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In This Issue:
Quotes of the Week
7 Lies that Prevent Powerful Results
Bookmark - Think Like a Freak
Inspirational Words
Spiritual Centre
Story Time
Time to Smile
Feedback

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Quotes of the Week

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant

"Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow." - Yiddish Proverb

"Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself." - Soren Kierkegaard

"Direction is more important than speed. We are so busy looking at our speedometers that we forget the milestone." - Unknown

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7 Lies that Prevent Powerful Results
By Kathy Gates

Have you ever considered that most of what happens in your life happens because of the way you think? Your thinking directs your emotional reaction, which in turn directs your behavior. The way you react to a situation is not just a representation of the events; your reaction also depends on what you think the events mean.

Everyone has something in their life that they would like to change. Nobody's life circumstances and environment are perfect. But what do you tend to tell yourself about these circumstances? Often times, it's easy to fix blame on others. Consider, however that your feelings are not caused by your cranky boss, or the construction on the street, or the inconsiderate friend; but rather your feelings are caused by what you TELL yourself about your circumstances. One writer gives the following example: Imagine that a friend is late to meet you for dinner. Depending on what you THINK (i.e., she was in an accident, she's rude, I wanted to do something else anyway), you might be worried, annoyed, or relieved. These feelings (ignited by the thoughts) can then dictate how you react, i.e. calling the police, having angry words for her, or being glad she bailed on you.

What you tell yourself, or what you think about your circumstances, may keep you stuck in a bad situation. That is why recognizing the lies you tell yourself is very important.

These lies prevent us from being as powerful as we really are.

1. It'll never happen - It's true, we have all seen our lives change in a heartbeat - sometimes an upturn, and sometimes a downturn. But generally success towards any goal is a longer road that takes daily work to make it a reality. It will happen. Don't expect it to happen overnight, but expect it to happen. Don't give up. Powerful Results come from taking baby steps, one after another, day after day, until you reach your goal.

2. Complaining is OK - The Law of Attraction states that you will attract whatever you put out there. If you have a habit of complaining, you will attract more complainers to you. Life reflects back to you what you are expending. Or as the Bible puts it, "you reap what you sow." One of my favorite cartoons, "The Far Side", shows the character contemplating Spring, and she says "Time to go out in the garden and see if the bulbs I didn't plant didn't come up." Powerful Results come from planting seeds for what you want to grow.

3. I'll Fix It Later - Winners recognize that it doesn't always matter how the hole got in the boat. It matters that it gets fixed so that you can get on with the fishing. However, it DOES matter if you keep running over the same rock day after day, and you are patching the same hole over and over. It is important to find the SOURCE of the hole and stop allowing it to happen. Powerful Results come from creating a lifestyle that supports your desires.

4. Having an *idea* instead of a plan - Did you miss becoming a doctor, or dancer, or chef, or actor, or CPA because you were "absent" the day they were handing out those careers? Of course not. All of those careers require that a person choose to go to school, sometimes for many years. If you don't purposefully choose the path to go down, something else will choose it for you. Those who don't create their future, have to endure the future they get. Powerful results come from creating a plan and getting into action.

5. Ignoring your talents - Thomas Leonard, founder of Coach University, suggests that you "customze what you want out of life so that it fits you perfectly." This means using your natural talents in a way that works best for you, in all that you do. So often we put ourselves into a role or get so busy responding to life's daily crisis, that we end up frustrated with busy work instead of taking the time to sort out what we're good at, let our strengths help us, and be willing to ask for help with the rest. Powerful results come from customizing whatever you do so that it's a better fit for you.

6. Having Elusive Goals instead of Do-able Goals - An elusive goal is "lose weight". A do-able goal is "walk 30 minutes 3 times a week", or "stop eating ice cream after dinner". That's a plan of action that has measurable results. Powerful Results come from specific actions that have measurable results.

7. Adopting a "what I do doesn't matter" attitude - It's easy to say to yourself that other people and circumstances prevent you from doing something. It's easy to think that they are more powerful than you are, so your puny contribution won't matter in the long run. But this attitude tends to paralyze you, and keeps you out of the action of creating better circumstances. Powerful Results come from being honest with yourself, listening to yourself, and then doing what needs to be done.

