Thought of the Day

[s0ni]

You are not your problems

The more you identify yourself with the problems that face you, the more difficult it will be for you to get past them. If your whole identity is wrapped up in your limitations, how can you ever be free of them?

There is a part of you that exists beyond every problem, beyond every limitation. Let that part of you dominate your thoughts, your words, and your actions.

Though you will certainly experience problems, don't allow those problems to define who you are. Operate from a level that is above all the problems, for it is from that perspective that you'll successfully transcend them all.

If you think of yourself as a loser, that is what you'll always be. Yet when you think of yourself as a winner who is experiencing some difficult challenges, you're sure to work your way successfully past those challenges.

See yourself not as a person who has problems, but as a person who creates value out of difficult situations. See the challenges and limitations not as permanent parts of you, but as stepping stones on the path to the fulfillment of your greatest dreams.

You are not your problems and they are not you. You can choose to express your own unique value no matter what your circumstances may be.

-- Ralph Marston

[s0ni]

"Hope" is the thing with feathers --
That perches in the soul --
And sings the tune without the words --
And never stops -- at all --

And sweetest -- in the Gale -- is heard --
And sore must be the storm --
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm --

I've heard it in the chillest land --
And on the strangest Sea --
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb -- of Me.

By Emily Dickinson

[MisCongeniality]

Mua me c'lodhin mentally kur jam e stresuar.

P.S. It took me forever to know how to spell Hillsborough river, pleasantly surprised that you remember. :)

I like them because they offer sound advice. Sometimes we're put down by friends, colleagues, or loved ones who have wrongly questioned our actions or intentions. Hearing what we think is right from men of such grand stature is REASSUARING that what we believe in is right.

Hillsborough river? Yeah, how could I forget!!! Memory plays tricks on us, at times. Sometimes we easily forget...and other times, we simply CAN'T.

Good-day, nature girl :)

[s0ni]

Take the attitude of a student,
never be too big to ask questions,
never know too much to learn something new.
--Og Mandino

"As we become curators of our own
contentment on the Simple Abundance path,
one of the great payoffs is that we start to
seek peace and comfort in joyful simplicities.
Little things begin to mean a lot to us."
— Sarah Ban Breathnach

From "Endymion"

But this is human life: the war, the deeds,
The disappointment, the anxiety,
Imagination's struggles, far and nigh,
All human; bearing in themselves this good,
That they are still the air the subtle food,
To make us feel existence.
--John Keats

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Emily Dickinson

[Veshtrusja]

i like it s0ni, urime per temen. :)

[s0ni]

i like it s0ni, urime per temen. :)

Thanks...feel free to join in.

[s0ni]

Thenie nga Nene Teresa

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts,
there can be no more hurt, only more love.

It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy
to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to
relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of
someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home
for this is where our love for each other must start.

It is not the magnitude of our actions but
the amount of love that is put into them that matters.

Love begins at home, and it is not how much
we do... but how much love we put in that action.

What we do is less than a drop in the ocean.
But if it were missing, the ocean would lack something.

Kind words are short and easy to speak, but
their echoes are truly endless.

[s0ni]

April 28th, 1997 - Tirana: a message that Mother Teresa addressed to the Albanian people says:

My dearest People of Albania
The news of the trouble that has come to our wonderful country has caused me great sorrow. You know I have sent my Sisters to bring tender love and care to the poor. Now it is with great pain in my heart that I hear that lives have been lost and people injured in the violence.
I understand the sufferings of those who have lost their money, but I beg you not to bring even greater suffering to one another. Remember that God has created each one for greater things - to love and to be loved. This is the meaning of life which no suffering can take away from us. That man, that woman, that child is my brother, my sister - and I must love each one as God has loved us.
To be able to love one another, we must pray much, for prayer gives a clean heart and a clean heart can see God in our neighbour. If now we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten how to see God in one another. If each person saw God in his neighbour, do you think we would need guns and bombs?
Mother is praying much for all my dear people of Albania, that each one will learn to love until it hurts and so bring peace to the country and to each heart.
Let us pray
God bless you. Mother Teresa.

[Xhuxhumaku]

nga libri "The Art Of Happiness: A handbook for living"

Well, I would regard a compassionate, warm, kindhearted person as healthy. If you maintain a feeling of compassion, loving kindness, then something automatically opens your inner door. Through that, you can communicate much more easily with other people. And that feeling of warmth creates a kind of openness. You'll find that all human beings are just like you, so you'll be able to relate to them more easily."

"It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisiplined mind leads to suffering.." "...I'm referring to discipline that's applied in order to overcome your negative qualities."

"... if you wish to overcome that feeling of isolation and loneliness, I think that your underlying attitude makes a tremendous difference. And approacthing others with the thought of compassion in your mind is the best way to do this."

"It is clear that intimacy promotes both physical and psychological well-being." "...the Japanese seem to rely more on frindships to gain intimacy, whereas Americans seekit more in romantic relationships with a boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse." (NOTE: Read the book for interesting discussion on what is intimacy.)

"I think that empayth is important not only as a means of enhancing compassion, but I think that generally speaking, when dealing with others on any level, if you're having smoe difficulties, it's extremely helpful to be able to try to put yourself in the other person's place and see how you would react to the situation."

[s0ni]

Filling in the details

Accomplishment is largely a matter of creating a vision and then filling in the details. With time, effort and commitment, you can accomplish whatever you make it a priority to accomplish.

First, create the vision. Make it something with real, meaningful value, something that brings you true fulfillment or solves a vexing problem.

Then, begin to fill in all the details. Many of the details will lead to other details, so be sure to fill in all those, too.

Filling in the details is more than just thinking of what they will be. You also must bring those details to life with your actions.

Depending on the scope of your accomplishment, that could take anywhere from a few minutes to several years. Stick with it for whatever amount of time it takes, and the accomplishment you envision will surely come to be.

Dare to create a vision that's the very best you can imagine. Then use your time and effort to fill in all the details, and bring your dream to life.

-- Ralph Marston