Dare To Be Naive.

“All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them.”
- Walt Disney.

Many of us like to think that fortune favors the bold. The truth is no one can make us feel inferior without our consent. With courage you dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.

Each and every one of us has a talent. What is rare is our courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. Our lives either shrinks or expands in proportion to our courage. A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time and a courageous person afterward.

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says “I’ll try again tomorrow.” Like love, courage must have hope for nourishment. It is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.

In our hour of adversity be not without hope. Before success comes in any man’s life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failures. It is when defeat overtakes us, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of us will do. Your true strength is keeping everything together when everyone expects you to fall apart.

You have got to follow your passion. You have got to figure out what it is you love – who you really are. And have the courage to do that – the brave may not live forever, but the cautious don’t live at all. Most probably, the only courage that anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.

All serious darings starts from within. If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all.  Courage is going from failure to failure without losing the enthusiasm.

Courage is contagious – when a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened. It is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that matters. For a brave man is not one who does not feel afraid, but someone who conquers the fear.

Don’t Give Up.

All of us have desires. And I believe all of us have the best of intentions.

But the reality is that we often give our best away. Many of life’s failure are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. We often allow self-doubt, time, situations or whatever else to erode our dreams – no one takes it away from us. We quit on ourselves.

The cold truth is once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. We then carry regret with us. Regret turns into frustration, frustration into anger, anger into sorrow. And all the while, life has slipped away from us. Consequently, we give up our desire to do something to better ourselves.

No one takes anything away from us,
unless we give up on ourselves.

All you have to do is to apply yourself. Work, work, work, work. Whether it is your marriage, interpersonal relationship, raising kids, your health, schooling or your career, apply yourself. Effort only fully release its reward after a person refuse to quit.

Do more than is required. With all that you are able to do, apply a little extra, just an extra nudge, every day and see the difference it makes in your attitude and the outcome of your achievements. It works if you work it. !!!

The point is never stop dreaming. A person starts dying when he stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams. Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. Don’t give up. !!!

Seek The Truth.

Half the truth is often the great lie.
- Benjamin Franklin.

Happy people know better than to compromise the integrity of their souls for the sake of the moment. They cling to truthfulness at all times and carefully guard their hearts from deception.

Why? Because they have learned by that telling the truth makes it easier to sleep at night, inspires the loyalty of their friends, and earns them the respect of all.

Always tell the truth,
the whole truth,
and nothing
but the truth.

Nevertheless, honesty pure and undiluted is rare in our society today. It has fallen prey to convenience and a misguided belief that lying to people will help them in the end. Sure, truth is often painful, but it can also be your best friend.

…………………. Seek the truth. Then speak the truth.

That We Call Rose.

The earth laughs in flowers.

What’s in a name? That we call rose.
By any other name would smell as sweet.

The world is a rose;
smell it and pass it to your friends.

In friend’s fragrant garden,
There are flowers of every hue.
Each with its own flair of beauty
And its gift of joy for you.

A single rose can be my garden,
a single friend can be my world.

True friendship is like a rose.
We don’t realize its beauty until it fades.

From a thorn comes a rose,
and from a rose comes a thorn.

Which is loveliest in a rose?
Its coy beauty when it’s budding,
or its splendor when it blooms?

In the hope of reaching the moon
men fail to see the flowers
that blooms at their feet.

Take time to smell the roses.

Laughter; A Good Medicine.

ANNOUNCEMENT
We have rebranded “As We See It ……….”
to “Thriving On Purpose” to reflect
what we are saying most of the time.

Momentary happiness is fleeting and temporary; but true happiness, once discovered and invested in, and cherished, grips the heart and inspires our lives.

Laugh more – especially at yourself. Laughter promotes good health, both in our body and spirit. It not only brightens our mood but also eases the tension within us. Laughter is often the corrective force which is preventing us from being cranks.

Laughter is mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. It helps us to find the balance in our lives. There is only a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. It is impossible to laugh and be angry at the same time. Laughter and anger are mutually exclusive and only you have the power to choose either.

A cheerful heart is a good medicine.

What soap is to a body, laughter is to the soul. Carry laughter with you wherever you go. A good dose of laughter has been shown to improve blood circulation, stimulate digestion, lower blood pressure and prompt the brain to release pain-reducing endorphins. So do something for your health today – laugh. !!!

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.If only we can be induced to laugh more, we might hate less and perhaps find more serenity. It is the best way to remove negativity and turn painful situations around through laughter.

Laughter is also an expression of faith in God – it is the best response you can make to your own human frailities as you strive to live a happy life. May God bless you in your quest. !!!

Don’t Delay. !!!

“Tomorrow” is often the busiest day of the week.

What is at the bottom of your “To Do” list?

Or, is it at the top, day after day?

