Sharing is Living...

When returning home late one night, I was gifted the chance to witness a random act of kindness.

I sat by the window, waiting for the horn to signal departure, when a lady got on the train and sat in the seat facing my own.

She had three bulky bags with her and in the palm of one hand was a small newspaper bundle with soaked spots of grease.

Her weariness was evident in the sigh she let escape as she plonked down on the seat before me. We smiled at each other, sharing both our exhaustion and the relief of knowing we were finally
headed home.

Just as she arranged her bags on the seat next to her, and unfolded the creased newspaper packet, a little boy came in begging for alms. Knowing she had something ready to offer, he went
up to her and tapped her knee. She looked at him and for a fraction of a second her tired eyes flashed with annoyance before she set her lips in a faint smile and broke her vada-pav in two.

The little boy took the half she offered him and got off the train which had just begun to pull out of the station.

Being aware of the fact that I was watching her intently, she looked at me again and smiled. “At least, I can enjoy half of it in peace,” she said.

The depth of her words never left me. Indeed, if you have known hunger or thirst you will recognise it in another living being. This is the very wisdom which compels the homeless on our streets to share their food with the animals who live beside them.

Without a roof over their head, they allow stray dogs to snuggle up beside them on their chadars on cold winter nights. It makes our stomachs fuller, our sleep sweeter, and ignites a warming flame in our hearts because we know from experience that a little discomfort shared is better than nothing shared at all.

Through the transcendent laws which govern such acts, pain shared somehow decreases while joy shared multiplies. The lady probably received more blessings than the little boy who was gifted a meal. For while he ventured to ask, she exercised benevolence with the little she had.

The earth isn’t a commodity, nor is it an inheritance we can squander. It is our home, and meant to be shared with generations to come. Although we have been gifted limited resources, we are also blessed with the capacity to be boundless in our acts of giving.

To ensure we have a future worth sharing, we must share what we have today.

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Be a Honey Comb....

Be A Honeycomb..........

There are three kinds of givers in the world:

The stone, the sponge and the honeycomb.

To get anything out of a stone, you must hammer it; even then it only yields chips and sparks.

To make a sponge part with the water it holds, you must squeeze it. The harder you
squeeze the more you get.

Then there is the honeycomb, from which sweetness overflows.’ This unattributed saying beautifully sums up how we humans abounding with attachment, and fraught with emotion, share what we consider our own.

Have a Happy New Year and Lovely Life.......

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Olives Benefits us in Many ways...

Since ancient times, the olive has been associated with peace, fertility, strength, victory, glory and sanctity. Mythological stories associated with olive abound. The Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, was made of olive wood.

Early Christianity used olive oil in baptism. Priests and kings were anointed with the oil. Olive oil was used to light lamps as it was believed to represent all that is celestial. In the Book of Genesis, the dove returned to the Ark with an olive branch to indicate that the Great Flood had ended; and since then the olive branch has been regarded as a symbol of peace and goodwill. According to legend, a cedar, a cypress and an olive tree grew on Adam's grave on the slopes of Mt Tabor.

Ancient Egyptians believed that it was Isis, the wife of Osiris, who taught humankind how to grow and use olives. The olive tree was one of the first plants to be cultivated. The practice spread from central Mesopotamia to Egypt and Phoenicia and then to Greece. Because of its importance as a source of both food and light, the olive acquired religious and divine significance.

Greek mythology describes how Zeus promised to give Attica to the god or goddess who offered the most useful invention. It was Athena, the goddess of wisdom and peace, who won the contest with her gift of the olive tree and its soothing, nourishing oil. Athena became the goddess of Athens and her olive tree was said to be planted on the rock of the Acropolis.


Olives grow off of a small tree called the Olive tree with is part of the Oleaceae family. Olive trees are native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin, from Lebanon, Syria, maritime parts of Turkey, northern Iran. The tree is most important for its fruit called the olive, which is a major agricultural importance all over the world. Olives are picked from trees before consumption and used for consumption of olives or for the olive oil.

Olives come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors which all depend on how the olives are cured and when they are picked. There are two main types of olives green and black. The only difference between these olives is there ripeness, the black being fully riped and the green not being fully wiped. Most consumers are familiar with canned black olives and commonly pimento stuffed green olives there are many more flavors and textures of olives in the world.

