For this Day:

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ABC of Life

Life can be made as simple as A B C D


A - Accept
Accept others for who they are and for the choices they've made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions.

B - Break Away
Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life.

C - Create
Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows,and happiness with.

D - Decide
Decide that you'll be successful and happy come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way.

E - Explore
Explore and experiment. The world has much to offer, and you have much to give. And every time you try something new, you'll learn more about yourself.

F - Forgive
Forgive and forget. Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness and grief. Soar above it, and remember that everyone makes mistakes.

G - Grow
Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way.

H - Hope
Hope for the best and never forget that anything is possible as long as you remain dedicated to the task.

I - Ignore
Ignore the negative voice inside your head. Focus instead on your goals and remember your accomplishments. Your past success is only a small inkling of what the future holds.

J - Journey
Journey to new worlds, new possibilities, by remaining open-minded. Try to learn something new every day, and you'll grow.

K - Know
Know that no matter how bad things seem, they'll always get better. The warmth of spring always follows the harshest winter.

L - Love
Let love fill your heart instead of hate. When hate is in your heart, there's room for nothing else, but when love is in your heart, there's room for endless happiness.

M - Manage
Manage your time and your expenses wisely, and you'll suffer less stress and worry. Then you'll be able to focus on the important things in life.

N - Notice
Never ignore the poor, infirm, helpless, weak, or suffering. Offer your assistance when possible, and always your kindness and understanding.

O - Open
Open your eyes and take in all the beauty around you. Even during the worst of times, there's still much to be thankful for.

P - Play
Never forget to have fun along the way. Success means nothing without happiness.

Q - Question
Ask many questions, because you're here to learn.

R - Relax
Refuse to let worry and stress rule your life, and remember that things always have a way of working out in the end.

S - Share
Share your talent, skills, knowledge, and time with others. Everything that you invest in others will return to you many times over.

T - Try
Even when your dreams seem impossible to reach, try anyway. You'll be amazed by what you can accomplish.

U - Use
Use your gifts to your best ability. Talent that's wasted has no value. Talent that's used will bring unexpected rewards.

V - Value
Value the friends and family members who've supported and encouraged you, and be there for them as well.

W - Work
Work hard every day to be the best person you can be, but never feel guilty if you fall short of your goals. Every sunrise offers a second chance.

X - X-Ray
Look deep inside the hearts of those around you and you'll see the goodness and beauty within.

Y - Yield
Yield to commitment. If you stay on track and remain dedicated, you'll find success at the end of the road.

Z - Zoom
Zoom to a happy place when bad memories or sorrow rears its ugly head. Let nothing interfere with your goals. Instead, focus on your abilities, your dreams, and a brighter tomorrow.

Thought for Today

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY


Languages differ essentially in what they must convey and not in what they may convey.
 -Roman Jakobson, linguist (1896-1982) 

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Oh, it is excellent to have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant. 
-William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564-1616) 

Thought for Today

The block of granite, which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Thought for Today


If you want to know your past; look into your present conditions.
If you want to know your future; look into your present actions.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY


Oh, how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living! 
-Philip of Macedon, king, father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BCE) 

Thought for Today

Stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will." Consider nothing is impossible, and treat possibilities as probabilities. ~David Copperfield

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

You live a new life for every new language you speak.
 -Czech proverb 

Thought for Today


"The mind is indeed restless, Arjuna: it is indeed hard to train. But by constant practice…the mind in truth can be trained. When the mind is not in harmony, this divine communion is hard to attain, but the man whose mind is in harmony attains it, if he knows, and if he strives."- Lord Krishna, from the Bhagavad Gita

Thought for Today

One who learned yesterday & stopped learning today will be uneducated tomorrow. Each moment teaches us & therefore have an eye for it.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY


It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than "try to be a little kinder."
 -Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963) 

Thought for Today

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY


You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering. 
-Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (1821-1881) 

Thought for Today

Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire - you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor. 
-Victor Hugo, novelist and dramatist (1802-1885)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY


Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness. 
-Ouida [pen name of Marie Louise de la Ramee], novelist (1839-1908) 

Fun Time: Ladder


The management ladder...
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She reduced
altitude and spotted a man below. She descended a bit more and
shouted, "Excuse me Sir, can you help me? I don't know where I am, I
had promised someone, I should be there."

The man below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering
approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41
degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer", said the lady balloonist.

"I am", replied the man. "How did you know?"

"Well", answered the lady in the balloon, "everything you told me is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your
information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been
much help to me at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip even
more."

The engineer below responded, "You must be in Top Management."

"I am", replied the lady balloonist, "but, how did you know?"

"Well", said the Engineer, "You don't know where you are, or where
you're going. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep,
and you expect people beneath you, to solve your problems."

Attitude

This is attitude

IF AN EGG IS BROKEN BY AN OUTSIDE FORCE..A LIFE ENDS. 
IF AN EGG BREAKS FROM WITHIN...... .LIFE BEGINS.


IT'S BETTER TO LOSE YOUR EGO TO THE ONE YOU LOVE. 
THAN TO LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE ....... BECAUSE OF EGO 


WHY WE HAVE SO MANY TEMPLES , IF GOD IS EVERYWHERE ? 
A WISE MAN SAID : 
AIR IS EVERYWHERE, 
BUT WE STILL NEED A FAN TO FEEL IT . 


WHEN YOU TRUST SOMEONE TRUST HIM COMPLETELY WITHOUT 
ANY DOUBT....... AT THE END YOU WOULD GET ONE OF THE TWO : 

EITHER A LESSON FOR YOUR LIFE OR A VERY GOOD PERSON 

LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ACT TRUE TO YOUR FACE ........ 
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO REMAIN TRUE BEHIND YOUR BACK 


SOLDIER : SIR WE ARE SURROUNDED FROM ALL SIDES BY ENEMIES , 
MAJOR : EXCELLENT ! WE CAN ATTACK IN ANY DIRECTION. 


