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. As Our Dogs Think We Are ~ By Joseph J. Mazzella
3. Find of the week
4. Wild Trivia
5. Metaphor
6. Ken
Warren-
7.
8 Martin Hunter-
9. Motivational
10. On a personal note
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1. Inspirational Quotes
Excellence
is the result of caring more than others think wise,
risking more than other's think safe, dreaming more than others think
practical, and expecting more than others think possible." ~ Anonymous
Knowledge ~ What the brain doesn't know eyes
cannot see.
Affirmation
for Today
Today I
will live through the next 24 hours and not try to tackle all of life's
problems at once.
Today I
will improve myself, body, mind and spirit.
Today I
will refuse to spend time worrying about what might happen if...
Today I
will not imagine what I would do if things were different. They are not
different. I will do my best with what material I have.
Today I
will find the grace to let go of resentments of others and self-condemnation
over past mistakes.
Today I
will not try to change, or improve, anybody but me.
Today I
will act toward others as though this will be my last day on earth.
Today I
will be unafraid. I will enjoy what is beautiful, and I will believe that as I
give to the world, the world will give to me.
Whether
these are the best of times or the worst of times, these are the only times
we've got. Live each day fully and you will look back on a life that made a
difference.
~ Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between
an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if
you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire ~ then you've got a problem.
Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A
lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the
same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference. ~ Robert Fulghum
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2. As Our Dogs Think We Are ~ By Joseph J. Mazzella
I read a saying recently that
really seemed to be true for me. It went: “Someday I hope to be as good a
person as my dog thinks I am.” When after reading it I looked down at
those wonderful, furry, four-legged angels curled up at my feet and saw the
love in their eyes when they looked at me I knew that I wanted to be the
loving, kind, and joyous person that they saw.
My dogs always seem to bring
out the best in me. Their unconditional love always warms my heart and
brings the goodness out of my soul. They never seem to mind when I am
walking them if I stop to watch the sunrise, gaze at the evening stars, or look
at the beautiful autumn leaves. They are always eager to join in with me when I
sing or jump around with me when I dance.
They will play fetch or
tug-of-war with boundless energy and enthusiasm and they never seem to mind
when my arm gets too tired to go on. They are always there to lick my
hand and put their head on my knee when I am feeling down and they are always
there to jump on my lap and lick my face when I am full of happiness.
They are there to greet me in joy and love every time I come home and will
forgive me any wrong for a pat on the head and a gentle tone of voice.
They listen to me, love me, and think I already am the person I strive to be.
I think there is a reason the
word “dog” is God spelled backwards. God loves us unconditionally just as
our dogs do. God offers us His love freely just like our furry angels do.
God sees the best in us just as our puppies do. Maybe God created dogs so
that we could see through their eyes the person we were meant to be. All
I know is that I may never be as loving, giving, joyous, kind, and good as my
dogs think I am, but I will always try moment by moment to live up to their
vision of me. May we all one day be as good as our dogs
think we are.
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3.
Find of the week
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The
Gift-wrapper: The magic, the true magic is invisible to the eyes of most
people.
In
fact, it can be seen ONLY with the heart and not by the eyes.
King
Arthur's invincible sword and Aladin's lamp were, for
most people, ordinary, common things but Arthur and Aladin
discovered the extra-ordinary through the ordinary. They knew how to see with
their heart. Because of their faith they transformed the sword and the lamp
into the opportunity to express their force and the creativity within.
While
others were incapable of creating magic, they knew how to take the risk in
believing in their ability to create magic in their lives.
Today
the game starts, and I invite you to create your own magic.
With
this game you can discover new things in yourself and to view your life
AND THE WORLD in a different way.
YOUR
FIRST GIFT:
Look
for 10 magic moments just outside your house. You don't have to do anything
different from what you usually do. The difference would be in the WAY you live
them. You are going to look for things which
you probably haven't noticed before. When you leave
your house, I urge you to imagine that you are a painter or a sculptor or a
very sensitive famous composer.
You
will learn to find things beyond the ordinary in what APPEAR to be ordinary
moments, but which can make life extra-ordinary. You are going to look for
day-to-day scenes to paint or put into an art form to leave for future
generations the emotions you felt. You are going to look for moments of
affection, of virtue, of passion, of fellowship, etc...
