जो बड़ेन को लघु कहे, नहिं रहीम घटि जाँहि

जो बड़ेन को लघु कहे, नहिं रहीम घटि जाँहि।

गिरिधर मुरलीधर कहे, कछु दुख मानत नाँहि॥

रहीम

बड़ों को छोटा कह देने से उनकी महानता कम नहीं हो जाती। जैसे पर्वत धारण करनेवाले भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण को ‘मुरलीधर’ कहने से उनकी प्रतिष्ठा कम नहीं होती। अर्थात् किसी की छोटी सी बात को गाँठ में बाँधकर मन-मुटाव नहीं करना चाहिए।

सहज मिले सो दूध है, माँगि मिले सो पानि

सहज मिले सो दूध है, माँगि मिले सो पानि।

कहैं कबीर वह रक्त है, जामें ऐंचा-तानि॥

कबीर

जो चीज बिना माँगे स्वतः मिल जाए, वह दूध के समान है; जो माँगकर मिले, वह पानी के समान और कबीर कहते हैं कि जो चीज जबरदस्ती मिले उसे खून के समान मानो।

Vision of Life

Having a vision for your life allows you to live out of hope, rather than out of your fears.

Stedman Graham

Goals lead to Success

People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. It's as simple as that.

Earl Nightingale

Leap in the Dark to Success

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the dark to our success.

Henry David Thoreau

A Psalm Of Life

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!—
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.

Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!

Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act,—act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;

Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.

Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

जे सुलगे ते बुझि गए, बुझे तो सुलगे नाहिं

जे सुलगे ते बुझि गए, बुझे तो सुलगे नाहिं।

रहिमन दाहे प्रेम के बुझि-बुझि के सुलगाहिं॥

रहीम

लकडि़यों में आग लगती है और बुझ जाती है। बुझकर फिर नहीं लगती। लेकिन प्रेम-अग्नि एक ऐसी आग होती है, बुझती है और फिर सुलगती है और यह चक्र निरंतर चलता रहता है। जब यह प्रभु-प्रेम की अग्नि बन जाती है तो मनुष्य का कल्याण हो जाता है।

प्रभु से प्रेम की ज्योत जलाओ और भवसागर से पार हो जाओ। 

कबीर यह तन जात है, सको तो राखु बहोर

कबीर यह तन जात है, सको तो राखु बहोर।

खाली हाथों बह गए, जिनके लाख करोर॥

कबीर

कबीर कहते हैं, यह तन क्षण-क्षण मृत्यु की ओर बढ़ रहा है। समय पर चेत जाओ और अपने कल्याण के उपाय कर लो। जिनके पास लाखों-करोड़ों होते हैं, वे भी यहाँ से कुछ लेकर नहीं जाते।

समय रहते प्रभु की तरफ ध्यान लगाओ वर्ना यह जीवन व्यर्थ चला जाएगा।  

Endure the Dfiffcult Time

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose, a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.

John Maxwell

Endure the diffcult time because your life holds a purpose and a cause to pursue.

Move from Thought to Action

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Dietrich Bonhoffer

Move from Thought to Action 

Learn from your Failures

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

Napoleon Hill

Learn from your failures and try again, this time more intelligently. 

The Power of No

The Power of No

Because One Little Word Can Bring

Health, Abundance and Happiness

James Altucher and Claudia Azula Altucher

The authors in this remarkable book cogently assert that we have the right to say no to anything that is hurting us, to standards that no longer serve us, to people who drain us of our energy and to beliefs that are not true to us

We have all been in the situation where someone asks us for something, and although we know that we should decline, we can’t. Learning how to take hold of a moment and just say “no” is one of the greatest feelings imaginable!

It’s not just about saying no to a particular situation, it’s about saying no to the things that harm you. By learning how to say no, we’ll find it easier to say yes to ourselves.

Saying no to bad relationships leads to health and true love

We often get pulled into situations where we would rather avoid or ignore your well-being than to choose what we really want. But if you want to get the most out of life, you should choose life. Choosing life means not pursuing habits that quite literally cause you to die. By abstaining from harmful food and smoking, you are less likely to die from heart disease or lung cancer.

Another way to choose life is by ridding yourself of negative and abusive people. Say no to the people who drain your positive energy, it frees up resources, like time and energy, that can be directed towards your inner circle. But how do we know who belongs in your inner circle? This exercise might help:

List all the people you engage with at least five times per week. Then rate how these encounters make you feel on a scale from one to ten. Start focusing on the people you’ve ranked higher by spending more time with them. Spend less time with everyone else, and distance yourself even farther from those ranked lower.

