No point using limited life to chase unlimited wealth. No point earning so much money we cannot live to spend it, unless we decide to give it all away in charity before death. If we don’t spend it, we leave it for our relatives to fight over it. Money that we have does not belong […]
Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content. Surrounded by all the comforts and luxuries, he was comfortably and luxuriously miserable! One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the […]
In order to get the winning edge, we need to strive for excellence, not perfection. Striving for perfection is neurotic; striving for excellence is progress, because there is nothing that can’t be done better or improved upon. One should compete with oneself. Every time we perform we should endeavor to outdo our own previous performance. […]
The A B C of a Friend… Accepts you as you are Believes in “you” Calls you just to say “HI” Doesn’t give up on you Envisions the whole of you Forgives your mistakes Gives unconditionally Helps you Invites you over Just “be” with you Keeps you close at heart Loves you for who you […]
Words of Wisdom… 1) Lack of Persistence: More people fail not because they lack knowledge or talent but because they quit. The total secret of success lies in two words, Persistence and Resistance. Persist in what must be done and resist what ought not to be done. When problems seem insurmountable, quitting seems to be […]
Don’t ever give up… One day I decided to quit…I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. “God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” His answer surprised me. “Look around”, He […]
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the […]
Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way. Accept others for who they are and for the choices they’ve made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions. Forgive and forget. Grudges only weigh you down and lead to unhappiness and grief. […]
This is a simple test to show that it all boils down to one’s attitude. Live in the here and now, neither in the past nor in the future. The mind has a tendency to dwell in the past or wander into the future. The mind forges a chain to bind itself to the dead […]
This is a story of the lake and the three big fish that were in it, one of them intelligent, another half-intelligent and the third, stupid. Some fisherman came to the edge of the lake with their nets. The three fish saw them. The intelligent fish decided at once to leave, to make the […]
