Make Each Day a Happy Day

When you wake up, go through the four following points and see if you don’t make tomorrow a GREAT day:

Focus on today only.
Understand that I get to choose how today will go.
Remain in a positive attitude no matter what happens.
Live out and act on my priorities.

Do this and you will guarantee a GREAT day, every day!

To Your Success,

Asha

DO work more

A small boy worked as an apprentice in a bicycle shop.
A man sent a bicycle for repair.
After repairing the bicycle, this boy cleaned up the bicycle and it looked like a new one.
Other apprentices laughed at him for doing redundant work.
The second day after the owner claimed the bicycle back, this boy was pinched and offered a job.
Moral of the story :
1.Go the extra mile to be successful.
2. Doing more gains more & Doing less loses more. 


ASHA

Live with good habits

A man attended an interview for a job.
Along the corridor, he picked up a piece and threw it into a dustbin.
The interviewer passed by and saw it.
This man got the job.
Moral of the story:
Live with good habits, and you will be recognised. 


Asha

do not get angry.

A child told the mother: “Mum you are very beautiful today.”
Replied the mother : “Why?”
The child said : “ Because you did not get angry today .”
Moral of the story:
1. It is easy to possess beauty:- do not get angry.
2. Anger is temporary madness.


Asha

A real Story very inspiring..........

This is a real life story of engineer John Roebling building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years.

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to talk or walk.

“We told them so.” “Crazy men and their crazy dreams.” “It’s foolish to chase wild visions.”

Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built.

In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever. He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task.

As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment.

It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

He touched his wife’s arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man’s indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realised with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are.


Asha

Things to Remember in Life.

• Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
• Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.
• Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
• Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
• Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

The important things in life

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

Asha

WE SEE THINGS NOT THE WAY THEY ARE,BUT THE WAY WE ARE......

There is a legend about a wise man who was sitting outside his village. A traveler came up and asked him, "What kind of people live in this village, because I am looking to move from my present one?" The wise man asked, "What kind of people live where you want to move from?" The man said, "They are mean, cruel, rude." The wise man replied, "The same kind of people live in this village too." After some time another traveler came by and asked the same question and the wise man asked him, "What kind of people live where you want to move from?" And the traveler replied, "The people are very kind, courteous, polite and good." The wise man said, "You will find the same kind of people here too."

What is the moral of the story?

Generally we see the world not the way it is but the way we are. Most of the time, other people's behavior is a reaction to our own.

I Knew You would come...

There were two childhood buddies who went through school and college and even joined the army together. War broke out and they were fighting in the same unit. One night they were ambushed. Bullets were flying all over and out of the darkness came a voice, "Harry, please come and help me." Harry immediately recognized the voice of his childhood buddy, Bill. He asked the captain if he could go. The captain said, "No, I can't let you go, I am already short-handed and I cannot afford to lose one more person. Besides, the way Bill sounds he is not going to make it." Harry kept quiet. Again the voice came, "Harry, please come and help me." Harry sat quietly because the captain had refused earlier. Again and again the voice came. Harry couldn't contain himself any longer and told the captain, "Captain, this is my childhood buddy. I have to go and help." The captain reluctantly let him go. Harry crawled through the darkness and dragged Bill back into the trench. They found that Bill was dead. Now the captain got angry and shouted at Harry, "Didn't I tell you he was not going to make it? He is dead, you could have been killed and I could have lost a hand. That was a mistake." Harry replied, "Captain, I did the right thing. When I reached Bill he was still alive and his last words were 'Harry, I knew you would come.

Good relationships are hard to find and once developed should be nurtured. We are often told: Live your dream. But you cannot live your dream at the expense of others. People who do so are unscrupulous. We need to make personal sacrifices for our family, friends, and those we care about and who depend on us.

A Pound Of Butter..A moral story

There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to the baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting a pound and he found that he was not. This angered him and he took the farmer to court. The judge asked the farmer if he was using any measure. The farmer replied, amour Honor, I am primitive. I don't have a proper measure, but I do have a scale." The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied "Your Honor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound loaf of bread from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the baker."

What is the moral of the story? We get back in life what we give to others. Whenever you take an action, ask yourself this question: Am I giving fair value for the wages or money I hope to make? Honesty and dishonesty become a habit. Some people practice dishonesty and can lie with a straight face. Others lie so much that they don't even know what the truth is anymore. But who are they deceiving? Themselves.....

