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shivaathervedi · Post by **shivaathervedi** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:13 pm

WORK FOR A CAUSE
NOT FOR APPLAUSE
LIVE LIFE TO EXPRESS
AND NOT TO IMPRESS

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:02 am

Don't stop and throw stones
at every dog that barks at you.
Be selective in your battles;
don't make every problem a war.
- Winston Churchill first sentence
with anonymous second sentence

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles
and important matters as important.
- Doris Lessing

Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem,
but you sow the seeds for another.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Your life is not a problem to be solved, but a gift to be opened.
- Wayne Muller

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Sun May 21, 2017 10:42 pm

We can always choose to perceive things differently.
You can focus on what's wrong in your life,
or you can focus on what's right.
- Marianne Williamson

Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change -
focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can.
- Joy Page

The Main Thing is to Keep
The Main Thing The Main Thing.
- Stephen Covey

Keep your attention focused entirely
on what is truly your own concern,
and be clear that what belongs to others
is their business and none of yours.
- Epictetus

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
The process never ends until we die.
And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Clarity affords focus.
- Thomas Leonard

Remember that there are a million "wrong things" in the world
(as well as a billion "right things"),
so focus your energies on addressing with courage the few issues closest to your heart,
and accept the rest of life with serenity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:05 am

True Serenity

Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often.
- Anonymous

Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued,
is always just beyond your grasp,
but which, if you will sit down quietly,
may alight upon you.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Laugh at yourself and at life.
Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity,
but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain,
cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective
that seemingly terrible defeat and worry
with laughter at your predicaments,
thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution
that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously.
- Og Mandino

We have a good life when we manage to live with both
satisfied and unsatisfied needs,
when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time;
serenity, that nothing is.
- Thomas Szasz

Do what you can, and do it well.
Accept the rest with equanimity, and trust in God.
No one can ever do more than that.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:25 pm

Eyes To See Beyond

There is beauty and adventure in the commonplace
for those with eyes to see beyond.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
- Aristotle

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.
- Amelia Barr

Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.
- Bill Moyers

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:43 pm

Make Time Your Friend

Time, like life itself, has no inherent meaning.
We give our own meaning to time as to life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.
- Leonardo da Vinci

There is only one time that is important - NOW!
It is the most important time because
it is the only time that we have any power.
- Leo Tolstoy

You will never find time for anything.
If you want time you must make it.
- Charles Buxton

Who forces time is pushed back by time;
who yields to time finds time on his side.
- The Talmud

We must use time creatively.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Do not dwell in the past,
do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.
- The Buddha

Don't fight against time.
Develop a comfort and friendship with time.
Time enjoyed is never time wasted.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:38 pm

What Makes a True Friend

We listen. We listen. We move.
We sit. It rains. The sun comes out. (there stands a friend)
We listen. We laugh. We share.
We sit. We dance. It rains.
There stands a friend.
We listen. We share. We sit. We dance.
The sun comes up.
There. I stand, a friend.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Everyone hears what you say.
Friends listen to what you say.
Best friends listen to what you don't say.
- Anonymous

True friends are those who lift you up
when your heart's wings forget how to fly.
- Anonymous

There is a magnet in your heart
that will attract true friends.
That magnet is unselfishness,
thinking of others first;
when you learn to live for others,
they will live for you.
- Paramahansa Yogananda

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:42 pm

Do All Things with Love

Do all things with love.
- Og Mandino

Where love is, there God is also.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

I will greet this day with love in my heart.
And how will I do this?
Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again.
I will love the sun for it warms my bones;
yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit.
I will love the light for it shows me the way;
yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars.
I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart;
yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul.
I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due;
yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.
- Og Mandino

The regrets and resentments etched in a heart
remain until they are cleansed away with love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:17 pm

Free of the Past

March on. Do not tarry.
To go forward is to move toward perfection.
March on, and fear not the thorns,
or the sharp stones on life's path.
- Khalil Gibran

My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you
before you can move on.
- the movie Forrest Gump

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
- Lao Tzu

Whatever happened, forgive others, forgive yourself,
move forward, live for today and tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:20 pm

Unique, Yet Connected

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect
the uniqueness of others.
- Robert H. Schuller

Fear of difference is fear of life itself.
- M. P. Follett

Every man and woman is born into the world
to do something unique and something distinctive;
and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done.
- Benjamin E. Mays

Once you respect yourself, there is no longer
any reason to disrespect anyone else.
Once you are confident of your own worthiness,
the worthiness of others ceases to be an issue.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today's affirmation:
I celebrate both my uniqueness
and my connection with all that is.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:47 pm

Put Your Trust in the Light

Trust in the Light.
Darkness is not a force -
it is merely the absence of light.
Observe that when a light is brought to a dark place,
the darkness disappears.
Sadness is similar -
when joy is brought to suffering, the sadness disappears.
Open yourself to the Light!
Hold back nothing, Trust in the Light.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

All the darkness of the world cannot
extinguish the light of a single candle,
yet one candle can illuminate all the darkness.
- Jewish Hanukah Prayer

I will gather myself around my faith,
for light does the darkness most fear.
- Jewel

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:37 pm

Your Inner Eye

The best and most beautiful things in the world
cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart.
- Helen Keller

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Outer show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
- Aesop

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue
by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed -
it is a process of elimination.
- Elbert Hubbard

