A NEW BEGINNING !!!

As new year ie., 2011 is going to begin soon. Let's begin the year with full of hope and happiness in our heart. HAPPY 2011 TO ALL. It's a fresh beginning and our chance to do things better. We need to set goals for 2011. As goals gives us direction. By setting goals we can make 2011 our best year.

New Beginning Quotes

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."    
-Seneca

"The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings."
-Dave Weinbaum

"All glory comes from daring to begin."
-Eugene F. Ware

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
-Maria Robinson

"Making the beginning is one third of the work."
-Irish Proverb

 "Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be."
-Marsha Petrie Sue

"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning." 
-Albert Camus

A NEW BEGINNING

There comes a time when the meaning of life begins to make sense,

At first it may not, 

The sky at first may look dark, 

The path one needs to walk down may be hard to see, 

Never let a disorder control one’s destiny, 

life created will not move forward, 

cannot be positive, fulfilling future, 

If you let it control your mind, body and soul, 

At this point, one cannot give up, 

A disorder cannot control,
 You control your disorder, 

 Accept yourself, 

Accept your disorder, 

Love yourself now and forever, 

You were thrown against a corner when you developed epilepsy, 

Getting up was not an option, 

Now it is, 

Today is a new day, 

If you stay down life will pass you by, 

So help yourself get up, 

fight the battle and win, 

To win the battle you do not have to stop having seizures, 

Winning the battle is teaching you how to live a healthy productive life, 

Helping you cope, 

Life may not always become what you want them to be, 

The road you lead may have some u-turns involved, 

Do not fear, 

For change can be good, 

Follow your path that was laid out for you, 

The sun is now shinning, 

You can now see your path 

There is a plan, a destiny that awaits you, 

Do not question your destiny, 

Do not ask questions such as “why me?”  

Accept the path that has been laid in front of you. 

Do not be afraid, 

Take one day at a time, 

Be proud of who you are, 

Walk with courage and your head up high,Believe in yourself, 

Focus on the positive, 

For the footsteps imbedded in ground of your new path will become the solid foundation to your future. 

Poem by Stacey Chillemi

POSITIVE THINKING

Positive thinking in simple terms means thinking in a positive manner. There are many benefits of Positive Thinking. Its helps to be stress free as by adapting positive mind frame you handle the situation in a positive manner. You concentrate on solutions not on problems. You have many friends as people like to be around positive people. You will enjoy peace of mind as your mind will be relaxed. When you know for certain in your mind that you can turn burdens into blessings, you’ll have nothing to fear. A positive state of mind creates positive emotions. Positive emotions creates a positive lifestyle.

Quotes on Positive thinking

      “The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”

"Instead of thinking about what you're missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.”

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their mind to be."
- Abraham Lincoln

"When you consistently maintain a positive frame of mind, you'll become known as a problem-solver rather than a complainer. People avoid complainers. They seek out problem-solvers."
- Joseph Somerville

"The World is what we think it is. If we can change our thoughts, we can change the world."
-H.M. Tomlinson

"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror."
-Ken Keyes, Jr.

"We do not see things they are. We see them as we are."
-Talmud

A wonderful story on Positive thinking

     Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant.


     The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.


     Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.


     I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.


     "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."


     I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.


     Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.


     I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. “The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live."


     "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Jerry continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.'


     I knew I needed to take action." " What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'


     Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

-Author Unknown

ATTITUDE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE !!!

Attitude means what you think of a particular thing. It can be positive or negative. We can't control how people react to us. All we can do is control the manner in which we react. 

Attitude Quotes

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
- Oprah Winfrey

"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
- Brian Tracy

"Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life."
- Joel Osteen

"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."
- Michael Jordan

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."
- Zig Ziglar

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."
 - Dale Carnegie

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative."
- W. Clement Stone

I found this video by Zig Ziglar on you tube. The video explains that inorder to change others you need to change yourself first.

PEACE !!!

