Thursday, August 25, 2011
Take Care with: The END
Take Care with: The END ;
When death knocked upon a bedroom door,
Who is there? The sleeping one cried.
I'm Malkul Mawt, let me inside.
At once, the man began to shiver,
As one sweating in deadly fever,
He shouted to his sleeping wife,
Don't let him take away my life.
Please go away, O Angel of Death!
Leave me alone; I'm not ready yet.
My family on me depends,
Give me a chance, O please prepense!
The angel knocked again and again
Friend! I'll take your life without a pain,
Tis your soul Allah requires,
I come not with my own desire.
Bewildered, the man began to cry,
O Angel I'm so afraid to die,
I'll give you gold and be your slave,
Don't send me to the unlit grave.
Let me in, O Friend! The Angel said,
Open the door; get up from your bed,
If you do not allow me in,
I will walk through it, like a Jinn.
The man held a gun in his right hand,
Ready to defy the Angel's stand.
I'll point my gun,towards your head,
You dare come in; I'll shoot you dead.
By now the Angel was in the room,
Saying, O Friend! Prepare for you doom.
Foolish man, Angels never die,
Put down your gun and do not sigh.
Why are you afraid! Tell me O man,
To die according to Allah's plan?
Come smile at me, do not be grim,
Be Happy to return to Him.
O Angel! I bow my head in shame,
I had no time to take Allah's Name.
From morning till dusk, I made my wealth,
Not even caring for my health.
Allah's command I never obeyed,
Nor five times a day I ever prayed.
A Ramadan came and a Ramadan went,
But no time had I to repent.
The Hajj was already FARD on me,
But I would not part with my money.
All charities I did ignore,
Taking usury more and more.
Sometimes I sipped my favorite wine,
With flirting women I sat to dine.
O Angel! I appeal to you,
Spare my life for a year or two.
The Laws of Quran I will obey,
I'll begin SALAT this very day.
My Fast and Hajj, I will complete,
And keep away from self-conceit.
I will refrain from usury,
And give all my wealth to charity,
Wine and wenches I will detest,
Allah's oneness I will attest.
We Angels do what Allah demands,
We cannot go against His commands.
Death is ordained for everyone,
Father, mother, daughter or son.
I'm afraid this moment is your last,
Now be reminded, of your past,
I do understand your fears,
But it is now too late for tears.
You lived in this world, two score and more
Never did you, your people adore.
Your parents, you did not obey,
Hungry beggars, you turned away.
Your two ill-gotten, female offspring,
In nightclubs, for livelihood they sing.
Instead of making more Muslims,
You made your children non-Muslims.
You ignored the Mua'dhin Adhaan,
Nor did you read the Holy Quran.
Breaking promises all your life,
Backbiting friends, and causing strife.
From hoarded goods, great profits you made,
And your poor workers, you underpaid.
Horses and cards were your leisure,
Moneymaking was your pleasure.
You ate vitamins and grew more fat,
With the very sick, you never sat.
A pint of blood you never gave,
Which could a little baby save?
O Human, you have done enough wrong,
You bought good properties for a song.
When the farmers appealed to you,
You did not have mercy, tis true.
Undoubtedly you will dwell in hell.
There is no time for you to repent,
I'll take your soul for which I am sent.
The ending however, is very sad,
Eventually the man became mad
With a cry, he jumped out of bed,
And suddenly, he fell down dead.
O Reader! Take moral from here
You never know, your end may be near
Change your living and make amends
For heaven,on your deeds depends.
If this poem inspires you,
It can help someone too.
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At least take sometime,
and do not make it ban
And send it to as many people as you can.
What do you have for your END?
Take Care with: The END
The End
How to be successful in life
How to be successful in life!!!!!!!!
How to obtain success and prosperity in this world and hereafter.What kind of success or prosperity that Islam want the ummah Islam gain in this world?.
Praise be to Allah.
Peace of mind, contentment, happiness and freedom from worries and anxiety… these are what everyone wants, and these are the ways in which people can have a good life and find complete happiness and joy. There are religious means of achieving that, and natural and practical means, but no one can combine all of them except the believers; although other people may achieve some of them, they will miss out on others.
There follows a summary of the means of achieving this aim for which everyone is striving. In some cases, those who achieve many of them will live a joyful life and a good life; in other cases, those who fail to achieve all of them will live a life of misery and hardship. And there are others which are in between, according to what the means he is able to attain. These means include the following:
1 – Faith and righteous deeds
This is the greatest and most fundamental of means. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Whoever works righteousness — whether male or female — while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter)”
[al-Nahl 16:97]
Allaah tells us and promises us that whoever combines faith with righteous deeds will have a good life and a good reward in this world and in the Hereafter.
