Few Minutes of Silence............

There once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching high and low in the hay for a long time, he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn. He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay, but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance. The farmer looked at him and thought, 'Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough.' So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while, the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised. He asked the boy how he managed to succeed where the rest had failed. The boy replied, "I did nothing but sit on the ground and listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction.


"A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind. Allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day, and see, how sharply it helps you to set your life the way you expect it to be!


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Scattered Paper

Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After been released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him. 

In court the old man told the Judge: 'They were just comments, didn't harm anyone..' 

The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man: 'Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Cut them up and on the way home, throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence.' 

The next day, the judge told the old man: 'Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday.' 

The old man said: 'I can't do that! The wind spread them and I won't know where to find them.' 

The judge then replied: 'The same way, simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. 

"If you can't speak well of someone, rather don't say anything" 


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Every obstacle presents an opportunity

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. 

Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. 

As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. 

Lesson: Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition

Do not be unforgiving of yourself if you commit a mistake...........

Do not be unforgiving of yourself if you commit a mistake or make an error. Life didn't come with a fool-proof manual. Most of us are doing the best that we can. We’re not perfect. We learn from our mistakes and from stumbling. 

Like almost everyone else, I have a great number of responsibilities. In fact, it usually seems like I’m juggling ten or twenty balls in the air simultaneously. So, to assume, I’ll never make mistakes is absurd.

Can you sense how framing mistakes in this more realistic way gets you off the hook? In other words, when you make a mistake – even a stupid one – this more philosophical outlook allows you to keep your perspective and sense of humor instead of beating yourself up. Instead of saying to yourself, “What an idiot,” you should be able to say, “More proof that I’m human.”

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¡No pierda la realidad!

El Guardabosques Solitario y Tonto fueron acampar en el desierto.  Después de que consiguieron su tienda de campaña todo establecido, ambos hombres se cayeron profundamente dormidos.

¿Algunas horas más tarde, Tonto despierta al Guardabosques Solitario y dice, 'mire hacia el cielo, qué ves? '

'El Guardabosques Solitario contesta, 'Veo millones de estrellas. '

'¿Qué comunican? ' preguntó Tonto.

El Guardabosques Solitario reflexiona durante un minuto entonces dice, 'Astronómicamente hablar, me dice que hay millones de galaxias y potencialmente los mil millones de planetas.

Astrológicamente, me dice que el Saturno está en Leo. El tiempo parece ser aproximadamente las tres y cuarto de la mañana. Meteorológicamente, parece que tendremos un día hermoso mañana. ¿Qué comunica a usted Tonto? '

'Usted más mudo que búfalo, usted idiota. ¡Significa que alguien robó la tienda de campaña! '

¡No pierda la realidad!


The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.
Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, 'look towards sky, what you see?'
'The Lone Ranger replies, 'I see millions of stars.'
'What does it convey?' asked Tonto.
The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says, 'Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.
Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it convey to you Tonto?'
'You dumber than buffalo, you idiot. It means someone stole the tent!'

Do not miss the reality!


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Avoid multi-tasking

You're on the phone with a supplier, while quietly typing up notes about your previous phone call. As soon as you hang up, a colleague sends you an instant message, which you read over while dialing your manager's extension number. During your phone conversation, you start updating your week's to-do list.
To boost our productivity, many of us multitask like this to some degree. And, in a world where the pace of life is often frantic, people who can multitask are typically seen as efficient and effective.

Actually, multitasking often doesn't make us as productive as we think. What's more, it's likely that the quality of our work is worse when we multitask. In fact, it could actually be costing us time instead of creating it.

The biggest problem with multitasking is that it can lower the quality of our work - we try to do two or more things at once, and the result is that we do everything less well than if we focused properly on each task in turn. For instance, it would be almost impossible to write a good-quality presentation while having an emotionally charged conversation with a co-worker!

Another major downside to multitasking is the effect it has on our stress levels. Dealing with multiple things at once makes us feel overwhelmed, drained, and frazzled. On the other hand, think of how satisfied you feel when you devote your full attention to one task. You're able to focus, and you'll probably finish it feeling as if you've not only completed something, but done it well.


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Criticism is something all of us must face

The truth is, critics are a fact of life, and criticism is something all of us must face. In fact, the only way to avoid criticism is to live an isolated life where people aren’t exposed to your work, personality, or behavior. Sometimes the criticism we receive is valuable, even helpful.


 
If you think about it, a landslide political victory would be one where the winner received 60 percent of the vote. That means that even in a convincing win, 40 percent of the people will be wishing the winner had lost!

