I have learned...
- that when you're in love, it shows.
- that just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day.
- that being kind is more important than being right.
- that you should never say no to a gift from a child.
- that I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.
- that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
- that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
- that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
- that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
- that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
- that when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
- that love, not time, heals all wounds.
- that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
- that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
- that opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
- that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
- that I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.
- that one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
- that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
- that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
- that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
- that it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.
by : Andy Rooney
: Marc and Angel Hack Life :
1. You never fail until you’re satisfied with failure. –
Failure is not falling down; failure is staying down when you have the
choice to get back up. Sometimes you have to fail a thousand times to
succeed. Which means you haven’t really failed yet; you’ve just found a
bunch of ways that don’t work. So don’t get so hung up on a few failed
attempts that you miss every new opportunity coming your way. All of
your ideas that don’t work are simply stepping stones on your way to the
one idea that does. As Winston Churchill once said, “Success is not
final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that
counts.”
2. What you have learned is what’s important. – Life
always offers you a second chance – it’s called tomorrow. But this
second chance doesn’t mean anything if you haven’t learned from the
events of today. You have to acknowledge your troubles but gather
strength from them, and laugh at your mistakes but learn from them.
Getting a second chance in life is about giving yourself the opportunity
to grow beyond your past failures. It’s about learning as you go and
positively adjusting your attitude and efforts toward future
possibilities.
3. Tough times are just part of life’s natural balance. –
Life lives, life dies. Life laughs, life cries. Life gives up and
life tries. And life looks different through everyone’s eyes. In fact,
who you were, who you are, and who you will become are three completely
different people. And as you gradually grow beyond the person you were
yesterday, keep life's challenges in perspective. Hear life’s harmony,
and notice the delicate balance. Realize that life is like playing a
grand piano. The white keys create your happiness and the black keys
denote your troubles. But as you go through life’s journey, remember
that the black keys also create music.
4. Pain helps you grow. – Sometimes things must change
so you can change. Sometimes you must break a little so you can get a
peek inside to see what an awesome powerhouse you are. Sometimes
mistakes must be made so wisdom can be earned. Sometimes you must
overcome heartache so you can begin to follow your heart again.
5. Success is a way of living. – Don’t let your
struggles become your identity. Not everything in your life will go as
you expect it to. This is why you need to drop expectations, live in
the present, and go with the flow, rather than against it. Remind
yourself that it’s perfectly okay not to be perfect. Ultimately,
success is not something you achieve, it is what you learn and how you
grow as you deal with the realities of life – it is a way of living and
being.
By: Marc and Angel Hack Life
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Just a few timeless life lessons we all learn on the road of life...
1. Beauty comes from within. - You will never be beautiful like me. You can only be beautiful like you. One does not become beautiful by trying to be beautiful. One becomes beautiful by finding beauty in what's already within.
2. Pain has a purpose. - Pain doesn't just show up in your life for no reason. It's a sign that something in your life needs to change. This change takes strength. But remember, it's not that those who are strong never get weak in the knees, or that they never gasp for a breath. It's that while their knees are shaking, they force themselves to breathe and to take another step.
3. There are right people, and wrong people, for you. - There are fake people, and those who are true friends. There are people who take the heart out of you and those who put it back. You have a choice of who to spend time with. True friends have an honest heart, and will go out of their way to help you when you need it most. Stick with the people who never let you down and keep their promises. You can't fake that.
4. What you focus on grows. - Do not let the negativity wear off on you. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Promote what you love instead of discrediting what you dislike. When you choose to focus on the things you love, you end up finding more joy and more love in life.
5. What you don't start today, won't be finished by tomorrow. - There are seven days in the week and someday isn't one of them. Ask yourself if what you're doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.
6. Sometimes taking your own advice is hard. - You know what to do, but you can't seem to accept your own good judgement.You've said the same exact words to others, but listening to your own words is a struggle. That's why friends are priceless. Because sometimes you just need to hear it from someone other than yourself.
