Words women use

Fine

This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

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Five Minutes

If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour.

Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

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Nothing

This is the calm before the storm. This means "something" and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with "nothing" usually end in "fine".

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Go Ahead

This is a dare, not permission, DON'T DO IT!

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Loud Sigh

Although not actually a word, the loud sigh is often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing".

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That's Okay

This is one of the most dangerous statements that woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

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Thanks

This is the least used of all words in the female vocabulary. If a woman is thanking you. Do not question it, just say you're welcome and back out of the room slowly.

Taken from http://usefulstuff4u.blogspot.com/2010/02/words-women-use.html by Adil

How to deal with the upcoming events

A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet Dachshund dog along for company.

One day, the Dachshund starts chasing butterflies and before long the Dachshund discovers that he is lost. Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch.

The Dachshund thinks, "I'm in deep trouble now! Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by and immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the Dachshund exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here."

Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-stride, as a look of terror comes over him, and slinks away into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard. "That was close. That Dachshund! Nearly had me."

Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes. But the Dachshund sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up.

The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine."

Now the Dachshund sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks "What am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet... And just when they get close enough to hear,

The Dachshund says........ ......... .....

"Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard."

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Moral: It doesn't matter what cards you hold but how you play them!!

Taken from http://usefulstuff4u.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-deal-with-upcoming-events.html by Adil

It all depends on our attitude

Robert De Vincenzo, the great Argentine golfer, once won a tournament and, after receiving the check and smiling for the cameras, he went to the clubhouse and prepared to leave. Some time later, he walked alone to his car in the parking lot and was approached by a young woman.

She congratulated him on his victory and then told him that her child was seriously ill and near death. She did not know how she could pay the doctor's bills and hospital expenses.

De Vincenzo was touched by her story, and he took out a pen and endorsed his winning check for payment to the woman. "Make some good days for the baby," he said as he pressed the check into her hand.

The next week he was having lunch in a country club when a Professional Golf Association official came to his table. "Some of the boys in the parking lot last week told me you met a young woman there after you won that tournament." De Vincenzo nodded. "Well," said the official, "I have news for you. She's a phony. She has no sick baby. She's not even married. She fleeced you, my friend."

"You mean there is no baby who is dying?" said De Vincenzo.

"That's right," said the official.

"That's the best good news I've heard all week." De Vincenzo said.

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Good news or bad news? It depends on how you see things. You can be bitter after cheated. Or you can choose to move on with your life.......

Taken from http://usefulstuff4u.blogspot.com/2010/02/it-all-depends-on-our-attitude.html by Adil

Understanding Beloved Women

Justify Full
We don't understand Women : Their "Whatever" "Anything" OR "You Decide"

1 . (Whatever)

Men: What should we have for dinner?
Women: Whatever..
Men: Why don't we have Mexican?
Women: No not Mexican, the last time I got pimples on my face
Men: All right, why don't we have Szechwan cuisine
Women: Yesterday we ate Szechwan, today too?
Men: Hmm..... I suggest we have seafood
Women: Seafood is not good, I got diarrhea
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women : Whatever..

2. (Anything)

Men: So what should we do now?
Women: Anything
Men: How about watching a movie? It's been a long time
Women: Watching movie is no good, it's a waste of time
Men: How about we go for bowling, or some exercises?
Women: Exercise on such a hot day?
Men: Then find a cafe and have a drink
Women: I am off caffeine
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women: Anything

3. (You decide)

Men: Then do we just go home?
Women: You decide
Men: Let's take the bus, I will accompany you
Women: The bus is dirty and crowded.
Men: OK; we will take a cab
Women: Not worth it... For such a short distance
Men: All right, then we can walk. We can enjoy the weather
Women: I am hungry, can't walk.
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women: You decide
Men: Let's have dinner first?
Women: Whatever...
Men: What shall we eat?
Women: Anything..

Taken from http://usefulstuff4u.blogspot.com/2010/03/understanding-beloved-women.html by Adil

Touching Story

One old man was sitting with his 25 years old son in the train. Train is about to leave the station. All passengers are settling down their seat. As train started young man was filled with lot of joy and curiosity. He was sitting on the window side. He went out one hand and feeling the passing air. He shouted, "Papa see all trees are going behind". Old man smile and admired son feelings. Beside the young man one couple was sitting and listing all the conversion between father and son. They were little awkward with the attitude of 25 years old man behaving like a small child.

