Kindness to StrangersWritten by Thomas Leo Ogren
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So we lived it up and went to steak house. It was a neat place, wooden walls, sawdust on floor, big portions of food, and lots of customers. We had a wonderful meal, talking mostly about how lucky we were to have made it out so unscratched and how generous those silent cowboys had been. When I'd tried to give them 20 bucks for all their troubles, they'd flatly refused. At last, full and feeling much better, we got up to leave. When I went to pay, lady told us, "Your bill has already been paid." I asked her who had paid it and she said that an older couple sitting near us, who had already left, had paid it. "They said they really liked way you two related to each other," waitress told us. It's been almost ten years now, but that still remains one of my all time favorite restaurant meals. Great to see that kindness to strangers is still alive and well in Arizona.
Thomas Ogren is the author of Allergy-Free Gardening, Ten Speed Press. Tom does consulting the Canadian and American Lung Associations. He has appeared on HGTV and The Discovery Channel. His book, Safe Sex in the Garden, was published in 2003. In 2004 Time Warner Books, What the Experts May NOT Tell You About: Growing the Perfect Lawn. His website: www.allergyfree-gardening.com
| | The Power of Self-MotivationWritten by L Sailaja
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(4)Spend More Time with Your Loved Ones: The joy of achieving something great in your career becomes even bigger when you have someone to share it with. Ultimately, what counts is emotional satisfaction of being a part of a stable support system of family and friends. Your career goals are important. However, try not sacrificing your personal life for sake of achieving them. (5) Patience Pays: In this mercilessly fast-paced world, we wish to achieve too much, too soon—the faster, better; bigger, better. We have become so preoccupied with achieving fame, success and wealth that we seem to be missing out on finer and subtle aspects of life. Everyone wants best in terms of material and social benefits. You got a good job, you have a great lifestyle and life is absolutely cool! So far, so good. Suddenly, something goes wrong with your personal or professional life and your world is turned upside down. You feel like going nowhere—you desperately need a dose of self-motivation to lift your spirits. It is this feeling of ‘emptiness within’ that you need to overcome. Don’t let criticism, failure, or setbacks thwart your path to success. Try to be patient. You can’t expect a rose bush to bloom overnight. Similarly, you must give yourself some time to develop your abilities and enhance your skills before you reap benefits of your experience and knowledge. When you discover power of self-motivation, you will realize sheer energy and enthusiasm it brings with it. As someone said, nightingale doesn’t sing because it has an audience; it sings because it has a song. Feel better with self-motivation and experience richness of life.
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