Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low and 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 it's twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns, 

And many a failure 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,

Success is failure turned inside out--

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--

It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

'When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place '

Thankfulness

Share your joy, your love, your ecstasy.

Make life as beautiful as possible.

Just out of thankfulness that existence has chosen you to be, 
that you are allowed to be,  that you are given life. 

What else can you do? 

If you can sing a song, sing it with your totality. 

If you can paint, paint, and put your whole heart in it. 

If you can dance, dance to abandon 

so you disappear completely in the dance 

and there is no more any dancer 

but only the dance remain.

touching

An eight-year-old boy had a younger sister who was dying of leukemia, and he was told that without a blood transfusion she would die. His parents explained to him that his blood was probably compatible with hers, and if so, he could be the blood donor. They asked him if they could test his blood. He said sure. So they did and it was a good match. Then they asked if he would give his sister a pint of blood, that it could be her only chance of living. He said he would have to think about it overnight.

The next day he went to his parents and said he was willing to donate the blood. So they took him to the hospital where he was put on a gurney beside his six-year-old sister. Both of them were hooked up to IVs. A nurse withdrew a pint of blood from the boy, which was then put in the girl's IV. The boy lay on his gurney in silence while the blood dripped into his sister, until the doctor came over to see how he was doing. Then the boy opened his eyes and asked, "How soon until I start to die?"

SLEEP LIKE A BABY

A restful night’s sleep is imperative for a productive day ahead. Find out how to set your sleep schedule right and follow these expert tips that will help you sleep better.

Most of us take sleep rather lightly, without realizing the importance of a good restful night. For a healthy body and mind, quality sleep is very important. The amount of sleep required for a fresh start to the day varies among individuals, but on an average most of us need 6-8 hours of sleep.

It isn’t enough to get into bed at night and get out 8 hours later, claiming to have slept well. If you wake up too early in the morning, wake up several times in the night, or wake up tired and cranky, you are not sleeping right. Almost everyone suffers insomnia sometime in their life, but if you spend night after sleepless night, for any length of time, you need to be concerned. Sleeplessness can make you cranky and irritable and have a negative impact on your concentration. Your performance at work can suffer as you carry overnight fatigue into work. Your immune system can get affected, making you prone to illnesses.

Exhaustion resulting from sleep deprivation can lead to a nervous breakdown. So, if you are one of the millions of people who suffer from sleeplessness, you need to take time off for introspection.

Your sleeplessness could be a result of several factors.

Physical Problems

Heart ailments, medication, painful joints, heartburn and a host of other physical conditions can result in difficulty sleeping and staying asleep. Consult a medical professional to get a diagnosis and treatment.

Psychological Problems

Several psychological ailments are characterized by sleep related issues as a symptom - depression, anxiety, stress and nervousness. Stress arising from work, financial problems, bereavement can all contribute to sleeplessness.

Food

What you eat before going to bed has a bearing on your sleep. Caffeine is a stimulant and if you habitually drink a cup of coffee at bedtime, it might alter your sleep pattern. Coffee, chocolate, alcohol, tea and nicotine are all stimulants.

Myth: Alcohol helps people sleep well.

Myth buster: Alcohol only induces sleep; it does not give you a restful sleep. Alcohol contains elements which keep certain organ systems in your body awake long after you have gone to sleep, like the stomach.

Exercise

Indulging in exercise close to bedtime will most certainly keep you awake. Exercise causes the release of adrenaline which is a stimulant and increases the heart rate.

Ambient factors

Several other factors may prevent you from falling asleep, or may awaken you time and again - the temperature in the room, a repetitive noise which disturbs you, too many naps in the day, too bright or too dim a bedroom are just some. You need to scrutinize your environment and make it conducive to sleeping.

Nothing affects your productivity more than a bad night’s sleep. You are the best judge of what relaxes your body. You need to take pro-active measures to identify the problem and do whatever it takes to get a good night’s rest.

Tips to Help You Sleep Better

Regular routine

Maintain a regular bedtime routine. Pick a time to go to sleep every night and stick with it. It may not difficult at times, but your body and mind will thank you for it. Whether you are tired at the appointed time or not, go to bed. Soon, your body will get used to the routine and will have little difficulty shutting off. Also, wake up at or around the same time every morning.

No TV, No Computer

Stop checking your email on the computer or the latest score on the telly at bedtime. The TV/computer screen stimulates the brain and keeps it active long after your body has given you signals to shut down. After catching a late night episode of your favourite soap, you may think you can still get to sleep for 8 hours. But this sleep is low quality.

A Bed is To Sleep In

Train your mind to associate the bed with sleep. No lounging on the bed watching TV in the day or solving crossword puzzles by the evening. Don’t carry your laptop on to the bed to get some last minute work done. After you turn in for the night, if you can’t sleep for more than half an hour, get out of bed. Do something relaxing and get back into bed.

Make your bedroom conducive to sleep

Determine what temperature makes you comfortable. Choose mattresses and pillows which give good support to your body. Your bedroom should be well-ventilated. Move the TV out of your bedroom.

