The purpose of life

"I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate.
It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all."
~Leo Rosten~

Do not quit

November Rain

"When I look into your eyes

I can see a love restrained
But darlin' when I hold you
Don't you know I feel the same
'Cause nothin' lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain."
- Guns N' Roses, November Rain

A single step

It is true that the journey starts with a single step. Take a chance as you have nothing to lose. If it does not work for the first time, it does not mean that you are a failure. It is just the beginning of your thousand miles journey. Along those thousand miles journey, a whole new world awaits you.

Bliss

Do not ask so much what the world needs.
Go out and do what makes you come alive,
because what the world needs most
are people who have come alive.
~Howard Thurman~

Sing your song... Dance your dance....Follow Your Bliss!

The saying...

"Each day provides its own gifts." ~Martial~

"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others." ~Hosidic Saying~

"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark~

"Success is how high you bounce after you've hit bottom." ~General George Patton~

"Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive." ~Bugs Bunny~

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Here are some simple thoughts to ponder about life, so beautiful.

Heartbroken

Yes, my heart is broken!!! What should I do?
Nothing... life goes on and I do not want to grieve...
I am not going to be sad of what is over...... just glad that it was once mine.

May be!

May be ...
we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe . . .
it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe . . .
the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

Maybe . .
you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.

Maybe . . .
the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe .. . .
the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

Maybe . . .
happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.

May be . .
you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe . . .
there are moments in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child -- so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around you appreciate them more.

Maybe …
giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

Maybe .. . .
you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.

"Life is only traveled ONCE;
Today’s MOMENT becomes
Tomorrow’s MEMORY.
Enjoy every moment, good or bad,
because
the GIFT of LIFE is LIFE itself…."

Let bygones

Let bygones be bygones.

Let old grievances be forgotten
and
never brought to mind.

"Eleven Hints for Life"

Got this from a friend today. I am sharing it here for us to ponder.

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may heal and bless.

10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Trust

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

Love in words

Apologizing does not mean that ...

"Apologizing does not mean that you are wrong and the other one is right...... It simply means that you value the relationship much more than your ego ......"

Nice notes

1. When Snake is alive, Snake eats Ants. When Snake is dead, Ants eat Snake.
Time can turn at any time. Don't neglect anyone in your life......... ...

2. Never make the same mistake twice, There are so many new ones, Try a different one each day.

3. A good way to change someone's attitude is to change our own. Because, the same sun melts butter, also hardens clay! Life is as we think, so think beautifully.

4. Life is just like a sea, we are moving without end.
Nothing stays with us,what remain is just the memories of some people who touched us as Waves.

5. Whenever you want to know how rich you are? Never count your currency, just try to Drop a Tear and count how many hands reach out to WIPE that- that is true richness.

6. Heart tells the eyes see less, because you see and I suffer lot..
Eyes replied, feel less because you feel and I cry a lot.

7. Never change your originality for the sake of others, because no one can play your role better than you. So be yourself, because whatever you are, YOU are the best.

8. Baby mosquito came back after 1st time flying.
His dad asked him "How do you feel?"
He replied "It was wonderful, everyone was clapping for me!"
Now thats what I call Positive Attitude.

Live your life...

Motivational Posters

Inspirational Story : Do Not Hurt Yourself

Sharing with you all this inspirational story which being circulated to my mail today.

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One night a snake, looking for food, entered a carpenter's workshop. The carpenter, who was a rather untidy man, had left several of his tools lying on the floor. One of them was a saw.

As the snake went round and round the shop, he climbed over the saw, which gave him a little cut. At once, thinking that the saw was attacking him, he turned around and bit it so hard that his mouth started to bleed. This made him very angry.

He attacked again and again until the saw was covered with blood and seemed to be dead. Dying from his own wounds, the snake decided to give one last hard bite then turned away.

The next morning the carpenter was surprised to find a dead snake on his doorstep.

Moral: Sometimes in trying to hurt others, we only hurt ourselves

Love is all around

Happy Belated Valentine's Day. Everyone knows the song below and please share it with your loves one or sing it in your heart!

Love is the way of life, it should be celebrated all year round!

"If you would be loved, love and be lovable."~ Benjamin Franklin ~

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LOVE IS ALL AROUND (Wet Wet Wet)

I feel it in my fingers

I feel it in my toes

Love is all around me
And so the feeling grows

It's written on the wind

It's everywhere I go, oh yes it is

So if you really love me

Come on and let it show

You know I love you

I always will

My mind's made up

By the way that I feel

There's no beginning

There'll be no end

Cause on my love

You can depend

I see your face before me

As I lay on my bed

I kinda get to thinking

Of all the things you said, oh yes I did

You gave your promise to me

And I gave mine to you

I need someone beside me

In everything I do, oh yes I do

You know I love you

I always will

My mind's made up

By the way that I feel

There's no beginning

There'll be no end

Cause on my love

You can depend

Ooh, it's written in the wind

And everywhere I go

So if you really love me

Come on and let it show

Come on and let it show...

Motivation words

Received this from a friend today:

Life is so short,
Live life to the fullest.
So, think what is good, speak what is kind,
and try to live your best,
then this world will be bright and beautiful to you.


When money is lost nothing is lost.
When health is lost something is lost.
When character is lost everything is lost.

Live like a candle,

which burns itself,

but gives light to others.

Impose your owrn terms upon life.
If you don not you will have to accept the terms of others.

Look backwards with gratitude,
upwards with conficende and forward with hope.

When you truly care for someone,
you do not look for faults,
you do not look for answers,
you do not look for mistakes,
instead you fight the mistakes,
you accept the faults,
and you overlook the excuses.

Life Enricher

Got this from a friend today and it is very meaningful for us to ponder. It is important to think of the challenges and problems in your life, but even more important is not to let them dither you from enjoying life to the fullest. Whatever it is, be thankful!!!

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A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: 'I am blind, please help.' There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, 'Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?' The man said, 'I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.' What he had written was: 'Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it.'

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

Invite others towards good with wisdom. Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

Great men say, 'Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodness…. In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience.'

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling…And even more the beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!

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Thoughts...

Excellent Thoughts, please remember throughout your whole life.