Thursday, December 15, 2011

GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.

          
        The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
         I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"
         I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!"  and she gave me a giant squeeze.
           "Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids..."
         "No seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated   her to be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm  getting one!"
       she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.  We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we  would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she  easily made friends wherever she went.
       She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed  upon her from the other students. She was living it up.  At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our  football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and  stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the  microphone and simply said, "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know."
           As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up  If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year  and don't do one productive thing; you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but  rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets." She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose." She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out  in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun  all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in  tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be  all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of  advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!
       These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
       We make a Living by what we get; We make a Life by what we give. God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.   If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. "Good friends are like stars.........You don't always see them, but you know they are always there."

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Excellence

           Excellence is never an accident. It is achieved in an organization or institution only as a result of an unrelenting and vigorous insistence on the highest standards of performance. It requires an unswerving expectancy of quality from the staff and volunteers.

          Excellence is contagious. It infects and affects everyone in the organization. It charts the direction of a program. It establishes the criteria for planning. It provides zest and vitality to the organization. Once achieved, excellence has a talent for permeating every aspect of the life of the organization.

         Excellence demands commitment and a tenacious dedication from the leadership of the organization. Once it is accepted and expected, it must be nourished and continually reviewed and renewed. It is a never-ending process of learning and growing. It requires a spirit of motivation and boundless energy. It is always the result of a creatively conceived and precisely planned effort.

        Excellence inspires; it electrifies. It potentializes every phase of the organization’s life. It unleashes an impact which influences every program, every activity, every committee, every staff person. To instill it in an organization is difficult; to sustain it, even more so. It demands imagination and vigor. But most of all, it requires from the leadership a constant state of self-discovery and discipline.

             Excellence is an organization’s life-line. It is the most compelling answer to apathy and inertia. It energizes a stimulating and pulsating force. Once it becomes the expected standard of performance, it develops a fiercely driving and motivating philosophy of operation. Excellence is a state of mind put into action. It is a road-map to success. When a climate of excellence exists, all things staff work, volunteer leadership, finances, program come easier.

              Excellence in an organization is important because it is everything.


Live Each Day to the Fullest

Live each day to the fullest. Get the most from each hour,
each day, and each age of your life. Then you can look forward
with confidence and back without regrets. Be yourself, but be
your best self. Dare to be different and to follow your star. And
don’t be afraid to be happy. Enjoy what is beautiful. Love with
all your heart and soul. Believe that those whom you love, love
you. Forget what you have done for your friends, and
remember what they have done for you. Disregard what the
world owes you, and concentrate on what you owe the world.
When you are faced with a decision, make that decision as
wisely as possible—then forget it. The moment of absolute certainty
never arrives. Above all, remember that God helps those
who help themselves. Act as if everything depended on you and
pray as if everything depended on God.



Don’t Quit


When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a person turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick in the fight when you’re hardest hit,
It’s when things seem worse,
That you must not quit.


The Man in the Glass


When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn’t your father or mother or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum
And think you’re a wonderful guy.
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.
He’s the fellow to please—never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear to the end.
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.


The use of the male gender is acknowledged.
We chose not to alter the poem to make it politically correct.
Thanks for letting it be

Who Am I?


I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to me,
And I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done,
And after a few lessons I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great men
And, alas, of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine, though
I work with all the precision of a machine
Plus the intelligence of a man.
You may run me for profit, or run me for ruin;
It makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me
And I will put the world at your feet.
Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.
Who am I?
I am habit!


Desiderata



          Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. 

              Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

           Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

         Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

        Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

              You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

               Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

        With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

Our Deepest Fear



Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond
measure.
It is our Light, not our darkness, that most
frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does
not serve the World.
There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so
that other people won’t feel unsure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God
that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
As we let our own Light shine; we unconsciously
give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear; our
presence automatically liberates others.

  —Marianne Williamson

Good Enough



My child, beware of “good enough,”
It isn’t made of sterling stuff;
It’s something anyone can do;
It marks the many from the few.
The flaw which may escape the eye
And temporarily get by
Shall weaken underneath the strain
And wreck the ship, the car or plane.
With “good enough,” the car breaks down,
And one falls short of high renown.
My child, remember and be wise,
In “good enough,” disaster lies.
With “good enough,” the failures rest
And lose the one who gives the best.
Who stops at “good enough” shall find
Success has left them far behind.
For this is true of you and your stuff—
Only the best is “good enough.”

Friday, November 11, 2011

Attitudes


“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude…I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you . . . we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

—Charles Swindoll

Thursday, November 10, 2011

S T A Y

             A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.

"Your son is here," she said to the old man.

           She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.

        Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack,he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent.. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
              The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength.  Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.

            Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.

         Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.

Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.
              "Who was that man?" he asked.

        The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.
           "No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life.."
            "Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?" 
            "I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed." I came here tonight to find a Mr. William Grey. His Son was Killed in Iraq today, and I was sent to inform him. What was this Gentleman's Name?
           The Nurse with Tears in her Eyes answered, "Mr. William Grey............."
        The next time someone needs you ....... just be there.  Stay.
WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Cab Ride (Beautiful Story)


         Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living.One night I took a fare at 2:30 am , when I arrived to collect, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once.

