Hi guys,
In a twinkle of an eye, a year had gone by. So what have you done in 2006 that is meaningful? If you are searching hard to find the answer, then its about time that you take a second look at your life. Do you rush into the day that snowballs to the next.. and the next... and the next... You are too busy for this... too busy for that... and before you know it, you're exhausted chasing deadlines that you can't find time for anything else? You're like a robot?
Friends, I used to be like that. In fact, I'm still like that... with the exception that I (now) know how to stop a while amidst the hustle and bustle to be a human when I need to. There's always time to stop a while. More often than not, it is our reluctance to do so more than anything else.
Don't miss the smiles of your loved ones... nor the cries for help by those in need... for these are the things that make us HUMAN...
Here's how I did it...
1) Live up to your expectations and not that of others... Many of us try so hard to impress our bosses, our peers, our relatives... Isn't it a lot easier trying to please yourself or manage your own expectations? No? Sure, we may not blessed with bountiful means, but if we can live within our means and be happy about it, isn't it a lot more rewarding and fulfilling?
2) Focus on what you have and not what you don't have... Many of us feel short-changed over the set-backs, misfortunes, miseries, etc. that befalls upon them. They spend half their lives focusing on these drawbacks that they forgot about the blessings that they have. They struggle so hard to try to attain what they don't have while it is so much easier finding what to do with what they already have. Believe me, if you really focus on finding what to do with what you ALREADY have, you won't time to worry about what you don't have.
3) Discover the joy in giving and sharing... Many of us will find that they already don't have enough for themselves, so what's there left to share? Well, that's because, NOTHING is ever going to be ENOUGH... and they're only looking at tangible things to give or share... For example, you will never run out of smiles to share... kisses to give... kindness to shower... These may be small things that is almost nothing to you but will mean so much to those in need. I know... because I had been in need before... and I know what it felt to be relieved with such acts of kindness... be it a smile or a mere helping hand to hold the door for you... it may be nothing to you, but for those in need (e.g. a person in a wheelchair, for example), that simple act of kindness is like a grace from heaven...
4) Learn to forgive... notice I use the word "LEARN"... that's because it is not easy to forgive... especially, when you've been hurt and subject to a lot of hardships (be it physical, emotional, pyschological, financial, whatever)... but then... how long you want to carry your hatred, resentment, anguish, etc.??? Come on, does seeing the person suffer (the one who inflicted those pain) ease your pain? Honestly, does it?
5) Leave your unwanted baggages behind... as we progress with life, we bring along many unwanted baggages... the more we bring along, the harder it is for us to get ahead... if your ship is about to sink in the middle of the ocean, will you load yourself with all your gold and silver? Or will you grab whatever you need to stay alive? We just need to know when to let go... what to let go... and how to let go...
6) And even if there is nothing else, there's always HOPE... because, "hopes" keep us alive... no matter how remote they may seem... we just have to keep moving on... just have to keep digging... for we won't know how far we are from the end of the tunnel... imagine what it'd be like giving up, when your next thrust of your shovel could well be the "break-thru"... don't give up on HOPE...
Now, I don't have as much as what I had before... but I'm sure a lot happier than what I used to be... Go on... make these your new year resolutions today and we'd meet this time next year to see where we are...
Have a wonderful 2007.
Love,
The Phantom
EDiToR, KPNN
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