For
example, you observe a mother or a father who adjusts the clothing of his or
her child so that he does not get cold. You consciously take note of the act tenderness
it represents and the expression of love shown by the parent to the child. Or the child playing with his dog. Or a couple who kiss in
public surrounded by other people as if they were the only people in the world.
They are there for each other. While listening to the music in their car
someone taps his feet, expressing his joy. Fiends who burst
into laughter at the same time.
The man who does his work with concentration and with the secret joy of
having done it well. The colour of the
sky, the reflections, the tree that has grown between 2 blocks of concrete; the
smile from a stranger.
One
who knows how to discover the moments of magic will never find the street
inhospitable.
TO
SHARE
Having
found 10 or more magical moments, answer the questions below one by one and
share the answers with the members of your team :
What
were the magical moments you discovered?
What
have you learnt about how you normally view life?
Can
you create magic in other areas of your life?
Note:
Read these instructions to your children, Lyndall, so that they can help you to
find - and to create - many moments of magic.
Lyndall,
this first gift will help you to become conscious, to train your mind and
emotions to look for and to benefit from all the marvellous opportunities which
are presented to you everyday.
This
looks simple but it will teach you to better appreciate every magical moment
appearing before you - even if you have problems, difficulties, or if you are
living in difficult circumstances.
Spend
a happy week. Kind regards
Xtian
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4. Wild Trivia
Bee
stings? ~ A slice
of onion on the sting for a few minutes will have a soothing effect.
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Computer
Maintenance
Do you change the oil and spark plugs
in your car? Does your computer seem to run slower than when you bought it?
Lock up often? Do you perform maintenance on your PC? If not, just like with
your car, your computer will get slower, less responsive, not start or run
right, and cause a lot of problems.
Think of your computer as a toy chest. You play with something and when you are
done with it you toss it back in the box. Every time you do this, your
"toys" get more mixed up. Eventually, if Mom and Dad don't re-sort
your toys, games, and puzzles, you can't find all the parts of anything to
play.
Visualize your RAM (Random Access Memory) as a hand reaching into your hard drive
to pull out a program to run. If that "hand" has to look all over
your hard drive for the parts to the program, it can use up all its energy just
opening the program, let alone running it.
Run Maintenance on your PC (scandisk, defragment,
& get rid of Temp files). Get the speed back! _______________________________________________
The Difference Between Focusing on Problems, and Focusing on
Solutions:
When
The Russians................ used a pencil.
No cheating. Take this cake
personality test. Pick your cake, then look to see
what kind of person you are. If you were buying a cake and you had your choice
of the following which would you choose?
1. Fairy cakes
2. Brownies
3. Lemon Meringue
4. Vanilla with Chocolate Icing
5. Strawberry Cheese Cake
6. Chocolate on Chocolate
7. Ice Cream
8. Carrot Cake
9. All of the above
OK - Now that you've made your
choice, this is what research says about you! NO.... you can't change your mind
once you scroll down!
1. Fairy cakes ... Sweet,
loving, cuddly. You love all warm and fuzzy things. A little
nutty on occasion. Sometimes you need an ice cream at the end of the
day. Others perceive you as being child-like and immature at times.
2. Brownies... You are
adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of underdogs and a slayer of
dragons. When tempers flare up, you're quick to defend. A strong personality.
You have a unique sense of humour and direction. You tend to be very loyal.
3. Lemon Meringue... Smooth,
sexy, & good with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and
a good teacher. But don't try to do more than one thing at a time! A bit of a
diva at times, but you have a close circle of good friends.
4. Vanilla with Chocolate
Icing ... Fun-loving, sassy, humorous. Not very grounded in
life, very indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around
you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be cautious in annoying you, however, you are a friend for life.
5. Strawberry Cheese Cake...
Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people and can be counted on in a
crisis. You tend to melt. You can be overly-emotional and annoying at times.
6. Chocolate on Chocolate ...
Sexy, always ready to give and receive. Very creative,
adventurous, ambitious and passionate. You have a cold exterior but are
warm on the inside. Not afraid to take chances. Will not
settle for anything average in life.