Peace means clamness. It is the mental state of being free from agitation, excitement or disturbance.

Peace Quotes

"A smile is the beginning of peace."
- Mother Teresa  

"Let loose of what you can't control. Serenity will be yours."

"Be happy in the moment - that's enough. Each moment is all we need - not more."
- Mother Teresa

"Don't fill your time with worry - fix what you can and let the rest take care of itself."

Story on Peace

     There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.


     One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.


     The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.


     But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest - in perfect peace.


     Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?


"Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."

- Author Unknown

STEVE JOBS' 2005 STANFORD COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

In this video Steve shares his life experiences and how he achieved his dreams.

ART WILLIAMS ON BUSINESS AND LIFE

Following are the videos of a Billionaire "Art Williams" where he talk about business and life. I find this really inspiring so shared it over here.

Part 1 :



Part 2 :



This is what i learned from the above videos.

Qualities required to win in business:

1.To win you need to be excited about what you are doing. 

2. You need to have a dream to succeed.

3. You need to feel good about yourself. Believe you can do anything, you want bad enough.

4. Stand for something

5. You are going to be conterversial.

6.You need to have total commitment towards what you want. If you fail then get up and keep going until you succeed.

7. Treat people well whether you like them or not. This way you will be able to manage people well.

8. Set right priorities. Keep the balance between business and family life.

9. You need to have Desire and Will to win.

10. Be tough, don't quit.

11. Be a leader.

12. Just Do it whatever you have decided.

(Art talks about winning in business in America but I think these principles apply anywhere not only in America.)

THOUGHTS FOR A WEEK !!!

"No one can please everyone so do what you feel is right."

"Where there is will, there is a way."

"Believe is the first step towards success."

"Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he'll have food for the rest of his life."
- chinese proverb

"The most important investment you can make is in yourself."
- Warren Buffet

"The more you learn, the more you can earn."
- Steven Scott

"Creativity makes you unique… uniqueness makes you indispensable…indispensable people have no competition!"
- Jim Edwards

HANUMAN CHALISA

Hanuman chalisa was written by Goswami Tulsidas. It is the one of greatest prayer ever known. Chanting hanuman chalisa gives you strength and removes difficulties out of our life.

source : devotionalonly.com

Doha
Shree Guru Charana Saroj Raje Nij Man Mukura Sudhari,
Barnau Raghuvar Bimal Jasu, Jo dhayak Phal Chari,

Budhi heen tanu janike sumiro pavan kumar,
Bal Buddhi Vidya Dehu Mohi, harahu kalesh vikaar

Chalisa

Jai Hanuman Gyan Gun Sagar,
Jai Kapis Tihun Lok Ujagar,

Ramdoot Atulit Bal Dhaamaa,
Anjani Putra Pavansut naamaa,

Mahabir Bikram Bajrangi,
Kumati Nivaar Sumati Ke Sangi,

Kanchan Baran Biraaj Subesaa,
Kanan kundal kunchit kesa,

Haath Bajra Aur Dhvaja Birajey,
Kandhe Moonj Janeu saaje.

Shankar Suvan Kesari Nandan,
Tej Pratap Maha Jag Vandan.

Vidyavaan Guni Ati Chatur,
Ram Kaj Karibe Ko Atur,

Prabhu Charittra Sunibe Ko Rasiya,
Ram Lakhan Sita man basyia,

Sukshma roop Dhari Siyanhi Dikhawa,
Bikat roop Dhari Lank Jarawa,

Bhim roop dhari asur sanhare,
Ramchandrajee Ke kaaj Savare,

Laye Sanjivan Lakhan Jiyaye,
Shri Raghubir harashi ur laye,

Raghupati Kinhi Bahut Badaai,
Tum Mum Priya Bharat Sam Bhai.

Sahastra Badan Tumharo Jas Gaave,
Asa kahi Shripati Kanth Laagave.

Sankadik Brahmadi Muneesa,
Narad Sarad Sahit Aheesa.’