Suddenly young man again shouted, "Papa see the pond and animals. Clouds are moving with train". Couple was watching the young man in embarrassingly. Now its start raining and some of water drops touches the young man's hand. He filled with joy and he closed the eyes. He shouted again," Papa it's raining, water is touching me, see papa". Couple couldn't help themselves and ask to old man. Why don't you visit the Doctor and get treated your son.

Old man said," Yes, We were coming from hospital only. Today only my son got the eyes for first time in life".

Moral: "Don’t draw conclusions until you know all the facts".

Taken from http://usefulstuff4u.blogspot.com/2010/04/touching-story.html by Adil

Business Logic and Strategy

Father: 'I want you to marry a girl of my choice'
Son: 'I will choose my own bride!'
Father: 'But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter'
Son: 'Well, in that case...ok'


Next Father approaches Bill Gates.
Father: 'I have a husband for your daughter'
Bill Gates: 'But my daughter is too young to marry!'
Father: 'But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank'
Bill Gates: 'Ah, in that case... ok'


Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Father: 'I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president'
President: 'But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!'
Father: 'But this young man is Bill Gates' son-in-law'
President: 'Ah, in that case...ok'

And that, my friends, is how business is done!!


Taken from one of my friend's e-mails

Sharks

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades.

So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.

However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price.

So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste.

The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? How Japanese managed to keep the fish fresh?

To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.

Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired & dull, so we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving? Basically in our lives Sharks are new challenges to keep us active and taste better…..

The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a challenge.

If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are Conqueror....

Taken from one of my friend's e-mails

Second Opinion!

The doctor said, 'Joe, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is that it will require castration. You have a very rare condition, which causes your testicles to press on your spine and the pressure creates one hell of a headache. The only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles.'

Joe was shocked and depressed. He wondered if he had anything to live for. He had no choice but to go under the knife. When he left the hospital, he was without a headache for the first time in 20 years, but he felt like he was missing an important part of himself. As he walked down the street, he realized that he felt like a different person. He could make a new beginning and live a new life.

He saw a men's clothing store and thought, 'That's what I need... A new suit.'
He entered the shop and told the salesman, 'I'd like a new suit.'
The elderly tailor eye d him briefly and said, 'Let's see... size 44 long.'
Joe laughed, 'That's right, how did you know?'
'Been in the business 60 years!' the tailor said.
Joe tried on the suit it fit perfectly.

As Joe admired himself in the mirror, the salesman asked, 'How about a new shirt?'
Joe thought for a moment and then said, 'Sure.'
The salesman eyed Joe and said, 'Let's see, 34 sleeves and 16-1/2 neck.'
Joe was surprised, 'That's right, how did you know?'
'Been in the business 60 years.'
Joe tried on the shirt and it fit perfectly.

Joe walked comfortably around the shop and the salesman asked, 'How about some new underwear?'
Joe thought for a moment and said, 'Sure.'
The salesman said, 'Let's see... size 36.
Joe laughed, 'Ah ha! I got you! I've worn a size 34 since I was 18 years old.'
The salesman shook his head, 'You can't wear a size 34. A size 34 would press your testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one hell of a headache.'

New suit - $400
New shirt - $36
New underwear - $6
Second Opinion - PRICELESS!


Taken from my friend's note

The Seed

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business.

Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together.

He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. "The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO."

One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.

Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing.

By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure.

Six months went by -- still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick
to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful -- in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and
many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives.

Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!"

All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!"

When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed - Jim told him the story.

The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive Officer!

His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed.

"How could he be the new CEO?" the others said.

Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow.

All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!"

* If you plant honesty, you will reap trust

* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends

* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness

* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment

* If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective

* If you plant hard work, you will reap success

* If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

* If you plant faith, you will reap a harvest

So, be careful what you plant now;
it will determine what you will reap later.


Taken from Adil's "The Seed"

Formula for Success

A small truth to make our Life's 100% successful.. ........


If A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Is equal to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26


Then H +A +R + D+ W +O + R+ K = 8 + 1+ 18 +4 + 23+ 15 +18 + 11 = 98%




K + N+ O+ W +L + E+ D +G + E = 11 +14 + 15+ 23 +12 + 5+ 4 +7 + 5 = 96%


L + O+ V+ E =12 + 15+ 22 +5 = 54%


L + U+ C+ K = 12 + 21+ 3 +11 = 47%


(None of them makes 100%)


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Then what makes 100%


Is it Money? ..... No!!!!!


Leadership? ....... NO!!!!


