This Is Life!

When there is no friend,
When life is on the dead end,
When world is not a paradise,
When your confidence dies,
Tell yourself - Go on, THIS IS LIFE!

When things don't go right,
When there is no ray of light,
And its too hard to survive,
Tell yourself - Go on, THIS IS LIFE!

When there is competition to face,
When you are lagging behind in the race,
When you've lost faith in God,
When you're betrayed by a fraud,
Tell yourself - Go on, THIS IS LIFE!

When others don't respect you,
When you're not amongst the admirable few,
When for a question, you can't find a solution,
When all you're sure about, is confusion,
Tell yourself - Go on, THIS IS LIFE!

When your destination is miles apart,
When you don't know where to start,
When all you see around is pain,
When your hardwork is in vain,
Tell yourself - Go on, THIS IS LIFE!

Even though all this happens
just have faith in self & face the life with smile,
Things will surely change one day
Because as said "THIS IS LIFE ... !

- Author Unknown

Real Vision

My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other senses, including her "sixth sense" of intuition, that she rarely gives the impression she's missed anything.

Michelle parents her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she doesn't sweat the small stuff. Her daughter, Sarah, six, and her son, Aaron, nine, really benefit from Michelle's relaxed attitude.

Once, Michelle told me that it sometimes bothered her that her children probably weren't dressed according to her taste. You see, she relies on her husband and her friends to choose clothes for them. But since friends and Daddy don't presume to know what the kids like, Sarah and Aaron often get to pick out their own clothes. But Michelle avoids any battles. As long as the clothes are clean and weather-appropriate, she doesn't make it an issue. And she trusts that, at six and nine, her children can tell if they are too hot or too cold.

Another area where Michelle rarely argues with her kids is in keeping the house clean. It isn't that Michelle doesn't know when there's a mess. She knows it's time to clean when she steps on crumbs or toys that have been left out. But in Michelle's house, the kids have learned to put their things away because it wouldn't just annoy their mother to have a mess, it could be dangerous for her. Indeed, Michelle moves around her house so fast that often guests don't realize she's blind.

I realized this the first time my six-year-old, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very excited about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was especially excited about her finger-painting project.

"Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to mix colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! Isn't that neat? And Michelle painted with us. She said she liked the way the paint feelssquishing through her fingers."

Something about my child's excitement caught my attention, and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. I didn't like the mess. As a result, my child had learned about color from a blind friend. The irony made me sit down and take a look at my child and at myself.

Then Kayla said, "Michelle told me my picture showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really saw what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt until Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper. That's when I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come up in conversation.

When I told her, she was quiet for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle understood exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla insisted. And I knew my child was right because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's pride in her work, her wonder at her discovery of the way colors blend, and her delight in the texture of the medium.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did 'see' my picture. She just used my eyes."

I've never heard anyone refer to Michelle as handicapped. She isn't. Hers is a special type of "vision" that all mothers could use.

- Courtesy: Marsha Arons (c) 1997 from Chicken Soup

Empowering Quotes on Success

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
~ Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you.
~ Jeffrey Gitomer

Success is dependent upon the glands -- sweat glands.
~ Zig Ziglar

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.
~ Oscar Wilde

People who consider themselves victims of their circumstances
will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives.
~ Stedman Graham

Success is merely the process of fulfilling your own hopes and dreams--
not the standards set by society, but by the standards set by you."
~ George Pataki

Money and success don't change people;
they merely amplify what is already there.
~ Will Smith

Where there is faith there is victory. When someone has faith there are no doubts or questions about the self, others or situations. Faith also enables a person to see and understand simple things in life with a new understanding. It shows direction and courage to go on. When we have faith, we experience ourselves to be lucky and thus receive cooperation from many others. We would also be able to experience success at every step. There is then no worry and we are troubled less by aspects that keep changing around us. Our thoughts then would always be positive and we experience victory.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt. Abu

Life Teaches You Lessons

When life pushes you down, push back!
That's what you're here for.
You're capable, you're creative,
you're full of life and energy.
You have what it takes to move yourself forward
around any obstacle.
Don't let anything stop you.

Take strength from meeting the challenges,
and move ahead.
The struggles you face are just what you need
to fulfill your potential for greatness.

A year from now,
when you look back at today,
you'll see that the problem
you're so concerned with right now,
was another valuable lesson waiting to be learned.

- Author Unknown -

Inspirational Poem

Do Not Quit

When things go wrong,
as they sometimes will,
When the road your trudging
Seems all uphill,

When the funds are low
And the debts are High ,
And you want to smile,
but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with it's twists an turns,
As everyone of us must sometimes learn,
And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it our,
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you cannot quit.

- Unknown Author -

21 Things to Remember

1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.

2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.

3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.

4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.

5. Success stops when you do.

6. When your ship comes in…. make sure you are willing to unload it.

7. You will never have it all together.

8. Life is a journey…not a destination. Enjoy the trip!

9. The biggest lie on the planet When I get what I want I will be happy.

10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.