The reason for that is clear: those who believe in Allaah – with sincere faith that motivates them to do righteous deeds that change hearts and attitudes and guides them to the straight path in this world and the Hereafter – follow principles and guidelines by means of which they deal with everything that happens to them, be it the causes of happiness and excitement or the causes of anxiety, worry and grief.
They deal with the things that they like by accepting them and giving thanks for them, and using them in good ways. When they deal with them in this manner, that creates in them a sense of excitement and the hope that it will continue and that they will be rewarded for their gratitude, which is more important than the good things that happen to them. And they deal with bad things, worries and distress by resisting those that they can resist, alleviating those that they can alleviate, and bearing with goodly patience those that they cannot avoid.
Thus as a result of the bad things they gain a lot of benefits, experience, strength, patience and hope of reward, which are more important and which diminish the hardships they have undergone and replace them with happiness and hope for the bounty and reward of Allaah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) expressed this in a saheeh hadeeth in which he said: “How wonderful is the situation of the believer, for all his affairs are good. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks for it and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him. This does not apply to anyone but the believer.” (Narrated by Muslim, no. 2999).
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us that the believer is always gaining and the reward for his deeds is always multiplying, no matter what happens to him, good or bad.
2 Being kind to people in word and deed, and all kinds of doing good.
This is one of the means of removing worry, distress and anxiety. By this means Allaah wards off worries and distress from righteous and immoral like, but the believer has the greater share of that, and is distinguished by the fact that his kindness to others stems from sincerity and the hope of reward, so Allaah makes it easy for him to be kind to others because of the hope that this will bring good things and ward off bad things, by means of his sincerity and hope of reward. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“There is no good in most of their secret talks save (in) him who orders Sadaqah (charity in Allaah’s Cause), or Ma‘roof (Islamic Monotheism and all the good and righteous deeds which Allaah has ordained), or conciliation between mankind; and he who does this, seeking the good Pleasure of Allaah, We shall give him a great reward”
[al-Nisa’ 4:114]
Part of that great reward is relief from worry, distress, troubles, etc.
3 – Another of the means of warding off anxiety that stems from nervous tension and being preoccupied with disturbing thoughts is to occupy oneself with good deeds or seeking beneficial knowledge, for that will distract one from dwelling on the matters that are causing anxiety.
In this way a person may forget about the things that are making him worried and distressed, and he may become happy and more energetic. This is another means that believers and others have in common, but the believer is distinguished by his faith, sincerity and hope of reward when he occupies himself with that knowledge which he is learning or teaching, or with the good deeds that he is doing.
The work with which he occupies himself should be something that he likes and enjoys, for that is more likely to produce the desired results. And Allaah knows best.
4 – Another thing that may ward off worry and anxiety is focusing all one’s thoughts of the present day, and not worrying about the future or grieving about the past.
Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sought refuge with Allaah from worry and regret, from regret for things in the past which one cannot put right or change, and worry which may come because of fear for the future. So one should focus only on the present day, and focus one's efforts on getting things right today. For if a person is focused on that, this means that he will do things properly and forget about worry and regret. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said a du’aa’ or taught a du’aa’ to his ummah, as well as urging them to seek the help of Allaah and hope for His bounty, he was also urging them to strive to attain the thing they were praying for through their own efforts and to forget about the thing which they were praying would be warded off from them. Because du’aa’ (supplication) must be accompanied by action.
So a person must strive to attain that which will benefit him in worldly and spiritual terms, and ask his Lord to make his efforts successful, and he should seek His help in that, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Strive for that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allaah, and do not be helpless. If anything (bad) happens to you, do not say, ‘If only I had done such-and-such, then such-and-such would have happened.’ Rather you should say, ‘Qaddara Allaah wa ma sha’a fa’ala (Allaah decrees, and what He wills He does),’ for (the words) ‘If only’ open the door to the Shaytaan.” (Narrated by Muslim).
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) connected the matter of striving to achieve good things with the matter of seeking the help of Allaah and not giving in to feelings of helplessness which are a harmful kind of laziness, and with the matter of accepting things in the past which are over and done with, and acknowledging that the will and decree of Allaah will inevitably come to pass. He described matters as being of two types:
1 – Matters which a person may strive to achieve or to achieve whatever he can of them, or to ward them off or alleviate them. In such cases a person must strive and make the effort, and also seek the help of Allaah.
