Great Advice From A Dog...

If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:


When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.


Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.


Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.


When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.


Let others know when they've invaded your territory.


Take naps.


Stretch before rising.


Run, romp, and play daily.


Thrive on attention and let people touch you.


Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.


On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass.


On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.


When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.


No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout .... Run right back and make friends.


Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.


Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.


Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.


If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.


When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. 

God's Rosebud

 

A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day.

Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice.

The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals.

The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of God for his life and ministry

But because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact.

It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do.

Noticing the younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following poem...

"It is only a tiny rosebud,

 A flower of God's design;

 But I cannot unfold the petals

 With these clumsy hands of mine."

 "The secret of unfolding flowers

 Is not known to such as I.

 GOD opens this flower so easily,

 But in my hands they die."

 "If I cannot unfold a rosebud,

 This flower of God's design,

 Then how can I have the wisdom

 To unfold this life of mine?"

 "So I'll trust in God for leading

 Each moment of my day.

 I will look to God for guidance

 In each step along the way."

 "The path that lies before me,

 Only my Lord and Savior knows.

 I'll trust God to unfold the moments,

 Just as He unfolds the rose."

God gives us people to love & things to use, not things to love & people to use...

God is never wrong

A king who did not believe in the goodness of God, had a slave who, in all circumstances, said: My king, do not be discouraged, because everything God does is perfect, no mistakes!

One day they went hunting and along the way a wild animal attacked the king. His slave managed to kill the animal, but could not prevent his majesty losing a finger.

Furious and without showing his gratitude for being saved, the nobleman said "Is God good? If He was good, I would not have been attacked and lost my finger."

The slave replied: "My king, despite all these things, I can only tell you that God is good, and he knows "why" of all these things. What God does is perfect. He is never wrong!"

Outraged by the response, the king ordered the arrest of his slave.

Later, he left for another hunt and was captured by savages who made human sacrifices.

In the altar, ready to sacrifice the nobleman, the savages found that the victim had not one of his fingers, so he was released. According to them, it was not so complete to be offered to the gods.

Upon his return to the palace, he authorized the release of his slave that he received very affectionately.

"My dear, God was really good to me! I was almost killed by the wild men, but for lack of a single finger, I was let go! But I have a question: if God is so good, why did he allow me to put you in jail?"

"My King, if I had gone with you in this hunt, I would have been sacrificed for you, because I have no missing finger, therefore, remember everything God does is perfect. He is never wrong."

Often we complain about life, and negative things that happen to us, forgetting that nothing is random and that everything has a purpose.

Every morning, offer your day to God, don't be in a rush.

Ask God to inspire your thoughts, guide your actions, and ease your feelings. And do not be afraid. God is never wrong!

You know why this message is for you? I do not know, but God knows, because he never makes mistakes.......

The path of God and his word is perfect, without impurities. He is the way of all those who trust in Him.

‎"The majority consists of fools, utter fools. Beware of the majority. If so many people are following, that is enough a proof that something is wrong. Truth happens to individuals, not to crowds." Osho

Wherever you are right now, make sure that your heart is in it. If your heart is not where your feet are leading you, then you cannot live, let alone learn and love. If you are lead by your heart... no matter where you are going it will make for a joyful journey.

‎"I am not here to console you, to comfort you, to make you secure. I am here to destroy you utterly, because only then is the new born - the new man, the new consciousness. If I help, the old will continue. All help goes to help the old. All help keeps the old surviving; it nourishes it. No, I am not going to help in any way." Osho

People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa

‎"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others." -Ayn Rand

‎"Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." ∼ Albert Einstein

If people are trying to bring you down, it only means that you are above them

What is Strong?

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men,
who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.
Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.
Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.
Impossible is potential.
Impossible is temporary.
Impossible is nothing.
- Muhammad Ali

Who I had become, was not who I really wanted to be. Who I was, was who I had become as a result of circumstance. 

Creativity, Genius And Rebellion

“Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence. If you want to create you have to get rid of all conditionings, otherwise your creativity will be nothing but copying, it will be just a carbon copy.