Ashu

Life Without Goal is Meaningless

Why are Goals Important? - Must read

On the best sunny day, the most powerful magnifying glass will not light paper if you keep moving the glass. But if you focus and hold it, the paper will light up. That is the power of concentration.

A man was traveling and stopped at an intersection. He asked an elderly man, "Where does this road take me?" The elderly person asked, "Where do you want to go?" The man replied, "I don't know." The elderly person said, "Then take any road. What difference does it make?"

How true. When we don't know where we are going, any road will take us there.

Suppose you have all the football eleven players, enthusiastically ready to play the game, all charged up, and then someone took the goal post away. What would happen to the game? There is nothing left. How do you keep score? How do you know you have arrived?

Enthusiasm without direction is like wildfire and leads to frustration. Goals give a sense of direction. Would you sit in a train or a plane without knowing where it was going? The obvious answer is no. Then why do people go through life without having any goals?

-Ashu

SMART Goals

If you ask most people what is their one major objective in life, they would probably give you a vague answer, such as, "I want to be successful, be happy, make a good living," and that is it. They are all wishes and none of them are clear goals.

Goals must be SMART:

1. S--specific. For example, "I want to lose weight." This is wishful thinking. It becomes a goal when I pin myself down to "I will lose 10pounds in 90 days."

2. M--must be measurable. If we cannot measure it, we cannot accomplish it. Measurement is a way of monitoring our progress.

3. A--must be achievable. Achievable means that it should be out of reach enough to be challenging but it should not be out of sight, otherwise it becomes disheartening.

4. R--realistic. A person who wants to lose 50 pounds in~30 days is being unrealistic.

5. T--time-bound. There should be a starting date and a finishing date.

Please comment your opinion on this and add something yours...

Asha.

Kindness

" Never think twice about doing something nice for someone." This was one powerful message i received on the 1st day of 2011-through a sms from my classmate. It's simple to digest and to understand, and if one were to apply it whole heartily, magic would appear in front of you.

For instance.... you see an accident while on the road, and you never hesitate to stop and provide assistance to the injured. This is empathy. You see a homeless child with a single mother. With what you have, you offer all the financial support to the pitiful mum & child.This is charity of the heart. A friend has lost his job and has no money to feed his family. Without him asking, you give the needed cash to them. This is caring of the heart. A young rookie is failing on his career. Before he decides to quit, you inspire and motivate him to stay. Your willingness to share shows you are not selfish. A widow has lost his husband & son, and has no desire to live. With patience and understanding, you are prepared to lend a shoulder to the sorrowful widow. This is kindness. Writing on commercial and writing on blog is different. Writing commercially brings fame and money, whereas blogging is from the heart with the intention to share for no financial gains what so ever in mind. This is love.

If you are the one person who "never think twice about doing something nice for someone", i am sure you are going to be a likable and lovable individual. 

My belief - "I must help people without people asking" plus "Never think twice about doing something nice for someone."

-Cute Ashu.

Daughter is better than son...!

A  father had four sons who all became doctors. Sons are important to him. When all the sons got married, it was customary that the brides had to offer dowries to the grooms. They were lucky husbands who received handsome gains. Their father at that time was the most happiest and proudest man in town. Fifteen years ago, the father passed away. Before he left, these were the words he said, "How I wish all my sons were daughters instead!"

When one is dying, money or glory are not important any more. What he wanted was care and concern. He could not get the physical love from his sons. No doubt, the children could offer medical and financial support. But they did not have the time to love the dying father. If only he had one or four daughters, his death could be more peaceful.

This is true. Spoken by Maria Robinson, "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Creative Touch of Abraham Lincoln

On the first day, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, just in the middle, one man stood up. He was rich aristocrat. He said, "Mr Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make shoes for my family". And the whole Senate laughed; they thought they had made a fool of Abraham Lincoln.

But Lincoln - and that type of people are made of a totally mettle, Lincoln looked at the man and said, "Sir I know that my father used to make shoes in your house for your family, and here will be many others here.... because the way he made shoes; nobody else can. He was a creator. His shoes were not just shoes, he poured his whole soul in it. I want to ask you, have you any complaint? Because i know how to make shoes myself; if you have complaint I can make another pair of shoes. But as far as I know, nobody has ever complained about my father's shoes. He was a genius, a great creator and I am proud of my father".