"You never conquer a mountain. You stand on the summit a few moments; then the wind blows your footprints away." 

"The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become." 

"People often say that motivation doesn't last.
Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."
~Zig Ziglar

 

Story Time: 3S

THE REAL TEST

One day a known person approached Chankya and enthusiastically started saying, "Do you know, just a while ago, I heard few things from you friend about you?"

Chankya was famous for his wisdom, knowledge and good behavior. He said to his known person, "Before I listen to what you have to say, I would like to test it through my three step testing."

"What is this three step test?", the person asked.

Chankya made him understand, " Before you tell me about what my friend has said, let us test it. I call this testing – a three step test. The first test is of
truth-ness. Is it sure that whatever you are going to say is a truth?"

"No", the person dais, " I have heard it from somewhere."

"Okay", Chankaya analyzed. "If you don't know whether this is true or not, we will do another test. 
The second test is for goodness. Are you going to tell me some good thing about my friend?"

"No, it's opposite to it….."

"Then", Chankya asked further. "Whatever you are going to say, is not the truth, is not positive about my friend then lets do the third test. The third test is of
usefulness. Whatever you are going to tell me, is that useful to me?"

"No, it's not like that."

Chankya then said the last thing:
"Whatever you are suppose to tell me,
it is not true, its not positive and also its not useful, then why you want to tell me?"

MORALE:
Any information received must be checked on these 3 PARAMETERS: TRUTHNESS, GOODNESS AND USEFULNESS.

Chinese Call Centre ........ have a little laugh

(Imagine some one calls for availing cashless facilities for Mediclaim)

Caller: Hello, can I speak toAnnie Wan?   

Operator:Yes, you can speak to me.   

Caller: No, I want to speak toAnnie Wan!

Operator: Yes I understand you want to speak toanyone.You can speak to me. Who is this?   

Caller: I'm Sam Wan. And I need to talk to Annie Wan! It's urgent.

Operator: I know you aresomeone and you want to talk to anyone ! But what's this urgent matter about? 

Caller: Well... just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother Noe Wan was involved in an accident. Noe Wan got injured and now Noe Wan isbeing sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan is on his way to the hospital.   

Operator: Look, if no onewas injured and no one was sent to the hospital, then the accident isn't an urgent matter! You may f ind this hilarious but I don't have time for this!   

Caller : You are so rude! Who are you?

Operator:I'm Saw Ree.

Caller: Yes! You should besorry. Now give me your name!!   

Operator:That's what I said. I'm Saw Ree.. 
Caller: 
Oh......God!!!!

Thought for Today

இன்றைய சிந்தனை

நம்மை நாம் எப்படி வெளிப்படுத்துகிறோமோ அப்படித்தான் உலகம் நம்மை அறிந்து கொள்கிறது. என்வே, உலகம் உங்களை மதிக்கும் விதமாக உங்களை நீங்கள் வெளிப்படுத்துங்கள்.

Thought for Today

A dream is to create a vision for the future. You must break out of current comfort zone and become comfortable with unfamiliar and unknown.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Poetry is the art of saying what you mean but disguising it. 
-Diane Wakoski, poet (b. 1937) 

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order. 
-Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924) 

Thought for Today



Taking responsibility is opposite of giving excuses. Take for your own success. When something goes wrong, take responsibility for that too.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY


Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived. 
-Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900) 

Thought for Today

Take it up a level. 

Take what's already working well and exponentially add to it. 
Grow your business 300%. 
e.g. Apply for the position of CFO when you're the Accounts.

Thought for Today

Begin living your own life. 

This is what it's all about - the life you were meant to live. 
If you don't know what that is yet, start looking for it. 
Why would you want to live someone else's life?

Thought for Today

Find work that you love and do it well.

Depending on who you are, this requires up to two big changes in your life: first, you have to find work that you love, and second, you have to do it well. Do it better than expected and people will be amazed.

Thought for Today

Start questioning rules and expectations. 

Always ask questions and pay close attention to the answers you hear back. 
Some good starting questions are: 
Why is this rule in place? 
Who benefits from this rule being followed? 
What are the consequences if I don't follow this rule or meet this expectation? 
What is the worst thing that could happen if I don't follow this rule?

Thought for Today

Take responsibility. 
This is the opposite of giving excuses. Take responsibility for your own success, and take responsibility for the success of projects you work on. When something goes wrong (it usually does), take responsibility for that too.

Thought for Today

Stop making excuses. 
Just stop. No one wants to hear why you couldn't do something, so make a conscious decision to stop talking about it.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY


In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose. 
-Madame Anne Sophie Swetchine, mystic (1782-1857) 

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Poetry, indeed, cannot be translated; and, therefore, it is the poets that preserve the languages; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a language if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation. But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written, we learn the language. 
-Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) 

Thought for Today

Event + Response = Outcome. Life is how you respond to events. If you don't like the outcome, change the response, or will get same outcome.

Will Power

 

 An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work.

His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation.

Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant  my potato garden this year.

I hate to miss doing the garden, because your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to  be digging up a  garden plot.If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot  for me, if you weren't in prison.                                                             

Love, 

Dad

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Shortly, the old man received this telegram:

"For Heaven's sake, Dad,don't dig up the garden!! That's where I buried the GUNS!"    At  4a.m.

The next morning,

A dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened, and a sked him what to do next.

   

His son's reply was: "Go ahead and plant your  potatoes, Dad. It's the best I could do for you from here."

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Moral Of the Story:

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD,

IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT.

 IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.  

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze.
-Diogenes, philosopher (412?-323 BCE)