7. You can't live your life solely for other people. - When writing the story of your life, don't let someone else hold the pen. You've got to do what's right for you, even if the people you love disagree with your dreams. Live your life so that when it's time to ask where the time went, you can answer: “It went to joyful moments of
self-discovery, to my search for passion, to doing work that felt like
play, to standing up for what I believe in, and to exploring this
beautiful world with an open heart. My time went to living MY life!”
8. Forgiveness is the first step to recovery. –
Sometimes we don’t forgive people because they deserve it; we forgive
them because they need it, because we need it, and because we cannot
move forward without it. So cry, forgive, learn, and move on. Let your
tears water the seeds of your future growth and happiness.
9. Your beliefs become your reality. – What you
believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You
become what you believe. Even though you cannot control everything that
happens, you can control your attitude toward what happens. And in
that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master
you.
10. Success is rarely easy, but always worth it. –
Those who have achieved their dreams know that life is about willpower
and persistence. It’s about hanging on to hope when your heart has had
enough, and giving even more when your mind and body want to give up.
Yes, each step may get harder, but the view from the top is priceless,
and well worth enduring the journey to get there.
Everything you know is based on what has already happened in your life. And yet, your only influence right now is over things that have not yet happened. The things that have already happened have gotten you to where you are right now. What you need to be concerned with, however, is where to go from here.
Because you're so intimately familiar with your own past, it may seem that you have no choice but to continue moving in the same direction as before. But that is not true. Your future does not equal your past. Right now, there are infinite number of paths which you can take. The one you're currently on is only one of them. Any of the rest are available to you.
If you're completely satisfied with where you're going, then by all means, keep on going that way. But there is no reason in the world why you have to keep following that same path if it is not bringing you full and lasting fulfillment.
Every moment you have a choice, regardless of what has happened before. Choose right now to move forward, positively and confidently into your incredible future.
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I know you're having a hard time right now. And i deeply regret myself of not being able to be by your side, to console you and to motivate you. i feel responsible for you. i can't stand watching you 'suffering' from afar. well, this 'suffering' that you are going through is a test of faith. It is part of life and it comes in many shapes and ways :) Believe in ALLAH that puts you through this, He is there for you, for me, and you are going to make it. i believe in you, so you got to believe in yourself!
So, be strong! for yourself, for the future that awaits :)
I love you, always and always will..
A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present “Seven Wonders of The World.” Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
#Egypt's Great Pyramids
#the Taj Mahal
#the Grand Canyon
#the Panama Canal
#the Empire State Building,
#St. Peter's Basilica, and
#China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, “Yes, a little. I couldn't make up my mind because there were so many.”
The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help.”The girl hesitated, then read, “I think the Seven Wonders of the World are:
To see, to hear, to touch, to taste, to feel, to laugh, to love."
The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous! A gentle reminder – that the most precious things in life cannot be built by hand or bought by people.
Miracles occur naturally as an expression of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle.
A Course in Miracles
Charlotte Davis Kasl
If you believe you can, you will.
If you believe you can't, you won't.
If you believe you are not lovable, you won't be.
If you believe you are not smart enough, you won't be.
If you believe you will die from your disease, you will.
If you believe you are not good enough, you never will be.
If you believe other people are against you, they will be.
If you believe money is more powerful than you are, it will be.
If you believe you have no influence over other people, you won't
If you believe other people are more powerful than you, they will be.
Whatever you believe is what becomes your REALITY.
When your self-identity and beliefs merge, differences feel threatening. You are likely to defend your turf, become righteous and angry, and possibly shame or abuse other people who see things differently. When people adopt a belief--be it about religion, politics, sex roles, or whatever--as the one, correct belief, their minds get locked up in a rigid box, and other people with different beliefs are seen as the enemy. And what do you do to the enemy? Abuse them, shame them, hate them, or even kill them. . . .
Listen to your beliefs, think about how you learned them, and realize that they are not genetic, nor are they the "only way." You are free to acquire new perspectives, to absorb new ideas, and to question everything you were taught to believe. As your mind opens to exploration and change, you'll feel a new lightness and more joy.