You can be creative only if you are an individual, you cannot create as a part of the mob psychology.

The mob psychology is uncreative: it lives a life which drags – it knows no dance, no song, no joy, it is mechanical. Of course, there are a few things you will get from the society only if you are mechanical: you will get respectability, you will get honors. Universities will confer D.Litts on you, countries will give you gold medals, you may finally become a Nobel laureate – but this whole thing is ugly. A real man of genius will discard all this nonsense, because this is bribery. Giving the Nobel prize to a person simply means that your services to the establishment are respected, that you are honored because you have been a good slave, obedient, that you have not gone astray, that you have followed the well-trodden path.

He has to inquire in the jungles of life, he has to go alone, he has to be a dropout from the mob mind, from the collective psychology. The collective mind is the lowest mind in the world; even the so-called idiots are a little superior to the collective idiocy. But the collectivity has its own bribes: it respects people, honors people, if they go on insisting that the way of the collective mind is the only right way. It was out of sheer necessity that in the past, creators of all kinds – the painters, the dancers, the musicians, the poets, the sculptors – had to renounce respectability. They had to live a kind of bohemian life, the life of a vagabond; that was the only possibility for them to be creative. This need not be so in the future. If you understand me, if you feel what I am saying has truth in it, then in the future everybody should live individually and there will be no need for a bohemian life. The bohemian life is the by-product of a fixed, orthodox, conventional, respectable life.

My effort is to destroy the collective mind and to make each individual free to be himself or herself. Then there is no problem; then you can live as you want to live.

In fact, humanity will really only be born the day the individual is respected in his rebellion. Humanity has still not been born; it is still in the womb. What you see as humanity is only a very hocus-pocus phenomenon. Unless we give individual freedom to each person, absolute freedom to each person to be himself, to exist in his own way… And, of course, he has not to interfere with anybody – that is part of freedom. Nobody should interfere with anybody.”

OSHO – The Goose Is Out #9

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“If you’re not willing to risk, you cannot grow. If you cannot grow, you cannot be your best. If you cannot be your best, you cannot be happy. If you cannot be happy, what else is there?”

‎"You can be creative only if you are an individual, you cannot create as a part of the mob psychology." Osho

‎"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on." - Steve Jobs

Enduring

Every warrior of the light has been afraid to enter a combat.
Every warrior of the light has betrayed and lied in the past.

Every warrior of the light has lost faith in the future.
Every warrior of the light has trodden a path which was not his own.

Every warrior of the light has suffered because of unimportant things.
Every warrior of the light has doubted that he is a warrior of the light.

Every warrior of the light has failed in his spiritual obligations.
Every warrior of the light has said yes when he meant no.

Every warrior of the light has hurt someone he loved.

That is why he and she are warriors of the light:

They had endured all this without losing the hope to improve.
 

Paulo Coelho

Weep not for me

Do not weep for me when I no longer dwell
among the wonders of the earth; for my larger
self is free, and my soul rejoices on the other
side of pain…on the other side of darkness.

Do not weep for me, for I am a ray of sunshine
that touches your skin, a tropical breeze
upon your face, the hush of joy within your heart
and the innocence of babes in mothers arms.
I am the hope in a darkened night. And, in your
hour of need, I will be there to comfort you.
I will share your tears, your joys, your fears,
your disappointments and your triumphs.

Do not weep for me, for I am cradled
in the arms of God. I walk with the angels,
and hear the music beyond the stars.

Do not weep for me, for I am within you;
I am peace, love, I am a soft wind that caresses
the flowers. I am the calm that follows a
raging storm. I am an autumns leaf that floats
among the garden of God, and I am pure
white snow that softly falls upon your hand.

Do not weep for me, for I shall never die,
as long as you remember me…
with a smile and a sigh.

Pain - Dental is Mental

 If you have ever had a tooth ache (especially the one you have ignored for a long time), then you will understand that dental pain crosses that line of being just physical pain, it eventually becomes mental. Well, maybe,,, all pain, if left unattended, eventually affects us mentally.

