one liners

The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.

I love being a writer... what I can't stand is the paperwork

The light at the end of the tunnel may be an incoming train.

When everything comes in your way you're in the wrong lane.

Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.

It's not hard to meet expenses, they are everywhere.

Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

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TIPS

Ask for what you want. How does the world know what to give you unless you put it out there? Ask for what you want and need. Let the world know what you want from it and look for it in return.

Be the person you want to be. It's call modeling. If you act like it, people will believe it. Assume the role you want others to see you in. Sell it from the inside out.Believe in yourself. If you don't, no one will. People will follow; you just need to lead them.

Forget worrying; concentrate on making things happen. Action and momentum are infectious.Make a plan. No one goes anywhere without a destination. Know your destination, and plot your journey. Take whatever pleasures you need on the way, but know that you are moving forward and will arrive at your destination.

Nervous = excited. Realize that being nervous is the same as being excited. Instead of dreading it, welcome the surge of positive energy. Own it, and use it. It's infectious in a good way!Thinking about your failure brings your failure.

Concentrate on your success and watch it happen. Your mind will move in whatever direction you point it in. Make sure it's pointed toward where you want to go and not where you don't!

Feel whatever way you choose.You control your feelings. You allow yourself to be upset, annoyed or frustrated. Only you control your feelings and no one else. Take back the power you give others and choose to feel strong, clear-minded and in control.

Communicate.Listening and being understood are the keys to communication. People want to talk about themselves and they want to hear interesting things about you. No one wants to hear a sermon or hear a rant about your latest victory or great audition. Listen, observe and speak about mutually interesting subjects. Otherwise, you're a bore.

Freak out.Bad audition, interview or meeting? Take ten minutes to beat yourself up. Blame yourself, be annoyed and frustrated. Then, learn your lesson and move on. Now that all your anger is gone, put your energy into the lessons learned and move forward once again.

Speak your mind, NOW. People swallow their feelings and anger, they postpone what they really want to say, thinking, "I'll just wait till a good time." DON'T! Handle the situation now, before the situation changes. Have a problem? Be a diplomat and talk about it. Handling a minor situation now will prevent it from becoming a festering chasm of misunderstanding and resentment later.

Dive in. Someone make you feel inadequate? A situation makes you feel uneasy? In a room with a big shot and feeling small? Don't overcompensate, navigate or fake your way through it, because you can't. Dive in and address the problem. Address your feelings and say, "I've got to be honest, I'm a big fan and I'm feeling a little intimidated right now." As soon as you own up to your feelings and the playing field is understood, you're both able to move ahead. Everyone wants to deal with someone who's truthful and honest, and not afraid to address their own insecurities.

Exploit yourself. Find out what makes you different and exploit it. Each of you has a quality that makes you unique. Instead of trying to be what others are, exploit your uniqueness. It's the one "ace" you have that no one else possesses.

Don't accept the unacceptable.Train people to treat you as you want to be treated. Being late is not acceptable, not returning calls is not acceptable and them not doing their job is not acceptable. Don't accept these behaviors from people.

Walk a mile in someone else's shoes.Be someone else. Changing perspective is an amazing tip to see the world from another point of view. Assume a character and role and act it out for one day, then go out in the world as if it's all new to you. You'll be amazed at the new perspective you gain.

Say thank you. Send an email from Hallmark, a card or a simple phone call. Don't underestimate the value of someone feeling appreciated and recognized for their efforts. It leaves a lasting impression when someone thanks you for meeting or helping them.

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DAD

When you were 8 years old , your dad handed you an ice cream.
You thanked him By dripping it all over your lap.
When you were 9 years old , he paid for piano lessons.
You thanked him by Never even bothering to practice.
When you were 10 years old he drove you all day,from soccer to gymnastic to One birthday party after another.
You thanked him by jumping out of the car And never looking back.
When you were 11 years old , he took you and your friends to the movies.
You Thanked him by asking to sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old , he warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
You Thanked him by waiting until he left the house.
When you were 13 , he suggested a haircut that was becoming.
You thanked him By telling him he had no taste.
When you were 14 , he paid for a month away at summer camp.
You thanked him By forgetting to write a single letter.
When you were 15 , he came home from work, looking for a hug.
You thanked him By having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16 , he taught you how to drive his car.
You thanked him by Taking it every chance you could.
When you were 17 , he was expecting an important call.
You thanked him by Being on the phone all night.
When you were 18 , he cried at your high school graduation.
You thanked him By staying out partying until dawn.
When you were 19 , he paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus Carried your bags.
You thanked him by saying good-bye outside the dorm so You wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 25, he helped to pay for your wedding, and he cried and told You how deeply he loved you.
You thanked him by moving halfway across the Country.
When you were 50 , he fell ill and needed you to take care of him.
You Thanked him by reading about the burden parents become to their children.
And then, one day , he quietly died.
And everything you never did came Crashing down like thunder on YOUR HEART.