2 – Matters where such is not possible, so he must have peace of mind, accept them and submit to Allaah’s will.
Undoubtedly paying attention to this principle will bring happiness and relieve worry and distress.
5 – One of the greatest means of feeling content and relaxed and of acquiring peace of mind is to remember Allaah a great deal (dhikr).
That has a great effect in bringing contentment and peace of mind, and relieving worry and distress. Allaah says:
“verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest” [al-Ra’d 13:28]
Remembering Allaah (dhikr) has a great effect in achieving this aim because it has a special influence and because of the hope that it brings of reward.
6 – Another of the means of bringing happiness and relieving worry and distress is striving to eliminate the things that cause worry and to achieve the things that bring happiness.
That may be done by forgetting about bad things in the past which cannot be changed, and realizing that dwelling on them is a waste of time. So a person must strive to stop himself from thinking of that, and also strive to stop himself from feeling anxious about the future and the things that he may imagine of poverty, fear and other bad things that he thinks may happen to him in the future. He should realize that the future is something unknown, he cannot know what good or bad things are going to happen to him.
That is in the hand of the Almighty, the Most Wise, and all that His slaves can do is to strive to attain the good things and to ward off the bad things. A person should realize that if he diverts his thoughts from worrying about his future and puts his trust in his Lord to take care of his situation, and puts his mind at rest concerning that, if he does that, then his heart will be at peace and his situation will improve and he will be relieved of worry and anxiety.
One of the most effective ways of dealing with worries about the future is to recite this du’aa’ which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to recite:
“Allaahumma aslih li deeni alladhi huwa ‘ismatu amri, wa aslih li dunyaaya allati fiha ma’aashi, wa aslih li aakhirati allati ilayha ma’aadi, waj’al al-hayaata ziyaadatan li fi kulli khayr, wa’l-mawta raahatan li min kulli sharr (O Allaah, correct my religious commitment which is the foundation of my life, and correct my worldly affairs in which is my livelihood, and grant me good in the Hereafter to which is my return. Make my life a means of accumulating good, and make death a respite for me from all evil).” (Narrated by Muslim, 2720).
And he said, “Allaahumma rahmataka arju fa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘aynin wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu, laa ilaaha illa anta (O Allaah, for Your mercy I hope, so do not abandon me to myself even for a moment. And correct all my affairs. There is no god but You).” (Narrated by Abu Dawood with a saheeh isnaad, no. 5090; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Kalim al-Tayyib, p. 49).
If a person utters these du’aa’s, which ask that his spiritual and worldly affairs may be set right or corrected, with proper presence of mind and sincerity of intention, whilst striving to achieve that, Allah will grant him what he has prayed for, hoped for and striven for, and He will turn his worry into joy and happiness.
7 – If a person experiences anxiety and distress because of a disaster, then one of the most effective means of relieving himself of that is to think of the worst scenario to which that may lead, and try to accept that.
When he has done that, then he should try to alleviate it as much as possible. By means of this acceptance and these efforts, he will relieve himself of his worries and distress, and instead of worrying he will strive to bring about good things and to deal with whatever he can of the bad things. If he is faced with things that cause fear or the possibility of sickness or poverty, then he should deal with that by striving to make himself accept that, or something even worse, with contentment, because by making himself accept the worst-case scenario, he lessens the impact of the thing and makes it seem less terrible, especially if he occupies himself with efforts to ward it off as much as he can.
Thus as well as striving to achieve something good which will distract him from his worries about calamity, he will also renew his strength to resist bad things, and put his trust and reliance in Allah. Undoubtedly these matters are of great benefit in attaining happiness and peace of mind, as well as bringing the hope of reward in this world and in the Hereafter. This is something which is well known from the experience of many who have tried it.
8 – Steadfastness of heart and not being disturbed about the imaginary things that bad thoughts may bring to mind.
For when a person gives in to his imagination and lets his mind be disturbed by these thoughts, such as fear of disease and the like, or anger and confusion stirred up by some grievous matter, or the expectation of bad things and the loss of good things, that will fill him with worries, distress, mental and physical illness and nervous breakdowns, which will have a bad effect on him and which causes a great deal of harm, as many people have seen.