Im the kind of person who does not eat medicines. I believe that the world's biggest pharmacy exists in our nervous system, and if we just allow ourselves the time and the rest, we will heal. But, some people have zero tolerance for pain. The minute there is pain, they want to run and hide from it, and pop the "pain killer". Well, let me tell you this, the pain killer does not kill the pain. It deadens or numbs the pain receptors so you wont feel the pain. Now here's the deal. The pain exists. Only you cant feel it. What good would it be too deaden a process that is naturally designed to save you ? If there were no pain, dude, you would have been long past dead.

Now imagine this, you stub your toe real bad and your nail is ripped off. But you feel no pain, and you continue on your way. And by the time, your foot grabs your attention, its already bled you off and become septic. And to take that scenerio to an extreme consequence.... you have to chop of your "gangerene" stricken foot. So is pain good ? Yes, it brings your attention towards a hurt and malfunction, so you may correct and fix it.

So, my tooth hurts and I refuse to eat a pain killer. So when pain struck me, I decided to time its duration. I took out my stop watch and observed that each time the pain struck, it lasted only 3 minutes or less. What I learnt is that if I just allowed "some time" the pain would pass. And the same is true for all pain in life. If I just "allow it some time" it will pass.

To kill pain receptors makes the system weak. To allow your system to learn and fix I think is the greatest survival tool one can learn.

Even when I have a head ache, if I just sleep it off, I am fine.
Even when my stomach is upset, if I just allow myself two days and light eating, I am fine.
Even when I catch a cold, and if I just drink some extra juice and rest, I am fine.
What I have done in the process is given a chance to my body to heal naturally, because it will. Its designed to heal, not to quit on your on a simple running nose or skin allergy. When I count on my nervous system to heal, it works up and it works fast.

And medicines, create more rucass than they heal. Pick up the pill pack and read the booklet. The "side effects" part wont impress you much. So the deal is, would you rather risk the 10 side effects mentioned , or fight out the pain for two days ? Your answer will either put you on the path of natural well being or artificially derived temporary relief.

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

“Everyone has potential. It is an infinite resource that can not be exhausted, but can be lost in the clouds of fear and complacency. It may take courage to embrace the possibilities of your own potential, but once you’ve flown past the summit of your fears, nothing will seem impossible. Pursue your dreams.”

When you are not certain of your edginess, its best you don't apologize. Because when you apologize what you are saying is that it won't happen again and that you have understood your mistake. But to apologize and continue to repeat the same act reduces the value of your apology and makes it a mere fake formality.

I did not know what lay ahead; I was treading into unknown territory. I had no idea which direction to pick. My destination was as unclear as my journey. The only thing I knew for certain was that with every step I would find out. And such is life. You never know what lies ahead unless you move ahead. And the good part is if you don't like what you see, you can always change direction. That is the gift, the gift of choice, at every given step.

‎"We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Truth V/s Lie

Truth does not need to hide, a lie always has to remain hidden.
Truth does not need to fear, a lie is always afraid.
Truth has all the power, a lie is powerless.
Truth is simple, a lie is complicated.
Truth is clear, a lie is murky.
Truth is forever, a lie is temporary.

It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be. - Gilbert Parker

Best thought for today's world-

Don't try to be different, just be good!

Because now a days just being good is different enough.

‎"From the very beginning you are being told to compare yourself with others. This is the greatest disease; it is like a cancer that goes on destroying your very soul ? because each individual is unique, and comparison is not possible. I am just myself and you are just yourself. There is nobody else in the world you can be compared with." Osho

God Says

God says....

