“Restore to me the joy of your salvation and
grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me”
Psalm 51:12 NIV
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Don't Quit
When things go wrong, As they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low & the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down
a bit-
Rest if you must, but DON'T YOU QUIT.
Life is queer with its twists & turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about, when he might have won had he stuck it out.
DON'T GIVE UP though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint & faltering man; Often the struggler has given up
when he might have captured the victor's cup; And he learned too late when the
night came down
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds doubt And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit. It's when things seem worst that
YOU MUSTN'T QUIT.
NEVER YOU QUIT.
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low & the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down
a bit-
Rest if you must, but DON'T YOU QUIT.
Life is queer with its twists & turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about, when he might have won had he stuck it out.
DON'T GIVE UP though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint & faltering man; Often the struggler has given up
when he might have captured the victor's cup; And he learned too late when the
night came down
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds doubt And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit. It's when things seem worst that
YOU MUSTN'T QUIT.
NEVER YOU QUIT.
Three Great Essentials to Happiness
‘The great essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to
love, and something to hope for’ by Joseph Addison
Everywhere around me, I see people desperately searching for happiness.
They seek it in relationships and
I have watched people appear happy in their relationship,
whether married or unmarried and yet the very next minute they
separate and seek happiness with yet another partner.
I have seen it as people fill their lives with cars, mansions,
overseas holidays, money and the perfect job – and yet after
they have experienced some or all of the above they are still not happy.
What are the essentials to happiness?
Let’s explore them together.
"For what is life if you cannot live each day in a state of happiness?"
1. Something To Do -
To have something to do is to live a life brimming with purpose.
It has been my personal experience that when I wake up
each morning with a clear plan of what I want to achieve that
day, that I find myself in a state of happiness.
This is a direct result of a decision that I
have made to create a blog in motivational, inspirational and
personal development of people.
So with that ‘to do’ list in my heart and my mind, I find myself
bounding out of bed each morning, full of energy, exploding with purpose to make
it happen – and I am happy.
2. Something To Love - For it is the people whom I love and who love me for who I am,
that make all the difference to my life.
At the same time I have learnt to love what I do and to do what I love. This has been a process of
discovery throughout the years – a pursuit of my passion – but
once discovered it, I embraced it with both hands. I pursue the outworking of my
passion daily. It is where I spend the majority of my energies. I am
fulfilled applying my strengths in that area of endeavor and
therein work is not work. Work to me, even hard work, is pure joy – fulfilled happiness
exemplified.
3. Something To Hope For - The dream has always drawn me.
I have had many dreams. One was to impact unto the lives of my fellow humans.
I continue to dream, for these are the things that I hope for.
And while ever there is hope there is life.
Happiness resides when you live for a purpose greater than
yourself and you live on purpose.
I always dreamt that I would influence people long before I had ever heard of a blog.
So if you wish to live a happy and fulfilled life, follow these three steps:
1. Find something to do – something aligned to your
strengths and passion.
2. Find something to love and in your search find someone to love.
3. And lastly find something to hope for, by identifying
your personal dreams, and pursue them.
And here’s a question for you: What is your strength and how are you making it stronger?
To be truly happy is to love who you are, what you do, and those whom you do it for.
I do hope you have been able to identify the essential points of happiness.
Always know that when there is life, there is hope.
love, and something to hope for’ by Joseph Addison
Everywhere around me, I see people desperately searching for happiness.
They seek it in relationships and
I have watched people appear happy in their relationship,
whether married or unmarried and yet the very next minute they
separate and seek happiness with yet another partner.
I have seen it as people fill their lives with cars, mansions,
overseas holidays, money and the perfect job – and yet after
they have experienced some or all of the above they are still not happy.
What are the essentials to happiness?
Let’s explore them together.
"For what is life if you cannot live each day in a state of happiness?"
1. Something To Do -
To have something to do is to live a life brimming with purpose.
It has been my personal experience that when I wake up
each morning with a clear plan of what I want to achieve that
day, that I find myself in a state of happiness.
This is a direct result of a decision that I
have made to create a blog in motivational, inspirational and
personal development of people.
So with that ‘to do’ list in my heart and my mind, I find myself
bounding out of bed each morning, full of energy, exploding with purpose to make
it happen – and I am happy.
2. Something To Love - For it is the people whom I love and who love me for who I am,
that make all the difference to my life.
At the same time I have learnt to love what I do and to do what I love. This has been a process of
discovery throughout the years – a pursuit of my passion – but
once discovered it, I embraced it with both hands. I pursue the outworking of my
passion daily. It is where I spend the majority of my energies. I am
fulfilled applying my strengths in that area of endeavor and
therein work is not work. Work to me, even hard work, is pure joy – fulfilled happiness
exemplified.
3. Something To Hope For - The dream has always drawn me.
I have had many dreams. One was to impact unto the lives of my fellow humans.
I continue to dream, for these are the things that I hope for.
And while ever there is hope there is life.
Happiness resides when you live for a purpose greater than
yourself and you live on purpose.
I always dreamt that I would influence people long before I had ever heard of a blog.
So if you wish to live a happy and fulfilled life, follow these three steps:
1. Find something to do – something aligned to your
strengths and passion.
2. Find something to love and in your search find someone to love.
3. And lastly find something to hope for, by identifying
your personal dreams, and pursue them.
And here’s a question for you: What is your strength and how are you making it stronger?
To be truly happy is to love who you are, what you do, and those whom you do it for.
I do hope you have been able to identify the essential points of happiness.
Always know that when there is life, there is hope.
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