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Welcome
to the SELF DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL Number 25 I hope you will receive a fortnightly dose of motivation,
inspiration, laughter and thought-provoking quotes. If you find yourself
bogged down in our competitive, stressful work world, take a few minutes to
read and then think about the positive messages you will receive. 1. Inspirational Quotes 2. Positive Thinking may Lengthen Life 3. Wild Trivia 4. Metaphor 5. Twelve Steps to Increase Your Self-Esteem 6. Jokes 7. Motivational wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 1. Inspirational Quotes Love begins with a smile,
Grows with a kiss. And ends with a tear. The
brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on
well in life until you let go of your past, failures and heartaches. Dream
what you want to dream , Go where you want to go , Be what you want
to be, Because you have only one chance to do all the things you want
to do . "Traditions
are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even
describe and aren't even aware
of." - Ellen Goodman "There
is a huge difference between active relaxation and passive relaxation. Active relaxation refreshes and restores
the mind. It keeps it flexible and
toned for thinking. Great thinkers have known this secret for a long time.
Winston Churchill used to paint to relax.
Albert Einstein played the violin.
They could relax one part of the brain while stimulating another. When they returned to workaday pursuits
they were fresher and sharper than ever." - Steve Chandler, Author I
look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done, and I am satisfied
with it. - Grandma Moses I
really don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive,
you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot,
you've got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of
death. And therefore, as I see it, if you're quiet, you're not living. You've
got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colourful and
lively. - Mel Brooks jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj Want to
live longer? Then think positive, researchers advise. A study of 660
volunteers ages 50 and older shows negative stereotypes about aging may have
an adverse effect on longevity. Even if you are not aware of them, subtle
associations of the elderly with illness or frailty may be shortening your
life by affecting your will to live, the study suggests. In fact, the
scientists assert, positive self-perceptions of aging may influence lifespan
more than not smoking or exercising, said lead researcher Becca Levy of Yale
University's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. The study found
that older people with more positive self-perceptions of aging, measured up
to 23 years earlier, lived 7.5 years longer than those with less positive
ones. "The effect of more positive self-perceptions of aging on survival
is greater than the physiological measures of low systolic blood pressure and
cholesterol, each of which is associated with a longer lifespan of four years
or less," the authors wrote in the Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology. "It is also greater than the independent contributions of
lower body mass index, no history of smoking and a tendency to exercise; each
of these factors has been found to contribute between one and three years of
added life." vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R
L I F E Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Memorize your favourite poem. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you
want. When you say, "I love you," mean it. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married. Believe in love at first sight. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much. Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the
only way to live life completely. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were
born into. Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?" Take into account that great love and great achievements involve
great risk. Call your mother. Say, "Bless you" when you hear someone sneeze. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: Respect for self, Respect for others, and
Responsibility for all your actions. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice. Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her
conversational skills will be even more important. Spend some time alone. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Read more books. Television is no substitute. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think
back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. Trust in God but lock your car. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your
life. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current
situation. Don't bring up the past. Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they
are saying it. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. Be gentle with the earth. Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it. Never interrupt when you are being flattered. Mind your own business. Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while
you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful
stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love
for each other exceeds your need for each other. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get
it. Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. Interesting Things That Have Been Taxed Bachelors (England in 1695 A.D. and
Missouri in 1820 A.D.) Beards (Russia, 1702 A.D.) Cooking Oil (Ancient Egypt, approximately
2000 B.C.) Souls (Russia, approximately 1682 A.D.
This is why Russia fell-they claimed they had no souls.) Urine (Rome, 1 A.D.)
B
besides taxing beards and souls, Peter the Great of Russia also taxed: hats,
boots, beehives, basements, chimneys, food, clothing, birth, marriage, and
burial.
History In the heyday of
sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those
cannon fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply
near the cannon. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage
method devised was a square based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on
four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of thirty
cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There
was only one problem-how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling
out from under the others. The solution was a metal plate called a
"Monkey" with sixteen round indentations. But, if this plate
was made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to
make "Brass Monkeys." Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts
much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the
temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that
the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite
literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!"
