Footwear
for all that they have done for you?
How often have you thanked your teacher,
or your maidservant, or liftman,
cab-driver, friends, peon, secretary, pet,
... Do you thank your food before starting to gorge,
or your footwear without which
you ordinarily would have found difficult
to move out of the house?
The list goes on, doesn't it?
It only underlines the fact
that we never exist alone.
Attitude of gratitude - that's the name of the game.
A game, if you may call it one.
Take my word - it's the best solution for stress.
Here's how it works.
In any situation - good or bad -
just be in a state of gratitude.
If your boss shouts at you,
simply thank him for doing so!
If your mother makes you nice dinner, thank her.
Or if your kid relieves herself on you,
especially on your new dress,
thank her profusely.
Difficult and incredulous that this may sound,
it works wonders in not only relieving stress
but also in creating positive thoughts.
This concept makes perfect sense
if you just dwell on it for a while.
It's the perfect remedy for conquering your ego.
When the ego is conquered,
energy blocks are removed.
That paves the way for the easy flow of positive energy.
And naturally, when that happens...
Okay, consider this then. In order to read this article,
how many things/people should you be grateful to?
Go on, think about it.
I can think of a minimum of 10 factors
to which I have to be grateful to.
Want to know the list? Here goes.....
1. You have to be grateful to me for writing this article.
2. To my editor for allowing me to publish this
3. To The Times of India for giving me space to publish this article.
4. To the computer on which I typed it.
5. To the publishing industry and the technology
for making it readable for the general public.
6. To your body parts which are helping you read the article.
7. To the chairs, lights, tables in your house.
8. To your teachers and parents for helping you learn English
9. To your pen and pencils without which
you would not have been able to write your English examinations.
10. If you are reading during the daytime,
then be grateful to the sunlight;
if it's night, thank your lighting fixtures.
I could go on and add about 50-60 more
reasons to be grateful.
But the reason for the example is simple:
your very existence is dependent on
so many different factors, without which
you will not even be able to move a stone.
When you view any situation in this light,
nothing seems overwhelming.
No problem seems overpowering. Just say, "thank you,"
and move on. Life looks a lot more healthy
then, doesn't it ?
Convinced? Thank you. Not convinced yet?
Thank you all the more!
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These are actual excuse notes from parents (including spelling): My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him. Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot. Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33. Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating. Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip. John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part. Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins. Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side. Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels. Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea and his boots leak. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust. Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault. Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday. Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the Marines. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well. Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps. Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover. Please excuse Burma, she has been sick and under the doctor. Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night. |
Sneh's Indo-Fijian Recipes
The Oneness of the Human Family
"Things Aren't Always What They Seem" - Celestial Visitors
"Have You Thanked Your Footwear Lately?"
"Learning is Forever"
Sneh's Indo-Fijian Children's Stories
The Amazing Adventures of Professor von Borgengruft
Daily Sutras collected and presented by EM Hashim
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