Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Today's Thought

Life
Life is a game of forgetting and remembering. You are losing the game when you forget who you are and what you are doing here; remember the false things of the past and what they did to you. You are winning the game when you remember your true identity of peace, remember God who is always peaceful and has unconditional love for you. Forget troubles of the past and move forward with the lessons learned. Observe what you remember during the day and what you forget during the day. Forget the past, it is gone. Don't worry about the future. You do not know it. Learn to live in the present and discover how full it is of peaceful moments.

The Present Is A Gift
The past is history, so let it go. The future is a mystery, so let it come. The present is a gift – be truly in the present today and release all your fears (based on the past) and your worries (imagined futures) – this is the work of someone who truly wants to awaken, and break free from the anchors and burdens of dead yesterdays and speculative tomorrows. Be here now they say, easier said than done, I hear you say. But no one can stop us, except for ourselves. There is only now – everything else is avoidance.

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Lotus Life
The lotus is a symbol of purity. Its roots are in the mud, but the flower remains above dirty water. Live a lotus life. Be in the world, but unaffected by impurities.

Contentment
Even with a small bank account, the one who is contented finds himself with great wealth.

Create Vision
Never believe anyone who says we cannot change. Vision is one of the secrets of personal transformation. We are all artists, our mind is the arena of creation and vision is what we are constantly creating. What is your vision of yourself today – patient, relaxed, positive or tense, tight and negative? What do you prefer? So be creative – what does patience look like, feel like, what are you doing that is different when you are patient and you are expressing your power to …wait? Always start with vision not action. See it and you will be it. Be it and you will do it. We don’t ‘get a life’ as some would cynically tell us – we create our life.

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Today's Thought

Seed Of Destiny
Sow a thought and reap a deed, Sow a deed and reap a habit, Sow a habit and reap a character, Sow a character and reap a destiny.

Say Goodbye
The most powerful anchor on our potential to soar high in life is the past. The past contains the dead weight of experience, learned beliefs and all our mistakes. Life cannot truly begin until we are able to say goodbye to the legacies of yesterday at will. Like a filing cabinet, the past is a resource of information for learning, but it is not a place to live. When you go to work do you spend your day in the filing cabinet? How often will you/did you live in the past today? Say goodbye and make it final. Saying farewell to yesterday, last month and last year is the sign of a person who wants to live for today and is truly alive to all the possibilities of 'the moment', while fully aware that all they think, say and do right now, creates tomorrow.

Self Worth
"A bar of iron costs $5, made into horseshoes its worth is $12, made into needles its worth is $3500, made into balance springs for watches, its worth is $300,000. Your own value is determined also by what you are able to make of yourself."

Generosity
If I limit the love I give to just one or two, it will eventually go stale. If I learn to create love inside my heart and silently give it to everyone I meet, love will grace every corner of my life.

Love And Dreams
A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.

Know Yourself
Only in relationships can you know yourself, not in abstraction and certainly not in isolation. The movement of behaviour is the sure guide to yourself, it's the mirror of your consciousness; this mirror will reveal its content, the images, the attachments, the fears, the loneliness the joy and the sorrow. Poverty lies in running away from this, either in its sublimations or its identities.

Sunday, December 3, 2006

Today's Thought

Humming Bird
No matter how bad people may seem, they possess at least one virtue. Be like the humming bird and pick out the sweetness of everyone's character.

Be Peaceful
To be peaceful is to be free from expectations and to want nothing from anyone.

Patience
Patience is a virtue and a power too. Patience tells us that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and that we get over there one step at a time. Patience teaches us not to rush. Knowing that there is a reason and a season for everything it enables us to smile at the challenges, realizing that there is an answer to every problem. And, even though we cannot see it, yet there is awareness that within every crisis lies an opportunity.

When your open your eyes in the morning, sit for a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day, create a peaceful thought and enjoy some moments of silence throughout the whole day.

