Laugh

Laugh

Nothing endures forever.

Everything perishes in time.

So laugh and love while you may,

Help who you can-work while you must

And when the end comes so be it.

All fame ends in oblivion and is soon forgotten

But it is fun to strive, joy to win.

It is a challenge to lose and try again.

And victory always comes if you try hard enough.

To lose is not to fail.

The only failure is to lose and not try again.

The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist, the opportunity in every difficulty.

--L.P.Jacks

All things happen for the good of those who believe in Him

Do you ever think of someone, a friend or a love one and to receive either a call or message from them the next moment? I had not once but on a few occasions when I miss a love one so much and to receive a call from them right away. Is this telepathic or God way of showing us that HE is listening to us.

This week was a week of reminder of life vulnerabilities and uncertainties. A 31 year old friend had a heart failure and passed away suddenly leaving behind his expectant wife and 2 years old boy. That happen on Tuesday and on Friday, the papers reported that a reputable financial advisor had a heart failure and died too. Occasionally, such news will strike my sensitive cord and I will think of my own misfortune 7 years ago. Before I will tear but lately, my heart goes out to those wives whose life are changed due to the loss of their spouse. I want to help these women by showing them that life has changed. Our love ones are in a better happier place. I know because I have seen images of my love with Jesus. Tears will never stop flowing and we will never forget. But all things happen for a reason. God has a plan for all of us and when we trust in Him and have faith. All will be well again.

Desire to BE

One of the main criteria for happiness is having something to look forward to, i.e. hope.

It is desire, not ability that determines one success. You can get anything, you can do anything if you really want to, and the only limitation is what you put on yourself. Desire is the fuel that drives one forward towards the destination which is represented by our goals.

I was bought up conditioned to believe that success was all about academic ability. But over the years, I have come to realize that formal education has one purpose only in life and that is to get us our first job -self education earns us our living. The school, college and university years are immensely important, but the actual knowledge gained during those years is not necessarily of use in providing students with their standard of living. It there for becomes even more important the knowledge and experiences gained after leaving formal education become more valuable from a monetary future viewpoint.

I am in no way deriding university education. As a parent, it is one of my dearest wishes for my girl to go to university. Nevertheless, education without questions, in all its various forms, whether formal or otherwise, is not a prerequisite for success and achievement. I want my child to be a confident young lady who has the social skills to interact with various individuals just like her father. I want my child to be a lady of character- compassionate, honest, kind hearted and most importantly a woman of grace and intergrity.

Problem

"Problem" is such a negative word. if you tell yourself you have a problem, you normally dwell on it and worry about it. if, instead, you delete the word " problem" from your vocabulary and use the words "situation" or " challenge", your brain will respond more effectively. it becomes creative and proactive and, furthermore, you are on your way to overcoming the situation. Remember the old cliche " When the going gets tough, the tough get going."