Green olives must be soaked in a lye solution before brining. Black olives can be proceeded straight to brining. The longer the olive is permitted to ferment in its own brine, the less bitter and better the flavor will be. Green Olives which are often pitted can be stuffed with various fillings. Black olives are graded in sizes from small, medium, large, extra large, jumbo, colossal, and super colossal, and they also contain more oil that green olives.

Popular Olive Varieties
•manzanilla: Spanish green olive, available unpitted and/or stuffed, lightly lye-cured then packed in salt and lactic acid brine.
•picholine: French green olive, salt-brine cured, with subtle, lightly salty flavor, sometimes packed with citric acid as a preservative in the U.S.
•kalamata: Greek black olive, harvested fully ripe, deep purple, almond-shaped, brine-cured, rich and fruity flavor.
•niçoise: French black olive, harvested fully ripe, small in size, rich, nutty, mellow flavor, high pit-to-meat ratio, often packed with herbs and stems intact.
•liguria: Italian black olive, salt-brine cured, with a vibrant flavor, sometimes packed with stems.
•ponentine: Italian black olive, salt-brine cured then packed in vinegar, mild in flavor.
•gaeta: Italian black olive, dry-salt cured, then rubbed with oil, wrinkled in appearance, mild flavor, often packed with rosemary and other herbs.
•lugano: Italian black olive, usually very salty, sometimes packed with olive leaves, popular at tastings.
•sevillano: Californian, salt-brine cured and preserved with lactic acid, very crisp.
•spanish style green olives: Green olives fermented for 4 to 6 months in an acid solution packed with 8% salt brine to give them a salty flavor.

•sicilian style olives: A medium green color olive that is cured in a salt brine and preserved with lactic acid. Made from a larger sevillano variety, they are crisp and salt.
•Greek Style: Made from olives that have been allowed to ripen on a tree. They are dry salt cured and rubbed with olive oil. They are very strong tasting, black, and wrinkled.
Olive oil

Olive oil is one of the oldest natural ingredients in the world. The history of Olive oil dates back almost 8,000 years to when the first tree were cultivated in the Middle east. Olive oil offers a wide range of flavors, colors and aromas that vary with the nature of the soil and climate where the olives are grown. Olive oils differ in quality, smoke point, color, flavor and aroma, each having its own purpose. It is used in many types of cooking for its rich, delicate flavor.

More than 90% of cultivated olives go into oil production, and it accounts for four percent of the worlds vegetable oil production. Olive oil contains omega 3 and is recognised as helping reduce cholesterol. It is 100 percent fat, has no protein, no carbohydrates, no sodium, no cholesterol, no minerals but a trace of vitamin E. The fat contained in olive oil are good fats because the are Omega 3 fatty acids.

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Why I Love my Mother?

Mum and Dad were watching TV when Mum said, "I'm tired and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed".

She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches. Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.

She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer.

She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry. She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the excursion,
and pulled a text book out from hiding under the chair.

She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the supermarket. She put both near her purse. Mum then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her night solution & age fighting moisturiser, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails. Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed." "I'm on my way," she said.

She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked and the veranda light was on. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and TV's, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the washing basket, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.

In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list.

She said her prayers, and visualised the accomplishment of her goals.

About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular. "I'm going to bed." ....

And he did...without another thought. Sound familiar???

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Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes

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Happy Holidays........... Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:45 AM PST Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living! Amanda Bradley * This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays! D M Dellinger * We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what. George Santayana * The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning. C S Lewis * When you like your work, every day is a holiday. Frank Tyger Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You Happy Holidays Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living! Amanda Bradley * This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays! D M Dellinger * We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what. George Santayana * The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning. C S Lewis * When you like your work, every day is a holiday. Frank Tyger Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 12/27/2010 Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Mother I Love you Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:14 PM PST I can never refuse anyone who addresses me as Mother. * You see, my son, it is not a fact that you will never face danger. Difficulties always come, but they do not last forever. You will see that they pass away like water under a bridge. * I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Never fear. Whenever you are in distress, say to yourself, 'I have a mother'. * If you want peace, do not see the faults of others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child. The whole world is your own. * Many think of God only after receiving blows from the world. But blessed indeed is he who can offer his mind, like a fresh flower, at the feet of the Lord from his very childhood. One should practise renunciation in youth. Sri Sarada Devi Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 12/26/2010 Mother The Reflection Of God I can never refuse anyone who addresses me as Mother. * You see, my son, it is not a fact that you will never face danger. Difficulties always come, but they do not last forever. You will see that they pass away like water under a bridge. * I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Never fear. Whenever you are in distress, say to yourself, 'I have a mother'. * If you want peace, do not see the faults of others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child. The whole world is your own. * Many think of God only after receiving blows from the world. But blessed indeed is he who can offer his mind, like a fresh flower, at the feet of the Lord from his very childhood. One should practise renunciation in youth. Sri Sarada Devi Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 12/24/2010 Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Merry Christmas..... Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:25 AM PST May peace be your gift for this Christmas and the world to help us all make this world a better place – to make every day of the year Christmas Day. Kurt Avish * The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas. W C Jones * The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. Burton Hillis * Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. Peg Bracken * Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgive ness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. Oren Arnold Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You Merry Christmas..... May peace be your gift for this Christmas and the world to help us all make this world a better place – to make every day of the year Christmas Day. Kurt Avish * The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas. W C Jones * The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. Burton Hillis * Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. Peg Bracken * Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgive ness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. Oren Arnold Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You Guide To Prosperity Your true wealth is your stock of virtue, and your true power the uses to which you put it. Rectify your heart and you will rectify your life, but the man who is outwardly poor, yet rich in virtue, is truly rich, and, in the midst of all his poverty he is surely traveling towards prosperity; and abounding joy and bliss await his coming. If you would become truly and permanently prosperous, you must first become virtuous. It is therefore unwise to aim directly at prosperity, to make it the one object of life, to reach out greedily for it, to do this is to ultimately defeat yourself ” We may then begin to realize that money does not constitute true wealth, nor position, nor power, and to rely upon it alone is to stand upon a slimy, slippery place. Nature is an infinite source of wealth and prosperity and it is depends on our own free will to find ways to cultivate the true path to prosperity and joy into our lives.Spend more time in nature to meditate and bring your attention on creating a prosperity list, while giving thanks to all the blessings that you already have right now, you can allow your-self to ask for more of what you still want to receive and need to manifest in your life. When we put a stop to self- sabotage, we can free our emotions, learn to say no to others, so we can value and honor our time and energy. We create joy when we cultivate our imagination to practice discernment with others for it is our doorway to experience life in present moment awareness. Buddha said, “and it therefore follows that if a man is happy, it is because he dwells in happy thoughts; if miserable, because he dwells in despondent and debilitating thoughts, whether one be fearful or fearless, foolish or wise, troubled or serene, within that soul lies the cause of its own state or states, and never without”. Learn to observe and read all your actions when you are thinking about lack and scarcity, instead build a strong foundation of a good habit of positive attitude and a new vision of a very successful future aligned with your real life’s spiritual purpose. Much energy is available to those who have taken the journey on their spiritual path at this time. If you are aligned with your intention to experience an abundant life of success and joy, and if you hold the intention to assist with the healing and transformation of the planet, more abundance is