First month of 2012 is almost over. Time is flying by with high speed. I think this month is the most effective and focussed month ever in my life. Lot of things have changed into better, and many first steps are taken in new areas and projects. It is really nice to see that I have used most of the days very useful:-)
End of January means pay check, so I skipped yoga and went to do some shopping...lol
Though I bought some fitness equipment: A gym ball so I can get rid of this stomach and also to do the exercises my physiotherapist has outlined for me.
Furthermore I added a heating pad to my shopping bag...I may say, it is really nice wellness laying with the heating pad beneath the shoulders. Everyone should have such a pad :)
I have been on a search for an exfoliator for years. Ole Henriksen brand use to be quite good. But I got this one from Origins recommended by one of my friend. And damn it is the ebst one I have used so far.
It is called "Modern Friction" and is from Origins. You can find it for body also. However I only purchased the face exfoliator.
...And of course I wanted to use more money. I subscribed to a sewing course, 35 hours (5 Sundays) where you will get teached how to make your patterns made by measure, do nice finishing for the clothes, etc. What I really needed.
I will get to know if they have a vacant place available tomorrow only. So having my fingers crossed :)
Today's person of my choice: George Bernard Shaw
..."Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
From the Wiki:
"He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (adaptation of his play of the same name), respectively.[1] Shaw wanted to refuse his Nobel Prize outright because he had no desire for public honours, but accepted it at his wife's behest: she considered it a tribute to Ireland. He did reject the monetary award, requesting it be used to finance translation of Swedish books into English."
People who refuse public honours are really the great ones. I noticed, during this "read-about one-great-human-every-day-in-this-new-year-challenge" that several great people been awarded has rejected or wanted to reject the award. I really like his rejection of the monetary award.
You get a feel of the fact that people do their work because they really love it instead of doing it for acknowledgement and awards. That is really noteworthy!
A simple conclusion could be drawn by the above and likely a truth, that the things done, when felt deep within the heart, are destined to be great!
Have a nice day.
Ciao!
While I waited for my bus on the way home after work. Monday, February 2012. (mobile camera shot)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thoreau: Live the life you've imagined.
Been little busy with my new project today...
:-)
Enjoy the flowers of week 3 in stead of a long post... lol
Today's person of my choice: Henry David Thoreau
..."Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler."
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Henry_David_Thoreau
Wow he may have known how I feel these days :-)
It couldn't have been said more beautiful. You will need to feel it within you before you will understand how beautiful and amazing these lines are.
Being confident is when you feel ease and know that the result will be absolutely terrific.
When the desire is felt within, then confidence will guide you all the way to the destination.
Take Thoreau's lines: "Go confidently in the direction of your direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." into you, and see whether you can feel the beauty of the sentence. Isn't it a good feel to know that you are living the life you have imagined?
:)
Sleep tight!
PS: photo attached.
:-)
Enjoy the flowers of week 3 in stead of a long post... lol
Today's person of my choice: Henry David Thoreau
..."Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler."
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Henry_David_Thoreau
Wow he may have known how I feel these days :-)
It couldn't have been said more beautiful. You will need to feel it within you before you will understand how beautiful and amazing these lines are.
Being confident is when you feel ease and know that the result will be absolutely terrific.
When the desire is felt within, then confidence will guide you all the way to the destination.
Take Thoreau's lines: "Go confidently in the direction of your direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." into you, and see whether you can feel the beauty of the sentence. Isn't it a good feel to know that you are living the life you have imagined?
:)
Sleep tight!
PS: photo attached.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Bhagavat Gita in Danish too.
I have written a post every day as said 1st of January 2012 :)
Laziness is something I want to get rid of, that's why I decided to write post here every day. It is prety tough to share things every day on this blog. Hence it was the right exercise I have put myself into.
If the will is there, it is possible to conquer the laziness and get things done.
I am little proud now that I mastered to write so many posts so far. I have beaten both 2010 and 2011 numbers of posts on my blog :)
Friday evening I made an electronic mind map of the things to be done in the weekend. (I used the weekend plan as an exercise to try the mind map technique after a very long time.) I may say I have doen most of the things written in it.
Furthermore I have taken my idea of designing & creating my own sarees into the second level. I purchased the few items needed to learn hand embroidery techniques. I really look forward to get started soon!!!
Oh ... I also did design my very first saree, and found out, what colour it should be, what type of material to be used in the main area called body, and the border material, design, embroidery design, blouse colour, and design, and also wrote what I need to purchase to get the saree and blouse completely stitched and ready to use. Every little detail is 90% considerated and I only need to get the last 10% on a paper.
I decided to use my efforts on getting the border embroidery done at first, before moving to the whole saree.
Approximately 8.5metres of embroidered border will be needed for a saree, so I can look forward to many hours wit the embroidery tool!!!
I may admit, I look forward to it as a little kid looking out for some candy or a playground...ha ha lol.
For a very long time I wanted to read the Bhagavad Gita (considered as the Holy Book in Hinduism).
I requested my dad to buy one for me in Sri Lanka in 2005, and I havent read more than a few pages in it.
The book is written thousands of years ago, and all what the coaches and teachers preach about positivity and life is already written in this book. Being a Hindu and not knowing the whole contain in the Bhagavad Gita, ..no words to say about it... I need to repair that area soon. I just took the book out of the shelf... I have read to page 17. It will take me couple of months or more to get through the whole book.
Oh relief. The Bhavad Gita is also to be find in Danish version. Wow... I may get started with the that one first and then move to the Tamil version. I will look for the Danish version in my library website right away...
Today's "person" of my choice: Vedavyasa
for authoring the Bhagavad Gita.
Read few things about the Bhagavad Gita :
http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Articles/faq.html
Good night
PS: Picture from December 2011, waiting for my train to Jylland.
Laziness is something I want to get rid of, that's why I decided to write post here every day. It is prety tough to share things every day on this blog. Hence it was the right exercise I have put myself into.
If the will is there, it is possible to conquer the laziness and get things done.
I am little proud now that I mastered to write so many posts so far. I have beaten both 2010 and 2011 numbers of posts on my blog :)
Friday evening I made an electronic mind map of the things to be done in the weekend. (I used the weekend plan as an exercise to try the mind map technique after a very long time.) I may say I have doen most of the things written in it.
Furthermore I have taken my idea of designing & creating my own sarees into the second level. I purchased the few items needed to learn hand embroidery techniques. I really look forward to get started soon!!!
Oh ... I also did design my very first saree, and found out, what colour it should be, what type of material to be used in the main area called body, and the border material, design, embroidery design, blouse colour, and design, and also wrote what I need to purchase to get the saree and blouse completely stitched and ready to use. Every little detail is 90% considerated and I only need to get the last 10% on a paper.
I decided to use my efforts on getting the border embroidery done at first, before moving to the whole saree.
Approximately 8.5metres of embroidered border will be needed for a saree, so I can look forward to many hours wit the embroidery tool!!!
I may admit, I look forward to it as a little kid looking out for some candy or a playground...ha ha lol.
For a very long time I wanted to read the Bhagavad Gita (considered as the Holy Book in Hinduism).
I requested my dad to buy one for me in Sri Lanka in 2005, and I havent read more than a few pages in it.
The book is written thousands of years ago, and all what the coaches and teachers preach about positivity and life is already written in this book. Being a Hindu and not knowing the whole contain in the Bhagavad Gita, ..no words to say about it... I need to repair that area soon. I just took the book out of the shelf... I have read to page 17. It will take me couple of months or more to get through the whole book.
Oh relief. The Bhavad Gita is also to be find in Danish version. Wow... I may get started with the that one first and then move to the Tamil version. I will look for the Danish version in my library website right away...
Today's "person" of my choice: Vedavyasa
for authoring the Bhagavad Gita.
Read few things about the Bhagavad Gita :
http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Articles/faq.html
Good night
PS: Picture from December 2011, waiting for my train to Jylland.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
French Haute Couture Embroidery and Youtube
Yesterday I was busy writing a post about what I found in my piles of drawing and calculations on my desk at work. Yesterday I took few hours to clean up in my work emails (both in the inbox and the sent folders) and my desk. I had forgottten that the iPad battery was below 5% and suddenly everything was shut down.
Last year changes happened at work, and due to new departments, prject groups etc. we got to move to new places but on same floor. Before we all went on Christmas holidays we packed all our files and papers etc. in boxes, and after the holidays we settled on our new desks. I was too lazy to organize some drawing and calculations, so I just put everything on my desk when taking those things out of the boxes.
Finally yetserday I pulled myself together to organise the piles of papers and coudl see the colour of my desk :)
While organising I found notes taken from a course in "Better Planning in Your Work" I went to for 1 or 2 years ago. The main thing was about how to use some tools to make better planning of our tasks, both at work and at home. One of the tools was to use the mind mapping technique in almost everything, even when taking notes in a meeting, or having a paper with the most important notes and questions when attending an interview.
The mind map gives a quick overview, if it is used considerate and sensible.
We have used mind map technique before years back, but I never took it into anything. But this course gave me some fantastic keys to use the mind map techniques without thinking it is too comprehensive.
I also found a paper full of notes taken from a department meeting, where I used the meeting as a good opportunity to try the mind map techniques.
It works. But I may admit, I haven't implemented it fully in my way of working.
I give up too early, but after the discovery yesterday I said to myself to make things easy and simple as possible, and use the techniques from the course.
The very simple basic for a nice mind map is to use colour pens, CAPITAL LETTERS, maximum 3 words per line, figures and icons to each maintopic and/or subtopic to illustrate the contents.
You can find lot of books about the mind map techniques.
Also there are many elctronic version of mind maps. I found one app for my iPad yesterday called: "Mindjet"
For one day ago I wrote that I want to design my own sarees. So I took the idea of designing saree and made a nice mind map covering the idea. The outcome is really nice, and I am not finished yet. I have to pull out some subtopics and create new mind maps covering those to split the mind map in smaller pieces.
Today I used 3 hours in the morning to do a small "research" about how to get the embroideries done. The YouTube is such a helpful tool and I found all the videos containing free tutorials about what I needed to know about stitching/doing emebroidery etc., and to be confident that I am able to take my new hobby into the reality soon.
A helpful video I found is about the beading and embrodery techniques used in the French Haute Couture embroideries. This technique is also called tambour beading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBNzPgK0N30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctalL88NMqM&feature=related
I have a drawer full of beads and threads from my teenage years where I was into doing necklaces etc. For years I have arked them away. And I think it is time to get those beads out and get started training the embroidery technique using the tambour needle.
Wow, how amazing would it be to design your own borders in colours and designs you prefer!
But I said to myself not to get started before having done my "research" very well. I need to be well prepared and considerated in this project. I really have this desire of designing sarees for years, and I don't want to get started for few weeks and park the hobby in a corner where it can gather dust like other hobby equipment I have purchased earlier when I was drawn by a sudden interest.
Today I talked to my cousin in Toronto, and we planned to pursue our desires and goals and get a perfect outcome in stead of this start and stopping in the middle - way of living.
What we have planned is to put some money and get to know to stitch really nice saree blouses. So by the end of this year we should be quite good in designing and stitching our saree blouses.
And I believe that we will be stitching regularly soon :)
Today's persons of my choice: Steven Chen, Chad Hurley & Jawed Karim
...for founding the youtube.com.
What an great idea. And how amazingly useful it is!!!
Thanks to these guys!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
Last year changes happened at work, and due to new departments, prject groups etc. we got to move to new places but on same floor. Before we all went on Christmas holidays we packed all our files and papers etc. in boxes, and after the holidays we settled on our new desks. I was too lazy to organize some drawing and calculations, so I just put everything on my desk when taking those things out of the boxes.
Finally yetserday I pulled myself together to organise the piles of papers and coudl see the colour of my desk :)
While organising I found notes taken from a course in "Better Planning in Your Work" I went to for 1 or 2 years ago. The main thing was about how to use some tools to make better planning of our tasks, both at work and at home. One of the tools was to use the mind mapping technique in almost everything, even when taking notes in a meeting, or having a paper with the most important notes and questions when attending an interview.
The mind map gives a quick overview, if it is used considerate and sensible.
We have used mind map technique before years back, but I never took it into anything. But this course gave me some fantastic keys to use the mind map techniques without thinking it is too comprehensive.
I also found a paper full of notes taken from a department meeting, where I used the meeting as a good opportunity to try the mind map techniques.
It works. But I may admit, I haven't implemented it fully in my way of working.
I give up too early, but after the discovery yesterday I said to myself to make things easy and simple as possible, and use the techniques from the course.
