Showing posts with label Quote of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quote of the Day. Show all posts

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Fifty things that can pep up your life

Here is a list to pep up your life! It came as an anonymous forward on WhatsApp, but I felt like preserving it for posterity. Hence I am putting it up on the site. Each one of the points is a gem, hope you like it too. Do let me know which ones you liked the most.

1.       Have a firm handshake
2.       Look people in the eye
3.       Sing in the shower
4.       Own a great stereo system
5.       If in a fight, hit first and hit hard
6.       Keep secrets
7.       Never give up on anybody.  Miracles happen everyday
8.       Always accept an outstretched hand
9.       Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference
10.   Whistle
11.   Avoid sarcastic remarks
12.   Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery
13.   Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out
14.   Lend only those books you never care to see again
15.   Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have
16.   When playing games with children, let them win
17.   Give people a second chance, always
18.   Be romantic
19.   Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know
20.   Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems
21.   Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for your convenience, not the caller's
22.   Be a good loser for your loved ones
23.   Be a good winner of Hearts
24.   Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret
25.   When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go
26.   Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born
27.   Keep it simple
28.   Beware of the person who has nothing to lose
29.   Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river
30.   Live your life so that your epitaph could read, “No Regrets”
31.   Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did
32.   Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them
33.   Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you
34.   Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you
35.   Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes
36.   Begin each day with some of your favorite music
37.   Once in a while, take the scenic route
38.   Forgive quickly. Life is short
39.   Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice
40.   Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M
41.   Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job
42.   Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later
43.   Make someone's day by encouraging them
44.   Become someone's hero
45.   Marry only for love
46.   Count your blessings
47.   Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home
48.   Waive at the children on a school bus
49.   Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people
50.   Don't expect life to be fair


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Thought for the day

"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid" - Albert Einstein

Monday, January 9, 2012

The King and the Falcon

Once upon a time, there was a King who received two Falcons as gift from a visiting sage. The King kept the falcons in his garden and took good care of them. Every day, one of the Falcons would fly high up in the air, go to far off places and return to the garden in the evening. The other falcon however, stayed put in one place and rarely moved out of the branch of the tree where it lived. The King wondered what the reason for this was, the sage had told him both the falcons fly high and far. The King asked his courtiers and ministers, enquired with all the wise men from his kingdom why the other falcon did not fly, but no one would give him a convincing reply, or make the falcon fly. The King announced a reward for anyone who could make the falcon fly. Several people tried, but all of them failed. The King gave up hope.
Then one day, the King heard that the falcon had started flying. It now went as high as the other falcon, as far as the other and came back in the evening. Surprised, the King asked who had made the falcon fly, and was told an old wise farmer had done it. The King called him to his court and asked, “What did you do to make the falcon fly?” “Oh, It was simple”, said the farmer, “I just cut the branch of the tree where the falcon lived”.
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Reminded me of a quote my friend Prabodh had told me – Everything you want in life is lying there, waiting to be picked, outside your comfort zone.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

7 Mantras for 2012


Let us welcome the New Year with the “7 Mantras for 2012”, given by Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar, whom I had the opportunity to meet this year. As it happened, on one of my visits to Bangalore, I thought of presenting him a couple of books and visited his Ashram. I was guided to a large hall where “he would be coming soon to give Darshan”. As I looked around the jam packed hall for a place to sit, he walked in. And as luck would have it, came in the same direction where I was standing. I stepped forward, handed over the two books I had brought (one written by my father and the other by my mother) and gave him a brief introduction. He opened the books, browsed through them and expressed words of appreciation.


Sri Sri Ravishankar, enchanting his devotees during a satsang in Bangalore

So here we go - the 7 Mantras for 2012:

  1. Reflect on your life in relation to the Cosmos. This will drop the smallness in you & you will be able to live fully. 
  1. Remind yourself of the highest goal in Life. You are not here to grumble / complain. You are here for something bigger. 
  1. Serve! Engage yourself in community service to whatever extent you can. 
  1. Have faith & trust that the Divine loves you dearly & is taking care of you. 
  1. As we flip the calendar, we need to flip our mind too. Don’t fill future dates with past events. Learn & move on. 
  1. Smile more! True sign of prosperity is an unconditional smile on your face. 
  1. Nurture yourself with music, prayer & silence. Meditation, pranayam & yoga rejuvenate; give depth & stability. 


Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Quote of the Day

"I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures" - Earl Warren