Positive Thoughts Carnival
Welcome to the August 26, 2007 edition of The Positive Thoughts Carnival
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
-Wayne Dyer
Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.
-Wayne Dyer
Watch Abundant Prosperity
I present The carpenter posted at Positive thoughts and more
Jason Mangrum presentsThe Money Manifestor
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Help Me David Wann Kenobi; You’re My Only Hope! posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door
Phil B. presents The Right and Wrong Ways to Boost Morale « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity
Raymond David Salas presents The Power of Letting Go posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog
Charles H. Green presents It's a Dog Eat Dog World, Isn't It? posted at Trust Matters
neoauteur presents A Healing of the Heart posted at n E o A u T e U r
Mel Kaye presents Motivational Quotes (1) posted at Attitude, The Ultimate Power
Arin Vahanian presents A Quick Primer on How to Eliminate Fears and Bad Feelings posted at Super State
Alvaro Fernandez presents The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains posted at Brain Fitness Blog
Matt presents 7 Traits of Success Superstars posted at Realigned Living
Craig Harper presents The Parable of the Fat Kid. posted at Motivational Speaker
Ellesse presents Inspirational Stories VII : Lance Armstrong, A Cancer Fighter posted at Goal Setting College
Dianne M. Buxton presents Be Solution Oriented With The Law of Attraction posted at manifestingsuccess
Craig Harper presents Sitting at Life's Train Station. posted at Motivational Speaker
edithyeung presents I Have Confidence posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.
Beverly Keaton Smith presents Acts of Random Kindness posted at Embrace Your Gifts and Soar!
Lisa presents Positive Thought for the day posted at Marketplace Blog
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Positive Thoughts using the white box to the right that says blog carnival positive thoughts click submit an article
Welcome to the August 26, 2007 edition of The Positive Thoughts Carnival
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
-Wayne Dyer
Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.
-Wayne Dyer
Watch Abundant Prosperity
I present The carpenter posted at Positive thoughts and more
Jason Mangrum presentsThe Money Manifestor
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Help Me David Wann Kenobi; You’re My Only Hope! posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door
Phil B. presents The Right and Wrong Ways to Boost Morale « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity
Raymond David Salas presents The Power of Letting Go posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog
Charles H. Green presents It's a Dog Eat Dog World, Isn't It? posted at Trust Matters
neoauteur presents A Healing of the Heart posted at n E o A u T e U r
Mel Kaye presents Motivational Quotes (1) posted at Attitude, The Ultimate Power
Arin Vahanian presents A Quick Primer on How to Eliminate Fears and Bad Feelings posted at Super State
Alvaro Fernandez presents The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains posted at Brain Fitness Blog
Matt presents 7 Traits of Success Superstars posted at Realigned Living
Craig Harper presents The Parable of the Fat Kid. posted at Motivational Speaker
Ellesse presents Inspirational Stories VII : Lance Armstrong, A Cancer Fighter posted at Goal Setting College
Dianne M. Buxton presents Be Solution Oriented With The Law of Attraction posted at manifestingsuccess
Craig Harper presents Sitting at Life's Train Station. posted at Motivational Speaker
edithyeung presents I Have Confidence posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.
Beverly Keaton Smith presents Acts of Random Kindness posted at Embrace Your Gifts and Soar!
Lisa presents Positive Thought for the day posted at Marketplace Blog
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Positive Thoughts using the white box to the right that says blog carnival positive thoughts click submit an article
Friday, August 24, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I have an abundance of happiness in my life.
THE BEST MEDICINE IS ... LAUGHTER!
Really, no joke.
It's the best exercise there is for your facial muscles, belly, heart and circulatory system, immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, digestion. It's the easiest (and most fun!) way to lose weight.
Laughing just 15 minutes a day will reduce your cholesterol, lower your blood pressure, reduce your pain levels, and use up enough calories to shave off 5 pounds a year of extra weight -- all while shaping up your abdominal muscles.
Better yet, you don't even have to try! Statistically, the average American adult already laughs 15 times a day. Children beat us hands-down at 200 times a day. Is this a hint to take yourself a little less seriously?
Here`s something else about laughter
"It has been scientifically proven that your body cannot tell the difference between pretend laughter and spontaneous laughter," writes Dr. Kataria in his book, Laugh for No Reason. "Pretend laughter becomes genuine through eye contact and the contagious nature of laughter."
Mark Twain understood the need for laughter when he wrote: "The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that's laughter. The moment it arises, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place."
If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.
-Mary Pickford
From the daily motivator
Ready and willing
In every experience of disillusionment is the small seed of hope. In every disappointment is the initial stirring of determination. That small tinge of hope, which makes the disillusionment possible, will grow if you let it. From utter despair can come brilliant success.
What sets you back also sets the stage for you to move forward. What appears completely hopeless gives you more reason than ever to hope.
The darkness gives your light a space in which it can be seen, and made use of, and appreciated, and truly valued. The challenges give you fertile territory in which to make a positive difference and a valuable contribution.
No matter what is in your past, you now have the opportunity to create the future of your choice. Everything depends on which way you decide to look, and in which direction you make the commitment to move.
This very moment can be the greatest opportunity you've ever known. When you are ready and willing, the possibilities are yours to follow.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
A minister was completing a Temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world,I'd take it and pour it into the river."
Sermon complete, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, nearly laughing,
"For our closing song,let us sing Hymn#365, "Shall We Gather at the River."
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Positivity
I have an abundance of happiness in my life.
THE BEST MEDICINE IS ... LAUGHTER!
Really, no joke.
It's the best exercise there is for your facial muscles, belly, heart and circulatory system, immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, digestion. It's the easiest (and most fun!) way to lose weight.
Laughing just 15 minutes a day will reduce your cholesterol, lower your blood pressure, reduce your pain levels, and use up enough calories to shave off 5 pounds a year of extra weight -- all while shaping up your abdominal muscles.
Better yet, you don't even have to try! Statistically, the average American adult already laughs 15 times a day. Children beat us hands-down at 200 times a day. Is this a hint to take yourself a little less seriously?
Here`s something else about laughter
"It has been scientifically proven that your body cannot tell the difference between pretend laughter and spontaneous laughter," writes Dr. Kataria in his book, Laugh for No Reason. "Pretend laughter becomes genuine through eye contact and the contagious nature of laughter."
Mark Twain understood the need for laughter when he wrote: "The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that's laughter. The moment it arises, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place."
If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.
-Mary Pickford
From the daily motivator
Ready and willing
In every experience of disillusionment is the small seed of hope. In every disappointment is the initial stirring of determination. That small tinge of hope, which makes the disillusionment possible, will grow if you let it. From utter despair can come brilliant success.
What sets you back also sets the stage for you to move forward. What appears completely hopeless gives you more reason than ever to hope.
The darkness gives your light a space in which it can be seen, and made use of, and appreciated, and truly valued. The challenges give you fertile territory in which to make a positive difference and a valuable contribution.
No matter what is in your past, you now have the opportunity to create the future of your choice. Everything depends on which way you decide to look, and in which direction you make the commitment to move.
This very moment can be the greatest opportunity you've ever known. When you are ready and willing, the possibilities are yours to follow.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
A minister was completing a Temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world,I'd take it and pour it into the river."
Sermon complete, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, nearly laughing,
"For our closing song,let us sing Hymn#365, "Shall We Gather at the River."
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
Happiness is my birthright, I claim it now.
Dance like there's nobody watching Love like you'll never get hurt Sing like there's nobody listening Live like it's heaven on earth And speak from the heart to be heard.
-- William W. Purkey
From the daily motivator
Making it real
What will you make real in your world today? There are so many possibilities. Will you focus so heavily on your fears that you create and empower the very things you fear? Or will you fill yourself with positive visions that your awareness and actions can then bring to life?
The expectations you have carry a great amount of power. So choose today to expect the best you can imagine in every situation.
Your thoughts attract people, objects and circumstances that closely match those thoughts. Be sure to make them peaceful, positive and empowering thoughts, and they'll be faithfully reflected in your world.
The way you see things determines what you see, and what you see determines the substance that your life creates. Make it a meaningful, fulfilling substance.
The reality of this day will come largely from the way you think, feel, learn, respond, observe and act. Choose to make it the best one yet.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
These are actual police officer quotes collected from numerous people stopped for moving traffic violations.
"If you run, you'll only go to jail tired."
"The handcuffs are tight because they're new. They'll stretch out after you wear them awhile"
"So, you don't know how fast you were going. I guess that means I can write anything I want on the ticket, huh?"
"The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or dog?"
"No sir, we don't have quotas anymore. We used to have quotas, but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we want."
"Warning! You want a warning? Okay, I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another ticket."
"Life's tough, it's tougher if you're stupid."
"In God we trust, all others are suspects."
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Positivity
Happiness is my birthright, I claim it now.
Dance like there's nobody watching Love like you'll never get hurt Sing like there's nobody listening Live like it's heaven on earth And speak from the heart to be heard.