The very simple basic for a nice mind map is to use colour pens, CAPITAL LETTERS, maximum 3 words per line, figures and icons to each maintopic and/or subtopic to illustrate the contents.
You can find lot of books about the mind map techniques.
Also there are many elctronic version of mind maps. I found one app for my iPad yesterday called: "Mindjet"
For one day ago I wrote that I want to design my own sarees. So I took the idea of designing saree and made a nice mind map covering the idea. The outcome is really nice, and I am not finished yet. I have to pull out some subtopics and create new mind maps covering those to split the mind map in smaller pieces.
Today I used 3 hours in the morning to do a small "research" about how to get the embroideries done. The YouTube is such a helpful tool and I found all the videos containing free tutorials about what I needed to know about stitching/doing emebroidery etc., and to be confident that I am able to take my new hobby into the reality soon.
A helpful video I found is about the beading and embrodery techniques used in the French Haute Couture embroideries. This technique is also called tambour beading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBNzPgK0N30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctalL88NMqM&feature=related
I have a drawer full of beads and threads from my teenage years where I was into doing necklaces etc. For years I have arked them away. And I think it is time to get those beads out and get started training the embroidery technique using the tambour needle.
Wow, how amazing would it be to design your own borders in colours and designs you prefer!
But I said to myself not to get started before having done my "research" very well. I need to be well prepared and considerated in this project. I really have this desire of designing sarees for years, and I don't want to get started for few weeks and park the hobby in a corner where it can gather dust like other hobby equipment I have purchased earlier when I was drawn by a sudden interest.
Today I talked to my cousin in Toronto, and we planned to pursue our desires and goals and get a perfect outcome in stead of this start and stopping in the middle - way of living.
What we have planned is to put some money and get to know to stitch really nice saree blouses. So by the end of this year we should be quite good in designing and stitching our saree blouses.
And I believe that we will be stitching regularly soon :)
Today's persons of my choice: Steven Chen, Chad Hurley & Jawed Karim
...for founding the youtube.com.
What an great idea. And how amazingly useful it is!!!
Thanks to these guys!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
...battery was not charged...
While writing today's post my iPad battery died... And everything is deleted. IPad does not save a copy...Now I know that!
Anyways I was writing that while I cleaned my desk at work today, I found some notes I have taken in a course I went to for one or two years ago. I will write more about it tomorrow.
Today's persons of my choice: Larry Sanger & Jimmy Wales
For founding the free Wikipedia.
Just a great thing on the internet. No doubt!
Have a nice sleep. I will remember to charge the battery next time!!!
Anyways I was writing that while I cleaned my desk at work today, I found some notes I have taken in a course I went to for one or two years ago. I will write more about it tomorrow.
Today's persons of my choice: Larry Sanger & Jimmy Wales
For founding the free Wikipedia.
Just a great thing on the internet. No doubt!
Have a nice sleep. I will remember to charge the battery next time!!!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
An idea
Got an idea to get started making my own sarees from scratch...
Scratch means buying the basic items such as material, borders, etc and making my own style.
It has been a long time wish, but due to some laziness I never got started. I am so tired of the sarees which are online...not that much of selection I prefer. Even colours I prefer are in short supply. So if you can not get what you want, you have to make it by yourself! Very simple. And stop complaining!
For years back I have bought salwar materials in London. Maybe it is time to get started making some trials out of the cheap materials?!
The missing item is only a sewing-machine.
I may use this weekend to buy one in a secondhand shop. I dont want to put 2-3000DKR on a hobby I dont know whether I would do in the long term.
Will update with more about this after this weekend. Look so much forward to design my own sarees from fabrics and colours I like!!! :)
Today's person of my choice: Stephen R. Covey
"We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals."
You may know him from the book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
https://www.stephencovey.com/
I haven't read the book but came across it lot of time. This year it is one of the book on my to be read in 2012-booklist.
Have a good night!
Scratch means buying the basic items such as material, borders, etc and making my own style.
It has been a long time wish, but due to some laziness I never got started. I am so tired of the sarees which are online...not that much of selection I prefer. Even colours I prefer are in short supply. So if you can not get what you want, you have to make it by yourself! Very simple. And stop complaining!
For years back I have bought salwar materials in London. Maybe it is time to get started making some trials out of the cheap materials?!
The missing item is only a sewing-machine.
I may use this weekend to buy one in a secondhand shop. I dont want to put 2-3000DKR on a hobby I dont know whether I would do in the long term.
Will update with more about this after this weekend. Look so much forward to design my own sarees from fabrics and colours I like!!! :)
Today's person of my choice: Stephen R. Covey
"We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals."
You may know him from the book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
https://www.stephencovey.com/
I haven't read the book but came across it lot of time. This year it is one of the book on my to be read in 2012-booklist.
Have a good night!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Scrapbook 1/4 full of dreams
Finally I took some time to make few pages in my Scrapbook.
I have printed so many wonderful pictures and quotes but did only few pages last year. I need to put some more energy and effort to finish more pages. But it is really hard to rush through it. You want to take the time needed to make it to an awesome bunch of energies which fill your heart every time you open it.
It is good to have the dreams and visions written down along with some beautiful pictures to make it easier for you to keep the focus and right direction towards what you really want to have and want to experience in your life. Otherwise it can easily be a jump here and there each and every day, and soon there will be no sign of any clear direction towards any of the dreams.
I took a picture of my Scrapbook and I may admit I am little proud of it. Attached below this post.
When I went to the shops to look for a scrapbook I wanted something I would like and the cover should be able to tell a story of what the whole book is containing, tell a beautiful story.
And yes I found the cover very appealing to tell my story.
It is actually a photo album without any thin tissues or plastic folders. Just plain and white inside and each pages is very thick and good to write on without the ink to be seen on the back side of the written page.
Bought in Magasin in DK for those who would like to buy a similar copy :)
Today's person of my choice: Walt Disney
http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/w_bio_short.html
... A great man, a big dreamer who said:
"If you can dream it, you can do it."
Go, and chase all your dreams! Noone or nothing can stand between you and your dreams!
Have an fantastic evening!
PS: Photos attached below this post :)
I have printed so many wonderful pictures and quotes but did only few pages last year. I need to put some more energy and effort to finish more pages. But it is really hard to rush through it. You want to take the time needed to make it to an awesome bunch of energies which fill your heart every time you open it.
It is good to have the dreams and visions written down along with some beautiful pictures to make it easier for you to keep the focus and right direction towards what you really want to have and want to experience in your life. Otherwise it can easily be a jump here and there each and every day, and soon there will be no sign of any clear direction towards any of the dreams.
I took a picture of my Scrapbook and I may admit I am little proud of it. Attached below this post.
When I went to the shops to look for a scrapbook I wanted something I would like and the cover should be able to tell a story of what the whole book is containing, tell a beautiful story.
And yes I found the cover very appealing to tell my story.
It is actually a photo album without any thin tissues or plastic folders. Just plain and white inside and each pages is very thick and good to write on without the ink to be seen on the back side of the written page.
Bought in Magasin in DK for those who would like to buy a similar copy :)
Today's person of my choice: Walt Disney
http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/w_bio_short.html
... A great man, a big dreamer who said:
"If you can dream it, you can do it."
Go, and chase all your dreams! Noone or nothing can stand between you and your dreams!
Have an fantastic evening!
PS: Photos attached below this post :)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Spontaneous Evolution by Bruce Lipton
Very interesting..http://www.brucelipton.com/spontaneous-evolution-overview/
I have little time today to write a long post, so read the above :)
Today's person of my choice: Bruce Lipton
http://www.brucelipton.com/spontaneous-evolution-questions-partial-answers/
Danish version "Intelligente Celler".
http://www.bog-mystik.dk/default.asp?Action=Details&Item=5519
Have a nice evening!!!
I have little time today to write a long post, so read the above :)
Today's person of my choice: Bruce Lipton
...for "uncovering the biology of belief" (...taken from brucelipton.com)
http://www.brucelipton.com/spontaneous-evolution-questions-partial-answers/
Danish version "Intelligente Celler".
http://www.bog-mystik.dk/default.asp?Action=Details&Item=5519
Have a nice evening!!!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Mandela's Way by Richard Stengel
Hi there,
I hope everything is fantastic with you guys. I had a very nice day at work where the hours passed by with ease. On a Monday, unbelievable right? I couldn't believe it either.
And catched all the task I had planned to finish today, and with ease went to zumba right after 16.15.
I wish every Monday would be like today from now on :D
I am reading "Mandela's Way! 15 lessons On Life, Love, & Courage" by Richard Stengel.
Really an inspiring book. Thanks to Stengel for writing such an amazing book, and Mandela for sharing his experiences. I only read the introduction few days ago, and the first chapter yesterday night. But it is already wonderful that I gladly recommend it.
Well already other people has recommended it for its inspiring lines. So go to the library or the book store and grab your version when you find some time for it.
I said to my self to read one chapter only a day. I really look forward to unfold what Mandela and Richard Stengel has hidden in chapter 2.
Chapter one was about courage. I don't want to get into what is said in it, but I may say I was amazed by the open and honest words by a man with so huge powers and strength not hesitating to talk about what he wished he could have done better, or talk about how frightened he was under some circumstances while other people thought he showed lot of courage.
Read it by yourself. It is better!!! Read it! Read it! Read it!!! :)
Today's person of my choice: Richard Stengel
...for his wonderful book "Mandela's Way"
http://www.mandelasway.com/author/
Have an amazing evening out there.
Ta ta
I hope everything is fantastic with you guys. I had a very nice day at work where the hours passed by with ease. On a Monday, unbelievable right? I couldn't believe it either.
And catched all the task I had planned to finish today, and with ease went to zumba right after 16.15.
I wish every Monday would be like today from now on :D
I am reading "Mandela's Way! 15 lessons On Life, Love, & Courage" by Richard Stengel.
Really an inspiring book. Thanks to Stengel for writing such an amazing book, and Mandela for sharing his experiences. I only read the introduction few days ago, and the first chapter yesterday night. But it is already wonderful that I gladly recommend it.
Well already other people has recommended it for its inspiring lines. So go to the library or the book store and grab your version when you find some time for it.
I said to my self to read one chapter only a day. I really look forward to unfold what Mandela and Richard Stengel has hidden in chapter 2.
Chapter one was about courage. I don't want to get into what is said in it, but I may say I was amazed by the open and honest words by a man with so huge powers and strength not hesitating to talk about what he wished he could have done better, or talk about how frightened he was under some circumstances while other people thought he showed lot of courage.
Read it by yourself. It is better!!! Read it! Read it! Read it!!! :)
Today's person of my choice: Richard Stengel
...for his wonderful book "Mandela's Way"
http://www.mandelasway.com/author/
Have an amazing evening out there.
Ta ta
Sunday, January 22, 2012
"...Try to become a man of value"
I may say I had a weekend full of laziness.
Even it felt good yesterday, it is not the best time spent. Sometimes you think you need to do nothing to be in balance :) but it not true! After wasting one weekend on nothing you will look back and regret. But don't. Nothing good to get from what is gone. Let it be and leave it there :)
Since last week I started a new tradition gifting my self a bouquet of flowers, so I can enjoy them during the weekend. It is really nice to have such beautiful flowers around especially during the winter time where we all need some extra energy to stay with the good mood and spirit.
Going to take an early birdie today to get up 5 am tomorrow morning..or let me say 5.30am. It is time to practice another new tradition and getting it into the routines.
Today's person of my choice: Albert Einsten
...he said: "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html
How true!!
Not an easy task but possible, being patient may be the key word, and learning to walk on new inspiring paths can definitely take us there, to become a human of value!
Good night!
Even it felt good yesterday, it is not the best time spent. Sometimes you think you need to do nothing to be in balance :) but it not true! After wasting one weekend on nothing you will look back and regret. But don't. Nothing good to get from what is gone. Let it be and leave it there :)
Since last week I started a new tradition gifting my self a bouquet of flowers, so I can enjoy them during the weekend. It is really nice to have such beautiful flowers around especially during the winter time where we all need some extra energy to stay with the good mood and spirit.
Going to take an early birdie today to get up 5 am tomorrow morning..or let me say 5.30am. It is time to practice another new tradition and getting it into the routines.
Today's person of my choice: Albert Einsten
...he said: "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html
How true!!
Not an easy task but possible, being patient may be the key word, and learning to walk on new inspiring paths can definitely take us there, to become a human of value!
Good night!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Saturday short version
Doing nothing... Is always good :)
Nothing can beat that... Just be and do whatever hits the mind... I like it!!!