7. Ice Cream... You like
sports, but you prefer to watch rather than participate. You don't like to give
up the remote control. You're straight to the point and no-nonsense and attract
like-minded people. You tend to be self-centred and high maintenance.
8. Carrot Cake... You are a
very open, loving person, who likes to laugh.
People enjoy your company because you make things fun without trying.
You are very warm-hearted and a good listener, yet distinctly quirky at
time. You have many loyal friends.
9. All of the above... You're
just a greedy git.
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Thanks Lyn
Macintosh ~ this is weird, only tried it a couple of
times - and it guessed mine.
http://www.guessyournumber.com/
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Feel
Good Right Now
Pick
one thing you have been putting off such as scheduling an appointment, running
an errand, or returning a phone call, and do it immediately.
Taking care of one nagging
responsibility can be revitalizing and can improve your overall attitude.
Facts about Leptospirosis Disease
thanks Lyn
Macintosh
Leptospirosis is a rare, severe, and contagious
bacterial infection caused by several species of the
genus Leptospira, a spiral-shaped microorganism.
A woman went boating one Sunday, taking with her some cans of coke which
she put in the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was
taken into ICU and on Wednesday she died.
The autopsy revealed a certain Leptospirosis
caused by the can of coke from which she had drunk straight out
of, not using a glass.
A test showed that the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the
disease Leptospirosis. Rat urine contains toxic and deadly substances.
It is highly recommended to wash thoroughly the upper part of soda cans
before drinking out of them as they have been stocked in warehouses and
transported straight to the shops without being cleaned.
A study in
Please pass this on.
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5. Metaphor
Today
we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of Common Sense, who has been with us for many
years.
No
one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in
bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such value
lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the
worm and that life isn't always fair.
Common
Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you
earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge).
His
health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing
regulations were set in place.
Reports
of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for
using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly
student, only worsened his condition.
It
declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to
administer aspirin to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an
abortion.
Finally,
Common sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and
criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common
Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming
cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was awarded a huge
settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust,
his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He
is survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner.
Not
many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still
know him pass this on; if not, join the majority and do nothing.
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6. Ken
Warren-
We tend to get back
what we give out
A friend of mine, who lives
in
However, my
friend tries to not be that way. She gives other drivers the opportunity to
come in front of her and endeavours to be courteous in her driving habits. What
she has found, is that she gets consideration back. Obviously not from the same
people to whom she gave courtesy, but she gets it back ... eventually!
I call this
principle the Law of Reverse. We tend to get back what we give out. Eastern
traditions call it Karma. Christian traditions refer to it as people reaping
what they sow. I am not saying that when bad things occur, there is always
something we have done to deserve this. Sometimes, bad things happen for no
apparent reason at all. That life just is the way that it is. However, I believe there is a general principle
that we do tend to reap what we sow in life.
An unknown Author, in the following prose, encourages us to consider what
we are currently planting.
If you plant dishonesty, you will reap
distrust.
If you plant selfishness, you will reap
loneliness
If you plant pride, you will reap
destruction
If you plant envy, you will reap trouble
If you plant laziness, you will reap
stagnation.
If you plant bitterness, you will reap
isolation
If you plant greed, you will reap loss
If you plant gossip, you will reap
enemies
If you plant worries, you will reap
wrinkles
If you plant sin, you will reap guilt
But
If
you plant honesty, you will reap trust
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
If you plant
humility, you will reap greatness
If you plant
perseverance, you will reap victory
If you plant
consideration, you will reap harmony
If you plant hard
work, you will reap success
If you plant
forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
If you plant
openness, you will reap intimacy
If you plant
patience, you will reap improvements
If you plant faith,
you will reap miracles
and activities for developing a
healthy school culture that addresses bullying. Though targeted at teachers and
other school staff, this training is also relevant to parents and others with
an interest in this area.