(and, all this time you thought that was a dirty statement, didn't you?). 9999999999999999999999999 4. Metaphor Finer Than Wealth I love the story about an
angel who suddenly appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean of the
college that, in return for his unselfish and exemplary behaviour, he will be
given his choice of infinite wealth, wisdom or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean
selects infinite wisdom. "Done!" says the angel, and disappears in
a cloud of smoke and a bolt of lightning. Now, all heads turn toward the
dean, who sits surrounded by a faint halo of light. At length, one of his
colleagues whispers, "Say something." The dean looks at them and says, "I should have taken the
money." Though wealth is highly regarded in our world, I rather suspect
this fictitious academic made the better choice. Wisdom, like many other
virtues, is usually more difficult to obtain and can be far more satisfying. I've heard it said that when our hearts are empty, we collect
"things." On the other hand, when our hearts are full, we tend to
lose interest in most of the "stuff" of life. The "things of
the heart" become all important. Things like love and joy and peace. Or
wisdom. Or hope. Or faith. And the wonderful truth is that these gifts are given freely to
any who will take them! None of us has to live without love. There really is
joy to be found in this life. And we can know peace - now. Fra Giovanni gave us these immortal words in 1513: "No heaven can come to
us unless our hearts find rest in today. Take heaven! No peace lies in the
future that is not hidden in his present moment. Take peace! The gloom of
this world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within reach, is joy. There is a radiance and
glory in the darkness, could we but see, and to see we have only to look. I
beseech you to look. Life is so generous a giver...." You have already been
offered things even finer than infinite wealth. Will you grasp them and make
them yours - today? Written by Steve Goodier ddddddddddddddddddddddddd The article was intended for the Newsletter to be shared by the
like minded - Aslam Sheikh He was thinking now about how close death was getting, when all
of a sudden he felt the rope tied to his waist pull him very hard. His body was hanging in the air.. Only the rope was holding him,
and in that moment of stillness he had no other choice but to scream: HELP ME
GOD!! All of a sudden, a deep voice coming from the sky answered: What do you want me to do? - Save me God!! Do you really think I can save you? - Of course I believe You
can THEN CUT THE ROPE TIED TO YOUR WAIST…. There was a moment of silence; and the man decided to hold on to
the rope with all his strength. The rescue team tells, that the next day a climber was found
dead and frozen… his body hanging from a rope. His hands holding tight to it…
ONLY 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE GROUND… ......And you? How attached are you to your rope?
5. Twelve
Steps to Increase Your Self-Esteem ~ by Nisandeh Neta It all begins
one day, with your birth into the world. Showered with love and affection,
you are adored, appreciated and enjoyed...A low self-esteem simply does not
exist. Everything around you, indeed the whole universe, is simply an
extension of yourself. Although you were cranky when you were hungry, tired
or wet, you made no negative judgments about yourself the way adolescents and
adults do. You never cried about self-doubt, self-hate, or wanting to be
popular. As an infant,
you still hold the idea that you're the centre of the universe. When you
enter the shopping mall - you don't just want a toy - you want the toy store. And then...
20-30-40 years later (after a few 'failures' and many statements such as
"You can't always get what you want..." or "You've been bad
this morning, so you can't have it now..." or "If you'll behave
yourself, tomorrow you can have one...") ... you visit someone for the
first time. They ask you a simple question: "would you like tea or
coffee?" And you answer: "oh, it doesn't matter" or
"what's easier for you" or "no thanks, I've had coffee in the
morning..." What a long way
down the hill, from the once high-point of a healthy self-esteem...As adults,
we can choose the messages we accept or reject. No one can make you feel
inferior without your permission. The building of
a high self-esteem is a continuing process, not something that can be
developed overnight. From my experience of working with thousands of people,
every person has the capacity for a high self-esteem. The only question is,
are you ready to make the commitment necessary to increase your self-esteem? If your answer
is yes, here are 12 steps to get you started: There will
always be some people who have more than you and some who have less. You are
unique and your purpose is to express your uniqueness. Who can do that better
than you? STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 And the most
important of them all, STEP 12
Most
importantly, high self-esteem brings you peace of mind. When you're alone -
you truly appreciate the person you're with - yourself.
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6.
Jokes
All I Really Need To Know I Learned From Noah's Ark 1. Plan ahead. It wasn't
raining when Noah built the ark. 2. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to
do something REALLY big. 3. Don't listen to critics - do what has to be done. 4. Build on high ground. 5. For safety's sake travel in pairs. 6. Two heads are better than one. 7. Speed isn't always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board,
but so were the snails. 8. If you can't fight or flee - float! 9. Take care of your animals as if they were the last ones on
earth. 10. Don't forget that we're all in the same boat. 11. When the doo-doo gets really deep, don't sit there and
complain - shovel!!! 12. Stay below deck during the storm. 13. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic
was built by professionals. 14. If you have to start over, have a friend by your side. 15. Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE are often a bigger
threat than the storm outside. 16. Don't miss the boat. 17. No matter how bleak it looks, there's always a rainbow on
the other side. mmmmmm One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that
was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So
he called on a female angel and sent her to Earth for a time. When she
returned she told God, yes it is bad on Earth, 95% are bad and about 5% are
good. Well, he thought for a
moment and said maybe I had better send down a male angel to get both points
of view. So God called a male angel and sent him to Earth for a time. When
the male angel returned he went to God and told him yes the Earth is in
decline, 95% are bad and 5% are good.
