COMING STRIGHT FROM MY HEART!

COMING STRIGHT FROM MY HEART!
Basically I am quite introvert and loner by nature. Close to everybody but not close enough to anybody. In my personal life I behave with utmost care to whomsoever I meet. But things are restricted to the purpose for which we have met. No evening party. No unnecessary telephone conversion.Friends are only friends for me. No better friend. No best friend. All are good friends. I do not know why I am like that. But I find there is no harm in being like that. So life moves on. I move on. My friends too move on. But things are routine and simple. I am a friend to everybody. But I am not a better friend than somebody and nor am I a best friend to anybody in the regular sense. Therefore my bulletins are for friends both known and unknown.

From the concept of known- unknown and friendship, I remember a small story. Let me narrate it in brief.

Once upon a time, in good old days, one man had many friends and he wanted to know who his best friend is. Somebody advised him to meet a Saint who was living in the nearby jungle. Of course Saints in those days were only staying in jungle. Unlike present day Saints, they had no palace to stay, no car to move around, no film actresses to get coaching on Yoga, no politicians to ask for donations and of course no TV channels to broadcast their early morning sermons.

So the man went to the jungle to meet the Saint. On meeting the Saint he asked, “ I want to know who my best friend is. Will you please tell me his name?” the Saint did not answer that day and asked him to come next day. That day while returning the man was attacked by a tiger in the jungle. But to his good luck one jungle man came to his rescue and saved him from the attack of tiger.

Next day when he again came to the Saint he heard the roar of tiger. So out of fear, he started running fast towards the hut of the Saint and by the time he reached the Saint, he had almost fainted. The Saint took a good care of the man till he became normal. When the man became comfortable the Saint asked him, “Now my son! do you know who your best friend is?” The man nodded his head in negative. Then the Saint said, “My son! yesterday evening, your best friend was that Jungle man and today morning, it is me.” But the man was surprised. He asked the Saint, “Both of you are not my friend.” Then the Saint said, “My son! at a particular moment who-so-ever is near you, he is the best friend for you in that moment. Because of me now and that jungle man yesterday, you are alive today. Hence yesterday evening that unknown man was your best friend and today morning it is me.”

Yes! my friends in the walk of life and in every moment of life the person near us is our best friend, he/she may be known and unknown. Let us be the best friend to each other in that sense.
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# Posté le jeudi 20 mars 2008 12:39

JOKES CORNER! 1

JOKES CORNER! 1
Two men were walking home after a party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs.

Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.

"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his breath, "You scared us half to death, we thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?"

"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"
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A man dies and goes to hell.

There he finds that there is a different hell for each country.

He goes to the German hell and asks, 'What do they do here?'

He told, 'First they put you in an electric chair for An hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then The German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day.'

The man does not like the sound of that at all,so he moves on.

He checks out the USA hell as well as the Russian hell and many more.

He discovers that they are all more or less the same as the German hell.

Then he comes to the Indian hell and finds that there is a long line of people waiting to get in.

Amazed, he asks, 'What do they do here?' He told, 'First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the Indian devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day.'

'But that is exactly the same as all the other hells - why are there so many people waiting to get in?'

'Because maintenance is so bad that the electric chair does not work,someone has stolen all the nails from the bed, and the devil is a former Govt servant, so he comes in, signs the register and then goes to the canteen!!!
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The boss was complaining in staff meeting the other day that he wasn't getting any respect.

The next day, he brought a small sign that Read:"I'm the Boss!"

He then taped it to his office door.

Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had taped a note to the sign that said: "Your wife called, she wants her sign back!"
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A man wants to celebrate his wife's Birthday by throwing a party .

So he goes to order a birthday cake. The salesman asks him what message he wants to put on the cake.

Well he thinks for a while and says:" let's put, "you are not getting older you are getting better".

The salesman asks "how do you want me to put it?"

The man says, Well put "You are not getting older", at the top and "You are getting better" at the bottom.

The real fun didn't start until the cake was opened the entire party watched the message decorated on the cake:

"You are not getting older at the top, You are getting better at the bottom".
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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's son-in-law."

President: "Ah, in that case...ok"

This is how business is done!
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Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question.

Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."

"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"

The boy was jolted in! to reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"

"How" the interviewer asked,

"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!"
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A store that sells husbands has just opened in a City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE !

There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch ... You may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband ...

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.

The second floor sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.

The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead good looking and help with the housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor No:53,63,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.

Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch your step as you exit the building, and we hope that you have a nice day ahead ? !!!
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# Posté le lundi 17 mars 2008 14:22

JOKES CORNER! 2

JOKES CORNER! 2
Teacher tells a student a=b, b=c implies a=c. Tell me an example.
Student : I love u - u love your daughter - so I love your daughter.
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What is a girl friend?
Addition of problems, subtraction of money, multiplication of enemies & division of friends.
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A guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge, he
put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying, "Free to good home.
You want it, you take it." For three days, the fridge sat there without even
one person looking twice at it. He eventually decided that people were
skeptical about such a good deal, so he changed the sign to read, "Fridge
for sale, $50." The next day, someone stole it.
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JOB
An office manager was given the task of hiring an individual to fill a
job opening. After sorting through a stack of resumes he found
four people who were equally qualified. He decided to call the four in and
ask them only one question. Their answer would determine which of them
would get the job.

The day came and as the four sat around the conference room table the
interviewer asked, "What is the fastest thing you know of?"

Acknowledging the first man on his right, the man replied, A THOUGHT.
It just pops into your head. There's no warning that it's on the way;
it's just there. A thought is the fastest thing I know of."

"That's very good!" replied the interviewer. "And now you
sir?" he asked the second man. "Hmm....let me see. A blink! It comes and
goes and you don't know that it ever happened. A BLINK is the fastest
thing I know of."

"Excellent!" said the interviewer. "The blink of an eye...
that's a very popular clichi for speed." He then turned to the third man
who was contemplating his reply.

"Well, out at my dad's ranch, you step out of the house and
on the wall there's a light switch. When you flip that switch, way out
across the pasture the light in the barn comes on in less than an
instant. Yep, TURNING ON A LIGHT is the fastest thing I can think of."

The interviewer was very impressed with the third answer and thought he
had found his man. "It's hard to beat the speed of light" he said.

Turning to the fourth and final man, the interviewer posed the same
question.

The last man replied, "After hearing the three previous answers, it's
obvious to me that the fastest thing known is DIARRHEA." "WHAT!?" said
the interviewer, stunned by the response.

"Oh I can explain." said the fourth man. "You see the other day I
wasn't feeling so good and I ran for the bathroom. But, before I could
THINK, BLINK, or TURN ON THE LIGHT, I had already s**t my pants!"
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Santa's father gave the following advice to his son about to be
married. "Puttar (son) if you want things from your in-laws, be
sure to pitch your demand high. If you ! want cycle, ask for
scooter; if you want motorcycle,
ask for Maruti. Always ask for something higher than you need.

Santa who wanted no dowry, imbibed the lesson. When his
father-in-law asked what he wanted, Santa replied " Give me
the girl's mother"
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Interviewing Applicants

A businessman was interviewing applicants for the position of divisional manager. He devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, "What is two and two?"

The first interviewee was a journalist. His answer was "twenty-two."

The second applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a calculator and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.

The next person was a lawyer. He stated that in the case of Jenkins v. Commr of Stamp Duties, two and two was proven to be four.

The last applicant was an accountant. The businessman asked him, "How much is two and two?"

The accountant got up from his chair, went over to the door, closed it then came back and sat down. He leaned across the desk and said in a low voice, "How much do you want it to be?"

He got the job. !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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# Posté le lundi 17 mars 2008 13:34

SOME INTERESTING QUOTES!

SOME INTERESTING QUOTES!
There are quotes that make us smile, quotes that make us think, and quotes that get our adrenaline pumping. There are famous quotes that inspire all of us, and there are not so famous quotes that motivate a lot of us. We've all got our favorites; what is the one famous inspirational quote that gets you excited every single time?

Here is a list of fifteen famous inspirational quotes to move you closer towards your goals:

1. “Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.” – Vince Lombardi

2. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

3. “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. “Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.” – Marcus Aurelius

5. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

6. “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” – Napoleon Hill

7. “Obstacles are necessary for success because...victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.” – Og Mandino

8. “If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.” – Zig Ziglar

9. “Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.” – Jim Rohn

10. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

11. “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” – Muhammad Ali

12. “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” – Brian Tracy

13. “A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.” – Tony Robbins

14. “I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.” – Michael Jordan

15. “I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” – Abraham Lincoln

Hopefully you have discovered a famous quote that will inspire, motivate, and energise you every time you read it.
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# Posté le lundi 17 mars 2008 13:16

A "HAPPY INABILITY!"