-- William W. Purkey
From the daily motivator
Making it real
What will you make real in your world today? There are so many possibilities. Will you focus so heavily on your fears that you create and empower the very things you fear? Or will you fill yourself with positive visions that your awareness and actions can then bring to life?
The expectations you have carry a great amount of power. So choose today to expect the best you can imagine in every situation.
Your thoughts attract people, objects and circumstances that closely match those thoughts. Be sure to make them peaceful, positive and empowering thoughts, and they'll be faithfully reflected in your world.
The way you see things determines what you see, and what you see determines the substance that your life creates. Make it a meaningful, fulfilling substance.
The reality of this day will come largely from the way you think, feel, learn, respond, observe and act. Choose to make it the best one yet.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
These are actual police officer quotes collected from numerous people stopped for moving traffic violations.
"If you run, you'll only go to jail tired."
"The handcuffs are tight because they're new. They'll stretch out after you wear them awhile"
"So, you don't know how fast you were going. I guess that means I can write anything I want on the ticket, huh?"
"The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or dog?"
"No sir, we don't have quotas anymore. We used to have quotas, but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we want."
"Warning! You want a warning? Okay, I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another ticket."
"Life's tough, it's tougher if you're stupid."
"In God we trust, all others are suspects."
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I always concentrate on the good in my life.
We need only remind ourselves that much of what we take for granted today was once considered an impossibility. For it is only after we have pushed past the realm of impossibility that the possible can emerge.
"It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher
Have you ever noticed that the very best way to lift yourself up is by offering a hand up to someone else? What a wonderful paradox that through giving we receive what it is we really, truly need.
From the daily motivator
Pathway to achievement
The best way to figure out how to do something is to do it. Make the commitment to make it happen, and you'll start working your way through the details. Don't get bogged down speculating on how something will come about. Instead, get started on the best approach you have, and follow the path wherever it may lead.
When traveling along a road, you can never see the entire road at once, but that doesn't really matter. What does matter is successfully making your way through the portion of the road that is right in front of you.
Work through the things that are to be done right now, and you'll put yourself in position to handle the things that come along later. Travel down this section of the road, and you'll then be able to travel the next section, and the next.
If you put all your energy into worrying about every little detail of how to reach your goal, you won't ever get started. Instead, put your energy into reminding yourself why you have chosen to go there, and then do whatever it takes along the way.
You'll never know precisely how something is to be done until you actually do it. So go ahead, get started, and discover your own unique pathway to achievement.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
After watching that imbecile on television who claims to know what common household pets are thinking, it was decided that we too, would do the impossible...
Dog "They keep putting the lid down on the big water bowl."
Goldfish "Just because I have a three-second memory, they don't think I'll mind eating the same fish flakes over and over............... Oh boy! Fish flakes!"
Dog "Man, why do they keep rubbing my nose in it? I already KNOW whose it is!"
Goldfish "The knight never comes out of the castle to fight me for dominion over the fish tank. So I must continue patrolling, for I am lord and master!"
Parrot "Tease, tease, tease! But do those greedy clowns ever really give me a cracker? HECK NO!"
Dog "I don't care if you take the jewelry or money, but don't mess with the fridge."
Goldfish "Oh, tap-tap-tap! There's a new one!"
Cat "I wish he would stop kicking me down the stairs."
Dog "The 'pretending to throw a stick' game is getting old, but I seem unable to stop myself from looking for it."
Cat "Why did they put this service bell on my neck if they're not going to answer to it."
Dog "Why is the baby eating my food..."
Hamster "Kill me, this wheel is boring."
Iguana "Oh great, another day of being in this small little cage with my food bowl, my water and these annoying wood chips.
Dog "Man, my dog food looks exactly like my s**t! Well if I'm ever hungry I'll know there's plenty for me in the backyard..."
Dog "I bet if he could do that, he wouldn't be telling me to stop."
Cat "Oh no, he's picking me up to do another 'land on all fours off the balcony' test again."
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Positivity
I always concentrate on the good in my life.
We need only remind ourselves that much of what we take for granted today was once considered an impossibility. For it is only after we have pushed past the realm of impossibility that the possible can emerge.
"It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher
Have you ever noticed that the very best way to lift yourself up is by offering a hand up to someone else? What a wonderful paradox that through giving we receive what it is we really, truly need.
From the daily motivator
Pathway to achievement
The best way to figure out how to do something is to do it. Make the commitment to make it happen, and you'll start working your way through the details. Don't get bogged down speculating on how something will come about. Instead, get started on the best approach you have, and follow the path wherever it may lead.
When traveling along a road, you can never see the entire road at once, but that doesn't really matter. What does matter is successfully making your way through the portion of the road that is right in front of you.
Work through the things that are to be done right now, and you'll put yourself in position to handle the things that come along later. Travel down this section of the road, and you'll then be able to travel the next section, and the next.
If you put all your energy into worrying about every little detail of how to reach your goal, you won't ever get started. Instead, put your energy into reminding yourself why you have chosen to go there, and then do whatever it takes along the way.
You'll never know precisely how something is to be done until you actually do it. So go ahead, get started, and discover your own unique pathway to achievement.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
After watching that imbecile on television who claims to know what common household pets are thinking, it was decided that we too, would do the impossible...
Dog "They keep putting the lid down on the big water bowl."
Goldfish "Just because I have a three-second memory, they don't think I'll mind eating the same fish flakes over and over............... Oh boy! Fish flakes!"
Dog "Man, why do they keep rubbing my nose in it? I already KNOW whose it is!"
Goldfish "The knight never comes out of the castle to fight me for dominion over the fish tank. So I must continue patrolling, for I am lord and master!"
Parrot "Tease, tease, tease! But do those greedy clowns ever really give me a cracker? HECK NO!"
Dog "I don't care if you take the jewelry or money, but don't mess with the fridge."
Goldfish "Oh, tap-tap-tap! There's a new one!"
Cat "I wish he would stop kicking me down the stairs."
Dog "The 'pretending to throw a stick' game is getting old, but I seem unable to stop myself from looking for it."
Cat "Why did they put this service bell on my neck if they're not going to answer to it."
Dog "Why is the baby eating my food..."
Hamster "Kill me, this wheel is boring."
Iguana "Oh great, another day of being in this small little cage with my food bowl, my water and these annoying wood chips.
Dog "Man, my dog food looks exactly like my s**t! Well if I'm ever hungry I'll know there's plenty for me in the backyard..."
Dog "I bet if he could do that, he wouldn't be telling me to stop."
Cat "Oh no, he's picking me up to do another 'land on all fours off the balcony' test again."
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Smile
There's a simple, easy step you can take that will exert a positive, powerful influence in a variety of situations. That simple act is a genuine smile from the heart.
Smile, and not only does it improve your appearance, it improves all of you. Smile, and you cannot avoid being more positive toward life. Smile as you speak, and your voice will be more confident, enthusiastic and convincing. Even when you're talking over the phone and the person at the other end can't see you, a smile adds noticeable value to the conversation. Give a smile to others, and you instantly improve the quality of each encounter. Smile to yourself, and new positive possibilities come clearly into view.
A smile costs you nothing, and yet it can bring so very much. Take a look around, and you'll see that the most successful and fulfilled people are those who smile the most.
Even when you can't think of a reason to smile, smile anyway. Smile, and you'll surely create plenty of good reasons. Have a blessed day~Nanette
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Smile, and not only does it improve your appearance, it improves all of you. Smile, and you cannot avoid being more positive toward life. Smile as you speak, and your voice will be more confident, enthusiastic and convincing. Even when you're talking over the phone and the person at the other end can't see you, a smile adds noticeable value to the conversation. Give a smile to others, and you instantly improve the quality of each encounter. Smile to yourself, and new positive possibilities come clearly into view.
A smile costs you nothing, and yet it can bring so very much. Take a look around, and you'll see that the most successful and fulfilled people are those who smile the most.
Even when you can't think of a reason to smile, smile anyway. Smile, and you'll surely create plenty of good reasons. Have a blessed day~Nanette
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Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
Life is revealing new opportunities to me now.
"There comes a moment when you realize that virtually anything is possible-- that nothing is too good to be true."
--Kobi Yamoda
From the daily motivator
Savor the exquisite joy
What you truly and sincerely love will be attracted by that love. What you seek is also seeking you, for you can provide it with a joyful living expression. What you focus upon becomes real because of the energy you give to it. What you are most thankful for becomes stronger and stronger.
Dive deeply into who you really are, and have the courage to explore your most treasured dreams. Keep yourself connected to those dreams, and they will play out upon the stage of your life.
The world is what you most authentically perceive and know it to be. There is no limit to the beauty and joy with which it can appear.
This very moment is the most profound and powerful experience ever. Because in this moment is the experience of life and its countless possibilities.
Allow yourself to savor the exquisite joy in the very best of those possibilities. Let all the value and goodness that is yours to live, find a home in your life right now.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Things You Wouldn't Know Without Movies
-It is always possible to park directly outside any building you are visiting.
-A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.
-If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.
-Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communication systems of any invading alien civilization.
-It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.
-When a person is knocked unconscious by a blow to the head, they will never suffer a concussion or brain damage.
