A Positive Wish

Once I went out to have lunch with my partner. We went to a restaurant where they serve the best chicken rice in town.

As we walked towards the restaurant, we noticed more and more people walking in the same direction. My partner said, "I hope the place isn't crowded today!"

Conscious of the power of our words, my partner and I decided to express what we did want. "We will have a table, in a nice spot, and we will have it right away", we said believing so.

When we arrived at the restaurant, there was only one table available, next to the window, in one of the nicest spot of the restaurant. We took it, smiling in amazement at how our words have come true.

Sometimes a positive wish can bring wonderful outcome.

Couples Quarrel

A man and his wife had been arguing all night, and as bedtime approached neither was speaking to the other.

It was not unusual for the pair to continue this war of silence for two or three days. However, on this occasion the man was concerned; he needed to be awake at 5:30am the next morning to catch an important flight, and being a very heavy sleeper he normally relied on his wife to wake him.

Cleverly, so he thought, while his wife was in the bathroom, he wrote on a piece of paper: "Please wake me at 4:30am – I have an important flight to catch." He put the note on his wife's pillow, then turned over and went to sleep.

The man awoke the next morning and looked at the clock. It was 8:00am. Enraged that he had missed his flight, he was about to go in search of his errant wife to give her a piece of his mind, when he spotted a hand-written note on his bedside cabinet.

The note said: "It's 5:30am – get up."

Lessons :

• Don’t get involved in any conflict conversation, and you will avoid a quarrel.
  
• Any grudge against your partner must be voiced calmly and at the proper time.
• Never quarrel with offensive words.
• Find out the real causes of any quarrel, and not everlasting scandals caused by minor things.
• Some kind words may avoid further quarrels.
• Make it a rule not to quarrel in the presence of other people.
• Don't make a request when the recipient is very angry!

He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. (Proverbs 14:29)

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Turn A Deaf Ear To Destructive Advice

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.

When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.

The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.

Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die.

He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?"

The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

Lessons:

• There is power of life and death in the tongue.
  
• An encouraging word to those who are down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
  
• Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
  
• When you are in difficult conditions, listen careful to encouraging words but always turn a deaf ear to destructive words.

May God help us to face the current worldwide economic slowdown.

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You Determine Your Future

Once upon a time, there was a general who was leading his army into battle against an enemy ten times the size of his own. Along the way to the battlefield, the troops stopped by a small temple to pray for victory.

The general held up a coin and told his troops, "I am going to implore the gods to help us crush our enemy. If this coin lands with the heads on top, we will win. If it is tails, we will lose. Our fate is in the hands of the gods. Let's pray wholeheartedly."

After a short prayer, the general tossed the coin. It landed with the heads on top. The troops were overjoyed and went into the battle with high spirits. Just as predicted, the smaller army won the battle. The soldiers were exalted, "It's good to have the gods on our side! No one can change what they have determined."

The general smile to himself – both sides of the coin were heads.

Lessons :

• Positive attitude helps us cope more easily our daily life. It brings optimism into our life, and makes us easier to avoid worry and negative thinking.
  
• Positive attitude brings constructive changes into our life, and makes us happier, brighter and more successful.
  
• Positive attitude makes us see the bright side of life, become optimistic and expect the best to happen.
  

Make it your new year's resolution to have a more positive outlook in life.

May God bless you...

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