Having good time, so I will finish this post now, and continue doing nothing... :)
Today's person of my choice: Les Brown
...a motivational speaker who proved that it is possible to live your dream.
http://www.lesbrown.com/lesbrown.com/english/meet_lesbrown.html
Enjoy the weekend,
See you tomorrow with a longer post...
Ta ta
Nothing can beat that... Just be and do whatever hits the mind... I like it!!!
Having good time, so I will finish this post now, and continue doing nothing... :)
Today's person of my choice: Les Brown
...a motivational speaker who proved that it is possible to live your dream.
http://www.lesbrown.com/lesbrown.com/english/meet_lesbrown.html
Enjoy the weekend,
See you tomorrow with a longer post...
Ta ta
Friday, January 20, 2012
Weekend..
Weekend...Weeekend...Weekend...
Taking few days off from the blog and going to sleep the days away...
:)
Today's person of my choice is having off today..lol
Take care
and good night :)
Taking few days off from the blog and going to sleep the days away...
:)
Today's person of my choice is having off today..lol
Take care
and good night :)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Be aware of your posture!
It is not that easy to be aware, keep the focus and attention on a specific thing. It has always been tough for me, I am aware of this as an issue but today I learned another lesson on how important it is to be aware at the moment.
Today's lesson is that I am facing health issues with my neck and shoulders simply because I am not putting enough of my attention on how I sit at my work place, on how my posture is in general, and I could easily have avoided all this problems by putting more attention on my wellbeing and by listening to my body. But with my lack of focus and attention on most areas in my life it is no wonder that I am poor listening to my body as well.
Finally I went to the physiotherapist today after consulting my doctor. I think I just got a last chance to get myself on the right track related to my body health. A last chance to listen to my body and correct all small steps I take daily.
I have always longed for a nice posture and to have a toned core muscles. But years of no attention to my body is hard to erase in a single move. I know I need to do some effort, and I will. It is not in my plans to face any health issues now or later. So while having the chance I will pay all my attention to my posture and train my core muscles which will make it easy to have the right posture.
So today's person of my choice is : Patanjali
...the compiler of the yoga sutras.
It is said that yoga is a good remedy against most health issues, so let today be in yogas name :)
Little about Patanjali.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patañjali
Have some good sleep...
Today's lesson is that I am facing health issues with my neck and shoulders simply because I am not putting enough of my attention on how I sit at my work place, on how my posture is in general, and I could easily have avoided all this problems by putting more attention on my wellbeing and by listening to my body. But with my lack of focus and attention on most areas in my life it is no wonder that I am poor listening to my body as well.
Finally I went to the physiotherapist today after consulting my doctor. I think I just got a last chance to get myself on the right track related to my body health. A last chance to listen to my body and correct all small steps I take daily.
I have always longed for a nice posture and to have a toned core muscles. But years of no attention to my body is hard to erase in a single move. I know I need to do some effort, and I will. It is not in my plans to face any health issues now or later. So while having the chance I will pay all my attention to my posture and train my core muscles which will make it easy to have the right posture.
So today's person of my choice is : Patanjali
...the compiler of the yoga sutras.
It is said that yoga is a good remedy against most health issues, so let today be in yogas name :)
Little about Patanjali.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patañjali
Have some good sleep...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Nice treats and forgiveness!
... And yes I went to zumba today as planned :)
It was good and fun dancing to some good music... I look forward to next Monday and Wednesday!!!
Today I went to the library right after the zumba class. I found some interesting books for the weekend relaxation and insight. A biography of today's person of my choice, an epic novel "Gates of Fire" about the battle of Thermopylae, and two books about drawng techniques.
Once I have read the biography and the novel, I will write how good they actually are...
For a week or so I really wanted to write down a list with all the good things I want to gift myself. I use to shop a lot, but I am very bad at shopping for wellness for myself. Easily few months or years can pass by before I step into any wellness centre to give myself a nice treat. Few months ago I got a wellness giftcard from my brother on my birthday and I went to one hour really nice hotstone massage and have forgot everything about wellness since that day.
So in this new year I have a plan to give myself nice treats like...
* a massage
* a facial
* a manicure & pedicure
...each month!
When calculating the cost it is an amount which most of us can afford. Still we neglect ourselves. But not anymore.
I like the old way of budgetting with coloured envelopes. So from this month end, coloured envelopes with money for the specific categories will be nicely arranged on the shelf. And a category will be "Treats for Sangee" to cover the above list :) wont it be nice?
Let me know if you people out there have some other better ideas to this category, then I will grab it right away!!
Today's person of my choice: Nelson Mandela
- He forgave those who had imprisoned him! And showed forgiveness and goodness to the world.
We all know that forgiving is not an easy task, but trying with very very small things may get us there to the level of forgiveness which Nelson Mandela practiced and talks about.
Practicing more forgiveness will bring more peace into this world! Indeed! No doubt there! And nothing can be questioned here!
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others" - Mandela
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/367338.Nelson_Mandela
Have a good night.
It was good and fun dancing to some good music... I look forward to next Monday and Wednesday!!!
Today I went to the library right after the zumba class. I found some interesting books for the weekend relaxation and insight. A biography of today's person of my choice, an epic novel "Gates of Fire" about the battle of Thermopylae, and two books about drawng techniques.
Once I have read the biography and the novel, I will write how good they actually are...
For a week or so I really wanted to write down a list with all the good things I want to gift myself. I use to shop a lot, but I am very bad at shopping for wellness for myself. Easily few months or years can pass by before I step into any wellness centre to give myself a nice treat. Few months ago I got a wellness giftcard from my brother on my birthday and I went to one hour really nice hotstone massage and have forgot everything about wellness since that day.
So in this new year I have a plan to give myself nice treats like...
* a massage
* a facial
* a manicure & pedicure
...each month!
When calculating the cost it is an amount which most of us can afford. Still we neglect ourselves. But not anymore.
I like the old way of budgetting with coloured envelopes. So from this month end, coloured envelopes with money for the specific categories will be nicely arranged on the shelf. And a category will be "Treats for Sangee" to cover the above list :) wont it be nice?
Let me know if you people out there have some other better ideas to this category, then I will grab it right away!!
Today's person of my choice: Nelson Mandela
- He forgave those who had imprisoned him! And showed forgiveness and goodness to the world.
We all know that forgiving is not an easy task, but trying with very very small things may get us there to the level of forgiveness which Nelson Mandela practiced and talks about.
Practicing more forgiveness will bring more peace into this world! Indeed! No doubt there! And nothing can be questioned here!
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others" - Mandela
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/367338.Nelson_Mandela
Have a good night.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
35 tips from Robin S Sharma
Yes I went to yoga as written yesterday :)
Did lot of things today, and on the way to be accompanied by some sweet dreams...
Before that I really like to share what I received in a newsletter from Robin S Sharma today:
"35 fast tips to make this your best year yet"
I like everything on the list. As my cousin told me two days ago, it is easier when others do the lIst and I just have to follow it, then I save the time to be used thinking about what to be on the list lol.
"
1. Remember that the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.
2. Keep the promises you make to others - and to yourself.
3. The project that most scares you is the project you need to do first.
4. Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long-term results.
5. Stop being busy being busy. This New Year, clean out the distractions from your work+life and devote to a monomaniacal focus on the few things that matter.
6. Read "The War of Art".
7. Watch "The Fighter".
8. In a world where technology is causing some of us to forget how to act human, become the politest person you know.
9. Remember that all great ideas were first ridiculed.
10. Remember that critics are dreamers gone scared.
11. Be "Apple-Like" in your obsession with getting the details right.
12. Take 60 minutes every weekend to craft a blueprint for the coming seven days. As Saul Bellow once said: "A plan relieves you of the torment of choice."
13. Release your need to be liked this New Year. You can't be a visionary if you long to be liked.
14. Disrupt or be disrupted.
15. Hire a personal trainer to get you into the best shape of your life. Superstars focus on the value they receive versus the cost of the service.
16. Give your teammates, customers and family one of the greatest gifts of all: the gift of your attention (and presence).
17. Every morning ask yourself: "How may I best serve the most people?"
18. Every night ask yourself: "What 5 good things happened to me this day?"
19. Don't waste your most valuable hours (the morning) doing low value work.
20. Leave every project you touch at work better than you found it.
21. Your job is not just to work. Your job is to leave a trail of leaders behind you.
22. A job is not "just a job". Every job is a gorgeous vehicle to express your gifts and talents - and to model exceptionalism for all around you.
23. Fears unfaced become your limits.
24. Get up at 5 am and take 60 minutes to prepare your mind, body, emotions and spirit to be remarkable during the hours that follow. Being a superstar is not the domain of the gifted but the prepared.
25. Write love letters to your family.
26. Smile at strangers.
27. Drink more water.
28. Keep a journal. Your life's story is worth recording.
29. Do more than you're paid to do and do work that leaves your teammates breathless.
30. Leave your ego at the door every morning.
31. Set 5 daily goals every morning. These small wins will lead to nearly 2000 little victories by the end of the year.
32. Say "please" and "thank you".
33. Remember the secret to happiness is doing work that matters and being an instrument of service.
34. Don't be the richest person in the graveyard. Health is wealth.
35. Life's short. The greatest risk is risk-less living. And settling for average.
"
I really like the one with writing love letters to your family ... Ha ha just imagine what one of your relatives face would look like receiving one love letter from you!! The person may think what or who changed you into such a nice person? Are you willing to take the risk and do it? ....I will post here one fine day what I did to follow that tip. :)
Today's person of my choice: Steven Pressfield for his book "The War of Art".
I only read reviews of the book after reading the above 35tips. I feel that everyone who help every single people to build a strong foundation to live a great life deserves to be the person of my choice.
http://www.stevenpressfield.com/the-war-of-art/
Did lot of things today, and on the way to be accompanied by some sweet dreams...
Before that I really like to share what I received in a newsletter from Robin S Sharma today:
"35 fast tips to make this your best year yet"
I like everything on the list. As my cousin told me two days ago, it is easier when others do the lIst and I just have to follow it, then I save the time to be used thinking about what to be on the list lol.
"
1. Remember that the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.
2. Keep the promises you make to others - and to yourself.
3. The project that most scares you is the project you need to do first.
4. Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long-term results.
5. Stop being busy being busy. This New Year, clean out the distractions from your work+life and devote to a monomaniacal focus on the few things that matter.
6. Read "The War of Art".
7. Watch "The Fighter".
8. In a world where technology is causing some of us to forget how to act human, become the politest person you know.
9. Remember that all great ideas were first ridiculed.
10. Remember that critics are dreamers gone scared.
11. Be "Apple-Like" in your obsession with getting the details right.
12. Take 60 minutes every weekend to craft a blueprint for the coming seven days. As Saul Bellow once said: "A plan relieves you of the torment of choice."
13. Release your need to be liked this New Year. You can't be a visionary if you long to be liked.
14. Disrupt or be disrupted.
15. Hire a personal trainer to get you into the best shape of your life. Superstars focus on the value they receive versus the cost of the service.
16. Give your teammates, customers and family one of the greatest gifts of all: the gift of your attention (and presence).
17. Every morning ask yourself: "How may I best serve the most people?"
18. Every night ask yourself: "What 5 good things happened to me this day?"
19. Don't waste your most valuable hours (the morning) doing low value work.
20. Leave every project you touch at work better than you found it.
21. Your job is not just to work. Your job is to leave a trail of leaders behind you.
22. A job is not "just a job". Every job is a gorgeous vehicle to express your gifts and talents - and to model exceptionalism for all around you.
23. Fears unfaced become your limits.
24. Get up at 5 am and take 60 minutes to prepare your mind, body, emotions and spirit to be remarkable during the hours that follow. Being a superstar is not the domain of the gifted but the prepared.
25. Write love letters to your family.
26. Smile at strangers.
27. Drink more water.
28. Keep a journal. Your life's story is worth recording.
29. Do more than you're paid to do and do work that leaves your teammates breathless.
30. Leave your ego at the door every morning.
31. Set 5 daily goals every morning. These small wins will lead to nearly 2000 little victories by the end of the year.
32. Say "please" and "thank you".
33. Remember the secret to happiness is doing work that matters and being an instrument of service.
34. Don't be the richest person in the graveyard. Health is wealth.
35. Life's short. The greatest risk is risk-less living. And settling for average.
"
I really like the one with writing love letters to your family ... Ha ha just imagine what one of your relatives face would look like receiving one love letter from you!! The person may think what or who changed you into such a nice person? Are you willing to take the risk and do it? ....I will post here one fine day what I did to follow that tip. :)
Today's person of my choice: Steven Pressfield for his book "The War of Art".