          But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door.This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself.So I walked to the door and knocked.

          Just a minute,' answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie. 


          By her side was a small nylon suitcase The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.

         'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said.I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.


             

Psychology Of Love !


Don't be too good I will miss you.
Don't be too caring, I might like you.
Don't be too sweet, I might fall for you.
It's hard for me to love you when you won't love me after all...



Bottomline : A person who makes me love him/her is actually
a person who loves me more than I love him/her.


If someone comes in your life
and becomes a part of you
but for some reasons he couldn't stay,
don't cry too much...
Just be glad that your paths crossed and somehow he made you happy even for a while.



Bottomline : Time will tell, If he's yours he will come back

Two tear drops were floating down the river.
One teardrop said to the other,
"I'm the teardrop of a girl who loved a man and lost him. Who are you?"
"I'm the teardrop of the man who regret letting a girl go..."



Bottomline : Nobody will sympathise a person who constantly let chances passes by without making any efforts to salvage

Love Is The Self



LOVE IS THE PERFECTION OF THE SELF

ONE MAY INHABIT A FOREST, OR RESIDE IN TOWN

LOVE IS IN ACCOMPANIMENT.

LOVE IS THE TUNE OF FRAGRANCE

LOVE IS THE WEALTH OF SEASONS

LOVE IS THE HEART OF GLITTERING WATERS OF THE FALLS

LOVE IS THE PHYSIQUE OF THE PEAHEN DANCING IN FORESTS

LOVE BECOMES SUNLIGHT IN WINTERS FULL OF SNOWS

LOVE IS LIKE THE COOL SHADE IN THE SCORCHING

HOT DESERTS

LOVE IS LIKE ONE'S VILLAGE IN THE ESTRANGED WORLD

LOVE IS THE HEART

LOVE IS THE LIFE

LOVE IS THE REMEDY OF THE SOUL

LOVE IS AN IDOL

AND IF SOMETIMES IT BREAKS INTO PIECES IN THE TEMPLE OF HEART,

LOVE PROVES TO BE A GLASS-DOLL LF IT FALLS DOWN IN THE ATMOSPHERE FROM SOMEONE'S HAND,

LOVE PROVES TO BE A BLISTER (FULL) OF PAIN AND IF IT BREAKS UP,

LOVE IS A MALADY,

LOVE IS MOURNING.

LOVE IS AN EVENING

LOVE IS A NIGHT

LOVE IS THE RAIN IN THE TWINKLING EYE

LOVE IS THE SNARE OF THE SMOKING, KILLING AWAKENING NIGHTS ON THE WAYS OF SWEET DREAMS DURING THE SEASON OF SLEE

LOVE IS THE VICTORY

LOVE IS THE DEFEAT

What I Love About You


I love the way you look at me, 
Your eyes so bright and blue. 
I love the way you kiss me, 
Your lips so soft and smooth. 

I love the way you make me so happy, 
And the ways you show you care. 
I love the way you say, "I Love You," 
And the way you're always there. 


I love the way you touch me, 
Always sending chills down my spine. 
I love that you are with me, 
And glad that you are mine.

Broken Heart



You and I were the greatest thing
Laughter and smiles is what we would bring

We would talk on the phone, until it was time for bed
Even then I would see you, in my dreams, inside my head

Every time I saw you, I would always smile
You could see a glow in my eyes from miles and miles

Man, I wish I was still holding onto you
But you gotta girl now, so what can I do?

Now when I see you, there's always a frown
Won't you please turn that sad frown upside down?

If you're not happy with this person, then just say goodbye
Because seeing you depressed, brings tears to my eyes

Today I approached you, but you didn't say a word
I still have feelings for you, haven't you heard?

I miss seeing you smile and laugh
Won't you please remember the fun we had?

Holding hands coming from lunch
Wow! I miss you a whole bunch

Just ask my family, you were all I talked about
Now all I do is walk around the house and pout

I love hearing your voice; it brings a smile to my face
It's a sound that I shall always embrace

I had no idea I actually felt this way
Please tell me, why does it feel like you're pushing me away?

The reason we broke up, I don't even know why
Just thinking about you now makes me want to cry

It was peer pressure; they said you lied too much
But I would easily take you back with just one touch

The one your with, for you, doesn't even care
That is why right now she gets pretty mean stares

Enough about her, she makes me sick
I miss you way more than just a little bit
I need to toughen up; I know we'll
always be apart
That is the reason why right now, I have a broken heart 

Me against Myself



Kaise bataye ki kya

 hai ye zindagi...???




kese bataye ki kya hai zindagi ??


Barish ki pehli bund ka girna
aur tera yun muskurana , wo lamha ,wohi hai zindagi !

Shama aur Patange ki  takrar me 
Shama ka yun jalkar rona , wohi hai zindagi !

Sagar ko Chand pe roz marta hua dekh Chand se kuchh chahat si ho jana
par Chand  to Chandani ka hi hona, wohi hai zindagi !

