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Make the Choice

2009-04-08T08:14:00.000+08:00

The best choice is to make a choice. You have the power to choose, so make use of it.
When you are willing to make choices, your life moves in a direction that is agreeable to you. Choices make control and responsibility possible, along with achievement and fulfillment.
Your moment-by-moment choices serve to focus the energy that is your life. By making choices, you communicate and reinforce your preferences and desires, and the world around you responds accordingly.
Your choices and their content determine the quality and direction of your life. Take a little time to choose in a careful and informed manner, yet do not take so long that you fail to choose at all.
Your choices are what make your intentions real. They connect your goals with your reality.
When there is a choice to be made, there is an opportunity to more precisely and positively direct your life. Choose consistently, with abiding purpose, and your life moves forward toward your highest vision.

Now Is What You Choose

2009-04-07T10:18:00.000+08:00

There was a time when you thought you could change the world. You were right, and you still are.
There was a time when you knew that life was filled with limitless possibilities. It still is, and so are you.
Perhaps you're dismayed that so much time has passed without much noticeable progress. Yet the longer you've waited to move forward, the more quickly and powerfully you can do so when you choose to start.
To change the world, and to fulfill your greatest possibilities, does not require anything from your past. It's a matter of making a choice, in the present, to act with positive purpose.
Now is the place where your life resides. And now is what you choose to make it.
With a thankful, joyful heart, look around you at the possibilities that stretch out in all directions. Choose one of those possibilities now, and proceed to lovingly give life to it.

Learning from Consequences

2009-04-06T07:45:00.000+08:00

Consequences are superb teachers. Their lessons touch you profoundly and stay with you for life.
Many of the abstract concepts you come across are quickly forgotten. The consequences you experience, on the other hand, are nearly impossible to forget.
Through consequences you learn, in a personally meaningful way, what works and what doesn't. Through consequences you learn what's important and why.
Both the painful consequences and the joyful ones are quite memorable. Most importantly, not only do you remember the consequences, you also remember what specific thoughts and actions brought you to them.
You have the magnificent ability to make things happen, to create your own consequences. The more you learn from the experience of your consequences, the more reliably you're able to create the precise outcomes you desire.
Everything you do has a consequence, and every consequence has a lesson. Learn well, and create all the best you can envision.

Venture Out

2009-04-05T10:44:00.000+08:00

Can you find it within yourself to appreciate and even enjoy what you do not like? By so doing, you will experience a sense of acceptance, peace and power.
Can you learn to be understanding and patient when you have been angered, frustrated, or inconvenienced? Do so, and you'll discover a highly effective way to move forward no matter what.
Are you able to respect and explore an opinion or perspective with which you disagree? That can add real strength and conviction to your own perspective.
Life's richness does not come from just staying with what is familiar, comfortable and pleasurable. It is when you venture out, away from the familiar, that you grow stronger and more capable.
Hold tightly to your core values while at the same time opening your mind and your heart to new thoughts, feelings and experiences. Your own perspective will grow stronger when you look at it from other perspectives.
Find ways to provide a healthy challenge for your understanding of life. And you'll learn to understand, to discover and to experience so very much more.

Who You Know You Are

2009-04-05T10:43:00.000+08:00

Many of the good and valuable things you do will go unnoticed by everyone else. Do them anyway, because you will know.
Many of the contributions you make will not be fully appreciated by others. Make them anyway, because they're the right things to do.
It's great when you receive recognition for the work you do and the high standards you maintain. Yet even when there is no possibility of recognition, there is still plenty of reason to give your very best.
Even when no one else is watching, you are watching. Even when no one else appreciates the value of what you're doing, you understand that value.
Your honest, authentic view of yourself influences all that you do. And that view is formed largely during the times when no one is watching.
Be ever true to yourself and to the values you hold dear. Your life is a living expression of who you truly know you are.

Get A Purpose

2009-04-04T09:37:00.000+08:00

If you're not clear about your purpose on this day, random events, distractions and circumstances beyond your control will impose a purpose upon you. You'll end up spending your precious time in the service of things that won't bring any value or fulfillment.
In contrast, when you're solidly connected to a personally meaningful purpose, you're able to focus on making real progress. Though the same problems, frustrations and distractions will come, they will not have the power to overwhelm or consume you.
The more fully you understand why you wish to do something, the more clearly you'll see how to do it. Strong, solid, meaningful reasons will ignite the energy to create worthwhile and lasting achievements.
It is well worth the time and effort necessary to understand why you seek what you seek. When you know why, anything is within your reach.
To get maximum results from your efforts, look beyond the outer concerns of what you're doing. Look at why you've chosen to do it.
Give this day a real, honest purpose that truly means something to you. And you'll build value that continues long after the day is over.

