Its All About Being Thankful

The most simpliest of words are sometimes forgotten.

Saying, thank you, can make people realize that what they do is appreciated by you.

Some people think they need to do something more, but truly, a simple thank you can show your feelings.

As the Nigerian Proverb goes, "Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot."

Take time and appreciate what you have, be thankful for all your blessings.

William Arthur Ward also made this point in his quote, "God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you?"

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Tolle.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Forgiving and Forgetting

My blogging sifu wouldnt agree with me on this. But seriously, sifu, we are the ones with the bigger heart.
We may not be saintly enough to love our enemies, but, for the sake of our own health and happiness, let's at least forgive them and forget them.

Let's never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let's do as General Eisenhower does.................let's never waste a minute thinking about people we don't like.

Just For Today

• Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that "most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.


• Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my family, my business, and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.


• Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.


• Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loader. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.


• Just for today I will exercise my soul in 3 ways; I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least 2 things I don't want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise.


• Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.


• Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for 12 hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.


• Just for today I will have a program. I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate 2 pests, hurrying and indecision.


• Just for today I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax. In this half-hour sometimes I will think of God, so as to get a little more perspective into my life.


• Just for today I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love, and to believe that those I love, love me.

Random Thoughts - It's just as simple as being COURTEOUS

Its been a long time since I have updated my blog. I was kind of remembering this phrase out of no reason last night. It was quoted by General Eisenhower.

"It is natural for people to forget to be grateful; so, if we go around expecting gratitude, we are headed straight for a lot of heartaches. If we want to find happiness, let's stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.
Instead of worrying about ingratitude, let's expect it. Let's remember that Jesus healed 10 lepers in one day - and only one thanked Him. Why should we expect more gratitude than Jesus got?

Let's remember that the only way to find happiness is not to expect gratitude, but to give for the joy of giving. "

(Ok, I have to admit, this sounds abit the christian here but the irony of the situation is He did cure 10 lepers and only 1 measly guy thanked Him. I mean what more normal human being like us?)

I am very sure I am confusing myself here. What has this saying got to do with my next paragraph. There's a reason why this blog heading goes by random thought. Its plain and simple and random.

I guess this all started because I kept wondering how some of us can be so blatantly rude or so blatantly trying to hurt people with their words......I have a few of these aliens in my office unfortunately. The reason for addressing them as aliens is atleast if they were humans, you might be able to understand them, unfortunately in this case, I have no further comments........One is super duper rude and the other has nothing nice to say at all. I havent had any personal encounters with the blatantly trying to hurt people with their words. But from what I have heard, mannnnnnnnn, she is meannnnnnnnnnn. She is like Cruella De Vil. I just have one thing to tell her, save your soul from damnation, female. It's written all over your face that you are not a nice person. Its true what they say, what's in your heart reflects on your face.

For the blatantly rude, your crown won't fall if you be a little nicer to the people who are genuinely nice to you. Being nice will take you far indeed, there's a saying from Maya Angelou.....I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

I am being very philosphical here. But I have to give credit to myself when its due, atleast I know how to fit in sayings/quotes in all my post appropriately.

For the blatantly trying to hurt people with their words, there's a saying from Dalai Lama. Simply explained and I think all of us should follow by it.....If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

This post for today is meant for many of us out there who lash out without thinking. Put yourself in the other person's shoe..........If it hurts you, then it would definitely hurt the other person as well. Think about it.

Very Well Said Indeed