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IT IS ALL IN THE MIND - CONTENTMENT
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Jun 27, 2011 6:58 am
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Did you know that you can actually “trick” your brain into thinking you’re happy Dr. David Lykken, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Minnesota says, “Emotions are a combination of internal feelings and physical responses that provide feedback to your brain.” In effect, you can consciously initiate or provide the mental and physical conditions that your brain will naturally translate into feelings and emotions -- you basically have the power to influence your mood.
Try it for yourself.
Smile even when you don’t feel like it. You’ll think it’s silly but studies have shown that people who force themselves to smile eventually develop a more positive attitude towards challenges and setbacks. Smile the moment you wake up. Smile as you put yourself to sleep. Smile at everyone you meet.
Laugh at the pettiest things. Get some air into those lungs! More oxygen, more energy, brighter day! Ten minutes of laughter a day –- that’s all you need to ensure a life of contentment. You’ll be surprised that in Asia, some companies have employed a daily “laughter break”. Employees have to walk to a park, form a circle, and force themselves to laugh non-stop for 15 minutes. Company executives swear that this relaxation break has caused worker enthusiasm and productivity to soar!
Stand tall and walk fast. Remember your teacher in second grade She tapped you with a ruler, screaming, “No slouching! Chin up! Walk tall!” You had no idea that she wasn’t just insisting on good posture, she was also making sure you developed a bright and confident outlook in life!
Stretch -– better yet, exercise! Don’t “think” about your workout -– just do it! If you pause, to think about the sweat, the pain, the monotony and the time, you’ll find one excuse or other not to do it. So, don’t rationalize. Just get up and do it. You know that at the end of the workout, you’ll feel good you did it. And if you’re not exactly the workout kind, try dancing!
Think only positive thoughts, speak only positive words. Every time you start to think or say something negative, stop. Change your sentences into the positive. Pessimists complain about their problems; optimists think of solutions. Advise, rather than criticize. Encourage, inspire, motivate –- yourself and others. Pick up a lesson, rather than blame. And always count your blessings.
These are just a few of the many ways you can jumpstart an overall feeling of happiness and contentment. Remember that your emotions are dictated by your perception of the world around you. And your reactions are a product of choice -- you can “choose” to be happy, angry or sad. As Ecrivain Lesage wrote in “Histoire de Gil Blas” in 1735, “I am happy and content because I think I am.”
- Excerpts from Some Essays
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PRE AND POST TYING THE KNOT
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Jun 25, 2011 8:28 am
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Sharing what I received this morning as a forward - please laugh even if you have come across it already. 
Before the marriage:
He: Yes. At last. It was so hard to wait.
She: Do you want me to leave?
He: NO! Don't even think about it.
She: Do you love me?
He: Of course!
She: Have you ever cheated on me?
He: NO! Why you even asking?
She: Will you kiss me?
He: Yes!
She: Will you hit me?
He: No way! I'm not such kind of person!
She: Can I trust you?
After Marriage :
Read the above text down to upwards
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A GOOD FRIEND
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Jun 20, 2011 5:34 pm
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In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who:
- Let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.
In primary school your idea of a good friend was the person who:
- Went to the bathroom with you.
- Held your hand as you walked through the scary halls.
- Helped you stand up to the class bully.
- Shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus.
- Saved a seat on the back of the bus for you.
- Knew who you had a crush on and never understood why.
In secondary school your idea of a good friend was the person who:
- Let you copy the social studies homework.
- Went to that "cool" party with you so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshie there.
- Did not let you lunch alone.
In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who:
- Gave you rides in their new car.
- Convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded.
- Consoled you when you broke up with Nick or Susan.
- Found you a date to the prom or went to the prom with you (both without
dates)
- Helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into
that university.
- Helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time letting you
go.
On the threshold of adulthood your idea of a good friend was the person who:
- Was there when you just couldn't deal with your parents.
- Assured you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together and you'll could make it through anything.
- Just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories.
- And reassured you that you would make it in university as well as you had these past 18 years.
- And most importantly sent you off to university knowing you were loved.
Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who:
- Gives you the better of the two choices.
- Hold your hand when you're scared.
- Helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you.
- Thinks of you at times when you are not there.
- Reminds you of what you have forgotten.
- Helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer.
- Stays with you so that you have confidence.
- Goes out of their way to make time for you.
- Helps you clear up your mistakes.
- Helps you deal with pressure from others.
- Smiles for you when they are sad.
- Helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!
Pass on to those friends of the past, and those of the future... and those you have met along the way.
Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us get there. There's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them.
You know who you are, pass it on to someone who you want to remind. So share this with all your friends and maybe those who aren't but just watch and see who sends it back.
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EQUALITY
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Jun 13, 2011 7:06 am
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Diversity - a story that I just read.
The following story shows us the side of diversity that we are all working for, or at least should be. It is a pleasant twist to see that there are companies and individuals who face discrimination head on, if only one small step at a time.
Enjoy reading the positive side of diversity... Applause the airline for their action in this situation.
On a flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, well-off white South African Lady had found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain about her seating.
"What seems to be the problem Madam?" asked the attendant.
