Cheerful Morning Story !!

An Excerpt from The Road to Happiness

by Mac Anderson and BJ Gallagher

When I travel on business, I like to talk to the taxi drivers who take me from the airport to my hotel, or to a convention center, or to a restaurant. Taxi drivers are often immigrants with interesting personal histories and unusual cultural backgrounds. I ask them how long they've been in America, how they chose which city to live in, and what they like best about where they live. Of course, I also ask them for advice on good local restaurants and any special attractions they'd recommend to a visitor. I've had some great experiences on my travels, thanks to the advice of taxi drivers!

On one trip about ten years ago, I was making conversation with the taxi driver, asking him my usual questions about how he came to live where he lived. Then I asked him a hypothetical question: "If you could live anywhere in the world-and if money was no object-where would you live?"

Without hesitating even for a second, he replied, "I live in my heart. So it really doesn't matter where my body lives. If I am happy inside, then I live in paradise, no matter where my residence is."

I felt humbled and a little foolish for my question. Of course he was right-happiness is an inside job. He had reminded me of something I already knew, but had forgotten. If you can't find happiness inside yourself, you'll never find it in the outside world, no matter where you move. Wherever you go, there you are. You take yourself with you.

I am grateful for the wisdom of that taxi driver. And I'm grateful for all the wisdom others have shared with me about how to be happy.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND !!!

Best Morning Messages !!

Concentration is no the approach towards God.
Concentration is a mind approach.
God is everywhere, so you have to relax
You have to be meditative




We are tourists in this world and God is a travel agent
All journeys, reservations & destinations begin fixed by HIM,
Let us trust HIM & enjoy this journey




An injury on a tongue heals the quickest, but
An injury caused by a tongue takes the longest time to heal.




Most of the people refuse to understand,
the secret code of success which is very simple :
JUST TRY ONE MORE TIME IN A DIFFERENT WAY... 

A life with affection will have some thorns too, but

A life without affection will have no roses.

Success is not defined by obtaining everything you want,

but by enjoying and appreciating everything you have.

Learn to enjoy what you have!!!!

True Morning One-Liners !!

A liar is worse than a thief.

The book to read is not one which thinks u,but one which makes u.

Better alone, than in a bad comapany.

God help those who help themselves.

Obstacles in the pathways of the weak, 

become stepping stone in the pathways of the strong.

Do your best. There is no goal achieved better than best.

The biggest curse in this world is poverty.

The important aspect is the result, 

not the way by which u arrive at it.

It is difficult to win a friend in a year, 

but it is easy to loose one in an hour.

WOW..... What a Lovely Day !!

Short & Sweet Morning Poem !!

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.

Love the people who treat you right.

Forget about the ones who don't.

Believe everything happens for a reason.

If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. 

If it changes your life, let it. 

Nobody said life would be easy.

They just promised it would be worth it.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY !!

Amazing Morning Messages !

"If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right,
You'll probably never do much of anything."


~   Win Borden



"What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me."


~   Helen Keller




"Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself."

~   Doris Lessing




Life is a glass given to us to fill;
A busy life is filling it with as much as it can hold;
A hurried life has had more poured into it than it can contain. 


~   William Adams Brown




"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same.
 Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination."


~   Unknown


Never give way to anger - otherwise in one moment you could
 Burn up the joy that you collected over a long period.  


~   Unknown

Interesting Morning Story !!

The Tea Cup...

There was a couple who used to go to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups. One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful teacup. They said, "May we see that? We've never seen one quite so beautiful." As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke.

"You don't understand," it said. "I haven't always been a teacup. There was a time when I was red and I was clay." My master took me and rolled me and patted me over and over and I yelled out, "let me alone", but he only smiled, "Not yet."

"Then I was placed on a spinning wheel," the teacup said, "and suddenly I was spun around and around and around. Stop it! I'm getting dizzy!" I screamed. But the master only nodded and said, 'Not yet."

Then he put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I wondered why he wanted to burn me, and I yelled and knocked at the door. I could see him through the opening and I could read his lips as He shook his head, "Not yet."

Finally the door opened, he put me on the shelf, and I began to cool. "There, that's better," I said. And he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. I thought I would gag. "Stop it, stop it!" I cried. He only nodded, "Not yet."

Then suddenly he put me back into the oven, not like the first one. This was twice as hot and I knew I would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded. I screamed. I cried. All the time I could see him through the opening nodding his head saying, "Not yet."

Then I knew there wasn't any hope. I would never make it. I was ready to give up. But the door opened and he took me out and placed me on the shelf. One hour later he handed me a mirror and said, "Look at yourself." And I did. I said, "That's not me; that couldn't be me. It's beautiful. I'm beautiful."

