A Morning Story About "Excellance" ... !!

A tourist  once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. 

Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?" 

"No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage." 

The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. 

"Where is the damage?" he asked. 

"There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said the sculptor, still busy with his work. 

"Where are you going to install the idol?"

The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high. 

"If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?" the gentleman asked... 

The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said, "I will know it."

The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else appreciates it or not. "Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside. Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency...

HAVE A GOOD DAY & ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND !!

Inspirational Morning Quotes !

Living with the Attitude of  2-GET & 2-GIVE creates many PROBLEMS,

But, Just DOUBLE the attitude to 4-GET & 4-GIVE,

And  it solves the PROBLEMS…..

Always ask God what you deserve, and not what you desire.... 

Because your desires may be few, But you deserve a lot more.

Have a unique Character like Salt. 

It's presence is not felt but it's absence make's Things Tasteless.....

It doesn’t matter for how long the room has been dark; 

For a day, or a week, or a year, or for ten thousand years.

The moment you bring in a candle; 

darkness vanishes like it was never there!!!!

Similarly, it doesn’t matter for how long we are stuck in a sense of our limitations.

The moment you decide to BREAK FREE , nothing will stop you...

You cannot control what happens to you,

 but you can control your attitude towards what happens to you, 

and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Look back & get Experience ! Look Forward & See Hope !

Look Around & Find Reality ! Look within & Find Your self.....

Refreshing Morning Quotes !

Did you know...

Today is the anniversary of the World's Most Unusual Heat Wave? 

On July 6, 1949, the central coast of Portugal experienced a two-minute heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to 158 degrees Fahrenheit!

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"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."

~   Paulo Coelho

"The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently but to live manfully."

~   Thomas Carlyle

"I will never put my name on a product that does not have the best that is in me."

~   John Deere

Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever,

even if your whole world seems upset.

~   Saint Francis de Sales

We can never obtain peace in the outer world

until we make peace with ourselves.

~   Dalai Lama

Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. 

Giving up is what makes it permanent.

~   Marilyn vos Savant

"Become a student of change. 

It is the only thing that will remain constant."

~   Anthony J. D'Angelo

Wherever there is a human being,

there is an opportunity for a kindness.

~   Seneca

Cute Morning Poem !!

Smiling is infectious,

You catch it like the flu,

When someone smiled at me today,

I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner,

And someone saw my grin,

When he smiled I realized,

I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,

Then realized its worth,

A single smile, just like mine,

Could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,

Don't leave it undetected.

Let's start an epidemic quick,

And get the world infected..

Fresh Morning Messages !

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. 

God may have been waiting centuries for someone 

ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.

~   John Andrew Holmes

The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, 

and starts doing what they don't understand; 

no wonder they come to grief.

~   Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

There are some people who live in a dream world, 

and there are some who face reality; 

and then there are those who turn one into the other.

~   Douglas Everett

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies 

to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

~   Thomas A. Edison

I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. 

Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. 

That's when we define ourselves.

~   Bear Grylls

Loving Morning Story !!!

DEFINITELY NOT TO BE MISSED !!!!!!!!!!

Priya married Hitesh this day. At the end of the wedding party, Priya's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook, with Rs.1000 deposit amount.

Mother: Priya, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage life. When there's something happy and memorable happened in your new life, put some money in. Write down what it's about next to the line. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in. I've done the first one for you today. Do the others with Hitesh. When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness you've had.'

Priya shared this with Hitesh when getting home. They both thought it was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be made. This was what they did after certain time:

- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Hitesh after marriage

- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Priya

- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali

- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Priya got pregnant

- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Hitesh got promoted

.... and so on...

However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial things. They didn't talk much. They regretted that they had married the most nasty people in the world.... no more love...

Kind of typical nowadays, huh?

One day Priya talked to her Mother:

'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We agree to divorce. I can't imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!'

Mother: 'Sure, girl, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want if you really can't stand it. But before that, do one thing first. Remember the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor marriage.'

Priya thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue and planning to cancel the account.

While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked.

Then the memory of all the previous joy and happiness just came up her mind. Her eyes were then filled with tears. She left and went home.

When she was home, she handed the passbook to Hitesh, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce. The next day, Hitesh gave the passbook back to Priya. She found a new deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the record : 

'This is the day I notice how much I've loved you through out all these years. How much happiness you've brought me.' 

They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe.

Do you know how much money they had saved when they retired? I did not ask. I believe the money did not matter any more after they had gone through all the good years in their life.

"When you fall, in any way, Don't see the place where you fell, Instead see the place from where you slipped.

Life is about correcting mistakes."

LOVE IS PRECIOUS DON’T MISS IT…

SO, ENJOY LIFE ... STARTING WITH THIS WEEKEND.....

Thoughtful Morning One-Liners !!

The men who makes history, have no time to write it.

~   Matterinch

Waste of time is most extravagant and costly of all expenses

~   Theophratus.

Eat to please self, dress to please others

~   Franklin.