Every problem has a solution, only if we perhaps


change our "ATTITUDE".


It is OUR ATTITUDE towards Life and Work that makes


OUR Life 100% Successful..


A + T+ T+ I +T + U+ D +E = 1+ 20 +20 + 9+ 20 +21 + 4+ 5 = 100%


Don't you think so?!?!?!?


Taken from Adil's "Formula for Success"

Proudy Red Rose

One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest. Many kinds of trees and plants grew there. As the rose looked around, a pine tree nearby said, "What a beautiful flower. I wish I was that lovely."

Another tree said, "Dear pine, do not be sad, we can not have everything."

The rose turned its head and remarked, "It seems that I am the most beautiful plant in this forest."

A sunflower raised its yellow head and asked, "Why do you say that? In this forest there are many beautiful plants. You are just one of them." The red rose replied, "I see everyone looking at me and admiring me."

Then the rose looked at a cactus and said, "Look at that ugly plant full of thorns!" The pine tree said, "Red rose, what kind of talk is this? Who can say what beauty is? You have thorns too."

The proud red rose looked angrily at the pine and said, "I thought you had good taste! You do not know what beauty is at all. You can not compare my thorns to that of the cactus."

"What a proud flower", thought the trees.

The rose tried to move its roots away from the cactus, but it could not move. As the days passed, the red rose would look at the cactus and say insulting things, like: This plant is useless? How sorry I am to be his neighbor."

The cactus never got upset and he even tried to advise the rose, saying, "God did not create any form of life without a purpose."

Spring passed, and the weather became very warm. Life became difficult in the forest, as the plants and animals needed water and no rain fell. The red rose began to wilt. One day the rose saw sparrows stick their beaks into the cactus and then fly away, refreshed.

This was puzzling, and the red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. "Does it not hurt when they make holes?" asked the rose.

"Yes, but the cactus does not like to see any birds suffer," replied the pine.

The rose opened its eyes in wonder and said, "The cactus has water?"

"Yes you can also drink from it. The sparrow can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help."

The red rose felt too ashamed of its past words and behavior to ask for water from the cactus, but then it finally did ask the cactus for help. The cactus kindly agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water and watered the rose's roots.

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Lesson to learn from the Story : Thus the rose and all of us learned a lesson and never judged anyone by their appearance again.

Taken from Adil's "Proudy Red Rose"

A Nice Lesson..!

Once a boy went to a shop with his mother. The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle with sweets

And said 'Dear Child..u can take the sweets...

But the child didn't take. The shop keeper was surprised.. Such a small child he is and why is he not taking the sweets from the bottle. Again he said take the sweets....

Now the mother also heard that and said.. Take the sweets dear.. Yet he didn't take... The shopkeeper seeing the child not taking the sweets... He himself took the sweets and gave to the child. The child was happy to get two hands full of sweets.

While returning home the Mother asked the child... Why didn't you take the sweets, when the shop keeper told you to take?..

Can you guess the response: Child replies... Mom! My hands are very small and if I take the sweets I can only take few.. But now you see when uncle gave with his big hands.... How many more sweets I got!

Moral: When we take we may get little but when God gives... HE gives us more beyond our expectations. .. More than what we can hold..!!

Taken from Adil's "A Nice Lesson..!"

Management and Engineers

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She reduced altitude and spotted a man below.

She descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know where I am."

The man below replied "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I am", replied the man.

"How did you know?"

"Well, answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip even more."

The man below responded, "You must be in management."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the man, "You don't know where you are or where you're going.You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems?!!"

BOTTOM LINE: just imagine
the management guys who are basically engineers... no wonder!!!!!

Taken from Adil's "Management & Engineers"

Yang Terbaik

Ada cerita tentang seorang tukang yang telah bekerja puluhan tahun dan ingin pensiun.
Ketika ia pamit, kontraktor yang mempekerjakannya memintanya untuk membuatkan sebuah rumah lagi.
Si tukang yang sudah sangat ingin pensiun, tak begitu senang mendapat tugas terakhir ini.
Maka ia bekerja setengah hati. Ia tak sungguh-sungguh memilih material maupun mengerjakan bagian-bagiannya.
Pokoknya ia ingin segera selesai dan bebas tugas. Maka rumah itu tak memiliki kualitas terbaik yang sebenarnya bisa ia berikan.