"I want you to remember," then, he said, "I know it hurts to be rolled and patted, but if I had left you alone, you'd have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped, you would have crumbled.

I knew it hurt and was hot and disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn't put you there, you would have cracked. I know the fumes were bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but if I hadn't done that, you never would have hardened; you would not have had any color in your life.

And if I hadn't put you back in that second oven, you wouldn't survive for very long because the hardness would not have held. Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first began with you."

God knows what He's doing (for all of us).He is the Potter, and we are His clay.

He will mould us and make us, So that we may be made into a flawless piece of work To fulfill His good, pleasing, and perfect will.

Have a Happy Weekend !!!

Fresh Morning Sentences !!

Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.


~   Unknown




Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, 
wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.


~   William H. Sheldon




There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of work.


~   Charles Haddon Spurgeon




Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.


~   Dr. Benjamin Spock




All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners... 
Looking for new skills, insights, and ideas. 
If they're not learning, they're not growing... 
not moving toward excellence.


~   Denis Waitley




I believe the recipe for happiness to be just enough money 
to pay the monthly bills you acquire, 
a little surplus to give you confidence, 
a little too much work each day, 
enthusiasm for your work, 
a substantial share of good health, 
a couple of real friends and 
a wife and children to share life's beauty with you.


~   J. Kenfield Morley

Beautiful Morning Words !!

Life is not about the people who act true to your face, 

Its about the people who remain true behind your back.

When it is obvious that that the goals cannot be reached, 

don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps !

Everyone who’s in your life are meant to be in your journey, 

but not all of them are meant to stay there forever !

It is better to be hated for what you are 

than to be loved for something you are not !

It's easy to hate, hold a grudge and get even. 

It takes Great Strength to Forgive, 

Let Go and Move On !

Apologizing doesn't mean that you're wrong and the other person is right. 

It just means that you value your relationship with that person, more than your ego !

The hard reality of life is that when you need advice,

 everyone is ready to help you. 

But when you need help, 

everyone is ready to advice you !

Energetic Morning Poem !!

As a friend I do wish you the best of life's blessings

And freedom from sickness and pain.

May your prayers and oblations, 

as blooms of carnations,

Flourish in sunshine and rain.

May the blessings of heaven be showered upon you

With favor from God.

May you harvest with pleasure the fruits of your labor

To share with whoever you can.

May the dew in the morning refresh and delight you,

And your days be filled with great peace.

May your nights without number be filled with sweet slumber;

Your dreams filled with hope ne'er cease.

May your mate and your children bequeathed and beloved

Be cherished as jewels set in gold.

May your joy blend with laughter, both now and hereafter,

As the days of your life unfold.

Enjoy A Beautiful Morning & A Week Ahead !

Life never seems to be the way we want it, 
But we live it the best way we can. 
There is no perfect Life, 
But we can fill it with perfect Moments.... 




 If Yesterday didn't end up the way u planned... 
Just remember... 
GOD created today for u to start a new one... 
GOD gives the best to those who leave the choice to him . .. 





I am not as good as I should be. 
I am not as good as I could be. 
But THANK GOD I am better than I used to be! 




"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... 
it's about learning how to dance in the rain."





In life the most beautiful things is to see a person smiling.
And even more beautiful is knowing you the reason behind it.




Have a Nice Day!  

Have A Fresh Morning !

A honey bee visits 2 million flowers to collect 500 mg of honey. 

So our workload is nothing as compared to them.

Be cheerful and keep working.

A man does not start turning old when his hair starts graying, 
but when his enthusiasm towards life and its joy start dropping. 
Just keep checking your age!!




It is not that some people have will power and some do not. 
It is that some people are ready to change and others are not.
Believe in yourself and change for betterment.




Everybody says that mistake is the first step to success. 
But it is not true. Actually it is the correction of mistake.




Winners recognize their limitations but focus on their strengths.
Losers recognize their strengths but focus on their weaknesses.




We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.




ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND  !!

Make That Attempt - A True Fact Article !!

It's called Mindset

As I was passing by the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg.

No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. I saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.

    

"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.

"I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.

    

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? 

Wise say, “Your attempt may fail, but never fail to make an attempt.”

Source : K.N.RAJAN

Fresh Morning Messages !

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed,
whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life 
have been the consequence of action without thought.


~   Bernard M. Baruch




If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, 
you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.


~   Hale Irwin




I'd rather be a failure at something I love 
than a success at something I hate.


~   George Burns




Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. 
It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved. 


~   William Jennings Bryan




Don't believe that winning is really everything. 
It's more important to stand for something. 
If you don't stand for something, 
what do you win?"


