7 Signs you are doing better

YOU CAHNGED A LOT FROM YEAR AGO. Change is a sign of growth. Don't fear change, fear that you stay the same.

 

YOU WENT THROUGH HARD TIMES. Going through hardships is good! It means you are growing stronger, even if it's tough.

 

YOU HAVE 1-2 CLOSE FRIENDS. Having friends to count on is a sign that you are blessed - even if it's just one person.

 

YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR GOALS. Most people don't even know their goals or they just follow the masses. Having goals and being serious about them means you are doing way better than you think.

 

YOU LEARN FROM MISTAKES. Most people run away from their problem or blame others. But you own your mistakes and learn from them.

 

YOU SEEK PEACE OVER PLEASURE. Most people just look for the next dopamine hit. If you are seeking peace instead, it means you are far ahead.

 

YOU TRUST THAT EVERYTHUNG WILL BE ALRIGHT. You trust that the universe has great things in store for you and you take action to bring them into reality.

Philosophy of Life

A professor stood before his Philosophy class and  had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill  it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured  them into the jar.

He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

"The golf balls are the important things - your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions - things that if everything else was lost and only
they remained, your life would still be full.

"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.

"The sand is everything else--the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.

"The same goes for life.

"If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness."
"Play with your children."
"Take time to get medical checkups."
"Take your partner out to dinner."
"Play another 18."
"There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal."
"Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter."
"Set your priorities."
"The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

"It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of coffee with ME.

Rules Of Life

1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
 
3. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

4.  Read more books than you did in previous year.

5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

6. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

7. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

8. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
 
9. Forget issues of the past.  Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
 
10.  Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.  Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

11. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

12. Smile and laugh more.

13. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.  Don't hate others.  

14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

15. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

16. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don't compare your partner with others.

17. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

18. Forgive everyone for everything.

19. What other people think of you is none of your business.

20. Each day give something good to others.

21.  Don't over do.  Keep your limits. 

22. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

Cracked Pot

An elderly Chinese Woman had two pots, each hung on the ends of a pole, which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.

At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the women bringing home only one and half pots of water.

Of course the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the women one day by the stream.

“I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in m side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house”.

The old woman smiled, “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pots side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted   flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them”.

“For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table”.

Each of us has his own unique flaw…

But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.

You have just got to take each person for what they are and look for good in them.

It's All About Life

Before you think of saying an unkind word, think of someone who can’t speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food, think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Today before you complain about your life, think of someone who went too earlt to heaven.

Before you complain about your children, think of someone who desires children but they are barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house; someone didn’t clean or sweep, think of people who are living on the streets.

Before whining about the distance you drive, think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.

But before you think pointing the finger or condemning another, remember not one of us is without sin and we all answer to one maker.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down, put a smile on your face and thank God you’re alive and still around.

Life is gift. 

Live it…Enjoy it... Celebrate it... And Fulfill it.

If you look at what you do not have in life, you don’t have anything. If you lokk at what you have in life, you have everything. If things are not looking the way you want… simply change your way of looking…

Anyway

People are unreasonable, illogical and self centered. Love them Anyway. 

If you do good, people will accuse of selfish ulterior motives. Do Good Anyway. 

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed Anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good Anyway. 

Honesty and frankness makes you vulnerable. Be Honest  and frank Anyway. 

People favour underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for some underdogs Anyway. 

What you spend years  for building may be destroyed overnight. Build Anyway. 

People really need help but may attack  if you help them. Help people Anyway. 

Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked  in the teeth. Give the World the best you’ve got Anyway.      

Take TIME

Take time to Work. It is the price of Success.

Take time to Meditate. It is the price of Power. 

Take time to Play. It is the secret of Perpetual Youth.  

Take time to Read. It is the Way To Knowledge.  

Take time to be Friendly. It is the Road To Happiness. 

Take time to Laugh. It is the Music Of  The Soul. 

Most importantly, take time to Love And Be Loved.