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Bookmark - Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Authors: Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Price: $.19.71

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.

Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally—to think, that is, like a Freak.

Levitt and Dubner offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. As always, no topic is off-limits. They range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you’ll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they’re from Nigeria.

Some of the steps toward thinking like a Freak:

First, put away your moral compass—because it’s hard to see a problem clearly if you’ve already decided what to do about it.
Learn to say “I don’t know”—for until you can admit what you don’t yet know, it’s virtually impossible to learn what you need to.
Think like a child—because you’ll come up with better ideas and ask better questions.
Take a master class in incentives—because for better or worse, incentives rule our world.
Learn to persuade people who don’t want to be persuaded—because being right is rarely enough to carry the day.
Learn to appreciate the upside of quitting—because you can’t solve tomorrow’s problem if you aren’t willing to abandon today’s dud.
Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing—and so much fun to read.

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Inspirational Words

"If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self." - Napoleon Hill

"Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases." - Samuel Johnson

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu

"Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday." - Unknown

"Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today." - Robert H. Schuller

"Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." - Henry David Thoreau

"The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism." - Norman Vincent Peale

"A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions." - Marcus Aurelius

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Spiritual Centre - Needs and Wants

Needs are legitimate, and man can legitimately expect such needs to be satisfied. Wants, on the other hand, are creations of man from his knowledge of the external world. Needs arise from inside whereas wants arise from outside. If needs were all that are to be fulfilled, people and governments would have a very easy time doing so. But it is precisely the ever-increasing wants of today's society and individuals that are found to be difficult and often well-nigh impossible of satisfaction.

(C) Shri. P. Rajagopalachari - President, Shri Ram Chandra Mission - https://www.sahajmarg.org

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Story Time - Terrible things

In Europe, during World War II, many people looked the other way while terrible things happened. They pretended not to know that their neighbors were being taken away and locked in concentration camps. They pretended not to hear their cries for help. The Nazis killed millions of Jews and others in the Holocaust. If everyone had stood together at the first sign of evil would this have happened?

Standing up for what you know is right is not always easy. Especially if the one you face is bigger and stronger than you. It is easier to look the other way. But if you do, terrible things can happen.
he clearing in the woods was home to the small forest creatures. The birds and squirrels shared the trees. The rabbits and porcupines shared the shade beneath the trees and the frogs and fish shared the cool brown waters of the forest pond. They were content. Until the day the Terrible Things came. Little Rabbit saw their terrible shadows before he saw them. They stopped at the edge of the clearing and their shadows blotted out the sun.

“We have come for every creature with feathers on its back,” the Terrible Things thundered. “We don’t have feathers,” the frogs said. “Nor we,” said the squirrels. “Nor we,” said the porcupines. “Nor we,” said the rabbits. The little fish leaped from the water to show the shine of their scales, but the birds twittered nervously in the tops of the trees. Feathers! They rose in the air, then screamed away into the blue of the sky.

But the Terrible Things had brought their terrible nets and they flung them high and caught the birds and carried them away. The other forest creatures talked nervously among themselves. “Those birds were always too noisy,” Old Porcupine said. “Good riddance, I say.” “There’s more room in the trees now,” the squirrels said.

“Why did the Terrible Things want the birds?” Little Rabbit asked. “What’s wrong with feathers?” “We mustn’t ask,” Big Rabbit said. “The Terrible Things don’t need a reason. Just be glad it wasn’t us they wanted.” Now there were no birds to sing in the clearing. But life went on almost as before. Until the day the Terrible Things came back. Little Rabbit heard the thump of their terrible feet before they came into sight.

“We have come for every bushy-tailed creature who lives in the clearing,” the Terrible Things thundered. “We have no tails,” the frogs said. “Nor do we. Not real tails,” the porcupines said. The little fish leaped from the water to show the smooth shine of their finned tails and the rabbits turned their rumps so the Terrible Things could see for themselves.