You say: It’s impossible

God says: All things are possible 

You say: I’m too tired

God says: I will give you rest 

You say: Nobody really loves me

God says: I love you 

You say: I can’t go on

God says: My grace is sufficient 

You say: I can’t figure things out

God says: I will direct your steps

You say: I can’t do it

God says: You can do all things 

You say: I’m not able

God says: I am able 

You say: It’s not worth it

God says: It will be worth it 

You say: I can’t forgive myself

God says: I FORGIVE YOU 

You say: I can’t manage

God says: I will supply all your needs 

You say: I’m afraid

God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear

You say: I’m always worried and frustrated

God says: Cast all your cares on ME 

You say: I don’t have enough faith

God says: I’ve given everyone a measure of faith 

You say: I’m not smart enough

God says: I give you wisdom 

You say: I feel all alone

God says: I will never leave you or forsake you 

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Do Less Thinking, and pay more attention to your heart.
Do Less Acquiring, and pay more attention to what you already have.
Do Less Complaining, and pay more attention to giving.
Do Less Controlling, and pay more attention to letting go.
Do Less Criticizing, and pay more attention to complementing.
Do Less Arguing, and pay more attention to forgiveness.
Do Less Running Around, and pay more attention to stillness.
Do Less Talking, and pay more attention to silence.

Beauty Of Belief In Lord:
"If HE Doesn't Give Me When I ASK,
HE Will Surely Give Me When I NEED.

A soul mate's purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master..."

It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good too to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money cannot buy

Deciding on the Destinies of Others

Malba Tahan tells the story of a man who met an angel in the desert and gave him water.
“I am the angel of death and I came to get you,” said the angel. “But as you were kind, I will lend you the Book of Destiny for five minutes; you may change what you want.”

The angel gave the man the book. As he was leafing through its pages, the man began reading about the lives of his neighbors. And he got discontented,
“These people don’t deserve such nice things,” he said. With the pen in hand, he began worsening the lives of each one.

Finally, he reached the page of his destiny. He saw his tragic end, but as he prepared to change it, the book disappeared. Five minutes had already passed.
And right there, the angel took the man’s soul.

I cheated on my fears, broke up with my doubts, got engaged to my faith and now I'm marrying my dreams.

ऐसा दोस्त चाहिये जो हमें अपना मान सके, हमारे हर दुःख को जान सके. चल रहे हों हम तेज़ बारिश में, फिर भी पानी में आँसू को पहचान सके...

‎"It's impossible." said pride.
"It's risky." said experience.
"It's pointless." said reason.

"GIVE IT A TRY." whispered the heart.

keep this very thought in mind - no man or woman has ever succeeded in taking a single penny beyond this life, yet every man and woman does take all the knowledge which they have gained in this life to the next life.

I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt.

‎"What is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads." -- Albert Camus

Dont place your problems on your head its weight may crush you down
rather than place them under your feet and use as platform to climb the new horizons.

From the Prayer Book of Medieval Chivalry

The Prayer Book of Medieval Chivalry says:

“The spiritual energy of the Path uses justice and patience to prepare your spirit.

“This is the Path of the Cavalier. An easy and at the same time a hard path, because it makes you abandon all useless things and relative friendships.
That is why at first one feels very hesitant about following it.

“This is the first lesson of Chivalry: you will erase what you have written in the book of your life until now: worry, insecurity, lies.
‘And instead of all this you will write the word courage.

‘Beginning the journey with this word, and following with faith in God, you will reach the place you have to reach.”

Just like marriage

Nasrudin spent the entire autumn working his garden. The flowers had blossomed in the spring – and Nasrudin noticed a few dandelions appearing, which he hadn’t planted.

Nasrudin tore them up. But the pollen had already spread and others began to grow. He tried to find a weed killer which only killed dandelions. A specialist told him any type of poison would end up killing all the other flowers. In despair, he went to ask a gardener for help.

- It is like a marriage – said the gardener. – Along with the good things, a few little inconveniences always appear.

- What can I do? – insisted Nasrudin.

- Learn how to love them . Although they are flowers you did not count on, they are still part of the garden.

Dont Mix The Words With Your Mood. Because You Will Have Many Options To Change The Mood, But You Will Never Get Any Optiion To Replace The Spoken Words.

Think, when you were still a kid...