Realizing this somewhat startling statistics has helped me to keep the criticism directed at me in its proper perspective. No one is important enough, good enough to escape their share of criticism.

I asked an extremely calm person as to how he handles bad reviews and criticism. He told me, “I always try to see if there is grain of truth in what is being said. Quite honestly, there often is. In these instances, I try to learn what I can, and then let go of it. Very often my greatest growth comes directly after a dose of criticism. The worst thing to do is take it personally and become defensive.”

No matter how hard any of us try, no matter how positive our intentions, there will always be someone there to criticize us.

Welcome to the human race when you make the decision to stop fearing your critics. Then your ego and self-image won’t be hurt any more, and your life will seem a great deal less stressful.


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Change your thoughts and attitudes

There are certain cause-and-effect relationships in life. If you jump off a fifty-story building, for example, you’re not going to live. If you put your hand on a burning stove, it’s going to hurt. If you put a giant cork at the bottom of a lake, it’s going to rise to the surface. These are laws of nature.

Most of us, treat every day events – traffic, hard work, conflict, mistakes, being criticized, and so forth – with a similar cause-and-effect relationship. We assume that these events must cause stress and grief in the same way that fire causes a burn. Events like traffic are assumed to cause upset. Being criticized is supposed to make you feel defensive. Making a mistake is going to lower your spirits, and so forth. The reason we make these erroneous assumptions is because we think the traffic or other stressor is causing our stress, while in actually it does not.

Imagine many people stuck in a traffic jam. A vast majority of these people had just finished work. All of them were probably tired. They were in the same traffic jam, delayed for the same amount of time. So, if the traffic were actually responsible for our negative reactions, then it would logically follow that the traffic would affect everyone in the same way. It doesn’t.

Understanding this concept can open the door to a whole new way of looking at life and the minor irritations and hassles we all must face. We can’t often change our immediate circumstances – but we always have the ability to change our thoughts and attitudes.


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Ask for what you want, but don’t insist on getting it

When you’re willing to ask for what you want but don’t insist on getting it, there are some potential hidden benefits as well. For example, you sometimes bring out the compassion and generosity in others. Once I arrived in Mumbai very late one evening. Despite having a confirmed reservation, the hotel was overbooked and was turning people away. The man in front of me was enraged and became very threatening.

He insisted on getting his way – but there were no rooms. He stormed out, defeated and angry. He was totally insensitive to the fact that it wasn’t the receptionist’s fault. It wasn’t personal.

I walked up to the receptionist and in a gentle voice I said, “I understand your predicament and don’t blame you a bit. I would appreciate it so much if you would help me. I know you don’t have any rooms here, but could you help me find another hotel, close by?” I thought it was wise to ask – as long as I didn’t insist.

She was very nice and apologetic. Remarkably, she said she had some great news. She had completely overlooked that fact that one of the guests had to leave in an emergency and wouldn’t be back. It turned out to be the largest and most expensive suite in the hotel! Because I had been so patient, she gave it to me at lower rate.
   
The question is, why didn’t she remember this empty room and give it to the angry man in front of me? I think the answer is pretty obvious. His insistence pushed her away and may have even contributed to her “forgetfulness.” When I was talking to her, however, she relaxed and felt less pressure. Her memory returned and I ended up getting a few hours of much-needed sleep. So be sure to ask for what you want, but don’t insist on getting it.


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Easy Vs Difficult

Easy is to judge the mistakes of others   
Difficult is to recognize our own mistakes....

Easy is to talk without thinking    
Difficult is to refrain the tongue....

Easy is to hurt someone 
Difficult is to heal the wound....

Easy is to forgive others    

Difficult is to ask for forgiveness....
 

Easy is to set rules

 Difficult is to follow them...

 

Easy is to show victory

Difficult is to assume defeat with dignity...

Easy is to promise something to someone    

Difficult is to fulfill that promise...

Easy is to criticize others    

Difficult is to improve oneself...

Easy is to make mistakes    

Difficult is to learn from them...

Easy is to think about improving    

Difficult is to stop thinking about it and put it into action...

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Important to remember....... :)

(1) Never think or speak negatively about yourself.

(2) Meditate on your given strengths and learn to encourage yourself, for much of the time nobody else will.

(3) Don't compare yourself to anybody else. So don't settle for being a copy.

(4) Focus on your potential, not on your limitations.

(5) Have the courage to be different. Be a God pleaser, not a people pleaser.

(6) Learn to handle criticism. Let it develop you instead of discourage you.

(7) Keep your shortcomings in perspective - you're still a work in progress.

 

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Happy New Year