A Little Success

2009-04-04T09:34:00.000+08:00

If you can't bring yourself to be positive about the big things, then be positive about the little things. That's easy enough to do, and it can make a surprisingly significant difference.
You're not going to solve the world's major problems before bedtime. And yet, you can surely make a little positive progress in your own way, and that can be a big help.
The little annoyances, distractions, challenges and difficulties in your world may seem minor when viewed separately. However, they can all add up to create a major negative drag on your life.
You can easily choose to rid yourself of those little negative influences, one by one. Before long, the positive effect will be dramatic.
If you spend the next few minutes doing nothing except worrying about your problems, you'll just end up even more anxious and worried. If, instead, you spend that same five minutes to overcome a relatively minor problem, you'll end up feeling a little more empowered and in control of your own destiny.
A little bit of success will motivate and inspire you, like nothing else can, to create a little more success, again and again. Soon, you'll discover that those little successes are adding up to a life of big and meaningful achievement.

Tired of Nothing

2009-04-04T09:33:00.000+08:00

It's certainly true that the effort necessary for accomplishment will make you tired. And yet the lack of any effort at all will surely bring on an even greater amount of weariness.
It's far better to be exhausted from focused effort than to be tired of doing nothing. After you've grown tired from productive effort, you can renew your energy with a little bit of rest and relaxation.
But when you're tired because of a lack of meaningful effort, that's a different story. No amount of rest can overcome such weariness.
What can overcome that kind of weariness? It will disappear as soon as you start to take purposeful, directed action.
Too much of anything will make you tired, especially too much of nothing. If you're going to be tired, then make sure you gain something valuable from it.
So go ahead, set your sights high, and do something truly useful and challenging with your time. You'll make yourself tired, and it will feel great.

The Values in Your Heart

2009-04-03T04:10:00.000+08:00

When your world seems frustrating, keep in mind that the most important part of you exists beyond those frustrations. When life feels painful, never forget that the pain, however difficult it may be, is confined to just a small portion of who you truly are.
All around you are things you can see and touch and physically manipulate. They are part of life, but they are by no means all there is.
You cannot hold love in your hand, and yet you know for certain that it exists. You cannot capture joy in a box or an envelope and yet you have no doubt that it is real.
When the outward concerns of life seem to be overwhelming, remind yourself, there's more. There is so very much more to living and being than those things you can see and hear, taste and smell, touch and possess.
Even those losses and disappointments that feel big and burdensome are small in comparison to all the beautiful, positive possibilities living within you. Look beyond the noisy, superficial distractions and remember the miracle of your existence.
Live your life around the values in your heart. And those everyday pains and nuisances will lose their power to bring you down.

Already Fulfilled

2009-04-03T04:08:00.000+08:00

When you don't need anything, then you truly have everything. When you know that you already have enough, that you already are enough, that everything is as it should be, then your life will be rich indeed.
Get past the need to possess and you'll discover that the whole world is yours. Abandon the need to be right and you'll find real truth.
Let go of the need to impress others and you'll have their sincere respect. Move beyond the need to control every detail, and your influence will grow stronger.
As long as you feel you need something, it cannot possibly be yours. The more you focus on the need for anything, the more you deny it to yourself.
Why would you want to do that? Instead, realize that whatever you desire is already available to you, and enjoy the process of expressing it more fully as you move through each moment.
Appreciate, understand and focus your energy on the good and valuable things in your life. And you'll know that your most authentic desires are already fulfilled.