Avoid stimulants

Skip the cup of coffee, tea or alcohol that you are used taking at bedtime. The caffeine in these beverages will stimulate your body and prevent you from falling asleep. Try not to drink or smoke at least 3-4 hours before bedtime.

Avoid heartburn

Try to eat your dinner at least 4 hours prior to bedtime. If you sleep right after dinner, the acid which is still digesting your food may regurgitate into your esophagus. The resulting heartburn can be painful and will keep you awake.

Stay Active During the Day

Everyone understands the benefits of exercise. But few realize the impact of exercise on sleep. It is widely accepted that people who work at a desk have more difficulty sleeping than those who have a job which involves physical labor. Engage in exercise, preferably early in the morning and definitely 6 hours before bedtime. Exercising nearer to the bedtime can be counterproductive.

No Catnaps

One of the surefire ways to kill a good night’s sleep is by napping in the afternoon. And if the nap is long enough you can say good bye to your night time sleep. Young active men do not need naps to be productive.

 

Relaxation techniques

Experiment and determine what relaxes your body and mind. Some of the common relaxation aids are warm baths, a glass of warm milk at bedtime, meditation, massage, listening to music.

Medication

If changes in your routine and behavioral modifications don’t seem to help you, consult your doctor who will prescribe medication such as benzodiazepines, anti depressants, antihistamines and the like for a short duration. Try some of these tips to improve your sleep situation. If however, things don’t improve and you are still unable to get a good night’s rest, consult a medical professional.

Why Women Cry-Watch her eyes

A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman," she told him. 

"I don't understand," he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will." 

Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?" 

"All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say. 

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry. Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?" 

God said: "When I made the woman she had to be special. 

I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort. 

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children. 

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining. 

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly. 

I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart. 

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly. 

And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed." 

"You see my son," said God, "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. 

The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides."

potential to turn a life around

Too often we underestimate

the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear,

an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,

all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

pain of loving you

So let me get this straight, you were leading me on, using me, keeping me waiting for something that wasn’t there, letting me get my hopes up for you, acting like you cared, and allowing me to start liking you more and more everyday because you didn’t want to hurt me?

my heartiest congratulations mere pyare shehzade :P

a dream of mine came true my prince charming :D

Low on confidence? Build up your self-esteem

Possessing reasonably high levels of self confidence never hurts your happiness and delight. 

Levels of your self esteem scale up and down pertaining to the situations in your life. We give you some tips so as to boost your morale and self esteem.

Step 1: Pen down your qualities

List seven most attractive qualities about your personality- traits that distinguish you from other people. You may pen them in a small diary and carry it everyday with you. You should read these qualities to yourself so that you are reminded of who you really are and what is it that makes you stand apart from the crowd. You may also enlist the successes of your life in the past. This would remind you of how you achieved those goals and how enormous was the feeling of achieving them. These snippets of experiences from the past will serve as a fuel to catalyse your self esteem for striving for bigger goals for the future.

Step 2: Do Not Undermine Yourself

You must keep a count of the number of times you speak against yourself. This essentially means keeping a track of the number of times you tell people that you are of no worth and of course you are undermining yourself too. This would help you get a wider perspective of your personality and know yourself better. You would then also be encouraged to reduce the exchange of dialogues about your negative traits between people. However, you should not apologize to anyone before or after a conversation as it takes away all your confidence from your inner being. Be assertive. Be strong.

Step 3: Acknowledge compliments

You must be in the habit of accepting and acknowledging compliments and greetings. You must feel good when someone greets you. These gestures are crucial in order to cultivate strong bonds and relationships and build up confidence levels. Don’t be embarrassed if someone compliments you. Never say anything which is self destructive or self-deprecating. You should, instead, look up to the person, give a pleasant smile and thank him or her.

Step 4: Exit your comfort zone

Never try to shun from situations or people that you don’t feel comfortable with. There might be some people who you would hesitate to approach. Avoiding them is not the solution. Instead, you should walk up to them with confidence and perform appropriate gestures before you strike a conversation. The more you throw yourself into such situations, the more your self esteem will go up as you take control of your fears and and not allow yourself to be petrified of your inhibitions.

Step 5: Affirmative Approach

Nothing is as effective as making optimistic affirmations daily to boost your self esteem. This is successful as you talk to your conscience in a sub conscious state where all your negativity resides. You must choose three statements, strong enough. Utter them everyday and you will notice that all your negative beliefs will turn into positive, headstrong attitudes. “I am confident” is an affirmation that you should make daily if you are low on confidence levels. Saying out these affirmations while looking at yourself in the mirror also helps to a great extent.

Step 6: Pamper Yourself

You should be concerned about levels of your self esteem and confidence but don’t panic. Take time out to pamper yourself. Go out with friends and family. Eat well. Avoid Alcohol. Workout and exercise regularly. Have a strict sleep routine and let your body take adequate rest. This would help you recognize your worth and that you deserve to be looked after.

blowing bubbles is the best thing sometimes :P

and i loved it dear :D