Begitu rumah itu jadi, segera ia serahkan kuncinya kepada si kontraktor. Namun si kontraktor mengembalikannya lagi kepada si tukang dengan ucapan, “Terimalah, rumah ini adalah hadiah untukmu dan keluargamu.”
Betapa menyesal si tukang, sebab jika ia tahu rumah itu akan ia tempati, pasti ia membangunnya dengan cara yang sangat berbeda!

Kehidupan yang kita bangun tiap-tiap hari, ibarat rumah yang kelak akan kita tinggali. Maka bahan dan cara yang kita pakai saat membangun, merupakan tanggung jawab dan pilihan pribadi kita.
Pertanyaannya, sudahkah kita selalu memberi pemikiran terbaik, usaha terbaik, serta keputusan terbaik ketika membangun hidup ini, sehingga kita mencapai tujuan Tuhan menciptakan kita?
Kita tak ingin menyesal melihat hidup kita di akhir tahun kelak, mari memulai tahun ini dengan melihat tujuan akhir.
Mari capai tujuan akhir kita dengan pengabdian terbaik setiap hari!
HIDUP MENCAPAI TUJUAN TERBAIK KETIKA HATI MAU MEMPERSEMBAHKAN YANG TERBAIK.

Taken from a friend's e-mail

Sukses

Sukses tidak ada hubungan dengan menjadi kaya raya.
Sukses itu tidak serumit / serahasia seperti kata Kiyosaki / Tung Desem Waringin / The Secret.
Sukses itu tidak perlu dikejar.
SUKSES adalah ANDA!
Karena kesuksesan terbesar ada pada diri anda sendiri...

Bagaimana Anda tercipta dari pertarungan jutaan sperma untuk membuahi 1 ovum, itu adalah sukses pertama Anda!
Bagaimana Anda bisa lahir dengan anggota tubuh sempurna tanpa cacat, itulah kesuksesan Anda kedua...
Ketika Anda ke sekolah bahkan bisa menikmati studi S1, di saat tiap menit ada 10 siswa drop out karena tidak mampu untuk membayar SPP, itulah sukses Anda ketiga...
Ketika Anda bisa bekerja di perusahaan bilangan segitiga emas, di saat 46 juta orang menjadi pengangguran, itulah kesuksesan Anda keempat...
Ketika Anda masih bisa makan tiga kali sehari, di saat ada 3 juta orang mati kelaparan setiap bulannya, itulah kesuksesan Anda yang kelima...
Sukses terjadi setiap hari, Namun Anda tidak pernah menyadarinya. ..

Saya sangat tersentuh ketika menonton film "Click!" yang dibintangi Adam Sandler, "Family comes first",begitu kata-kata terakhir kepada anaknya sebelum dia meninggal...
Saking sibuknya Si Adam Sandler ini mengejar kesuksesan, ia sampai tidak sempat meluangkan waktu untuk anak dan istrinya, bahkan tidak sempat menghadiri hari pemakaman ayahnya sendiri. Keluarganya pun berantakan, istrinya yang cantik menceraikannya, anaknya tidak mengenal siapa ayahnya...

Sukses selalu dibiaskan oleh penulis buku laris supaya bukunya bisa terus menerus menjadi best seller dengan menggambarkan bahwa sukses menjadi hal yg rumit dan sukar didapatkan...
Sukses tidak melulu soal harta, rumah mewah, mobil sport, jam Rolex, pensiun muda, menjadi pengusaha, punya kolam renang / helikopter, punya istri cantik seperti istri Donald Trump dan resort mewah di Karibia...
Sukses sejati adalah hidup dengan penuh syukur atas segala rahmat Tuhan, sukses yang sejati adalah menikmati dan bersyukur atas setiap detik kehidupan Anda.
Pada saat Anda gembira, Anda gembira sepenuhnya. Sedangkan pada saat Anda sedih, Anda sedih sepenuhnya. Setelah itu Anda sudah harus bersiap lagi menghadapi episode yang baru.

Sukses sejati adalah hidup benar di jalan Allah. Hidup baik, tidak menipu, apalagi scam, saleh dan selalu rendah hati.
Sukses itu tidak lagi menginginkan kekayaan ketimbang kemiskinan, tidak lagi menginginkan kesembuhan ketimbang sakit.
Sukses sejati adalah bisa menerima sepenuhnya kelebihan, keadaan, dan kekurangan Anda apa adanya dengan penuh syukur..

