All too often people take life, and all of the great things that it offers, for granted. People realize how much something means to them only after it is taken away. There is a reason for this; it is difficult to appreciate things in life because it is difficult to picture yourself without them.
An example will help to explain this point more clearly. Imagine sitting at a table nearly 100 feet long. On this table are hundreds of different foods.
Main courses, deserts, drinks, and more cover every inch of the table. You are all alone, and all that the table offers is for you.
Now try and not take this food for granted. Try to appreciate it like it
will be gone tomorrow. It isn’t easy. It is hard to not take this food for granted when there is so much in front of you.
This example can be transferred to many things in life. One may see that
same point in life itself. People say live life to the fullest, and to
appreciate every day you have. This is difficult for the majority of people because, just the like the food, there are so many days left. When you know you’ll be around for 40 more years, it is hard to think about today being your last day.
Don’t lose hope, there is an answer. It’s called the Step Back. This quick system will help you to appreciate your life, and all that is offers.
Moments filled with happiness and excitement will no longer be unappreciated and taken for granted.
1. REALIZE YOU’RE IN THE MOMENT
The first step is to realize that you are in the middle of something good.
It could be a beautiful day on your family vacation, or a perfect afternoon with your children. You are the judge of what moments you’d like to appreciate.
2. TAKE A STEP BACK
This is the main part of the system. Once you realize you are experiencing a moment you’d like to have last forever, stop yourself for a moment and take a Step Back.
Take yourself away from the situation. Take a short walk, a quick break, or simply close your eyes.
Once you are removed from the situation, think about it as if it happened in the past.
Picture how happy you were, the details of the scene, and the others around you. Feel the emotions you felt, see and hear the faces and sounds. Remember how much you enjoyed the time, and how much you’d like to enjoy it again.
3. MAKE YOUR REENTRY
Once you feel the happiness of the moment, think about this; it’s no longer in the past, it’s right now! You just thought about how great you felt in that past moment, and now you can live it in the present.
You just appreciated the current moment by looking back on the situation.
Once you are in the middle of the moment again, remember…
4. ENJOY YOURSELF
This will be a moment that, like all others, will eventually pass. With this in mind, really let it sink in. Take a look around, and realize you are in the middle of something great.
Taking a Step Back every now and then will help you appreciate life. No
longer will you be one who takes life for granted. You will make happy
moments happier, and you will also help to make them last forever.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
INTERNATIONAL PROVERBS
“A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.” – Arab Proverb
“A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.” – English Proverb
“A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.” – Persian Proverb
“A cat has nine lives.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A closed mouth catches no flies.” – Italian Proverb
“A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.” – German Proverb
“A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.” – Proverb, Chinese
“A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.” – Russian Proverb
“A drink precedes a story.” – Irish Proverb
“A drowning man is not troubled by rain.” – Persian Proverb
“A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.” – William Blake Proverbs of Hell (1790)
“A forest is in an acorn.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A friend in need is a friend indeed” – English Proverb
“A friend’s eye is a good mirror.” – Irish Proverb
“A good denial, the best point in law.” – Irish Proverb
“A good husband is healthy and absent.” – Japanese Proverb
“A hard beginning maketh a good ending.” – John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
“A healthy man is a successful man.” – French Proverb
“A hedge between keeps friendship green.” – French Proverb
“A hen is heavy when carried far.” – Irish Proverb
“A hound’s food is in its legs.” – Irish Proverb
“A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel.” – Portuguese Proverb
“A hungry man is an angry man.” – English Proverb
“A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.” – French Proverb
“A little too late, is much too late.” – German Proverb
“A loan though old is not gift.” – Hungarian Proverb
“A lock is better than suspicion.” – Irish Proverb
“A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.” – Turkish Proverb
“A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.” – Yiddish Proverb
“A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.” – John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
“A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.” – Yiddish Proverb
“A monkey never thinks her baby’s ugly.” – Haitian Proverb
“A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners.” – Irish Proverb
“A penny for your thoughts.” – John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
“A penny saved is a penny gained.” – Scottish Proverb
“A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.” – English Proverb
“A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener.” – Hungarian Proverb
“A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.” – Chinese proverb
“A silent mouth is melodious.” – Irish Proverb
“A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole.” – Traditional Russian Saying
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” – Greek Proverb
“A soft answer turneth away wrath but grievous words stir up anger.
Bible” – Proverbs 151.
