|
|
|
|
Inspirational / Motivational
 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Friends vs Lebanese Friends
Friends: Never ask for food.
Lebanese friends: Always bring the food.
Friends: Will say "hello."
Lebanese friends: Will give you a big hug and a kiss.
Friends: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
Lebanese friends: Call your parents Uncle/Dad and Aunt / Mum.
Friends: Have never seen you cry.
Lebanese friends: Cry with you.
Friends: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
Lebanese friends: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and just being
together.
Friends: know a few things about you.
Lebanese friends: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
Friends: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
Lebanese friends: Will kick the whole crowds' ass that left you.
Friends: Would knock on your door.
Lebanese friends: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"
Friends: Are for a while.
Lebanese friends: Are for life.
If you are ever going to love me
Love me now, while I can know
The sweet and tender feelings
Which from true affection flow
Love me now, While I am living.
Do not wait until I am gone
and then have it chiseled in Marble
Sweet words on ice cold stone.
If you have tender thoughts of me,
please tell me now.
On Leadership 7/7
*CONFIDENCE:
Once upon a time, all people in a village decided to pray for rain, On the day
of prayer all people gathered
BUT only one boy came with an Umbrella......that's confidence.
*TRUST:
Trust should be like the feeling of a one year old baby when you throw
him in the air, he laughs.....because he knows you will catch him........
*HOPE:
Every night we go to bed, we have no assurance to get up alive the next
morning but still we have plans for the next day.
BE CONFIDENT; TRUST OTHERS; AND NEVER LOSE HOPE.
Touching words Dec 06
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever
let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every
time.
You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old
one did.
You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone
you love.
So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt
because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll
never get back.
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.
~anonymous~
First I was dying to finish my high school and start college.
And then I was trying to finish college and start working.
Then I was dying to marry and have children.
And then I was dying for my children to grow.
But then I was dying to retire.
And now I am dying and suddenly I realized that I forgot to live.
Appreciate your current situation and enjoy each day.
Remember to Live, Love and Laugh.
The greatest obstacle- Fear
The greatest mistake- To give up
The greatest fault- Egoism
The best distraction- Work
The worst bankruptcy- Lack of enthusiasm
The worst feeling- Envy
The most beautiful gift- Forgiveness
The greatest knowledge- God
The most marvelous thing in the world- Love
The sweetest happiness- Peace
Inspirational Story:
Never Violence- The Peace Rock
This is a story told by Astrid Lindren, who is the author of Pippi Longstocking books.
"Above all, I believe that there should be never be any violence. In 1978, I received a peace prize in West Germany. In my acceptance speech which I called: "Never Violence" I told this story from my own experience.
When I was about 20 years old I met an old pastors wife who told me that she was young when she had her first child but she didn't believe in striking children. Although striking kids with a switch pulled from a tree was a standard punishment in those days. One day when her son was about five, he did something that she felt warranted spanking. She told him that he would have to go outside and find a switch for her to hit him with.
The boy was gone for a long time. When he came back he was crying and said "Mama, I couldn't find a switch, but here is a rock that you can throw at me." All the sudden the mother understood the situation from his point of view, that if my mother wants to hurt me, then it makes no difference what she does it with. She took him into her arms and cried. The she laid the rock on a shelf to remind her forever; never violence."
Five simple rules to be happy:
Feb 2005
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Holiday message- Jan 2005
On hope:
From a speech by Vaclav Havel- Dec 2004
"I am not an optimist, because I am not
sure that everything ends well. Nor am I a pessimist, because I am not
sure that everything ends badly. I just carry hope in my heart. Hope
is a feeling that life and work have a meaning. You either have it or you
don't, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you.
Life without hope is an empty, boring and useless life. I cannot imagine
that I could strive for something if I did not have hope with me. I am
thankful to God for this gift. It is as big a gift as life itself".
A list to live by-
Oct 2004
The most destructive habit...............................Worry
The greatest Joy.......................................Giving
The greatest loss..........................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work.......................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait.....................Selfishness
The most endangered species.................Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource........................Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm"...................Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome..........................Fear
The most effective sleeping pill................Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease....................Excuses
The most powerful force in life..........................Love
The most dangerous pariah..........................A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer................The brain
The worst thing to be without.... ...................... Hope
The deadliest weapon...............................The tongue
The two most power-filled words........................."I Can"
The greatest asset......................................Faith
The most worthless emotion..........................Self-pity
The most beautiful attire..............................SMILE!
The most prized possession......................... Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.............Prayer
The most contagious spirit..........................Enthusiasm
Everyone needs
this list to live by... pass it along!
Sand and Stone- Aug 2004
A story tells of two friends who were walking through the
desert. During
some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the
other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without
saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED
ME IN THE FACE.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a
bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire underwater and
started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near
drowning, he wrote on a stone: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY
LIFE.
The friend asked, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on
a stone; why?"
The other friend replied, "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand
where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does
something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase
it."
Learn to write your hurts in the sand and your blessings in stone. Do not value
the things you have in life. Value who you have in your life.
Holiday Wishes- Dec 2003
Vow to make the new year a great year. For life to be rewarding:
- Do more than move; Improve.
- Do more than get; give.
- Do more than regret; repent.
- Do more than look; see.
- Do more than sympathize; help.
- Do more than attend church; worship.
- Do more than build a house; make a home.
- Do more than breathe; live.
- Do more than live; love.