The greatest battle is not physical but psychological. The demons telling us to give up when we push ourselves to the limit can never be silenced for good. They must always be answered by the quiet the steady dignity that simply refuses to give in. Courage. We all suffer. Keep going.

Try loving yourself for who you are, faults and all. Forgive yourself. Accept yourself. Because you have to live with you for the rest of your life.

"There is a battle that rages within each of us every moment of our lives; it is the war with our emotions, craving, desires, and temperaments that fester deep within each of us. It is our fear, our inadequacies, and our desire to excel in life. It is our longing to love and be loved by others. This is where our real problem lies. This real culprit lurks deep within us. Only when this inner emotional storm dissipates will there be a great calm and inner satisfaction that will transform your entire being. This victory over your-self does not come from fighting others. It comes rather by conquering the self. In a true school, you will learn hundreds of self defense techniques but most importantly, you will learn how to move inward to the real core of being. When this is achieved, the battle will cease, and the entire world will open up to you. A connection will be made to your spiritual nature; you will realize your purpose in life and go for it.

When you find this connection your life will change from what you know now, to a vast new world of understanding." - Sylvain, Sifu Chamberland - Nyudo

Darwin's Perspective: Each of us is born in a state of divine potential and begin down a path that unfolds a series of experiences that shape who we "are." This definition of self is a mixture of societal beliefs, familiar norms and unique personality traits. As we move through life, this dynamic definition of self ebbs and flows like the ocean rolling up on the rocks to shape the coastline. Self reflection are those moments when we step back and witness the shape of the beach and rocks that has been shaped from the constant bombardment of waves upon them. Some people see themselves as having become white sandy beaches and others jagged rocky coasts.

And then there is that one moment when we experience a shift of consciousness. It is that time when you awaken to understand that you are not the coastline or the ocean that shapes it. You are the unique combination of ocean and earth that exists in the action of the wave shaping the coastline. You are the coastline before the storm, the wave crashing upon the rock and the beach that will emerge in a thousand years.

Many people experience this shift in consciousness and awaken to a new realization of their true Self. But then what? "Knowing" what you are is hardly useful if it doesn't change anything in your life. After all, no matter if I am ocean, beach or a wave-in-motion, the fact remains that I have real problems in my life. And so too, the future will bring with it new challenges for me to face. How can my awakening to Self manifest as divine change in my life?

The change you seek is available to you. But if you remain believing that you are rock or ocean... you will remain rock or ocean. Momentary shifts in consciousness or understanding will not manifest change in your life. If you remain in a state of "knowing" then you will remain in the domain of the Mind. The point being that if you expect enlightenment to be a revelation of knowledge, then you will shield yourself from the wisdom of enlightenment for "knowing" is a property of the Mind. As this is only a portion of your true Self, knowing what you are is not much more than an interesting piece of information. To invite divine wisdom into your life, you must move beyond "knowing" into "being."

As Sylvain, Sifu Chamberland - Nyudo describes, "When this is achieved, the battle will cease, and the entire world will open up to you."

You are the collective consciousness of your Body, Spirit and Mind. Each of these divine parts of you possesses an amazing wisdom that can emerge to provide you with wisdom that is not available solely to the Mind. But to tap into this wisdom requires more than "thinking" that this is true. To break into this divine state of being, you must also shift into existing in harmonious balance amongst the three. This is much more than believing. This is being.

In this harmonious state of balance, many wonders await you and paths will emerge to take your life towards purpose. For you are much more than your Mind has led you to believe. You have a unique purpose that been imprinted on your Spirit since the dawn of time. And right here, right now, this purpose is attempting to manifest in your life. For years there have been clues to this purpose all around you. Your Mind has filtered these clues along with the rest of the information that bombards us each and every day. But in harmony with the Body and Spirit, these clues will rise to your conscious awareness to reveal your true calling.

And this is where change happens. In pursuit of your divine purpose and in harmony with your Body, Spirit and Mind, God's life force energy will flow to you and change everything. But first you must "be" your true Self. This is the work we are doing together. We are exploring life and learning how to be our true Self.

