Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Today's thought....

Good morning" said a woman as she walked up to the man sitting on ground.
 
The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before.
 
"Leave me alone," he growled... To his amazement, the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows.
 
"Are you hungry?" she asked.
 
"No," he answered sarcastically. "I've just come from dining with the president.. Now go away."
 
The woman's smile became even broader.
Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily. "I said to leave me alone.
 
Just then a policeman came up. "Is there any problem, ma'am?" he asked..
 
"No problem here, officer," the woman answered. "I'm just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?"
 
The officer scratched his head. "That's old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple of years.. What do you want with him?"
 
"See that cafeteria over there?" she asked. "I'm going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile."
 
"Are you crazy, lady?" the homeless man resisted. "I don't want to go in there!" Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up.
 
"Let me go, officer. I didn't do anything.."
 
"This is a good deal for you, Jack," the officer answered. "Don't blow it."
 
Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner. It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived.
 
The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table.
 
"What's going on here, officer?" he asked."What is all this, is this man in trouble?"
 
"This lady brought this man in here to be fed," the policeman answered.
"Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that here is bad for business."
 
Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. "See, lady. I told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want to come here in the first place."
 
The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?"
 
"Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. . "They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms."
"And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly meetings?"
"What business is that of yours?"
 
I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company."
Oh.....
"The woman smiled again.. "I thought that might make a difference."
 
She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a laugh. "Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?"
"No thanks, ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm on duty."
 
"Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?"
"Yes, ma'am. That would be very nice."
The cafeteria manager turned on his heel. "I'll get your coffee for you right away, officer."
 
The officer watched him walk away. "You certainly put him in his place," he said.
"That was not my intent... Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this."
 
She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently.
"Jack, do you remember me?"
Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes.. "I think so -- I mean you do look familiar."
 
"I'm a little older perhaps," she said.. "Maybe I've even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry."
 
"Ma'am?" the officer said questioningly. He couldn't believe that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry.
"I was just out of college," the woman began. "I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn't find anything.
 
Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets for days. It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat."
 
Jack lit up with a smile. "Now I remember," he said. "I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy."
 
"I know," the woman continued. "Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all right."
 
"So you started your own business?" Old Jack said.
"I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.." She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. "When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons. He's the personnel director of my company. I'll go talk to him now and I'm certain he'll find something for you to do around the office."
 
She smiled. "I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet. If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.".
 
There were tears in the old man's eyes. "How can I ever thank you?" he asked.
"Don't thank me," the woman answered. "To God goes the glory.. He led me to you."
 
Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before going their separate ways... "Thank you for all your help, officer," she said.
 
"On the contrary, Ms. Eddy," he answered. "Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And..And thank you for the coffee."
 
Have a Wonderful Day. May God Bless You Always and don't forget that when you "cast your bread upon the waters," you never know how it will be returned to you. God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart.
 
When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go. Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!

Monday, December 13, 2010

I received this beautiful forwarded mail from me friend.

Randy Pausch, a computer science professor,died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book ‘The last lecture” before then, one of the bestsellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind… 

In a letter to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan , and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful "guide to a better life" for his wife and children to follow.
May you be blessed by his insight. 



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POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE 


Personality:

1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment 

3. Don't over do; keep your limits 

4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does 

5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip 

6. Dream more while you are awake 

7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..

8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present 

11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you 

12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. 

Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

13. Smile and laugh more

14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.


Community:

15. Call your family often

16. Each day give something good to others 

17. Forgive everyone for everything 

18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6 

19. Try to make at least three people smile each day 

20. What other people think of you is none of your business 

21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.


Life:

22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do. 

23. GOD heals everything 

24. Do the right things 

25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change 

26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up 

27. The best is yet to come 

28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful 

29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it 

30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.
31. BE OPTIMISTIC
While you practice all of the above, share this knowledge with the people you love, people you school with, 

people you play with, people you work with and people you live with.

Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but also that of those around you.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Thought...

"Neither what you are - however great your virtues - nor the
social position you hold - however high it may be - will be able
to prevent your having opponents. In life, we always have to
fight, but there are two kinds of fighting: one where you do away
with your opponents and the other where you spare them. If you do
away with your opponents, you will have no more fighting, and
this will be catastrophic: you will no longer make progress! If
you spare them so you can fight them all your life, you will
continue to get stronger.
Just think how many people try to get rid of their enemies! And
what happens when they finally succeed? They don't feel any
happier; they have the feeling that something is missing, for
they needed their opponents to pit themselves against. So you
shouldn't do away with your opponents, but know how to go about
making yourself stronger, improving yourself - and improving
them, too, at the same time! But you will only succeed so long as
you see them as necessary agents for your evolution."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
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