Ken Warren, BA, M Soc Sc, CPC, MACA (clinical), is an
experienced Counsellor, Trainer and Author in private practice. He draws on 20
years experience in counselling individuals and families, as well as in
managing counselling, community education and family mediation programs. Ken is
also a newspaper columnist and writes on family and relationship issues. He
publishes a free weekly email newsletter for helping professionals and the
general public.
Ken’s workshops are interactive, enjoyable and practical.
They will: get your attention, stimulate your thinking, and benefit you
personally as well as professionally. Ken aims for a positive and varied
learning experience through the use of colourful presentations, fun activities,
interesting groupwork, demonstrations, video
presentations, and comprehensive notes. Relevant books & resources are
available for sale at each workshop or through his website at www.counsel.com.au
Contact details
Ken Warren and Associates
Cotton Tree Qld
Level One
7 The Esplanade
Corner of
Cotton Tree
Telephone: (07) 5443 7626
Facsimile: (07) 5443 7447
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7.
Telemarketers
I
suppose some degree of commerce would grind to a halt if telephone solicitors
weren't able to call people at home during the dinner hour. But that doesn't
make it any more pleasant.
Now
Steve Rubenstein, a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, has proposed
"Three Little Words" based on his brief experience in a telemarketing
operation - that would stop the nuisance for all time.
The
three little words are "Hold on, please." Saying this while putting
down your phone and walking off instead of hanging up immediately - would make
each telemarketing call so time-consuming that boiler rooms would grind to a
halt.
When
you eventually hear the phone company's beep-beep-beep tone, you know it's time
to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.
This
might be one of those articles you'll want to email to your friends. Three
little words that might reduce telephone soliciting.
thanks Sinan Koray
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Thanks
Connie Busic
The easiest way to find
something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
There are two kinds of
pedestrians - the quick and the dead.
Life is sexually
transmitted.
If quitters never win,
and winners never quit, then who is the fool who said, "Quit while you're
ahead?"
Give a person a fish
and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they
won't bother you for weeks.
In the 60's, people
took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take
Prozac to make it normal.
Politics is supposed to
be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very
close resemblance to the first.
How it is one careless
match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
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QUESTION
One way to tell an insect from a spider is to
count its legs. All insects have six legs, and all spiders have eight legs. So
if some insects and spiders went to a dance, and there were 48 dancing legs,
how many insects and how many spiders were at the dance?
ANSWER
Four insects (24 legs) and three
spiders (24 legs). No other combination will work.
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7
reasons not to mess with a child
A
little girl: was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher: said it was
physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was
a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl: stated that
The
little girl: said, "When I get to heaven I will ask
The
teacher: asked, “What if
The
little girl: replied, "Then you ask him".
A
Kindergarten teacher: was observing her classroom of children while they were
drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she
got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing
was.
The
girl: replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher: paused and said,
"But no one knows what God looks like."
Without
missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl: replied, "They
will in a minute."
A
Sunday school teacher: was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and
six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honour" thy
Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us
how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without
missing a beat one little boy: (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou
shall not kill."
One
day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the
kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white
hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother
and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mum?" Her
mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me
cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The
little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said,
"Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
The
children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them
each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be
to look at it when you are all grown up and say,’ There’s Jennifer, she's a lawyer,'
or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.' A
small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher,
she’s dead.”
A
teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the
matter clearer, she said, “Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you
know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.."
"Yes,"
the class said.
"Then
why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position
the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A
little fellow shouted,
"Cause
your feet ain't empty."
The
children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for
lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note,
and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is watching."
Moving
further along the lunch line, at the other end
of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A
child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.
Think we might have had some of these before but they are still worth a
giggle.
He who jumps
off a Parisian bridge is in
A
backward poet writes inverse.
A man’s
home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
Shotgun
wedding: A case of wife or death.
Hangover:
the wrath of grapes.
Does
the name Pavlov ring a bell?
When two
egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
A
bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.
What's
the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway.)
Time
flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
In
democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.
She
was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off.
A
chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
If
you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
With
her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
When
a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
The
man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
You
feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
Local
Area Network in
He
often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.
Every calendar’s
days are numbered.
A
lot of money is tainted? Taint yours, taint mine.
A
boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
He
had a photographic memory that was never developed.
A
plateau is a high form of flattery.