Values n' Life

I Lost My Best Friend

2007-04-14T18:20:00.000-07:00

Its been such a long time. I'm sorry I've not been here for a long time. I lost my best friend in an offshore blast last friday and I didnt hear about it till today, a week later. I've not been able to bear it, been crying all day. Just stopped long enough to type this. Pray for me y'all.

Missed You All

2007-03-26T18:11:00.000-07:00

I missed you all my blogger friends. I cant begin to type all your names but dear friends you know yourselves. But I know you all missed me too. I'm sorry I've not come on in a long time. Been busy getting ready for my project In school and all. I have to come out as the best. Right? I'll be back soon.

For Clive

2007-01-28T10:03:00.000-08:00

May time help to ease your pain
May the joyous memories of times spent with loved ones
Remain in your heart and mind forever
May the memories held within your heart help to soothe your spirit at this time
Words can not heal the pain of loosing one so dear.

It hurts but I know God is with you.

Destruction of Negative Thinking

2007-01-18T07:17:00.000-08:00

Someone once told me that “what you focus on grows.” I believe it actually means that whatever your my mind focuses on will grow. If I focus on success, I’d definitely have success.
One thing we must know is that, the mind is no respecter of persons. So if your mind is focused on the negative then you get a negative reality. Take for instance, Defeat. If you fill your mind with defeat, defeat becomes your focus and it will eventually reflect outwardly in everything you do. Like Napoleon Hill said,

"Like the wind which carries one ship east,and another west, the law of autosuggestion will lift you up or pull you down, according to the way you set sails of thought."

Here's a poem that better illustrates what i'm talking about:

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 is almost certainyou won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will-
Its all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

Persistence, Never Giving Up

2007-01-11T18:07:00.000-08:00

I saw a little girl the other day trying to walk. Each time she brings out one chubby foot she looses balance and ends up on the floor. She tried one time and fell so hard that she hit her elbow on the tiled floor. The expression on her face changed and I actually thought she was going to cry but before I could get to her, she got up and stood up to try again. This time she move her leg, though unstable, she stood for a while before she fell. She then turned and looked at me with a smile on her face. I sat back and gave her a smile for a job well done.
That little girl's persistence got me thinking. If I fall or fail would I get up and try again or would I sit on the floor and cry, feeling sorry for myself?
I turned to look at the little girl again, this time she was trying to reach a tea cup on the tea table. I smiled and got up to move it from her reach. She frowned at me, then crawled to the sofa and started climbing.
Persistence, never giving up.
Henry Ford did not get it all right the first time he tried to get a car started and computers would not have been invented if someone didn’t keep at it?
These all had to exhibit immense persistence, why should I exhibit any less?
Success is not measured by how many times we fall but by how many times we get up again. There will always be times when I fail but if I take these failures as opportunities to start again more brilliantly, then and only then will failure be the driving force for success.
I believe that there are so many opportunities and possibilities to explore, so this new year, I'd stop worrying about my shortcomings and disappointments. I'd explore and keep on keeping on.
Tags: Persistence, Success, Opportunites

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2007-01-05T09:17:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year and Happy Veiwing to all my friends. This year year I pray to be a better blogger than I was last year. God bless all those that have helped to keep this blog alive with their comments.
Love,
Ebun.

Hi Everyone

2006-10-30T04:21:00.000-08:00

Its been a while. I'm so sorry, I've not been a very good blogger. I've been so busy with work and now I have my exams coming up this week. Don't you worry. I'd be back fully by the 18th of November. I'd be done then.
Thanks you all for stopping by from time to time to check up on me.
Love you all and God bless.
Ebun.

Your Choice

2006-09-01T03:02:00.000-07:00

A happy person is not a person with certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with certain set of attitudes

Hugh Downs

YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO CHOOSE ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Been Sick

2006-08-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

Its so good to be back here. I have not been feeling well and it really weighed me down and I couldn't even go out for a whole week. Can you imagine, I even lost a few kilos (Which is good) and I've been trying to loose it for a long while but its malaria that actually now worked but I don't think I want to get sick again anytime soon just to loose some more kilos.
Well I'm happy to be back here among you bloggers. I'd stop by and visit your blogs real soon.
Love,
Ebun

A Strong Will

2006-08-11T07:26:00.000-07:00

The power of getting things done is what I call Strong Will.
A strong will is the only difference between the haves and the have-nots, between those who make things happen and those who always wonder what happened.

A strong will always finds a way to bridge the gap between a dream and reality, between the starting line and the finish line of every dream, between the bottom and the summit of every accomplishment.

Never forget...where there's a will, a way is always found. You will find a way to make your dreams come true, but first you must develop a strong will.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. ~Henry Ward Beecher

The Wedding Pix

2006-08-03T14:13:00.000-07:00

This was when the groom was trying to say his vows ahead of the minister. Funny

And this are the bridesmaids, watching out for the bride's entrance. Beautiful aren't they?

The bride and groom

That's me.

My brothers. Handsome huuh?

My trip to Ghana

2006-08-02T05:23:00.000-07:00

I travelled to Ghana over the weekend for my friend's wedding, The trip was tiring but it was so much fun because I went with such wonderful friends. I stayed in a hotel called Dutch Hotel in Nungua, the hotel is beautiful with my room facing the beach. Though their customer service needs an improvement and the staff should learn to be nice, overall it was nice but I'm happy to be back home and to my laptop( just got in yesterday night). Esther was such a lovely bride, her gown was so gorgeous. I'm really happy for her. On my next post I'll put in some more pictures.

Believe In Yourself

2006-07-25T06:53:00.000-07:00

Believe in yourself--
In the power you have
to control your life,
day by day.
Believe in the strength
that you have deep inside,
and your faith will help
show you the way...

Believe in tomorrow
and wht it will bring--
let a hopeful heart
carry you through...

For things will work out
if you trust and believe
there's no limit
to what you can do!