-No one involved in a car chase, hijacking, explosion, volcanic eruption or alien invasion will ever go into shock.
-Police Departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.
-When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other
-You can always find a chainsaw when you need one.
-Any lock can be picked by a credit card or a paper clip in seconds, unless it''''s the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside.
-An electric fence, powerful enough to kill a dinosaur will cause no lasting damage to an eight-year-old child.
-Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects you personally at that precise moment you turn the television on.
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Positivity
Life is revealing new opportunities to me now.
"There comes a moment when you realize that virtually anything is possible-- that nothing is too good to be true."
--Kobi Yamoda
From the daily motivator
Savor the exquisite joy
What you truly and sincerely love will be attracted by that love. What you seek is also seeking you, for you can provide it with a joyful living expression. What you focus upon becomes real because of the energy you give to it. What you are most thankful for becomes stronger and stronger.
Dive deeply into who you really are, and have the courage to explore your most treasured dreams. Keep yourself connected to those dreams, and they will play out upon the stage of your life.
The world is what you most authentically perceive and know it to be. There is no limit to the beauty and joy with which it can appear.
This very moment is the most profound and powerful experience ever. Because in this moment is the experience of life and its countless possibilities.
Allow yourself to savor the exquisite joy in the very best of those possibilities. Let all the value and goodness that is yours to live, find a home in your life right now.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Things You Wouldn't Know Without Movies
-It is always possible to park directly outside any building you are visiting.
-A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.
-If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.
-Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communication systems of any invading alien civilization.
-It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.
-When a person is knocked unconscious by a blow to the head, they will never suffer a concussion or brain damage.
-No one involved in a car chase, hijacking, explosion, volcanic eruption or alien invasion will ever go into shock.
-Police Departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.
-When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other
-You can always find a chainsaw when you need one.
-Any lock can be picked by a credit card or a paper clip in seconds, unless it''''s the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside.
-An electric fence, powerful enough to kill a dinosaur will cause no lasting damage to an eight-year-old child.
-Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects you personally at that precise moment you turn the television on.
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Monday, August 20, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I feel worthy.
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
-Annie Lennox
From the daily motivator
Get ok
One way to lower your stress level is to get away from it all. Another way is to get ok with it all. Stress becomes more stressful the more you fight against it. Keep in mind, though, that you don't have to fight it.
You can actually choose to welcome and accept whatever is going on. As soon as you do, you put yourself in a position of power and control.
By accepting the stressful situation instead of running away or fighting, you give yourself more positive options. You become able to make use of whatever is going on and to direct it toward a worthwhile purpose.
Accepting the presence of a difficult situation does not mean that you're in favor of it having it continue. It means that you're ready to clearly see and deal with reality.
Instead of making the stress worse by fighting it, step calmly and confidently forward to make the best of it. Choose not to let it get to you, and you'll be able to accomplish so very much more.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Farmer Joe was in his car when he was hit by a truck. He decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?" said the lawyer.
Farmer Joe responded, "Well I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the...." "I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted, "just answer the question." "Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'!"
Farmer Joe said, "Well I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road...." The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question."
By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie."
Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and smacked my truck right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other.
I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans.
Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes.
Then the Patrolman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?"
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Positivity
I feel worthy.
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
-Annie Lennox
From the daily motivator
Get ok
One way to lower your stress level is to get away from it all. Another way is to get ok with it all. Stress becomes more stressful the more you fight against it. Keep in mind, though, that you don't have to fight it.
You can actually choose to welcome and accept whatever is going on. As soon as you do, you put yourself in a position of power and control.
By accepting the stressful situation instead of running away or fighting, you give yourself more positive options. You become able to make use of whatever is going on and to direct it toward a worthwhile purpose.
Accepting the presence of a difficult situation does not mean that you're in favor of it having it continue. It means that you're ready to clearly see and deal with reality.
Instead of making the stress worse by fighting it, step calmly and confidently forward to make the best of it. Choose not to let it get to you, and you'll be able to accomplish so very much more.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Farmer Joe was in his car when he was hit by a truck. He decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?" said the lawyer.
Farmer Joe responded, "Well I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the...." "I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted, "just answer the question." "Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'!"
Farmer Joe said, "Well I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road...." The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question."
By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie."
Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and smacked my truck right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other.
I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans.
Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes.
Then the Patrolman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?"
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
I believe my intentions are possible.
There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.
-Herman Hesse
From the daily motivator
Mystery
There is extraordinary value in knowledge. And there is also much value in what you do not know. For in the unknown, there are possibilities that have no restrictions. When contemplating the unknown, your imagination has no limits.
Though the unknown can be frightening, it can also be magnificently beautiful and inspiring. You can put into it whatever you wish.
In the realm of things you do not know, there is plenty of room for the joy of discovery and the enlightenment of learning. There is ample space to dream, to envision, and to grow.
To act as if you already know everything is to deny yourself all the good things that are yet to be imagined and discovered. Mystery gives life a depth and richness that you would not want to be without.
As each moment passes, make good use of all the things you know. And be thankful that you don't know it all.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Great as humor, bad as ads...
2 female Boston Terrier puppies, 7 wks old, Perfect markings, 555-1234. Leave mess.
Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
A superb and inexpensive restaurant. Fine food expertly served by waitresses in appetizing forms.
Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.
For sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
Four-poster bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique lover.
Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too.
Wanted: 50 girls for stripping machine operators in factory.
Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night.
We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.
For Sale. Three canaries of undermined sex.
For Sale -- Eight puppies from a German Sheppard and an Alaskan Hussy.
Great Dames for sale.
Have several very old dresses from grandmother in beautiful condition.
Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it.
Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
Vacation Special: have your home exterminated.
Mt. Kilimanjaro, the breathtaking backdrop for the Serena Lodge. Swim in the lovely pool while you drink it all in.
Get rid of aunts: Zap does the job in 24 hours.
Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates. Automatically burns toast.
Sheer stockings. Designed for fancy dress, but so serviceable that lots of women wear nothing else.
Stock up and save. Limit: one.
For Rent: 6-room hated apartment.
Man, honest. Will take anything.
Wanted: chambermaid in rectory. Love in, $200 a month. References required.
Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel.
UsedCars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated? Come here first!
Christmans tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.
Wanted: Hair-cutter. Excellent growth potential.
Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.
3-year-old teacher need for pre-school. Experience preferred.
Our experienced Mom will care of your child. Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included.
Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops.
Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, you'll never go anywhere again.
Illiterate? Write today for free help.
Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.
Wanted. Widower with school-age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
And now, the Superstore--unequaled in size, unmatched in variety, unrivaled inconvenience.
We will oil your sewing machine and adjust tension in your home for $1.00.
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Positivity
I believe my intentions are possible.
There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.
-Herman Hesse
From the daily motivator
Mystery
There is extraordinary value in knowledge. And there is also much value in what you do not know. For in the unknown, there are possibilities that have no restrictions. When contemplating the unknown, your imagination has no limits.
Though the unknown can be frightening, it can also be magnificently beautiful and inspiring. You can put into it whatever you wish.
In the realm of things you do not know, there is plenty of room for the joy of discovery and the enlightenment of learning. There is ample space to dream, to envision, and to grow.
To act as if you already know everything is to deny yourself all the good things that are yet to be imagined and discovered. Mystery gives life a depth and richness that you would not want to be without.
As each moment passes, make good use of all the things you know. And be thankful that you don't know it all.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Great as humor, bad as ads...
2 female Boston Terrier puppies, 7 wks old, Perfect markings, 555-1234. Leave mess.
Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
A superb and inexpensive restaurant. Fine food expertly served by waitresses in appetizing forms.
Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.
For sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
Four-poster bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique lover.
Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too.
Wanted: 50 girls for stripping machine operators in factory.
Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night.
We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.
For Sale. Three canaries of undermined sex.
For Sale -- Eight puppies from a German Sheppard and an Alaskan Hussy.
Great Dames for sale.
Have several very old dresses from grandmother in beautiful condition.
Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it.
Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
Vacation Special: have your home exterminated.
Mt. Kilimanjaro, the breathtaking backdrop for the Serena Lodge. Swim in the lovely pool while you drink it all in.
Get rid of aunts: Zap does the job in 24 hours.
Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates. Automatically burns toast.
Sheer stockings. Designed for fancy dress, but so serviceable that lots of women wear nothing else.
Stock up and save. Limit: one.
For Rent: 6-room hated apartment.
Man, honest. Will take anything.
Wanted: chambermaid in rectory. Love in, $200 a month. References required.
Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel.
UsedCars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated? Come here first!
Christmans tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.
Wanted: Hair-cutter. Excellent growth potential.
Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.
3-year-old teacher need for pre-school. Experience preferred.
Our experienced Mom will care of your child. Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included.
Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops.
Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, you'll never go anywhere again.
Illiterate? Write today for free help.
Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.
Wanted. Widower with school-age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
And now, the Superstore--unequaled in size, unmatched in variety, unrivaled inconvenience.
We will oil your sewing machine and adjust tension in your home for $1.00.
