Shhhh.... Listen!

Our ability to hear is probably the weakest developed skill we have
We are born with two ears
but only one tongue
and this means that we were meant to listen
twice as much as we talk

What we learn about another person
will always result in a greater reward
than what we tell him about ourselves
We need to learn to listen and observe
and we must try harder to truly listen, and not just to hear.

Our Thoughts...

We need to be more careful about what we think about
and if thinking is so powerful
as so many schools of though are suggesting
then we need to be extremely selective in our thoughts...

It's never too late...

This morning I found this joke in my inbox...

Little girl, "Mummy, how soon is Christmas?"
Mother, "Not long. Why do you ask?"
Girl, "I was wondering if it was near enough for me to start being good."

The other side...

There are things we cannot change
We must adjust
Sometimes the greatest change we can make is to change our viewpoint

But most of us fight against this
Our pride gets in the way
What we need to do is to make an effort to look at situations
we face from a totally different perspective
And often we are surprised by the view from the other side

We each seem to view things from our own personal point of reference
But there are always two sides to the coin
And remember nothing looks the same when viewed from a different angle

When we feel stuck
it helps to view our situation from another angle
it might just give us the new perspective we need to move ahead

Monday Motivator...

Faith is taking that first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
- Martin Luther King Jr

Once you choose Hope, anything is possible
- Christopher Reeve

Each man is the architect of his own Destiny
- Appius Caecus

Faith, Hope and Destiny - the fuel that drives me....

Trial and Error...

Every mistake we make is another opportunity to become better

Life is a lifelong journey of trial and error

an opportunity to learn and grow

Depending on our attitude it's more like an opportunity

we have where we can choose to learn or not

Not everyone learns from their mistakes

Most of us actually repeat the same mistake several times

before we learn something

Some of us never learn

When problems come our way

we can to choose how to respond

We can either see them as another chance to grow

or we can complain about how unlucky we are

Ultimately it is our attitude towards these challenges

that will determine who we become

and how we live our life...

Altering my Attitude...

A turning point in my life was when I discovered
that I was able to alter my life by altering my attitude

For me each day is a new opportunity to decide to have a good attitude
In the good times it is very easy have a good attitude
but when things do not go well it’s a different story
But it remains my choice whether I choose to have a bad day
or whether I choose to give it my all
and add a couple of colourful paint strokes that will eventually turn into
the master piece that is meant to be my life...

Wacky Wednesdays...


Wednesdays are poised perfectly in the middle
of the beginning and the end...
A day that brings relief from Blue Mondays and holds
a promise of the imminent arrival of Fabulous Friday
and the weekend where I can spend time
with people I love and care for...

But sometimes it scares me to see how quickly time passes
I have so much to do...
so much to say...

No Pain.... No Gain...

Some wise person once said;
In the presence of trouble, some people grow wings; others buy crutches

We have all heard the saying - No pain... No gain...
Body builders tell us that in order to grow those
big muscles they have
they have to push themselves beyond the pain...

And just so in life it is only when we push ourselves
beyond our comfort zone that we grow
We need to challenge ourselves
we need to move beyond our comfort zones
we need to grow wings and transcend our limitations
or...
we can buy crutches and limp along in life

When we test ourselves
and venture into unknown territory
we begin to develop ourselves
we develop our true character
and become the person we were born to be

Photo - taken in my garden

Monday motivator...

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal
with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one who gets burned."
- Buddha

Letting go of past hurts has been a major
contributor to my growth and healing over the years...

Photo - taken in a garden at Hartebeespoort Dam