Jam Kuber Digpal Jahan Te,
Kabi Kabid Kahin Sake Kahan Te,

Tum Upkar Sugrivahi Keenha,
Ram Milaye Rajpad Deenha,

Tumharo Mantro Bibhishan Maana,
Lankeshwar Bhaye Sab Jag Jaana,

Juug Sahastra Jojan Par Bhaanu,
Leelyo Taahi Madhur Phal Jaanu,

Prabhu Mudrika Meli Mukha Maaheen,
Jaladhi Langhi Gaye Acharaj Naaheen,

Durgam Kaaj Jagat Ke Jete,
Sugam Anugrah Tumhre Tete,

Ram Duware Tum Rakhavare,
Hot Na Aagya Bin Paisare,

 Sab Sukh Lahen Tumhari Sarna,
Tum Rakshak Kaahu Ko Dar naa,

Aapan Tej Samharo Aapei,
Tenau Lok Hank Te Kanpei.

Bhoot Pisaach Nikat Nahi Ave,
Mahabir Jab Naam Sunavei,

Nasei Rog Hare Sab Peera,
Japat Niranter Hanumant Beera,

Sankat Te Hanuman Chhudavei,
Man Kram Bachan Dhyan Jo Lavei,

Sub Par Ram Tapasvee Raaja,
Tinke Kaaj Sakal Tum Saaja,

Aur Manorath Jo Koi Lave,
Soi Amit Jivan Phal Pave.

Charo Juug Partap Tumhara,
Hai Parsiddha Jagat Ujiyara.

Sadho Sant Ke Tum Rakhvare,
Asur Nikandan Ram Dulare,

Ashta Siddhi Nau Nidhi Ke Data,
Asa Bar Din Janki Mata,

Ram Rasayan Tumhare Pasa,
Sadaa Raho Raghupati Ke Dasa,

Tumhare Bhajan Ramko Pavei,
Janam Janam Ke Dukh Bisravei,>

Anta Kaal Raghubar Pur Jai,
Jahan Janma Hari Bhakta Kahai,

Aur Devata Chitt Na Dharai,
Hanumant Sei Sarva Sukh Karai,

Sankat Kate Mitey Sab Peera,
Jo Sumirei Hanumant Balbeera,

Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Gosai,
Kripa Karahu Gurudev Ki Naiee,

Jo Sat Baar Paath Kar Koi,
Chhutahi Bandi Maha Sukh Hoi.

Jo Yah Padhe Hanuman Chalisa,
Hoy Siddhi Sakhi Gaurisa,

Tulsidas Sada Hari Chera,

Keeje Nath Hriday Mah Dera.

Doha

 Pavan Tanay Sankat Haran , Mangal Murti Roop., Ram Lakhan Sita Sahit, Hriday Basahu Sur Bhoop.

Meaning :

With the dust of Guru’s Lotus feet, I clean the mirror of my mind and narrate sacred glory of Sri Ram , The Supreme among the Raghukul. The giver of the four attainments of life.

Knowing myself to be ignorant, I urge you, The son of Pavan! kindly bestow on me strength, wisdom and knowledge, removing all my shortcomings.

Victory of Thee, O Hanuman, Ocean of wisdom and virtue, victory to the Lord of monkeys who is well known in all the three worlds.

Messenger of Ram with enormous strength, you are also known as “Anjaniputra” and the son of the Air God.

Oh Hanuman ! You are valiant and brave, with a body like lightening. You remove darkness of evil thoughts and are a companion of good sense and wisdom.

Shri Hanuman ‘s physique is gold colored. His dress is pretty, wearing ear-rings and his hairs are long and curly.

Shri Hanuman is holding in one hand a lighting bolt and in the other hand a banner with the sacred thread across his shoulder.

Oh Hanuman You are the emanation of ‘SHIVA’ and you delight Shri Keshri. The entire world propitiates.. You are adorable of all.

