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It is indeed a much-generalized fact which we all have to abide by is that inside in our residential spaces or the commercial spaces, the couches and the sofas are on the topmost position in the list of places where most of the time spent by everyone even more than bedrooms, kitchens, etc. It is ... Views: 820
We all have unique skills and talents. Think about what you enjoy, are good at, what inspires you and what brings a smile to your face. Our passions are an indication of our skills and talents. Interestingly, when we admire and even envy someone, it’s just a sign that we have the same skills, ... Views: 1597
How aware are you of your impact on the people in your world and the world around you? To do no harm (in thought, word, action) is one of the tenets of a number of faith. For that to happen means we must be paying attention and aware, as often as possible, of what those thoughts, words and ... Views: 1813
We, as Americans, are guaranteed liberty in the Declaration of Independence. What can we say that this unalienable right represents? According to dictionary.com, liberty is freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control. In order to understand this in more depth let’s look at the ... Views: 1262
It was a pleasant day in the spring of 2003. I was working in my office as usual when something unusual happened. A severe pain in my chest jolted my whole body. In minutes the pain became unbearable and I fell down on the floor. I was breathing with great difficulty. My colleagues came to my ... Views: 1142
As a business owner and a leader, part of your job is to inspire your employees as well as customers so that you may accomplish your business goals. The reason is that people are likely to follow those who can motivate them to achieve their personal and career goals. Thus, for you to be an ... Views: 1926
Recently, a belief surfaced for me that was an aspect of a deeper issue concerning the need to struggle. This specific belief stressed that I could only learn and grow through difficulty. It claimed that it was necessary for me to experience blocks and obstacles, since that was the only way to ... Views: 1480
I recently spent a week in the African bush re-experiencing things that I’d almost forgotten about. Bush safari experiences are special for me as I’m transported into a different world. A world where man is insignificant and nature rules.
This magic world, once again, showed me insights of ... Views: 1093
A woman is running on the treadmill next to me at the gym, moaning and complaining the whole time. How miserable she is at having to work out, how hard it is to get herself to the gym knowing she’s in for an hour of pain. How she’d rather do pretty much anything other than deal with exercise ... Views: 454
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
—Helen Keller (1880-1968)
American author, political
activist, lecturer
I am ... Views: 1350
One of my favorite things to do is to browse through local thrift stores looking for curiosities. It is such a joy to find something precious and special that I can bring back to life, make useful again and enjoy.
Having recently moved, you can imagine that I have been thoroughly enjoying ... Views: 934
My wife Michelle and I recently went to see Glennon Melton speak about her new book, Carry On Warrior. Glennon is a blogger from Florida who has a very successful blog called Momastery.com. Her posts are read by tens of thousands of moms like Michelle (and others) around the world. I thought ... Views: 1400
So yesterday I took my kids, Payton, Grace and Michael to the mall. Why? Yesterday was $1 Tuesday at Hot Dog on a Stick, which is a great excuse to not cook. We got our food and proceeded to eat, and something interesting occured.
My youngest Michael is just twenty months old, and he hasn't ... Views: 817
Not long ago, the world waited with bated breath while watching the rescue of 12 boys, members of the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach, who were caught in a flooded subterranean cave deep under the mountains of Chang Rai, Thailand. We witnessed the extraordinary worldwide commitment to ... Views: 1295
I am sitting here in jury duty, waiting for my name to be called. I haven’t decided whether it is better not to be called, ultimately just sitting here all day, or to be picked for a case and at least be doing something. I’ll let you know on my decision later. Regardless, I began thinking, what ... Views: 1092
Future is one of America’s hottest rappers in recent times, it’s all about the following video, song, tone, cartoon. His real name is Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn (aka Future).