Be Content
Wherever I am is wherever I am meant to be, whatever I am doing is whatever I am meant to be doing and whatever everyone else is doing is exactly what they are meant to be doing - this is contentment. If you do want to change where you are, or what you are doing, the first thing is to be content with wherever you are and whatever you are doing right now! Paradoxically that's what attracts opportunities and invitations to be somewhere else! Why? Because you are a living magnet, and contentment is one of your most attractive qualities. And the law of attraction says that according to your dominant thoughts so you will attract the people and circumstances into your life. Being content right now attracts the best possible future.

Mindful Moments
Most of us are of sound mind, but many of us have trouble maintaining a note of harmony and peace. Most of us know how to think, but few of us are able to control our thoughts. We all have the capacity to be creative, to image new ideas, but few of us are able to do it together and co-create in harmony with each other. We could all do with some mental training so that we may use the most powerful energy in the universe, the mind, which is always at our instant disposal. We can begin with mindfulness. It's a simple way to gently help our mind go where it is best to go, do what is the best thing to do. It begins by simply being fully aware of what you are doing. Mostly we are not fully aware, as our minds wander into the past and then into possible futures. We spend most of our time watching others and so rarely fully focus on what we are actually doing ourselves. Next time you sit down to a meal, watch your self. Be aware of only what you are eating. Every time your mind wants to wander, bring it gently and lovingly back to the action and sensation of eating. Then do the same when cleaning, when writing, when working. The more you do it stronger and more focused and more rational will be your concentration, the more natural will be your actions, the more peaceful you will feel, and the more relaxed you will be, no matter what you are doing.

Expect Not
How fast can life become? How much can we do in the corporeal amount of time we have. There is only 24 hours in the day, but we're trying to fit 26 hours into it. If we could watch a movie of our average day we'd probably be amazed at all the things we try to do. And then there is the exact opposite. Some of us spend our lives watching others doing and achieving, and from these images we build such high expectations of our own life, and then sit around feeling utterly powerless in our attempts to meet these expectations. That powerlessness becomes hopelessness and hopelessness becomes depression. If we can just see this process and release these expectations. If we can at least be detached from any expectations, we will get back some of our inner power and self motivation. It helps to stop watching others and their lifestyles, especially in the media, and then comparing yourself to them. It helps to eliminate all but one 'I wish' from your mind. There is only one valid and useful 'I wish' and it is simply "I wish to be me". For that is all you can ever be. It is all you can ever have. It is all that you are. And when you know it, you will be free of all expectation and desire, and able to enter the most relaxed state of being, at will.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Who did it?

Do you like moral dilemmas? Be judge & jury in this short story.
This personality test sets you a moral dilemma in a love story & a murder. Answer the five questions at the end to reveal its meaning & something about your personality.

The Story

There is a river with a bridge over it, and a WIFE and her HUSBAND live in a house on one side. The WIFE has a LOVER who lives on the other side. The only way to get across the river is to walk across the bridge or ask the BOATMAN to take you.
The HUSBAND has to go on an overnight business trip in a faraway town.. The WIFE pleads with him to take her with him. She knows if he doesn't she'll be unfaithful to him. The HUSBAND absolutely refuses to take her because she will only be in the way of his important business. So the husband goes alone.
That night the WIFE goes over the bridge & stays with her LOVER. Dawn is almost up when the WIFE leaves because she must be back home before her HUSBAND returns. She starts across the bridge but sees an ASSASSIN waiting for her on the other side. She knows if she tries to cross, he will murder her. In terror, she runs up the side of the river and asks the BOATMAN to take her across the river, but he wants half-a-crown. She has no money, so he refuses to take her.
The WIFE runs back to the LOVER'S house & explains her predicament and asks him for the half-a-crown to pay the BOATMAN. The LOVER refuses, telling her it's her own fault for getting into this situation. As dawn comes up the WIFE is nearly out of her mind & decides to dash across the bridge. When she comes face to face with the ASSASSIN, he takes a large knife and stabs her until she is dead.

How to do this test.Now give the names of the five characters in the order in which you think they were most responsible for the WIFE'S death. ie The WIFE, HUSBAND, LOVER, ASSASSIN, & BOATMAN in the order you think they are most guilty.