Pernahkah Anda menyadari bahwa Anda sebenarnya tidak membeli suatu barang dengan uang. Uang hanyalah alat tukar. Anda sebenarnya membeli rumah dengan waktu Anda. Ya, Anda mungkin harus kerja siang malam utk bayar KPR selama 15 tahun atau beli mobil / motor kredit selama 3 tahun.
Itu semua sebenarnya Anda dapatkan dari membarter waktu Anda. Anda menjual waktu Anda dari pagi hingga malam kepada penawar tertinggi untuk mendapatkan uang supaya bisa beli makanan, pulsa telepon dan lain-lain...

Aset terbesar Anda bukanlah rumah / mobil Anda, tapi diri Anda sendiri. Itu sebabnya mengapa orang pintar bisa digaji puluhan kali lipat dari orang bodoh...
Semakin berharga diri Anda, semakin mahal orang mau membeli waktu Anda...
Itu sebabnya kenapa harga 2 jam Kiyosaki yang berbicara ngalor ngidul di seminar bisa dibayar 200 juta atau harga 2 jam seminar Pak Tung bisa mencapai 100 juta!!!
Itu sebabnya kenapa Nike berani membayar Tiger Woods dan Michael Jordan sebesar 200 juta dollar, hanya untuk memakai produk Nike.
Suatu produk bermerek menjadi mahal / berharga bukan karena mereknya, tetapi karena produk tsb dipakai oleh seseorang....
Itu sebabnya bola basket bekas Michael Jordan diperebutkan dan bisa terjual 80 juta dollar, sedangkan bola basket bekas dengan merek sama, bila kita jual harganya justru malah turun...

Hidup ini kok lucu, kita seperti mengejar fatamorgana. Bila dilihat dari jauh, mungkin kita melihat air / emas. Namun ketika kita kejar dengan segenap tenaga kita dan akhirnya kita sampai, yang kita lihat hanyalah pantulan sinar matahari / corn flakes saja.

Oh... ternyata... lucu bila setelah Anda membaca tulisan di atas namun Anda masih mengejar fatamorgana tersebut ketimbang menghabiskan waktu Anda yang sangat berharga bersama dengan orangtua yang begitu mencintai Anda, memeluk hangat suami / istri / kekasih Anda atau pun mengatakan "I love you" kepada orang-orang yang anda cintai: orang tua, istri, suami, anak, atau sahabat-sahabat Anda.

Lakukanlah ini selagi Anda masih punya waktu, selagi Anda masih sempat. Anda tidak pernah tahu kapan Anda akan meninggal. Mungkin besok pagi, Mungkin nanti malam. LIFE is so SHORT. Enjoy Your Life. LIFE is so SHORT my dear friend....

Taken from my friend's e-mail

Twenty Dollars

Sometimes we just need to be reminded!

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill.
In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up.

He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.
He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.
"Now, who still wants it?"
Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson.
No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless.

But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.
Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE.

You are special - Don't EVER forget it."

Count your blessings, not your problems. "And remember: amateurs built the ark ..professionals built the Titanic.

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.
"In prayer, expect setbacks, but refuse retreat." R. Eastman
"Salvation: Nothing to earn much to Learn." Adrian Rogers
Do your best, bring out the best in others,
Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,
Tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

Taken from "Twenty Dollars" by Keith Overturf

Movies and Staying Connected in Marriage, Marriage Message 28

By Cindy and Steve Wright

"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight" (Philippians 1:19). And that is our hope for you -- that you'll continually explore new ways to increase your love connection with each other in your marriage in "knowledge and depth of insight" otherwise, you're in danger of drifting apart in your relationship.

"It's possible to be married to someone for 35 years and still not know them because you never take the time to explore the deepest recesses of their heart" (Dr David Jeremiah). Being married and living in the same house doesn't equal knowing each other deeply. You'd think it would, but life has a way of shoving us apart unless we make the intentional effort to stay connected.

Before marriage, we spent quality time with our spouse which helped us to fall in love with them in the first place. So why not keep doing what it takes to CONTINUE in your love with each other? If you don't continually do what it takes to connect with each other in meaningful ways, your relationship is in danger of becoming stagnant. And we don't mean just going somewhere together sometimes but never really talking WITH each other. Too often married couples fall into the bad habit of talking AT each other rather than WITH each other. And that's cause for trouble!

Recently, we've given you a variety of suggestions in the Marriage Messages for how to stay connected in marriage. We've given you the top ten reasons for "Dating Your Spouse", the "22 Minute Date Idea", the "10 Second Kiss Idea" (which you can find in Marriage Message #26), "Marriage Maintenance Measures" as well as other ideas. And you can find even more ideas at www.marriagemissions.com in the "Romantic Ideas" section. Plus, we have articles posted on the web site for those of you who are geographically away from your spouse.