Oh Hanuman You are the repository of learning, virtue, you are very wise and are keen to do the works of Lord Ram.

You are eager to listen to the narration of Lord Ram’s story and revel on its enjoyment. You are in the hearts of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshman.

You appeared before Sita in a very small form and spoke to her, while you assumed an huge form and struck terror by setting Lanka kingdom on fire.

O Hanuman with your big form you killed demons of Lanka and performed all acts of lord Ram.

When Hanumanji made Lakshman alive after bringing “Sanjivni” herb Lord Ram hugged you, His heart full of joy.

Shri Ram extolled Hanumanji’s excellence and remarked, “you are as dear to me as my own brother Bharat”

Shri Ram embraced Hanumanji saying: “Let the thousand – tongued ‘sheshnaag’ sing your glories”

The sages, saints, Lord Brahma, Narad and Goddess Saraswati along with Sheshnag the serpent, fail to sing the glories of Hanumanji properly.

What to talk of denizens of the earth like poets and scholars even Gods like Yamraj, Kuber, and Digpal fail to narrate Hanman’s greatness.

Hanumanji! You obliged Sugriva, you united him with Lord Ram and got him the Royal Throne.

It is known all over the universe that by following your advice, Vibhushana became King of Lanka kingdom.

Hanumanji you gulped Lord Sun at distance of thousands miles considering it to be a sweet fruit.

Carrying the Lord’s ring in his mouth, you went across the ocean. There is no wonder in that.

Oh Hanumanji all the difficult tasks of this world is made easy by your grace.

Oh Hanumanji You are guarding the door of Lord Ram’s mercy mansion or His divine abode. No one may enter without your permission.

By your grace one can enjoy all happiness and one need not have any fear under your protection.

When you roar all the three worlds tremble and only you can control your might.

Hanuman’s name keeps all the Ghosts, Demons & evils spirits away.

On reciting Hanumanji’s name all the maladies and pain disappears.

Those who remember Hanumanji in thought, word and deed are well guarded against their odds in life.

Oh Hanuman You are the caretaker of even Lord Rama, who has been hailed as the Supreme Lord and the Monarch of all those devoted in penances.

Oh Hanuman You fulfill the desires of those who come to you.

Oh Hanuman Your magnificent glory is acclaimed far and wide all through the four worlds and your fame is all over the cosmos.

Oh Hanuman You are the saviour of saints and sages and destroys the Demons, you are the darling of Lord Ram.

Hanuman has been blessed with mother Janki to grant to any one any yogic power of eight Sidhis.

Oh Hanuman You hold the essence of devotion to Lord Ram, always remaining His Servant.

Oh Hanumanji! through devotion to you, one comes to RAM and becomes free from suffering of several lives.

After death he enters the eternal abode of Sri Ram and remains a devotee of him, whenever, taking new birth on earth.

You need not hold any other God in mind. Hanumanji will give all happiness.

Oh Powerful Hanuman end the sufferings and remove all the pain from those who remember you.

Hail Hail Hail Lord Hanuman I beseech your Honour to bless me in the capacity of my supreme teacher.

One who recites this Hanuman Chalisa one hundred times becomes free from the bondage of life and death and enjoys the highest bliss at last.

As Lord Shankar witnesses, all those who recite Hanuman Chalisa regularly are sure to be benedicted.

Tulsidas always the servant of Lord prays. “Oh my Lord! You stay within my heart”.

O Shri Hanuman, The Son of Lord Air, Saviour The Embodiment of blessings, stay in my heart with Shri Ram, Laxman and Sita.

GENEROSITY

Photo from Flickr by Mr. Kris.

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."

THE STORY OF A BUTTERFLY

Photo from Flickr by Mike Hartz

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.

 So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
It was never able to fly.


What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved.


Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly.

WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY?

Wikipedia Definition of Spirituality :


Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of their being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live."


According to me Spirituality is about exploring the true meaning in about everything.