Always believe in you,
Listen to your heart.
Trust your instincts.
Know you CAN.
See your own strengths.
Dream it-- Dare it.
Do wht you are afaid of.
Keep the faith.
Follow your vision...
Remember ANYTHING is possible
if only you believe.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy

Norman Vincent Peale
US clergyman (1898 - 1993)

It is Contagious

2006-07-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

Thoughts affect our behavior and choices a whole lot today. Positive and negative thinking are both contagious. All of us affect, in one way or another, the people we meet. For instance, if you are a happy person, anybody around you will be happy and of course the other way around. This happens instinctively and on a subconscious level, through thoughts and feelings transference and through body language. People sense our aura and are affected by our thoughts. Is it any wonder that we want to be around positive persons and shun negative ones? People are more disposed to help us if we are positive. They dislike and avoid anyone broadcasting negativity.
Negative thoughts, words and attitude bring up negative and unhappy moods and actions. When the mind is negative, poisons are released into the blood, which cause more unhappiness and negativity. This is the way to failure, frustration and disappointment. What we do affect other people. Unseen filaments running somehow from mind to mind connect us together in countless ways. I try to be a happy and loving person.

I'm Back

2006-07-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks you all for your prayers and concern for my family. My Grandma is doing ok now but she has lost the will to do anything. She gets so frustrated trying to walk that she gets upset for days if she dosen't do as well as she used to at once then she won't do anything again until we talk to her. She actually told me one day that she is so tired, I told her I'd pray for her, that she be able to walk, smile and sing like she use to. Keep praying guys.
I love you all so very much its good to have such caring friends as you all.
Meow I got your postcard, I'm still trying to get a very lovely postcard; now I have time yours will be on the way very soon.
I'm back now and I be here with lots of post.
Love,
Ebun.

Master your Fear

2006-07-03T09:41:00.000-07:00

I was checking my mail today and I saw this newsletter and it helpme a whol lot. So i'm posting it here just in case someone might be in need of an upliftment. God bless you all for your prayers.

Your talents won't take you anywhere, unless you have the courage to go where they lead, unless you have the courage to master your fear.

Master your fear and go on those dark places others dread to get near. Master your fear and risk that security that you hold so dear.? For you can't shift to high gear, until you master your fear.

Don't let this year be...just another year; make it... an unforgettable year, a year when you refused to remain captive of your fear, a year when your true self was forced to appear.??

"Challenge yourself. Today, do at least one thing you fear or you forever will be a captive of your fear."??????????????????????????????????????????????~Andres Lara

Tags:Fear, Courage, Master,

Please Pray

2006-06-27T04:33:00.000-07:00

My Grandma is not felling well. She had a stroke and her left side is no good now, she don't talk good again. Its so painful to see her the way she is. For now her blood pressure is down. I don't know if I'd be here to post as regularly as I use to. I'd come in from time to time though. Please Pray. Thanks

Change

2006-06-21T23:06:00.000-07:00

What things would you change about yourself - your speech, actions, dress, or some other area?

Father's Day

2006-06-20T17:39:00.000-07:00

I saw this story when I was making a research on father's day. I decided to post it here.
Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
>>more
My Dad is very special to me and I love him so much. He has been a guiding light in my life. He taught me to laugh, smile and be kind to others even when I don't feel like. Mostly he taught me to be the best in life and not settle for an average life. There were times He was hard on me and most times it hurt me but I came to find out that He wanted the best for his girl. Daddy, your "Big Girl" has turned out right. I'm not perfect yet but by God's grace I'd make it. And to all My other fathers who has helped me in every areas of my life...I wish you a HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

Tags: Father's Day, Fathers, Parents

I've Been so Busy

2006-06-20T17:16:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry friends for not making any post. I've been so busy, I've not been able to do anything. I had to attend some seminars and I could have tried to make a post on Father's day but my notebook was messing up. Anyway, I'm back. I'd have to start with Father's day. It better late than never

Two To-do List

2006-06-17T10:46:00.000-07:00

You cannot live that extraordinary life that you want, if you keep
doing ordinary things throughout your day.
Ordinary things are those things you normally do like house
chores, errands, cleaning, fixing, etc. Extraordinary things are
the things that will move you closer towards your dreams and goals.
Make two to-do lists. One for your ordinary things you regularly
do and the other for the things that will get you closer towards your dreams.

"The road to extraordinary living cannot be paved by ordinary
actions." ~Andres Lara

Tags:Writing, Goals, Action, Dreams

Being Watched

2006-06-15T10:30:00.000-07:00

What if whatever you were to do today was going to be meticulously observed by someone you want to make an impression on?

Would you do a mediocre job, an ok job, or an impeccable one? Ranging from how you treat an animal, a relative, or a stranger to performing a very insignificant task around the house.
What kind of behavior or performance would you put forward, if you were being watched? Behave accordingly...you never know who's watching.

"Whenever you do a thing, act as if the whole world was watching."
~Thomas Jefferson

Tags:Watching, Behavior, Job

My List

2006-06-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

I got tagged by Christabelle and now here's my own meme.
Accent - Sterophonic (Someone used that word)
Booze - No booze. No alcohol either.
Chore I hate - washing clothes, too lazy to do that.
Dogs/Cats - Dogs
Essential electronics - My Laptop and my phone
Favourite Perfume - Mary Kay, Elizabeth Arden and...I love designers too
Gold/Silver - White gold and Silver.
Insomnia - Hate it too
Job Title - Networker.
Kids - I'd love twin too, if God wills it.
Most admired trait - My eyes and smile
Living arrangement- My folks
Overnight hospital stays - None
Phobia - If the a room is choked up (I'm asthmatic).
Quote - "You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."
Religion - Christian
Siblings - Lots of them but from my parents, just two of them!
Time I usually awake - when someone talks and walks around the room(I'm a very light sleeper)
Unusual talent -
Vegetable I refuse to eat - Well I love vegetables
Worst habit - A bad temper and being moody
X-rays - None.
Yummy foods I make - Concortions,.
Zodiac sign - Capricon

Amara and Chloe you're tagged

Motivation- taking action to succeed

2006-06-06T12:33:00.000-07:00

You can’t achieve the goals you set for yourself unless you consistently take action. And you can’t consistently take action unless you’re strongly motivated. And you can’t become strongly motivated until …
Until … until you expect to succeed in advance.
This is something I read today when I was doing a research on motivation, I felt it would be nice to share this with you all.
Most people consistently get the goals they set - and this is because they take action inspite of the obstacles and roadblocks on the way. When it comes to motivation, expectation is everything. When you don’t believe your chance of success is very high, you’re simply not going to see much value in pushing forward and taking action. You’ve got to strongly believe that your chances of succeeding are high - and not just within your time frame. That’s the kind of feeling that will make taking action seem “worth it,” even when there are a lot of things working to sap your motivation.Set a goal and believe and have full confidence that the goals you set not only can be achieved, but will be achieved. Listen to the conversations you’re having in your head about your goals and pay close attention to anything you’re saying to yourself that’s sapping your confidence in your eventual success. It's really hard to put this into action but with constant practice success will come calling.

