Formula For Success
 

Here's a formula for success that will work every time for any man or   woman on earth. A lifetime consists of years, months, weeks and days. The basic unit of a lifetime is a single day. And a single day is made up of certain acts that each of us must perform in the arena in which each of us finds himself. We need only perform successfully each act of a single day to have that day be successful. Repeat each day for a week and you have a successful week, and so on. If you will only do each day the things you know you should do each day, and do them as successfully as you possible can, you can rest assured that you will be successful all the years of your life.... 
 

You don't have to run around in circles trying to do a great many things. It isn't the number of acts you perform, rather the efficiency with which you perform them that counts. Don't try to do tomorrow's work today or next week's. Just do today's as best as you can, and leave tomorrow's work for tomorrow. That's really all there is to it. 
 

Your job then is to play out the game you have been given to the best of your ability. Success is nothing more, or less than this... The happiest and most contented people are those who each day do their acts....all of them....as best as they can----------Earl Nightingale

TOP TEN REASONS TO DATE AN ENGINEER

10. The World Does Revolve Around Us...We Pick the Co-ordinate System
  9. Find Out What Those Other Buttons on Your Calculator Do
  8. We Know How to Handle Stress and Strain in Our Relationships
  7. Parents Will Approve
  6. Help with Your Math Homework
  5. Cheap to Feed
  4. Looks Good on a Resume
  3. Free Body Diagrams{-
  2. High Starting Salary
  1. Extremely Good Looking Wall (with degrees)

Around the corner I have a friend, 

                If, we were younger then,
                       And now we are busy, tired men.
                        Tired of playing a foolish game,
                        Tired of trying to make a name.
                      "Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim"
                     "Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
                 But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And
                    distance between us grows and grows.
                      Around the corner!- yet miles away,

       "Here's a telegram sir-"
                    "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
              Around the corner, a vanished friend.
 

  If you love someone, tell them.
    Remember always to say what you mean.
       Never be afraid to express yourself.
Take this opportunity to tell someone what they
      mean to you.
        Seize the day and have no regrets.
 

Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family,
  for they have helped make you the person that you
      are today and are what it's all about anyway.
             Pass this along to your friends.
     Let it make a difference in your day and theirs.
   The difference between expressing love and having
         regrets which may stay around forever.
 

If you've received this it is because someone
      cares for you and it means there is probably at
            least someone for whom you care.
      If you're too busy to take the few minutes that it
 would take right now to forward this , would it be the first
    time you didn't do that little thing that would make a
      difference in your relationships? I can tell you it
                 certainly won't be the last.
    Take a few minutes to send this to a few people you
are about, just to let them know that you're thinking of them.
 

     Do it, and reap what you sow:
                    luck in love, 
                          people who care for you, and

                              that warm glowy feeling that comes

                                    from loving others.
 
 

                  May love litter your life with blessings!!!!

How to Know If You Are In Love ?

What, then, is this elusive thing called love that everyone so desperately needs? Sometimes, we sort of like this girl because she is beautiful ? Or the girl likes him because he is :handsome?  But this kind of "Cinderella Syndrome" when the girl is waiting on her Prince Charming, is not real love. It is better known as "infatuation", and  there is a vast difference between it and real love.

Infatuation is a feeling; real love involves a commitment  also.
Infatuation is just love of emotion. Real love, though, is love of devotion.
Only the emotions are affected in infatuation, but in real love both the emotions and the will are involved.

Next, a person "fall into" infatuation, but "grows into" real love.
Guys, have you ever seen a girl who was so beautiful that you thought you'd faint? This is infatuation! It is based totally on physical attraction; often you don't know much in-depth about the  person  you so-called love. Thus, infatuation is mostly biological. Also remember, never tell a girl you love her, unless you are willing to marry her. Then, infatuation is basically selfish where real love is basically selfless.
Infatuation is more interested in satisfying  yourself and the "feeling" than it is in the other person.
Real love is primarily interested in the other person. It  seeks to give instead of get. Love unselfishly seeks the highest good for the other person.

Lastly, infatuation is weakened by time and separation where real love is strengthened by time and separation. This does not mean that there will be no pain in separation. On the contrary, there is great pain in separation if you are truly in love.
 

Details of a true love.

Love is patient

The word translated "patient" means to wait patiently for the fulfillment of expectations. When you have diffculty dating this girl and she does not want to come out,  if you truly love her, you will not complain and blame her, you must look  at the situation from her point of view - maybe she is: having some  problems  which prevented her from coming out. You must react to it with patience and understanding.

Next, have you ever met someone you liked so much that you wanted to push  the relationship and make it progress faster? Sure you have! Love, however, is willing to give a relationship time to grow at a natural pace. It does not push but is willing to wait for the relationship to grow at a rate that is satisfactory to both parties.