The beauty does not live out there; the beauty's in my eyes.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Perspective. Point-of-view. Is something ugly, or beautiful?
Noble or insensitive? There are six billion ways of seeing life.
Trust your own inner eye for beauty.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:00 pm

Your Perception of Reality

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
- Marcus Aurelius

We see life through the fun-house mirrors of our own point-of-view.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The dream you are living is your creation.
It is your perception of reality that you can change at any time.
- don Miguel Ruiz

Get the facts first.
You can distort them later.
- Mark Twain

Everyone believes that their beliefs are the right ones -
that is why they are called beliefs.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The function of prayer is not to influence God,
but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
- Soren Kierkegaard

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:20 pm

Never Hate Anyone

You have heard that it was said,
"Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
But I tell you: Love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you.
- Jesus (Matthew 5:43-44)

When we hate our enemies, we are
giving them power over us:
power over our sleep, our appetites,
our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
Our enemies would dance with joy if only
they knew how they were worrying us,
lacerating us, and getting even with us!
Our hate is not hurting them at all,
but our hate is turning our own days
and nights into a hellish turmoil.
- Dale Carnegie

That which you hate to be done to you,
do not do to another.
- Ancient Egyptian Proverb
[Most ancient cultures independently created their own version of "The Golden Rule."]

An "enemy" is a mirage -
an image of self reflected on the sands of Hell.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:34 pm

Avoid Complaint

How is it that one rails against that
which is nearly a certainty?
- Mary Anne Radmacher

He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
- Abu Bakr

To deny the facts would be illogical.
- the character Spock in the television series Star Trek

If you want reality to be different than it is,
you might as well try to teach a cat to bark.
- Byron Katie

Do not rail against life. [Do not complain about life.]
Make positive contributions where you can.
Practice gracious acceptance elsewhere.
And express daily gratitude for all of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Tue May 15, 2018 10:55 am

Beauty Surpasses Utility

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty
out-values all the utilities of the world.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not take life too seriously.
You will never get out of it alive.
- Elbert Hubbard

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh - at yourself.
- Ethel Barrymore

Earth laughs in flowers.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Compass of Your Heart

Listen to the compass of your heart.
All you need lies within you.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Your inner knowing is your only true compass.
- Joy Page

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition -
they somehow already know what you truly want to become.
- Steve Jobs

Everyone who wills, can hear the inner voice.
It is within everyone.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Sat May 26, 2018 8:28 pm

USE YOUR BRAIN AND NOT THE BUTTS.

SHIVA

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:27 pm

Laying a Strong Foundation

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
- Thomas Kempis

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.
- Christine Gregoire

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation
with the bricks others have thrown at him.
- David Brinkley

Love is the foundation from which your decisions about
your life should be made.
- Darren L. Johnson

If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship,
we must love our friend for their sakes
rather than for our own.
- Charlotte Bronte

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at;
it is the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.
- David Allan Coe

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:40 pm

Animals are better than humans in one thing i.e they don't argue and do not fight on religious superiority.

Shiva.

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:47 pm

Ancestry is most important to those who have done nothing themselves.

PIDRUM SULTAN BUUD.

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Sat Jun 30, 2018 9:50 pm

Iblees (Satan) has patience, insult him still he is smiling and says 'I shall be back', you know why because he loves humans.

Shiva

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:38 pm

The signature of God is found in no book but it is inscribed on souls of every creature.

Shiva

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:34 pm

The religion of empty stomach (hunger) is bread (food).

Shiva

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:51 pm

Be a Role Model

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating.
Youngsters need good models more than they need critics.
It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities.
- John Wooden

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish.
Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Example is not the main thing in influencing others.
It is the only thing.
- Albert Schweitzer

If you want others to follow your example,
don't criticize or cajole others,
but rather live your own life
in a manner that convincingly demonstrates
both the virtue and the success
of your way of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:11 pm

Religious thinking requires one to become worthy of something but scientific thinking tries to cause or to create effects.

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:00 pm

Stay Open to Beauty

See beauty in unexpected places.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Life is full of beauty. Notice it.
Notice the bumble bee, the small child,
and the smiling faces.
Smell the rain, and feel the wind.
Live your life to the fullest potential,
and fight for your dreams.
- Ashley Smith

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
- Franz Kafka

Pause to appreciate the beauty around you.
Whether rainbow or butterfly, mountain or tree, painting or poem -
whether crafted by nature or by a human hand -
beauty adds a magical element to life that surpasses logic and science.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:25 pm

Leadership is about encouraging people. It is about stimulating them. It is about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve, and to do that with a purpose.

Christine Lagarde - IMF Chief.

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:26 pm

shivaathervedi wrote:Leadership is about encouraging people. It is about stimulating them. It is about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve, and to do that with a purpose.

Christine Lagarde - IMF Chief.

There is a thread on Leadership in the Inspiration section.

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:48 pm

kmaherali wrote:
shivaathervedi wrote:Leadership is about encouraging people. It is about stimulating them. It is about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve, and to do that with a purpose.

Christine Lagarde - IMF Chief.
There is a thread on Leadership in the Inspiration section.

I quoted a quote by M'm Christine Lagarde.

shivaathervedi_3 · Post by **shivaathervedi_3** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:51 pm

In order to get to heaven, one has to have letters of reference.

SHAFAYAT YARA MUHAMMAD KARSHEY
MOMIN AAEI(N) BEHASHT LAHEE(N)DA

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