God said this is not good. He decided to E-mail the 5% that were good
and encourage them, a little something to keep them going. Do you know what
that e-mail said? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? Oh You didn't get one either? mmmmmm A man has his first appointment with a
psychiatrist and when asked why he's there, the fellow responds,
"Doctor, I always feel excluded. I'm tired of being on the outside
looking in." "Well..." responded the doctor,
"sounds like we have to try to improve your self-image. Let's get a few
basic facts first. What do you do for a living?" "I'm a window
washer." mmmmmm A defendant was on
trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was
no corpse. In the defence's closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his
client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for
you all," the lawyer said as he looked at his watch. "Within one
minute, the person presumed dead in this case will walk into this
courtroom." He looked toward the
courtroom door. The jurors, somewhat stunned, all looked on eagerly. A minute
passed. Nothing happened. Finally the lawyer said, "Actually, I made up the previous
statement. But you all looked on with
anticipation. I therefore put to you that you have a reasonable doubt in this
case as to whether anyone was killed and insist that you return a verdict of
not guilty." The jury, clearly confused, retired to deliberate. A few minutes
later, the jury returned and pronounced a verdict of guilty. "But how?" inquired the lawyer. "You must have
had some doubt; I saw all of you stare at the door." The jury foreman replied: "Oh, we did look, but your client
didn't." OOOOOOOOOOO A judge was interviewing a lady regarding her pending divorce,
and he asked her, "What are the grounds for your divorce?" She replied, "About four acres and a nice little home in
the middle of the property with a stream running by." "No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of
this case?" "Why, it is made of concrete, of course," she
responded. "I mean," he continued, "what are your relations
like?" "I have an aunt and uncle living here in town, as well as
my husband's parents." He said, "Do you have a real grudge?" "No," she replied, "we have a two-car carport and
have never really needed one." "Please," he tried again, "is there any
infidelity in your marriage?" "Yes, both my son and daughter have stereo sets. We don't
necessarily like the music, but the answer to your question is 'yes'." "Ma'am, does your husband ever beat you up?" "Yes," she responded, "about twice a week he gets
up earlier than I do." Finally, frustrated and at the end of his rope, the judge asked,
"Lady, why do you want a divorce?" "Oh, I don't want a divorce," she replied. "I've
never wanted a divorce. It's my husband that does. He says he can't
communicate with me." uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu 7. Motivational Write Your Accomplishments Several years ago I began a practice of writing my
accomplishments at the end of the year. Actually, you can do this at any
time, like right now, if you've never done it. I borrowed the idea from the
corporate world. In most companies, managers are required to submit a list of
their accomplishments and objectives annually. This information is used as the basis for performance
reviews, raises and promotions. I thought, "hey, if it works for them,
maybe it will help me." The sense of personal satisfaction and
encouragement I received after doing this once was so great that it has
become a regular practice. We take so much of what we do for granted, or just shrug it
off, saying "it's no big deal." We point to the successes,
contributions and accomplishments of others while overlooking all that we
ourselves have done. Only after taking the time to list our own
accomplishments and activities do we see that, we too are making a difference. We realize how much we have actually done in our lives and this
serves to encourage and motivate us to even greater heights. In your journal,
make a list of what you have done in the past year. Include everything you
can think of. Where have you vacationed? What plays, movies or concerts have
you seen? What books have you read? What have you done for and with your
family? What have you accomplished in your business? What about personal goals, what have you done for yourself? What about your health, have you lost weight, began exercising, or
played a sport? Did you start a business, write a book or give a speech?
Write everything you can think of. The more, the better. Seeing all you have
done will raise your self-esteem and increase the likelihood that you will
accomplish even more next year. You have probably done much more than you
realize, and writing it down will enable you to see just how much you have
accomplished. (Tip: This is a great exercise to complete just prior to goal
setting since it helps us see where we are and where we want to go.) Jim Donovan is the author of the International bestsellers, Handbook To A Happier Life and This Is Your Life, Not A Dress Rehearsal. For information on our great
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