Wise Words for You

"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you." --- James Allen You and your buddy down the street have gone to all the same lectures, taken the same business management programs, learned the same techniques and formulae for success. Yet, his business is going like a Carnival Cruise liner full of Radio One fans attending One Big Weekend and yours is going ‘Titanic.’  Most times, the difference isn't in the procedures, but in the person performing them. Your friend down the street already knows the secret to practice and personal success. What’s your buddy's secret? Is he smarter than you? Is he a better person than you? Did he go to a better school than you? Most likely not—he’s just learned how to harness his personal power to allow him to become the successful, self-empowered person he is. He’s learned how to create his own breakthroughs, to allow him to move beyond his fears and limiting beliefs. He ...

Trust is the foundation of all human connections, from chance encounters to friendships and intimate relationships. It governs all the interactions we have with each other. No one would drive a car or walk down a pavement, or board a train or an air plane, if we didn't “trust” that other people took their responsibilities seriously, and would obey whatever rules applied to the endeavour at hand. We trust that other drivers will stay in their lanes, that conductors and pilots will be sober and alert. And that people will generally do their best to discharge their obligations toward us. Culture, civilization, and community all depend on such trust. As Jeffry A. Simpson writes: “Trust involves the juxtaposition of people’s loftiest hopes and aspirations with their deepest worries and fears.” This description makes it clear why so many people have trouble trusting: For them, the benefits of closeness and intimacy are overshadowed by the possibi...

One man decided to reach for his dream. But he didn't have enough strength to do it. So he turned to his mother: – Mother, help me! – Darling, I would be glad to help you, but I don’t have it. And everything I have, I already gave to you… He asked a wise man: – Master, tell me, where can I get strength? – It is said that, it is on the Everest. But I couldn't find anything there, except the snowy winds. And when I came back, the time was irretrievably lost… He asked the hermit: – Holy Father, where to find the strength for realization of my dream? – In your prayers, my son. And if your dream is false, you will understand it and find peace in your prayers… The person asked everyone, but the only result of his searches was confusion. – Why are you so confused? – asked an old man passing by. – I have a dream, good man. But I don’t know where to find strength for its realization. I asked everyone, but there was no one who could help me. – No one? – a li...

Lonely tree was growing among hot sands of dead desert. Prickly sands covered the Wood. The Sun mercilessly burned its bark. But the Tree kept on living in spite of all. One day a Hawk flew over the desert. The Hawk saw the Tree and sat on its branch. He looked around the desert and said: — You are a strange Tree, why do you keep on living among these dead hot sands? Who needs it? — You, — the Tree answered. — Me? — the Hawk was surprised. — I don‘t need you. — But if not me, — the Tree told, — you would have to sit on the hot sand instead of my branches. If not me, someone, seeing you sitting on the tree alone, would say that nobody needs you, too and would ask you what you live for. Sitting on my branches you, Hawk, think that I need you. The Hawk thought about it and had to agree with the Tree. If there was no Tree, the hawk would feel himself alone and useless among this vast desert.

Let us stop for a moment and look at our life from a different angle. From time to time we experience various negative emotions like anxiety, fear, apathy or anger. Those feelings and emot ions might be caused by troubled relationships with our dear ones or difficult situation in business or problems with health. Sometimes all of us might feel lost. At those moments we need support and encouragement as well as wise words that may help to look at the situation from another point of view. It could be a conversation with a wise person or reading spiritual literature. It is also good to spend some quiet moments in nature, trying to listen to the voice of your heart. It might tell you much more then you could expect. As Wise Words I would love to present you a great collection of inspirational stories that encourage us to seek for our dreams and never give up, teach us to notice the magical beauty of life, help to find the true values that are worth aiming for, tell about God‘s car...

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it. The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm. When the storms of life come upon us, like the eagle, we can rise above them and ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure, and disappointment into our lives. What is your greatest challenge right now? Jot it down. And then let it lift you higher.

Father was a hard working man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy. Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family. The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely. Like a dream come true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little luxuries like nice clothing, fine food and vacation abroad. However, the family still did not ge...

Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: “How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?” The surgeon said, “I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it.” Sally said, “Why do little children get cancer? Doesn't God care any more? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?” The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he’s transported to the university.” Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good-bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the nurse asked. Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy’s hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to donate his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else. “I said no at fir...

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying: “Just take care of my eyes dear.”

I've  learned- that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I've  learned- that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back. I've  learned- that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. I've  learned- that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. I've  learned- that it’s not  what  you have in your life but  who  you have in your life that counts. I've  learned- that you should never ruin an apology with an excuse. I've  learned- that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better know something. I've  learned- that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do. I've  learned- that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. I...

The child and his mother: A curious child asked his mother: “Mummy, why are some of your hairs turning grey?” The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child: “It is because of you, dear. Every bad action of yours will turn one of my hairs grey!” The child replied innocently: “Now I know why grandmother has only grey hairs on her head.” Wrong email address: A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife would meet him the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email. Unfortunately, when typing her address, he mistyped a letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher’s wife whose husband had passed away only the day before. When the grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint. At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the s...

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar. He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.” “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if...