How to Be Green

2009-03-31T00:55:00.001+08:00

1. Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
2. Put a plastic water bottle filled with water and some pebbles or sand in your toilet tank. It can save 1-2 gallons of water per flush. DO NOT put a brick in the toilet tank as it can break down and cause plumbing problems.
3. Shorten showers by 3 minutes or more. (Use an egg timer to help keep track of time.)
4. Turn your air conditioning two degrees up in the summer, and lower your thermostat two degrees in the winter.
5. Use a push mower instead of a riding mower.
6. Buy organic food.
7. Take a canvas bag when you go to any store, not just the grocery.
8. Use silverware instead of disposable eating utensils.
9. If you are printing a long document, save paper by printing on both sides of the paper.
10. Recycle! Glass, metal, plastic, paper, the possibilities are endless.
11. Use old rags or sponges to clean up messes instead of paper towels.
12. Use old t-shirts to make rags.
13. Buy organic clothes.
14. For the gals, buy organic beauty products. Physician's Formula has a good all-natural line out. Use less hair spray and more hair gel.
15. Buy a hybrid car. They do cost a lot, but they save you money and reduce CO2 levels in the air.
16. Do not grow a superiority complex. People see this and assume all green people are annoying 'Holier than Thou' people, which turns them off being green.
17. Plant a tree. Again, it reduces CO2 levels and adds oxygen, even if you plant just one. :-)
18. Eat less meat! Going vegetarian reduces your carbon footprint by 1.5 tons a year.
19. In the Winter, wear a sweater in the house instead of turning up the heat, in the Summer, open the windows to let hot air out and cool in, instead of turning the air conditioner on.
20. Give harmful waste to neighbors who will use it instead of dumping it down the drain.
21. Don't litter! Don't dump anything down sewer drains, in any body of water, or on the ground.
22. Turn the gas off when done cooking, and turn the lights off every time you leave a room.
23. Buy the exact amount of what you need, not too little, not too much. Give leftovers to other people you know.
24. Consider having fewer children, or no children at all. You can adopt or be a foster parent. If you have fewer kids, or no kids, more resources will be available to the children who are already born. The carbon footprint of your children should be included when you are determining your impact on the earth. If we fail to save our planet, the children will be the ones to suffer the most from lack of essentials such as food, water, and energy. Some children of the world are already suffering greatly.
25. Buy energy efficient light bulbs, costly but helpful. Think about the polar bears and rain forest and nonrenewable resources!!!
26. Turn off unnecessary appliances during the day and at night.
27. Try to make your garbage as small as possible to help reduce land fill size.
28. Recycle batteries!
29. Don't flush the toilet after just one use, unless its poop.
30. Turn off lights when you leave the room, it saves electricity and saves light bulbs.
31. Turn off your cell phone when you're not using it. Cell phones don't use too much but everything helps. Also cell phones can give you cancer so turning them off reduces that risk.
32. If you have pet birds, instead of throwing old seed away, throw it outside, it may grow or be eaten by other birds.
33. Have a garden if possible, you can plant herbs(great if you're a wiccan) and fruits. You're helping the environment and you have a nice treat too.
34. Wear dark clothes during the winter and bright clothes during the summer to reduce the need for heat and A/C.
35. If your destination is only a few blocks away, WALK!
36. Unplug nightlights during the day.
37. Recycle old notebooks.

Small Opportunities

2009-03-25T23:02:00.001+08:00

Big opportunities come to those who make the most of the small opportunities. Small opportunities are present in each moment and in every situation.
Today is filled with small opportunities. In little bits of time that might otherwise be wasted, there is treasure waiting to be created.
Having a clear sense of purpose brings those small opportunities to light. Living with a strong commitment to move forward compels you to seize those opportunities and make the most of them.
Small steps, taken consistently, put you in position to take big steps. Save a few dollars a day, day after day, for example, and soon you have hundreds or thousands of dollars available to invest.
Honing your skills on the small things, by learning what works and what doesn't, will prepare you to successfully handle the big challenges and opportunities. Time is your friend when you make continuous use of it to grow stronger and more capable.
Everywhere you look; there are small ways for you to make a positive difference. String enough of them together, and absolutely anything is within your reach.

Select Your Direction

2009-03-24T23:44:00.000+08:00

Your destination depends not on where you are but on which way you go. Your results depend not on what has happened, and not on what you have, but on what you do with it all.
From here, you can go anywhere. There are pathways leading in every direction.
What matters now is which of those pathways you choose. What matters now is the next step you take.
Give yourself permission to decide what you truly desire for your life and for your world. And know that there is a way, right now, to begin creating it.
When your thoughts and actions have a clear, specific purpose, each moment will carry you closer to the fulfillment of that purpose. When you move consistently in a chosen direction, you cannot help but reach the destination you choose.
Lovingly, thoughtfully and carefully select your direction today. You are always moving towards something, so make that something exactly what you wish.

