Fresh Morning Poem !!

A new day has just begun

time to bask 'neath the sun

Yesterday is dead and gone

to a new day you belong

Rejoice and be glad

there's no need to be sad

Leave your burdens behind

allow only good to fill your mind

Make the best of this new day

only good will come your way

Have A Good Day!

Cool Morning Thoughts !!

No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission. 

Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be 

Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently. 

Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have. 

Success stops when you do. 

When your ship comes in.... make sure you are willing to unload it. 

You will never have it all together. 

ENJOY YOUR DAY !!

Perception - Way to see Life !!

In Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.  During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.  After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing.  He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About 4 minutes later: - The violinist received his first dollar.  A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

 

6 minutes: - A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

 

10 minutes: - A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly.  The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time.  This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes: - The musician played continuously.  Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while.  About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace.  The man collected a total of $32.

 

After 1 hour: - He finished playing and silence took over.  No one noticed and no one applauded.  There was no recognition at all.

 

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world.  He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a Stradivarius violin worth $3.5 million dollars.  Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

 

This is a true story.  Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the DC Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

 *In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

 *If so, do we stop to appreciate it?

 

*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

 

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . .

How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?

GOOD MORNING !!!

Enlightening Morning Thoughts !!

Journey of life starts with a bag of luck and 
an empty bag of experience.
The goal is to fill the bag of experience
before the bag of luck gets empty !!




The minute you settle for less than you deserve
You get even less than what you settled for
Nothing is too small to neglect and
Nothing is too big to attempt.




People who meet in the journey of life
expect a lot of things from you
But there are some idiots who 
expect nothing than just "U". 
They are your best buddies !!




You can find on the outside only what you possess on the inside.


~   Adolfo Montiel Ballesteros




Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are 
and deal with them accordingly.


~   Nolan Ryan (American Baseball Player)




Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.


~   H. Jackson Brown Jr. (American Author

Beautiful I've Learned Series - 3/6

I've learned....
that I can always pray for someone when 
I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.




I've learned....
that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, 
everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned....
that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold
and a heart to understand.




I've learned....
that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights 
when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

I've learned....
that life is like a roll of toilet paper.
The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.





I've learned....
that we should be glad God doesn't give us
everything we ask for.



WOW ... What a Lovely Day !!

There is Always the Other Side - So True !!

Other Side

“A Mother was reading a magazine and her cute little daughter every now and then distracted her. To keep her busy, she tore one page on which was printed the map of the world. She tore it into pieces and asked her to go to her room and put them together to make the map again. 

She was sure her daughter would take a lot more time and probably whole of day to get it done. But the little one came back within minutes with perfect map.

When he asked how she could do it so quickly, she said, 'Oh… Mom, there is a man's face on the other side of the paper. I made the face perfect to get the map right."" she ran outside to 

play leaving the mother surprised.”

Moral :

Perhaps there is always the other side to whatever you experience in this world. This story indirectly teaches a lesson. That is, whenever we come across a challenge or a puzzling situation, look at the other side...and will be surprised to see an easy way to tackle the problem or an acute difficulty.

HAVE A LOVELY DAY & WEEKEND AHEAD !!

Beautiful I've Learned Series - 2/6

I've learned....

that a smile is an inexpensive way

to improve your looks.

I've learned....

that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

I've learned....

that when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

I've learned....

that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain,

but all the happiness and growth occurs

while you're climbing it.

I've learned....

that it is best to give advice in only two circumstances;

 when it is requested and when it is a

life-threatening situation.

I've learned....

that the less time I have to work with,

the more things I get done.

Lovely Morning Poem !!

A Smile

A Smile Costs Nothing, 

But Gives Much-

It Takes But A Moment, 

But The Memory Of It Usually Lasts Forever. 

None Are So Rich That Can Get Along Without It-

And None Are So Poor But That Can Be Made Rich By It.

It Enriches Those Who Receive, 

Without Making Poor Those Who Give-

It Creates Sunshine In The Home, 

Fosters Good Will In Business, 

And Is The Best Antidote For Trouble-

And Yet It Cannot Be Begged, Borrowed, Or Stolen, 

For It Is Of No Value

Unless It Is Given Away.

ENJOY YOUR DAY !!

Wise Morning Messages !!

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.


~   Lord Byron




Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat 
than in his own soul.


~   Marcus Aurelius, (Roman emperor) 




Laughter is much more important than applause.
Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward."


~   Carol Channing




If you haven't any charity in your heart, 
you have the worst kind of heart trouble. 


~   Bob Hope




Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. 


~   Jesse Jackson




Pray as if everything depended on GOD, Act as if everything
depended on yourself!


~   Unknown

Beautiful I've Learned Series - 1/6

I've learned....
that love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned....
that the easiest way for me to grow as a person
is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

I've learned....
that everyone you meet deserves

to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned....
that there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.

I've learned....
that no one is perfect
until you fall in love with them.

I've learned....
that life is tough, but I'm tougher.

Good Morning !!

Something to Learn from Life - Beautiful Story !!

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer/contractor of his plans to leave the house building  business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor.

The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you.

"What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well. So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best.

At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.

The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."

Who could say it more clearly?

Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

ENJOY THIS LOVELY DAY & THE WEEKEND !!!

Your relationship to your problems !!

Obstacles and problems are a part of life.

True happiness comes not when we get rid of all of our problems but when we change our relationship to them when we see our problems as a potential source of advancement in God  Consciousness opportunities to practice patience and to learn to depend on God more and more.

Certainly some problems need to be solved. Many others however are problems we create for ourselves by struggling to make our life different than it actually is.

We can become more peaceful by understanding and accepting the inevitable dualities of life—the pain and pleasure success and failure joy and sorrow births and deaths. Problems can teach us to be gracious humble and patient.

Problem and difficulties are considered to be so important to a life of growth. It is felt that when life is too easy there are fewer opportunities for genuine growth.

When you spend less time running away from problems and trying to rid yourself of them— and more time accepting problems as an inevitable natural even important part of life—you will soon discover that life can be less of a battle.

Source : K.N.RAJAN