I only read reviews of the book after reading the above 35tips. I feel that everyone who help every single people to build a strong foundation to live a great life deserves to be the person of my choice.
http://www.stevenpressfield.com/the-war-of-art/
Monday, January 16, 2012
Full of energy and a smiling face!
Hi all,
I hope you all enjoyed the pongal day yesterday. I had a wonderful day connecting with family and loved ones.
Today I feel little excited cause of all the energy I got from dancing to some really good music in the zumba class right after the work today. Also that it is the very first hour spent on fitness/gym category this year. :)
You may have experienced it, the good feeling of liking the fitness hour, whether it is a aerobic class, dance or jogging..whatever it could be. I only had the feeling after had been running for a while. When getting out to run, you will be smiling, and don't know the exact reason why you are smiling, and filled with joy start the jogging. After a very long time (having skipped the regular jogging for more than a year now) I had this great feeling after the zumba class today. Wonderful, I may admit. Still sitting here and having this smile on my face ha ha:)
It is true that you have more energy after such a nice experience.
Tomorrow yoga, and day after another zumba class. It is really nice starting to enjoy the fitness hours...I recall those years where I struggled through one aerobic class after another. Anyways time has changed. Now it is time to enjoy! I wish you all would experience same joy exercising, dancing, jogging whatever it could be.
Todays person of my choice: Wayne Dyer
I haven't heard about him till my sister posted a quote in one of my posts. He grew up in an orphanage. Now he is helping other people to get out of their obstacles they may face. This way of inspiring others inspired me to choose Wayne Dyer as today's person of my choice.
Some quotes...
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/wayne_dyer.html
I hope you all enjoyed the pongal day yesterday. I had a wonderful day connecting with family and loved ones.
Today I feel little excited cause of all the energy I got from dancing to some really good music in the zumba class right after the work today. Also that it is the very first hour spent on fitness/gym category this year. :)
You may have experienced it, the good feeling of liking the fitness hour, whether it is a aerobic class, dance or jogging..whatever it could be. I only had the feeling after had been running for a while. When getting out to run, you will be smiling, and don't know the exact reason why you are smiling, and filled with joy start the jogging. After a very long time (having skipped the regular jogging for more than a year now) I had this great feeling after the zumba class today. Wonderful, I may admit. Still sitting here and having this smile on my face ha ha:)
It is true that you have more energy after such a nice experience.
Tomorrow yoga, and day after another zumba class. It is really nice starting to enjoy the fitness hours...I recall those years where I struggled through one aerobic class after another. Anyways time has changed. Now it is time to enjoy! I wish you all would experience same joy exercising, dancing, jogging whatever it could be.
Todays person of my choice: Wayne Dyer
I haven't heard about him till my sister posted a quote in one of my posts. He grew up in an orphanage. Now he is helping other people to get out of their obstacles they may face. This way of inspiring others inspired me to choose Wayne Dyer as today's person of my choice.
Some quotes...
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/wayne_dyer.html
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Happy Pongal
Happy Pongal to everyone!!!
May this Pongal be one of the most prosperous one to you all...
I may say it is a good one, I got an indication of it in following way...
Few weeks ago I wanted to buy the red rice and other ingredients to be used to make a sweet pongal today. Last time when I had an opportunity to bring these special ingredients I happily forgot everything about the Pongal day.
And living little far away from Tamil shops, I also gave up trying to look for the items in other ethnic shops.
So I went to make kadalai only on this special day. But somehow, I didnt even think about getting little pongal in some ways, a box full of nice sweet pongal along with some banana came to my doors :)
I may say I was surprised what the Universe is able to send us. So I ended up eating sweet pongal, kadalai, banana and pomegranate at 12 noon :)
Can it be better??? I don't think so.
So here I got another sign that I am on the right track and frequency level. I am happy!!!
Enjoy your day!
Today's person of my choice: Rabindranath Tagore
A great man who inspires in so many ways.
I havent read his "Geetanjali" which brought him a Nobel Prize in Litterature. I look forward to read it and hope to get a chance soon.
A little about him:
http://www.schoolofwisdom.com/history/teachers/rabindranath-tagore/
May this Pongal be one of the most prosperous one to you all...
I may say it is a good one, I got an indication of it in following way...
Few weeks ago I wanted to buy the red rice and other ingredients to be used to make a sweet pongal today. Last time when I had an opportunity to bring these special ingredients I happily forgot everything about the Pongal day.
And living little far away from Tamil shops, I also gave up trying to look for the items in other ethnic shops.
So I went to make kadalai only on this special day. But somehow, I didnt even think about getting little pongal in some ways, a box full of nice sweet pongal along with some banana came to my doors :)
I may say I was surprised what the Universe is able to send us. So I ended up eating sweet pongal, kadalai, banana and pomegranate at 12 noon :)
Can it be better??? I don't think so.
So here I got another sign that I am on the right track and frequency level. I am happy!!!
Enjoy your day!
Today's person of my choice: Rabindranath Tagore
A great man who inspires in so many ways.
I havent read his "Geetanjali" which brought him a Nobel Prize in Litterature. I look forward to read it and hope to get a chance soon.
A little about him:
http://www.schoolofwisdom.com/history/teachers/rabindranath-tagore/
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Happiness according to Aristotle
Enjoy the weekend!!!
Today's person of my choice: Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)
I wanted to read some of his writings and started with the free wikipedia.
Since secondary school, i havent been reading any writings by the Greek philosophers.
In the following link there is little more about what Aristotle considered as happiness. And the connection between happiness and virtue is also given. I didnt have time to go through the whole article, and may say it is bit risky to post something I havent read fully.
But I take a chance ...
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/
Take care
Today's person of my choice: Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)
I wanted to read some of his writings and started with the free wikipedia.
Since secondary school, i havent been reading any writings by the Greek philosophers.
In the following link there is little more about what Aristotle considered as happiness. And the connection between happiness and virtue is also given. I didnt have time to go through the whole article, and may say it is bit risky to post something I havent read fully.
But I take a chance ...
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/
Take care
Friday, January 13, 2012
Keep the child mind :)
Today's person of my choice: Enid Blyton
For her children books "the famous five" containing 21 books about 4 children and their dog.
I loved reading these books when I was little..that may be ages ago...lol
A thought came across to reread some of the good children books once again during this year.
Lets see what happens.
Keep the child mind and as a child with no worries about anything, show interest and curiosity towards exploring all areas you can ever imagine to get the fullest of your life.
Don't be too serious! Smile a lot!!!!!! :) :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton
I was so close to skip today's post because of weekend. But I resisted the little temptation ha ha..
Enjoy your weekend:)
For her children books "the famous five" containing 21 books about 4 children and their dog.
I loved reading these books when I was little..that may be ages ago...lol
A thought came across to reread some of the good children books once again during this year.
Lets see what happens.
Keep the child mind and as a child with no worries about anything, show interest and curiosity towards exploring all areas you can ever imagine to get the fullest of your life.
Don't be too serious! Smile a lot!!!!!! :) :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton
I was so close to skip today's post because of weekend. But I resisted the little temptation ha ha..
Enjoy your weekend:)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Feeling relief...
Time is 19.31 and I have almost done what I had plan to do this evening:
Cleaning and laundry...
I like to finish this kind of work day ahead the weekend, so the whole weekend can be spend on relaxation and entertainment. Normally hours use to fly away during the weekend hence it is really import to have some specific time schedule for the Saturdays and Sundays.
This year I have promised my self to get the most of the minutes and hours as possible. Lot of plans need to be executed to chase the dreams and activities for the 2012.
So today's video from Robin S. Sharma was absolutely a valuable one and I can recommend it!!!!
It is not new for anyone that people with plans do achieve most of their goals and dreams than those without any particular plans nor any specific thoughts about how to take themselves to their dream destination.
So it is definitely no wonder that I haven't reached my final destination yet. I never took time to plan anything. The only area I use to plan is when I travel. I can see that those planning has always given a feel of comfort and ease when being in totally new places.
So def. I need to take this planning more serious than what I have been doing all these years of my life.
I really look forward to see some more improvements in my life:)
Watch the video here (I havent figured out how to paste links using the ipad. When I paste the links, it is a dead link. Bear with it. I need to read a little on net about this issue)
http://www.robinsharma.com/winning-in-the-new-year/
Today's person of my choice: Auriela McCarthy
For her contribution to readers with her book: "The Power of the Possible"
In 2009 where I needed to get out of a box I have been closing myself into, this book really helped me to get out of the box. I believe that this book will touch your soul too!
I didn't know there is a blog concerning this. I found one just now when searching a link to paste into my post.
http://thepowerofthepossible.blogspot.com/
I may surf through it!!!:)
Enjoy the evening!
Ciao
Cleaning and laundry...
I like to finish this kind of work day ahead the weekend, so the whole weekend can be spend on relaxation and entertainment. Normally hours use to fly away during the weekend hence it is really import to have some specific time schedule for the Saturdays and Sundays.
This year I have promised my self to get the most of the minutes and hours as possible. Lot of plans need to be executed to chase the dreams and activities for the 2012.
So today's video from Robin S. Sharma was absolutely a valuable one and I can recommend it!!!!
It is not new for anyone that people with plans do achieve most of their goals and dreams than those without any particular plans nor any specific thoughts about how to take themselves to their dream destination.
So it is definitely no wonder that I haven't reached my final destination yet. I never took time to plan anything. The only area I use to plan is when I travel. I can see that those planning has always given a feel of comfort and ease when being in totally new places.
So def. I need to take this planning more serious than what I have been doing all these years of my life.
I really look forward to see some more improvements in my life:)
Watch the video here (I havent figured out how to paste links using the ipad. When I paste the links, it is a dead link. Bear with it. I need to read a little on net about this issue)
http://www.robinsharma.com/winning-in-the-new-year/
Today's person of my choice: Auriela McCarthy
For her contribution to readers with her book: "The Power of the Possible"
In 2009 where I needed to get out of a box I have been closing myself into, this book really helped me to get out of the box. I believe that this book will touch your soul too!
I didn't know there is a blog concerning this. I found one just now when searching a link to paste into my post.
http://thepowerofthepossible.blogspot.com/
I may surf through it!!!:)
Enjoy the evening!
Ciao
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Being strong in Mind and Heart
Today's post is about being strong in mind and heart.
I was watching the television today and came across an interview where the host talks about how embarrassing people feel to be in the same room with people who is not mentally/physically well.
It brought me back to those days in primary school where we were the first coloured people in the school. We were chased for being different. I am not trying to say we were suffering that much as the disabled people but it was very close to.
So yes I can understand it a bit and can imagine some pictures for me of how those disabled people may feel.
But I also may admit that few times unconsiously I also could be able to take distance to disabled people, other coloured people etc. I may say I should be very embarassed now for those few times I didn't act any better than the average human being.
Be strong enough to talk to people who is different from ourselves is very tough. We keep us busy not to get involved with those people. What a pity. Ignorance is always a good excuse, isn't it?
Real strength is not about being a superman or woman. It is about the moment we do small actions which may bring great happiness to an individual. Most of the time we occupy ourselves with frightening or let me say limiting thoughts about what others may think if we talk to a person who is different from what is normally accepted in the environment we live in.
Being a coloured person living in a white society since my early childhood, I always have been thinking I'm different and does not belong to the society. But I never took any steps towards helping others who may feel in the same way cause of the same reasons as mine or other circumstances.
We keep ourselves busy and do not touch that particular area of ourselves which need to be strengthen. I wish I had made a difference earlier. But realising is never late.
Lot of years and chances are ahead of me to take great action on what I have been neglecting for years.
Now the question is do I have enough strength in mind and heart to not be a part of the daily day life and surroundings I have been witnessing so far in my life.
Small steps at a time, and everything should be possible. I do have great belief in this.
Will soon be updating how I have been acting in situations where ignorance has been the main key word so far.
Today's person of my choice: Deepak Chopra
Because he said beautifully: "The Law of Least Effort
Accept people, situations, and events as they occur. Take responsibility for your situation and for all events seen as problems. Relinquish the need to defend your point of view."
...in his book "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success".
I can recommend it and it is a tiny book which can be read within few hours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Spiritual_Laws_of_Success:_A_Practical_Guide_to_the_Fulfilment_of_Your_Dreams
Take care
I was watching the television today and came across an interview where the host talks about how embarrassing people feel to be in the same room with people who is not mentally/physically well.
It brought me back to those days in primary school where we were the first coloured people in the school. We were chased for being different. I am not trying to say we were suffering that much as the disabled people but it was very close to.
So yes I can understand it a bit and can imagine some pictures for me of how those disabled people may feel.
