Life is Worth Living

Its my humble request Read this once..

So you want to kill yourself? Because no one cares about you. Your family hates you. Right?
NO. Your parents walking in your room in the morning to only find a dead body. They’ll try their hardest to not think negative, and to just think that you’re fooling around.

Then they’ll start shaking you. Why aren’t you breathing? They’ll be broken.

Tears. Many tears. More tears than you ever shed. Was it ...them?

Were they the reason you did this? More tears. Pain. Every day. Every night. Every single second of every day. Guilt. More guilt...:(

What about your BEST FRIENDS? They’re not going to care. Right???

NO.
What’s the first thing that will go through their mind when your principal comes in and tells the class that you’re not alive.

While your bestfriend sits there in tears. That girl that you’d smile at but never talk to? She’s now crying.

The boy who used to kick you under the table just to annoy you? He’ll be shocked. He’ll be devastated. He’ll blame himself.

What about your teacher? Thoughts crossing her mind. She’ll question if you did it because she didn’t make school comfortable enough for you. Pain. Devastation. All in one.

Who organises your funeral? Who has to go through your stuff? Clothes? Notes? Those few older girls who used to give you daggers at school? They’ll feel regret. They’ll blame themselves.

See, if you killed yourself today, you’ll never know what might of happened tomorrow. You’ll never know because you’re dead. Plain dead. Not breathing. Not alive. Just dead.Your family hates themselves for it.

Your bestfriend then falls into depression. Tears. Tears. More tears than a river. All because you killed yourself because you thought no one would care. Right?

You are loved. By many. Someone right now is thinking of you. And right now, I’m thinking about anyone who has thought or is considering suicide.

You are beautiful. No matter if you’re black, white, homo-sexual, tall, short, overweight or anorexic. You are beautiful.

You want to kill yourself? Think about it first.

There’s no coming back. And I promise, if you do it, you are not only hurting yourself, you are hurting many. You are creating more tears than you led yourself to.

MORAL-You are making everyone miserable and making them all feel guilt and pain. Never will they feel whole like they used to when they had you. You are beautiful. And you are never ever alone. Share this hoping that someone somewhere will change their mind about suicide. 

Realization of Past

A long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered.

Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was hungry or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible.

Came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only
need a very small area to bury myself."

The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love.

Moral-One day when we look back , we will realize that we don't really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed....

Control Your Temper

Once there was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.”

You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.

MORAL-Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.

10 Reasons Why Leaders Should Model the Commitment and Positive Attitudes

10 Reasons Why Leaders Should Model the Commitment and Positive Attitudes They Expect From Others

1. It improves trust and respect at all levels.
2. It protects leadership’s reputation.
3. It increases team members’ willingness to make and keep their commitments.
4. It eliminates inconsistencies that become obstacles to good team member attitudes.
5. It increases team members’ cooperation with leadership.
6. It fosters a positive work culture.
7. It enhances customer service.
8. It increases pride, professionalism, and productivity.
9. It enhances the organization’s ability to attract and retain high-quality and diverse team members.
10. It helps ensure the short-term AND long-term success of the enterprise.

And a Bonus Reason …

It’s purely and simply the right thing to do!

5 Bad Habits to Break Right Away

There are good habits and there are also bad habits. Good habits are worth keeping, especially if they lead you to succeed in life. Bad habits, on the other hand, should be ditched as soon as they are detected. If you know that you have bad habits and these habits are hampering you from performing at your best, you should really decide on getting rid of them.

Some of these habits may not sound so bad at all. Some of these habits may not sound too serious. However, when you continue to do them on a regular basis, the outcome may not be desirable at all. You may have great aspirations and great plans in life but if you cannot get rid of your habits, you might as well just forget dreaming at all.

Here are the five habits you should get rid of at once:

Procrastination

To always think that there is more time left is wrong. When you have a project or a simple task to fulfill, you should not leave it to the last minute. Those who have already made it to the top were able to do so because they acted on things immediately. A lot of people fail at things, or fail to submit accordingly because they submit hurried work. If you do not allot time to things you are supposed to do, how can you make sure that you have given it your best shot? Do not leave your projects to the last minute. Do it when you have to do it. Set yourself a time table because proper time management is one of the keys to your success.

