“Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do and there can be no courage unless you’re scared”
Eddie Rickenbacker
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February 2, 2011
What is courage?
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January 22, 2011
If Life Throws You A Lemon…
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Each one of us will experience disappointments and failures at some point in our lives. Most of the time, it will be unexpected.
When we face a challenge, we should try to focus on the future instead of the past. Instead of worrying about who did what and who is to blame, we should focus on where we want to be and what we want in life. It’s a much better use of our time.
It is important to know exactly what we want and we must act on what we want. Action is what will transform our circumstances toward a more desirable future.
Let’s use our past experiences to guide us; while being appreciative of our present conditions, let’s dream of an outstanding future for ourselves, our family and friends and the rest of humanity.
Every day is a new beginning when we focus on what we control.
Every time we face a challenge, it is an opportunity to turn the curse into a blessing.
I always liked the quote : “If life throws you a lemon, make lemonade. “
Personally, I have faced many failures in many areas of my life so many times that it doesn’t even bother me anymore.
The question is not: “Will I fail again”
The real question is more like: ” What lesson will I learn from this failure?”
December 1, 2010
55 years today!
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“Life begins when you do”
Hugh Downs, American Broadcaster
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress later called “the first lady of civil rights”, and “the mother of the freedom movement”.[1]
On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks, age 42, refused to obey bus driver James Blake‘s order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger.
Parks’ act of defiance became an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement and Parks became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. She organized and collaborated with civil rights leaders, including boycott leader Martin Luther King, Jr., helping to launch him to national prominence in the civil rights movement.
When Parks refused to give up her seat, a police officer arrested her. As the officer took her away, she recalled that she asked, “Why do you push us around?” The officer’s response as she remembered it was, “I don’t know, but the law’s the law, and you’re under arrest.” She later said, “I only knew that, as I was being arrested, that it was the very last time that I would ever ride in humiliation of this kind.”[22]
Source, Wikipedia, November 28, 2010
Almost 55 years ago, Rosa Parks decided that enough was enough and her courageous decision changed the course of her life and the course of the lives of many others after that day.
Are you ready to make a Rosa Parks decision?
When you do, you could help trigger a vast process of change.
That was the day when her life began…
When will yours begin?
August 13, 2010
Any idiot can face a crisis!
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“Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.”
Anton Chekhov
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There is a lot of truth in this quote! Sometimes, we are at our personal best when we are in the middle of a crisis. Somehow, we find the energy and the courage to fight when everything seems to be hopeless. On the other hand, the routine of the day to day can sometimes drain more energy from us than a big crisis.
Why would this be? It seems to me that our focus is better and that we are less distracted when times are hard than when times are easy.
What do you think?
July 9, 2010
What Do You Resist To Change?
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Change is constant in the world we live in. We all know that but somehow, many of us seem to forget this at times.
Why? It is not change most people resist, but rather the pain and discomfort during the period of transition. From birth on, we are constantly changing with never ending new experiences. Our bodies change with time, our thoughts and emotions, our relationships, our finances and our health. Every thing within us and around us is changing constantly.
The change is sometimes so slow that we don’t pay attention to it. If you find yourself resisting to change without being aware of it, I recommend that you hide a fresh banana somewhere for 30 days. Take it out of its hiding place after a month and you will witness the transformation in action. The banana experiment is a clear demonstration of the nature of change. Not all changes will be so noticeable, but the principle of change remains the same.
Winston Churchill said something like this many years ago;
“Take change by the hand before change grabs you by the throat”
It means to me; accept and cooperate with the change that is inevitable before it will be imposed on us.
Do you find yourself resisting to change in some areas of your life?
If your answer is yes, is it because of fear, comfort or any other reasons?
April 17, 2010
Serenity
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Through my efforts, I gain the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
To live one day at a time;
Enjoy one moment at a time;
Accept the hardships as natural balance;
Taking this beautiful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting in the balance;
That I may be able to see myself as happy in this life.
(Many authors have worked on this one, I don’t know who to give the credit to)
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This is so much easier said than done, but I’ll keep on trying until…
I could try to comment this text over and over again, but the real challenge is to live by it when we are confronted with daily frustrations.
36525 days to live 