Run Joyfully Toward Life

2009-03-19T22:13:00.000+08:00

Run joyfully toward life and embrace it with open arms. Each day brings its own treasure in the flavors, aromas, sights, sounds, situations, experiences and interactions that come your way.
Don't get bogged down attempting to resist or deny what has already happened. Put your energy into using what you have to make life better than ever.
Embrace the beauty, the joy, the wonder and the abundance of life. At the same time, embrace the challenges, the setbacks, the disappointments and the difficulties.
Be genuinely thankful for every moment, whatever it may contain. For in each moment is your opportunity to fully live, to grow, to learn, to experience, to share and to create unique, lasting value.
Welcome the ever-changing richness of life as it dances before your eyes in ways you've never seen before. Join passionately in that dance and be a part of the richness.
Follow the winding path as it moves up, down, over and around through the steadily increasing abundance and fulfillment of your life. Know more fully, as each moment passes, the profound joy of being.

Fresh Opportunities To Be

2009-03-18T23:28:00.000+08:00

Appreciate your shortcomings for where they have brought you. Then release them and be free to rise above the limitations.
Savor the disappointments one last time and remember all you have learned from them. Then let them go and eagerly look forward to new and fruitful experiences.
Sincerely and completely forgive those who have brought you pain, including yourself. And feel the healing that immediately takes hold.
Be truly thankful for having been through so much. Then get busy creating the best of what can be.
Let go of the useless drama that is already over. Hold on to the positive value that you've gained from it all.
Always there are new possibilities to explore, new ways to grow, and new worlds to experience. With each new now, the world is filled with fresh opportunities to be.

No Struggle

2009-03-17T17:22:00.000+08:00

Make the effort, to be sure. But do not make it into a struggle.
Struggle is not a specific condition or action. It is a label that casts a negative spin on your efforts and unnecessarily puts you at a disadvantage.
If you see yourself as struggling, your expectations are already lowered and the best you can hope for is to break even. Yet there's never any reason to see yourself as struggling.
Yes, the challenges may indeed be great. And you have what it takes to make real and steady progress in the face of those challenges.
Instead of seeing yourself as a victim, see yourself as making the most of a valuable experience. Rather than living in fear of being pushed back, seize with enthusiasm every opportunity to move forward.
Every situation is what it is, but it never has to be a struggle. For you are capable of doing much, much better than that.

Be Different

2009-03-16T23:24:00.000+08:00

To make a difference, you often must be different. It takes courage and confidence to go against the grain of negativity that surrounds you, and such courage can bring great rewards.
Where others see only doom and gloom, look for the bright glimmer of opportunity. For it is most certainly there.
When everyone is looking for someone to blame for what has already happened, turn your focus toward the future. Exploring the current possibilities will create infinitely more value than arguing over past failures.
When you encounter rudeness and irritation, generously offer your own polite and confident patience. When you bump up against the arrogance of another person, melt it away with your own sincere, self-assured humility.
Just because everyone is heading in a negative direction doesn't mean you must go that way too. On the contrary, it's a valuable opportunity for you to set a positive example.
In times of great difficulty and stress, choose to be a beacon of encouragement, understanding and positive purpose. Be different, and you can truly make a valuable positive difference.

Fulfillment Now

2009-03-12T18:43:00.000+08:00

A beautiful, fulfilled life requires nothing more than what you already have. Fulfillment depends solely on your decision to accept and experience it, in the moment where you are.

There are some achievements that may take a lifetime to reach. Yet at any point along the way, from the very moment you begin, you can know fulfillment.

Reaching any goal is a matter of commitment, discipline, intention and effort. Fulfillment itself is immediate, for it is a matter of knowing that you are living true to your highest purpose.

Do not become trapped by measuring success based on what you've already done or failed to do. Learn to see that success is entirely a function of how you are feeling and thinking and acting right now.

Your past cannot hold you back and your future cannot intimidate you, unless you allow it. This moment has every possibility of being the most fulfilling time you've ever known.

Your life is infinitely more wonderful than any possession or event or circumstance that you can imagine. And somewhere inside, you know it. - Ralph S. Marston, Jr.-

Your moment to fulfill

2009-03-11T19:42:00.000+08:00

This day is too valuable to waste. The people in your life are too beautiful to ignore.

Take a moment to remember how fortunate you are to be you. Take a look around, with your eyes lovingly and enthusiastically open to the possibilities.

Most of what you fear does not even exist. Much of what you love is closer than you realize.