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Life

GOD'S GIFT

I asked for strength
And God gave me difficulties to make me strong
I asked for prosperity
And God gave me brawn and brain to work
I asked for courage
And God gave me dangers to overcome
I asked for love
And god gave me troubled people to help
I asked for favors
And God gave me opportunities
I received nothing I wanted
And everything I needed
My prayers have been answered

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ONE

One SONG can spark a moment
One FLOWER can wake the dream
One TREE can start a forest
One BIRD can herald spring
One SMILE begins a friendship
One HANDCLASP lifts a soul
One STAR can guide a ship at sea
One WORD can frame a goal
One VOTE can change a nation
One SUNBEAM lights a room
One CANDLE wipes out darkness
One LAUGH will conquer gloom
One STEP must start each journey
One WORD must start a prayer
One HOPE will raise our spirits
One TOUCH can show you care
One VOICE can speak with wisdom
One HEART can know what is true
One LIFE can make a difference

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Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.

Don’t dance too fast.

Time is short.

The music won’t last.

Do u run through each day on the fly?

When u ask, “How are you?”Do you care to hear the reply?

When the day is done do u lie in your bedWith the next hundred chores running through yourhead?
You’d better slow down

Don’t dance too fast.

Time is short.

The music won’t last.

Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had timeTo call and say “hi”!?

You’d better slow downDon’t dance too fast.

Time is short.

The music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhereYou miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,It is like an unopened gift……Thrown away.

Life is not a race.

Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over..

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Your Children

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.
Khalil Gibran

LIMITLESS

The limitless energy
Dances in many limited ways
The limited so complete
That it thinks it is its own
The limited and the limitless
Where is the line ,unless you draw one
The illusion of the limited
The source of longing and pain
The taste of the unlimited leaves you
Drenched in BLISS DIVINE
Makes the pleasure and pain of life
Sweeter by the million

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

Boundless

Home is the sailor,home from the seas’
Home is the farmer, home from the fields
Home is the hunter, home from the hills
In the twilight wonder I look up in the
Sky for a home, even the birds are Homing.
Home, Home – Home for what?
Is it brick and mud for security and shelter?
Or is it of love, companionship and comfort?
Homes of shelter and security or love and comfort
No homes for me.
Shambo my only Home
Homeless He is and Homeless am I.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

ABSENCE

Absence
If you are enamored with my presence
O’ you should taste my absence
If my presence has made some sense
In my absence you would know the true essence
In my presence if you did find some romance
My absence would bring you to utter obeisance
In my presence if you have been swept by my grace
My absence will take you beyond grace and disgrace
If my presence has been an intoxicating vine
My absence will drown you in divine

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

APEARANCE VS REALITY

Appearance V. Reality
To appear wise, one must talk;
To be wise, one must listen.
To appear to do good, one must be busy;
To do good, one must know when to stand aside.
To appear to lead, one must put oneself first;
To lead, one must put oneself last.
To appear caring, one must give advice;
To be caring, one must give space.
To appear to love, one must know how to give;
To love, one must know also how to receive.
To appear happy, one must smile;
To be happy, one must be free of fears.

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TAKE IT SLOWER

READ THIS VERY SLOWLY....IT'S PROFOUND.
Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to 'cut back the calories'. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible !!
How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word 'refrigeration' mean nothing to you?
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched 'Who wants to be a millionaire' on television?
I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' She would gas up and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain.' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.
Because we cram so much into our lives, we tend to even schedule our headaches.
We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer.
One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.'
When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.
My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process The other day , I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.
Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to.....not something on your SHOULD DO list.
If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to youHave you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask 'How are you?' Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head?
Ever told your child, 'We'll do it tomorrow.' And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi?
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away. ... Life is not a race.
Take it slower.
Hear the music before the song is over.

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-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.