Complacency

You should never be satisfied. You should never settle with mediocrity. If you want something and you have dreamed about this for so long, you should not stop until you get to where you are supposed to go. The moment you say: “this is okay”, will be the end of your dreams. If you really want to get somewhere, you should keep moving forward and not settle for anything that’s below excellent.

Imitation

While a lot of people find it safer to imitate other people, unfortunately there is no certainty and stability with it because for one, you will never get the credit for it, and two, fads easily die. Therefore, do not always focus on what others are doing. Do not try to follow what your competition is giving out. Instead, focus on what you can do. Focus on what you want to do and how you plan to do it. There is greater room for you to shine when you present something new. So do not imitate, and instead, innovate!

Tardiness

Tardiness, for anyone is a bad trait to have. As a student, you get a lot of demerits if you are tardy all the time. As an employee, in a small or big company, if you are tardy you get suspended and cuts will be made to your salary. Even as a business owner, you cannot think like you are the star and come in anytime you please. If you have a meeting, be there on time because the people who are supposed to meet with you important things to do, too. You can easily lose deals and opportunities because of tardiness. So, if you have problems with time, get yourself an alarm clock that works, or have someone give you a wake-up call.

Shyness

This is another deal breaker. In business, you should learn how to be a go-getter. You should be confident enough to deal with different people and you should not be afraid to speak about your ideas.

If you have any of these habits, you should work on improving them right away because if you don’t, then you might as well just say goodbye to your chance of ever reaching the level of success you want. These habits can easily pull you down and keep you blocked, no matter how hard you work.

What Impacts Our Lives

This is a story about a shopkeeper who worked day & night and made lot of money during his lifetime. He was now almost on the deathbed.

He was surrounded by his two sons, wife and the servant. They were all waiting for his last breath and then this man opens his eyes with great difficulty.

He calls his elder son who eagerly rushes close to his face, hoping that his father will pass on entire inheritance to him. He then calls the younger son, who also does the same again hoping that he will get a part of his inheritance. He calls the servant as well, who hopes that the man will reward him before he dies and sits close to him.


The man gathers lot of energy and yells at everybody, " You fools! If all of you are sitting around, what will happen to my shop."

It is a fact that when closer to death, we remember things that impacted our lives the most. If we just spend our lives chasing our greed & desires, we will die dissatisfied like the shopkeeper. He couldn't think of anything else in his last moments but to be worried about his shop because that’s what he did all his life.


To read more such stories, follow the links below..
http://storiesofmotivation.blogspot.com/2012/03/god-has-plan-for-you-always.html
http://storiesofmotivation.blogspot.com/2012/03/life-is-gift.html

Discover Your Dreams

If you are unsure of what your dream might be — either because you are afraid to dream or because you somehow lost your dream along the way — then start preparing yourself to receive your dream by doing five things to put yourself in the best possible position to receive a dream.

Once you do these five things, focus on discovering your dream. As you do, keep this in mind: 'A dream is what you desire if anything and everything is possible.'

Mental Preparation: Read and study in areas of your greatest interest.
Experiential Preparation: Engage in activities in areas related to your interests.
Visual Preparation: Put up pictures of people and things that inspire you.
Hero Preparation: Read about and try to meet people you admire and who inspire you.
Physical Preparation: Get your body in optimal shape to pursue your dream.

The Secret of Happiness- Paulo Coelho

"A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for forty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wise man lived.

"Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the

castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the

corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with

platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world. The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man's attention.

"The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told

him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.

" 'Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,' said the wise man, handing the boy a

teaspoon that held two drops of oil. 'As you wander around, carry this spoon with you

without allowing the oil to spill.'

"The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his

eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man

was.

" 'Well,' asked the wise man, 'did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my

dining hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create?

Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?'

"The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only

concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him.

" 'Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,' said the wise man. 'You cannot

trust a man if you don't know his house.'

"Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around him, the beauty of the flowers, and the taste with which everything had been selected. Upon returning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen.

" 'But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?' asked the wise man.

"Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.

" 'Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,' said the wisest of wise men.

'The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the

drops of oil on the spoon.' "