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Have Patience
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew. ~ Saint Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622) [Source] In this busy era, everyone is rushing all over. Sometimes, in the process of rushing, we forget. Patience is something that we lose over the time with computers gearing for faster processors and more memory added to handle the load. With faster technology, we get things done. When it comes to people, we tend to apply the ...
Where is Your Happy Place?
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. ~ Andrew Carnegie [Source] There is a Happy Place for everyone when they need some cheering up. For some, it's their warm haven; the bedroom. For others, it could be the sea whereby the sound of the waves crashing upon the sands soothes their moods and feel their emotions subsiding to a still before taking the next course of action. The Happy Place can be a state of the mind that puts us at ease and able to take up the challenges ...
What Are You Rushing For?
Over the years, many have been drawn into the corporate world in order to survive. Have enough to feed the family and perhaps a vacation once every 3 years. With the years of being trained to take the public transport and squeeze into the crowded train or bus, one might have forgotten something, or rather someone. That someone is self. Although this was posted 10 years ago on Oprah, it's still the same. Nothing has changed much. We go through the same process day after day, month after month and year after year while hoping for someone to show us a ...
How Much Time Do You Have Left to Trade for Money?
Time is money. ~ Benjamin Franklin [Source] It is critical to have money when it comes to food and basic necessities. Without money, we can't do anything, perhaps we used to be able to forage for food but with urbanisation overtaking the forests, we are left with one choice. That is to spend the money, no matter what the amount, on food and transport. The prices for food and transport are something that we have absolutely no control over. That's why we are trading our time for money by working for someone whom we may not like. It is a well-known fact ...
Are You a Zombie in Life?
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.~ Howard Thurman [Source] There is so much more to life than we see in our own world that we prefer to see. Maybe it's the mission in life that we are missing. It's amazing how game developers keep coming out with objectives to achieve in games. By playing the games, we have something to work towards. How about our lives then? What's our purpose in life? Are we walking zombies running in the rat race ...
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Living on Intellectual Fats Published on Thursday, June 25, 2009 by Optimist
At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat. ~ William Lyon Phelps ~ [Source] Our minds keep thinking a lot. Sometimes, too much to the point whereby simple solutions can't be accepted unless they have been complicated and still end up with the s...
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Solutions Can Be Simple. Stop Think... Published on Thursday, June 18, 2009 by Optimist
Our pleasures were simple - they included survival. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower ~ [Source] What we have in life is simple. Happiness and being able to eat each meal without any worries. Sometimes, travelling without worrying about how much the amount will set us back and leading to cutting d... -
The Feeling of Importance Published on Thursday, June 11, 2009 by Optimist
Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence. ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater ~ [Source] photo credit: spike55151 Every now and then, we have this need to feel important. Even when someone ask us for a simple advice on changing a job. When a trip to the doctor for a routine checkup... -
Do You Want To Leave a Legacy? Published on Thursday, June 4, 2009 by Optimist
It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations. ~ Christine Gregoire ~ [Source] It's now the middle of the year. Have the resolutions for this year been completed by half too? Is there somethin... -
Persistence Pay Off Published on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by Optimist
Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible. ~ Lord Chesterfield ~ [Source] Living in this fast-paced world, we are so used to things being done fast that persistence is being forgotten. Advertisements scream out quick fixes for almost anything tha... -
Attitude is Everything Published on Thursday, May 21, 2009 by Optimist
The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy. ~ Dalai Lama [Source] pho... -
Success Is Goal Published on Thursday, May 14, 2009 by Optimist
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. ~ Denis Watley ~ [Sour... -
The Power of Belief Published on Thursday, April 23, 2009 by Optimist
You have to believe in yourself. ~ Sun Tzu ~ [Source] The mind is a power tool that we are born with. One of the strong attributes that we have been born with is belief. Belief is either empowering or limiting. There isn't any right or wrong. A simple example: You buy a meal from a stall ... -
Mind Tools – Online Managemen... Published on Monday, April 20, 2009 by Optimist
Mind Tools is a site that helps visitors to empower themselves for their self improvement and careers. Notable Read Emotional Intelligence - Developing strong "people skills" Successful Delegation - Using the power of other people's help Humility - The most beautiful word in th... -
Choose to Be Happy Published on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by Optimist
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have...