Via Million Dollar Leverage

Tags:Motivation, Success, Goals, Action, Expectation

What If...

2006-06-05T14:36:00.000-07:00

What if what's taking place right now in your life is nothing more
than a passing cloud that will eventually disappear?

What if that which seems like a hurricane is nothing more than
a fleeting cloud? What if all you have to do to see the blue skies
again is to stick it out a little longer?

What if the last thunder you heard was the last thunder you would
ever hear? Don't forget...no storm last forever.

"There is always sun behind the clouds." ~Prover

Happy Children's Day

2006-06-01T16:30:00.000-07:00

I like to wish all the children around the world, red and yellow, black and white you are all precious in God's sight.
Happy Children's Day.

Tags:
International Children's Day, Children, Holiday,

Reading

2006-05-30T06:54:00.000-07:00

This is a series of books written by bestselling author Francine Rivers. She is one wonderful story weaver. This story is set against the backdrop of a crumbling Roman Empire, this best-selling romance series introduces you to Haddassah, a young slave girl, a young Jewish Christian, and the Valerians, the Romans she serves as a slave. She is torn between her desire to witness to the Valerians and her fear of persecution. Her faith prevails, and Hadassah must face the lions in the arena; Marcus, a handsome aristocrat; Atretes, a brave gladiator who wins his freedom from the gladiator's arena, he finds his long-lost son in the care of a young Beautiful Christian widow, Rizpah. But Rome's corrupt political powers soon force him to fight again. The gospel of Christ is the only weapon they have to battle the immorality that surrounds them. Have you read any of her books and what do you think? What kinds of books do you like to read?

Tags:Francine Rivers, Books

I Love Blogging Here

2006-05-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to
success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Herman Cain

I love what I do here and I'm happy to be well and back to blogging again.

Tags: Happiness, Herman Cain, Quote, Success, Blogging

Trouble

2006-05-16T17:28:00.000-07:00

I read this somewhere and decided to share. I want to know what you think.

Trouble either makes a person bigger or smaller. It never leaves
him exactly the way he was before. Some people break under trouble ; others break record
Norman Vincent Peale
So what would you do? Break or break record?

Tags: Trouble, Norman Vincent Peale, Quote

Mother's Love

2006-05-13T10:16:00.000-07:00

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.~Jewish Proverb

Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.
~Lin Yutang

My Mother
Who fed me from her gentle breast
And hushed me in her arms to rest,
And on my cheek sweet kisses prest?
My Mother

When sleep forsook my open eye,
Who was it sung sweet lullaby
And rocked me that I should not cry?
My Mother

Who sat and watched my infant head
When sleeping in my cradle bed,
And tears of sweet affection shed?
My Mother

When pain and sickness made me cry,
Who gazed upon my heavy eye
And wept, for fear that I should die?
My Mother

Who ran to help me when I fell
And would some pretty story tell,
Or kiss the part to make it well?
My Mother

Who taught my infant lips to pray,
To love God's holy word and day,
And walk in wisdom's pleasant way?
My Mother

And can I ever cease to be
Affectionate and kind to thee
Who wast so very kind to me, —
My Mother

Oh no, the thought I cannot bear;
And if God please my life to spare
I hope I shall reward thy care,
My Mother

When thou art feeble, old and gray,
My healthy arm shall be thy stay,
And I will soothe thy pains away,
My Mother

Ans when I see thee hang thy head,
'Twill be my turn to watch thy bed,
And tears of sweet affection shed, —
My Mother

- Jane Taylor

Tags: Mother's Day, Love, Poem

The Change

2006-05-10T13:40:00.000-07:00

Petty-minded people never really succeed in life. Even some people who are in top positions are quite shallow in their thinking; though highly-placed, their quality of life is unsavory. John Mason said, “Changing the input can change the output…you can change the future(your life) because you can control your thoughts”. A few days ago, I noticed that I have been behaving petty towards some girls at church and it has affected my relationship with them. There was a job given us to do so we all had to work together to do it. My pastor noticed how we felt and spoke to us, He told us we had to change our thoughts about others and forgive each other. On my part I felt they were very difficult to deal with well I just couldn't stand them. I thought that "For me to be friends with them, they have to change my attitudes." After He spoke I noticed that it's one thing to say something but a different thing all together to live what you are saying. I noticed it was me that needed changing. I had to change my thoughts concerning them and start thinking good thoughts.I'm not there yet but I know I will be. i just thought I should share this I hope it helps somebody.

Tags:
Thoughts, Behaviour, Mood

Attract

2006-05-09T04:17:00.000-07:00

If you want to attract success, you must act like, think like, belike, talk like, and smell like...success.
Remember like attracts like.
Look at your life and everything around you; you have attracted all of it through your actions.
Malicious actions attract malicious people.
Bad and unhealthy behaviors attract bad and unhealthy consequences.
If you want to attract the right people, the right circumstances, and the right opportunities; you must first start acting right.

"Your actions are magnets which attract people and circumstancesof the same caliber."
~Andres Lara

Tags: Attract, Behaviour, Success

Winners Vs Losers

2006-05-06T16:00:00.000-07:00

A winner is always part of the answer. A loser is always part of the problem.
A winner always has a plan. A loser always has an excuse.
A winner says: "Let me do it for you."A loser says: "That is not my job."
A winner sees an answer for any problem. A loser sees a problem for any answer.
A winner sees a green near every sandtrap.A loser sees two sandtraps near every green.
A winner says: "It may be difficult but it's possible."A loser says: "It may be possible but it's too difficult."

Author Unknown

Tags: Winners, Losers

My Chat With Josh Hinds

2006-05-05T03:03:00.001-07:00

I went to a seminar yesterday and it has really changed my outlook on things and mostly how i view myself, what I say and my reaction to people around me. So when I got home I decided to do a search for motivation, goals and success. I ended up in Josh Hinds blog. I got to see so many inspiring articles but I loved a portion of the article where Brian Tracy talked about "Getting Around The Right People". There was this phrase he used "You can't fly with the eagles if you keep scratching with the turkeys. Get away from the go-nowhere types and above all, get away from negative people...Get around winners". I've got to change the people I associate with gto positive thinking folks. I got his yahoo IM and got to chat with him, he even gave me links to various site like The Success Formula a book written by Bob Burg I even got to listen to the book. It was really so cool. Try checking it out.

