Wisdom and Words of Courage!

"Mastering others is a strength. Mastering yourself
makes you fearless."
Lao Tzu

All you can really say is that today is history. Close your eyes and erase the bad memories
and most of all forgive yourself and what could you really say besides tomorrow I will do better!!!

Bank Account Overview

I got this E-mail as a forward I hope you guys enjoy it is really cool. You have to love it.

BANK ACCOUNT

This is AWESOME .... something we should all remember.

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.
His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.
I love it,' he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait.'
'That doesn't have anything to do with it,' he replied.
Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.

Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it.
'It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice;
I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.
Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away.. Just for this time in my life.
Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories!
Thank you for your part in filling my Memory Bank.
I am still depositing.


Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.



Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans.

Look how beautiful this dragonfly can be. It is as still as can be and yet it is comfortable. It has courage and inspiration. I was about 3 inches away when I took this photo and yet it is not frightened. It knows I will not hurt it and yet if it didn't know it has the courage to sit there and be peaceful. It is a perfect explanation of how you can be peaceful and yet have courage. We are not here to see who is tougher than another but to show that we can control ourselves and our actions. Being fearless doesn't mean that you are tougher than others but that you can control your emotions and your actions. Having courage doesn't mean you are willing to fight anyone. The bigger person is always the one who prevails to be peaceful. Through peace and courage we can find ourselves and discipline. Lets make it happen!

Friday

Friday, yes today is Friday. Dont you love having that feeling that you had a good week and you finished all your work and did things around the house that you wanted to do. And just stayed busy and had such a good week. And now you can have a good weekend by going out and having fun cause you deserved it.Man how I love that feeling.
But sometimes you dont feel that way. Sometimes you feel like your week sucked and work didnt go so well and sometimes you wish you could do more things but just didn't end up doing them.

DONT FEAR!

Inspiration is here!!!

When you feel down dont let it get to you, or when you feel like you would like to be more busy and enjoy your week more but something is holding you back. Try and actually do the things you would like to do. Even if you dont have a lot of money, do things little by little and just cause its a weekday doesnt mean you cant have fun! Dont let the moments get you down because they are only temporary and tomorrow will be a new day with new ideas and new opportunities.
So dont forget today is friday!!! You deserve to go out and celebrate!!! You earned it!!!

"Live today like a friday, and live friday like it was your last friday"
-JT

Courage

I knew courage once, and nothing could stop me. I knew how strong I could be, without thinking of anything that would make me weak. We did everything so freely with courage and with strength. Until one day someone came to visit, and I could notice something was wrong with him. I didn't know what but I could feel it was different and I have never known of it before. He didn't speak of it just asked us for some directions. Later going back to our village my father stopped me and asked what is wrong. And I said nothing why? He replied saying you allowed something to come over you. I know what you saw in that man, but you do not. It is fear, it is a disease man created. And I can see it has started tainting your soul already. You must destroy it before it takes over you. And others.

Today is a new day!!!

Today is your day! Believe it because it is! Hope you have a happy you day!!! Forget about everything that has happened to you today whether it was good or bad. Start a new you day. Celebrate it like if you just won the noble prize. Because maybe you did. You just don't know it yet. So go celebrate! Do something fun that you love and like to do. Do not let anyone stop you!

Close your eyes and believe that today is your day! Believe that you are a good person and a good human being. People love you even if you don't see it.

Keep moving forward and forget about yesterday because that's the past and today is a new day!

Inspiration

Inspiration can mean different things to different people. But we can all agree that inspiration is something great! Inspiration can change a person or make a person think or do different things.
The definition of Inspiration is: An inspiring or animating action or influence/Stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity.

Courage can mean many things to many people but to have courage is something difficult. And not many people have Courage.
Now the definition of Courage is: The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc; without fear.

We all need Inspiration and Courage to move forward in our lives. Some more than others and that is our purpose for being here.