Here's the key to this.
LOVER = SEX
WIFE = FUN (fun could also mean contentment)
ASSASSIN = MONEY
BOATMAN = MAGIC (magic could also mean luck)
HUSBAND = LOVE

Each of the characters is a symbol for one aspect in your life, it reveals what's most important to you in your life. Therefore if you thought that the lover was the most responsible then sex is the most important thing in your life. If you thought that the wife was second most responsible then fun is the second most important thing in your life and so on.

Dalai Lama Test

The Dalai Lama is said to have put forward this personality test.

See if it works for you. Just 3 questions and the answers could surprise you. There are no right or wrong answers this is an honest questionnaire which could tell you a lot about your true self.

1. Put the following 5 animals in the order of your preference.
Tiger
Cow
Horse
Sheep
Pig

2. Write one word that describes each one of the following:
Dog
Cat
Coffee
Ocean
Rat

3. Think of someone (who also knows you and is important to you) that you can relate to the following colors. Do not repeat your answer twice. Name just one person for each color.
Yellow
Orange
Red
White
Green

Finished? Please be sure your answers are what you REALLY feel... Last chance....
Look at the interpretations below:

Question 1 - The order that you choose defines the priorities in your life.
Cow: signifies career.
Tiger: signifies pride.
Sheep: signifies love.
Horse: signifies family.
Pig: signifies money.

Question 2 - Descriptions
Your description of Dog implies your own personality.
Your description of Cat implies your partner's personality.
Your description of Rat implies the personality of your enemies.
Your description of Coffee is how you interpret sex.
Your description of Ocean implies your own life.

Question 3 - Colors
Yellow: Someone you will never forget.
Orange: Someone you could consider a good friend.
Red: Someone you really love.
White: Your twin soul.
Green: Someone you will remember all your life.

"If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs more a smile than the one that cannot smile to others."

Handwriting Analysis Test

Here's a test to see what your handwriting says about you. To take this test, please write the following paragraph as you normally would, and keep the paper in front of you so that you can answer the questions.

Remember, there are no wrong answers! You should write out this paragraph first to have a sample of your handwriting to check. Use at least two lines. (All you keyboarding types - you will need obsolete instruments, like PEN and PAPER)! I hope you will find it interesting. Discover at the end what your handwriting says about you!

1. How would you say your letters slope?
  • Backward?
  • Straight up and down?
  • Forward?

2. Are the letters in your words

  • Fully connected, with clear breaks between the words?
  • Partially connected, depending on the letters?
  • Unconnected, like printing?

3. Between words, do you leave

  • Wide spaces?
  • Narrow spaces?
  • No spaces - words are connected, pen doesn't leave paper?

4. How close together are your lines of writing?

  • Very far apart?
  • Apart far enough that the letters do not touch?
  • Close enough that the descenders (like y and g) of the top and the ascenders (like h and t) of the bottom overwrite each other?

5. What color ink did you choose? (If you used another color, which of these three would you prefer?)

  • Blue-black
  • Red
  • Light Blue

6. How large was your capitol I in the sample?

  • Larger than the other capitol letters
  • About the same size as the other capitol letters
  • Smaller than the other capitol letters

7. What do your t bars look like? (The crossbars on your letter t)

  • They tend to be to the left of the stem of the t
  • They cross the t more or less in the middle
  • They tend to be to the right of the stem of the t

8. Does your writing

  • Slope upward on the page?
  • Go straight across the page?
  • Slope downward on the page?

9. Which takes the most space vertically in a line of your writing?

  • The ascenders? (the tops of t and h)
  • The middle zone? (letters like a and e and n)
  • The descenders? (the bottoms of j and y and g)

10. How much pressure does your writing show?

  • Fine and spidery?
  • Firm and even?
  • Heavy?

Check your answers with the analysis below.

1. BACKWARD - indicates that you are shy and afraid to show your feelings, hesitant.

STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN - indicates that you are a person with a strong need for contact.

FORWARD - Your answer to the first question, the slope of your letters, indicates that you are reticent and very self-controlled.

2. FULLY CONNECTED - indicates that you are a social person who likes to talk and meet others.

PARTIALLY CONNECTED - indicates that you are a shy, idealistic person who does not find it easy to have relationships, especially intimate ones.