Be your own judge and be happy

~   M.Gandhi.

Imagination is the eye of the soul

~   Joubert

Circumstances are more powerfull than man

~   Nehru

Beard was never the true standards of the brain

~   Fuller

Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends

~   Shakespeare.

Special Morning Messages !!

"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, 
and returns home to find it."


~   George Moore




"A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own."


~   Latin Proverb




"It takes a great man to be a good listener."


~   Calvin Coolidge




"You can fool some of the people all of the time, 
and all of the people some of the time, 
but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."


~   Abraham Lincoln




"He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights
cannot earn the respect of others."


~   Rena G. Torres




"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, 
but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly 
and without reservation that he is in error."


~   General Peyton C. March

Cute Morning Sentences !!

It is possible to fail in many ways.. while to succeed is possible only in one way

~   Aristotle

A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. 

~   Dave Barry

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them

master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

~   Helen Keller

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

~   Epictetus

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

~   Stevie Wonder

If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule 

to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week.

~   Charles Darwin

Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; 

but your arrow will fly far higher 

than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself.

~   F. Hawes

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Enjoy The Beautiful Morning !!

The richest man is not he who has the most, 

but he who needs the least.

"Retirement : When you quit working just before your heart does"

Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.

"There is only one thing that can keep growing without nourishment - 

The human ego."

Without vision, we are blind to opportunity !

In golf as in life it is the follow through that makes the difference.

Do not envy the one you admire most, 

instead try to make yourself one that can be envied.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD !!!

A Sharp Story !!

Stay Sharp!

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. 

His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. 

"Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on that way!" Very motivated for the boss' words, the woodcutter tries harder the next day, but he only could bring 15 trees. The third day he tries even harder, but he only could bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. 

"I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. 

"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees." 

Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don't take time to sharpen the axe." In today's world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy than ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to stay sharp? 

There's nothing wrong with activity and hard work. We all need time to relax, to think and meditate proper and continuous care for the family, to learn and grow. If we don't take time to sharpen the axe, we will become dull and lose our effectiveness. So start today. Think about the ways by which you could do your job more effectively and add a lot of value to it. 

HAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND !!!

Meaningful Morning One-Liners !!!

MORNING means one more inning given by the god to play.




I can not say whether things will get better if we change, 
what I can say is that if we want to get better, we need to change.




With lies you may go ahead in the world but you can never come back.





The road to a friend’s house is never too long.




When the heart is full, the eyes overflow.




There is none luckier than he who thinks himself so.




God gives every bird its food but does not always drop it into the nest.

Positive Morning Note !!

Prayer is not a "spare wheel" 
that you pull out when in trouble, 
but it is a "steering wheel" that 
directs the right path throughout....




Happiness is like a Butterfly....
When u go after it, it flies away.... 
But when you stand still.....
It comes to you.............
A Still Mind is a Happy Mind.





The Match Stick first burns itself before burning other things
Anger is also like the match stick, 
it destroys us first before destroying others




The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others




Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. 

Beautiful Good Morning Messages !!

Four steps to better your life:
Look back & thank God,
Look ahead and trust God,
Look around & believe God
Look within you & find God.




We used pencils when we were small but now we use pens....
Do you know why ?
Because Mistakes in Childhood can be Erased, but not Now !




"Rivers Never Go Reverse"
So try to Live like a River,
Forget your past and Focus on your Future...




Lets See a MISTAKE as a mistake,
not as 'My' or 'His' mistake.




The mind is very hard to perceive,
extremely subtle, flits wherever it listens.
Let the wise person guard it; 
a guarded mind is Conductive to happiness.




Life is short, but if you live it right ....... its enough.

Start Your Day with Inspirational Poem !

We sit and we type, and we stare at our screens,

We all have to wonder, what this possibly means.

With our mouse we roam, through the rooms in a maze,

Looking for something or someone, as we sit in a daze.

We chat with each other, we type all our woes,

Small groups we do form, and gang up on our foes.

We wait for somebody, to type out our name,

We want recognition, but it is always the same.

We hugs, and sometimes flirt,

In IMs we chat deeply, and reveal why we hurt.

We do form friendships - but - why we don't know,

But some of these friendships, will flourish and grow.

Why is it on screen, we can be so bold,

Telling our secrets, that have never been told.

Why is it we share, the thoughts in our mind,

With those we can't see, as though we were blind.

The answer is simple, it is as clear as a bell.

We all have our problems, and need someone to tell.

We can't tell "real" people, but tell someone we must,

So we turn to the 'computer', and to those we can trust.

Even though it is crazy, the truth still remains,

They are Friends Without Faces, 

and odd little names deed for another day,

Morning has come in a special way,

May you smile like the sunny rays &

Leave your worries for some other day...

Meaningful Morning Story !!

Conquer Your Weakness

This is a story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move. “Sensei,” the boy finally said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”

“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the Sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the Sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the Sensei intervened. “No,” the Sensei insisted, “Let him continue.”

Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and Sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

“You won for two reasons,” the Sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defence for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”

The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.”