Tags: Josh Hinds, Bob Burg, Brian Tracy, Chat, Motivation, Goals, Success

Smile and Change Your Mood

2006-05-04T05:55:00.000-07:00

My friend and I was taking a stroll down my block when we saw an old man who had this scowl on his face. We were both laughing at a joke she cracked at the time, when he turned and looked at us. If it were possible the look he gave us could freeze a pirates blood. We continued on. My friend said to just ignore him but I couldn't help but think about it. So when I got home I did a search on laughing and frowning and this is what got it was really intresting. Try checking it out. After reading no one should frown again or have a permernet scowl on their face. Fake it (laughing) even if you have to.
When we can laugh at something, we change our perspective and our attitude.It is hard to have a grumpy outlook when laughing. As we laugh, we momentarily distract ourselves from our problems and, perhaps, even from our physical discomfort. Life just seems to get better when we can laugh. How frequently do you laugh?

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Laughter, Smile, Mood, Health

Quote of the Week

2006-05-01T04:46:00.000-07:00

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Brian Tracy.

Thought of the Week

2006-04-29T12:42:00.000-07:00

When others feel your negative outlook, they tend to deal with you in a negative manner. Behaviors and choices contribute to your state of being. We have the ability to choose both our behaviors and responses.As Rev. Robert H. Schuller often says, "If it’s going to be, it’s up to me."The power of a positive or a changed attitude has an amazing way of attracting positive responses from life. Whenever we change our inner attitudes and consciousness, life has a most astounding and miraculous way of responding positively and instantaneously in kind. Life brings success, fortune, and joy if you make a positive change. The best approach is to avoid all negative expressions towards others, things, and situations. Negative expressions are reflections of a wanting attitude, habit, or opinion, which has the tendency to suddenly attract negative responses from life. It can even destroy a work. There are dozens of major attitudes that each of us have. Examples of attitudes are whether one is -- considerate, cooperative, expansive, open-minded, mature, persistent, responsive, respectful, caring, nice, sincere, serious, truthful, and dozens of others. To truly understand where our attitudes are lacking, we would need to measure each of them, discover which ones we are lacking in, and make the concerted, determined effort to improve ourselves in those area.

Technorati Tags: Attitude, Thoughts, Change

Change Your Thoughts

2006-04-29T06:46:00.000-07:00

Thoughts are very major if you want to be successful in life. Success depends solely on your atitude than your ability and how far you go, depends on your attitude.
Most importantly attitude starts as a thought and if you need to change your attitude you start with changing your thoughts. There are fifty to sixty thousand thoughts that go through the mind and about 95% of them are about the past. Your thoughts are powerful enough to control how well you succeeed in life.Thoughts form our attitude. To move forward and have constant positive thoughts-get things from your past that are positive OR better still Focus on the Future(set a goal). Think in the future tense and visualise goals as already accomplished. This takes a lot of effort and determination because we have been programmed to dwell in the past. One more thing, forgiveness is a universal principle that works within and outside church so forgiveness is one other principle of moving forward. God in the beginning designed us for success and success is not just money in the pocket but a way of life.(To be compassionate, caring for others). Take charge of your life but do not dominate it with thoughts of the past.

Technorati Tags:Forgiveness Goals Thoughts Success

Do More

2006-04-26T04:21:00.000-07:00

Do more than exist - Live
Do more than touch - Feel
Do more than look - Observe
Do more than read - Absorb
Do more than hear - Listen
Do more than listen - Understand
Do more than think - Ponder
Do more than plan - Act
Do more than talk - Say something

Let go of Your Crutch

2006-04-25T12:09:00.000-07:00

I opened my email box today I found this mail and I felt it was really good so I decided to share. I found out that if I ever want to move on with life or to higher heights,I have to free myself of any external baggage that will stop me from moving to a successful life.

My Child,

When you come to me crippled by my life, I’m always willing to heal you. But first you’ve got to be willing to put down your crutch. Putting down your crutch will take faith, since you have probably been leaning on it for quiet a while. But how I can I teach you to walk if you won’t let go. It will only get in your way if you insist on clinging to it.
What is your crutch? Your education, addiction, looks, friends, job, social standings? It could even be your religion. You’ve got to let go of whatever you’re leaning on, other than me, if you ever want to walk in the spirit. Come to me totally powerless, my child and I’ll have you walking in no time.

Your healer,
God

Technorati Tags: Crutch,God

Be Smart

2006-04-24T17:49:00.000-07:00

Your brain is much better than you think, just use it!

Leonardo Da Vinci

It's a very simple system you can use to help you achieve your goals. Da Vinci called it the "Smart System", S M A R T, being and acronym for:

S - Specific: Define exactly what you want.

M - Measurable: figure out how you're going to measure your goals.

A - Accountability: Commit to being personally responsible for achieving your goals. If part of a team, be sure that accountability is clear.

R - Realistic/Relevant: Set goals that are ambitious but achievable. Make certain your goals are relevant to your purpose.

T - Timeline: Set a clear time line for the achievement of your goals.

Technorati Tags: Goals, Da Vinci

Complaining

2006-04-24T17:15:00.000-07:00

If you don't like the way something is, change it. If you cannot
change it, then shut up and learn how to live with it.

You are either making things better or making things worse.
And when you complain, nag, and bicker about your problems
you are definitely not solving them nor are you making things better.

You want to complain. Fine. You want to nag. That's ok too. But understand that the more time you spend complaining the less time
you have to solve your problems.

"One half of every problem you are facing today was created by your
reaction to that problem." ~Andres Lara

Quote of the Week

2006-04-23T16:55:00.000-07:00

Greatness is not where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it but sail we must, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

Oliver Wendall Holmes

Thought of the Week

2006-04-21T16:42:00.000-07:00

If you haven't reached that point in your life that you wanted
to reach by now, perhaps it's because you are not ready.
At least, not yet.

You won't get what you deserve; you'll only get what you are
ready to receive. If you want more, then you must demonstrate
that you can handle more.

The minute that you show total control of what you currently have;
at that point you can say that you are ready...ready for more.

