Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
James R. Cook
Archive for the ‘Simple Words’ Category
Posted in Simple Words, tagged motivation on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Simple Words on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
forgive as soon as possible
love without boundaries
laugh without control
and never stop smiling
even if you don’t know the reason
Be Thankful for What You Have
Posted in Simple Words on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet.
He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by.
He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat.
He then took the [...]
jika ia sebuah cinta…..
Posted in Bahasa Indonesia on June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
jika ia sebuah cinta…..ia tidak mendengar…
namun senantiasa bergetar….
jika ia sebuah cinta…..ia tidak buta..
namun senantiasa melihat dan merasa..
jika ia sebuah cinta….. ia tidak menyiksa..
namun senantiasa menguji..
jika ia sebuah cinta….. ia tidak memaksa..
namun senantiasa berusaha..
jika ia sebuah cinta….. ia tidak cantik..
namun senantiasa menarik..
jika ia sebuah cinta….. ia tidak datang dengan kata-kata..
namun senantiasa menghampiri dengan hati..
jika ia sebuah [...]
Yang Tersulit
Posted in Bahasa Indonesia on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Salah seorang murid bertanya kepada gurunya….. ., “Manakah keberhasilan yang paling besar: orang yang bisa menundukkan sebuah kerajaan, orang yang bisa tetapi tidak mau, atau orang yang mencegah orang lain melakukan hal itu ?”
“Nampaknya ada tugas yang lebih sulit daripada ketiganya,” kata gurunya.
“Apa itu?”
“Mencoba mengajar engkau untuk melihat segala sesuatu sebagaimana adanya.”
Ya, bagaimana melihat segala [...]
An Uplifting Story – one of my favorite
Posted in Simple Words on June 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Have you ever read The Law of The Garbage Trucks written by David J. Pollay?
I quote it here:
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change
your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt
boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless
you’re the Terminator, for an instant you’re probably set
back on your heels. [...]
The Paradox
Posted in Simple Words on May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today we have bigger houses yet smaller families
More convenience, but less time
We have more degrees, but less common sense
More knowledge, but less judgement
We have more experts, but more problems
More medicine, but less good health
We spend too recklessly
Laugh too little
Drive too fast
Get too angry too quickly
Stay up too late
Read too little
Watch TV too much
And are less [...]
Posted in Simple Words on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No one falls in love by choice, it is by CHANCE.
No one stays in love by chance, it is by WORK.
And no one falls out of love by chance, it is by CHOICE
Don’t give up…just be patient
Posted in Simple Words on April 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Don’t give up…..my friends
One day I decided to quit…
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. ..
I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
“God”, I asked, “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?”
His answer surprised me…
“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the [...]
