My feelings about Steve Jobs have always been a little mixed. I long admired his entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen and was in sheer awe of his natural instincts for what appeals to consumers. Read the rest of this entry »
Muammar Gaddafi
1. There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New
England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying
a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were
raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak. . . .. Read the rest of this entry »
Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.
Trouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin’ his salt, that he forgets his sugar. Read the rest of this entry »
Dear all,
Please read the security alert below and share this information with relatives, friends and colleagues, and ask them to exercise vigilance at all times. Please be informed that armed thieves have recently come up with a
more “efficient” method of disarming people in the CBD. Read the rest of this entry »
There are heroes all around us, all the time. They walk by us on the sidewalk, and they sit next to us in class. They pass us in the aisle wearing an orange apron. They come to our table at a restaurant and ask us what we’d like to order… They are everywhere.
Who is your HERO? Who inspires you? Who is your role model?
The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.
~William Havard
The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might of the force of habit and must understand that practices are what create habits.
He must be quick to break those habits that can break him and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.
~J. Paul Getty
A smile costs nothing, but gives much-
It takes but a moment, but the memory of it usually lasts forever.
None are so rich that can get along without it-
And none are so poor but that can be made rich by it. Read the rest of this entry »
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are.
After that we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with, we will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.
We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is there’s no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?
Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza.
He said, “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way, so, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time… and remember that time waits for no one.
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you’ve had a drink, until you’ve sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy… Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So, work like you don’t need money. Love like you’ve never been hurt and dance like no one’s watching.
“Man is the head of creation, and the woman is the crown of his head”
I have to live with myself and so
I want to be fit for myself to know. Read the rest of this entry »
Our society is so caught up in winning, we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or another, failed at something. Often repeatedly, and discouragingly. But each failure is nothing more than a brick in the wall that forms the foundation of our success. We can’t forget that.
Carlton Young
Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Love your neighbor as much as yourself.
An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active. It’s to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves… regardless of the economy.
A person with an enterprising attitude says, “Find out what you can before action is taken.” Do your homework. Do the research. Be prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what’s to come.
Enterprising people always see the future in the present. Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. And enterprising people aren’t lazy. They don’t wait for opportunities to come to them, they go after the opportunities. Enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.
Enterprise is two things. The first is creativity. You need creativity to see what’s out there and to shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different.
What goes hand-in-hand with the creativity of enterprise is the second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
And lastly, being enterprising doesn’t just relate to the ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good enough about yourself, having enough self worth to want to seek advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your future. And by doing so you will increase your confidence, your courage, your creativity and your self-worth, your enterprising nature.
Merry Christmas to all
And Happy New Year, too
As we all say, farewell
To this year almost, through.
I wish you good health
Happiness and cheer
And all the best things
In, the new, coming year.
I wish peace for the world
And true freedom for all
For the Devil and hate
A final, downfall..
I hope those filled with greed
Will find they have enough
That love and friendship
Will replace all that “stuff”.
I hope the homeless and hungry
Find relief from their plight
(And we know they would
if, we’d all do what’s right).
I wish a life for the Children
That, will be worth living
Each with loving parents
Who know, the art of giving.
Colorblind would be fine
And respect for our Brother
An end to those Religions
That believe, there is no other.
I wish Mankind united
In one common cause
To root out all evil
To, make it, what was.
I hope all who have passed
Find peace, in their New World
And that the Stars & Stripes
Will fly proudly, unfurled.
I hope we’ll care for our Earth
Quit polluting this place
Before it’s too late
For the Human Race.
So Merry Christmas to all
And to all a good night
And during this Season
Let’s vow, to do right.
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.
If people would be only a little more grateful, what a change would there be in the world!
You may need an handkerchief depending on how you were brought up and how you bring up your kids today…..
This is a powerful message in our modern society. We seemed to have lost our bearing & our sense of direction. Read the rest of this entry »
Life is a goal, reach it.
Life is a promise, fulfil it.
Life is an opportunity, utilise it.
Life is a journey, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a duty, perform it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a challenge, meet it
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is a mystery, unfold it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a battle field. We need courage, patience and persistence to fight our battles.
We can make use of our life or waste it. We can make something gland and lovely out of it or turn it into something mean. We can attain our goals by living lovingly where we are placed by our almighty God.
Don’t determine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Don’t set your goals by what others deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart;
cling to them as you would your life, for without them life
is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers
by living in the past or for the future.
By living your life ONE DAY AT A TIME
you will live all the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over… until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect;
it is this fragile thread that binds us to each other.
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks,
It’s by taking chances we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut LOVE out of your life
by saying it’s impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive LOVE is to give LOVE,
the fastest way to lose LOVE is to hold it too tightly
and the best way to keep LOVE is to give it wings.
Don’t dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without HOPE;
To be without HOPE is to be without purpose.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only
WHERE YOU’VE BEEN — but also — WHERE YOU’RE GOING.
Life isn’t a race, but……
IT’S A JOURNEY — TO BE SAVORED EACH STEP OF THE WAY.
To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
Even in times of financial uncertainty, it’s always important to keep things in perspective. Read the rest of this entry »
I Am Powerful!
Whatever I set my mind on having, I will have.
Whatever I decide to be, I will be.
The evidence is all around me.
The power of my Will has brought me precisely to where
I am right now. Read the rest of this entry »
God gave a gift to the world when you were born 78 years ago;
a person who loves and cares,
who sees a person’s need and fills it,
who encourages and lifts people up,
who spends energy on others rather than himself,
who touches each life he enters & makes a difference in the world.
May the love you have shown to others return to you multiplied.
Happy Birthday Mwai Kibaki,
You are very special,
And you deserve the best,
We wish you a wonderful life,
Filled with love and happiness
Happy Birth Day Kibaki.
There is inside you
all of the potential to be whatever
you want to be
all of the energy to do whatever
you want to do.
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If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t
If you like to win but think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t. Read the rest of this entry »
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our Attitudes.
~ Chuck Swindoll