A "HAPPY INABILITY!"
Shy people instinctively know that they are missing out. Shyness equals lost opportunities, less pleasure and fewer social connections. Shyness can be crippling but there are tried and tested ways to make it a thing of the past.

When I was fifteen I was very shy. I recall an attractive girl attempting to engage me in conversation. My shyness made me focus on me instead of her. I heard my own voice but not hers and I thought about what I was trying to say instead of what she was trying to say.

The formula for shyness is "too much focus on the self" plus anxiety. To make it even more unpleasant, sometimes when you are feeling shy you experience physical sensations which 'hijack' your calm logical self.

My pulse raced, my mouth dried up and I felt like the village idiot! I couldn't think what to say so I said nothing apart from making barely audible grunting noises! When I detected pity in her eyes (or was it contempt, or boredom) I mumbled my excuse and got out of there. I hated being shy and was determined to change it.

How shyness is developed and maintained

Shyness really is a combination of social anxiety and social conditioning. To overcome shyness you need to learn to relax socially. This enables you to direct your attention away from yourself and gives you the space to practice certain conversational skills. In most cases, the heightened emotions of socializing when young simply condition the sufferer to respond to social events with fear, instead of excitement and pleasure.

Relaxed socializing is so pleasurable, not to say productive, but it is an advantage denied to many until they learn to relax. To start reducing your own shyness, I want you to absorb the following tips and ideas and start to put them into practice:

1) Think about the way you feel and behave around familiar people you are comfortable and spontaneous around. It's that feeling transferred to new people and situations that equates to your emerging social confidence.

2) Focus your attention away from yourself. Sure, you can think a little bit about how you are coming across, but if all your focus is on your own words and feelings then you might as well be by yourself. Notice what other people are wearing and make a mental note, listen to their conversation, imagine where they might live, make a point of remembering names. Not only does this give you more to talk about, it also 'dilutes' social anxiety leaving you feeling calmer.

3) Ask people open questions. Many people like to talk about themselves and will find you interesting if you find them interesting. Ask questions that require more than a 'yes'/'no' response such as 'What do you like about this place?' rather than: 'Do you like this place?' Once they've answered use 'add-on' questions connected to the first such as: 'What other places do you like in this city...?' Next you can express your views. This is a great way to get the conversation going. If the conversation doesn't 'take' then no matter, you've done your bit.

4) Stop trusting your imagination so much! Have you ever had an imaginary picture in your mind of a holiday destination only to arrive and find the reality is different from the way you had imagined? That's how reliable imagination is. Stop imagining what others think. I do lots of public speaking and I've long since stopped trying to second guess what others think of me - it's just too painful. Besides, what a person thinks about you has a lot more to do with who they are than who you are.

5) Stop using 'all or nothing' thinking. The 'completely this/completely that' style of thought occurs when you are emotional. People who are depressed, angry or anxious see reality in terms of differing extremes, simplistic all or nothing terms. An angry person is 'right' and you are 'wrong'; the depressed person feels like a 'failure' while others are a 'success'. In reality, life is composed of infinite gray areas. So stop fearing that you might say the 'wrong' thing! Or that people will 'hate' you. Once you start to relax more socially you'll notice much less black or white thinking because anxiety actually causes you to think in all or nothing terms.

6) Take your time. You don't have to blurt things out. Ask questions and if questions are asked of you can take time to consider your response (within reason). Don't just blurt out what you think might be the 'right' answer. A slow answer is a relaxed answer.

7) Finally, use hypnotic rehearsal. Hypnosis is the quickest way to change your instinctive/emotional response to any situation. Only think about meeting others when your mind and body is relaxed. This conditions you to associate relaxation with being around new people. In fact you'll find that when you relax deeply enough often enough whilst hypnotically rehearsing being comfortable around others you'll reach the point where you just can't be shy any more! This is what I call a 'happy inability!'

I now love meeting new people and suspect that my current social confidence would be unrecognizable to my fifteen year old self.
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