ATTITUDE

The longer I live, the more I
realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, gifted ability, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace from that day. We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing that we can do is play on the one string that we have and this string is, Attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. And so it is with you....We are in charge of our Attitudes.
-- Charles Swindoll

THE WAITING GAME

Sometimes the hardest part of an undertaking is not the planning, nor the work you perform.
The hardest part of an undertaking is when you've already done everything you ought to do -
you've ploughed the fields,
you've planted the seeds,
you've watered them,
and now all you have to do is to wait for your crops to grow.
Seems easy?
Nah!
It's the hardest part ever.
Many of us would feel uneasy doing so, WAITING!
We fear that it might rain so much and our crops would be flooded,
We fear that someone else may steal them and reap what they've not planted.
We fear so many things that we fail to use the time given us into something more beneficial.
Why the wait at all?
We were given time to wait so that we can rest,
and so that we can enjoy the vision of a bountiful harvest
and feel the excitement of reaping the fruits of our labour.
We wait not to be miserable.
We wait to be healed,
To be refilled of our energies spent in working,,
To be whole again so that when the right time comes,
we can be ready to receive the blessings that were meant to be ours.

ME, MYSELF & I

We cannot love others
in the actual sense of the word,
if we don't know how to love ourselves.
If we truly wish to love,
to give generously & sincerely,
we must ensure that we are holding out
our overflowing cups, not our half-empty ones
waiting to be filled.

ME
We have daily upon ourselves,
the responsibility of making
at least one person happy,
even if it means being that person ourselves.
It may have been such a long time
since you've thought about yourself.
You've thought of so many things about others,
but have forgotten the things that brings about your happiness.

Discover them again!
List them down & read them over
until you can remember by heart.

MYSELF
Being kind to ourselves and doing the things
we enjoy helps us discover the person we truly are,
the person we may never have known until now.
It is important to know who you really are
- in your eyes
- in your heart
Know thyself, especially your strengths & weakness,
Know that which has made you the unique
& wonderful person that you are.
You're not the good-for-nothing person you thought you were.
In fact, you're that bad at all.
You know what is right, but,
you've probably been afraid of yourself
You've been afraid of looking at that mirror
, just because you're afraid of seeing the monster
that you do not wish to be.
My friend, would you kindly do something for yourself?
Take a good look at that mirror today
see the beautiful one you've ignored for so long.

I
Once you've discovered who you really are,
you can start the exciting journey of growth
towards your infinite potentials.
Don't be contented with knowing who you merely are,
but strive to be the person you could still become.
Dream
Seize your dreams
Then dream again
Only in flowing can the river remain to be a river
Only in growing can life prevail over death
Why should I be afriad to fly?
and why should I be afraid to try?
I may fall once
I may fall twice
I may fall so many times
But I will not fall always
Spread your wings now
Get ready!
Let go of your fears as you leave the ground.
Be prepared now
Steady!
You're getting better
You're flying faster
You're souring higher up the sky!
List down the things you've always wanted to do
List down the things you've always wanted to learn
List down the places you've always wanted to go to
List down your dreams, however big or small
List down the kind of person you've always wanted to be.
Go ahead!
- Enroll in that photography class
you're never too old to learn new things
- Make that hairdo change
- Surprise everyone (including yourself), with that cool change
- Climb that mountain
Experience the physical and mental struggles along the way
& bask in the glory of reaching the top after all you've been through.
Finally my friend,
Feel that you are loved,
not only by others,
but first and foremost, by yourself.
Start this moment!
And promise yourself that you'll be your own best friend.