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Positive Thoughts Carnival Number 2
Welcome to the August 19, 2007 edition of The Positive Thoughts Carnival
I present The Pinnacle posted at Positive thoughts and more
Lisa presents Following Your Dreams By Robert Britt, Albright College, Class of 2004 posted at Marketplace Blog
Jason Mangrum presentsThe Money Manifestor Jason Mangrum writes
Do you need more money in your life right now?
Could you use some extra cash to pay your bills?
Would you like to learn about a revolutionary new formula to bring more money into your life without having to pay a dime for it?
Welcome to The Money Manifestor – a free web site designed with one purpose - to teach you a special technique for manifesting money into your life right now.
By now you’re either skeptical, curious or both. That’s perfectly ok. I’m here to present to you a formula I discovered utilizing a process of magnetization and the principle of incremental improvement. Using this technique, you’re going to experience your innate ability to manifest money, whenever you want.
First, let me tell you my core motivation for building this web site. I want you to know right upfront so you’ll see my purpose for creating this formula and presenting it to you.
Right now, as I type these words I am developing a formula for manifesting money using ancient techniques, Universal Laws and modern scientific methods for achieving goals.
I’ve learned over the years that the best way to help yourself is to help others. By developing this web site, I’m using it to master my own ability to manifest money and showing others exactly how to do it themselves. By releasing this web site into the public I’m activating the Law of Abundance to work for everyone.
The Law of Abundance states that the world and even the fundamental nature of the entire Universe is pure, unlimited abundance. When we realize this and shift our perspective to see amazing abundance in everything from countless stars in the sky to the endless blades of grass on Earth, we open our mind to the understanding that by nature, all things are overflowing with abundance.
It is only when our perspective focuses on lack of abundance that we begin to create beliefs of limitations, control, fear, jealousy and even hate. This has lead to wars, street violence, poverty, theft, and the desire to have power over others.
to read the rest go to The Money Manifestor
Susan Velez presents The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires posted at The Secret To Life
Edith Yeung presents I Have Confidence posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents The Millionaire Mommy Next Door Recipe for Success, Wealth & Happiness posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door
Alvin presents Is Your Personal Power Leaking? posted at Life Coaches Blog Alvin wrote Stop. Before you continue reading, you must answer these 2 questions to get the most out of this post:
1) Who is someone you admire? What is it about him/her that you admire the most?
2) Who is someone you hate? What is it about him/her that you hate the most?
Think about your answers and you might learn something important about yourself.
Done? I’m going to suggest something crazy. I’m going to suggest that what you admire about this person is something you admire about yourself, and what you hate about the other person is something you hate about yourself.
You Are Who You Think You’re Not Psychological projection is a defense mechanism in which one attributes to others one’s own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts and emotions, which can include both positive and negative qualities.
Why do we do this?
Generally we project negative qualities because we don’t want to take responsibility for them; there’s no way I could have thought that, it must be all his doing. We project positive qualities because we don’t want to take ownership of them; I can’t be that talented but I know she definitely is.
Generally we project negative qualities because we don’t want to take responsibility for them; there’s no way I could have thought that, it must be all his doing. We project positive qualities because we don’t want to take ownership of them; I can’t be that talented but I know she definitely is.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
~Marianne Williamson
to read the rest go to Is Your Personal Power Leaking?
Dianne M. Buxton presents 7 Highly Effective Habits for Stress Releasing posted at manifestingsuccess
Dave Mess presents Why Immersion is the Essential Factor to Any Success Model posted at The Resourceful Mind
Phil presents 13 Steps to be Productive « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Positive Thoughts using the white box to the right that says blog carnival positive thoughts click submit an article
I present The Pinnacle posted at Positive thoughts and more
Lisa presents Following Your Dreams By Robert Britt, Albright College, Class of 2004 posted at Marketplace Blog
Jason Mangrum presentsThe Money Manifestor Jason Mangrum writes
Do you need more money in your life right now?
Could you use some extra cash to pay your bills?
Would you like to learn about a revolutionary new formula to bring more money into your life without having to pay a dime for it?
Welcome to The Money Manifestor – a free web site designed with one purpose - to teach you a special technique for manifesting money into your life right now.
By now you’re either skeptical, curious or both. That’s perfectly ok. I’m here to present to you a formula I discovered utilizing a process of magnetization and the principle of incremental improvement. Using this technique, you’re going to experience your innate ability to manifest money, whenever you want.
First, let me tell you my core motivation for building this web site. I want you to know right upfront so you’ll see my purpose for creating this formula and presenting it to you.
Right now, as I type these words I am developing a formula for manifesting money using ancient techniques, Universal Laws and modern scientific methods for achieving goals.
I’ve learned over the years that the best way to help yourself is to help others. By developing this web site, I’m using it to master my own ability to manifest money and showing others exactly how to do it themselves. By releasing this web site into the public I’m activating the Law of Abundance to work for everyone.
The Law of Abundance states that the world and even the fundamental nature of the entire Universe is pure, unlimited abundance. When we realize this and shift our perspective to see amazing abundance in everything from countless stars in the sky to the endless blades of grass on Earth, we open our mind to the understanding that by nature, all things are overflowing with abundance.
It is only when our perspective focuses on lack of abundance that we begin to create beliefs of limitations, control, fear, jealousy and even hate. This has lead to wars, street violence, poverty, theft, and the desire to have power over others.
to read the rest go to The Money Manifestor
Susan Velez presents The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires posted at The Secret To Life
Edith Yeung presents I Have Confidence posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents The Millionaire Mommy Next Door Recipe for Success, Wealth & Happiness posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door
Alvin presents Is Your Personal Power Leaking? posted at Life Coaches Blog Alvin wrote Stop. Before you continue reading, you must answer these 2 questions to get the most out of this post:
1) Who is someone you admire? What is it about him/her that you admire the most?
2) Who is someone you hate? What is it about him/her that you hate the most?
Think about your answers and you might learn something important about yourself.
Done? I’m going to suggest something crazy. I’m going to suggest that what you admire about this person is something you admire about yourself, and what you hate about the other person is something you hate about yourself.
You Are Who You Think You’re Not Psychological projection is a defense mechanism in which one attributes to others one’s own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts and emotions, which can include both positive and negative qualities.
Why do we do this?
Generally we project negative qualities because we don’t want to take responsibility for them; there’s no way I could have thought that, it must be all his doing. We project positive qualities because we don’t want to take ownership of them; I can’t be that talented but I know she definitely is.
Generally we project negative qualities because we don’t want to take responsibility for them; there’s no way I could have thought that, it must be all his doing. We project positive qualities because we don’t want to take ownership of them; I can’t be that talented but I know she definitely is.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
~Marianne Williamson
to read the rest go to Is Your Personal Power Leaking?
Dianne M. Buxton presents 7 Highly Effective Habits for Stress Releasing posted at manifestingsuccess
Dave Mess presents Why Immersion is the Essential Factor to Any Success Model posted at The Resourceful Mind
Phil presents 13 Steps to be Productive « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Positive Thoughts using the white box to the right that says blog carnival positive thoughts click submit an article
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
Today, I focus only on what -I- want.
"Get your eyes, words, and thoughts OFF of what-is, and put them purely on what you now want. The more you think and speak of what you want, the faster what you want will be yours."
-Anonymous
Keep knocking, and the joy inside will eventually open a window and look out to see who's there.
-Rumi
From the daily motivator
The whole of life
Everything has an influence on everything else. All the seemingly separate aspects of life are tightly intertwined. When setting priorities and making choices, consider the whole of life. Attempting to play off one thing against another will never work for very long.
When you shortchange one part of your life, other things suffer. When you work to add value somewhere in your world, that value is reflected in other places too.
Eventually, the good, sincere, authentic things you do will exhibit their influence throughout your world. There's a way to live through each experience that will enhance and improve all the other experiences.
Think of your decisions not as discreet events, but rather as interrelated expressions of who you truly are. Realize that each action has an influence that spreads far beyond its original context.
Live as though the universe is connected to itself in ways that you cannot begin to imagine. Know that what you do is not just for here and now, that it contributes everywhere and always to the whole of life.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Duck Hunt
TWO DUCK HUNTERS FROM WISCONSIN: ABSOLUTELY A TRUE STORY HEARD ON A WISCONSIN RADIO STATION REPORTING ON THE INCIDENT.
A guy buys a new Lincoln Navigator for $42,500.00 (with monthly payments of $560.00).
He and a friend go duck hunting in upper Wisconsin It's mid-winter; and of course all of the lakes are frozen. These two guysgo out on the ice with their GUNS, a DOG, and of course the new NAVIGATOR.
They decide they want to make a natural-looking open water for the ducks to focus on, something for the decoys to float in.
Now making a hole in the ice large enough to invite a passing duck, is going to take a little more power than the average drill auger can produce. So,out of the back of the new Navigator comes a stick of dynamite with a short 40 second-fuse. Now our two Rocket Scientists, afraid they might slip on theice while trying to run away after lighting the fuse (and becoming toast, along with the Navigator), decide on the following course of action:They light the 40 second fuse; then, with a mighty thrust, they throw the stick of dynamite as far away as possible.
Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the NAVIGATOR, the GUNS, and the DOG...???Let's talk about the dog: A highly trained Black Lab used for RETRIEVING; especially things thrown by the owner. You guessed it: The dog takes off across the ice at a high rate of speed and grabs the stick of dynamite, with the burning 40-second fuse, just as it hits the ice.
The two men swallow, blink, start waving their arms and, with veins in their necks swelling to resemble stalks of rhubarb scream and holler at the dog to stop. The dog, now apparently cheered on by his Master, keeps coming. One hunter panics, grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is loadedwith #8 bird shot, hardly big enough to stop a Black Lab.
The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, then continues on. Another shot, and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and ofcourse terrified, thinks these two geniuses have gone insane. The dog takes off to find cover, UNDER the brand new Navigator.
The men continue to scream as they run. The red hot exhaust pipe on the truck touches the dog's rear end, he yelps, drops the dynamite under the truck and takes off after his master.
Then " BOOOOOOOOM.... The truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake, leaving the two idiots standing there with "I can't believethis just happened" looks on their faces.
The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is NOT COVERED by the policy. And he still had yet to make thefirst of those $560.00 a month payments.
The dog is okay. . .doing fine.
And you thought Rednecks only live in the South.........
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Positivity
Today, I focus only on what -I- want.
"Get your eyes, words, and thoughts OFF of what-is, and put them purely on what you now want. The more you think and speak of what you want, the faster what you want will be yours."
-Anonymous
Keep knocking, and the joy inside will eventually open a window and look out to see who's there.
-Rumi
From the daily motivator
The whole of life
Everything has an influence on everything else. All the seemingly separate aspects of life are tightly intertwined. When setting priorities and making choices, consider the whole of life. Attempting to play off one thing against another will never work for very long.
When you shortchange one part of your life, other things suffer. When you work to add value somewhere in your world, that value is reflected in other places too.
Eventually, the good, sincere, authentic things you do will exhibit their influence throughout your world. There's a way to live through each experience that will enhance and improve all the other experiences.
Think of your decisions not as discreet events, but rather as interrelated expressions of who you truly are. Realize that each action has an influence that spreads far beyond its original context.
Live as though the universe is connected to itself in ways that you cannot begin to imagine. Know that what you do is not just for here and now, that it contributes everywhere and always to the whole of life.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Duck Hunt
TWO DUCK HUNTERS FROM WISCONSIN: ABSOLUTELY A TRUE STORY HEARD ON A WISCONSIN RADIO STATION REPORTING ON THE INCIDENT.
A guy buys a new Lincoln Navigator for $42,500.00 (with monthly payments of $560.00).
He and a friend go duck hunting in upper Wisconsin It's mid-winter; and of course all of the lakes are frozen. These two guysgo out on the ice with their GUNS, a DOG, and of course the new NAVIGATOR.
They decide they want to make a natural-looking open water for the ducks to focus on, something for the decoys to float in.
Now making a hole in the ice large enough to invite a passing duck, is going to take a little more power than the average drill auger can produce. So,out of the back of the new Navigator comes a stick of dynamite with a short 40 second-fuse. Now our two Rocket Scientists, afraid they might slip on theice while trying to run away after lighting the fuse (and becoming toast, along with the Navigator), decide on the following course of action:They light the 40 second fuse; then, with a mighty thrust, they throw the stick of dynamite as far away as possible.
Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the NAVIGATOR, the GUNS, and the DOG...???Let's talk about the dog: A highly trained Black Lab used for RETRIEVING; especially things thrown by the owner. You guessed it: The dog takes off across the ice at a high rate of speed and grabs the stick of dynamite, with the burning 40-second fuse, just as it hits the ice.
The two men swallow, blink, start waving their arms and, with veins in their necks swelling to resemble stalks of rhubarb scream and holler at the dog to stop. The dog, now apparently cheered on by his Master, keeps coming. One hunter panics, grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is loadedwith #8 bird shot, hardly big enough to stop a Black Lab.
The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, then continues on. Another shot, and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and ofcourse terrified, thinks these two geniuses have gone insane. The dog takes off to find cover, UNDER the brand new Navigator.
The men continue to scream as they run. The red hot exhaust pipe on the truck touches the dog's rear end, he yelps, drops the dynamite under the truck and takes off after his master.
Then " BOOOOOOOOM.... The truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake, leaving the two idiots standing there with "I can't believethis just happened" looks on their faces.
The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is NOT COVERED by the policy. And he still had yet to make thefirst of those $560.00 a month payments.
The dog is okay. . .doing fine.
And you thought Rednecks only live in the South.........
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Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
When I feel good about myself, I automatically attract people, situations, and opportunities that confirm how I feel and to experience even more of it.
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out, the trick is finding it!
Quote from 'Billy Elliot'
'A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts'
James T. Allen, from the book 'As a Man Thinketh'
"Success means successful living. When you are peaceful, happy, joyous, and doing what you love to do, you are successful."
Dr. Joseph MurphyThe Power of the Subconscious Mind
From the daily motivator
Learn to love
Learn to love the challenges, and you will grow stronger. Learn to love putting forth effort, and you'll find yourself becoming more capable and effective. Learn to love making a positive contribution, and your life will grow richer. Learn to love being around people who are different than you, and you'll gain many valuable new perspectives.
Learn to love discovering what you do not know, and your knowledge will greatly expand. Learn to love truly listening, and your wisdom will increase.
Learn to love giving, and your life will be blessed. Learn to love being thankful, and you'll know real abundance.
Learn to love the ordinary moments, and you'll find each day filled with warm golden treasures. Learn to love simply being, and you'll rise to a whole new level of awareness.
Learn to love something about each day, and your days will bring rich fulfillment. Learn to love, and you'll know how to live.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Leopard vs. Poodle
A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her poodle along for company.
One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a hungry-looking leopard heading rapidly in his direction.
The poodle thinks, "Oh, oh!" Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", says the leopard, "That was close! That poodle nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back so you can watch me chew that poodle to bits!"
Now, the poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?", but instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and waits until they get just close enough to hear.
"Where's that monkey?" the poodle says, "I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"
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Positivity
When I feel good about myself, I automatically attract people, situations, and opportunities that confirm how I feel and to experience even more of it.
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out, the trick is finding it!
Quote from 'Billy Elliot'
'A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts'
James T. Allen, from the book 'As a Man Thinketh'
"Success means successful living. When you are peaceful, happy, joyous, and doing what you love to do, you are successful."
Dr. Joseph MurphyThe Power of the Subconscious Mind
From the daily motivator
Learn to love
Learn to love the challenges, and you will grow stronger. Learn to love putting forth effort, and you'll find yourself becoming more capable and effective. Learn to love making a positive contribution, and your life will grow richer. Learn to love being around people who are different than you, and you'll gain many valuable new perspectives.
Learn to love discovering what you do not know, and your knowledge will greatly expand. Learn to love truly listening, and your wisdom will increase.
Learn to love giving, and your life will be blessed. Learn to love being thankful, and you'll know real abundance.
Learn to love the ordinary moments, and you'll find each day filled with warm golden treasures. Learn to love simply being, and you'll rise to a whole new level of awareness.
Learn to love something about each day, and your days will bring rich fulfillment. Learn to love, and you'll know how to live.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
Leopard vs. Poodle
A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her poodle along for company.
One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a hungry-looking leopard heading rapidly in his direction.
The poodle thinks, "Oh, oh!" Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", says the leopard, "That was close! That poodle nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back so you can watch me chew that poodle to bits!"
Now, the poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?", but instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and waits until they get just close enough to hear.
"Where's that monkey?" the poodle says, "I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
When I choose to feel thin, I automatically attract people, situations, and opportunities to become even thinner more easily.
"When it comes to creating wealth, wealth is a mindset. It's all about how you think."
-David Schirmer
From the daily motivator
One little corner
There's one little corner of your life where you can make an improvement today. Take the opportunity to do so. There's one little corner of the world where you can make a difference right now. Go ahead and be the person to make that difference.
One little corner may not seem like much. One little corner may not appear to be worth the trouble.
Yet when you get things working well in that one little corner, something wonderful happens. You discover how delightful, inspiring, fulfilling and compelling the experience of achievement can be.
And then you start looking for other little corners where you can work the same magic. One little corner after another, you begin to have a major positive impact.
To achieve great things requires no great effort, just a modest effort repeated again and again. Start right now by improving one little corner, and you're on your way to change the world.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
People in the airline industry aren't all serious...
1. On a Continental Flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude And will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."
2. Heard on a Southwest Airline flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if You can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."
3. On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."
4. "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane"
5. "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
6. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, alone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
7. After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as heck everything has shifted."
8. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard Southwest flight 245 to Tampa. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised."
9. "In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite."
10. Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
11. "Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."
12. "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
13. And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Delta Airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
14. Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was Quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."
15. Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the flight attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
16. Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
17. An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no,Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or Were we shot down?"