Saying no to other people’s expectations empowers us to follow our own dreams. We have to stop doing things we don’t want to do by using our assertive no. If we don’t say no, we may begin disliking the person we’re trying to please. Assertive no helps us to avoid the unpleasantness of doing tasks we don’t care for.

We don’t have to conform to other peoples’ expectations.

You are unique; choose a lifestyle that fits your unique wants and needs. Follow your passions and forge your own path. One way to figure out that path is to go to a bookshop and discover which books one is interested in. It can tell a lot about one’s interests and skills.

When we listen to these personal inclinations and start exploring your interests, we’ll increase your mental muscle as well as your appeal to other people.

Nowadays, everyone wants more of everything. Earlier, that desire was fuelled by a real scarcity of resources. Today resources aren’t scarce, yet we suffer from the scarcity complex. Saying no to scarcity means shifting our attention from what’s missing, to the abundance around us. One way to focus on abundance is to count the blessings in your life. By focusing on abundance, we enrich our life

You should also say no to noise, i.e., everything that stops you from being at peace with yourself and the universe. The idea is to replace noise with silence. In addition to allowing for a more peaceful state of mind, silence also allows one to listen with an open heart.

Learning to say no allows you to say yes. Saying no to the right things could drastically improve one’s life.

As we’ve seen, this power of no is derived from three elements: discernment (the ability to perceive the abundance in your life), compassion (the basis for listening with an open heart) and health (abstaining from the things that harm you).

But implementing these elements can be difficult. Thankfully, expressing gratitude can help. Go on a gratitude diet: Start each day by thinking about ten things you are thankful for. This will help you focus more on the good in your life and say no to the bad.

To get the most from the Power of No, we need to involve all four “bodies”: the physical, the emotional, the mental and the spiritual. We need to serve and care for all of them.

In the end, using the Power of No, you’ll be better equipped to Say Yes to Life.

Ruchika Verma

You can purchase this wonderful book from Amazon

Drinking From My Saucer

Drinking From My Saucer

John Paul Moore

I've never made a fortune,
And I'll never make one now
But it really doesn't matter
'Cause I'm happy anyhow. 

As I go along my journey
I'm reaping better than I've sowed
I'm drinking from the saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed. 

I don't have a lot of riches,
And the going's sometimes tough
But with kin and friends to love me
I think I'm rich enough. 

I thank God for the blessings
That His mercy has bestowed
I'm drinking from the saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed. 

He gives me strength and courage
When the way grows steep and rough
I'll not ask for other blessings
For I'm already blessed enough. 

May we never be too busy
To help bear another's load
Then we'll all be drinking from the saucer
When our cups have overflowed.

May your cup always overflow.

I've learned

I've  learned

 Andy Rooney

I've  learned ... That  the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly  person.

I've  learned ....  That when you're in love, it shows.  

I've  learned ....  That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!'  makes my day.

I've  learned ....  That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the  most peaceful feelings in the  world.

I've  learned ....  That being kind is more important than being  right. 

I've  learned ....  That you should never say no to a gift from a child. 

I've  learned ....  That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the  strength to help him in some other way.  

I've  learned ....  That no matter how serious your life requires you to be,  everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.  

I've  learned ....  That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a  heart to understand.

I've  learned ....  That simple walks with my father around the block on summer  nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an  adult.

I've  learned ....  That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets  to the end, the faster it goes.

I've  learned ....  That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask  for.

I've  learned ....  That money doesn't buy class.

I've  learned ....  That it's those small daily happenings that make life so  spectacular.

I've  learned ....  That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be  appreciated and loved.

I've  learned ....  That to ignore the facts does not change the  facts. 

I've  learned ....  That love, not time, heals all  wounds.

I've  learned ....  That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. 

I've  learned ...  That life is tough, but I'm tougher.  

I've  learned ....  That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the  ones you miss.

I've  learned ....  That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock  elsewhere.

I've  learned ....  That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one  more time before she passed away.

I've  learned ....  That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because  tomorrow he may have to eat them.

I've  learned .....  That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your  looks.

I've  learned .....  That when your newly born grandchild holds your little  finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for  life.

I've  learned ....  That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all  the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing