The Moment Of Truth!

Regardless of whom you are, you are unique, you are special, and you are a wonderful person. Yet, certain people may not think so. :>) if you feel that they react negatively and offensively to many things that you say and do, you may discover some insight here: They are just as human as you are.

You might not want to believe this but; everything that makes you special makes them special. If something offends you, it might also offend them. If something influences you, in some given manner, same thing might also influence them.

Undesirable reactions on part of others could be due to what you say and how you say it. Or, it could be because of inner attitudes and your true inner feelings.

The spoken word is often a reflection of hidden thoughts and attitude of mind. It may be difficult at times to realize that fault lies with you. And, it can be just as difficult to initiate a change when you do realize that fault lies with you.

A Little Difference Makes A Big Difference!

There is a very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it's positive or negative.

People who want to be happy make decision to have a positive attitude. People who have a negative attitude, many times, think they have a positive attitude and repel very happiness they are trying to achieve.

What they attract is unhappiness and go around scratching their head trying to figure out who busted their chops. They don't recognize it, but a negative attitude is what robbed them of their happiness.

It Just Goes To Show!

Most people don't really give much thought to "happiness". They just observe whether or not they are. Most people will try to obtain happiness by searching for it. Most fall flat on their face.

You see, happiness is not obtained by searching for it. Happiness is not obtained by acquiring things like money. I know; I can hear someone now saying, "You're speaking heresy"! Now listen. There are rich people all over world that are miserable. And, if you set out to make yourself happy, you will find happiness to be very elusive.

One of surest ways to obtain happiness is to bring happiness to someone else; when you do this, happiness comes to you. What happens is; it turns on attraction mechanism and you can't beat it off with a stick.

Raining Cats And Dogs!

The more you share happiness, more you will get. But, if you share unhappiness and misery you will get back unhappiness and misery. Sounds logical right? Have you ever known someone who was constantly in trouble? I'm not talking about "opportunities" in disguise.

I'm talking about person that no matter what happens to him it just isn't good. This guy will find gasoline in his water bucket if he needs to put out a fire. The reason is; this type of person is always sharing his troubles with someone else.

What happens then? Others begin to avoid him which just makes his unhappiness worse. Other people know if they get around him all they will hear is, "woe is me".

Whether he will admit it or not, He is trying to get happy by making others feel sorry for him. And maybe they will do something to "fix" his unhappiness; although, he won't admit he is unhappy.

Someday My Ship Will Come In!

These are kind of people who long for happiness and love but never seem to get it. They are repelling very thing they yearn for with a trouble mentality. They just secretly hope that something good will someday somehow come their way.

By Michelle L. Casto

What do you think makes someone successful? Do you believe them to be lucky? Do they have perfect product to market? Are they exceptionally smart? While it is true that a little luck, a solid product and being smarts helps, true success comes from one thing: persistence. A dictionary definition of persistence is “to continue steadfastly or often annoyingly, esp. in spite of opposition; to be tenacious.” When someone is persistent, they are able to take obstacles in stride and even jump over them, they see failure as an essential part of learning process, and remain committed to their goals, dreams, and aspirations. Successful people use seemingly “negative” experiences to guide them on their path to success, rather than seeing mis-stakes as proof of their failure to achieve. In fact, some of best and brightest in our nation’s history failed many times over. Thomas Edison who said, “If we all did things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” This comes from same man who invented and patented more things than any other living soul, and who is best known for creating light bulb. He literally lit up world, and only did so because he kept trying. In fact, it is reputed that it took him over 1000 experiments before he found right combination! Success is more about what is on inside of person than what you see on outside. It is what they are made up of: a strong will, positive belief system, faith in a higher power, dedication, commitment, and a persistent, even stubborn nature. They won’t take no for an answer! They have made up their minds to succeed no matter what. They stay with course until end. And most always, they do and re-do, practice, and polish until they get it just right. They understand that success is a process. It is important that you are aware that you decide for yourself level of success you think you deserve. It is all a mindset. “What you believe and conceive, you can achieve” is a maxim of success-minded. Your thoughts influence your feelings, and your feelings influence your actions---all of which have brought you to where you are today.

There is a man we all know who represents what I am talking about: Read this story and see if you know who it is…….