Live A Life That Matters

Live A Life That Matters

Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end.

 There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.

 All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

 Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.

It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.

So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.

The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

 It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end.

  It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant

Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.

 What will matter is not your success, but your significance.

 What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence, but your character.

 What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.

What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.

What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

CORPORATE LESSONS

CORPORATE LESSONS

    

  

We will be going through change 

Here are three lessons from large corporations to help you survive change….

CORPORATE LESSON 1

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.  A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?”The crow answered: "Sure, why not.”So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, Jumped on the rabbit... and ate it.

Moral of the story is: To be sitting and doing nothing you must be sitting very, very high up

CORPORATE LESSON 2

A turkey was chatting with a bull. A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy.” "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree.  The next day, after eating more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer. Who promptly shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

CORPORATE LESSON 3

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold; the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out. He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him!

The morals of this story are:

1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.

2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

3) And when you're in deep shit, keep your mouth shut.

THE FIVE SIMPLE RULES TO BE HAPPY

THE FIVE SIMPLE RULES TO BE HAPPY

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

   

      1.Free your heart from hatred

2.       2.Free your mind from worries

3.       3.Live simply

4.       4.Give more

5.       5.Demand less, expect miracles in life

No one can go back and make a brand new start but anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.

God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way

Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on!

When you feel down because you didn't get what you want, just sit tight and be happy, because 

God has thought of something better to give you.

When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it means. There’s a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too hard.

You can't make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved; the rest is up to the person to realize your worth. It's better to lose your pride to the one you love, than to lose the one you love because of pride.

We spend too much time looking for the right person to love or finding fault with those we already love, when instead we should be perfecting the love we give.

  

Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can take his place.
Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows older.

Share it to your dear friends. I just did.

A BUTTERFLY’S LESSON

A BUTTERFLY’S LESSON

”One day, a small opening appeared in a cocoon; a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.

Then, it seems to stop making any  progress.It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and  it could not go any further. So the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and opened the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily.But it had a withered body, it was tiny and shriveled wings.The man continued to watch because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would open, enlarge and expand, to be able to support the butterfly’s body, and become firm.

Neither happened!In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a withered body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and his goodwill did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening, were nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life.If we were allowed to go through our life  without any obstacles, it would  cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. Never been able to fly. Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life.

If we were allowed to go through our life  without any obstacles, it would  cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. Never been able to fly.

I asked for Strength...and I was given  difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom...and I was given problems to solve.

I asked for prosperity...and I was given a brain and brawn to work.

I asked for Courage…..and I was given obstacles to overcome.

I asked for Love...and I was given troubled  people to help.

I asked for Favors...And I was given  Opportunities.

“I received nothing I wanted...But I received everything I needed."

Live life without fear, confront all obstacles and know that you can overcome them.

Share this message to your friends and show them how much you care. Share it to anybody that you consider a FRIEND, even if this means to send it to the same person that conveyed it to you. If this message returns to you, you can be sure that your circle of friendship is made out of true friends.

 

GOD KNOWS

God Knows

When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless effort, GOD knows how hard you have tried

When you've cried so long your heart is in anguish, GOD   has counted your tears

If you feel that your life is on hold and time has passed you by, GOD is waiting for you

When nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated, GOD has the answer

If suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find traces of hope, GOD has whispered to you.

When things are going well and you have much to be thankful for, GOD has blessed you

When something joyful happens and you are filled with awe, GOD has smiled upon you

Remember that wherever you are or whatever you are feeling, GOD knows!

I am the light, he who follows me will never be in the darkness. I LOVE YOU, LORD GOD

Share this message with your friends  to Improve their lives..

Please, do NOT keep this message for yourself alone! Someone, somewhere, needs you.

THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO BE HAPPY THAN… NOW

THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO BE HAPPY THAN… NOW

We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another.  Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough, and that all will be well when they are older. Then we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and we must deal with them. Surely we’ll be happier when they grow out of the teen years.

We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, when we finally retire. The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than right now.  If not, then when?

Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy in spite of it all. For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start. Real life.  But there was always some obstacle along the way, an ordeal to get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be paid. Then life would start. I finally came to understand that those obstacles were life.

That point of view helped me see that there isn’t any road to happiness.  Happiness IS the road.So, enjoy every moment.  Stop waiting for school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to gain ten pounds, for work to begin, to get married, for Friday evening, for Sunday morning, waiting for a new car, for your mortgage to be paid off, for spring, for summer, for fall, for winter, for the first or the fifteenth of the month, for your song to be played on the radio, to die, to be reborn… before deciding to be happy.

Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. There is no better time to be happy than… NOW! Live and enjoy the moment.

Now, think and try to answer these questions:
1 – Name the 5 richest people in the world.
2 – Name the last 5 Miss Universe winners.
3 – Name the last 10 Nobel Prize winners.
4 – Name the last 10 winners of the Best Actor Oscar.

Can’t do it? Rather difficult, isn’t it? Don’t worry, nobody remembers that.Applause dies away! Trophies gather dust! Winners are soon forgotten.

Now answer these questions:

1 – Name 3 teachers who contributed to your education.

2 – Name 3 friends who helped you in your hour of need.
3 – Think of a few people who made you feel special.
4 – Name 5 people that you like to spend time with.

More manageable? It’s easier, isn’t it?

The people who mean something to your life are not rated “the best”, don’t have the most money, haven’t won the greatest prizes… They are the ones who care about you, take care of you, those who, no matter what, stay close by.

Think about it for a moment. Life is very short! And you, in which list are you? Don’t know?

Let me give you a hand.

You are not among the most “famous”, but among those to whom I remember to send this message…  Some time ago, at the Seattle Olympics, nine athletes, all mentally or physically challenged, were standing on the start line for the 100 m race.  The gun fired and the race began. Not everyone was running, but everyone wanted to participate and win.  They ran in threes, a boy tripped and fell, did a few somersaults and started crying. The other eight heard him crying. They slowed down and looked behind them. They stopped and came back… All of them…  A girl with Down’s Syndrome sat down next to him, hugged him and asked, “Feeling better now?”
Then, all nine walked shoulder to shoulder to the finish line.

The whole crowd stood up and applauded. And the applause lasted a very long time…  People who witnessed this still talk about it. Why? Because deep down inside us, we all know that the most important thing in life is much more than winning for ourselves.  The most important thing in this life is to help others to win. Even if that means slowing down and changing our own race.

If you share this message, perhaps we will succeed in changing our heart, perhaps someone else’s heart, as well…  A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one.”

So, what have you decided? Trash this or share it?