You are just one small step away from being on the path toward your most treasured dream. You are just one brief thought away from understanding the richness that is your life.

You have traveled a long way to be where you are. With every step you have gained something of real and lasting value.

Now is a day to move forward with more experience, knowledge and wisdom than ever before. Now is your moment to realize and fulfill the miracle that is your life.

Magnificence of Being

2009-03-10T18:06:00.000+08:00

In this moment you are free to live without limitation. You are able, through the whole of your being, to express who you truly are.
Everything that is now is here to fulfill your most profound purpose. Positive possibilities stretch out far beyond the horizon in every direction.
As moment passes into moment, new substance and richness are born. A goodness that is already beyond measure grows.
You can choose to focus upon what seem to be limits and then become a slave to those perceived limitations. Or you can let go of your resistance, and let the ineffable magnificence of being flow through you.
This moment demands nothing from you. Yet when you grasp just a small fraction of what this moment offers, you'll rush to give it all you have.
Life is fresh and new and begins all over again right now. Let it be so in you.

Free Yourself

2009-03-09T18:56:00.001+08:00

Arrogance is the worst kind of loneliness because it is entirely self-imposed. If you become impressed with your own importance, everyone else ceases to be impressed at all.
The worst kind of ignorance is to think you know it all. For that is an ignorance into which you sink more deeply as each moment passes.
Those who are most genuinely admired are those who have no need to be admired. Those who learn the most are those who have the honesty to admit what they do not know.
Anyone who must announce that he is an expert most likely is not. The real experts are those who spend their time listening and learning rather than boasting and preening.
Humility is a virtue that will carry you far. When you are free from the crushing demands of ego, there is so very much more you can accomplish.
Let go of the need to be better than others. And you'll free yourself to reach magnificent heights of success and fulfillment.

PARABLE OF THE PENCIL

2009-03-05T20:56:00.000+08:00

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. There are 5 things you need to know, he told the pencil, before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's hand.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil.

Three: You will be able to correct mistakes you will make.

Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside.

And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.

The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.

Now replacing the place of the pencil with you; always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.

Three: You will be able to correct mistakes you might make or grow through them.

Four: The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.

And Five: On every surface you walk, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to serve God in everything.

By understanding and remembering, let us proceed with our life on this earth having a meaningful purpose in our heart and a relationship with God daily.

Never stop reaching

2008-11-10T20:53:00.000+08:00

It is only when a seed grows that it can produce more seeds. It is only when you express joy and abundance in your own life that you can help others to know joy and abundance in their lives.

To make yourself miserable for the sake of helping others will serve no useful purpose at all. The best way to be of service to others is from a position of strength and fulfillment rather than from a position of weakness and despair.

The goals and dreams and desires that are so undeniably your own are yours for a reason. They are showing you, and at the same time compelling you, to make the most of your life.

It is not selfish to be your very best. What's truly selfish is to let your enormous potential go unrealized.

What have you always wanted to know, always wanted to have, always wanted to do, and always wanted to be? It is never too late to honestly answer that question, and to answer it with all the colorful detail and passion that it deserves.

For in the answer to that question is your own truly beautiful and unique gift to life. Never stop reaching for the best you can imagine; for when you fulfill your highest possibilities, you raise the whole world up with you.

Where there is a purpose

2008-11-10T03:22:00.000+08:00

When there is a reason, there is a way. Where there is a purpose, there is a path.

You are capable of reaching higher and higher levels of achievement. The reason you have not yet reached some of them is because you have not yet had a compelling enough reason to do so.

When thinking of what you can do, stop thinking only in terms of what you have done. Think in terms of what you desire, what you can imagine, and what you can dream.

Think in terms of your purpose. Connect your awareness to whatever drives you, and it will drive you far indeed.

Purpose will find a way around the most stubborn obstacles. Purpose will bring the most meaningful and valuable possibilities into reality.

Follow the purpose that is truly you. And effectiveness, enthusiasm, achievement, joy and fulfillment will all flow into your life.

DEAR LORD,

2008-10-22T23:30:00.000+08:00

I thank You for this day, I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you.

I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over.
And give me the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits.

I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak... Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that will delete this without sharing it with others I pray for those that don't believe.

But I thank You that I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I thank you Lord that You are real and not just an 'it' or thing, I hope others come to know Your great Person hood. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes; that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it in Jesus' name. Amen!

ACTUALLY DO

2008-10-22T23:17:00.000+08:00

The results you achieve are not based on what you plan to do or what you say you'll do. Your results come from what you actually do.

The rationalizations and excuses you make will not add any value or quality to your life. Your actions are what truly make a difference.

To get where you wish to go requires more than just talking about it. To get where you wish to go requires focused, sustained effort.

And the great thing is, you're perfectly capable of making whatever effort is necessary. You must simply choose to actually do it.

No one can reach real fulfillment on your behalf. The life you experience is the life you create for yourself.

There are so many possibilities to choose from, and so many opportunities to make life great through the actions you take. Now is the moment to actually do it.

-- Ralph Marston
The Daily Motivator
Copyright ©2008 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. All rights reserved.

Ten Ways to Say “I LOVE YOU”

2008-08-21T18:08:00.000+08:00

Listen without interrupting. (Prov18)
Speak without accusing. ( James 1:19)
Give without sparing. (Prov21:26)
Pray without ceasing. (Colossians 1:9)
Answer without arguing. (Prov17:1)
Share without pretending. (Ephesians 4:15)
Enjoy without complaint. (Philippians 2:14)
Trust without wavering. (Corinthians 13:7)
Forgive without punishing. (Colossians 3:13)
Promise without forgetting. ( Prov13:12)

Choosing to be a TOP PERFORMER

2008-08-21T18:02:00.000+08:00

Our success in life is determined by the choices we make. You are going to be making choices that will determine your success as you learn to manage yourself and others. To be effective in making proper choices, you must understand the difference between reacting and responding.

Let’s say you go to the doctor, who gives you a prescription and tells you to come back the next day. When you go back, if he looks worried and tells you he needs to change the prescription because your body is reacting to the medicine, you’re probably going to be concerned. On the other hand, if he tells you your body is responding to the medicine, you’re going to smile because you know you’re on your way to recovery. So, to react is negative and to respond is positive – the choice is yours! It’s a fact that you can’t tailor-make the situations in life, but you can tailor the attitudes to fit those situations before they arise.
There are some things that are simply not going to change. If you were born white, you’re going to stay white. If you were born black, you’re gong to stay black. I don’t care how much thought you give it, you’re not going to add a single cubit to your height. You’re not going to change when you were born, where you were born, how you were born, or to whom you were born. However, you can choose how you will respond to all of life’s circumstances. All of life is a series of choices. Realize that every choice we make, whether it is good or bad, has consequences! You can choose to get drunk tonight, but when you do, you have chosen to feel miserable tomorrow. You can choose to eat properly today, and when you do, you have chosen to be healthier. All the circumstances in your life will not be positive. You must choose to respond to both the positive and negative.
As a leader in your organization others can tell a lot about you by how you respond, or react, to the little nuisances that crop up in your day as well as the big obstacles that come along. Lead in such a way that causes others to make wise choices and benefit from those choices.

SCHOOL LIFE

2008-07-31T20:35:00.000+08:00

Students who think they do well in arts actually do better in science.
Teachers enjoy spending their time at the faculty room rather than in classrooms. The students agree.
Students write on their desks more than they write on their notebook.
We produce good lawyers out of late comer students; they have all the reasons.
75% of our brain is composed of water.
Teacher's pet get the higher grades but earn less than what they thought.

Rules from God

2008-07-11T20:49:00.000+08:00

1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day. "Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" Psalms 118:24

2. Dress Up !!

The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7

3. Shut Up!!

Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. "He who guards his lips guards his soul." Proverbs 13:3

4. Stand Up!!...

For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.. "Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good..." Galatians 6:9-10

5. Look Up !!...

To the Lord.

"I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me." Phil ippians 4:13

6. Reach Up !!... For something higher. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowled ge Him, And He will direct your path."

Proverbs 3:5-6

7. Lift Up !!... Your Prayers.

"Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING."

Philippians 4:6

YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

2008-06-04T22:14:00.000+08:00

Friends, I am Marc and I belong to the generation people call YOUTH. And just like the other members of my set, I am discovering with eyes filled with wonder these things called life. I delight in its rhythm, I swing at its dances, I laugh at it funny stokes and marvel at its fast-paced technology. But there's another vision of youth I encounter. There's youth huddling in a corner moaning and pleading for drugs; there's youth clinging to a foreign breast, clutching at a foreigner's arm for price, peddling oneself for a decent meal. There's youth setting barricades of protest for tuition fee increases; imperialistic and multinational exploitation for violation of social rights.

