POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

This is amazing, DR RANDY PAUSCH 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.

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.

15. Negativity starts with you. Don’t respond to a friend’s happy greeting of “good morning, how was your weekend…?”, with 

  “ ….weekend was too short and I have to come back here to work”. 

16. Be happy, be grateful, But don’t be content. There are a lot more others, who would sacrifice a lot to be in your place.

17. Be positive, even in down times, some may think you’re insane, but they would want to be like you. 

 Community:

18. Call your family often

19. Each day give something good to others

20. Forgive everyone for everything

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

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

23. Don’t allow yourself to fall into compromising situations, you may live to regret some of them.

24. What other people think of you is none of your business. You cannot control how others feel.

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

Life:

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

27. GOD heals everything

28. Do the right things

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. Nothing could ever remain the same

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

31. The best is yet to come

32. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful

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

34. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.

35. Life’s routes is all about choices, think before you make that choice, & when you do, you will be happy for it.

 
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.

Count Your Blessings

Have you ever felt that you have nothing else or nobody else to believe in? Have you ever felt that life has kicked you again and again? Have you ever felt that you have no more to give? Have you ever felt lost and all alone? Have you ever felt that you have no more reasons to smile? If you ever felt all these before or are feeling any of them now.... Then STOP and look at all the things around you. All the beautiful things that you could see each time you wake up in the morning, the blue  sky, the green leaves, the sunrise, the beautiful flowers and many more wonderful things that we have failed to notice each day... Now, think of all the people in your life, those who care about you, those who love you, those who feel sadder than you each time you're down, those who are always with you either you realize their existance or not, those who would do anything just to see you smile again. When you're done with that, think of your life, you might not get everything that you want but you know that somehow you have almost everything you needed. This blog serves as reminder to all of us especially to myself because sometimes I could be so down that I tend to forget that I have always had all the best things and people around me.. I am actually so blessed in this life.. And I believe not only me, all of us are blessed with something we haven't realized we have. Life is indeed beautiful and I hope that we all will keep in mind that out of one reason to cry, there are a thousand reasons to smile. So cheer up everyone!! :)

Happy Father's Day

Yesterday was father's day... to be frank it's a day which is just like all the other normal days in my life coz I lost my father when I was a little girl so father’s day is not the day we celebrate.. I still remember the day he left this world, it was also the first day the school re-opened and I was only 8 years old at that time.. We visited him at the hospital a day before; little did we know it was the last time for us to see him. When we got the news that he had left us forever, it was hard to remember or describe what I felt at that time. My mum, she was only around 29 years old at that time. I looked at her, she didn’t cry, she had been taking care of my dad for months and on that day she was the toughest woman ever. I admire her for that. Until today I know how much she still loves my father and how strong she has been in facing the lost of the man she loves the most in her life. After my dad passed away, I had this fear in me as a little girl, I fear losing, I was very afraid that I would lose all the other people I love around me so I started to pray that they would live forever. I know it was silly coz death is inevitable. After that day, my grandfather had taken the role as a father in my life and he had been there until about ten years later, I lost him too. Yesterday I took some time to think of them and to look at their photos. I know I still miss both of them very much and they would remain the best fathers in my life. Of course I also do have my two uncles who have been taking care of me like their own daughter, not forgetting my mum and grandma who have been both fathers and mothers to me all these years. I love all of them for everything they have done.

What I am trying to say here is, I have lost two important people in my life whom I would not be able to meet again, they never had the chance to see the girl I grow up to be, the kind of lady I am now. However, one thing I can say for sure is, we never have to lose the people we love in this world, even when we don’t see them anymore, even when we can’t hold them anymore because they are always in our heart, there is a picture of them in our heart that nobody else has and that picture is what we will take with us forever. As I grow older, I understand that we have no power to stop all the things that had happened, are happening or that are going to happen in our life BUT we have the power to choose how we want our life to be… Continue living, keep those people who matter to us close to our heart even they have left but never stop loving those who are still around… 
For those who still have their father around, love him and show your love.. just give him that hugs or kisses… you may never know how much that would mean to the greatest man in our life… Forget the past, live for now and once again.. Be Happy…

*** There is no photo for this post because mum and I took too long to look for the best photo and we ended up laughing at each other on how we looked like in the past.. LoL

