Are you writing the story of your life, or are you letting other people and circumstances write it for you? You might not consider yourself a follower, but here are a few signs you aren’t in control:   You don’t like your job – Maybe you picked something because it was easier or safer than your ideal career. Worse, maybe you’re just doing what your family pressured you to do. You’re living paycheck to paycheck – The problem usually isn’t money, but your priorities. It isn’t hard for the stuff you own to turn around and own you. You feel obligated to do things you don’t want to do. Your first duty is to yourself. You can’t save the world while you’re miserable. Leading your life isn’t easy. It means freeing yourself from many different assumptions. That freedom can be initially terrifying and painful, which is why so few people do it. It is far easier to just follow the assumptions of society, even if it leaves you unfulfilled. Here are 7 rules that can help you start building a life worth living: Rule One: Never let another person dictate the terms for living your life. Not your parents. Not your spouse. Not your kids. Leading your life means you can accept the input of other people, but the final decision is yours. This means that career choice, relationships, beliefs and way of life are to be judged by you, not anyone else. This rule holds especially when you have doubts. Don’t let your moment of doubt become a weakness to be exploited by others. Not sure what you want to do with your life? Don’t sit passively and let other people decide for ...

“Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medallist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory.” – George Sheehan   I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. -W. Somerset Maugham   “From Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.” Samuel Johnson   “This is so bad it’s gone past good and back to bad again.” — Ghost World   So many fail because they don’t get started… they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin. ~W. C. Stone   “The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.” –Horace Bushnell

 

Dalai Lama’s 18 rules for living :      At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living. Since word travels slowly in the digital age these have only just reached me. Here they are.    1 Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.    2 When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.    3  Follow the three Rs        Respect for self         Respect for others         Responsibility for all your actions.     4 Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.     5  Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.     6  Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.     7  When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.     8  Spend some time alone every day.     9 Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.     10  Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.      11 Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.     12  A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.     13  In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.     14  Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.     15   Be gentle with the earth.     16 Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.     17 Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your ...

                   

           

                 

                     

  1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. & while you walk, SMILE.      It is the ultimate antidepressant. 2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. 3. When you wake up in the morning, Pray to ask God’s       guidance for your purpose, today. 4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food    that is manufactured in plants. 5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, broccoli, and almonds. 6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.   7. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past,       negative thoughts or things you cannot control.       Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. 8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a       college kid with a maxed out charge card. 9. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. 10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Forgive them for        everything ! 11. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 12. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 13. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present. 14. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what        their journey is all about.   15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. 16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years,        will this matter?’   17. Help the needy,Be generous ! Be a ‘Giver’ not a ‘Taker’   18. What other people think of you is none of your business. 19. Time heals everything.   20. ...

Life can be sometimes tough. It may seem that everything around starts falling apart and your dreams are shattered. It takes courage not to give in to depressing feelings but to stay inspired. We often get stuck in our negative experiences and past failures and forget that life is now. What can keep you going? Personal example! I try to search for some examples that could uplift my mood and put me back on track to success. This post will give you 25 inspirational thoughts that will help you in hard times. I hope you will be encouraged and blessed.   1. “If success is going to turn its’ back again against me I am going to kick its’ ass” author unknown. 2. “Be the change you want to see in the world” by Mahatma Gandhi. 3. “Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work” by Gustave Flaubert. 4. “I said thousands of times to my friend that we are going to win. “No way” he would answer. And he was right thousands of times. But it is better not to live if you do not believe” by Marijonas Mikutavicius (song “Three millions”). 5. “Most people choose the work that they do not like and they lose their lives, because if you do what you hate you do not really live in that area of your life” by Vytautas Zilenas. 6. “Success is ninety percent about your attitude and ten percent about your talents” by Vytautas Zilenas. 7. “Ability is nothing without opportunity” by Napoleon Bonaparte. 8. “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily” by Napoleon Bonaparte. 9. “I am not afraid of an ...