There's youth challenging daring in its commitments, as yellow confetti, yellow arm and head bands color the place, a symbolism of Youth's vibrancy and exuberance. There's youth in communal silence, evoking in heartfelt silence, in prayers, its dreams, its fear and its aspirations. And there's youth solemnly voicing its solid, headstrong conviction of its love for nations with affection overflowing with power.

Fellow Filipinos such is the picture of generation we call YOUTH. Admittedly, one sees in youth a criss-cross of personalities. There are those who view life as a lovely rainbow. There are those who seek life at the end of the rainbow. There are those who sees only the flag, but there are also others who freeze flag's colors and touch its stars, its blue offer of peace, its valiant passion of red. Yet in spite these extreme differences one recognizes in youth its potent asset. Youth power. And youth power is power-power to activate, power to decide, power to revolutionize. Power to change the world.

Can the youth promote peace? Can the youth be contributory to appease hunger? Can the youth lift its hands to reach the destitute, the oppressed, the drugs of society? Will the youth be models of values people of all nations want to achieve? Can the youth in a capsule of thought really change the world?

To all these questions, the youth asks back. Will there be hearts committed to help youth change the world? Will there be hands to clasp youth's hands to reach other hands? Will there be voices to support youth's fervent hopes? Will there be men who would guide youth towards a righteous decision?

For like the moth attracted to the lamp fire, the youth has its energy, its vigor, its attraction to life's fire. But the fire shall uphold, shall dignify, not crush. Not tempt. Not burn youth. Life's fire shall create, build, and mold. It should not destroy, not deform.

Friends, fellow Filipinos, the Youth's light and fire are the elders.

Give the youth elders who practice integrity, loyalty and incorruptibility and the youth will respond in two-fold. Present youth elders who value real love of country, concern for economy without touch of self-interest and you will get a full blooded youth committed to its nation's needs over alert to its nations problems. Hand the youth elders with a conscience and you receive a youth who respects too, his dignity, his manhood, his rights.

For the youth means generation to generation struggling together, aspiring together, achieving together. The youth means hoping that if today does not succeed the tomorrow of the next generation will be there-ready to pursue, to continue Youth's goals. Let all imbibe the youth's charism, positivism and love for life. Let all put into their hearts the youth's sense innocence, fair play, courage and heroism.

Then and only then will the youth acclaim with pride, "We are the youth. We can change the world."

THE AWAKENING by: Sonny Carroll

2008-05-20T20:31:00.000+08:00

There comes a time in your life when you finally get it...

When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH!

Enough fighting and crying, or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world from a new perspective. This is your awakening.

You realize that it is time to stop hoping and waiting for something, or someone, to change or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping over the next horizon. You come to terms with the fact that there aren’t always fairytale endings (or beginnings for that matter) and that any guarantee of "happily ever after" must begin with you. Then a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.

So you begin making your way through the “reality of today” rather than holding out for the “promise of tomorrow.” You realize that much of who you are, and the way you navigate through life is, in great part, a result of all the social conditioning you’ve received over the course of a lifetime. And you begin to sift through all the nonsense you were taught about:

* how you should look and how much you should weigh

* what you should wear and where you should shop

* where you should live or what type of car your should drive

* who you should sleep with and how you should behave

* who you should marry and why you should stay

* the importance of having children or what you owe your family

Slowly you begin to open up to new worlds and different points of view. And you begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really believe in. And you begin to discard the doctrines you have outgrown, or should never have practiced to begin with.

You accept the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are... and that’s OK... they are entitled to their own views and opinions. And, you come to terms with the fact that you will never be a size 5 or a “perfect 10” Or a perfect human being for that matter. So you stop trying to compete with the image inside your head or agonizing over how you compare. And you take a long look at yourself in the mirror and you make a promise to give yourself the same unconditional love and support you give so freely to others. Then a sense of confidence is born of self-approval.

And, you stop maneuvering through life merely as a “consumer” hungry for your next fix, a new dress, another pair of shoes or looks of approval and admiration from family, friends or even strangers who pass by. Then you discover that “it is truly in giving that we receive and that the joy and abundance you seek grows out of the giving. And you recognize the importance of “creating” & “contributing” rather than “obtaining” & “accumulating.”

And you give thanks for the simple things you’ve been blessed with; things that millions of people upon the face of the earth can only dream about a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed and the freedom to pursue your own dreams.

