WORRY

 

 ”Worrying is like a rocking chair,

sure it gives you something to do,

but in the end you never get anywhere.”

 

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

      

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari – A highly recommended Read. Here are some of the key ideas from Robin Sharma’s masterpiece.

• Forget about the past. Dare to dream that you are more than the sum of your circumstances. Expect the best.
• Condition the mind. Don’t let negative thoughts enter it.
• You are building your destiny because only you decide how do you react to what happens to you.
• Persistence is the mother of personal change.
• With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.
• Reflect on your day, on your life.
• What you visualize, you get.
• There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Run your own race.
• Never judge you self worth by somebody else’s net worth.
• There are no setbacks – only lessons.
• The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.
• Find out what you truly love to do, and direct all energy towards it
• The purpose of life is a life of purpose
• Clearly defined priorities and goals for every aspect of life server as lighthouse. Offering you guidance and refuge.
• Have the discipline and vision to see your heroic mission – Dharma – and to ensure that it servers other people while you realize it.
• Never do anything because you have to, do it only if you want to and if that is the right thing for you to do
• 5 step method of attaining goals – form a clear mental picture, create positive pressure, set a deadline, put it to paper, apply it for 21 days
• The book of dreams
• Kaizen – constant and never ending enrichment of mind, body and soul
• The only limits on your life are the ones you set yourself
• Happiness comes from progressive realization of worthy objectives
• Failure is your friend
• Do the things you fear
• 10 rules of radiant living: Ritual of solitude, Ritual of physicality, Ritual of live nourishments, Ritual of abundant knowledge, Ritual of personal reflection, Ritual of early awakening, Ritual of music, Ritual of spoken word, Ritual of congruent character, Ritual of simplicity
• Virtues – industry, compassion, humility, patience, honesty and courage
• I am more than I appear to be, all the world’s power and strength rests within me
• Live with discipline
• Enlightened people are priority driven. This is the secret of time mastery. Focus on priorities and maintain balance.
• Act as if failure is impossible and your success will be assured
• We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience
• The quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution
• See yourself not as an individual, but as a part of collection
• Life does not always give you what you want, but it always gives you what you need
• Stop putting off your happiness for the sake of achievement.

Ref : Entrepreneur Geek

 

Eternal wish ;-)

 

Scaling the heights !! I am still growing

Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he scaled the highest mountain then known to man-29,000 feet straight up. He was knighted for his efforts.

He even made American Express card commercials because of it! However, until we read his book, High Adventure, we don’t understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.

You see, in 1952 he attempted to climb Mount Everest, but failed. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to address its members.

Hillary walked on stage to a thunderous applause. The audience was recognizing an attempt at greatness, but Edmund Hillary saw himself as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the edge of the platform.

He made a fist and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a loud voice, Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve grown all you are going to grow… but I’m still growing!

 

Hope is Belief in ourselves

What is hope?

Hope (according to the dictionary) is the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. And hope against hope is, to continue to hope, although the outlook does not warrant it. Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life. Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance — i.e. believing that a positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary. Hopefulness is somewhat different than optimism, in that hope is an emotional state, where optimism is a conclusion reached through a deliberate thought pattern which leads to a positive attitude.

Hope is passive in the sense of a wish or a prayer - or active as a plan or idea, often against popular belief, with persistent, personal action to execute the plan or prove the idea. Consider a prisoner of war who never gives up hope for escape and, against the odds, plans and accomplishes this. By contrast another who simply wishes or prays for freedom, or another who give up all hope of freedom.

What is hope in realistic terms for humans?

For an old man in his 80s, hope is not that life is eternal, but instead hope is health and happiness. For a blind person, hope is not the colors of the rainbow, but instead the tears of joy which fill his eyes when he feels the smiles of his loved ones.For a 6 year old suffering from leukemia, hope is the fairy’s magical wand that’ll steal away the pain. 

What is hope without faith in your self….without the courage and perseverance…… without the urge to achieve the impossible………without your will to see through the circumstances and believe in your instincts……in your strengths? With every Hope in our heart, we need a SWOT (Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats) analysis……   

Mind is what baffles us……Heart directs us to things which are more humane……but we choose to run after the materialistic things………in the hope of a better future……we make compromises with our present……when future in itself is a mystery……and which future are we talking about……when we are unsure about what happens the next moment………but we are humans……we are influenced by not what is within us……but with that which is around us……and that is our biggest issue.  

Oliver wendell Holmes once said: What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. 