"The butterfly becomes a butterfly only when it's entirely ready.
No sooner. No later" ~Author Unknown

An Epidermic

2006-04-20T17:26:00.000-07:00

Few days ago, my friend told me that he caused an epidermic in school, i asked him what he did and this is what he shared with me and i would like to share it with you all out there. "Today, I learnt about something very interesting. Do you know that 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 and beamed at me. When he smiled, I realized the worth of a single smile. Just like mine reached him, it could travel around the world". So i tried it. I saw a sad looking girl today that needed cheering so i sent a small smile her way. She looked at me frowned and then when i thought she wouldn't smile, out came the most beautiful sunshine smile on a human face. I was so happy i went on smiling even at a vendor who also smiled back. I have stared my own epidermic. So, if you feel a smile begin, don’t stifle it. Let’s start a healthy epidemic quick and get the world infected.

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Happy Easter

2006-04-16T15:50:00.000-07:00

Halleluyah!!! He Is Risen

Easter story

2006-04-14T15:15:00.000-07:00

The Anglo-Saxon priest Venerable Bede in the 8th century derived it from the Anglo-Saxon spring goddess Eostre. The CONTENT of Easter -- at least as true Christians practice it -- is a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The old pagan celebrations of Easter are for those who don't know Jesus. Easter is about the life, his death, and his glorious resurrection.Don't get hung up on the name "Easter." But focus on the joy we celebrate when we recall Jesus' rising from the dead on that Sunday morning, that "Easter" morning, 20 centuries ago.
Since the Easter day so long ago the bondage of death is broken. Christ is risen! We can face tomorrow with the assurance that Jesus is in fact alive to help us, to guide us, to give us hope for the future. And since He is living, our problems are not insolvable. The broken chrysalis of His graveclothes proclaims that Christ is Victor even over death. Because He lives, nothing is impossible.

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Easter Quote

2006-04-14T14:10:00.000-07:00

Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise."

- Phillips Brooks

Taking a Trip

2006-04-13T15:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter you all. Just want to let you know i'd be travelling and won't be back till Wednesday. I wish you all the best in this up-coming easter weekend.

Get rid of it

2006-04-10T03:53:00.000-07:00

Getting rid of the emotional garbage in your life such as anger, hatred, and forgiving those who need your forgiveness or mending broken relationships will help clear the way to show you how to stay motivated until you succeed by giving you back your time and energy.
Stay motivated until you succeed.

Are you God?

2006-04-09T03:53:00.000-07:00

One cold evening during the holiday season, a little boy about six or seven was standing out in front of a store window. The little child had no shoes on and his clothes were mere rags. A young woman passing by saw the little boy and could read the longing in his pale blue eyes. She took the child by the hand and led him into the store. There she bought him new shoes and a complete suit of warm clothing.

They came back outside into the street and the woman said to the child, “Now you can go home and have a very happy holiday.”

The little boy looked up at her and asked, “are you God, Ma’am?”

She smiled down at him and replied, “No son, I’m just one of His children.”

The little boy then said, “I knew you had to be some relation.”

Chicken Soup

Best friends

2006-04-08T15:52:00.000-07:00

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me
Henry Ford

Healthy relationships are characterized by respect, sharing and trust. They are based on the belief that both partners are equal, that the power and control in the relationship are equally shared. Some of the characteristics of a healthy relationship are:
Listening to one another, valuing each other's opinions, and listening in a non-judgmental manner. Respect also involves attempting to understand and affirm the other's emotions. Supporting each other's goals in life, and respecting each other's right to his/her own feelings, opinions, friends, activities and interest; communicating openly and truthfully, admitting mistakes or being wrong; being willing to compromise, accepting change, and seeking mutually satisfying solutions to conflict. Both should feel comfortable and safe in expressing him/herself and in engaging in activities.
The key to living in harmony is putting others ahead of yourself and compassion helps you refocus your mind on someone else so turn your mind from someone else other than yourself for only then will you have the best of relationships.

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Success Story-Steve Jobs

2006-04-06T16:06:00.000-07:00

Steve Jobs is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our generation. His success story is legendary.
Put up for adoption at an early age, dropped out of college after 6 months, slept on friends’ floors, returned coke bottles for 5 cent deposits to buy food, then went on to start Apple Computers and Pixar Animation Studios. With Steve Wozniak, They designed computer games for Atari and a telephone "blue box", getting much of their impetus from the Homebrew Computer Club. On this basis the Apple Corporation was founded, the name based on Job's favorite fruit and the logo chosen to play on both the company name and the word byte. Through the early 1980's Jobs controlled the business side of the corporation, successively hiring presidents who would take the organization to a higher level. With the layoffs of 1985 Jobs lost a power struggle with John Sculley, and after a short hiatus reappeared with new funding to create the NeXT corporation. Pixar has created half of the top six domestic grossing animated films of all time: Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998) and Toy Story 2 (1999). Each film was released under Pixar's partnership with Walt Disney Pictures, and became the highest grossing animated film for the year it was released. Another new relaease of The Apple is a new gadgets is called the iPod. The iPod is a combination digital audio player and portable hard drive from Apple Computers which analysts say has literally become a cultural icon that’s already shaping the future of the digital industry. Its features include a music and/or video player, calendar, address book, to-do list, alarm clock with sleep timer, games, text reader and many more. Created in October 2001 by a 35-member team of designers led by Tony Fadell, who is now the senior Vice President of the iPod division of Apple and Steve Jobs who co-founded the company with Steve Wozniak and is now its CEO, the iPod was born into a market niche that already had major players, albeit not as successful as they could be. So, what to do? Apple decided to develop its own digital player. The result? “The iPod”, a cool device that puts over “1,000 songs in your pocket.” The iPod has ever since its release locked up the top distinction of being Apple’s best-selling segment by far, and seems set to remain that way for a long time to come.

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Be Uniquely Different

2006-04-05T12:19:00.000-07:00

Since everybody is an individual, nobody can be you. You are unique. No one can tell you how to use your time. It is yours. Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it.

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

There's nothing fun about being the odd person out but being different is also being unique.
To be different is not to be the same.
To be unique is to be one of a kind.
The secret of winning in life lies in seeing life differently – in its different shades and outcomes.Those who are unique are always gaining people's respect and sometimes face jealousy from others; the ones that aren't strong enough to break their own weakness and stand against their fake thoughts. What is in your heart is what makes you most beautiful.Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of Time, you are incomparable. Stand out for what you know is right and do not blend in.