Something we don't realize

Since the past few days, I have been in a very challenging phase of my life... People who matter to me have started to leave one after another day after day, I might still meet some and might not even meet the rest for the whole life. Goodbyes are always hard and sometimes at that time we think that we are not stronger to go on, the world could feel really empty but then I suddenly realize that there would be more 'hellos' and 'goodbyes' in our life coz the journey doesn't end here. We are actually tougher than we thought we are, I AM actually tougher than I thought I was. Today, I am proud of myself coz I am able to see everything clearly, I am able to face everything bravely... Actually it's not only me, I do realize that every day people around me face the pain of letting go but here I'd like to open up everyone eyes and heart to accept what life has to teach us, to accept that everyone who comes into our life will leave but we should be glad that they were once in our life. It doesn't matter how they leave, either in a good way or bad way, either we are still their friends or not, they always leave something for us to learn.. life is about learning..every day is an opportunity to learn and live...so my dear friends, no matter what your hurt is today, be strong and carry on ur journey by realizing that there is much more to explore and we are loved by many people, we are important to many people in this world so do not waste anymore time...

Nothing Is As It Seems To Be

Like everyone else, I am just passing through life as carefully as I can, watching my steps as I go. However, there are times when I forget that not everything is as it seems to be.
You see your boyfriend or girlfriend every other day. you watch your younger siblings play and sometimes you join them. And as usual, you hear your elders nagging you. Strange as it may sound, there will be a time when you will come to wish you could hear it all over again, watch the kids play some more or listen to those sweet nothing from your lover. But there is no turning back time.
I have lost dear ones along the way.
The realisation that they would not be around for my birthday or when I succeed is even painful to accept. I have seen close friends walk in and out of my life, leaving a whole lot of marks in my heart. I have learned that everything is not as it seems to be.
On the surface, everything may be perfect but you never quite grasp how perfect it is until you get to the nitty gritty of the situation.
I have seen lovers breaking up, making up, and then breaking up again. I had a special friend but as time went by, so did my friend. He found someone better. I have never realized that I was not good enough for him. Nothing is ever what it seems to be.
With every passing day, I tell myself that I have to let the people I care for and love know how I feel about them. Be it my mother, brothers or friends, letting them know that they are loved is important. And yet there are times when I have failed to do so and the regret is so great.
Never assume that those who are dear to you, know that you love them. Sometimes a little reminder can make a huge difference in one’s life.
It only takes a couple of minutes to express your feelings but it will carry your loved ones a mile through life. We hear this so often but trust me,it is very important. Letting someone know how much you care and love him or her is important because you never know if there is tomorrow for this person. And should you miss the opportunity, the regret is so great,
What would be better? to say those simple words that bring great meaning, or to hold onto your words and regret it for a lifetime. Regret never brings any benefit-only pain and sorrow.
So why wait, when you can say it now. Why postpone till tomorrow what you can do today?
Why wait when you know that time waits for no man? Why wait at all? Nothing is as it seems to be. Nothing. Only we have the control of our own life so start take control of urlife today!

All About My Blog............

Since this is the first post for this blog, I'd like to make it clear to everyone what's in store here if you decide to follow me all through this 'journey' of my blogging. Here, I'd share all the goods and bads that life has to offer and how often time we don't even realize what's importance in life. I want to make everyone see that we only have one life to live and we should live it to the fullest. We should take things as they come and let go when it's time. I want everyone including myself to appreciate the beauty of the world, the people, the earth and every living thing around us. I hope that although there would be time when life would take us to the lowest point but that will never stop us from counting our blessings in life. Here I will share all the things that i have learned all these years, I'd find time to do that - upload photos, poems or stories that inspire me. Also, I hope that I could help those who are inneed of a good friend with my ability to be there when I am needed as a listener. I hope to make everyone happy and know that there are always hopes in our life. We should believe that everything happens for a reasons, it's just that sometimes we don't see the real reason until the right time comes. Being through a lot myself, I have finally come to realize that there are many wonderful things and people around us which would colour our life and we often take them for granted because we are too focus only on one thing but our life does not only come with one thing.. It comes with many others and it's time we open up our eyes and start living. Live Life To The Fullest coz life is really really short!!!