“Our tails are round and furry,” they said. “By no means are they bushy.” The squirrels chittered their fear and ran high into the treetops. But the Terrible Things swung their terrible nets higher than the squirrels could run and wider than the squirrels could leap and they caught them all and carried them away.

“Those squirrels were greedy,” Big Rabbit said. “Always storing away things for themselves. Never sharing.” “But why did the Terrible Things take them away?” Little Rabbit asked. “Do the Terrible
Things want the clearing for themselves?” “No. They have their own place,” Big Rabbit said. “But the Terrible Things don’t need a reason. Just mind your own business, Little Rabbit. We don’t want them to get mad at us.”

Now there were no birds to sing or squirrels to chitter in the trees. But life in the clearing went on almost as before. Until the day the Terrible Things came again. Little Rabbit heard the rumble of their terrible voices. “We have come for every creature that swims,” the Terrible Things thundered. “Oh, we can’t swim,” the rabbits said quickly. “And we can’t swim,” the porcupines said.

The frogs dived deep in the forest pool and ripples spiraled like corkscrews on the dark, brown water. The little fish darted this way and that in streaks of silver. But the
Terrible Things threw their terrible nets down into the depths and they dragged up the dripping frogs and the shimmering fish and carried them away. “Why did the Terrible Things take them?” Little Rabbit asked. “What did the frogs and the fish do to them?”

“Probably nothing,” Big Rabbit said. “But the Terrible Things don’t need a reason. Many creatures dislike frogs. Lumpy, slimy things. And fish are so cold and unfriendly. They never talk to any of us.” Now there were no birds to sing, no squirrels to chitter, no frogs to croak, no fish to play in the forest pool. A nervous silence filled the clearing. But life went on almost as usual. Until the day the Terrible Things came back. Little Rabbit smelled their terrible smell before they came into sight. The rabbits and the porcupines looked everywhere, except at each other.

“We have come for every creature that sprouts quills,” the Terrible Things thundered. The rabbits stopped quivering. “We don’t have quills,” they said, fluffing their soft, white fur. The porcupines bristled with all their strength. But the Terrible Things covered them with the curl of their terrible nets and the porcupines hung in them like flies in a spider’s web as the Terrible Things carried them away.

“Those porcupines always were bad tempered,” Big Rabbit said shakily. “Prickly, stickly things!” This time Little Rabbit didn’t ask why. By now he knew that the Terrible Things didn’t need a reason. The smell still filled the clearing, though the Terrible Things had gone.

“I liked it better when there were all kinds of creatures in our clearing,” he said. “And I think we should move. What if the Terrible Things come back?” “Nonsense,” Big Rabbit said. “Why should we move? This has always been our home. And the Terrible Things won’t come back. We are the White Rabbits. It couldn’t happen to us.” As day followed peaceful day Little Rabbit thought Big Rabbit must be right. Until the day the Terrible Things came back. Little Rabbit saw the terrible gleam of their terrible eyes through the forest darkness. And he smelled again the terrible smell.

“We have come for any creature that is white,” the Terrible Things thundered. “There are no white creatures here but us,” Big Rabbit said. “We have come for you,” the Terrible Things said. The rabbits scampered in every direction. “Help!” they screamed. “Somebody help!” But there was no one left to help. And the big, circling nets dropped over them and the Terrible Things carried them away.

All but Little Rabbit, who was little enough to hide in a pile of rocks by the pond and smart enough to stay so still that the Terrible Things thought he was a rock himself. When they had all gone Little Rabbit crept into the middle of the empty clearing. I should have tried to help the other rabbits, he thought. If only we creatures had stuck together, it could have been different.

Sadly, Little Rabbit left the clearing. He’d go tell other forest creatures about the Terrible Things. He hoped someone would listen.

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Time to Smile - Life is Like That

Old Knee...

An eighty-year-old man went to his doctor to complain about pain in one knee. The doctor examined it gently and said, "Well, you know that knee is eighty years old. You can't expect too much."

"That's true," the man agreed; "but Doc, so is the other one and it's not bothering me like this one!"

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