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Key Factor for Success

2006-04-04T12:22:00.000-07:00

Ambition is the key factors for success in life....
Life without ambition is meaningless and incomplete. When you set a goal for your life, it will help you to achieve your ambition. On the road to achieving that ambition you fall; If you fall, get up and keep moving. Life is made up of ups and downs, understand it now and accept it. It is the facticity of life. Keep pushing ahead all the time. Refuse to give up. As long as you keep moving, someday, you’ll reach where you’re going. And Avoid making excuses. See the big picture. Stop being limited. Think big and clearly and free your self. Let your imagination soar high to the blue sky.No matter what happens to you in life, don’t give up on yourself. Never give up on your dreams and aspirations. Some dreams may take a short time to become a reality while others may take a long time, but all the same they will come true someday, if you keep moving on. Taking your life to the next level and achieving massive success in every area of your life is not something which is reserved for a chosen few, but something which can be accomplished by you or anyone.

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Today's Experience

2006-04-04T12:01:00.000-07:00

Anger is "an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage," according to Charles Spielberger, PhD, a psychologist who specializes in the study of anger. Like other emotions, it is accompanied by physiological and biological changes; when you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as do the levels of your energy hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems—problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life. The instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviors, which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are attacked. A certain amount of anger, therefore, is necessary to our survival. People use a variety of both conscious and unconscious processes to deal with their angry feelings. The three main approaches are expressing, suppressing, and calming.
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Well today, my friend and i got so angry with one another that we said somethings that we later regreted. We've kissed and made up but i've learnt that i can try and think positive thoughts when i am angry, then i wouldnt hurt my friends and families.

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Something to Think About

2006-04-03T03:24:00.000-07:00

Seize every opportunity
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us so don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. Seize every opportunity and follow it through because that which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do; not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

David Ok

Quote of the Week

2006-04-03T03:10:00.000-07:00

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast that however high we reach, we are never satisfied.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Soar Above the Storm

2006-03-31T11:08:00.001-08:00

The Eagle is a creation of God. It is the most majestic of all birds. An eagle is around 90 cm tall and reaches over 2 m between the wings. She builds her nest on the cliff or in a high tree. The nest is so large that a human can sleep in it. It can weigh 700 kg and is also comfortable. Eagles do not fly like other birds, flapping their wings profusely and using their own strength. Instead, eagles SOAR majestically, making use of the wind currents to gain height. There is a special up going wind where the eagle rides the wind and circle higher and higher toward the sky, without effort. She just spreads her wings. Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it. The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm. When the storms of life come upon us -- and all of us will experience them -- we can rise above them by setting our minds and our belief toward a goal. If we set our mind above the storm it will enable us to ride the winds of the storm that brings sickness, tragedies, failures and disappointments in our lives. We can soar above the storm. Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down, it is how we handle them.

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Quote of the Week

2006-03-30T03:33:00.000-08:00

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment
.
Earl Nightingale

Hang in There

2006-03-30T03:17:00.000-08:00

Sometimes all you might need to the realization
of that which you've been waiting for is a little more stamina.

It might take you a little longer than the others. You might
have to work harder than the others. But others' victory won't
taste half as sweet as yours.

Real victory is achieved when real obstacles are overcome.
Without adversity, without challenges, without opposition....
there's no victory.

"Sometimes the success you look for can be found by overcoming
the obstacles that you want to run away from." ~Andres Lara

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The Gift

2006-03-18T16:11:00.000-08:00

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together

- Woodrow Wilson
Friends are a gift from God. Friends are often an important part of our lives. Our friends are usually people we trust and respect. Like any relationship, friendships generally require work and making changes to the friendship is not uncommon. But a true friend sticks by your side even when things get tough. This is the kind of friend you desire and this is the friend you must be. A friend encourages and challenges you to be the best and to achieve your greatest dreams. Relating is the basis of friendship,but to have Best friends require one-on-one contact to survive. Telephone calls and getting together are musts for best friends to continue.When there is conflict, it must be resolved for friendship to continue. Confrontation is one way to resolve conflict. Talking it out is another.
We become what we think about. If you are short on friends, it can only be because you have chosen to BE someone who NEEDS a friend. To solve that needy problem, you must give up your NEED and choose to be open to BEING someone's GOOD FRIEND. You're choosing to be the source of what you thought you needed. Try it. You'll find The Law of Attraction filling your order for a new friend quicker than you might believe.

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Follow Your Dream

2006-03-16T23:32:00.001-08:00

Follow your dream
Take one step at a time
Don't settle for less
Just continue climbing
Follow your dream
If you stumble don't stop
Keep your eyes on the goal
And press on to the top
For only on the top
Can you see the whole view
Can you see what you have done
And that you can do
Can you then have a vision
To see something new
Press on and follow your dream
-Amanda Bradley

"The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for"
-Maureen Dowd

Dream Big

2006-03-15T17:40:00.001-08:00

When you have a dream of what you want to be, you won't be satisfied with anything less or the way you are now, until you get what it is you want. To realise your dreams you have to have a purpose in life. Say to yourself everyday "this and this is what i want out of life." Remember, these words must be backed by action for you to be successful. When you think of something often enough it tends to be the most dominating thought in your mind.
To make that dream a reality, you must change what goes in. Like John Mason said " Changing the input can change the output...you can change the future because you can control your thoughts". Along the way you would encounter troubles and setbacks that will try to take your eyes off the goal, just keep your eyes on the goal and look beyond limitations and barriers. Live out your dreams and be happy.

Start everyday with an inspiring thought

-Unknown

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Quote of the week

2006-03-14T00:04:00.000-08:00

To reach one's goal we must at times run with the wind, other times against it. But we must certainly run, not walk, nor stand.
-Marteeka