He was named “the face of pop” by Billboard. And why not, because it was his first official artist to kick his album out ... Views: 921
Twenty-five years old and sitting on a hospital bed, upon reaching down to tie my shoes I could not remember how. The week before I had slipped into a semi-coma after cancer spread to my brain. The physical therapist looked on as my dad walked over and just like when I was a boy tied my shoes. ... Views: 1177
What prompts a defining moment in life? Are we always aware of its significance? Some events are definitely easier to identify than others, such as a marriage, or the birth of a child. Others are less obvious.
Take an innocent thought I happened to think more than twenty years ago. I was ... Views: 5682
Home is truly our external heart and as such it needs a lot of care and attention in its decorating and development. Invite friends and family to contribute to the creation of your home. A house is merely a dwelling; it becomes a home when you use your heart to express your environment in a ... Views: 1105
With my new book, Nothing Changes Until You Do, just released I’ve been reflecting a bit on the whole experience of writing this new book and now putting it out into the world. As with my previous two book writing and launching experiences, it has been exciting, challenging, fun, vulnerable, ... Views: 2061
Dear Friend,
"When you are with others, realize that they too are Lights of God who are also trying to find their way ... to a better, happier and more graceful life."
"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another ... Views: 1095
You may be familiar with the saying, “it’s not what happens but how you react to what happens that counts.” We've all dealt with unexpected situations; ones that are no big deal and others that test your attitude. As a horse owner of 18 years I've had my share but last weekend was certainly ... Views: 1287
"Celebrating creates an atmosphere of recognition and positive energy. Imagine a team winning the World Series without champagne spraying everywhere. And yet companies win all the time and let it go without so much as a high five. Work is too much a part of life not to recognize moments of ... Views: 752
LLDIMS Is one of The top 10 management colleges in delhi for bba are designed to make a teacher out of you in a physical classroom. It was widely accepted that school students cannot learn effectively online and institutions were reluctant to provide the infrastructure Good best bba colleges in ... Views: 558
List of all schools in Noida Sapphire believe that as the mentors of the young minds, our responsibility lies in preparing our kids for a bright and beautiful future. And, in order to secure that for our budding geniuses, it is essential that we emphasize on instilling a few major life skills in ... Views: 507
When we talk about educating our young ones, the first things that come to our mindsare probably related tomaking sure of their academic brilliance and taking care of their participation in the co-curricular activities. However, when the aim is to ensure the holistic development and progression ... Views: 489
‘Your convictions with deep reasoning power reveal the incomprehensible universe inside you.’
Strong convictions are the stupendous columns that design your life. Your convictions firmly ground you to your goals and beliefs convince you to keep following the path of commitment even in tough ... Views: 1174
When we step onto our soul's path and into our greatness, every area of our lives wakes up and we are guided to our highest good in many different ways. One of these ways is through spiritual geography.
Spiritual geography is the geography that we are called to for our next stage of growth, ... Views: 961
In our search for truth and inner peace, we place our feet on a path that is filled with paradoxes. Integrating and living what feels like opposite truths can be challenging to say the least. This one jumped out at me recently: We are individuals taking charge of our lives, and at the same time, ... Views: 1426
I was walking down the street when I saw LIVE LIFE, LOVE LIFE boldly written on a lady’ shirt. I paused to think about the powerful statement when I saw it. I asked myself: Am I living and loving life?
Many are people who do not live in line with what the four words above are saying. We just ... Views: 1303
From a very young age we are told that we can do anything. Our teachers and parents are constantly reassuring us that anything we want to do is within our grasp. One day we may want to be firefighters. Our parents and teachers smile and buy us a red fireman's hat. The next day we may want to be ... Views: 1215
What is the purpose of your life? Working, eating and sleeping is no life. There must be some good purpose and some noble cause of your living. If you are living without a purpose then, I am sorry to say, you are living the life of an animal.
What do you want to do for yourself and for ... Views: 1244
Life is like a roller coaster. There are hills to climb and hills to coast. Your image of your life is critically important to your success. We are in control of many of the circumstances around us, but there are other circumstances beyond our control.
We all go through setbacks, changes, ... Views: 1502
Did you ever just know something and not know how you knew it? Did you ever get that strange feeling that had nothing to do with recalled hamburger meat?