"Can't you see?" she said "You've sat me next to a kaffir. I can't possibly sit next to this disgusting human. Find me another seat!"
"Please calm down Madam." the stewardess replied. "The flight is very full today, but I'll tell you what I'll do - I'll go and check to see if we have any seats available in club or first class."
The woman cocks a snooty look at the outraged black man beside her (not to mention many of the surrounding passengers).
A few minutes later the flight attendant returns with the good news, which she delivers to the lady, who cannot help but look at the people around her with a smug and self satisfied grin: "Madam, unfortunately, as I suspected, economy is full. I've spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full. However, we do have one seat in first class".
Before the lady has a chance to answer, the attendant continues... "It is most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade, however, and I have had to get special permission from the captain. But, given the circumstances, the captain felt that it was outrageous that someone be forced to sit next to such an obnoxious person."
With which, she turned to the black man sitting next to her, and said: "So if you'd like to get your things, sir, I have your seat ready for you."
At which point, apparently the surrounding passengers stood and gave a standing ovation while the black guy walks up to the front of the plane.
Remember everyone is as equal human being as you are. Treat everyone with love and respect.
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A DIVORCE CASE
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Jun 11, 2011 5:12 pm
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Mr Khushwant Singh, a prolific writer (and reader), has written many novels and other books of interest including the famous History of Sikhs. He has edited many of the renowned publications in India.
He has also been the champion of Indo-Pak detente and has written much on the subject.
Despite his 95 plus years, he retains a highly fertile brain and has all his faculties fully functional - he recently posted a story of a divorce case which I reproduce below.
A woman filed for a divorce case in a family court.
The judge, after reading her petition, asked her, "So you sat that your grounds for seeking the divorce are that your husband attacks you every night with a deadly weapon. Is that right ??"
The woman answered, "No, Sir. I did not say that. I have stated that every night he attacks with me a dead weapon."
The judge granted the divorce.
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NO LIMITATIONS
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Jun 7, 2011 7:59 am
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We have powers we never even dreamed of.
We can do things we never thought we could.
There are no limitations in what we can do..
Except the limitations of our own mind.
- gratefully borrowed from Darwin Kingsley
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SOME INTERSETING FACTS
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Jun 4, 2011 2:56 am
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If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth. If you are left handed, you tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth.
To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers.
Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by 'Bayer'.
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
Astronauts can't belch - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.
Ancient Roman, Chinese and German societies often used urine as mouthwash.
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. In the Renaissance era, it was fashion to shave them off!
Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds.
The night of January 20 is "Saint Agnes's Eve", which is regarded as a time when a young woman dreams of her future husband.
Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.
It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.
Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirstmechanism shuts off.
Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.
Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450°F.
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.
Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.
If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.
In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.
The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.
Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.
Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges, especially bailey or suspension bridges, because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.
For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.
The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
And last but not least:
In 2011, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays. This apparently happens once every 823 years! This is called 'money bags'. This is said to be from Feng Shui - if one circulates this it promises abundant money inflow whereas sitting on it suggests unwanted money outflow.
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POLITICS - ANOTHER DEFINITION
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Jun 2, 2011 3:29 am
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Politics - the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.
-- Oscar Amoringer
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IT COMPANIES AND OTHERS - YOUR MORNING COFFEE LAUGH
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Jun 2, 2011 3:23 am
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Long back,
a person who sacrificed his sleep,
forgot his family,
forgot his food,
forgot laughter was called a
"Saint"
But now he is called.. an
"IT professional"
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An interesting line written at the back of a Biker's T Shirt:
" If you are able to see this, Please tell me that my girlfriend has fallen off"
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Most Relationships fail not because of the absence of love..
Love is always present..
Its just that,
One loves too much,
and the other loves too many,
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Employee: Boss, Now I have got married..! Please increase my salary..!
BOSS: Company is not responsible for accidents occurring outside the work..!
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Philosophy of life
At the beginning of married life, every gal treats her husband as GOD,
Later on somehow the alphabets got reversed..!
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What is a Fear?
Fear is the Deep, Wrenching feeling in your stomach When pages of your book still smell new
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Just few hours left for your exams..!
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Jus4Fun
Someone has rightly said, "A fool can ask More questions that a wise man cannot answer"
No Wonder why so many of us speechless when lecturers ask question..!
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8.
Girl: Do you have Cards with sentimental Love quotes?
Shopkeeper: Oh sure..! How about this card, it says "To the only boy I ever loved.!"
Girl: That's good, Give me 12 of them..!
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9)
After reading the form filled by an applicant.. The employer said: " WE do have an opening for you..!
Applicant: What is it?
Interviewer: Its called the "door..!"
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A Banner cum Sign Board In front of an IT company..
Drive Slowly, Don't kill our Employee...
..... Leave them to us
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A SOLDIER DIED TODAY
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May 31, 2011 5:51 pm
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by A. Lawrence Vaincourt ©1985
Reprinted By Permission
This is consistently one of the most popular pages posted on Jack's Joint
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.
And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.
He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?
A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.
It's so easy to forget them for it was so long ago,
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,
Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today.
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