We shy away from the known in pursuit of an unknown.

But what we fail to remember is that: Life is not a bed of roses and every rose comes with thorns – sooner or later. We can’t change the inevitable……What we can do is to trust ourselves and our abilities and march forth.  

“If you look at what you do not have in life, you don’t have anything, If you look at what you have in life, you have everything”.

 

Food for thought

 

” We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” 

“In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part” - Alexander Pope

 

Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win

When the going gets tough…..the tough get going

 

Yes !! You Can

If you think you are beaten, you are;

if you think  you dare not, you don’t;

if you like to win, but you think you can’t

it’s almost a clinch you won’t. 

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost;

for out in the world we find

success begins with a fellow’s Will~

it’s all in the state of mind. 

If you think you are outclassed, you are;

you’ve got to think high to rise.

You’ve just got to be sure of yourself

before you can win the prize. 

Life’s battles don’t always go

to the stronger or faster man,

but sooner or later the one who wins

is the one who thinks  I CAN.

 

Dohe

• aaaas kah rahi shwaas se, dheeraj rakhna seekh
  bin maange moti millei, maange mille na bheekh
• Sain itna deejiye, jame kutumb samay
  Main bhee bhookha na rahu, sadhu na bhookha jaye
• Chinta Aisee Dakini, Kat Kaleja Khaye
  Vaid Bichara Kya Kare, Kahan Tak Dawa Lagaye
• Chalti Chakki Dekh Kar, Diya Kabira Roye
  Dui Paatan Ke Beech Mein,Sabit Bacha Na Koye
• Dheere Dheere Re Mana, Dheere Sub Kutch Hoye
  Mali Seenche So Ghara, Ritu Aaye Phal Hoye
• Dukh Mein Simran Sab Kare, Sukh Mein Kare Na Koye
  Jo Sukh Mein Simran Kare, Tau Dukh Kahe Ko Hoye
• Meetha Sab se boliye, Faile sukh chahun ore!
  Washikarn hai mantra yehi, Taj de vachan Kathore !!
• Mangan maran samaan hai, na mange kabhi bheekh
  Mangan se marna bhala, yeh satguru ki seekh
• Kabir garv na kijiye, uncha dekh aawaas
  Kal paro bhui letna, uper jamsi ghaas
• Jab Tun Aaya Jagat Mein, Log Hanse Tu Roye
  Aise Karni Na Kari, Pache Hanse Sab Koye
• rahiman dhaga prem ka mat todo chitkay
  toote se phir na jude, jude gaanth pad jyay
• Maati kahe kumhaar se, tu kyun roinde mohe
  ik din aisa howeiga…..main roindhungi tohe
• Kabeera aap thhagaiye,aur na thhagiye koe
  Aap thhagge sukh hott hei,aur thhagge duukh hoye
• Badde baddai na krrein aur badde na bollein bol
  Heera mukh se na kahe,lakh takka mera mol
• Mann ke harre haar hei mann ke jitte jeet
  Kahe kabir gurru paiye,mann hi ke parteet

 

BEST FRIEND

With just a moment's pause
would like to put you to test
Amongst all the friends you got
Which ONE you'll call your best

Did I make you wonder
How well could you guess?
Who u'll bestow the title
Without ending in a mess.

Let me help you out
Go down your memory lane
Relive some lost moments
The decision'll then be sane.

What's the vision of your eye,
The optician's report shall show
Reason behind the twinkle,
Only the best one would know

The stethoscope used by 'Med',
Could gauge your heart beat rate
But who made it beat faster,
Best friend would recall by-date

To spy the cosmetics you buy,
The pharmacist would be our pro
But best friend would be the one,
We'd inquire about your glow

Any friend on list on blogger,
Knows what u wrote on the blog
The best one could write in press,
what goes on in your thought

Your monthly bill would point,
the salon that does your brow
Best friend would sense afar,
Surprises that make you crow

Your dresser stocks the cream,
You use to defy your age
Best bud knows the dream,
That wakes u up in rage.

The guy that makes u crazy,
The love that feels so pure
You'll rush to tell the Best one,
Even when you are still unsure

The world loves your smile,
Your success is cheered by all
"Best" stands by your failure,
And holds you, least you fall

The stress that makes you anxious
The crush who makes u blush
You bet your best would know
What makes ur adrenaline rush.

The best one is so precious
Undoubtedly its clear
Never hurt that one soul
Your heart holds so dear

– Khushi