2013-26 - Humility…

Many years ago, a rider came across some soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log without success. The corporal was standing by as the men struggled. The rider asked the corporal why he wasn't helping. The corporal replied, ``I am the corporal; I give orders.'' The rider dismounted, went up to the soldiers and helped them to lift the log. With his help, the log got moved. The rider quietly mounted his horse and went to the corporal and said, ``The next time your men need help, send for the commander-in-chief.'' After he left, the corporal and his men found out that the rider was George Washington.

The message is clear. Success and humility go hand in hand. When others blow your horn, the sound goes further. Just think about it. Simplicity and humility are two hallmarks of greatness.

Confidence without humility is arrogance. Humility is foundation of all the virtues. It is a sign of greatness. Humility does not mean self-demeaning behaviour that would amount to belittling oneself. Sincere humility attracts but false humility detracts.

~ Author Unknown

When you were born, you cried while the whole world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice.

~ Ancient Sanskrit Saying

2013-25 - Promise Yourself...

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind;

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet;

To make all your friends feel that there is something in them;

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true;

To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best;

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own;

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future;

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile;

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others;

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear; and too happy to permit the presence of trouble;

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds;

To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you. 

~ C D Larson - "Your Forces and How to Use Them"



"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

~ Lao Tzu

2013-24 - Your time...

Yesterday was a great start. Today, you can do even better.

What you've done up to this point is impressive. What you can do now is phenomenal.

You've put great time, effort, pain and sacrifice into becoming who you are. Now is when you can harness all that value to become the best of who you can be.

Feel the goodness and the rightness of your past accomplishments. You are here to make a difference, and when you do, you know without a doubt that you're connected to your deepest purpose.

The warm sun shines, the cold wind blows, and life offers new joys and challenges with each dawning day. Through it all, no matter what, you can offer your own unique value in return.

Learn from the disappointments and build on the successes. This is your time to fulfil your best possibilities.

~ Ralph Marston



"The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react."

~ George Bernard Shaw

2013-23 - Five short chapters on change…

Chapter 1:
I walk down a street and there’s a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. It takes forever to get out. It’s my fault.

Chapter 2:
I walk down the same street. I fall in the hole again. It still takes a long time to get out. It’s not my fault.

Chapter 3:
I walk down the same street. I fall in the hole again. It’s becoming a habit. It is my fault. I get out immediately.

Chapter 4:
I walk down the same street and see the deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

Chapter 5:
I walk down a different street.

~ Author Unknown



Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

~ Leo Tolstoy

2013-22 - So much to do...

Do you have so much to do that is seems overwhelming? Then stop thinking about how much there is and start getting it done.

Feeling overwhelmed is merely a state of mind that you choose. And just as easily as you can choose it, you can choose to let it go.

A new day, a new month, a new year dawns and it can make you feel like time is quickly slipping away. 
But in fact, time comes to you just as quickly as it moves past.

And that means that each moment you get the opportunity to make a difference. Each moment, the best thing you can do is to make full and meaningful use of that moment.

That is how you get things done. Moment by moment, little by little, small tasks build into great accomplishments, and accomplishments build into a life with real fulfilment.

You don't have to tackle everything all at once. Just do what you can, when you can, filling each moment with positive purpose and action.

And what once seemed overwhelming will quickly become a source of real and lasting fulfilment.

~ Ralph Marston



"Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are."

~ Julius Charles Hare