~   Lane Kirkland

Cute Morning Poem !!

 This Mirror Life.

The good you find in others, is in you too.

The faults you find in others, are your faults as well.

After all, to recognize something you must know it.

The possibilities you see in others, are possible for you as well.

The beauty you see around you, is your beauty.

The world around you is a reflection, 

a mirror showing you the person you are.

To change your world, you must change yourself.

To blame and complain will only make matters worse.

Whatever you care about, is your responsibility.

What you see in others, shows you yourself.

See the best in others, and you will be your best.

Give to others, and you give to yourself.

Appreciate beauty, and you will be beautiful.

Admire creativity, and you will be creative.

Love, and you will be loved.

Seek to understand, and you will be understood.

Listen, and your voice will be heard.

Teach, and you will learn.

Show your best face to the mirror, 

and you'll be happy with the face looking back at you.

Cute Morning Statements !

Always use the Best Cosmetics In Life :
For your Lips    - Truth
For your Voice  - Prayer
For your Eyes   - Sympathy
For your Hand  - Charity
For your Heart - Love
For your Face   - Smile





Waiting to win is common to all,
But working to win is the style of a champion




You are known by the designation on your visiting card,
But you are remembered by the values you exhibit,
principles you live by & the love you give to others.




 Never feel all doors are closed in your life. 
All closed doors may not be locked. 
They may be waiting for your gentle push.





Never forget that all storms can clear,
The grayest sky can turn pure blue.
Remember, Brighter Tomorrows are near 






Wish you all a sweet and wonderful day ahead !!

Morning Story - Never Miss the First Opportunity !!

A young man wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and said,

"Son, go stand out in that field. I'm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter."

The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull.

The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate.

The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting, slinging slobber as it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pasture, out the back gate.

The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbed... but the bull had no tail!

Life is full of opportunities. Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult. But once we let them pass (often in hopes of something better), those opportunities may never again be available. So always grab the first opportunity.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND !!

Positive Morning Sentences !

During the day we can stop for some moments to reflect (think) 
and remember to be peaceful and silent. 
This act of stopping is like putting a brake on the mind. 



~   Brahma Kumaris




"In The Times Of Crisis I Was Not Hurt By The Harsh Words Of  My Enemies, 
But By The Silence Of My Friends". 


~   Shakespeare 


"Never Play With The Feelings Of Others Because You May Win The Game 
But You Will Surely Lose The Person For Life Time"


~   Shakespeare
                          


"Coin Always Makes Sound But The Currency Notes Are Always Silent. 
So When Your Value Increases Keep Yourself Calm Silent"


~   Shakespeare 



"When You Are In The Light, Everything Follows You, 
But When You Enter Into The Dark, 
Even Your Own Shadow Doesn’t Follow You" 


~   Hitler



"It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone"


~   John Keats 

Great Morning Feelings !

I learned today 
"Every day may not be good, but 
there’s something good in every day".




Sometimes
you just can't have what you want, 
but it doesn't mean that you can never have it. 
Everything takes place at the right time.
It's not "NO"......it's just "NOT NOW"...........




It only takes one person to change your life !




If you miss an opportunity, don't fill the eyes with tears. 
It will hide another better opportunity in front of you !




The minute you think of giving up, 
think of the reason why you held on so long !




Never design your character like a garden where anyone can walk, 
but design  your character like the sky where everyone desire to reach.

Lovely Morning Poem !!

Never Lose Hope

Hope is a precious commodity.

It fuels our drive. It gives us the courage

to continue through any struggle.

Hope gives us the desire to face

another day, to strive to overcome

it's challenges and work for new ones.

Hope gives us glimpses of tomorrow,

of the possibilities that lie in our future

and of the paths we need to travel.

Hope lightens our steps when the

road is strewn with obstacles,

and helps us decide on our route.

Hope puts a smile on our face

and a glimmer in our eyes.

Hope let's us see love as it blooms.

Never lose faith in your abilities,

trust the instincts you have inside,

they will guide you through your journey.

And always have hope.

Always look to the future.

Always believe that the best is out

there for you to find.

Never lose your hope.

Never lose the faith you have in

who you are.

Because with that faith in yourself,

lies the essence of your hope.

HAVE A NICE DAY  !!

A New Morning !

Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - 
not because they are nice, but because you are. 


~   Author Unknown




A good character is the best tombstone. 
Those who loved you and were helped by you 
will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. 
Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. 


~   Charles H. Spurgeon




It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. 


~   Author Unknown




Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. 
It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. 


~   Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.




What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind. 


~   Cleveland Amory




If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. 
If you want to be happy, practice compassion. 


~   Dalai Lama




A kind word is like a Spring day. 


~   Russian Proverb