‎"It is man´s privilege — only man´s privilege — to be alone, to stand against the whole world if he feels that he is with truth. If you feel that this is the way that leads to freedom, then accept any kind of responsibility. Then all those responsibilities are not going to be a burden on you. They are all going to make you more mature, more centered, more rooted, more of a beautiful individual." Osho

‎''There must be a place where hopes and dreams are nurtured, and that place is only within ourselves. A place to clean the grime of life, a place that waits for us to stay and look inside that we might see the truth. ''
- Cliff Robertson

Learn to be quiet just as you learn to talk, because if talking guides you, being quiet protects you. By being quiet, you attain two characteristics: you are able to take knowledge from those more knowledgeable than you, and you are able to repel the ignorance of those more ignorant than you....

Trust the one who can see these 3 things in you: 1) Sorrow behind your smile, 2) Love behind your anger & 3) Reason behind your silence.

‎"Life is a verb. Life is not a noun, it is really "living" not "life." It is not love, it is loving. It is not relationship, it is relating. It is not a song, it is singing. It is not a dance, it is dancing. See the difference, savor the difference." Osho

Prayer is not a SPARE WHEEL that you pull out when in trouble; Its is a STEERING WHEEL that directs us in the right path throughout life.

We always feel that God never comes on time when we call him. But the truth is that He is always on time...

only We are always in a Hurry

A thought occurred to me last night: People value their possessions more than the values they possess!!!

The "Thing"

It is the love, the passion that God put in me of making something great, that makes you feel “something” when you get in touch with it, see it and hear it.
To produce something Innovative that makes a change or just catch your attention and make you smile, think, buy or just say “that’s original”.
That is the thing.”

"Loneliness is absence of the other. Aloneness is the presence of oneself. Aloneness is very positive. It is a presence, overflowing presence. You are so full of presence that you can fill the whole universe with your presence and there is no need for anybody." Osho

Will Smith Words of Wisdom

Quote On Recognition

"Why you should bother about recognition? Bothering about recognition has a meaning only if you don´t love your work; then it is meaningful, then it seems to substitute. You hate the work, you don´t like it, but you are doing it because there will be recognition; you will be appreciated, accepted.   

Rather than thinking about recognition, reconsider about your work. Do you love it? — then that is the end. If you do not love it, then change it!"

An interesting chat with God

God : Hello. Did you call me?

Me : Called you? No. Who is this?

God : This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.

Me : I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something.

God : What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.

Me : Don’t know. But I can’t find free time. Life has become hectic. It’s rush hour all the time.

God : Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it.

Me : I understand. But I still can’t figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat.

God : Well, I wanted to resolve your fight for time, by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.

Me : Tell me, why has life become complicated now?

God : Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated.

Me : Why are we then constantly unhappy?

God : Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. You are worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That’s why you are not happy.

Me : But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?

God : Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.

Me : But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty…

God : Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.

Me : If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?

God : Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don’t suffer.
With that experience their life becomes better, not bitter.

Me : You mean to say such experience is useful?

God : Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.

Me : But still, why should we go through such tests? Why can’t we be free from problems?

God : PROBLEMS are Purposeful Roadblocks Offering Beneficial Lessons to Enhance Mental Strength.

Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance, not when you are free from problems.

Me : Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don’t know where we are heading…

God : If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Looking outside, you dream. Looking inside, you awaken.
Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.

Me : Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?

God : Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you rode ahead. You work with the compass. Let others work with the clock.

Me : In tough times, how do you stay motivated?

God : Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.

Me : What surprises you about people?

God : When they suffer they ask, “why me?” When they prosper, they never ask “Why me?” Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth.

Me : How can I get the best out of life?

God : Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.

Me : One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.

God : There are no unanswered prayers. At times the answer is NO.

Me : Thank you for this wonderful chat. I am so happy to start the New Day with a new sense of inspiration.

God : Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Don’t believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live.