But when a person depends on Allah and puts his trust in Him, and does not give in to his imagination or let bad thoughts overwhelm him, and he relies on Allah and has hope of His bounty, that wards off his worries and distress, and relieves him of a great deal of mental and physical sickness. It gives indescribable strength, comfort and happiness to the heart. How many hospitals are filled with the mentally sick victims of illusions and harmful imagination; how often have these things had an effect upon the hearts of many strong people, let alone the weak ones; how often have they led to foolishness and insanity.
It should be noted that your life will follow your train of thought. If your thoughts are of things that will bring you benefit in your spiritual or worldly affairs, then your life will be good and happy. Otherwise it will be the opposite.
The person who is safe from all of that is the one who is protected by Allah and helped by Him to strive to achieve that which will benefit and strengthen the heart and ward off anxiety. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him”[al-Talaaq 65:3]
i.e., He will be sufficient for all that is worrying him in his spiritual and worldly affairs. The one who puts his trust in Allah will have strength in his heart and will not be affected by anything he imagines or be disturbed by events, because he knows that these are the result of vulnerable human nature and of weakness and fear that have no basis. He also knows that Allah has guaranteed complete sufficiency to those who put their trust in Him. So he trusts in Allah and finds peace of mind in His promise, and thus his worry and anxiety are dispelled; hardship is turned to ease, sadness is turned to joy, fear is turned to peace. We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound, and to bless us with strength and steadfastness of heart, and complete trust, for Allaah has guaranteed all good things to those who put their trust in Him, and has guaranteed to ward off all bad and harmful things from them.
If bad things happen or there is the fear of such, then you should count the many blessings that you are still enjoying, both spiritual and worldly, and compare them with the bad things that have happened, for when you compare them you will see the many blessings that you are enjoying, and this will make the bad things appear less serious.
Ibn al-Qayyim summed fifteen ways through which Allah may dispel worries and regret. These are as follows:
1- Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah (belief in the Oneness of Divine Lordship)
2- Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah (belief in the Oneness of the Divine nature)
3- Tawheed of knowledge and belief (i.e., Tawheed al-Asma’ wa’l_Sifaat, belief in the Oneness of the Divine names and attributes)
4- Thinking of Allah as being above doing any injustice to His slaves, and above punishing anyone for no cause on the part of the slave that would require such punishment.
5- The person’s acknowledging that he is the one who has done wrong.
6- Beseeching Allah by means of the things that are most beloved to Him, which are His names and attributes. Two of His names that encompass the meanings of all other names and attributes are al-Hayy (the Ever-Living) and al-Qayyoom (the Eternal).
7- Seeking the help of Allah Alone.
8- Affirming one's hope in Him.
9- Truly putting one’s trust in Him and leaving matters to Him, acknowledging that one's forelock is in His hand and that He does as He wills, that His will is forever executed and that He is just in all that He decrees.
10-Letting one's heart wander in the garden of the Qur’aan, seeking consolation in it from every calamity, seeking healing in it from all diseases of the heart, so that it will bring comfort to his grief and healing for his worries and distress.
11-Seeking forgiveness.
12-Repentance.
13-Jihad.
14-Salaah (prayer).
15-Declaring that he has no power and no strength, and leaving matters to the One in Whose hand they are.
We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound from worries and to relieve us of distress and anxiety, for He is the All-Hearing, Ever-Responsive, and He is the Ever-Living, Eternal.
And Allah knows best. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad SAW and his family and companions.
source :islamqa..com
Life Support
Life Support
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Not too late
Not too late.
You’re never too late to learn anything. Live while learning and learn while living. People who doesn’t want to learn are people who will depend on other people, and they’re the ones who will piss people off for their lack of curiosity in life. Curiosity, I should say is a gift.(If you do not agree with me, you may leave this page now) Not everyone are born with it. Are you constantly asking why and how to things that you dont understand? Or you just agreed on whatever other people say cos you’re too lazy to move the nerves on your brain and question them? For me, I think curiosity is an important tool for independence. Curiosity is a thing that wont age, nor slip away. So start questioning, do you have your curiosity? If you do not have it, then make yourself have at least the artificial bit of curiosity. A curious kid ace much better than a quiet kid…meaning to say, curious people are usually successful (well, curious on the right kind of things!) Come to think about it, Curious is a nice, and sleek name. I may be wrong about the curious bit, but I dare not say Einstein’s wrong. Successful and Curious. They should rhyme.
Other side of the world.
Other side of the world.
You think you’re not pretty. There’s always someone uglier.
You want more money. People are in poverty.
You want a boyfriend. Someone doesnt even have parents.
You’re hungry. A child is starving.