But I also may admit that few times unconsiously I also could be able to take distance to disabled people, other coloured people etc. I may say I should be very embarassed now for those few times I didn't act any better than the average human being.
Be strong enough to talk to people who is different from ourselves is very tough. We keep us busy not to get involved with those people. What a pity. Ignorance is always a good excuse, isn't it?
Real strength is not about being a superman or woman. It is about the moment we do small actions which may bring great happiness to an individual. Most of the time we occupy ourselves with frightening or let me say limiting thoughts about what others may think if we talk to a person who is different from what is normally accepted in the environment we live in.
Being a coloured person living in a white society since my early childhood, I always have been thinking I'm different and does not belong to the society. But I never took any steps towards helping others who may feel in the same way cause of the same reasons as mine or other circumstances.
We keep ourselves busy and do not touch that particular area of ourselves which need to be strengthen. I wish I had made a difference earlier. But realising is never late.
Lot of years and chances are ahead of me to take great action on what I have been neglecting for years.
Now the question is do I have enough strength in mind and heart to not be a part of the daily day life and surroundings I have been witnessing so far in my life.
Small steps at a time, and everything should be possible. I do have great belief in this.
Will soon be updating how I have been acting in situations where ignorance has been the main key word so far.
Today's person of my choice: Deepak Chopra
Because he said beautifully: "The Law of Least Effort
Accept people, situations, and events as they occur. Take responsibility for your situation and for all events seen as problems. Relinquish the need to defend your point of view."
...in his book "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success".
I can recommend it and it is a tiny book which can be read within few hours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Spiritual_Laws_of_Success:_A_Practical_Guide_to_the_Fulfilment_of_Your_Dreams
Take care
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
How to get up early and some spiritual healing
Good evening all.
I hope you all had an amazing day so far. I would have preferred more energy but sometimes we dig into the less energitic days. I need to be fit soon. I haven't been exercising that much lately and I've started to feel the stomach getting bigger and bigger. Not that much of an exciting statement but sometimes it is good to get the facts on paper or better say the screen so I can pull myself together to get in shape and be fit also.
I'm sitting on my couch with my new iPad and trying to type today's post. Just need to get used to the keys, otherwise getting typed the letters quite fast I may admit.
When i bought I had my doubts but I also knew that the iPad will make my blogging much easier.
For a very long time I had this wish to go to a coffeeshop all alone. I only use to go to the coffeeshops with my friends. But the idea going to a coffee shop all alone (not those Tim Horton's ones as in Canada) but some really cosy ones and read a book and sip a cappucino and the energy from the environment would be so nice. However I never made my wish into reality. When buying the iPad I've promised myself to go alone to these nice coffee shops and blog, read, watch or do whatever is possible on the internet and with an iPad and sip a cappucino.
Sitting here in my couch with this little thing make me feel that this year would invite me to lot of coffeeshops, no doubt about it!
For a week ago or so I've subscribed to emails from Robin S Sharma. Today I got an video about how to make this year the best and simple tips on how to get to our goals.
Today's video was about getting up early. I am not that good getting up early. If I don't have any specific purpose I would be sleeping for hours. I need some kind of motivation to get up early. For a half an year or so I used to get uo early and be at work around 7 am in the morning (having breakfast at home:). Few days I also had been running 5km in the morning before getting to work. That was an "kanaa kaalam" lol. (Kanaa kaalam = dreamy time)
See this video and try to get up early too. I will try to make this waking up at 5am a habit this year. So many things can be done during the day. Wow!!! I wish I will be able to do it starting from tomorrow.
http://www.robinsharma.com/how-to-get-up-early/
Today's person of my choice: Betty Shine
For her books about the mind. There is an array of the books on this topic but here is one: "The Infinite Mind".
Read her interview about her work giving spiritual healing in The Guardian.
This interview is from 1993. Betty Shine passed away in 2003.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/shes-so-downtoearth----its-spooky-those-who-encounter-betty-shines-supernatural-powers-find-it-hard-to-remain-sceptical-how-can-a-medium-talk-such-sense-linda-joffee-reports-1478372.html
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Enjoy the video and the reading.
Have an amazing evening:)
I hope you all had an amazing day so far. I would have preferred more energy but sometimes we dig into the less energitic days. I need to be fit soon. I haven't been exercising that much lately and I've started to feel the stomach getting bigger and bigger. Not that much of an exciting statement but sometimes it is good to get the facts on paper or better say the screen so I can pull myself together to get in shape and be fit also.
I'm sitting on my couch with my new iPad and trying to type today's post. Just need to get used to the keys, otherwise getting typed the letters quite fast I may admit.
When i bought I had my doubts but I also knew that the iPad will make my blogging much easier.
For a very long time I had this wish to go to a coffeeshop all alone. I only use to go to the coffeeshops with my friends. But the idea going to a coffee shop all alone (not those Tim Horton's ones as in Canada) but some really cosy ones and read a book and sip a cappucino and the energy from the environment would be so nice. However I never made my wish into reality. When buying the iPad I've promised myself to go alone to these nice coffee shops and blog, read, watch or do whatever is possible on the internet and with an iPad and sip a cappucino.
Sitting here in my couch with this little thing make me feel that this year would invite me to lot of coffeeshops, no doubt about it!
For a week ago or so I've subscribed to emails from Robin S Sharma. Today I got an video about how to make this year the best and simple tips on how to get to our goals.
Today's video was about getting up early. I am not that good getting up early. If I don't have any specific purpose I would be sleeping for hours. I need some kind of motivation to get up early. For a half an year or so I used to get uo early and be at work around 7 am in the morning (having breakfast at home:). Few days I also had been running 5km in the morning before getting to work. That was an "kanaa kaalam" lol. (Kanaa kaalam = dreamy time)
See this video and try to get up early too. I will try to make this waking up at 5am a habit this year. So many things can be done during the day. Wow!!! I wish I will be able to do it starting from tomorrow.
http://www.robinsharma.com/how-to-get-up-early/
Today's person of my choice: Betty Shine
For her books about the mind. There is an array of the books on this topic but here is one: "The Infinite Mind".
Read her interview about her work giving spiritual healing in The Guardian.
This interview is from 1993. Betty Shine passed away in 2003.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/shes-so-downtoearth----its-spooky-those-who-encounter-betty-shines-supernatural-powers-find-it-hard-to-remain-sceptical-how-can-a-medium-talk-such-sense-linda-joffee-reports-1478372.html
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Enjoy the video and the reading.
Have an amazing evening:)
Monday, January 9, 2012
Be in the present
Be in the present!!
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Today's person of my choice: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "A great man is always willing to be little."
For those who want to read about Ralph Waldo Emerson:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
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Today's person of my choice: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "A great man is always willing to be little."
- "Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think."
- "Our best thoughts come from others."
- "We are always getting ready to live but never living."
For those who want to read about Ralph Waldo Emerson:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Amman special
Today's post is ultra short... bear with it..
Today evening is Paruvam (Full moon). This day is very special for Amman (in Hinduism).
For first time in my life I'm going to participate int he vilakku pooja which is special on Paruvam.
If you have a chance and want to, then visit an Amman temple nearby and be filled with little religious tradition on this nice Sunday.
If I have a chance I will post a picture later on.
Today's person of my choice: Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev
He said: "Our lives become beautiful, not because we are perfect. Our lives become beautiful, because we put our heart into what we are doing.
https://www.facebook.com/sadhguruJV
He is talking about the tomorrow here which takes most of our time..Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZLJcX_KEfE&feature=related
Have a nice Sunday!
Today evening is Paruvam (Full moon). This day is very special for Amman (in Hinduism).
For first time in my life I'm going to participate int he vilakku pooja which is special on Paruvam.
If you have a chance and want to, then visit an Amman temple nearby and be filled with little religious tradition on this nice Sunday.
If I have a chance I will post a picture later on.
Today's person of my choice: Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev
He said: "Our lives become beautiful, not because we are perfect. Our lives become beautiful, because we put our heart into what we are doing.
https://www.facebook.com/sadhguruJV
He is talking about the tomorrow here which takes most of our time..Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZLJcX_KEfE&feature=related
Have a nice Sunday!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Dream!
Dear All,
Thanks for keep visiting my Thoughts and encouraging me to continue typing my Thoughts on this page.
Today I have chosen a subject to write few lines about. And it is: How important it is to dream - small or big does not matter. Be able to and have the will to dream is what does really matter in our lives!
When things take place in front of us, it is said that it is happening for the second time. The very first time an event happens, it takes place in our mind. Lot of books do talk about this particular subject, so I don't want to get deeper into this subject. You can get books and videos on this subject if you really are interested and want to know more about it. Check the links on this page to the right. Also some authors are mentioned here. And search the Internet on this particular subject.
If all event take place in our mind before it really happens in front of us, it makes sense that we should watch our thoughts. From ancient wisdom till today's therapists all advise us to think positively in every aspects of our lives.
We are all not privileged being born or being raised up in an utmost positive environment. Circumstances and incidents let us all feel the less brighter side of the life once or more in our lifetime.
However, that we are capable of resisting the less brighter circumstances and keep our positive spirit on the right track is really important to determine what is going to happen next in our lives. We can not be 100% positive. I can not. Admitted. Despite I really want to be positive most of the time.
If I can be aware of my thoughts when a particular less positive thought enters my mind, I've done half of the job to eliminate the less positive thought. The other half would be to replace the less positive thought with a more positive one. Or just not have any thought at all!
Sometimes it is hard to put a positive thought into our mind. Circumstances can be so tough that we feel more ease by being surrounded by self pity: How little justice we get, How little love we get in return, How little people really understand us, How less the world like us. There are plenty of reasons we can put up front and we just are too lazy to get ourselves out from these meaningless and let me say really really nonsense way of thinking.
But sometimes we allow these thoughts to get into us, and by being aware at the moment these thoughts enter our mind and decide that we don't want this kind of thoughts into our mind, we have done half of the job on the journey to be more positive.
Replacing is hard, but with little exercise it should be possible. I always think about the most wonderful and amazing times in my life, with the love felt within my heart. Nothing can beat that feeling. When you are really happy you will feel a kind of love within you that is so special, that you can recall the feeling whenever you want to be happy again.
Whenever my mood beg me hardly to be surrounded by less positive thoughts and self pity I use to recall those wonderful moments.
Especially those wonderful bike rides in the nature during the Spring 2009 fill me with a really good feeling which always make me smile and recall all the pictures of the flowers, people, nature I use to pass by in sunshine, rain or in a tough windy day :) I love those pictures in my mind.
What is your pictures? Recall now and get a smile and a really good feel of love within you.
And it is possible to switch your mood to a better one. The decision is yours. Always yours, remember!
Once we have opened our doors for better and more positive thoughts we can start dreaming. Dream big. I Love to dream big, and within me I know for sure I deserve all what I dream about and that it will come in even a better way than how I use to think of. It is said that when having the right feel of love within us, when we dream, we manifest the particular dream into our life so easily. One day ago I wrote that Napolean Hill said: "You need to deeply desire the goal" remember? Why do you think prayers have infinitely power to give you what you ask for? Simply because you deep within yourself desires what you ask for. Remember this!
So start dreaming, big or small. Make it into a habit to dream everyday about what you really want your life to be and take steps towards your goals. You will need to do some work on the way to your goals. Nothing can be achieved by sitting in front of the TV and just pray. Dream and Pray then definitely a person or circumstances will come your way to fulfill your dream. You will just need to be aware and you will have to grab the opportunity when it comes.
Watch this song (with English subtitles) and let your self be in the present. Tomorrow is only a dream, Do remember it always, however allow yourself to dream!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4qwxW7lhn0&feature=related
Being in the present is another subject I will write about soon :)
"Naalai verum kanavu athai naan ean napamanum? Naan naddathum roja inrey pookanum"
The latter part is equal to have believe in your dream at the moment you dream it. And it will manifests.
"100 kanavugal kandaaleay, 6 kanavugal palikkaatha.." :)
Just another amazing line I use to tell people when talking about dreams.
Enjoy the song! Enjoy the beauty of the scenes, lines and not least Aishwariya Rai for her stunning beauty! :)
Today's person of my choice: Martin Luther King Jr.
...For his "I have a dream" speech containing hopes, dreams for a better American society. Also considered as the best political speech of the 20th century.
Read the whole speech here:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Happy Saturday! :)
Thanks for keep visiting my Thoughts and encouraging me to continue typing my Thoughts on this page.
Today I have chosen a subject to write few lines about. And it is: How important it is to dream - small or big does not matter. Be able to and have the will to dream is what does really matter in our lives!