11. I’ve learned that ultimately , ‘takers’ lose and ‘givers’ win.

12. Life’s precious moments don’t have value, unless they are shared.

13. If you don’t start, it’s certain you won’t arrive.

14. We often fear the thing we want the most.

15. He or she who laughs……lasts.

16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.

17. Look for opportunities…not guarantees.

18. Life is what’s coming….not what was.

19. Success is getting up one more time.

20. Now is the most interesting time of all.

21. When things go wrong…..don’t go with them.

- Unknown

You Are Unique....Keep Smiling

Don't be afraid to admit when you know you are wrong.
It is not a sign of weakness,
but shows character and responsibility.
Others will respect you for that.

Always do the right things,
even when everyone does as they please with no consideration for the feelings of others.

Never compromise your values and beliefs,
even if it means risking ridicule and rejection.
Be true to yourself.
Live your own life and don't allow others to decide what is best for you
If you do, you will be unhappy because you're untrue to yourself.

Refuse to run away from the things that scare you.
Confront these situations and overcome your fears so that you may grow as a person.

Don't compare yourself to others.
You are unique special being and therefore you should express your individuality.

Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keeps you Strong,
Sorrow keeps you Human, Failure Keeps you Humble,
Success keeps you Glowing,
But only God Keeps you Going

- Unknown

Beautiful Mother's Day Poem

As The Twig Is Bent

The child stood sadly looking down,
Staring at something on the ground.
Her mother's words were harsh and sharp;
She felt them tearing her apart.

The silent tears rolled down her cheek,
But still she stood, mute and meek.
She knew somehow she was rejected,
Although physically, she was not neglected.

She wasn't yet in her teens,
Just a tomboy, in blue jeans.
She had learned to live with pain;
Throughout her days, it would remain.

Again her mind wondered, "Why?"
Perhaps she'd know, by and by.
There must be something awfully wrong,
She guessed she'd known it all along.

Maybe it was her own plain looks,
She'd read of it in some books.
How to a mother of unusual beauty,
Her plain child might be an unwanted duty.

But her mother was so fair,
If there was any trouble there,
The fault must surely be her own,
Oh, how she wished that she was grown.

Then she would go away and hide,
While her heart just ached and cried.
Finally the hurting words had ceased,
From their cruel blows she was released.

So she turned and walked away,
She knew better than to stay.
In her room she closed her door,
And cried 'til she could cry no more.

Then she prepared herself for bed,
Washed her face, with eyes so red.
She wished her Mom would hug her tight.
And, just once, kiss her goodnight.

At last she crawled into her bed;
Silently, her prayers were said.
"Please, Lord, just let Mom love me,
And, oh, so good I'll always be."

The years have passed, the scene has changed,
Mother and daughter still remain.
The mother now is growing old,
The child, once warm, has grown so cold.

Somehow, the roles are now reversed,
The mother's last, The daughter's first,
The beauty, too, has been exchanged.
It seems that nature rearranged.

The child, now grown, has beauty fair,
There is none other to compare,
While the mother has grown old and gray,
Her loveliness has passed away.

The mother looks up at her now grown child,
And tries to please her, with a smile.
But the daughter coldly turns away,
She's much too busy to stop today.

Let the old lady sit awhile,
She's not about to change her style.
She walks out, with no good-bye,
And the old mother starts to cry.

Oh, if she could only just erase,
The coldness from her daughter's face.
If she'd just come and hug her tight,
And kiss her withered face goodnight.

If those lost years she could recall,
She'd live them over, one and all.
She'd give the love, she now so longs to get,
And then be rid of this regret.

But she knows, this can't be so.
Years don't come back, once they go.
So she must live with being spurned,
The things she taught, were so well learned.

So I leave you, with this thought:
Please take heed, lest you get caught.
Live long enough and you will see,
As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

- Connie Eppes -

Special Mother's Day Poem

What Is A Mother?

A mother is someone to shelter and guide us,
To love us, whatever we do,
With a warm understanding and infinite patience
And wonderful gentleness, too.
How often a mother means swift reassurance
In soothing our small, childish fears,
How tenderly mothers watch over their children
And treasure them all through the years!
The heart of a mother is full of forgiveness
For any mistake, big or small,
And generous always in helping her family,
Whose needs she has placed above all.
A mother can utter a word of compassion
And make all our cares fall away,
She can brighten a home with the sound of her laughter
And make life delightful and gay.
A mother possesses incredible wisdom
And wonderful insight and skill -
In each human heart is that one special corner
Which only a mother can fill!


- By Katherine Nelson Davis

Attractiveness

For attractive lips - Speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes - Seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure - Share your food with the hungry.


For beautiful hair - Let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise - Walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,

reclaimed, and redeemed;

Never throw out anybody.

Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.


The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,

The figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,

Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,

But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.

It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.

And the beauty of a woman, with passing years, only grows!

- Unknown

Beautiful Inspirational Quotes

Whatever you give to life, it gives you back.
Do not hate anybody.
The hatred which comes out from you will somebody comeback to you.
Love others. And Love will comeback to you.