You want to go to the mall. Someone is looking for anything they can wear just to stay warm.
You’re chilly. Others are frozen.
You just want to die. Most people want to live.
You want new things. Your olds can save a person’s life.
So dont waste your time on things that you think you want becase there is always somoene out there who needs it much more than you could possibly ever know. Cherish life, with what you have. Work hard to achieve things, because life isn’t free. Someday, you will have to return it to the Creator.
uplifting quotes
| uplifting quotes.....!!!! |
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.Dream. Discover" -- MARK TWAIN “Life is not measured by the # of breathes we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.." - ANONYMOUS “Each Journey is a work of Art!" - ANONYMOUS “Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin!" - ANONYMOUS “Every judgement blocks the light!" - Mary Anne Williamson “The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring increased happiness to you!" - “Being considerate of others will take you further in life than a college degree." - MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” - PAUL VALERY “The Important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are; For what we could become” - CHARLES DUBOIS “When I give, I give myself” - WALT WHITMAN "To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever." - HENRY DRUMMOND “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page” - "We are all alike, on the inside." - MARK TWAIN "To be good is noble, but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble." - MARK TWAIN “Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else” - J.M. BARRIE, Novelist “There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all” - ANONYMOUS “The best way you can cheer yourself up is to cheer someone else up” - MARK TWAIN “How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.” - NORMAN VINCENT PEALE "Love is the beauty of the soul." - “Traveling is one way of lengthening life, at least in appearance” - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN “The journey is the reward” - TAO SAYING “If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all of your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fear” - CESARE PAVESE “The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun!” -- SHANIA TWAIN “The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going. ” -- UNKNOWN “A limit on what you will do puts a limit on what you can do.” -- DEXTER YAGER “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” -- MAE WEST “Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.” -- UNKNOWN "Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it." -- WAYNE DYER "Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized." -- LEO BUSCAGLIA "To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle." -- WALT WHITMAN "Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination." -- VOLTAIRE "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." -- HENRY DAVID THOREAU "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention." -- JIM ROHN "Chance does nothing that has not been prepared beforehand." -- ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." -- MARK TWAIN "Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love." -- LEO BUSCAGLIA "Our aspirations are our possibilities." -- ROBERT BROWNING "Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want." -- JIM ROHN "Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." -- EARL OF "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world" -- UNKNOWN "To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift." -- "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read." -- MARK TWAIN "A good laugh is sunshine in a house." -- WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY "Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true." -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Everybody likes a compliment" -- ABRAHAM LINCOLN "The very best proof that something can be done is that someone has already done it" -- BERTRAND RUSSELL "If you can't forgive, don't ask to be forgiven" -- NAPOLEON HILL "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" -- LAO TZU "A smile is a passport that will take you anywhere you want to go." -- UNKNOWN "It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye." -- ANTONIE DE SAINTE EXUPERY "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." -- MARCEL PROUST "Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out" -- JOHN WOODEN "There are no language barriers when you are smiling." -- ALLEN KLEIN "One day is worth a thousand tomorrows." -- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." -- GOETHE " -- JEAN PAUL F. RICHTER "The beginning is always today." -- MARY WOLLSTONECROFT "It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you don't stop!" -- CONFUCIUS "At the Touch of Love, Everyone becomes a poet" -- PLATO "I amuse myself by studying people as I travel...it is fun to study the world while passing through it." -- CASANOVA "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." - RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly" -- G.K. CHESTERTON "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." - WALT DISNEY "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - CHINESE SAYING "Life I Love You, All is Groovy" -- SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1968 "All of our dreams can come true." -- WALT DISNEY "No-one knows what he can do until he tries." -- PUBLILIUS SYRUS "All that I can, I will." -- FRENCH SAYING "Your Love is better than chocolate." -- SARA MCLAUGHLIN "Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people." -- MOTHER TERESA "Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right." -- HENRY FORD "If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have." -- SIR JAMES M. BARRIE "The true profession of man is finding his way to himself." -- HERMAN "You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action." -- ANTHONY ROBBINS "Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy." -- JIM ROHN "You can't control the contour of your face, but you can control its expression." -- UNKNOWN "I am not afraid of storms, I am learning to sail my own ship." -- LOUISE MAY ALCOTT "Your self-image controls your performance; see yourself as confident and in complete control." -- BRIAN TRACY “Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The "sure thing" boat never gets far from shore.” -- DALE CARNEGIE "One who cares is one who listens." -- J. RICHARD CLARKE "Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same." -- FLAVIA WEEDN "A smile is your greatest social asset." -- ZIG ZIGLAR "Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” -- CARL GUSTAV JUNG "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." -- ROBERT FROST "The most important trip you may ever take in life is meeting people halfway..." -- HENRY BOYE "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going... " -- BEVERLY SILLS "There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers--after the sale." -- HARVEY MACKAY "A man can do only what a man can do. But if he does it everyday he can sleep at night and do it again the next day" -- ALBERT SCHWEITZER "Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you also have an obligation to be one." -- ELEANOR ROOSEVELT "Attitude is Everything!" Silver linings aren't just discovered, they're created! -- PRESENTED BY NOLAN BURRIS “You’ve got to have a dream. If you don’t have a dream. How you gonna make a dream come true?” ~ BLOODY MARY SINGING "HAPPY TALK" IN THE MOVIE 'SOUTH PACIFIC' ~ "If you judge people, you have no time to love them" -- MOTHER TERESA "Always do what you are afraid to do." -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be." -- GRANDMA MOSES "Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now & do it." -- WILLIAM DURANT “Unforgiveness is like drinking the poison and waiting for the other person to die!” "The first love, the first sunrise, the first - ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON "One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." - HENRY MILLER "Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen." - BENJAMIN DISRAELI "For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move." - ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON "Life is too short to fly coach!" - DALE IRVIN "..focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it." - GREG ANDERSON "We can do anything we want if we stick to it long enough." - HELEN KELLER "Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy." - JENNIE JEROME CHURCHILL "The time is always right to do what is right." - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. "The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard.. But must be felt with the heart." - HELEN KELLER "Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind." - HENRY JAMES "If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up." - NORMAN VINCENT PEALE What’s the best thing that happened to you today?” - AMANDA GORE "I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business." - MICHAEL J. FOX "This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it." - RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Over All the Sky - The Sky! Far, Far out of Reach. Studded with the Eternal Stars." - WALT WHITMAN "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." - RALPH WALDO EMERSON "You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time." - CHARLES F. "We are often so caught up in our destination That we forget to appreciate the journey, Especially the goodness of the people we meet along the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it." - AUTHOR UNKNOWN "There is pleasure in the pathless woods There is a rapture on the lonely shore There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar I love not man the less, but nature more" -- LORD BYRON "Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world." -- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW "The best way to predict the future is to create it!" -- JASON KAUFMANN "Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake." -- MARIE BEYON RAY "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and follow where they lead." -- LOUISA MAY ALCOTT "Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens; not by what life brings us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst a spark that creates extraordinary results." -- UNKNOWN "Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face." -- UNKNOWN "Your love is better than ice cream" -- SARAH MCLACHLAN "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." -- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW "Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." -- GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON "Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere." -- CARL SAGAN "If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." -- MARY ENGELBREIT "For everything you have missed, you have gained something else." -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." -- ANONYMOUS "Not all those who wander are lost" -- J.R.R. Tolkein "If you can dream it, you can do it." -- WALT DISNEY "And if not now, when?" -- TALMUD "Follow your bliss" -- JOSEPH CAMPBELL "The only reward of virtue is virtue." -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Whoever is happy will make others happy too" -- ANNE FRANK "A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before" -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." -- MARK TWAIN "Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection" -- LAWRENCE DURRELL "A good travel agent is worth more than a good lawyer . . . ." "Life is a paradise for those who love many things with a passion" -- LEO BUSCAGLIA "Abundance is about being rich, with or without money." -- SUZE ORMAN "Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful" -- ANNETTE FUNICELLO "Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries." -- CORITA KENT " Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better" -- EMILE COUÉ "If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year . . . Today should always be our most wonderful day." -- THOMAS DREIER "Life is a great and wondrous mystery, and the only thing we know that we have for sure is what is right here and right now. Don't miss it." -- LEO BUSCAGLIA " Giving opens the way to receiving" -- FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN " Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons" -- RUTH ANN SCHABACKER "Write in your heart that every day is the best day of the year" -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON " Be the change that you want to see in the world." ~ MAHATMA GANDHI "The world will not change until we do" ~ JIM WALLIS "When we are no longer able to change a situation... We are challenged to change ourselves" ~ VIKTOR FRANKL "Be here now!" -- RAM DAS "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives" -- ANNIE DILLARD "This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays." -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON "Today is the first day of the rest of your life" -- CHARLES DEDERICH “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow.!” -- JAMES A .MICHENER “Hitch your wagon to a star” -- RALPH WALDO EMERSON |
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