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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending

The story about the tiny frogs….

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs,...

… who arranged a running competition.


The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.


A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants...


The race began...


Honestly
No one in crowd really believed that,
the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower...

You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!
They will NEVER make it to the top."

or

"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"

The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one...

... Except for those who in a fresh tempo were climbing higher and higher...


The crowd continued to yell
"It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"


More tiny frogs got tired and gave up...


But ONE continued higher and higher and higher...


This one wouldn’t give up!

At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower.

Except for the one tiny frog who after a big effort was the only one who reached the top!


THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?


A contestant asked the tiny frog how the one who succeeded had found the strength to reach the goal?


It turned out...


That the winner was

DEAF!!!!

The wisdom of this story is:

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be
negative or pessimistic...

…cause, they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you. The ones you have in your heart!


Always think of the power which words have.


Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

Therefore...

ALWAYS be…
POSITIVE!


And above all:

Be DEAF when people tell YOU that YOU can not fulfil YOUR dreams!

Always think:
I can do this!

Pass this message on to 5 “tiny frogs” you care about.
Give them some motivation!!!


Thanks..........

Perspective on Life

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'

'It was great, Dad.'

'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.

'Oh yeah,' said the son.

'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father

The son answered: 

'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. 

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. 

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. 

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. 

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. 

We buy our food, but they grow theirs. 

We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.' 

The boy's father was speechless. 

Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? 

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have. Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!

Happiness is here and now

Happiness is here and now

PARAMAHAMSA SRI NITHYANANDA


WE WANT to be happy all the time. We worry all the time about being happy. Our obsession with happiness prevents us from being happy.

A New York investment banker needed a vacation badly. His psychiatrist recommended that he take a break or he will break down. The banker went to a fishing spot in a remote mountain location. He bought himself the best of designer fishing clothes and gear including designer bait. He went to a spot recommended by his resort concierge.

As he relaxed with his fishing rod in his hand and a pipe in his mouth, he saw a local old man settling down some distance away. The banker struggled to catch a fish. But, the old man was reeling them in at regular intervals and releasing them back into the river.

The old man saw the perplexed look of the banker. He cheerily invited him over to where he sat and showed him where the fish were. The banker was very impressed and asked the old man what he did for a living. The old man replied that he did nothing. He just fished and relaxed. The banker was incredulous. He told the old man all the things he was missing in life by not being a professional, like him, in the great city.

The old man asked the banker: what are your plans for future? The banker said: I will make lots of money, marry, and have children. What comes after that? asked the old man. Oh, I shall relax and spend all my time fishing, the banker said. Can't you see that's what I'm doing now, the old man responded, why do I need to struggle like you.

We all have a long laundry list of worries. We have them all our lives. Can we predict what will bring us joy and when? It is very difficult for us to predict when we are likely to be happy. On the other hand, it is very easy for us to say when we shall be worried, which is almost all the time.

We worry when we have no money. We also worry when we have money. We worry if we have no children; we also worry when we have children. Our wealth and children are quite often the cause of many of our problems. Our worries multiply when our children emulate us.

Worry follows desires just as night follows day. Just as desires have no end, worries too are endless. Do these worries have a purpose? No. We forget to enjoy our life now. We never get to enjoy life later. Either we enjoy it here and now, or never. Find happiness being in the present. Be conscious, completely aware of what is happening at the moment. Be happy with whatever you do. Happiness will be yours to keep.