Success Story-Dell

2006-03-12T18:26:00.000-08:00

Michael S. Dell, who founded the Dell Computer Corporation in 1984 with nothing more than $1,000 and an idea, serves as Chairman (he was also chief executive officer until 2004) of the fastest-growing major computer systems business in the world. Michael has always had the desire to learn and the drive to work hard, right from when he was in high-school:He traded stamps by advertising in stamp mags and with the $200 profit he made, he bought his first computer. Then he sold subscription for the Houston post ($18,000 profit on a BMW), on and on he went until he felt that he had to compete with IBM, by adding features and improved performance of computers.
Dell risked his savings and incorporated Dell Computer Corp. on May 3, 1984 at 19 years.
The company is now worth billions because Dell decided to bypass the middleman, who adds little value to the products, and sell custom-built PCs directly to end users.
In only 15 years, the company's sales have skyrocketed from $6 million to a whopping $35 billion in 2002. Since its first international addition opened in the United Kingdom in 1987, Dell has opened sales offices in over 34 countries, and boasts over 33 thousand employees in over 170 countries and territories all over the world.
Another of Dell's worldwide innovations is his leadership on the Web. Dell is recognized as the largest online commercial seller of computer systems, with an average of over $30 million per day in online sales. The company also redefined the role of the Web in delivering faster and more efficient service to customers.
The company's business clientele includes most of the companies in the Fortune 500 list of the top performing American companies. With the addition of Dell Computer Corporation to this list in 1992, Dell became the youngest CEO of a company ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500 .
The value of Dell's stock has risen almost 70,000% over the past decade and in 1999, The Wall Street Journal named Dell Computers No. 1 in total returns to investors over the past three, five and ten years.
Back when he had a one room firm he told his friends his dream of becoming the largest personal-computer maker. His story is that of a man who had a dream and worked hard to achieve that dream and this should help someone out there to try and realise your dream, what you truly love to achieve.

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Attitudes

2006-03-12T17:56:00.000-08:00

The attitude you present to the outside world matters a whole lot. It affects the way you see things, how you relate to others and how you relate to people in general. It shows who you are, It shows . The following quotes capture the essence of such an attitude. "They Can because they Think they Can." (Virgil) "A positive attitude is the outward manifestation of a mind that dwells primarily on positive matters. It is a mindset tipped in favour of creative activity rather than boredom; joy over sadness, hope over futility. A positive attitude is that state of mind which can be maintained only through conscious effort". (Elwood Chapman, "Attitude: Your Most Precious Possession") "You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait and the grip of your hand, the irresistable surge of will and energy to execute your ideas. Enthusiasts are fighters. They have fortitude. They have staying qualities. "I think negative people should be taxed. They require an incredible amount of energy. In conclusion the following story and quote can summarise my thoughts. A man found an eagle's egg and placed it under a brooding hen. The eagle hatched with the chickens and grew to be like them. He clucked and cackled, scratched the earth for worms, flapped his wings and managed to fly a few feet in the air. Years passed. One day the eagle, now grown old saw a magnificent bird above him in the sky; it glided in graceful majesty against the powerful wind, with scarcely a movement of its golden wings. Spellbound the eagle asked "who's that?" "That's the king of the birds, the eagle" said his neighbour. "He belongs to the sky. We belong to the earth - we're chickens". So the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that's what he thought he was. "whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon, must inevitably come to pass" (Paul Meyer)

Quotes on Dreams

2006-03-09T14:59:00.000-08:00

To dream gives you a purpose in life, to achieve that dream, to do anything to make that dream come to pass. Focus on your dream and then start walking towards achieving it.

If you can imagine it you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
Ward

, William Arthur

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Thoreau, Henry David

Be careful what you set your heart on, for it will surely be yours.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Faulkner, William

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually directs his powers.

Earl Nightingale

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Unique Diamonds

2006-03-07T23:43:00.000-08:00

DIAMOND. The mere mention of the word fills the mind with a multitude of concepts and images. Diamond is a mineral, a natural crystalline substance, the transparent form of pure carbon. Diamond is something superb, the peerless "king of gems" that glitters, dazzles, and symbolizes purity and strength. Diamond is for engagement and the 75th wedding anniversary, for a commitment to never-ending love. Diamond is indomitable, the hardest surface known. Diamond is exotic, formed in Earth's interior and shot to the surface by extraordinary volcanoes. Diamond is a shape. Diamond is distinctly different from its close cousins the common mineral graphite and lonsdaleite, both of which are also composed of carbon. Why is diamond the hardest surface known while graphite is exceedingly soft? Why is diamond transparent while graphite is opaque and metallic black? What is it that makes diamond so unique?
The key to these questions lie in diamond's particular arrangement of carbon atoms or its crystal structure--the feature that defines any mineral's fundamental properties. A crystal is a solid body formed from the bonding of atomic elements or compounds in a repeating arrangement. Often, crystals possess smooth external faces. Due to their symmetrical and finite nature, the building blocks of crystals are limited to relatively small numbers of atoms, and their chemical compositions to simple numerical combinations of elements.Diamond is renowned for its hardness. Hardness is the measure of a substance's resistance to being scratched, and only a diamond can scratch another diamond. Diamond is the hardest substance known.
Hardness is not the only measure of a mineral's durability--the relative resistance to fracture is another. Although diamond is not fragile or prone to breaking apart, all substances including diamond can fracture or shatter. Due to its particular crystal structure, diamond has certain planes of weakness along which it can be split. Diamond is said to have perfect cleavage in four different directions, meaning it will separate neatly along these lines rather than in a jagged or irregular fashion. This is because the diamond crystal has fewer chemical bonds along the plane of its octahedral face than in other directions. Diamond cutters take advantage of cleavage to fashion diamonds efficiently. Diamonds are valuable not because they are like other rocks, but because they are different.
The Diamond signifiy strength. The diamond in the ring signify strength in a relationship, strong love valued like a precious stone.
They have a peculiar way of adding to the beauty of rings. They sparkle in response to their contact with light. DIAMONDS are forever, it can never be broken it represents love that will last forever. We, like diamonds are unique; and its that uniqueness that makes us special. We are special because we are different, not because we are like everyone else.

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Today's Lesson

2006-03-07T18:27:00.000-08:00

Each one has dreams of what they want to be or do some time in the future. Dreams keeps us alive, give us hope for tomorrow and strength to move on. The journey will definitely be long, rough, hard and painful-its then that you must never loose sight of the goal, keep your eyes on it and press on to the finish line. Don't stop, don't quit, don't loose sight of the goal-keep pressing on. Don't settle for anything less than the best.