But we'd like to give you another idea to help you connect, and that is by watching movies together and discussing different aspects of the movies. Make it a fun and informative time as well -- getting to know more about each other through this avenue of connecting. We've found a number of tools that could help you in this.

Recently, we mentioned that the movie "Fireproof" has a wonderful pro-marriage message. It's now out on DVD. There is also a book that goes along with the movie called "The Love Dare" that we believe can help your marriage. Plus, we have "Fireproof Discussion Pages" posted on our web site to use as a tool to help you connect. Even if you never see the movie (which we hope you can and will), the Discussion Pages has content that could help your marriage.

There is also a "Movie Discussion Guide" (from Smartmarriages.com) for the movie "The Story of Us" starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer. The guide provides excellent discussion questions designed to give couples deeper insights into
their relationship. We must warn you though, that although the movie is very pro-marriage in its content, it has quite a bit of profanity in it. We found it difficult to get past the profanity, but we're glad we did because the message of the movie and the helpfulness of the discussion guide is truly something that could help couples. Again, you will benefit the most if you see the movie, but the Discussion Guide itself makes some great points.

We have a link to the discussion guide (that you can download for your use)posted on our web site in this Marriage Message. (If you don't have access to the internet to find and then download the guide, perhaps you can find a friend who can do it for you.)

And for those of you in the U.S. and Canada and other parts of the world that can view American Movies, you could find the following web sites helpful in guiding you so you know more about the contents of the movies you could watch to know if you want to view them on your date nights):

www.pluggedinonline.com -- Their mission as a Focus on the Family publication is to equip adults, parents, youth leaders, and ministers with essential tools that will enable them to understand, navigate and impact the culture in which they live.

www.christianitytoday.com/movies -- This award-winning website is devoted to film reviews, interviews and commentary, written from a biblical perspective. Their mission is to "inform and equip Christian moviegoers to make discerning choices about films through insightful reviews and interviews, educated opinion,and relevant news -- all from a biblical world-view."

www.movieguide.org -- This is a ministry dedicated to redeeming the values of the mass media according to biblical principles, by influencing entertainment industry executives and helping families make wise media choices.

www.crosswalk.com/movies -- while this web site is not primarily dedicated to movie reviews, they are a great resource on many levels (and this part of their web site deals with movies). They are a religious corporation dedicated to bring glory to God by building up the Church.

www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/home.html -- The primary goal of this web site is to provide accurate, biblical answers on a wide variety of questions asked by Christians and non-Christians. This part of their web site deals with movies and DVD's.

http://christianity.about.com/od/christianmovies/Christian_Movies_and_Christian_MovieReviews.htm -- This is a Christian movie resource page with Christian movie reviews, interviews with Christian actors, favorite Christian movies and top Christian movie picks and more.

These web sites can help you be selective in what you view. But always keep in mind what the Bible warns: "I will set before my eyes no vile thing" (Psalm 101:3). 1 Corinthians 6 tells us to "Flee from s-xual immorality." Plus, Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustful-ly has already committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matthew 5:27-28). In other words... stay true to each other and abstain from viewing that which brings another person visually or physically into your relationship. Connect with your spouse and not with anyone else!

We hope you will find this helpful in drawing you closer together as husband and wife.

God Bless!

For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.
"In prayer; expect setbacks, but refuse retreat. R. Eastman
Do your best, bring out the best in others,
Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,
tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

Taken from "Movies and Staying Connected in Marriage, Marriage Message 28"

Trust

When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go,
Only 1 of 2 things will happen,
Either he'll catch you when you fall,
Or he'll teach you how to fly!

The power of one sentence! God is going to shift things around for you today
and let things work in your favor.

God closes doors no man can open &
God opens doors no man can close. . .

Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing.

Taken from "Trust" by Sandi KML

Black and White

In life, a lesson learned in your past that you will never forget completely.When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson learned that day.

I was convinced that "I" was right and "he" was wrong - and he was just as convinced that "I" was wrong and "he" was right.

The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "White," he answered.

I couldn't believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White." It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white. Only from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson learned that day: You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective.

Taken from "Black & White" by Adil.

Two Angels

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.

The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement.

As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied... "Things aren't always what they seem".

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife.

After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel "how could you have let this happen!? The first man had everything, yet you helped him," she accused. "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let their cow die."

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.

Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave her the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."

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Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later.

Taken from "Two Angels" by Adil