A Worthy Wednesday!!! Temper Control

 

Temper Control…   Once upon a time there was a little boy who was talented, creative, handsome, and extremely bright. A natural leader. The kind of person everyone would normally have wanted on their team or project. But he was also self-centered and had a very bad temper. When he got angry, he usually said, and often did, some very hurtful things. In fact, he seemed to have little regard for those around him. Even friends. So, naturally, he had few. "But," he told himself, "that just shows how stupid most people are!"   As he grew, his parents became concerned about this personality flaw, and pondered long and hard about what they should do. Finally, the father had an idea. And he struck a bargain with his son. He gave him a bag of nails, and a BIG hammer. "Whenever you lose your temper," he told the boy, "I want you to really let it out. Just take a nail and drive it into the oak boards of that old fence out back. Hit that nail as hard as you can!"   Of course, those weathered oak boards in that old fence were almost as tough as iron, and the hammer was mighty heavy, so it wasn't nearly as easy as it first sounded. Nevertheless, by the end of the first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence (That was one angry young man!). Gradually, over a period of weeks, the number dwindled down. Holding his temper proved to be easier than driving nails into the fence! Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He felt mighty proud as he told his parents about that accomplishment.   "As a sign of your success," his father responded, "you get to PULL OUT one nail. In fact, you can do that each day that you don't lose your temper even once." Well, many weeks passed. Finally one day the young boy was able to report proudly that all the nails were gone.   At that point, the father asked his son to walk out back with him and take one more good look at the fence. "You have done well, my son," he said. "But I want you to notice the holes that are left. No matter what happens from now on, this fence will never be the same. Saying or doing hurtful things in anger produces the same kind of result. There will always be a scar. It won't matter how many times you say you're sorry, or how many years pass, the scar will still be there. And a verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. People are much more valuable than an old fence. They make us smile. They help us succeed. Some will even become friends who share our joys, and support us through bad times. And, if they trust us, they will also open their hearts to us. That means we need to treat everyone with love and respect. We need to prevent as many of those scars as we can."   Moral   Everyone gets angry occasionally. The real test is what we DO with it. If we are wise, we will spend our time building bridges rather than barriers in our relationships.

 

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Wealth

 

Wealth

Wealth is not just having money. You can have a big balance, you can have a big estate but on your face if you are stressed and you're so miserable, no one can call you prosperous. Prosperity is not just having a fat bank balance. Prosperity is in acknowledging the magnanimity of life, honouring life.

The confidence in a person shows his richness. What is wealth suppose to do to you? Enhance confidence right but if wealth has created weakness then it is no wealth, if wealth has created sickness then it's no wealth, if wealth has created conflicts then it is no wealth, right!

So one type of wealth is wisdom, knowledge is wealth, health is wealth, confidence is wealth, valour is wealth. If you have confidence you can manage anything, you can handle any situation that is wealth. - Sri Sri

 

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Three doors to HELL

There are three doors to hell – Lust, Greed and Anger. If greed takes over, it is going to put you in hell. That is why, chuck the greed.

The same is with anger and lust. If you are too lustful, you become so blind towards the feelings of others, that you violate their space. Lust will also pull you in hell.

 

So, greed, lust and anger, if three things are not in your control, they take control over you, and you are going in hell. If they are under your control, then you are safe. Is that clear?

 

In your own life, see whether these three things have overpowered you. Then it has made you miserable.

 

Hell means what? Misery; makes you totally unhappy. But if you have a say over them, you become powerful and it brings you more happiness - Sri Sri

 

Care for your eyes"

 

 

 

 

Real Hunger....

  

 

 

Fun at work boosts creativity, productivity

Work hard, play harder: Fun at work boosts creativity, productivity

By Laurie Tarkan

FoxNews.com

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Imagine a 9 to 5 job where you don't have to sit at a desk all day.

Google employees are paid to play beach volleyball, go bowling or scale a climbing wall; activities that take place at the search engine's main campus in California.

At LinkedIn, employees can play foosball or ping-pong when they tire of answering emails. At Zynga, arcade games grace the hallways.

"There is good evidence that if you allow employees to engage in something they want to do, (which) is playful, there are better outcomes in terms of productivity and motivation."

- Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play

Now, other companies appear to be taking a page out of the dot.com playbook. More companies (though not enough if you ask the 'play' experts) are encouraging fun in their workplaces.

"I think there are some enlightened companies that are beginning to get this, especially companies in research and development and design," said Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play.

Brown offers play consulting for tech and non-tech companies alike, including Whole Foods. The reason: Not only does having a playful atmosphere attract young talent, but experts say play at work can boost creativity and productivity in people of all ages.

"There is good evidence that if you allow employees to engage in something they want to do, (which) is playful, there are better outcomes in terms of productivity and motivation," Brown said.

Play can also lower your stress levels, boost your optimism, and increase your motivation to move up in a company and improve concentration and perseverance. There's some evidence from animal studies that engaging in play opens up new neural connections in the brain, leading to greater creativity, he added.

"All sorts of creative new connections are made when you're playing that otherwise would never be made," Brown added.

Playing also engages the creative side of your brain. When you're fully engaged in play, you lose some of your psychological barriers and stop censoring or editing your thoughts. This allows creative ideas to flow more freely.