available to you right now. Discover Your Spiritual Purpose in Life As you allow more joy into your life, as you entrain yourself to the frequency of joy, you begin to act through joy, you begin to choose and do things based on the joy they bring you. As you explore all the things that bring you joy, you come face-to-face with your spiritual purpose. If you’re not sure of your exact purpose, just begin doing what brings you joy and you will soon find it. Each Day is a New Opportunity to Experience Joy Begin each day by affirming it is another glorious opportunity to experience joy. Hone your gifts and talents and share these with others. This is another day to step into the unlimited abundance of spirit. Having a goal and purpose for everything you do, allows you to examine each proposed activity to see if it adds meaning and joy to your life or if it is just another empty, meaningless activity void of any self-fulfillment. Each moment that you allow yourself, to move along the path of joy and prosperity is always an opportunity to experience greater love and abundance. As you allow yourself to experience joy and abundance, you will become magnetic to people and circumstances aligned with these frequencies. From this place of alignment, more blessings of love and abundance will naturally flow into you-Namaste Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 12/23/2010 Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Lovingly Detached Winter with Inspiration Give and Take....... 2. Lovingly Detached Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:23 AM PST Truly wise is he who is unstirred by praise or blame, by love or hatred. He is not moved by the opposites of life. Verily does he delight in the blissful Self. Srimad Bhagavatam * Happiness or sorrow - whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached. The Dhammapada * Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of Divine union. St John of the Cross * To enjoy anything, we cannot be attached to it. What we usually try to do is capture any joy that comes our way before it can escape... But if I am willing to kiss the joy as it flies, I say, 'Yes, this moment is beautiful. I won't grab it. I'll let it go.'... If we don't cling to past or future and we live entirely here and now, in 'Eternity's sunrise'. Eknath Easwaran Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You You Cannot Avoid Destiny.... Prarabdha karmas are a part of the sanchita karma allotted to us which influences our life in the present incarnation. It cannot be avoided. It is exhausted only by being experienced. And most important is that even Providence has no powers to change what has been allotted, just as a shooter has no control over the arrow that has left his bow. There is a small story which emphasises that prarabdha karma is inevitable: Once Lord Yama visits Sriman Narayana in Vaikuntha. At the entrance to his right he finds Garuda, the vehicle of the Lord who acknowledges him and to the left he sees a small sparrow. Looking at the sparrow Yama makes a surprised gesture and walks inside. The sparrow who sees Yama making a surprised gesture thinks that its time is up and Yama is going to take him away to Yamaloka and so it starts trembling in anticipation. Seeing this Garuda tells the sparrow not to worry and that he would help it. Garuda, who could fly at the speed of wind, asks the sparrow to sit on his back and he takes it to the far-off Gandhamadana Mountain near Rameshwaram. He then tells the sparrow not to worry as he would be safe there and gets back to the entrance of Vaikuntha. After some time Yama comes out and finds the sparrow missing. Garuda, who was proud of what he had done, asks Yama what he was searching for. Yama enquires about the sparrow. Garuda tells him that the sparrow is now far away and safe. Then Yama asks Garuda to tell where he had taken the sparrow to. Garuda tells him he has left the sparrow on the Gandhamadana Mountain. Listening to this Yama is amazed at the intricate design Sriman Narayana has made and tells Garuda that when he came to Vaikuntha he was surprised and wondered how the small sparrow which was supposed to be killed by an eagle on Gandhamadana in a few minutes would reach there! Such are the mysterious ways of karma finding ways to make one realise the fruit of action, past or present. Others might say it's sheer coincidence! Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You Love and Detachment........ Truly wise is he who is unstirred by praise or blame, by love or hatred. He is not moved by the opposites of life. Verily does he delight in the blissful Self. Srimad Bhagavatam * Happiness or sorrow - whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached. The Dhammapada * Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of Divine union. St John of the Cross * To enjoy anything, we cannot be attached to it. What we usually try to do is capture any joy that comes our way before it can escape... But if I am willing to kiss the joy as it flies, I say, 'Yes, this moment is beautiful. I won't grab it. I'll let it go.'... If we don't cling to past or future and we live entirely here and now, in 'Eternity's sunrise'. Eknath Easwaran Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You Inspirations from Cold Weather Like the seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring. Kahlil Gibran * I please myself with the graces of the winter scenery, and believe that we are as much touched by it as by the genial influences of summer. Ralph W Emerson * Even in the winter, in the midst of the storm, the sun is still there. Somewhere above the clouds, it still shines and warms and pulls at the life buried deep inside the brown branches and frozen earth. Gloria Gaither * If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Anne Bradstreet * Over lowland, over snow and tundra span arches, raised by the rising sun./ See the light is winning! And the stream is streaming towards open minds and towards seeds dreaming of growth. Einar Skjfraasen * Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do - or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so. Stanley Crawford Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You Give and Take......... In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped. Lao Tzu * So I say to you, ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone that asks receives, he who seeks finds and to him that knocks the door will be