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Quote of the Week

2006-03-04T15:18:00.000-08:00

No one can make you feel average without your permission

John Mason
No one is truly successful until he has learned to serve
John Mason

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Commandment of Success

2006-03-02T13:03:00.000-08:00

To be successful in life, you must have a long time goal and to get to that goal, you have to work. Success comes disguised as work-you must work hard to attain that goal. And here is a commandment that will help you realise that goal.
Ten Commandments of Success
I. Take Responsibility
II. Raise the Bar
III. Dream Big
IV. Develop the Action Habit
V. Visualize your Success
VI. Associate with Winners
VII. Give Something Back
VIII. Embrace and be Flexible to Change
IX. Learn to Love the Process
X. Have Faith and be Patient

Condition Your Mind for Success

2006-03-02T11:15:00.002-08:00

Have you ever thought of something for a considerable length of time (good or bad thoughts) and find out that you start to live your thoughts.
You can't become a success thinking,"I can't do it", "It's too hard", "I give up", "I am a failure." Thinking this thoughts will definitely make you a failure. We become who we say we are.
God made us free moral agents-to choose who we want to be and what we want in life. You have a lot of say in how your life turns out. Focus your mind on productive things, channel your mind towards the future. Think good thoughts, "I can do it", "I can make straight A's in my term paper", "I'll be successful in life", "I'll be the best". Seize your future. Picture in your mind the desired goal until it is instilled in your subconcious.
Like William James said, "Men can change their circumstance by changing their attitude of mind. You change thoughts by changing what goes in (what goes in must come out), You control the future because you control your thoughts.
Go for the Max! Be the best, perfection is all about being the best.

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Grace

2006-02-13T08:25:00.001-08:00

Grace! God´s grace, so rich and sweet. Marvellous grace of our loving God. He left His throne up above, humbled himself to die for a wretched sinner like me and you, thinking about it just brings tears to your eyes,don't it? Makes me remember the old hymn of the christian church by John Newton (1725-1807) who became a sailor at the age of eleven, soon he was vulgar, blasphemous, and skeptical. However, on an African-England voyage, when his ship almost capsized, He prayed and God reached down to him. He went back home and wrote this hymn that has gone round the whole world telling of the precious grace of God.

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

He wrote an epitaph to be placed on a tablet in the London church building where he preached:
JOHN NEWTON, clerk. Once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, preserved, restored and pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long laboured to destroy.
His song ´´Amazing Grace´´ has made a lot of impact in my life today, because it´s been the grace of God in my life. Like John, I was blind but now i see, was lost but now i´m found.

2006-02-04T09:53:00.000-08:00
Focus On The Lesson
I have a friend who every time
I had a problem, dilemma or minor crisis would say - -
"Focus on the lesson.
Ask yourself what am I
being shown here"

Every person in this life
has something to teach me --
and as soon as I accept that,
I open myself to truly listening

For everyone that makes you cry,
there are three to make you smile,
And a smile will last a long, long time,
but a tear for just a little while.

Don't let someone who hates the world
cause you to hate it too,
Behind the clouds is a Golden sun,
and a sky that's full of Blue.

If someone said a thing that's cruel,
don't let it get to you.
Your achievements are greatly numbered,
and your faults are very few.

So if a certain person should act a certain way,
Think of those who Love You,
And don't let it spoil your day!
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.
Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

Fear- imagining a bad future

2006-02-04T08:53:00.001-08:00
Fear is something that cripples people and keeps them from pursuing and reaching their dreams,their goals in life- to be a doctor, to be a millionaire or even been the best in life, fear of failure, even the fear of success. Its like imagining what may never be.
There are different ways of living a fearless life, i would let Chris Widener tell you

Goal setting

2006-02-04T08:53:00.000-08:00
A goal sometimes seems so far off, and our progress often appears to be so painfully slow, that we have a tendency to lose heart. It sometimes seems we'll never make the grade. Here's a way to re-energize your goals, and to ensure that you will reach them.If you desire greater success in your life, look for creative ways to increase your level and quality of service to others.
At the heart of Osteen’s message is that achieving a successful, prosperous life of fulfillment can only occur when we stop worrying about the past or future to make the most of each present moment by using our God-given strengths and talents to achieve our goals.
What stands in the way of dreaming big in your own life.
1. Fear- Fear of failure? Fear of success? Fear of insufficiency?
2. Lack of knowledge -History is strewn with great discoveries that came as a result of an adventurous soul simply venturing into the unknown with a dream to make a difference. If you're using lack of knowledge as an excuse for not pursuing your truest dreams, ask yourself: What is the least I need to know in order to go for it? Seek to gain that knowledge, and then move forward
3. Negative associations -ensure that those you associate with aren't keeping you from your dreams, ask yourself: Do I spend more time with dream makers or dream breakers?
Believe in your dreams and see it come to pass. To be successful is easy but it's a lot of hard work.

Forgiveness

2006-02-02T10:07:00.001-08:00
Are you hurting and you can't forgive yourself?
When you forgive people who has annoyed you, you become free to move on into your future. Forgive the people who has offended you nothing annoys them more.
Hope this helps.
Forgiving Yourself - A Belief System
Forgiving yourself is essential. There is a tendency in all of us to hold ourselves more accountable than we do others. Perhaps you have been one who can justify forgiving others, even for a heinous offense, yet you find no justification for forgiving yourself for an equal or lesser offense. Perhaps you believe that forgiving yourself is not even a consideration because you think you must hold yourself in a state of constant remembrance, lest you forget. Perhaps you believe there is a price, some form of life-long penance that you must pay.
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The state of your mind

2006-02-02T09:47:00.000-08:00
What's in your mind is what will reflect on the outside if you think success, then you will be successful but if you think defeat then no doubt you are already defeated. I can't do it because no one else has done it, i can't live a christian life in school where there are so much peer pressure....If you have been thinking in those lines, it is time to change your thoughts, change your mind to change your future.All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct results of his own thoughts

2006-02-02T09:28:00.000-08:00
God's got it all in contol
Are you suffering and in pain?
Are dying from a fatal disease?
Are you are going through a painful divorce?
Have you lost a loved one?
Have you lost your job or money?
Are you suffering persecution, or are you suffering because of some other reason?
Well, you (as a child of God) are not alone because
God is going to go through it with you.
So no matter what you are going through, God has given you a Comforter to help you.

Here's a story to encourage you that the Lord still cares for His own.

Smiling in the midst of the storm

2006-01-26T09:35:00.000-08:00
When the storm comes (because i know they will), hold on to the fact that in the midst of it God is right there. There´s a way to find happiness in the midst of the storm, It comes from knowing that a loving God is in control.Smile in the midst of the storm ´cos the sun is going to shine in God´s own good time.
smiling in the storm

Welcome

2006-01-20T16:52:00.000-08:00
I would like to welcome you to this site, where the christian principles that Jesus christ talked about and the very life that He lived must still reflect in our every day lives. Here you will see how each bible story and values must all unite to make our lives a living reflection of our heavenly Father, God.