“A son is a son till he gets him a wife,
But a daughter’s a daughter the rest of your life.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of
wisdom.” – Welsh Proverb
“A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.” – Yiddish Proverb
“A teacher is better than two books.” – German Proverb
“A thief believes everybody steals.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.” – Chinese proverb
“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.” – French Proverb
“A trade not properly learned is an enemy.” – Irish Proverb
“A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.” – English Proverb
“A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.” – Persian Proverb
“A cat has nine lives.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A closed mouth catches no flies.” – Italian Proverb
“A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.” – German Proverb
“A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.” – Proverb, Chinese
“A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.” – Russian Proverb
“A drink precedes a story.” – Irish Proverb
“A drowning man is not troubled by rain.” – Persian Proverb
“A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.” – William Blake Proverbs of Hell (1790)
“A forest is in an acorn.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A friend in need is a friend indeed” – English Proverb
“A friend’s eye is a good mirror.” – Irish Proverb
“A good denial, the best point in law.” – Irish Proverb
“A good husband is healthy and absent.” – Japanese Proverb
“A hard beginning maketh a good ending.” – John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
“A healthy man is a successful man.” – French Proverb
“A hedge between keeps friendship green.” – French Proverb
“A hen is heavy when carried far.” – Irish Proverb
“A hound’s food is in its legs.” – Irish Proverb
“A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel.” – Portuguese Proverb
“A hungry man is an angry man.” – English Proverb
“A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.” – French Proverb
“A little too late, is much too late.” – German Proverb
“A loan though old is not gift.” – Hungarian Proverb
“A lock is better than suspicion.” – Irish Proverb
“A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.” – Turkish Proverb
“A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.” – Yiddish Proverb
“A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.” – John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
“A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.” – Yiddish Proverb
“A monkey never thinks her baby’s ugly.” – Haitian Proverb
“A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners.” – Irish Proverb
“A penny for your thoughts.” – John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
“A penny saved is a penny gained.” – Scottish Proverb
“A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.” – English Proverb
“A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener.” – Hungarian Proverb
“A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.” – Chinese proverb
“A silent mouth is melodious.” – Irish Proverb
“A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole.” – Traditional Russian Saying
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” – Greek Proverb
“A soft answer turneth away wrath but grievous words stir up anger.
Bible” – Proverbs 151.
“A son is a son till he gets him a wife,
But a daughter’s a daughter the rest of your life.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of
wisdom.” – Welsh Proverb
“A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.” – Yiddish Proverb
“A teacher is better than two books.” – German Proverb
“A thief believes everybody steals.” – Proverb of Unknown Origin
“A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.” – Chinese proverb
“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.” – French Proverb
“A trade not properly learned is an enemy.” – Irish Proverb
LIVE LIFE WITH DIGNITY
Life’s hard to live and still people make it harder to live. Just living for right takes so much, that I wonder how people have time to do wrong, foolish things, to make life more complicated.
Everyday is a duty, one hundred things to do and think of, you have your family, your friends, your work, your home, your God, all to tend to in twenty four hours. You oversee cooking, cleaning, clothing. You have your daily prayer schedule or temple to go to, you have the needs of father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Children to tend to. No one day is like the other, many of the surprises are unwelcome.
We live each day working hard not knowing what tomorrow will bring. We have a life to live and to live it righteously takes a lot, each day. Morning to night is gone in no time. There is money to manage and just when you have managed to save the rare bit something unexpected comes along and you have to give it away.
You pay for your health, eat right, live right, spend to be healthy and then unexpectedly something small, something stupid comes up and big money goes, your days go. your whole schedule goes. Life is so unexpected. You just about have time to be with the ones you love and you live in that fragile stage because you never know when the ones you love will go. We are busy living hard lives and we don’t have choice but to live it.
And so far I have just dealt with the external requirements our Life demands. There are more important ones – the internal needs. We have so much to deal with everyday. Life by the time you are thirty is packed.
Disappointments, sad memories, regrets, past issues, people who went away, something is always on your mind. something is always tugging at our heart strings. We have to clear our old deeds of another life-time and we have to make sure we succeed in this because it is the main reason of our lives, we have to undo all the wrong we have done in this lifetime because then we never knew better, we have to come to terms with certain things of our life, let go of other things, we have to make peace with the war, we have to end wars and we have to live with us, the us that no one knows.