18. After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the attendant came on the horn, " Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."
19. Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we Hope you'll think of US Airways."
20. A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude the Captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to flight number 293, non-stop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD! Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I Scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" A passenger in Coach yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!"
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Positivity
When I choose to feel thin, I automatically attract people, situations, and opportunities to become even thinner more easily.
"When it comes to creating wealth, wealth is a mindset. It's all about how you think."
-David Schirmer
From the daily motivator
One little corner
There's one little corner of your life where you can make an improvement today. Take the opportunity to do so. There's one little corner of the world where you can make a difference right now. Go ahead and be the person to make that difference.
One little corner may not seem like much. One little corner may not appear to be worth the trouble.
Yet when you get things working well in that one little corner, something wonderful happens. You discover how delightful, inspiring, fulfilling and compelling the experience of achievement can be.
And then you start looking for other little corners where you can work the same magic. One little corner after another, you begin to have a major positive impact.
To achieve great things requires no great effort, just a modest effort repeated again and again. Start right now by improving one little corner, and you're on your way to change the world.
-- Ralph Marston
Joke
People in the airline industry aren't all serious...
1. On a Continental Flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude And will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."
2. Heard on a Southwest Airline flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if You can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."
3. On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."
4. "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane"
5. "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
6. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, alone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
7. After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as heck everything has shifted."
8. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard Southwest flight 245 to Tampa. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised."
9. "In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite."
10. Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
11. "Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."
12. "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
13. And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Delta Airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
14. Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was Quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."
15. Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the flight attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
16. Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
17. An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no,Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or Were we shot down?"
18. After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the attendant came on the horn, " Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."
19. Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we Hope you'll think of US Airways."
20. A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude the Captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to flight number 293, non-stop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD! Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I Scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" A passenger in Coach yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!"
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Positive Thought for the day
I will be trying to put Postivities on daily. A lot of self help authors say to repeat Postivities daily and put them in the present as if it is already a reality not in the future because the subconsious mind will keep what your working toward in the future. So I will be posting Postivities that you can repeat daily
Positivity
When I feel worthy, I automatically attract people, situations, and opportunities to experience receiving *gifts* (in the form of cash or other tangible items, favors, help, support, etc.).
"See yourself living in abundance and you will attract it. It works every time, with every person."
-Bob Proctor
From the daily motivator
Life itself
Appreciate beauty, and suddenly you are the beauty. Experience joy, and you become the joy. There are times in your past that can bring a smile to your face whenever you recall them. Though those particular circumstances have long passed, the joy from them is still with you.
That joy continues to live within you. It is a part of who you are.
Because you are who you are, joy is able to experience itself again and again. Beauty is able to know how wonderfully beautiful it is.
Through your life, love is able to feel its presence. Truth is able to know that it is so.
You are life itself. And in this moment, the magnificent possibilities beckon.
-- Ralph Marston
Received this in my email today and thought it was cute so decided to share it with all of my friends here. Enjoy!!
~~~~~
Verily I say unto ye..........
Money
It can buy a house But not a home
It can buy a clock But not time
It can buy you a position But not respect
It can buy you a bed But not sleep
It can buy you a book But not knowledge
It can buy you medicine But not health
It can buy you blood But not life
So you see money isn't everything
And it often causes pain and suffering
I tell you this because I am your friend
And as your friend I want to take away your pain and suffering
So send me all your money
And I will suffer for you
A-M-E-N
PS: Cash only please!
I HOPE THIS MADE YOU SMILE!!! LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE!
MONEY CAN'T BUY GOOFY E-MAILS, EITHER!! They come from your crazy friends!
Joke
Inspiring Music
A minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building.
Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play. "Here's a copy of the service," he said impatiently. "But you'll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances."
During the service, the minister paused and said, "Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected, and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up."
At that moment, the substitute organist played, "The Star Spangled Banner."
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Positivity
When I feel worthy, I automatically attract people, situations, and opportunities to experience receiving *gifts* (in the form of cash or other tangible items, favors, help, support, etc.).
"See yourself living in abundance and you will attract it. It works every time, with every person."
-Bob Proctor
From the daily motivator
Life itself
Appreciate beauty, and suddenly you are the beauty. Experience joy, and you become the joy. There are times in your past that can bring a smile to your face whenever you recall them. Though those particular circumstances have long passed, the joy from them is still with you.
That joy continues to live within you. It is a part of who you are.
Because you are who you are, joy is able to experience itself again and again. Beauty is able to know how wonderfully beautiful it is.
Through your life, love is able to feel its presence. Truth is able to know that it is so.
You are life itself. And in this moment, the magnificent possibilities beckon.
-- Ralph Marston
Received this in my email today and thought it was cute so decided to share it with all of my friends here. Enjoy!!
~~~~~
Verily I say unto ye..........
Money
It can buy a house But not a home
It can buy a clock But not time
It can buy you a position But not respect
It can buy you a bed But not sleep
It can buy you a book But not knowledge
It can buy you medicine But not health
It can buy you blood But not life
So you see money isn't everything
And it often causes pain and suffering
I tell you this because I am your friend
And as your friend I want to take away your pain and suffering
So send me all your money
And I will suffer for you
A-M-E-N
PS: Cash only please!
I HOPE THIS MADE YOU SMILE!!! LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE!
MONEY CAN'T BUY GOOFY E-MAILS, EITHER!! They come from your crazy friends!
Joke
Inspiring Music
A minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building.
Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play. "Here's a copy of the service," he said impatiently. "But you'll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances."
During the service, the minister paused and said, "Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected, and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up."
At that moment, the substitute organist played, "The Star Spangled Banner."
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The Race
Quit, Give up! You're beaten! They shout at me and plead.
There's just too much against you now, this time you can't succeed.
And as I start to hang my head in front of failure's face, My downward fall is broken by the memory of a race.
And hope fills my weakened will, as I recall that scene For just the thought of that short race rejuvenates my being.
A children's race -- young boys, young girls. How I remember so well.
They all lined up so full of hope; each thought to win that race, Or tie for first, or if not that, at least tie for second place.
And every parent watched, cheering for their daughters and their sons, And every kid hoped to show their mom and dad, that they would be the one.
The whistle blew and off they went, young hearts and hopes afire. To win and be the hero was each kid's desire.
And one boy in particular whose dad was in the crowd, Was running near the lead and thought, my dad will be so proud.
But as they speeded down the field, across a shallow dip, The little boy who thought to win, lost his step and slipped.
And trying hard to catch himself, his hands flew out to brace, Mid the laughter of the crowd he fell right upon his face.
So down he fell and with him hope, he couldn't win it now, Embarrassed, sad, if he could only disappear somehow.
But as he fell his dad stood up and showed his anxious face, Which to the boy so clearly said, "Get up and win the race."
He quickly rose, no damage done, behind a bit, that's all, And ran with all his mind and might to make up for his fall.
So anxious to restore himself -- to catch up and to win, His mind went faster than his legs -- and he slipped and fell again.
He wished that he had quit before with only one disgrace, "Im hopeless as a runner now, I shouldn't try to race."
But in the laughing crowd, he searched and found his father's face, That steady look which said again, "Get up and win the race."
So up he jumped to try again, ten yards behind the last. "If I'm going to gain those yards," he thought, "I've got to move real fast."
Exerting everything he had, he regained eight or ten, But trying so hard to catch the lead he slipped and fell again.
Defeat! He lay there silently, a tear dropped from his eye. "There's no sense running any more. Three strikes, I'm out. Why should I even try?
The will to rise had disappeared, all hope had fled away. So far behind, so error prone, a loser all the way.
"I've lost, so what's the use?" he thought, "I'll live with my disgrace." But then he thought about his dad whom soon he'd have to face.
Get up, an echo sounded, get up and take your place. You were not meant for failure here, Get up and win the race.
With borrowed will, Get up, it said, You haven't lost at all. For winning is no more than this: To rise each time you fall.
So up he rose to run once more, and with a new commit, He resolved that win or lose at least he wouldn't quit.
So far behind the others now, the most he'd ever been. Still he gave it all he had and ran as though to win.
Three times he'd fallen, stumbling: Three time he rose again. Too far behind to hope to win, he still ran his best to the end.
They cheered the winning runner as she crossed the line in first place. Head high and proud, and happy, no falling, no disgrace
But when the fallen youngster crossed the line in last place, The crowd gave him the greatest cheer for just finishing the race.
And even though he came in last with head bowed low, unproud, You would have thought he'd won the race to listen to the crowd.
And to his dad he sadly said, "I didn't do so well." "To me, you won," his father said, "You rose each time you fell."
And now when things seem dark and hard and difficult to face, The memory of that little boy should help us all in our race.
For life is like that race with ups and down and all, And all you have to do to win, is rise each time you fall.
"Quit, give up, you're beaten," they will always shout in your face. But another voice within you will say, "Get up and win the race."
-- Author Unknown
There's just too much against you now, this time you can't succeed.
And as I start to hang my head in front of failure's face, My downward fall is broken by the memory of a race.
And hope fills my weakened will, as I recall that scene For just the thought of that short race rejuvenates my being.