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For everything you have missed, you have gained something else;
And for everything you gain, you lose something else.

It is about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice.

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Arrow goes forward only after pulling in to backward.
Bullet goes forward only after pressing the trigger backward.

Every human being will get happy
only after facing the difficulties in their life path.....

So do not afraid to face your difficulties.
They will push you forward.

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Remember you are born to live.
Don't live because you are born!

Don't go the way life takes you..
Take life the way you go!!

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What we are today is result of our own past actions;
Whatever we wish to be in future depends on our present actions;
Decide how you have to act now.

We are responsible for what we are, whatever we wish ourselves to be.
We have the power to make ourselves.

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The most difficult phase of life
is not when no one understands you;
It is when you don't understand yourself.

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- Author Unknown

A Good Lesson

The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son. As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside...

"See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful"

This behavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about this son. This guy seems to be a krack... newly married Anup whispered to his wife.

Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell on the travelers through the opened window. The Thirty year old son, filled with joy, see dad, how beautiful the rain is ..."

Anup's wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit.

Anup," cant you see its raining, you old man, if your son is not feeling well get him soon to a mental asylum. and don't disturb public henceforth".

The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied " we are on the way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth, last week only he got his vision by a very kind person who wished to donate his eyes after his death. These rain and nature are new to my son's eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused..."

Moral :

The things we see may be right from our perspective until we know the truth. But when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action.

Always love people and use things, never love things and use people.

- Author Unknown

Beautiful Motivational Quotes

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish.
Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
~ Dwight Eisenhower

Be the change that you want to see in the world.
~ Mohandas Gandhi

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
~ Peter F. Drucker

Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
~ Tom Peters

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
~ George Bernard Shaw

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.
~ Jonathan Swift

The best way to teach people is by telling a story.
~ Kenneth Blanchard

If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
~ Vince Lombardi

I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.
~ Sam Walton

Improvement begins with I.
~ Arnold H. Glasgow

Positive Thinking - I Believe

I believe- That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I believe - That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I believe- That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time!

I believe- That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe- That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I believe- That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe- That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe- That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe- That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe - That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other, And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe - That two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I believe- That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

- Author Unknown

The Sculptor's Attitude

I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight.

I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important. My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or...I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.

Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or...I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.

Today I can grumble about my health or...I can rejoice that I am alive.

Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or...I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.

Today I can cry because roses have thorns or...I can celebrate that thorns have roses.

Today I can mourn my lack of friends or ...I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.

Today I can whine because I have to go to work or...I can shout for joy because I have a job to do.

Today I can complain because I have to go to school or...eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge.

Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or...I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped.

And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.

What today will be like is up to me.

I get to choose what kind of day I will have!

-- Author Unknown

Our Inner Voice

Trials one another
lead us directions
that we need learning
to make some corrections.
Time after time
and day after day
trials come bestowing
another which way.

They're one another
of which they each show
lessons through trials
of which way to go,
but if we don't listen
to our inner voice
we will again then
make a bad choice.

Of course we will error
sometimes and agin,
but it's those errors
that'll help you to win.

©By Bill Pearce

You Are A Diamond

Never despise life's fiery trials.
They are God's ways of bringing out the best in you.

Always remember, you are like a Diamond.
And more a diamond is cut, the more it sparkles.

- Unknown –

Look For The Essence

An instance is many
and also so few
when many instances
come and accrue.

Maybe the instances
might in a way
simulate beginnings
in different array.

For in an instance
the time might bestow
lesser of minutes
that ones truly know.

Yet in an instance
ones also could see
lessons concluding
to you and to me.

An instance for many
might not be so true
for they might not know
what they are to do.

So if an instance
is displaying some signs
look for the essence
to make better times.

©By Bill Pearce

Very Beautiful Thought

Never Cry For Any Relation In Life

Because For The One Whom You Cry

Does Not Deserve Your Tears

And The One Who Deserves

Will Never Let You Cry.................

Treat Everyone With Politeness

Even Those Who Are Rude To You,

Not Because They Are Not Nice

But Because You Are Nice..............

Never Search Your Happiness

In Others

Which Will Make You

Feel Alone,

Rather Search It In Yourself

You Will Feel Happy

Even If You Are Left Alone...........

Always Have

A Positive Attitude In Life.

There Is Something Positive

In Every Person.

Even A Stopped Watch Is Right

Twice A Day..........................

Happiness Always Looks Small

When We Hold It In Our Hands.

But When We Learn To

Share It,

We Realize How Big And Precious It Is!...

Best Motivational Quotes

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish.
Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
~ Dwight Eisenhower

Be the change that you want to see in the world.
~ Mohandas Gandhi

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
~ Peter F. Drucker

Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
~ Tom Peters

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
~ George Bernard Shaw

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.
~ Jonathan Swift

The best way to teach people is by telling a story.
~ Kenneth Blanchard

If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
~ Vince Lombardi

I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.
~ Sam Walton

Improvement begins with I.
~ Arnold H. Glasgow