The whole Senate was struck dumb. They could not understand what kind of man Abraham Lincoln was. He had made shoes making an art, a creativity. And he was proud because his father did the job so well that not even a single complaint had ever been heard.

It does not matter what you do. What matters is how you do it - of our own accord. Then whatever you touch becomes gold..

All couples in love should read.....!!

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, 'Public Utilities Board.' There was silence. She repeated, 'PUB.' There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, 'Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is.'

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just 'hello' instead of 'PUB'.

Food for thought - “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved” - George MacDonald quotes.

Asha

A Gmail chat with my Friend....!!

A Gmail Chat with my friend Soj a year back..

Soj: hello Ashu darling.

me: hi  soj

Soj: how are you??

me: on top of the world because chatting with you my dear after a very long time !!! :-)

Soj: ya. even for me too..how is life going on??

me: life is so far fine...but boring and routine for me these days..

Soj: life is like heaven and happy for me ra...but i dont know  why ur is complaining?? its becoz.

me:???? becoz..??

Soj: coz as u couldn't find ur soul mate yet

me: yes. its true.

......................................................

Soj is one of my admirable and best friend from Kerala. I hope she has found her soul mate who will make her life complete. And I feel that 90% of our life happiness is depends on the person whom u will marry...!! Even after a year i couldn't find my Prince, hahaha...Choose the good partner to lead the Happiest life. Good represents the one whom u can live and love to live with-one person may be good to u and but  not to others.Its YOU yourself has to decide with whom u want to live with.Be happy.Have a Lovable Life..Good Luck all my friends, who are in search of their soul mates like me..

Ashu.

Let me share a good and interesting topic with all of my friends here. Let us  treat everyone you meet to be special. Be nice to everyone, whether you know or do not know the person besides you. Treat that person at that moment of time as though is like your own Mother.

Start practising good manner to others. When i was at scholling and college.i didn't realise that treating others as important could make life interesting. As i grew this manner became part of me and its natural for me to be able to make people happy. Gradually the manner became my strength when i have the skill and ability to shower all loves and attention to whoever i meet today. My charm personality and the passion of sweet words turn everyone engrossed to my presence. 


Yes..treat Everyone as a Special one whom ever u met in life....!!
Try it today..and feel the difference
Asha.

I also have Seven Rules to 'Happiness'

Do things for others


Do not get angry


Love all animals


Connecting with people (smile)


Exercise and take care of your body


Noticing the world around you


Have faith in God

Asha.

See the brighter side of everything.

A coin has two faces, and quite similarly in our lives we have two faces to look at. In any eventualities, we could either be looking at the brighter or darker side of life. Believe me, most people opt to think of the negative more than the positive of everything they see.

A friend you haven't met for quite some time. He/She possesses 99 perfect look but one defect could over shadow his 99. He/She could be intelligence, smart,beautiful, well dressed, kind hearted and handsome r cute ,but on the day you meet him/her, his mouth smells might take you off. All the other qualities he carries are not important to you at that moment of time. Perhaps you might even try to avoid him. Can this happen to us? You have the choice to look at him on the bright side or the darker side here.


I normally look at the brighter and positive aspects of life. Whenever i meet another friend, i will always capitalize the good points in her. Even i might not know, i will still say something nice and sweet to hear. These are words i often used, "You look great and cute today!", "You have an intelligent look!" or "Your cute  face attracts alot of people here!" These compliments help to lift the energy of our friends.

If ever i want to let a good friend who is loosing weight or perhaps is gaining weight which might not be benefiting to him/her, i will say it indirectly to avoid hurting his feeling. Try this; "You are a great handsome guy, if only you put on extra weight, many girls would fall for you" or "You are  pretty, if you are a little slimmer, you attract all men for sure." Do it with some compliments first, before adding the down side.

I hope all my dears, honeys ,friends would listen to my advice here, give sincere appreciations to everyone you meet. Please don't be direct with your thought when you see any defects. The facts of life is, "A sweet lie is better than a hurting truth!


-Ashu

Todayz Thought

Be Brave To Say
"GOODBYE . . ." =/
Believe, That
...Life Will Reward You
With A New
"HELLO. . ." :) 

To Achieve Something We've To Cross 3 Stages...

To Achieve Something We've To Cross 3 Stages...

1. Insult...

2. Opposition...
...
3. Acceptance...

Fools Stop At The 1st..

Losers Stop At The 2nd..

