"INSPIRATION"
"Listening with undivided attention and unconditional love is perhaps the greatest gift we can extend to others."
Gerald Jampolsky
"It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible."
Thomas Robert Gaines
"There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy."
W. Clement Stone
"When you have hope, it gives you confidence that never ends. Hope is like a building that is so strong it can withstand wind, rain and earthquakes."
Written in 2009 by Zahid Abbas --- France
"Kindness can pluck the whiskers of a lion."
Moroccan Proverb --- Submitted by Suren M.V. --- India
"The loftiest towers rise from the ground."
Chinese Proverb --- Submitted by Ali Abubakar --- Italy
"When things are going very dark and dim, God is actually switching off the lights just before throwing a surprise party!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Anindita Sengupta --- India
"I hope that what motivates you in all your endeavors would be for God's greater glory. Money, power, and our dreams indeed are instrumental driving forces for us to strive to be the best we can be. Take time to relax as the psalms say, God has showered us with blessing that we rightfully deserve. What's the use of having so much if you're so stressed that you have use the money you earn to cure yourself when your sick? Stay happy and positive and relax your spirit. Blessed be."
Written in 2009 by James Padilla --- Philippines
"If someone hurts you, don't mind it ever because it is a Law of Nature that the tree that bears the sweetest fruits gets the maximum number of stones."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mukesh Sharma --- India
"One must love everyone, especially those who hate you; for it is too easy to love only those who love us."
Jesus Christ --- Submitted by Flavio Roloff --- Brazil
I think it's totally true. If we love each other and love those who hate us, we'll not be corrupted by hate, thus we'll be one step closer to spiritual enlightenment.
"Today is a great day, one that the Lord has made."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Takenya Pinckney --- South Carolina
A very familiar saying that gives me motivation, inspiration and drive to keep on keeping on! Motivation is the energizer of behavior and mother of all action. Without it your life becomes a drag, meaningless, and unpurposed. Why live as such? In everything you do from today forward, make it mean something. Even the smallest gestures, make it worth your living!
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
God --- Submitted by Deepa Kathuria --- India
"Don't pray for your wants, pray for your needs. Those will be fulfilled."
Written in 2009 by Darpan Kumar --- India
"Feel that the air around you is the almighty himself. No other motivation is required for you; feel and live with him."
Copyright © 2009 Dr. Amol Shende
From my own experience
"Love one, love two, love three, love four, love five, love six, love seven... but always, love those who love you."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Syed Moiz Uddin Ahmed Salman --- UAE
"It is no disgrace to start all over. It is usually an opportunity."
George Matthew Adams
"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope."
Martin Luther
"I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels."
Pearl S. Buck
Ten Spiritual Tonics
Stop worrying. Worry kills life.
Begin each day with a prayer. It will arm your soul.
Control appetite. Over-indulgence clogs body and mind.
Accept your limitations . . .
Don't envy. It wastes time and energy.
Have faith in people. Cynicism sours the disposition.
Find a hobby. It will relax your nerves.
Read a book a week to stimulate imagination and broaden your views.
Spend some time alone for the peace of solitude and silence.
Try to want what you have, instead of spending your strength trying to get what you want.
Abraham L. Feinberg --- Submitted by Lauren C. --- New Jersey
"It is not important as to how many times you have fallen, but it is important as to how soon you have risen up to the challenge."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Girish Gehani --- U.A.E.
What God does in my case:
He shows the path - 10%
He makes me believe that I can take that path - 10%
He guides me for the task - 20%
He prepares me for the task - 20%
He pressures me to complete the task - 20%
He relaxes me after the pressure - 10%
He helps me deliver the task - 5%
He gives me the result - 2%
He makes me decide whether its good/bad - 2%
And I thank God for making it good - 1%
So my job always is 1% - to thank him for all that he has given, whether good or bad. I always take it as good and ask him to keep me going from 1 to 9, and 10; yes, of course, I always do. Have to always remember HIM.Copyright © 2009 Sandeep Kumar
I just wrote this a week ago from my heart when someone asked me what is God's role in my life? After writing this, I realized that HE is a part of my life.
"Your life is like a cross-stitch pattern. You see the mess of knots and frays on the underside, God sees the perfect stitches on the top."
Copyright © 2009 Gemma Young
"If you have a firm belief, that your prayer will not be unheard, you will definitely get a positive answer."
Written in 2009 by Vishal Anand --- India
"Stop complaining about the things God has not done, rather thank him for the ones already done. That way he is going to know that you appreciate him and he will give you more abundance."
Written in 2009 by Michael Ogah --- Nigeria
To inspire people
"The canvas of God for beauty and hope are the clouds and sky above."
Copyright © 2006 Patrick Beck (USAF)
Come To Me
When troubles make themselves plenty
Leaving the cup of your life half empty
When worries themselves number the many
And the bank of your joy reaches its last penny
When you just want a friend to hear
Come to me, I'll be that ear
When the walls of your life come crashing down
And the smile of hope is but a frown
When the tears of sorrow dry upon your face
And the comfort you desire vanishes without a trace
When you just want a friend to see
Come to me, I'll be that eye
When the loss of hope is too great
And the meaning in life is just an empty plate
When the raging downfall is an endless rain
And the puddles you step in are a stabbing pain
When you just want some shelter from the cold
Come to me, I'll be your stronghold
Copyright © 2009 Allen Steble --- Australia
"Something higher than life is out there; may I say that as high as you determine that to be."
Copyright © 2009 Francisco Leon --- Mexico
I have learned that our creed will be as powerful as our desires of growth... love... you name it.