Did you ever get a”mental memo” without benefit of email, blackberry or an actual phone call?
Did you just ignore the message ... Views: 1300
After months of tests to determine the cause of a weakness on my left side and my sudden propensity for falling, I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Since then, I have been living with this disease which is slowly progressing and has been changing my life in many ways. ... Views: 730
Life is short. Events such as Steve Jobs’ death remind us that we have a limited, unknown number of years on this planet. Even if you believe in some form of eternal life, the fact is that your current “skin bag” will reach the end of its useful life in the near future.
So, how will you ... Views: 2017
Speed has become the identity of this age. With time, science and technology have made our lives faster than ever. With the internet and other technological advancements in our lives, today, we hardly find enough quality time to spend at home with our children and other family members. Although ... Views: 476
If I ask you to name a few logos that come to mind in the first place, what would you name? Perhaps your list will contain brands such as Apple, Nike, Windows, Google, etc. Why? Think about why these names remain in your memory, and at the same time you cannot remember the name or any logo of ... Views: 979
Do you ever have those weeks when certain things happen to you that leave you really feeling down about yourself? Well for me this week was one of those weeks. I was really feeling down about myself and is spite of that, some amazing things happened to me. About a month ago I saw a video of Nick ... Views: 1510
The alarm rings. Too early, much too early. A whole hour early. You know you should get up. You promised yourself you’d start working out. Today’s the day! Huzzah! Yesterday it seemed like such a great idea. You even set out your gym gear, ready to get going first thing.
Groan. Aargh! You ... Views: 1823
Dear Friend,
Love is all there is, bottom line, because where love exists there can be no fear, there can be no truth, there really can’t be anything of positive value, my opinion, which some learned scholars and all the Masters, now and before us, live by.
Love and you shall be loved. ... Views: 982
You can’t love without getting hurt!
There is no doubt that when a relationship comes to an end, the one who did not want the relationship to end will feel hurt. Even during a relationship when we experience disappointment we may also feel hurt. At these times we should think how we can be more ... Views: 1686
First of all, let me say that I am no expert in quantum physics, so for those of you who are not inclined towards reading a whole bunch of scientific technical terms, you may now breathe a sigh of relief, because I'm not capable of writing them either!
In fact, in order to write this ... Views: 3828
You can sprinkle love anywhere! Anytime. Just like fairy dust. It’s not love as in “hugs and kisses,” as nice as those are, it’s love by a different description. Namely, “to delight in the presence of.” Nice, huh? You won’t find that definition in any dictionary. I heard it many years ago in a ... Views: 264
MARVELOUS MYSTERY OF LOVE
For a long time I have been dwelled in understanding this mystery.
FAHM O SHAOOR
Really love is beyond all the so-called fahm o shaoor. Fahm o shaoor means the realizing of wiseness in Urdu. It means the realization of wiseness or in this case a greater ... Views: 1772
My Mom and Dad were married over 50 years and had a great marriage and strong love. They had a Relationship for Life until my dad passed away in 2008. I wrote a book in the honor of my dad and the life he lead, it is called Mills Way to Richer Living. He did what relationship excerpts and ... Views: 1519
LIFE IS NOT FAIR
Sometimes we can be so right yet so wrong. This philosophy applies in the work place. In parts of Asia, there is the belief that the Boss is always right or more accurately, The Boss always thinks he is right!
TAKE A LEAF OUT OF THE BOOKS OF LAW STUDENTS
Law students are ... Views: 1418
“Love is a present that can be given every single day you live” That was the message I found in my fortune cookie while recently dining at a local restaurant. There are many ways that love can be given every day – in supporting our partner, adoring our pets, listening to a good friend – and ... Views: 1163
Lucid dreaming is the act of taking command of your desires to transform the globe around you and delight in living out a digital type of dream within your head. Even the best virtual reality shows is still hundreds of years behind the brain's very own potential to produce realities both ... Views: 1170