Unfortunately, the fact is the  longer we put off our unpleasant task, the more unpleasant they become – and the more stress they add to our life. Don’t fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow.

Just say, “No.” !!!

Tomorrow is the only day that appeals to a lazy man. One of these days is none of these days. All procrastination really does is delay the inevitable. You may delay, but time will not. Today, why not take one task you’ve been putting off and “just do it.” You will be glad you did. !!!

Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.

The Habit Of Worrying.

Ninety percent of the things we tend to WORRY about we have no control, over so why worry about them?

People worry for only two reason.

Either they stand to lose something they want to keep, or they stand not to gain something they want.

If keeping something you have would costs you your peace of mind, or if something you stand to gain takes you to the brink of distress, then, it makes sense to ask yourself whether what you are worried over is worth the price.

The cold truth, worry is a common problem and it is a real killer. It can sap your creative energies and makes you less effective. All these produces no positive results.Thus, conquer the  habit of worrying and you can reduce your chances of distress in the process.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurts the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

Don’t worry about it – do it !!!

Sadistic And Bully Teachers.

I have a close friend, who recounted her ugly experience with her two bully teachers very recently. To begin with, it was very unfortunate that she had encountered these bully teachers in her early childhood.

Her first experience with an ugly teacher was while doing her third year in Primary education. The bully teacher was an old man. He was already retired but was retained to serve as a teacher. And was in his 60s then.

This spectacled, old man liked to find fault with a particular boy and punished him with a 5ft wooden ruler for not passing up his classwork every day. When the truth was, like the rest of the class, he had submitted his homework on time every day.

In the class, while asking the students to do their work, this old man would mark our homework. All of a sudden, he would turn angry, shouted out “whose book is this?” Then, just chuck the homework back to this boy. Having corrected all the other homework, he would get up, called out one by one to come forward and collect their homework. Then, he would look for those who did not submit their homework. So, everyday this small boy was punished in front of the class for not submitting his homework.

This happened the entire year. Some of his classmates tried to defend him by telling the teacher that he did in fact passed up his homework. But the teacher silenced them by raising his long, wooden ruler as if he was ready to punish them as well.

Her other ugly experience was with her language teacher. Who came to school in his brand new “Norton” motorcycle. This young language teacher loves to play his accordion in any class or school gathering. The encounters happened in her fifth and sixth year of Primary education. Spanking is often featured here. But, the worst was his terrible “pinching” – using his second and third finger, he would grip onto the student’s naval area, then pull the student towards him and then slowly twisting his hand – as if he was turning a knob. Imagine, this cruel and insensitive act often made the students cry in pain and became fearful of him.

These incidents had occurred long ago. The point I am driving at, sadistic and bully teachers had existed for a very long time. Perhaps, long before your time. These two were very, very ugly, terrible, sadistic, horrible, bully teachers that we may not see as often these days.

And if you think they have left a very negative impact to Suzianna, I would say “Yes.” At that tender age then, in her words, she said; “I was emotionally depressed and angry throughout my childhood and adolescent years – until I finally learnt to live and let go. Otherwise, I would have gone down spiral because of such monsters.”

Universal Children’s Day.

“Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.”

“The world is as many times new as there are children in our lives.”

“Children make you want to start life over.”

“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.”

“Children are the world’s most valuable resource ………….. and is the best hope for the future.”

“We worry what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.”

“A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to.”

“The prime purpose of being four is to enjoy being four – of secondary importance is to prepare for being five.”

“Children need more models than they need critics.”

“If a child lives with approval, he learns to live with himself.”

“Books ………. rarely if ever, talk about what children can make of themselves, about the powers that from the day or moment of birth are present in every child.”

“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.”

“The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creations.”

“I continue to believe that if children are given every tool to succeed, they will succeed beyond their wildest dreams.”

The Enemy Within Us.

“As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.”

In other words, the greatest obstacle in our way on the road to success is ourselves.

“Don’t just stand there. Do something !!!”

How you apply the power within us to move that obstacle is a question of considerable importance. That’s the key, isn’t it?

My good friend, Daniel Washington told me a story from his childhood which describes how unmotivated some people are. Daniel and his brother Gabriel, were sitting under a tree one hot afternoon when their father approached.

“What are you doing, Gabriel?” asked the father.

“Nothing” replied Gabriel.

“Well, what are you doing, Daniel?”

“Helping Gab” came the casual response.

Obviously, Daniel Washington did not spend the reminder of his lifetime “helping” somebody doing “nothing”. He spend more than 50 years in great demand as an orator, lawyer and friend. The point is, people are known for what they finish, not for what they start.

Power is useless until it is applied. Once you act, the power inside you will take you toward your destination. As in any venture, action unlocks the door to success. What the world needs is action – constructive action by people of good will !!!