And then you begin to love and to care for yourself. You stop engaging in self-destructive behaviors including participating in dysfunctional relationships. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking more water and exercising. And because you’ve learned that fatigue drains the spirit and creates doubt and fear, you give yourself permission to rest. And just as food is fuel for the body, laughter is fuel for the spirit and so you make it a point to create time for play.

Then you learn about love and relationships, how to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving and when to walk away. And you allow only the hands of a lover who truly loves and respects you to glorify you with his touch. You learn that people don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say, intentionally or unintentionally and that not everyone will always come through and interestingly enough, it’s not always about you. So, you stop lashing out and pointing fingers or looking to place blame for the things that were done to you or weren’t done for you. And you learn to keep your Ego in check and to acknowledge and redirect the destructive emotions it spawns; anger, jealousy and resentment.

You learn how to say I was wrong and to forgive people for their own human frailties. You learn to build bridges instead of walls and about the healing power of love as it is expressed through a kind word, a warm smile or a friendly gesture. And, at the same time, you eliminate any relationships that are hurtful or fail to uplift and edify you. You stop working so hard at smoothing things over and setting your needs aside. You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly OK and that it is your right to want or expect certain things. And you learn the importance of communicating your needs with confidence and grace. You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that eventually martyrs are burned at the stake. Then you learn to distinguish between guilt, and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. You learn that you don’t know all the answers, it’s not your job to save the world and that sometimes you just need to Let Go.

Moreover, you learn to look at people as they really are and not as you would want them to be, and you are careful not to project your neediness or insecurities onto a relationship. You learn that you will not be, more beautiful, more intelligent, more lovable or important because of the man on your arm or the child that bears your name. You learn that just as people grow and change, so it is with love and relationships and that that not everyone can always love you the way you would want them to. So you stop appraising your worth by the measure of love you are given. And suddenly you realize that it’s wrong to demand that someone live their life or sacrifice their dreams just to serve your needs, ease your insecurities, or meet “your” standards and expectations. You learn that the only love worth giving and receiving is the love that is given freely without conditions or limitations. And you learn what it means to love. So you stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn that “alone” does not mean “lonely” and you begin to discover the joy of spending time “with yourself” and “on yourself.” Then you discover the greatest and most fulfilling love you will ever know. Self Love. And so, it comes to pass that through understanding your heart heals; and now all new things are possible.

Moving along, you begin to avoid Toxic people and conversations. And you stop wasting time and energy rehashing your situation with family and friends. You learn that talk doesn’t change things and that unrequited wishes can only serve to keep you trapped in the past. So, you stop lamenting over what could or should have been and you make a decision to leave the past behind. Then you begin to invest your time and energy to affect positive change. You take a personal inventory of all your strengths and weaknesses and the areas you need to improve in order to move ahead. You set your goals and map out a plan of action to see things through.

You learn that life isn’t always fair and you don’t always get what you think you deserve and you stop personalizing every loss or disappointment. You learn to accept that sometimes bad things happen to good people and that these things are not an act of God... but merely a random act of fate.

And you stop looking for guarantees because you’ve learned that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected and that whatever happens, you’ll learn to deal with it. And you learn that the only thing you must truly fear is the great robber baron of all time FEAR itself. So you learn to step right into and through your fears because to give into fear is to give away the right to live life on your terms. You learn that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophesy and you learn to go after what you want and not to squander your life living under a cloud of indecision or feelings of impending doom.

Then, YOU LEARN ABOUT MONEY... the personal power and independence it brings and the options it creates. And you recognize the necessity to create your own personal wealth. Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never ever settle for less than your heart’s desire. Then a sense of power is born of self-reliance. And you live with honor and integrity because you know that these principles are not the outdated ideals of a by-gone era but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build your life. And you make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting and to stay open to every wonderful opportunity and exciting possibility. Then you hang a wind chime outside your window to remind yourself what beauty there is in Simplicity.

Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by your side you take a stand, you FAKE a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.

A word about the Power of Prayer: In some of my darkest, most painful and frightening hours, I have prayed not for the answers to my prayers or for material things but for my “God” to help me find the strength, confidence and courage to persevere; to face each day and to do what I must do.

Remember this: “You are an expression of the almighty. The spirit of God resides within you and moves through you. Open your heart, speak to that spirit and it will heal and empower you.” My “God” has never failed me.