opened. Luke 11: -13 * The widest possibilities for spiritual growth lie in the give-and-take of everyday relationships. Eknath Easwaran * There is love in every one of you. Develop that love. Share it with people. This love is not a one-way traffic. It is two-way, give and take. Sathya Sai Baba * You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others – something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. Albert Schweitzer Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 12/22/2010 New Year Resolutions..... Choose your New Year Resolution From These Positive and Amazing Resolutions Be Honest And Respectful Have a New Year Resolution to be honest , fair and Just , because being Unfair is always Bad and gives Negative emotions and Energy to You – but by being Honest , fair and Just in any way you attract goodness , Love and Positive Energies. Avoid personal harm by words or actions try to Speak well of others always, and also see yourself as a good being too. Respect each and every individual you come across irrespective of his/her status , color, or any other reason , if someone is not respectful do not be irrespectful to that person too as by showing respect you will ultimately make that person realise his mistakes, but by being irrespectful you will only make him more busy in the same feeling andstate of mind which he is stuck into. Take your comments on work as a guiding light to make your work better and eror free instead as criticism. Being positive doesn’t mean you are a weak and do not have capability to fight back or get angry it only means that you are a strong person who can handle the situations how bad it is in a very positive Make Yourself as a Hero or Idol Have a Resolution of putting and presenting yourself to ohers as a role model who people look upto and learn good and lovely things from, be the person who always looks for the goodness in others, highlights their good work and appreciate every body's contributions. Communicate with every one as you would like to get communicated to yourself greet others as you would expect yourself to be greeted too, its like if everybodys says red color is blue a time will come when red color will be referred to as blue only. Forget and Be Forgiving We all make mistakes of which some are so hurting and harmful to others that they are not worth forgiving at all , but we anyways get forgiven by some way or the other making mistakes is a process to learn to live better It’s the way we learn. Forgive and Forget mistakes - including your own. Make sure you and everyone involved understands why mistakes happened and you had not no control on them as mistakes are only mistakes and not done knowingly. Be surrounded with Positivity Keep yoursel surrounded by Positive People , positive Energy nad warm emotions. Religious and holy places are always ful of Positive Energies when you visit by desire and not obligation. Positive situations and positive people, make your vibrations go higher. Even if you have had a bad day, a few minutes surrounded by this kind of positivity can uplift you to no measure. Add one positive act, event or person to your day, everyday. This year, resolve to banish negativity and help yourself to a truly Happy New year and New Life. Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 10 Things to Make You Happy 1. Savor Everyday Moments Pause now and then to smell a rose , or watch children playing . Study participants who took time to “savor” ordinary events that they normally hurried through, or to think back on pleasant moments from their day, “showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression,” . Avoid Comparisons While keeping up with the Joneses is part of American culture, comparing ourselves with others can be damaging to happiness and self-esteem. Instead of comparing ourselves to others, focusing on our own personal achievement leads to greater satisfaction. 3. Put Money Low on the List People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, according to researchers . It hold true across nations and cultures. “The more we seek satisfactions in material goods, the less we find them there,” “The satisfaction has a short half-life—it’s very fleeting.” Money-seekers also score lower on tests of vitality and self-actualization. 4.Have Meaningful Goals “People who strive for something significant, whether it’s learning a new craft or raising moral children, are far happier than those who don’t have strong dreams or aspirations,” . “As humans, we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.” “Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning. Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.” 5. Take Initiative at Work How happy you are at work depends in part on how much initiative you take. When we express creativity, help others, suggest improvements, or do additional tasks on the job, we make our work more rewarding and feel more in control. 6.Make Friends, Treasure Family Happier people tend to have good families, friends, and supportive relationships, . But it’s not enough to be the life of the party if you’re surrounded by shallow acquaintances. “We don’t just need relationships, we need close ones” that involve understanding and caring. 7.Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It It sounds simple, but it works. “Happy people…see possibilities, opportunities, and success. When they think of the future, they are optimistic, and when they review the past, they tend to savor the high points,”. Even if you weren’t born looking at the glass as half-full, with practice, a positive outlook can become a habit. 8.Say Thank You Like You Mean It People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier, more optimistic, and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness, and lower on depression—and the effect lasts for weeks. 9.Get Out and Exercise A Duke University study shows that exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression, without all the side effects and expense. Other research shows that in addition to health benefits, regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction, releases feel-good endorphins, and boosts self-esteem. 10.Give It Away, Give It Away Now! Make altruism and giving part of your life, and be purposeful about it. Helping a neighbor, volunteering, or donating goods and services results in a “helper’s high,” and you get more health benefits than you would from exercise or quitting smoking. Listening to a friend, passing on your skills, celebrating others’ successes, and forgiveness also contribute to happiness. Tthose who spend money on others reported much greater happiness than those who spend it on themselves. Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You Impact Of Attitude... “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.” Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 12/13/2010 each step will always take you forward ..even you think you are walking backwards There are times when we feel that we are spinning our wheels in the mud in terms of our spiritual progress. This can be especially true following a period of major growth in which we feel as if we've gained a lot of ground. In fact, this is the way growth goes�periods of intense forward movement give way to periods of what seems like stagnation. In those moments when we feel discouraged, it's helpful to remember that we don't ever really go backward. It may be that we are at a standstill because there is a new obstacle in our paths, or a new layer to get through, but the hard work we have done cannot be undone. Every step on the path is meaningful, and even one that seems to take us backward is a forward step in the sense that it is what we must do to move to the next level. In addition, an intense growth spurt requires that we rest for a time in order to fully integrate the new energies that have been liberated by our hard work. When we feel we are not making progress, we can encourage ourselves to take a moment to rest. We can meditate more, feed ourselves well, and get extra sleep. Before we know it, we will be spurred on to work toward the next level of our development, and this rest will make sense then as something we needed in order to continue. Once the sun rises, it doesn't go backward but instead follows its path in one direction. It may appear to stand still for a moment in time, or to move more slowly at some point or another, but really it is steadily moving forward on its path. We are the same way, and once we have moved through something we can never really go back. We may be resting or revisiting issues that seem old, and it's natural to feel stuck, but in truth we are always taking the next important step forward on our path. Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You How To get what We Want The best way to get what we want from life is to first know what we want. If we haven't taken the time to really understand and identify what would truly make us happy, we won't be able to ask for it from those around us or from the universe. We may not even be able to recognize it once it arrives. Once we are clear about what we want, we can communicate it to those around us. When we can be honest about who we are and what we want, there is no need to demand, be rude or aggressive, or manipulate others that are involved in helping us get what we want. Instead, we know that we are transmitting a signal on the right frequency to bring all that we desire into our experience. As the world evolves, humanity is learning to work from the heart. We may have been taught that the way to get what we want is to follow certain rules, play particular games, or even engage in acts that use less than our highest integrity. The only rules we need to apply are those of intention and connection. In terms of energy, we can see that it takes a lot of energy to keep up a false front or act in a way that is counter to our true nature, but much less energy is expended when we can just be and enjoy connections that energize us in return. Then our energy can be directed toward living the life we want right now. Society has certain expectations of behavior and the roles each of us should play, but as spiritual beings we are not bound by these superficial structures unless we choose to accept them. Instead, we can listen to our hearts and follow what we know to be true and meaningful for us. In doing so, we will find others who have chosen the same path. It can be easy to get caught up in following goals that appear to be what we want, but when we pursue the underlying value, we are certain to stay on our right path and continue to feed our soul. Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You 12/10/2010 Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Most Amazing Inspirational motivationals Quotes Koshi The Holy City Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:29 AM PST Brahma once weighed the heavens against Kashi. And Kashi, being heavier, sank while the skies, despite all the gods who lived there, rose upwards. Adi Shankara, Manikarnikastotram * The three worlds form one city of mine, and Kashi is my royal palace therein. Skanda Purana * Are there not many holy places on this earth? Yet which of them would equal in the balance one speck of Kashi's dust? Are there not many rivers running to the sea? Yet which of them is like the River of Heaven in Kashi? Are there not many fields of liberation on earth? Yet not one equals the smallest part of the city never forsaken by Shiva. The Ganges, Shiva and Kashi: Where this Trinity is watchful, no wonder here is found the grace that leads one on to perfect bliss. Kashi Khanda 35. 7-10 * Varanasi sits above the earth as a 'crossing place' or tirtha between this world and the 'far shore' of the transcendent Brahmn. Diana L Eck * Varanasi is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together. Mark Twain Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You The King and the Peasant A king and his courtiers set out on a winter hunting expedition, and strayed far from inhabited places. When night fell, the king spied the house of a peasant and declared, "We shall take shelter there tonight." His vizier objected, stating that it was unworthy of the great dignity of the king to take refuge in a peasant's house; would it not be better to set up camp where they were? The peasant overheard this discussion; nonetheless he prepared a meal and offered it to the king, kissed the ground at his feet, and said to him, "Your greatness will not be lessened; rather, it is my dignity that will increase." The king was pleased with these words, moved into the man's house for the night, and honored him well the next morning. As the king departed, the peasant walked a few paces with him and said: "The Sultan lost no power or splendor By accepting a peasant's hospitality. 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