My Soul Mate

My new dream for the year 2013 is to meet my soul mate.
My soul mate will propose me on 14/Feb/2013 (Valentines Day).
The first character of the first name of my soul mate will be "A"

My Soul Mate will have the following qualities:-

1. Loving
2. Caring
3. Matured
4. Romantic
5. Good Christian
6. Non - Smoker
7. Non-Alcoholic
8. Athletic-Body (like Aucy)
9. Dusky Wheaties complexion (like Aucy)
10. Height - 5.10 - 5.20 (like Aucy)
11. Nature Lover
12. No tummy
13. Low Tempered
14. Responsible
15. Good cook
16. Maintain Cleanliness
17. Understandable
18. Modern
19. Good Job
20. Comfortable house 
21. Good family background 

1. My Soul Mate will be my best friend and a great lover
2. My Soul Mate will understand me and be with me throughout my life in every situation
3. My Soul Mate will accept and support my family
4. For my Soul Mate human being comes first and then the money
5. We will be for each other forever.

Good Bye 2012

I am bit late to say good bye to the year 2012... but not too late...

now its time for me to

1. burying the past life
2. dream about new dreams

Joy of Giving

1.    Start a gratitude diary, and every day, write things you're grateful for.

2.    Restrain from criticizing or saying anything negative for a week.

3.    Make a list of things you want to do and do one today.

4.    Do yoga/exercise every day, for a week.

5.    Craft something with your own hands and give it away.

6.    Give away one of your possessions.

7.    Be the first one to say sorry! It is time to mend old relationships.

8.    Close your eyes and practice absolute silence for 15 minutes.

9.    Use physical comedy or your wit to be funny and laugh with the group.

10.  Visit a place of worship other than you usually visit.

These and many more such simple acts of kindness can certainly bring joy to you and others involved in these acts. Happy Giving!

Reaction Vs Response

Learn how to deal....

Suddenly, a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. I wondered
if this was the cockroach's response to all the glory that was spoken
about it!

She started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and
trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately
trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was contagious, as
everyone in her group got cranky to what was happening.
The lady finally managed to push the cockroach to another lady in the
group.

Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the
drama. The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.

In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The
waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the
cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed and
threw it out with his fingers.

Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind
picked up a few thoughts and started wondering!

Was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior?

If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to
perfection, without any chaos. It is not the cockroach, but the
inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the
cockroach that disturbed the ladies.

I realized even in my case then, it is not the shouting of my mom/brother/sister/nephew or
my boss that disturbs me, but its my inability to handle the
disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.

Its not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability
to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.

More than the problem, its my reaction to the problem that hurts me.

The Take-Away :

The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded.

We should not react in life, we should always respond. Reactions are  always instinctive whereas responses are always intellectual.

Peace of mind

*Beautiful Thought by Lord Buddha*

  *Once Buddha was travelling with a few of his followers. While they were  passing a lake, Buddha told one of his disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me  some water from the lake."*

 The disciple walked up to the lake. At that moment, a bullock cart started  crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy and  turbid. The disciple thought, "How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to  drink?"

  So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very muddy. I don't  think it is fit to drink."

 After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back  to the lake.

  The disciple went back, and found that the water was still muddy. He  returned and informed Buddha about the same.

  After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back.

  This time, the disciple found the mud had settled down, and the water was  clean and clear. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to  Buddha.

  Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and  said," See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be, and the mud  settled down on its own -- and you have clear water.

  Your mind is like that too ! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it  a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any  effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless."

 Having 'Peace of Mind' is not a strenuous job; it is an effortless process!

POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

Personality:
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in       the positive present moment
3. Don't over do; keep your limits
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past.   That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
12. 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.
13. Smile and laugh more
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:
15. Call your family often
16. Each day give something good to others
17. Forgive everyone for everything
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day
20. What other people think of you is none of your business
21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything
24. Do the right things
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
27. The best is yet to come
28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it
30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.

While you practice all of the above, share this knowledge with the people you love, people you school with, people you play with, people you work with and people you live with.

Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but also that of those around you.
 

Achive your goal

If you have a goal in mind, 

keep your eyes on it, 

with a single minded determination to succeed