UNCONNECTED - indicates that you are a person who thinks before acting, intelligent and thorough.

3. WIDE SPACES - indicates that you are reserved, shy, cautious, and thoughtful.

NARROW SPACES - indicates that you are a talkative person, maybe even a busybody!

NO SPACES - indicates that you are not very reserved, impatient, self-confident and fond of action

4. VERY FAR APART - indicates that you are isolated, detached, reserved, maybe even antisocial.

APART FAR ENOUGH THAT LETTERS DO NOT TOUCH - indicates that you are a person who is uneconomical and talkative.

CLOSE ENOUGH SO THAT THE DESCENDANTS OF Y's & G's TOUCH THE ASCENDANTS OF H's & T's - indicates that you are a person with a well-organized mind.

5. BLUE BLACK - indicates that you are rational, conservative, a person who adheres to conventions and traditions.

RED - indicates that you are spiritual rather than material, perhaps religious, and may have a deep understanding of other people's problems.

LIGHT BLUE - indicates that you are strong, vital, energetic, affectionate - you like action and have an original approach.

6. LARGER THAN THE OTHER CAPITAL LETTERS - indicates that you are a person with a high opinion of yourself, or who wants others to think that you do.

ABOUT THE SAME SIZE - indicates that you are a person who may be feeling depressed or have low self-esteem.

SMALLER THAN OTHER CAPITALS - indicates that you are well adjusted, harmonious, a person content with your current role.

7. THEY TEND TO BE TO THE LEFT OF THE STEM OF THE 't' - indicates that you are cautious, possibly uncertain about things.

THEY CROSS THE 't' MORE OR LESS IN THE MIDDLE - indicates that you are not very original but very responsible, possibly in management.

THEY TEND TO BE TO THE RIGHT OF THE STEM OF THE 't' - indicates that you are a reliable, conscientious worker, with possible leadership potential.

8. SLOPE UPWARD ON THE PAGE - indicates that you are energetic, optimistic, and assertive.

GO STRAIGHT ACROSS THE PAGE - indicates that you are a person who may be suffering from temporary depression or fatigue.

SLOPE DOWNWARD - indicates that you are steadfast, purposeful, and possibly aloof.

9. THE ASCENDERS - indicates that you are idealistic, ambitious, and intuitive.

THE MIDDLE ZONE LETTERS - indicates that you are a sensualist, a materialist, and prone to exaggeration.

THE DESCENDERS - indicates that you are a person with an overdeveloped ego and a tendency to be bossy.

10. FINE & SPIDERY - indicates that you are a person of sensitivity, refinement, modesty, and spirituality. You may also be overly critical and austere.

FIRM & EVEN - indicates that you are a person of strong but rigid will, obstinate but powerful.

HEAVY - indicates that you are a person of energy and elasticity, able to roll with the punches and adapt to whatever life brings.

Dream House

Read the following questions, imagining the scenes in your mind, and write down the FIRST thing that you visualize. Do not think about the questions excessively. This is a relational psychology test and the answers given to the questions have been shown to have a relevance to values and ideals that we hold in our personal lives.

1. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with?
2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it?
3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
4. You walk deeper into the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your dream house. Describe its size.
5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table. Describe what you see on and around the table.
7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What material is the cup made of (ceramic, glass, paper, etc.)?
8. What do you do with the cup?
9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the edge of body of water. What type of body of water is it (creek, river, ocean, etc...)
10. How will you cross the water?

Analysis
1. The person who you are walking with is the most important person in your life.
2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems.
3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems (passive, aggressive).
4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition to resolve your problems.
5. No fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times. The presence of a fence is more indicative of a closed personality. You'd prefer people to not drop by unannounced.
6. If your answer did not include food, people, or flowers then you are generally unhappy.
7. The durability of the material with which the cup is made is representative of the perceived durability of your relationship with, the person from number 1. For example, Styrofoam, plastic, and paper are disposable; Styrofoam, paper, and glass (ceramics) are not durable; and metal and plastic are durable.
8. Your disposition of the cup is representative of your attitude toward the person in number 1.
9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire.
10. How wet you get in crossing the water is indicative of the relative importance of your sex life.

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