A children's race -- young boys, young girls. How I remember so well.
They all lined up so full of hope; each thought to win that race, Or tie for first, or if not that, at least tie for second place.
And every parent watched, cheering for their daughters and their sons, And every kid hoped to show their mom and dad, that they would be the one.
The whistle blew and off they went, young hearts and hopes afire. To win and be the hero was each kid's desire.
And one boy in particular whose dad was in the crowd, Was running near the lead and thought, my dad will be so proud.
But as they speeded down the field, across a shallow dip, The little boy who thought to win, lost his step and slipped.
And trying hard to catch himself, his hands flew out to brace, Mid the laughter of the crowd he fell right upon his face.
So down he fell and with him hope, he couldn't win it now, Embarrassed, sad, if he could only disappear somehow.
But as he fell his dad stood up and showed his anxious face, Which to the boy so clearly said, "Get up and win the race."
He quickly rose, no damage done, behind a bit, that's all, And ran with all his mind and might to make up for his fall.
So anxious to restore himself -- to catch up and to win, His mind went faster than his legs -- and he slipped and fell again.
He wished that he had quit before with only one disgrace, "Im hopeless as a runner now, I shouldn't try to race."
But in the laughing crowd, he searched and found his father's face, That steady look which said again, "Get up and win the race."
So up he jumped to try again, ten yards behind the last. "If I'm going to gain those yards," he thought, "I've got to move real fast."
Exerting everything he had, he regained eight or ten, But trying so hard to catch the lead he slipped and fell again.
Defeat! He lay there silently, a tear dropped from his eye. "There's no sense running any more. Three strikes, I'm out. Why should I even try?
The will to rise had disappeared, all hope had fled away. So far behind, so error prone, a loser all the way.
"I've lost, so what's the use?" he thought, "I'll live with my disgrace." But then he thought about his dad whom soon he'd have to face.
Get up, an echo sounded, get up and take your place. You were not meant for failure here, Get up and win the race.
With borrowed will, Get up, it said, You haven't lost at all. For winning is no more than this: To rise each time you fall.
So up he rose to run once more, and with a new commit, He resolved that win or lose at least he wouldn't quit.
So far behind the others now, the most he'd ever been. Still he gave it all he had and ran as though to win.
Three times he'd fallen, stumbling: Three time he rose again. Too far behind to hope to win, he still ran his best to the end.
They cheered the winning runner as she crossed the line in first place. Head high and proud, and happy, no falling, no disgrace
But when the fallen youngster crossed the line in last place, The crowd gave him the greatest cheer for just finishing the race.
And even though he came in last with head bowed low, unproud, You would have thought he'd won the race to listen to the crowd.
And to his dad he sadly said, "I didn't do so well." "To me, you won," his father said, "You rose each time you fell."
And now when things seem dark and hard and difficult to face, The memory of that little boy should help us all in our race.
For life is like that race with ups and down and all, And all you have to do to win, is rise each time you fall.
"Quit, give up, you're beaten," they will always shout in your face. But another voice within you will say, "Get up and win the race."
-- Author Unknown
The Wallet
As I walked home one freezing day, I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some identification so I could call the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a crumpled letter that looked as if it had been in there for years.
The envelope was worn and the only thing that was legible on it was the return address. I started to open the letter, hoping to find some clue. Then I saw the dateline--1924. The letter had been written almost sixty years ago.
It was written in a beautiful feminine handwriting on powder blue stationery with a little flower in the left-hand corner. It was a "Dear John" letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she wrote that she would always love him.
It was signed, Hannah.
It was a beautiful letter, but there was no way except for the name Michael, that the owner could be identified. Maybe if I called information, the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope.
"Operator," I began, "this is an unusual request. I'm trying to find the owner of a wallet that I found. Is there anyway you can tell me if there is a phone number for an address that was on an envelope in the wallet?"
She suggested I speak with her supervisor, who hesitated for a moment then said, "Well, there is a phone listing at that address, but I can't give you the number." She said, as a courtesy, she would call that number, explain my story and would ask them if they wanted her to connect me. I waited a few minutes and then she was back on the line. "I have a party who will speak with you."
I asked the woman on the other end of the line if she knew anyone by the name of Hannah. She gasped, "Oh! We bought this house from a family who had a daughter named Hannah. But that was 30 years ago!"
"Would you know where that family could be located now?" I asked.
"I remember that Hannah had to place her mother in a nursing home some years ago," the woman said. "Maybe if you got in touch with them they might be able to track down the daughter."
She gave me the name of the nursing home and I called the number. They told me the old lady had passed away some years ago but they did have a phone number for where they thought the daughter might be living.
I thanked them and phoned. The woman who answered explained that Hannah herself was now living in a nursing home.
This whole thing was stupid, I thought to myself. Why was I making such a big deal over finding the owner of a wallet that had only three dollars and a letter that was almost 60 years old?
Nevertheless, I called the nursing home in which Hannah was supposed to be living and the man who answered the phone told me, "Yes, Hannah is staying with us."
Even though it was already 10 p.m., I asked if I could come by to see her. "Well," he said hesitatingly, "if you want to take a chance, she might be in the day room watching television."
I thanked him and drove over to the nursing home. The night nurse and a guard greeted me at the door. We went up to the third floor of the large building. In the day room, the nurse introduced me to Hannah.
She was a sweet, silver-haired old timer with a warm smile and a twinkle in her eye.
I told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. The second she saw the powder blue envelope with that little flower on the left, she took a deep breath and said, "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever had with Michael."
She looked away for a moment deep in thought and then said Softly, "I loved him very much. But I was only 16 at the time and my mother felt I was too young. Oh, he was so handsome. He looked like Sean Connery, the actor."
"Yes," she continued. "Michael Goldstein was a wonderful person. If you should find him, tell him I think of him often. And," she hesitated for a moment, almost biting her lip, "tell him I still love him. You know," she said smiling as tears began to well up in her eyes, "I never did marry. I guess no one ever matched up to Michael..."
I thanked Hannah and said good-bye. I took the elevator to the first floor and as I stood by the door, the guard there asked, "Was the old lady able to help you?"
I told him she had given me a lead. "At least I have a last name. But I think I'll let it go for a while. I spent almost the whole day trying to find the owner of this wallet."
I had taken out the wallet, which was a simple brown leather case with red lacing on the side. When the guard saw it, he said, "Hey, wait a minute! That's Mr. Goldstein's wallet. I'd know it anywhere with that right red lacing. He's always losing that wallet. I must have found it in the halls at least three times."
"Who's Mr. Goldstein?" I asked as my hand began to shake.
"He's one of the old timers on the 8th floor. That's Mike Goldstein's wallet for sure. He must have lost it on one of his walks."
I thanked the guard and quickly ran back to the nurse's office. I told her what the guard had said. We went back to the elevator and got on. I prayed that Mr. Goldstein would be up.
On the eighth floor, the floor nurse said, "I think he's still in the day room. He likes to read at night. He's a darling old man."
We went to the only room that had any lights on and there was a man reading a book. The nurse went over to him and asked if he had lost his wallet. Mr. Goldstein looked up with surprise, put his hand in his back pocket and said, "Oh, it is missing!"
"This kind gentleman found a wallet and we wondered if it could be yours?"
I handed Mr. Goldstein the wallet and the second he saw it, he smiled with relief and said, "Yes, that's it! It must have dropped out of my pocket this afternoon. I want to give you a reward."
"No, thank you," I said. "But I have to tell you something. I read the letter in the hope of finding out who owned the wallet."
The smile on his face suddenly disappeared. "You read that letter?"
"Not only did I read it, I think I know where Hannah is."
He suddenly grew pale. "Hannah? You know where she is? How is she? Is she still as pretty as she was? Please, please tell me," he begged.
"She's fine...just as pretty as when you knew her." I said softly.
The old man smiled with anticipation and asked, "Could you tell me where she is? I want to call her tomorrow." He grabbed my hand and said, "You know something, mister, I was so in love with that girl that when that letter came, my life literally ended. I never married. I guess I've always loved her. "
"Mr. Goldstein," I said, "come with me."
We took the elevator down to the third floor. The hallways were darkened and only one or two little night-lights lit our way to the day room where Hannah was sitting alone watching the television. The nurse walked over to her.
"Hannah," she said softly, pointing to Michael, who was waiting with me in the doorway. "Do you know this man?"
She adjusted her glasses, looked for a moment, but didn't say a word. Michael said softly, almost in a whisper, "Hannah, it's Michael. Do you remember me?"
She gasped, "Michael! I don't believe it! Michael! It's you! My Michael!"
He walked slowly towards her and they embraced. The nurse and I left with tears streaming down our faces.
"See," I said. "See how the Good Lord works! If it's meant to be, it will be."
About three weeks later I got a call at my office from the nursing home. "Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding? Michael and Hannah are going to tie the knot!"
It was a beautiful wedding with all the people at the nursing home dressed up to join in the celebration. Hannah wore a light beige dress and looked beautiful. Michael wore a dark blue suit and stood tall. They made me their best man.
