Friday, April 24, 2009

How do you step from the top of a 100-foot pole?

The answer to this question is actually very simple. You just start to work you way down. Take the first step. Than the next, and the next... I know that every one thinks it is crazy to just do it and anyway not so easy as it seems. But I tell you, it is.  

It is exactly the same with our life. Life is a journey. We must live it. Life is an adventure, we must explore it. Life is for free, why not enjoy every moment? 

Life is not always pleasant and fun. Especially when we get challenges that we not use to. We must be positive about these challenges and step down of the 100-foot challenge. To stand on a 100-foot pole, we get a view from the top. And to stand on the 100-foot pole, we view a broader picture that is actually in our advance. We must just make the first step. 

We all have goals, and to achieve your goals you must jump some hurdles. Without challenges we will be just a number in the big world. I am sure we all have a mission and to fulfill that mission we must get on the 100-foot pole and have a view from the top and face our challenges in life. 

Gail Sheehy said, "to be tested is good, the challenged life may be the best therapist". 

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

We are what we do

Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do - Don Galar 

The definition of integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
I believe that every step you take, is a chapter in your life. Every person is an author. We all write our own autobiography's. It may be not on paper, but people can see through actions, what you wrote.

We can make mistakes in life, and put it behind you, but the mistake will always be part your history. Every decision we make, is a chapter written in your autobiography which cannot be erased. Your actions is a mirror of the person you are. You can examine a human being through its actions, reactions,  performance, etc. I believe in the saying; don't judge a book by its cover. That is why you must first examine the person's actions before you judge. A cover can mislead you, but a persons actions, can't lie.  

We are what we do. . . it sounds so simple, but it is more complicated than we think. We examine people without knowing it. It is natural, that's why it is important when we make decisions and act to it. When you're looking back, you must be proud of what you did and what you want to achieve.

Think before act. . .

We are afraid of the wrong things

You block your dreams when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith - Mary Manin Morrissey

There are one very well-known word that describes "afraid" and it is the word fear.

We all know what fear is. We all hate fear, but we talk about fear. Sing songs about fear. Write about fear. Why, if we hate fear so much? Maybe we feel that if we constantly mention fear it would go away, the fact that are afraid of fear.

The many songs we listen at, is about fear, especially songs about fear of love, fear of losing important things in life. Like now I'm writing about fear, other people write poems about fear.

Is it wrong to fear all these things that people sing about, write about and talk about? Are we trying to get rid of fear by singing, writing and talking about it?

There are so many questions about fear, and just a few answers. But does it matter? No not really, just only if fear runs your life, and you don't have faith anymore.

I end with a great poem of fear and hope by Sri Chinmoy

Hope 
Know no fear

Hope dares to blossom
Even inside the abysmal abyss

Hope secretly feeds
And strengthens
Promise

-Sri Chinmoy

Monday, April 6, 2009

Colour of the wind...

The colour of the wind... mmm what is the colour?

The moment the words were blown through my mind by the wind, I thought of the 4 seasons in nature. 

In autumn, the wind blows with orange and brown colours. The trees in the nature are one with wind and therefore all the leafs of the trees are also orange and brown just like the colour of the wind.

During the winter, the wind is all white and grey with  misty colours swinging around with the wind. The rain and clouds are adapting the colour of the wind and feels the emotion of the wind, just like the people. When you listen you can hear the talking of the wind.

The colour of the wind during spring puts a smile on my face, because the wind is the colours of the rainbow, red, purple, yellow, green... That's what spring is all about,  laughter, having fun on a sunny day,  and the bright colours the wind's blowing during spring. The whole nature smiles after the long winter with the grey colours of the wind and when you look at the flowers, you can see the colours of the wind in spring.

In summer, the colour of the wind connects with the blue sky, white clouds and the green of the nature. The blue colour of the wind picks up the blue of the ocean, and bring us the cool breez of the summer.

The wind talks to us through its colour, you must analyse the colour of the wind. Do you?