It's not just the activity of playing that encourages creativity. When companies promote play, it engenders a more lighthearted atmosphere.

Play ethic

Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, a global design company, said in a TED talk that creating an office in which people have the security and comfort to play and not be judged allows them to take more creative risks.

"We need to trust to play and to be creative," Tim Brown said. The ping-pong table in the office reminds people they work in a permissive and playful environment. Putting a bunch of action figures or tactile puzzles in the center of a conference room table can automatically lighten the mood of the meetings.

But, you don't need to have a foosball table or climbing wall to have a playful workplace.

"I tend to think of play as a state of being," Stuart Brown said. "Play is individual, and play patterns that work for one person may not work for another. Google has been insightful because they have a whole spectrum of play opportunities so employees can find the niche that works for them."

A state of play is when you're doing something for fun, without a goal or purpose. For some people it might be joining in an organized game of beach volleyball, for others it may be reading a book or listening to music.

"If you're engaged in it deeply, that's play," he says.

If the play ethic is missing from your company, you can bring a sense of playfulness to your own work. Try to develop your imaginative side during the course of your work. "You can have playful fantasies about what you might want to do to your crummy boss," Stuart Brown said.

You can look at the people standing in line to buy lunch and make up stories about their lives.

"Begin to have a sense of richness from your own internal thought process," Stuart Brown said. Take mini- breaks, and think back to a time when you were more carefree, even to childhood; and visualize yourself doing something that was completely enjoyable. You may realize that something is missing from your life and re-introduce it. If you loved competitive sports, maybe you'd join a tennis league. If you loved photography, maybe you can bring your camera to work and take creative breaks."

Stuart Brown added that "if you're good at playing on the weekend, that's a start – but we tend to compartmentalize too much."

Work hard to bring that playful spirit into the office on Monday morning.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/13/work-hard-play-harder-fun-at-work-boosts-creativity-productivity/#ixzz2SmK3gpBT

Keep On Singing

 

 

Keep On Singing

"The Miracle of a Brother's Song."

 

 

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling.

 

They found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael would sing to his sister in Mommy's tummy.

The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen, an active member of the Panther Creek United Methodist Church in Morristown, Tennessee.

 

Then the labor pains come.

Every five minutes ... every minute.

 

But complications arise during delivery.

Hours of labor. Would a C-section be required?

 

Finally, Michael's little sister is born.

But she is in serious condition.

 

With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee.

The days inch by. The little girl gets worse.

 

The pediatric specialist tells the parents,

"There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst."

 

Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot.

They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby -- now they plan a funeral.

 

 

Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister,

"I want to sing to her," he says.

 

Week two in intensive care. It looks as if a funeral will come before the week is over.

Michael keeps nagging about singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care.

 

Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not.

If he doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.

 

She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU.

He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows,

"Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed."

 

The mother rises up strong in Karen, and the usually mild-mannered lady glares steely eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line.

"He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"

 

 

Karen tows Michael to his sister's bedside.

He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live and he begins to sing.

 

In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray "

 

Instantly the baby girl responds.

The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.

"Keep on singing, Michael."

 

"You never know, dear, how much I love you, Please don't take my sunshine away"

The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.

"Keep on singing, Michael."

 

"The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms..."

Michael's little sister relaxes as rest, healing rest, seems to sweep over her.

"Keep on singing, Michael."

 

 

Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse.

Karen glows.

 

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. Please don't, take my sunshine away."

The Funeral plans are scrapped.

 

The next, day -- the very next day -- the little girl is well enough to go home!

Woman's Day Magazine called it "The Miracle of a Brother's Song."

 

The medical staff just called it a miracle.

Karen called it a miracle of God's love!

 

NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE

 

 

Communication Skill

Once an astrologer went to a king. The king showed great reverence to the astrologer, made him sit and honored him with gifts. The king then showed his palm to the astrologer. He examined everything and then said to the king, 'O King! You will lose your entire family. Everybody is going to die before you. You will be the last to die'. The king got very upset upon hearing this and put the astrologer in the jail.

 

This news shook the entire astrologers' community. They thought, 'We cannot tell the truth to the king. If we do so, he will simply put us in jail.

 

The king called for another astrologer to appear before him. Many tried to escape this request but one senior astrologer agreed to meet the king. He went before the king, and the king welcomed him in the same way with gestures and gifts. The king then showed his palm to the astrologer.

 

The astrologer said, 'Oh King! What a great fortune you are blessed with! You have a very good horoscope. Nobody in history has had such longevity of age as you are going to have. In fact, nobody in your dynasty has had such great longevity'.

 

The astrologer never said to the king that he was going to outlive everybody else in the royal family. Instead, he told the king that he was blessed with great longevity and that he had a great horoscope.

 

The king was so flattered upon hearing the news of his long life and good health. He told the astrologer, 'Ask whatever gift you want from me and I shall give'.

 

The astrologer said, 'Please release my poor colleague who is in the jail'.

 

So skill in communication makes a huge difference.

Keep yourself busy

 

Keep yourself busy. When you are busy, everything falls in place.

Where is the time to be unhappy when you are so busy? When you wake up, you have something to do. When you come back, you are so tired, you fall back to sleep. If you keep yourself busy, you have no time to complain, no time to be unhappy. People who are active don't have time to be depressed. It is only people who are free that feel depressed - Sri Sri.