Pagal Pawan ke bharose Kashti ko chhod dena
aur Khud ko bich samandar pana, wohi hai zindagi !

Raat k sannate me, Dard ki aahate sunate huye bhi,
Taaron ki dori se khushi ke sapne bunana, wohi hai  zindagi !





Friendship




Friendship is like a flower,
Glowing in its glory,
Each and every seed,
Telling its own story.
As each flower blooms,
And then continues to grow,
More of its strength and knowledge,
Continues to show.
And like a garden,
It blooms much more fair,
When carefully tended,
By those who care.
Once in a while,
You come across a friend,
Who is as beautiful as a flower,
With a good heart to lend.
So I picked this flower,
And pulled it apart,
And soon all its pieces,
Grew into my heart.
But when I realized,
Is that this flower that grew,
Was not leaves and petals,
But pieces of you.
Your love and kindness,
Your strength and power,
Have helped me grow,
Into my own little flower.
And now with our friendship,
Il never let go,
And we can help others,
To flower and grow.

Hi Friends. . .



Hi Friends,
Your sentiment is ur love,
your love is ur heart,
your heart is ur spouse,
your spouse is ur future,
your future is ur destiny,
your destiny is ambition,

Friendship Of The Future


everyone sworn to protect us
in a dreaming state now
all the nations sharing it
they are the dreaming states now
maybe ours is a friendship of the future
maybe ours is a friendship of the future
all the things that you hold dearly
well they hardly help now
all your impulses unruly
can not be upheld now
maybe ours is a friendship of the future
is there a legal place for us to touch
maybe ours is a friendship of the future
a petal for the powerfull to crush
in their halo I see a noose
will they ever learn to be loose
we did nothing is that the best we're gonna do

The Magic Of Love

Love is like magic
And it always will be.
For love still remains
Life's sweet mystery!!
Love works in ways
That are wondrous and strange
And there's nothing in life
That love cannot change!!
Love can transform
The most commonplace
Into beauty and splendor
And sweetness and grace.
Love is unselfish,
Understanding and kind,
For it sees with its heart
And not with its mind!!
Love is the answer
That everyone seeks...
Love is the language,
That every heart speaks.
Love can't be bought,
It is priceless and free,
Love, like pure magic,
Is life's sweet mystery!!

I wish for you...


I wish for you... 
Comfort on difficult days, 
Smiles when sadness intrudes, 
Rainbows to follow the clouds, 

Laughter to kiss your lips, 
Sunsets to warm you heart, 
Gentle hugs when spirits sag, 

Friendship to brighten your being, 
Beauty for your eyes to see, 
Confidence for when you doubt, 

Faith so you can believe, 
Courage to know yourself, 
Patience to accept the truth, 
And love to complete your life.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

 Antoine Clamaran Live Your Dreams lyrics

 Who do you follow when you're lost in your dreams
 Who do you whisper your sweetest melodies
 In the darkness and the moonlight
 You're... searching for the one
 I will take away those memories
 Coz angels like the sun

 When you
 Live your dreams, live your life

 Happiness is now and forever
 I want you to know that
 You can love you can fly
 Don't you know its minor the matter
 You know this when you
 When there are crumbles
 Disappears before your eyes,
 The beyond, the emptiness
 There's only you and I
 I'm the energy and the thunder
 That raises through your heart
 I'm that everlasting love in you
 No matter where you are

 When you
 Live your dreams, live your life


 Happiness is now and forever
 I want you to know that
 You can love you can fly
 Don't you know its minor the matter
 You know this when you
 Live your dreams, live your life
 Happiness is now and forever
 I want you to know that
 You can love you can fly
 Don't you know its minor the matter
 You know this when you

 You can live, you can love
 You can live, you can love
 When you
 Live your dreams, live your life
 Happiness is now and forever
 I want you to know that
 You can love you can fly
 Don't you know its minor the matter
 You know this when you (x2)

 You can live
 You can love

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Daily Inspiration

After receiving grace of a God, the devotee can never be the same again, never look at life again in the old way. By grace we are directed deeper into spiritual life, pointed in the right direction, carefully guided on the San Marga, the straight path to our supreme God. After grace has been received, our thoughts are enlivened, our life is inspired with enthusiasm and energy, and we live daily in the joyous knowledge that everything is all right, everything is happening around us in accord with our karma, our dharma and God's gracious will.
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
(1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE GRACE
OF GOD YET?

Dancing With God



When I meditated on the word Guidance,
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing
God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music,
and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that,
and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge
to the back or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness
from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i".
"God, "u" and "i" dance."
God, you, and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing
to trust that I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God as God abides in you.
Dance together with God,
trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life.
This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.
If God has done anything for you in your life,
please share this message with someone else,
for prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards; so let's continue to pray for one another.



And I Hope You Dance
To pay attention to every act is to be a hero.
Expression:
A hero actor is one who has great attention for every act of his. He makes sure that none of his words or actions are ordinary or waste. He ensures perfection in everything he does. This naturally brings the best out of him.
Experience:
Since I pay constant attention to everything I do, I find that I am able to give my best. I am then satisfied with whatever is happening since I know what I do is not as important as how well I do it.