Love is Kind

Love seeks to encourage and build up others. It respects the feelings and emotions of others. It finds its greatest satisfaction in making others happy. You can do the following:

(1) Give one another things such as gifts and encouragement cards.

(2) Compliment one another. Magnify the other party's strength.

(3) Listen to one another. Pay close attention to what each of you has to say and make each other feel that what each says is important.

(4) Treat one another special in public. Compliment and encourage one another sincerely in the presence of others.

Love is Not Jealous

Jealousy usually indicates an insecure and immature heart. Love wants the best for others, but jealousy is possessive. Jealousy is reflected in  the childish statement, "If he is going to talk to her, then he can just forget about me!" Often, one person wants to totally possess the other and to restrict her relationships with others. The best solution, for Christians, is to pray for the person who you are jealous of!

Love is Not Brag

Love is not a windbag and is not anxious to impress. Often a guy  will brag to a girl, trying to impress her so that she will like him. A truly great person, however, does not need to exalt himself! Others will exalt him.

Love is Not Arrogant

Love is not conceited, boastful, cocky, or stuck-up. Love, instead, is humble and has a servant attitude. Sometimes, a guy may come across to a girl with an "I can take you or leave you" attitude. His demeanour implies, "You ought to be thankful that somebody as neat as me is dating you." Of course, this is not love.

Love always covers

This word 'cover' means to pass over in silence, to keep confidential. Love is patient with the faults of others. It doesn't criticise and broadcast to the world the faults of others. Love is there even when it knows the other party is not perfect.

Love always Perseveres

Love always stands its ground and holds out. It will outlast anything.  It will even last in the face of unreturned love. Real love will last through all sorts of trials, tribulations and stresses.

Love is Not Provoked

This means that love has a long fuse. It does not become irritated and angry. It is not easily offended.
Love does not seek its own. This is the heart of love. Love is other-centred rather than self-centred.
Love says, "I love you, I want to give to you." Selfishness says, "I love you, I want you!"

Love does not act unbecomingly

This means that love does not behave disgracefully, dishonourably or indecently. It does not embarrass others by its action. It is characterised by tact and sensitivity. This also means that love should have good manners. Be sure to do little things like opening doors for your girl, or offering her your arm when you walk together.

Love is forgiving

Lastly, this is a MUST for a successful love story. If a guy is not willing to forgive and forget when his girlfriend is one hour late, he is not exhibiting love. Love doesn't hold grudges when it has been wronged. It doesn't remain resentful.

A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read 'Puppies for Sale'.  These signs had a weird way of attracting children.  And sure enough, a little boy appeared at the sign.  "How much are you going to sell those puppies?" he asked.

The store owner replied " Anywhere from $30-$50." The little boy reached into his pocket and pulled out some change. "I have $2.37, can I have a look at them?"

The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came a lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.

One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said "What's wrong with that little dog?"

The store owner explained that when the puppy was born, the vet had said that the puppy had no hip socket and would limp for the rest of its life.

The little boy got really excited and said "That's the puppy I want to buy!"  The store owner replied " No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll give him to you."

"The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner's eyes, pointing his finger and said, "I don't want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as the other dogs and I'll pay the full price.  In fact, I'll give you $2.37 now and 50 cents every month until I have him paid for."

The store owner countered, "You really don't want to buy this puppy. He is never gonna be able to run, jump and play like other puppies!"  To this the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace.  He looked up at the store owner and said softly, "Well, I don't run so well myself, and the little puppy need someone who understands."

IN LIFE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, BUT WHETHER SOMEONE APPRECIATES YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE . . .
A real friend is one who walks in, when the rest of the world walks out.

Wisdom of life
 

An old couple was married for 50 years and their children and friends decide to have a celebration for their Golden Anniversary. During that night they had a big party with many friends and relatives. After the party, they were both glad  and happy to return to their quiet home.

During the party, they were both busy with the many guest and both did not have a good dinner. So they decide to have some supper before retiring. They went to the kitchen for some coffee, bread and butter. The man took the new loaf of bread, opened it and promptly gave his wife the heel of the loaf, or what we call the top/skin of the loaf. Upon receiving the bread, the wife  was suddenly filled with anger and burst out saying, "For fifty  years, you have been been very inconsiderate by giving me theheel of the loaf !!"

The man was caught by his wife's outburst but when she finished her complain, the man quietly said, "But honey, that was my favourite!!"

The moral is that the acts of concern/love/affection by some have very much became part of them and are performed naturally without any deliberation. Although the aim is the same, people have many different ways/actions of expressing their concern/love for their loved ones. Therefore, before one jumps into conclusion on the actions of their spouse or anyone, they should  reflect on why the other person is doing that particular thing !!

A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?"
Still the hands went into the air. "My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value...

THOUGHT: The worth of our lives come not in what we do or who we are...