WINNERS Cross The 3rd... 

you will never trust

If You Can't
F o r g e t
Your 'EX'
You Will Never
T r u s t
Your 'NEXT' . . . ;) 

Man lost almost everything

A Man Lost Almost Everything In A Fire..
Nxt Day He Placed A Signboard...
.
.
Shop Burnt!!! House Burnt!!! Guds Burnt!!! But Faith Not Burnt..

Shop Starts Tomorrow.. !!


Asha

To WIn

‎"Instead Of Thinking
About How To
W i n
Think How You
L o s t
...Last Time ... !
You Will Definitely
W i n
Next Time ...! " :)


Asha

Live for two people

Love Two People In This World The Most

:1) The One Who Has Given Birth To You.
2) The One Who Has Taken Birth Just For You 

Life Is A Continuous Challenge

Life Is A Continuous Challenge
Constant Struggle From Up To
Down,
We Are Not Made Rich By
What's In Our Pocket
But
By What's In Our Heart . . . :) 

good day or poor day

There Is No Definition Of
Good Day or Poor Day
It All Depends On You n
Your Thoughts
That
Either You Run The Day
Or
The Day Runs You . . . 


So, Have Good Thoughts

thousands of way to cheat God..!!!

Man Found Thousands Of Way To Cheat GOD..

But God Punishes Him/HER
By Simply Making Him/HER
To Fall In Love..! 


Asha

Life is a c0mbintion of Adjustments n Compromises . . . !!

Life is a c0mbintion of
Adjustments n Compromises . . .

A d j u s t
When Some One Wants To
Be With You
n
C o m p r o m i s e
When You Want To Be
With Someone . . .

GENEROSITY

Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji was sitting. "I must see him," she insisted and going up to Gandhiji touched his feet. Then from the folds of her sari she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhiji for the coin but Gandhiji refused. "I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh," Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly "yet you won't trust me with a copper coin." "This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands," Gandhiji said. "If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much. But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees."

Good Article.

Dream House

Girl: What's Your Dream House Like?

Boy: Well, Take Any House

Girl: Okay..Then?

Boy: And Then,,

Put Yourself In It ♥ 

THE MILKMAID

A milkmaid was on her way to the market to sell some milk from her cow. As she carried the large jug of milk on top of her head, she began to dream of all the things she could do after selling the milk.

“With that money, I’ll buy a hundred chicks to rear in my backyard. When they are fully grown.

I can sell them at a good price at the market.”

As she walked on, she continued dreaming, “Then I’ll buy
two young goats and rear them on the grass close by. When
they are fully grown, I can sell them at an even better price!”

Still dreaming, she said to herself, “Soon, I’ll be able to buyanother cow, and I will have more milk to sell. Then I shallhave even more money...”

With these happy thoughts, she began to skip and jump.Suddenly she tripped and fell. The jug broke and all themilk spilt onto the ground.

No more dreaming now, she sat down and cried.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Dont Change The World..!!

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he
went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather.

Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a

huge amount of money. Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, “Why doyou have to spend that unnecessary amount of money? Why don’t youjust cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”

The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make

a “shoe” for himself

There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story: to make this world a happy

place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world.

the Blind man and the advertising story

An old blind man was sitting on a busy street corner in the rush-hour begging for money. On a cardboard sign, next to an empty tin cup, he had written: 'Blind - Please help'.

No-one was giving him any money.

A young advertising writer walked past and saw the blind man with his sign and empty cup, and also saw the many people passing by completely unmoved, let alone stopping to give money.

The advertising writer took a thick marker-pen from her pocket, turned the cardboard sheet back-to-front, and re-wrote the sign, then went on her way.

Immediately, people began putting money into the tin cup.

After a while, when the cup was overflowing, the blind man asked a stranger to tell him what the sign now said.

"It says," said the stranger, " 'It's a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot ".

( I saw it recently on a video on the web.This story illustrates in a timeless way how important choice of words and language is when we want to truly connect with and move other people)

Who Knows?????

Who knows;
The good ideas of today may become the sad stories of tomorrow.
Also a seemingly hate situation of today could be a happy time of tomorrow.
You never know.


Be Postitive.

AS " THIS MOMENT IS NOT PERMANENT IN LIFE".

Asha.

Never Stop trying..

Never ever give up. Remember
You are never a looser until you stop trying.
Set your plan and keep trying until you reach it.
That is how I’ve succeeded in my life.

Good Luck 
Cute Ashu.