The hospital gave them their own room and if you ever wanted to see a 76-year-old bride and a 79-year-old groom acting like two teenagers, you had to see this couple.
A perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly 60 years.
-- Author Unknown
The envelope was worn and the only thing that was legible on it was the return address. I started to open the letter, hoping to find some clue. Then I saw the dateline--1924. The letter had been written almost sixty years ago.
It was written in a beautiful feminine handwriting on powder blue stationery with a little flower in the left-hand corner. It was a "Dear John" letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she wrote that she would always love him.
It was signed, Hannah.
It was a beautiful letter, but there was no way except for the name Michael, that the owner could be identified. Maybe if I called information, the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope.
"Operator," I began, "this is an unusual request. I'm trying to find the owner of a wallet that I found. Is there anyway you can tell me if there is a phone number for an address that was on an envelope in the wallet?"
She suggested I speak with her supervisor, who hesitated for a moment then said, "Well, there is a phone listing at that address, but I can't give you the number." She said, as a courtesy, she would call that number, explain my story and would ask them if they wanted her to connect me. I waited a few minutes and then she was back on the line. "I have a party who will speak with you."
I asked the woman on the other end of the line if she knew anyone by the name of Hannah. She gasped, "Oh! We bought this house from a family who had a daughter named Hannah. But that was 30 years ago!"
"Would you know where that family could be located now?" I asked.
"I remember that Hannah had to place her mother in a nursing home some years ago," the woman said. "Maybe if you got in touch with them they might be able to track down the daughter."
She gave me the name of the nursing home and I called the number. They told me the old lady had passed away some years ago but they did have a phone number for where they thought the daughter might be living.
I thanked them and phoned. The woman who answered explained that Hannah herself was now living in a nursing home.
This whole thing was stupid, I thought to myself. Why was I making such a big deal over finding the owner of a wallet that had only three dollars and a letter that was almost 60 years old?
Nevertheless, I called the nursing home in which Hannah was supposed to be living and the man who answered the phone told me, "Yes, Hannah is staying with us."
Even though it was already 10 p.m., I asked if I could come by to see her. "Well," he said hesitatingly, "if you want to take a chance, she might be in the day room watching television."
I thanked him and drove over to the nursing home. The night nurse and a guard greeted me at the door. We went up to the third floor of the large building. In the day room, the nurse introduced me to Hannah.
She was a sweet, silver-haired old timer with a warm smile and a twinkle in her eye.
I told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. The second she saw the powder blue envelope with that little flower on the left, she took a deep breath and said, "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever had with Michael."
She looked away for a moment deep in thought and then said Softly, "I loved him very much. But I was only 16 at the time and my mother felt I was too young. Oh, he was so handsome. He looked like Sean Connery, the actor."
"Yes," she continued. "Michael Goldstein was a wonderful person. If you should find him, tell him I think of him often. And," she hesitated for a moment, almost biting her lip, "tell him I still love him. You know," she said smiling as tears began to well up in her eyes, "I never did marry. I guess no one ever matched up to Michael..."
I thanked Hannah and said good-bye. I took the elevator to the first floor and as I stood by the door, the guard there asked, "Was the old lady able to help you?"
I told him she had given me a lead. "At least I have a last name. But I think I'll let it go for a while. I spent almost the whole day trying to find the owner of this wallet."
I had taken out the wallet, which was a simple brown leather case with red lacing on the side. When the guard saw it, he said, "Hey, wait a minute! That's Mr. Goldstein's wallet. I'd know it anywhere with that right red lacing. He's always losing that wallet. I must have found it in the halls at least three times."
"Who's Mr. Goldstein?" I asked as my hand began to shake.
"He's one of the old timers on the 8th floor. That's Mike Goldstein's wallet for sure. He must have lost it on one of his walks."
I thanked the guard and quickly ran back to the nurse's office. I told her what the guard had said. We went back to the elevator and got on. I prayed that Mr. Goldstein would be up.
On the eighth floor, the floor nurse said, "I think he's still in the day room. He likes to read at night. He's a darling old man."
We went to the only room that had any lights on and there was a man reading a book. The nurse went over to him and asked if he had lost his wallet. Mr. Goldstein looked up with surprise, put his hand in his back pocket and said, "Oh, it is missing!"
"This kind gentleman found a wallet and we wondered if it could be yours?"
I handed Mr. Goldstein the wallet and the second he saw it, he smiled with relief and said, "Yes, that's it! It must have dropped out of my pocket this afternoon. I want to give you a reward."
"No, thank you," I said. "But I have to tell you something. I read the letter in the hope of finding out who owned the wallet."
The smile on his face suddenly disappeared. "You read that letter?"
"Not only did I read it, I think I know where Hannah is."
He suddenly grew pale. "Hannah? You know where she is? How is she? Is she still as pretty as she was? Please, please tell me," he begged.
"She's fine...just as pretty as when you knew her." I said softly.
The old man smiled with anticipation and asked, "Could you tell me where she is? I want to call her tomorrow." He grabbed my hand and said, "You know something, mister, I was so in love with that girl that when that letter came, my life literally ended. I never married. I guess I've always loved her. "
"Mr. Goldstein," I said, "come with me."
We took the elevator down to the third floor. The hallways were darkened and only one or two little night-lights lit our way to the day room where Hannah was sitting alone watching the television. The nurse walked over to her.
"Hannah," she said softly, pointing to Michael, who was waiting with me in the doorway. "Do you know this man?"
She adjusted her glasses, looked for a moment, but didn't say a word. Michael said softly, almost in a whisper, "Hannah, it's Michael. Do you remember me?"
She gasped, "Michael! I don't believe it! Michael! It's you! My Michael!"
He walked slowly towards her and they embraced. The nurse and I left with tears streaming down our faces.
"See," I said. "See how the Good Lord works! If it's meant to be, it will be."
About three weeks later I got a call at my office from the nursing home. "Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding? Michael and Hannah are going to tie the knot!"
It was a beautiful wedding with all the people at the nursing home dressed up to join in the celebration. Hannah wore a light beige dress and looked beautiful. Michael wore a dark blue suit and stood tall. They made me their best man.
The hospital gave them their own room and if you ever wanted to see a 76-year-old bride and a 79-year-old groom acting like two teenagers, you had to see this couple.
A perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly 60 years.
-- Author Unknown
The 90/10 principle
The 90/10 principle
Author: Stephen Covey - Management Guru
Have you read this before? If not, discover the 90/10 Principle. It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).
What is this principle?
10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane arriving late, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.
How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light., but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.
Let's use an example.
Imagine, you are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react.
Here is how people react typically:
Ø You curse.
Ø You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over.
Ø She breaks down in tears.
Ø After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table.
Ø A short verbal battle follows.
Ø You storm upstairs and change your shirt.
Ø You come back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school.
Ø She misses the bus.
Ø Your spouse must leave immediately for work.
Ø You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school.
Ø Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.
Ø You get pulled over, After a 15-minute delay and throwing a $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school.
Ø Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.
Ø After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase.
Ø Your day has started terrible.
Ø As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse.
Ø You look forward to coming home.
When you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is "D".
You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.
Here is what could have and should have happened.
Ø Coffee splashes over you.
Ø Your daughter is about to cry.
Ø You gently say, "It's ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time".
Ø Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs.
Ø After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus.
Ø She turns and waves.
Ø You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff.
Ø Your boss comments on how good a day you are having.
Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.
Why? Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% is determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.
o If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass.
o You don't have to let the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.
o How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
Ø Do you lose your temper?
Ø Pound on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off.
Ø Do you curse?
Ø Does your blood pressure skyrocket?
Ø Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive? Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
o You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
o The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it.
The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.
We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It CAN change your life!!!
Author: Stephen Covey - Management Guru
Have you read this before? If not, discover the 90/10 Principle. It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).
What is this principle?
10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane arriving late, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.
How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light., but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.
Let's use an example.
Imagine, you are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react.
Here is how people react typically:
Ø You curse.
Ø You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over.
Ø She breaks down in tears.
Ø After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table.
Ø A short verbal battle follows.
Ø You storm upstairs and change your shirt.
Ø You come back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school.
Ø She misses the bus.
Ø Your spouse must leave immediately for work.
Ø You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school.
Ø Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.
Ø You get pulled over, After a 15-minute delay and throwing a $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school.
Ø Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.
Ø After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase.
Ø Your day has started terrible.
Ø As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse.
Ø You look forward to coming home.
When you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is "D".
You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.
Here is what could have and should have happened.
Ø Coffee splashes over you.
Ø Your daughter is about to cry.
Ø You gently say, "It's ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time".
Ø Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs.
Ø After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus.
Ø She turns and waves.
Ø You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff.
Ø Your boss comments on how good a day you are having.
Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.
Why? Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% is determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.
o If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass.
o You don't have to let the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.
o How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
Ø Do you lose your temper?
Ø Pound on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off.
Ø Do you curse?
Ø Does your blood pressure skyrocket?
Ø Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive? Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
o You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
o The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it.
The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.
We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It CAN change your life!!!
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