Life can be so difficult, it is for almost all. Yet we are blessed to able to go on for without the Blessing of God and His kingdom could we manage any of this? We have no control over our lives yet we live it., we have no weapons against diseases yet we go on not thinking about it, we have the old to take care of, the ill to look after, the additional difficult new twists and turns to manage our daily life. suddenly there can be a major change, suddenly there can be a major illness, suddenly there can be a death and it has happened to many. But we continue to live on. For, to live on righteously is all we are called to do.
Which is why I wonder how those who are not like us manage to live the reckless and careless lives? yes Life is struggle , hardship, sweat, work, and everything you don’t want to hear. this is Life and sooner we accept it, the better.
Life is difficult, our loved ones do fall ill, they will die someday, money is a hassle, everyday living does make demands, anything happens anytime, we don’t know anything. And the unnecessary trouble human add to our journey: deceptions, greed, backbiting, manipulations, hurt. What can we do??
Nothing, move away from what we can move away from and continue no matter what the distractions and disturbances to live righteously the way we have committed to. It is a tough road but it id our road.
We don’t want it easy, we only want goodness, honor, decency, the ability to fulfill our duties, claim our soul’s belongings, love who we love, live small, live well, live honestly. We have many like us on this path, they’ve made it, we will too. We have a duty towards Life and never mind the millions who make it easy by taking the unrighteous path, we will live here.
In my book of Life, really no matter what the difficulty, there is no other way to live Life than to live it with dignity and duty, Because that’s what then makes it our Life.
Everyday is a duty, one hundred things to do and think of, you have your family, your friends, your work, your home, your God, all to tend to in twenty four hours. You oversee cooking, cleaning, clothing. You have your daily prayer schedule or temple to go to, you have the needs of father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Children to tend to. No one day is like the other, many of the surprises are unwelcome.
We live each day working hard not knowing what tomorrow will bring. We have a life to live and to live it righteously takes a lot, each day. Morning to night is gone in no time. There is money to manage and just when you have managed to save the rare bit something unexpected comes along and you have to give it away.
You pay for your health, eat right, live right, spend to be healthy and then unexpectedly something small, something stupid comes up and big money goes, your days go. your whole schedule goes. Life is so unexpected. You just about have time to be with the ones you love and you live in that fragile stage because you never know when the ones you love will go. We are busy living hard lives and we don’t have choice but to live it.
And so far I have just dealt with the external requirements our Life demands. There are more important ones – the internal needs. We have so much to deal with everyday. Life by the time you are thirty is packed.
Disappointments, sad memories, regrets, past issues, people who went away, something is always on your mind. something is always tugging at our heart strings. We have to clear our old deeds of another life-time and we have to make sure we succeed in this because it is the main reason of our lives, we have to undo all the wrong we have done in this lifetime because then we never knew better, we have to come to terms with certain things of our life, let go of other things, we have to make peace with the war, we have to end wars and we have to live with us, the us that no one knows.
Life can be so difficult, it is for almost all. Yet we are blessed to able to go on for without the Blessing of God and His kingdom could we manage any of this? We have no control over our lives yet we live it., we have no weapons against diseases yet we go on not thinking about it, we have the old to take care of, the ill to look after, the additional difficult new twists and turns to manage our daily life. suddenly there can be a major change, suddenly there can be a major illness, suddenly there can be a death and it has happened to many. But we continue to live on. For, to live on righteously is all we are called to do.
Which is why I wonder how those who are not like us manage to live the reckless and careless lives? yes Life is struggle , hardship, sweat, work, and everything you don’t want to hear. this is Life and sooner we accept it, the better.
Life is difficult, our loved ones do fall ill, they will die someday, money is a hassle, everyday living does make demands, anything happens anytime, we don’t know anything. And the unnecessary trouble human add to our journey: deceptions, greed, backbiting, manipulations, hurt. What can we do??
Nothing, move away from what we can move away from and continue no matter what the distractions and disturbances to live righteously the way we have committed to. It is a tough road but it id our road.
We don’t want it easy, we only want goodness, honor, decency, the ability to fulfill our duties, claim our soul’s belongings, love who we love, live small, live well, live honestly. We have many like us on this path, they’ve made it, we will too. We have a duty towards Life and never mind the millions who make it easy by taking the unrighteous path, we will live here.
In my book of Life, really no matter what the difficulty, there is no other way to live Life than to live it with dignity and duty, Because that’s what then makes it our Life.
SUCCESS REMINDER
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.
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.
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