When things take place in front of us, it is said that it is happening for the second time. The very first time an event happens, it takes place in our mind. Lot of books do talk about this particular subject, so I don't want to get deeper into this subject. You can get books and videos on this subject if you really are interested and want to know more about it. Check the links on this page to the right. Also some authors are mentioned here. And search the Internet on this particular subject.
If all event take place in our mind before it really happens in front of us, it makes sense that we should watch our thoughts. From ancient wisdom till today's therapists all advise us to think positively in every aspects of our lives.
We are all not privileged being born or being raised up in an utmost positive environment. Circumstances and incidents let us all feel the less brighter side of the life once or more in our lifetime.
However, that we are capable of resisting the less brighter circumstances and keep our positive spirit on the right track is really important to determine what is going to happen next in our lives. We can not be 100% positive. I can not. Admitted. Despite I really want to be positive most of the time.
If I can be aware of my thoughts when a particular less positive thought enters my mind, I've done half of the job to eliminate the less positive thought. The other half would be to replace the less positive thought with a more positive one. Or just not have any thought at all!
Sometimes it is hard to put a positive thought into our mind. Circumstances can be so tough that we feel more ease by being surrounded by self pity: How little justice we get, How little love we get in return, How little people really understand us, How less the world like us. There are plenty of reasons we can put up front and we just are too lazy to get ourselves out from these meaningless and let me say really really nonsense way of thinking.
But sometimes we allow these thoughts to get into us, and by being aware at the moment these thoughts enter our mind and decide that we don't want this kind of thoughts into our mind, we have done half of the job on the journey to be more positive.
Replacing is hard, but with little exercise it should be possible. I always think about the most wonderful and amazing times in my life, with the love felt within my heart. Nothing can beat that feeling. When you are really happy you will feel a kind of love within you that is so special, that you can recall the feeling whenever you want to be happy again.
Whenever my mood beg me hardly to be surrounded by less positive thoughts and self pity I use to recall those wonderful moments.
Especially those wonderful bike rides in the nature during the Spring 2009 fill me with a really good feeling which always make me smile and recall all the pictures of the flowers, people, nature I use to pass by in sunshine, rain or in a tough windy day :) I love those pictures in my mind.
What is your pictures? Recall now and get a smile and a really good feel of love within you.
And it is possible to switch your mood to a better one. The decision is yours. Always yours, remember!
Once we have opened our doors for better and more positive thoughts we can start dreaming. Dream big. I Love to dream big, and within me I know for sure I deserve all what I dream about and that it will come in even a better way than how I use to think of. It is said that when having the right feel of love within us, when we dream, we manifest the particular dream into our life so easily. One day ago I wrote that Napolean Hill said: "You need to deeply desire the goal" remember? Why do you think prayers have infinitely power to give you what you ask for? Simply because you deep within yourself desires what you ask for. Remember this!
So start dreaming, big or small. Make it into a habit to dream everyday about what you really want your life to be and take steps towards your goals. You will need to do some work on the way to your goals. Nothing can be achieved by sitting in front of the TV and just pray. Dream and Pray then definitely a person or circumstances will come your way to fulfill your dream. You will just need to be aware and you will have to grab the opportunity when it comes.
Watch this song (with English subtitles) and let your self be in the present. Tomorrow is only a dream, Do remember it always, however allow yourself to dream!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4qwxW7lhn0&feature=related
Being in the present is another subject I will write about soon :)
"Naalai verum kanavu athai naan ean napamanum? Naan naddathum roja inrey pookanum"
The latter part is equal to have believe in your dream at the moment you dream it. And it will manifests.
"100 kanavugal kandaaleay, 6 kanavugal palikkaatha.." :)
Just another amazing line I use to tell people when talking about dreams.
Enjoy the song! Enjoy the beauty of the scenes, lines and not least Aishwariya Rai for her stunning beauty! :)
Today's person of my choice: Martin Luther King Jr.
...For his "I have a dream" speech containing hopes, dreams for a better American society. Also considered as the best political speech of the 20th century.
Read the whole speech here:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Happy Saturday! :)
Friday, January 6, 2012
Just watch this.
Finally weekend:)
For me a long weekend with Monday off. Going to relax max!
Today I've been travelling for 5 hours, so I'm not that energitic...
I like to write a lot, but I better wait till tomorrow so the writings can be positive and with a touch of motivation.
See these videos of small babys...def. you will laugh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWHpcKXt-qQ
And def. watch this one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZuKF3dxCY
Do you still lack energy? Do you still find excuses to get started with what you really want to do? ...Or do you just need to know that being happy and getting the best out of your life is the right way of thinking...then you will understand why I have chosen today's person of my choice to be Nick Vujicic.
With his own word: "I love living life. I am happy."
I wish you all a wonderful weekend with relaxation, time to spend with family and loved ones and friends, parties, nice walks in the nature, movies, talks, temple, church and whatever please your mind.
Good night
(an early birdie from my side...zzzzz...)
For me a long weekend with Monday off. Going to relax max!
Today I've been travelling for 5 hours, so I'm not that energitic...
I like to write a lot, but I better wait till tomorrow so the writings can be positive and with a touch of motivation.
See these videos of small babys...def. you will laugh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWHpcKXt-qQ
And def. watch this one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZuKF3dxCY
Do you still lack energy? Do you still find excuses to get started with what you really want to do? ...Or do you just need to know that being happy and getting the best out of your life is the right way of thinking...then you will understand why I have chosen today's person of my choice to be Nick Vujicic.
With his own word: "I love living life. I am happy."
I wish you all a wonderful weekend with relaxation, time to spend with family and loved ones and friends, parties, nice walks in the nature, movies, talks, temple, church and whatever please your mind.
Good night
(an early birdie from my side...zzzzz...)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Oh oh..this is getting serious and may end becoming a habit!!!!
... Yes I'm bit afraid now. That I won't pursue my other interests because blogging seems to be my number one habit at the moment. Maybe I may use too much time on blogging everyday that I may neglect all my other insterests...
...Or maybe it is just a reason I'm looking for to stop this blogging activity to pursue some other interests.
I don't know whether I've written about my addiction: stopping my hobbies right in the middle, when it is going fantastic? Maybe not. Well that is what I've been doing for decades! Thinking about a new hobby, buying items related to the hobby, getting started, and stopping in the midway of everything, because it becomes boring? I use the excuse boring but the truth is that the activity becomes challenging. It is so much better to stop in time while everything is fun, rather than stopping because the challenge become huge to overcome?!! I believe in the latter real reason: it becomes challenging.
When everything is very new to us, we put our interest and time and energy to learn about a hobby, interest or even a person. We are enthusiastic about it and forget everthing around us. As time flies away, and we settle back to the ordinary circumstances, we do not resist to keep our enthisiasm high as when we started the new project. (let me call it a project whatever it could contain: a hobby, an interest, a person, a work related project etc. family)
We get back to our normal routines: going to work, eating, socialising, working, eating, socialising (do whatever in our free time) and sleeping. We find an excuse like "I really don't have time these days" and start to neglect what we really want to be doing. Once we start to neglect our desires and interests and the valuable people around us, it is hard to get back to an positive mindset. Life becomes so trivial. So trivial that we sometimes stop up and think "I wish I had more time to pursue my interests" or "I wish I have used my time better for years back, now I regret that I let the time fly by, and I'm just here as I have been for the past 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 years".
It is really hard to keep the enthusiasm on the right level all the way till we overcome the challenge or all the challenges and overcoming the challenges become our new habit/interest in our lives. I have told myself to pull my self together and keep improving myself. But most of the time I fail. I fall back to my very old habits and it takes quite long time to get back on the right track again.
These days I seem to have found an answer for this very bad habit: Undisciplined Mind.
I simply believe that my mind is so undisciplind that my mind takes over instead of listening to what I want it to do.
Blogging everyday is really hard. I don't have that time every day, but I really want to continue. I like it. My mind tells me to pursue other interests. But this time I will try to resist. Even a single line, it can not be that hard or time consuming?!
If you ever had this kind of battle with your mind, you will understand what I'm talking about today.
Try to use some time to observe how you think. I get surprised everyday - that it is possible to change the way you think, to change the way your mind want to you to think.
And start listening to your heart instead. If you like something, pursue your dreams and desires. It will feel good. And those days where the old habits look up and want to give you company, shut them out in the cold and never let them in. Then I'm sure that things will become so light, and amazing.
Today's person of my choice is: (Let me search for someone related to discipline the mind....)
... Of course it should be no one else than: Napoleon Hill
He said: "You need to deeply desire the goal or resolution."
He was right. True and deep desire will bring you to your dreams. I had the opportunity to read his book "Think and grow rich" last year. I may admit I didn't finish it as my bad habit and weak mind find all other excuses to not finish this wonderful book. At first look it will be around the money and wealth. But if you take a deeper look you will be able to apply the tools to every area in your life.
This year I really want to read that book again and take it more into my life.
You can shop the book here:
European viewers:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/0879801638/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1325796270&sr=8-16
Canadian viewers:
http://www.amazon.ca/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1596591587/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1325796319&sr=8-11
All others sorry, please find your local book store on net :)
Have a nice evening.
Need some sleeeeep!!!
Good night :)
...Or maybe it is just a reason I'm looking for to stop this blogging activity to pursue some other interests.
I don't know whether I've written about my addiction: stopping my hobbies right in the middle, when it is going fantastic? Maybe not. Well that is what I've been doing for decades! Thinking about a new hobby, buying items related to the hobby, getting started, and stopping in the midway of everything, because it becomes boring? I use the excuse boring but the truth is that the activity becomes challenging. It is so much better to stop in time while everything is fun, rather than stopping because the challenge become huge to overcome?!! I believe in the latter real reason: it becomes challenging.
When everything is very new to us, we put our interest and time and energy to learn about a hobby, interest or even a person. We are enthusiastic about it and forget everthing around us. As time flies away, and we settle back to the ordinary circumstances, we do not resist to keep our enthisiasm high as when we started the new project. (let me call it a project whatever it could contain: a hobby, an interest, a person, a work related project etc. family)
We get back to our normal routines: going to work, eating, socialising, working, eating, socialising (do whatever in our free time) and sleeping. We find an excuse like "I really don't have time these days" and start to neglect what we really want to be doing. Once we start to neglect our desires and interests and the valuable people around us, it is hard to get back to an positive mindset. Life becomes so trivial. So trivial that we sometimes stop up and think "I wish I had more time to pursue my interests" or "I wish I have used my time better for years back, now I regret that I let the time fly by, and I'm just here as I have been for the past 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 years".
It is really hard to keep the enthusiasm on the right level all the way till we overcome the challenge or all the challenges and overcoming the challenges become our new habit/interest in our lives. I have told myself to pull my self together and keep improving myself. But most of the time I fail. I fall back to my very old habits and it takes quite long time to get back on the right track again.
These days I seem to have found an answer for this very bad habit: Undisciplined Mind.
I simply believe that my mind is so undisciplind that my mind takes over instead of listening to what I want it to do.
Blogging everyday is really hard. I don't have that time every day, but I really want to continue. I like it. My mind tells me to pursue other interests. But this time I will try to resist. Even a single line, it can not be that hard or time consuming?!
If you ever had this kind of battle with your mind, you will understand what I'm talking about today.
Try to use some time to observe how you think. I get surprised everyday - that it is possible to change the way you think, to change the way your mind want to you to think.
And start listening to your heart instead. If you like something, pursue your dreams and desires. It will feel good. And those days where the old habits look up and want to give you company, shut them out in the cold and never let them in. Then I'm sure that things will become so light, and amazing.
Today's person of my choice is: (Let me search for someone related to discipline the mind....)
... Of course it should be no one else than: Napoleon Hill
He said: "You need to deeply desire the goal or resolution."
He was right. True and deep desire will bring you to your dreams. I had the opportunity to read his book "Think and grow rich" last year. I may admit I didn't finish it as my bad habit and weak mind find all other excuses to not finish this wonderful book. At first look it will be around the money and wealth. But if you take a deeper look you will be able to apply the tools to every area in your life.
This year I really want to read that book again and take it more into my life.
You can shop the book here:
European viewers:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/0879801638/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1325796270&sr=8-16
Canadian viewers:
http://www.amazon.ca/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1596591587/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1325796319&sr=8-11
All others sorry, please find your local book store on net :)
Have a nice evening.
Need some sleeeeep!!!
Good night :)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Laugh loudly and some oriental wisdom :)
Hi all,
Hope you all are doing great.
Yesterday I went through almost all my posts here and read my 2011-new year day post at last. I hesitated to read what I've written there simply because 2012-new year day post was about an amazing 2011, so I was afraid if I had written anything less positive for one year ago.
Whether did follow up on my resolutions from 2011.
I may say I was quite surpriced - in a very good way indeed. The most surprising lines were that I wrote 2011 was going to be the best year in my entire life. So it was :)
I couldn't have been asked for anything better. Every single happenings taughtme a lesson, and pushed me forward to the one I'm at the moment writing this!
I really like that the happy bee spirit is still alive...
Today I barely had time for a long post, so it is going to be a very short one...
Yesterday one of my friend suggested a Hindi movie called : Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
Normally I don't see that much movie 2-4 per month in total, and most of these movies is seen on Danish television (predominantly English movies). The very few Hindi movies I've seen move so slowly that I use to fall asleep or it take 2-3 days to finish one movie.
I was quite surprised with this movie.. A good fun in some scenes. However I only saw the first 7 parts on the youtube. I had a very good laugh I may admit, but too tired to be up till late to finish it.
For those interested it can be seen here w/English subtitles, one part miss the subtitle for few minutes only. Enjoy!!!!!!!!:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r704xm9NY74
I may admit that I didn't have time to read few minutes about today's person of my choice:
Robin S Sharma
I have chosen him to be today's person of my choice simply because the very first book I read about how we can improve ourselves and take charge of our life was written by him. The very first book which captured my interest in this area of taking charge of our own lives: The monk who sold his Ferrari.
It is also available in several languages including Tamil: Thanathu pokkisathai vitra thuravi.
A good treat for the beginners in this kind of selfhelp and oriental wisdom.
http://www.robinsharma.com/
Have a good night, and don't forget to have some real good laugh!!!
Laugh releases all the stresses and illness, Remember!!
Take care :)
Hope you all are doing great.
Yesterday I went through almost all my posts here and read my 2011-new year day post at last. I hesitated to read what I've written there simply because 2012-new year day post was about an amazing 2011, so I was afraid if I had written anything less positive for one year ago.
Whether did follow up on my resolutions from 2011.
I may say I was quite surpriced - in a very good way indeed. The most surprising lines were that I wrote 2011 was going to be the best year in my entire life. So it was :)
I couldn't have been asked for anything better. Every single happenings taughtme a lesson, and pushed me forward to the one I'm at the moment writing this!
I really like that the happy bee spirit is still alive...
Today I barely had time for a long post, so it is going to be a very short one...
Yesterday one of my friend suggested a Hindi movie called : Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
Normally I don't see that much movie 2-4 per month in total, and most of these movies is seen on Danish television (predominantly English movies). The very few Hindi movies I've seen move so slowly that I use to fall asleep or it take 2-3 days to finish one movie.
I was quite surprised with this movie.. A good fun in some scenes. However I only saw the first 7 parts on the youtube. I had a very good laugh I may admit, but too tired to be up till late to finish it.
For those interested it can be seen here w/English subtitles, one part miss the subtitle for few minutes only. Enjoy!!!!!!!!:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r704xm9NY74
I may admit that I didn't have time to read few minutes about today's person of my choice:
Robin S Sharma
I have chosen him to be today's person of my choice simply because the very first book I read about how we can improve ourselves and take charge of our life was written by him. The very first book which captured my interest in this area of taking charge of our own lives: The monk who sold his Ferrari.
It is also available in several languages including Tamil: Thanathu pokkisathai vitra thuravi.
A good treat for the beginners in this kind of selfhelp and oriental wisdom.
http://www.robinsharma.com/
Have a good night, and don't forget to have some real good laugh!!!
Laugh releases all the stresses and illness, Remember!!
Take care :)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The purpose of "Thoughts"
It is already the 3rd day, and I'm still writing... lol :)
I had another day, a busy day. I wanted to go to the yoga class today, but the time was too short and I was tired after rushing home from work to pick my gym pants. I decided to be at home today evening and relax instead of going to the yoga class. "Better planning" may be the solution if I want to avoid such rush in the future. I may work on it and I will! I simply don't like this state of being not-in-flow mode. Things should happen with ease. If we feel just a small hint of anything opposite ease, we better stop doing it immediately. This is another one of my resolution and I want to master it. Being aware of it is already a very good step, so I have faith that I will achieve one of my biggest goals this year.
Today morning I was thinking who I should choose to be today's person of my choice. I had two names in my mind - both known for their way of thinking and acting in a quite simple yet powerful way. Most of their words are great guidance for the human beings, and I had almost selected one of them till I saw one of the comments on my post from yesterday.
I decided to outline few things here before I start to write too much about any topics on my blog. Some topics I really want to touch could be too dear to some people, may provoke them in ways I never would dream of. But I still want to touch each and every areas of those topics, hence I better say it clearly what my purpose is with my blog.
Yesterday I was writing of feeling true freedom. I better outline that all what I have written is how I see it. All what I am going to write about is how I see it. I don't aim to change any one's mind or way of thinking with my blog. I simply believe that people's mind only change their way of thinking, seeing, analysing etc. at the moment THEY decide to make the change within themselves.
The purpose with my blog is to express my thoughts, hence the very creative name "Thoughts" (lol). I don't want to outline what is right to do and what is wrong to do. But I would love to write about what I've been thinking has been right and wrong. I would love to write about what I have experienced in the past 31 years of my life.
My writings is not about judging people. How can I judge people or happenings when everything around us and within us is changing every single fraction of a second? The way of thinking, being, talking, everything change. But my writings could be about how I looked into things yesterday and how I look into things at the moment I am writing. Tomorrow I may have changed views because of new insight. :)
I have been writing for many years ago (and I stopped writing for years now), and I was very keen on pointing out my view and argued for my views simply because I believed that those views were the pure true ones. My world was very black and white at that time. I may admit I was too much innocent - innocent because I haven't seen that much of the life's up and downs. I like to write more detailed about that time in another post:).
These days I really don't want to argue about what is right and wrong. It is hard to isolate yourself from any arguments. Being aware when it happens is a quite good step to take in the direction of avoiding it.
I simply want to write what hits my mind - a blog full of good energy. Inspiring energy for myself to keep me growing and surround myself with ease and flow in my life.
Have we ever or at least few times been thinking of how we by argueing and pointing out other's mistakes create a less positive athmosphere?
Next time meeting your friends, family and co-workers be aware of how they talk. It is quite easy to figure out who is spreading good energy waves and less good energy waves. Also note how you change within yourself by being among these people.
Many years ago I started to write to express my thoughts about things happened in my life (according to my mind the world was divided in only good and bad at that time, remember. So I needed to speak loud about what I was facing at that time and which I barely could believe happened in my very own life). But I failed to be focussed on my writings. I was too keen on fighting for my rights and view. The writings were good but I wanted to feel ease. Only then things will develop into the better - I learned now.
I provoked with my writings they said. I just wanted to speak out loud of what was winthin myself.
This time I'm keen on not taking this to the same level as before. I want to feel ease. Feel ease by writing about my thoughts, how I see my life and the world i live in.
I really don't want to change anyone or want to change anything around me.
As today's person of my choice would say:
"We need to be the change we wish to see in the world."
Yes, Today's person of my choice is: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
He expressed it clearly and told the world a way to get rid of its issues and how we can see the brighter side of the world.
Therefore I really hope that everyone who read my blog, would understand that I'm not here to judge, criticize, or change anyone. As written earlier, I want my thoughts to send a positive wave of energy rather than creating the opposite.
I need to be the change I wish to see in the world. See it and feel it within me. Even hereafter I would not need to judge, criticize or change anyone or anything. There would simply not be any need for it.
A simple way to achieve more positive attitude is to see the beauty in even a small thing around us. We take things for granted. We rush through our day without noticing what is actually happening around us. If we take few minutes each day to reflect of things happening in our lives and see it with a feeling of gratitude, it will make wonder. Yesterday a busdriver stopped the bus for my sake even before I reached the busstop. Normally they wont stop the bus if there is nobody waiting for the bus or if noone is getting off the bus at the busstop. I have even seen busdrivers purposely not stopping at the busstops.
Waiting for a bus for a long time in winter time in Scandinavia is not that much fun. So people travelling with bus may understand how great I felt for the small gesture shown from the busdriver's side. :)
It is that easy to create a wave of good thoughts in a person as the busdrivers gesture and smiling face did to me yesterday.
So people, if anyone is complaining about the world, let us start looking into us and create distance to those. Life is too short to complain about.
Happiness does not cost a penny. Remember the wealthiest one is the one who has found satisfaction in his or her life.
I do not need to explain the above sentence. You all know the truth behind it.
Have an amazing day out there, I need to cook - I'm so hungryyyyy :)
Opps..I forgot a link to read about the person of my choice, from one of my favourite pages...:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi
Good night!
I had another day, a busy day. I wanted to go to the yoga class today, but the time was too short and I was tired after rushing home from work to pick my gym pants. I decided to be at home today evening and relax instead of going to the yoga class. "Better planning" may be the solution if I want to avoid such rush in the future. I may work on it and I will! I simply don't like this state of being not-in-flow mode. Things should happen with ease. If we feel just a small hint of anything opposite ease, we better stop doing it immediately. This is another one of my resolution and I want to master it. Being aware of it is already a very good step, so I have faith that I will achieve one of my biggest goals this year.
Today morning I was thinking who I should choose to be today's person of my choice. I had two names in my mind - both known for their way of thinking and acting in a quite simple yet powerful way. Most of their words are great guidance for the human beings, and I had almost selected one of them till I saw one of the comments on my post from yesterday.
I decided to outline few things here before I start to write too much about any topics on my blog. Some topics I really want to touch could be too dear to some people, may provoke them in ways I never would dream of. But I still want to touch each and every areas of those topics, hence I better say it clearly what my purpose is with my blog.
Yesterday I was writing of feeling true freedom. I better outline that all what I have written is how I see it. All what I am going to write about is how I see it. I don't aim to change any one's mind or way of thinking with my blog. I simply believe that people's mind only change their way of thinking, seeing, analysing etc. at the moment THEY decide to make the change within themselves.
The purpose with my blog is to express my thoughts, hence the very creative name "Thoughts" (lol). I don't want to outline what is right to do and what is wrong to do. But I would love to write about what I've been thinking has been right and wrong. I would love to write about what I have experienced in the past 31 years of my life.
My writings is not about judging people. How can I judge people or happenings when everything around us and within us is changing every single fraction of a second? The way of thinking, being, talking, everything change. But my writings could be about how I looked into things yesterday and how I look into things at the moment I am writing. Tomorrow I may have changed views because of new insight. :)
I have been writing for many years ago (and I stopped writing for years now), and I was very keen on pointing out my view and argued for my views simply because I believed that those views were the pure true ones. My world was very black and white at that time. I may admit I was too much innocent - innocent because I haven't seen that much of the life's up and downs. I like to write more detailed about that time in another post:).
These days I really don't want to argue about what is right and wrong. It is hard to isolate yourself from any arguments. Being aware when it happens is a quite good step to take in the direction of avoiding it.
I simply want to write what hits my mind - a blog full of good energy. Inspiring energy for myself to keep me growing and surround myself with ease and flow in my life.
Have we ever or at least few times been thinking of how we by argueing and pointing out other's mistakes create a less positive athmosphere?
Next time meeting your friends, family and co-workers be aware of how they talk. It is quite easy to figure out who is spreading good energy waves and less good energy waves. Also note how you change within yourself by being among these people.
Many years ago I started to write to express my thoughts about things happened in my life (according to my mind the world was divided in only good and bad at that time, remember. So I needed to speak loud about what I was facing at that time and which I barely could believe happened in my very own life). But I failed to be focussed on my writings. I was too keen on fighting for my rights and view. The writings were good but I wanted to feel ease. Only then things will develop into the better - I learned now.
I provoked with my writings they said. I just wanted to speak out loud of what was winthin myself.
This time I'm keen on not taking this to the same level as before. I want to feel ease. Feel ease by writing about my thoughts, how I see my life and the world i live in.
I really don't want to change anyone or want to change anything around me.
As today's person of my choice would say:
"We need to be the change we wish to see in the world."
Yes, Today's person of my choice is: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
He expressed it clearly and told the world a way to get rid of its issues and how we can see the brighter side of the world.
Therefore I really hope that everyone who read my blog, would understand that I'm not here to judge, criticize, or change anyone. As written earlier, I want my thoughts to send a positive wave of energy rather than creating the opposite.
I need to be the change I wish to see in the world. See it and feel it within me. Even hereafter I would not need to judge, criticize or change anyone or anything. There would simply not be any need for it.
A simple way to achieve more positive attitude is to see the beauty in even a small thing around us. We take things for granted. We rush through our day without noticing what is actually happening around us. If we take few minutes each day to reflect of things happening in our lives and see it with a feeling of gratitude, it will make wonder. Yesterday a busdriver stopped the bus for my sake even before I reached the busstop. Normally they wont stop the bus if there is nobody waiting for the bus or if noone is getting off the bus at the busstop. I have even seen busdrivers purposely not stopping at the busstops.
Waiting for a bus for a long time in winter time in Scandinavia is not that much fun. So people travelling with bus may understand how great I felt for the small gesture shown from the busdriver's side. :)
It is that easy to create a wave of good thoughts in a person as the busdrivers gesture and smiling face did to me yesterday.
So people, if anyone is complaining about the world, let us start looking into us and create distance to those. Life is too short to complain about.
Happiness does not cost a penny. Remember the wealthiest one is the one who has found satisfaction in his or her life.
I do not need to explain the above sentence. You all know the truth behind it.
Have an amazing day out there, I need to cook - I'm so hungryyyyy :)
Opps..I forgot a link to read about the person of my choice, from one of my favourite pages...:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi
Good night!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Can not wait to write...set it free!
Here I am...with my second post! And doing it happily. I may admit I was looking forward to write this post last few hours. I may admit it is a very good sign, indeed!
I had few topics I really wanted to write about, but as usual I never write what I plan to write. I love to write what hits my mind at the moment I'm typing. Not a good way to express what you really want to express, but it shows how many different areas the human mind is able to touch within a very short period of time. Some may call this kind of mind for a disturbed-mind(?), I prefer to call it freedom!
Freedom to think, be and do what you want to do. Yesterday I briefly touched the topic that many of us are busy with everyday stuff, that we can tend to forget our life. Simply because we are forced to do or happily do things which has become "normal" in our society. Because 100 millions of people are doing or living in a way does not mean that it is the right way. Be free within myself is a goal I have set for few years ago. Somehow each of us grew up influenced by the parents, the relatives, the friends, the community and the ideologies ruling the countries.
We have been taught to follow a path in many areas of our lives otherwise we would not be accepted. People who have been forced to take a decision against what is "normal" in their society would nod their head if I say that they have been on a path for a very long time just because their decision on changing the path and walk against the direction would activate a wave of shock and disapproving comments from their familiar surroundings like family, friends and even unknown people.
Real freedom is when you take the very first step on a path you really would love to walk on without a single disturbing thought about what the neighbour's dog, cat or bird would mind about your decision. Just imagine the freedom of doing whatever you really want to do without thinking a second thought of your current financial situation, family, friends, health and you name it?! That would be real freedom - of course limited by a single rule saying "...as long as you don't hurt other people in any ways."
Or should it be freedom without any limits - simply because when do we actually hurt other people? How do we know the difference between hurting/not hurting other people by our actions?
What I'm trying to say is that the bottom line here is: we limit ourselves from real freedom by setting rules which at the end do not exist. We set the rules, and limit ourselves from real freedom.
Let me finish with:
What is done with our heart can only be the right step we ever can take.Or as Jaggi Vasudev has expressed more beautifully:
"Our lives become beautiful not because we are perfect. Our lives become beautiful, because we put our heart into what we are doing."
Today's person is simply Buddha (Siddhaarta Gautama Buddha).
I love his simple way of defining our mind: "What you think you become!"
Here are some quotes to philosophize about:
http://www.allgreatquotes.com/buddha_quotes.shtml
Have an outstanding day! :)
/Sangee
I had few topics I really wanted to write about, but as usual I never write what I plan to write. I love to write what hits my mind at the moment I'm typing. Not a good way to express what you really want to express, but it shows how many different areas the human mind is able to touch within a very short period of time. Some may call this kind of mind for a disturbed-mind(?), I prefer to call it freedom!
Freedom to think, be and do what you want to do. Yesterday I briefly touched the topic that many of us are busy with everyday stuff, that we can tend to forget our life. Simply because we are forced to do or happily do things which has become "normal" in our society. Because 100 millions of people are doing or living in a way does not mean that it is the right way. Be free within myself is a goal I have set for few years ago. Somehow each of us grew up influenced by the parents, the relatives, the friends, the community and the ideologies ruling the countries.
We have been taught to follow a path in many areas of our lives otherwise we would not be accepted. People who have been forced to take a decision against what is "normal" in their society would nod their head if I say that they have been on a path for a very long time just because their decision on changing the path and walk against the direction would activate a wave of shock and disapproving comments from their familiar surroundings like family, friends and even unknown people.
Real freedom is when you take the very first step on a path you really would love to walk on without a single disturbing thought about what the neighbour's dog, cat or bird would mind about your decision. Just imagine the freedom of doing whatever you really want to do without thinking a second thought of your current financial situation, family, friends, health and you name it?! That would be real freedom - of course limited by a single rule saying "...as long as you don't hurt other people in any ways."
Or should it be freedom without any limits - simply because when do we actually hurt other people? How do we know the difference between hurting/not hurting other people by our actions?
What I'm trying to say is that the bottom line here is: we limit ourselves from real freedom by setting rules which at the end do not exist. We set the rules, and limit ourselves from real freedom.
Let me finish with:
What is done with our heart can only be the right step we ever can take.Or as Jaggi Vasudev has expressed more beautifully:
"Our lives become beautiful not because we are perfect. Our lives become beautiful, because we put our heart into what we are doing."
Today's person is simply Buddha (Siddhaarta Gautama Buddha).
I love his simple way of defining our mind: "What you think you become!"
Here are some quotes to philosophize about:
http://www.allgreatquotes.com/buddha_quotes.shtml
Have an outstanding day! :)
/Sangee
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year 2012
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2012 with Happiness, Success & Love.
This year I know great things will happen - an extraordinary year - for me also.
2011 was an amzing year on all areas of my life. New insight was achieved - moving closer towards a positive mind.
I may admit 2011 was the best year so far, so many challenges, so many experiences and finally how it is possible to switch yourself into pure positive and good thoughts when it has been necessary the couple of times.
2011 also taught an important lesson about the most powerful tool we have and which we should be better to use: The Mind!
I stumbled over a book by GB's greatest healer Betty Shine and is busy reading her writings about our mind and getting more and more surpriced. Surpriced because how the mind can be used to cure and heal major health issues if we just learn the inifinite power of our mind. And not only health issues, but our entire life!
But as usual we are too busy with dailyday stuff which we had labelled as more important in our life or should I say labelled as more important than our life?!
In 2012 I need to achieve some of the things I have written on my 101-things-to-do-before-I-die-list.
I can not wait to get started :)
The very first day (01.01.2012) enthusiasm, I guess...lol.
However, I have decided ( if anyone has read my previous writings, you may say I have decided to do lot of things ...) to do few things...
...one is to read about a person who had made an impact on a society or the whole world by their action or ideas or just their own way of living - every day. And post it on this blog - every day.
Yes I know I decided to update my blog every fortnight in 2011, but not that much activity was seen from me, so it is definitely going to be tough. But let me see whether I learned something in 2011 hence do things better in 2012.
Everybody needs a second chance - also me :)
It is human nature to do mistakes and gain knowledge - just if we remember that life is too short to do all the mistakes by yourself. There is some saying " the clever learns from other's mistakes". I hope you guys get my point.
So only successed on the way from now on. Let us hope for the best :)
It is getting late, so better outline my to-do-list in 2012:
(only few things are written here on this blog:)
2) Save some money! (I need to control my expenses. I need to!)
3) Give away money! (10% of the salary each month to charity of course not to designer items or Sarees, only if it is very needed:)
4) Master patience!
5) Meditation every day!
6) Fitness and fitness all the way as back in 2004-2007!
7) Yoga, Yoga and more Yoga!
8) Run 5 km in 25 minutes!
9) Knowing one big person each day! (by reading and if any luck, then in person :)
10) Be better to write, read, and talk English!
11) Learn a new language! (any suggestion?)
12) Send birthday cards by mail to my beloved ones! (so def. if you don't get one, you are not one of my beloved ones? bit risky one:)
13) No one single messy day! (cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning of mind, heart and house!)
14) Do something to brighten up other's day!
15) Read books about the Mind!
16) Invest my pension money I have saved in 2011 (extra-extra saving:)
17) Travel, travel and travel :)
18) Understand my area of work better! (maybe it is time to use some minutes at home reading additional stuff re work-related topics?)
19) Style, style and more style! (way of living and behaving and seeing the world)
20) Evaluate my to-do-list each month! (I need to add more items to get the fullest of 2012!)
Today's person of my choice is Kiran Bedi, for her work in the Tihar prison in New Delhi. IT IS POSSIBLE TO INITIATE CHANGES AND OPEN NEW DOORS FOR EVERYONE, even it is in prison!
http://www.kiranbedi.org/node/31&num=119
Wish you all an Amazing and Prosperous 2012 with Happiness, Success and lots of Love!!!
:)
Stay tuned, next blog update is already tomorrow:)
Good night!
This year I know great things will happen - an extraordinary year - for me also.
2011 was an amzing year on all areas of my life. New insight was achieved - moving closer towards a positive mind.
I may admit 2011 was the best year so far, so many challenges, so many experiences and finally how it is possible to switch yourself into pure positive and good thoughts when it has been necessary the couple of times.
2011 also taught an important lesson about the most powerful tool we have and which we should be better to use: The Mind!
I stumbled over a book by GB's greatest healer Betty Shine and is busy reading her writings about our mind and getting more and more surpriced. Surpriced because how the mind can be used to cure and heal major health issues if we just learn the inifinite power of our mind. And not only health issues, but our entire life!
But as usual we are too busy with dailyday stuff which we had labelled as more important in our life or should I say labelled as more important than our life?!
In 2012 I need to achieve some of the things I have written on my 101-things-to-do-before-I-die-list.
I can not wait to get started :)
The very first day (01.01.2012) enthusiasm, I guess...lol.
However, I have decided ( if anyone has read my previous writings, you may say I have decided to do lot of things ...) to do few things...
...one is to read about a person who had made an impact on a society or the whole world by their action or ideas or just their own way of living - every day. And post it on this blog - every day.
Yes I know I decided to update my blog every fortnight in 2011, but not that much activity was seen from me, so it is definitely going to be tough. But let me see whether I learned something in 2011 hence do things better in 2012.
Everybody needs a second chance - also me :)
It is human nature to do mistakes and gain knowledge - just if we remember that life is too short to do all the mistakes by yourself. There is some saying " the clever learns from other's mistakes". I hope you guys get my point.
So only successed on the way from now on. Let us hope for the best :)
It is getting late, so better outline my to-do-list in 2012:
(only few things are written here on this blog:)
2) Save some money! (I need to control my expenses. I need to!)
3) Give away money! (10% of the salary each month to charity of course not to designer items or Sarees, only if it is very needed:)
4) Master patience!
5) Meditation every day!
6) Fitness and fitness all the way as back in 2004-2007!
7) Yoga, Yoga and more Yoga!
8) Run 5 km in 25 minutes!
9) Knowing one big person each day! (by reading and if any luck, then in person :)
10) Be better to write, read, and talk English!
11) Learn a new language! (any suggestion?)
12) Send birthday cards by mail to my beloved ones! (so def. if you don't get one, you are not one of my beloved ones? bit risky one:)
13) No one single messy day! (cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning of mind, heart and house!)
14) Do something to brighten up other's day!
15) Read books about the Mind!
16) Invest my pension money I have saved in 2011 (extra-extra saving:)
17) Travel, travel and travel :)
18) Understand my area of work better! (maybe it is time to use some minutes at home reading additional stuff re work-related topics?)
19) Style, style and more style! (way of living and behaving and seeing the world)
20) Evaluate my to-do-list each month! (I need to add more items to get the fullest of 2012!)
Today's person of my choice is Kiran Bedi, for her work in the Tihar prison in New Delhi. IT IS POSSIBLE TO INITIATE CHANGES AND OPEN NEW DOORS FOR EVERYONE, even it is in prison!
http://www.kiranbedi.org/node/31&num=119
Wish you all an Amazing and Prosperous 2012 with Happiness, Success and lots of Love!!!
:)
Stay tuned, next blog update is already tomorrow:)
Good night!
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"Spindelvævslys" on my coffee table
"Bonded Sculpture" -(mobile cam shot)
Flowers of week 3
I couldn't stand for these beautiful burned red coloured roses with a "rust/antic" look (can not be seen on pictures)
Waiting for my train in CPH Central Station
I couldn't just stand there and look at this beautiful scenery without taking a picture with my mobile phone.
My Scrapbook
My Scrapbook on my coffee table
Weekly flowers
Flowers of week 2
Rose
One of my drawings