A group of alumni highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor conversation soon turned to complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of COFFEE and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some loooking plain, some expensive, some exquisite.
He told his guests to help themselves to the coffee.
After everyone had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said :
" If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.
While its normal for you to want on the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup adds no quality to the coffee.
In most cases it is just more expensive, and in some cases even hides what we drink.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup.
But you consciously went for the best cups...
And then you began eyeing each other's cups to see who had the best one.
Now consider this, Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.
They are just tools to hold and contain LIFE and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.
Sometimes by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee.
Savor the coffee, not the cup!
The happiest people don't have the best of everything.
They just make the best of everything.
Live simply.
Speak kindly.
Care deeply.
Love generously.
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
E Aditivum in Food/Adivita v jídle
This is a list of aditives which are fine or dangerous for our body. These E ingrediences are part of food we eat every day so I think it is good to know what we are eating - what poisons we are receiving :-) Check it out. This is a very nice and complete list of all E substances in food.
Zde uvádím seznam aditiv, která si můžeme klidně dopřávat a která nejsou vůbec dobré požívat. Myslím, že stojí za to si u každého výrobku prohlédnout obsah a podívat se. Přece se dobrovolně nebudu trápit s jedy. Měla jsem kdysi tento seznam od kámošky, ale už nevím, kde je, tak jej zde znovu uvádím. Třeba se to někomu bude hodit.
Zde uvádím seznam aditiv, která si můžeme klidně dopřávat a která nejsou vůbec dobré požívat. Myslím, že stojí za to si u každého výrobku prohlédnout obsah a podívat se. Přece se dobrovolně nebudu trápit s jedy. Měla jsem kdysi tento seznam od kámošky, ale už nevím, kde je, tak jej zde znovu uvádím. Třeba se to někomu bude hodit.
FAVOURABLE SUBSTANCES/PŘÍZNIVĚ PŮSOBÍCÍ LÁTKY
E: 100, 101, 140, 150a, 160a,c,d,e, 161b, 162, 163, 170, 175, 270, 290, 300, 306–308, 322, 410, 440, 901, 948
ACCEPTABLE SUBSTANCES/LÁTKY PŘIJATELNÉ
E: 141, 172, 174, 260, 296, 301, 302, 304, 309, 315, 316, 325–327, 334, 350–352, 363, 406, 460, 470b, 551–553, 640, 650, 902–904, 920, 949, 1102, 1103
LESS ACCEPTABLE SUBSTANCES/LÁTKY MÉNĚ VHODNÉ
E: 150b,c,d, 153, 160b,f, 171, 200, 202, 203, 261, 263, 297, 330–332, 335, 337, 353, 354, 400–404, 407, 415–418, 420-422, 425, 426, 445, 461, 463–466, 469,470–475, 481–483, 491–495, 500–504, 508–511, 514–517, 524–530, 554–559, 570, 574–579, 585, 912, 914, 938, 939, 941, 942, 953, 957, 965, 966, 967, 968, 999, 1105, 1200, 1404, 1420, 1422, 1451, 1452, 1520
UNFABOURABLE SUBSTANCES/LÁTKY PŮSOBÍCÍ NEPŘÍZNIVĚ
E: 120, 161g, 173, 234, 236, 251, 252, 262, 280–283, 338–341, 343, 355–357, 380, 385, 405, 407a, 412–414, 432–436, 442, 444, 450–452, 459, 468, 476, 477, 479b, 507, 513, 518, 520–523, 535, 536, 538, 541, 620–635, 900, 943, 950, 951, 959, 1201, 1202, 1204, 1410, 1412–1414, 1440, 1442, 1450, 1505, 1517, 1518
POISONOUS SUBSTANCES/VÝRAZNĚ ŠKODLIVÉ LÁTKY
E: 102, 104, 110, 122–124, 127–129, 131–133, 142, 151, 154, 155, 180, 210–224, 226–228, 230–233, 235, 242, 249, 250, 284, 285, 310–312, 320, 321, 512, 586, 905, 927, 944, 952, 954, 962, 1519
Sunday, January 24, 2010
58 Motivational and Inspirational Quotations for Entrepreneurs
I got this interesting link and I guess it is really great inspiration not only for entrepreneurs but for every day living and common situations in our lives. Here you can find more.
1. “Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one’s monopoly.”-Dhirubhai Ambani
2. “Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation.”-Dhirubhai Ambani
3. “Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities.”-Dhirubhai Ambani
4. “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”-Henry Ford
5. “My son is now an “entrepreneur.” That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.” -Ted Turner
6. “Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise.”-Ted Turner
7. “I have had all of the disadvantages required for success.”-Larry Ellison
8. “When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts”-Larry Ellison
9. “You do not require an invitation to make profits.”-Dhirubhai Ambani
10. ”A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship” -John D Rockefeller
11. “Paths are made by walking and walking down beaten paths is for beaten men“-Subhash Chandra of Zee TV
12. “Success breeds complacency, complacency breeds failure, Only the paranoid survive“-By Andrew Grove
13.”I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.”-Warren Buffett
14. “If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”-John D. Rockefeller
15. “If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars.”-J. Paul Getty
16. “No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or “get rich” in business by being a conformist.”-J. Paul Getty
17. “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible”-Walt Disney
18. “Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.”-Zig Ziglar
19. “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.”-Bill Gates
20. “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.”-Peter Drucker
21. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”-Peter Drucker
22. “Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”-Richard Branson
23. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”-Steve Jobs
24. “Plans are nothing, Planning is everything”-Dwight D. Eisenhower
25. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”-Winston Churchill
26. “Never, never, never give up.”-Winston Churchill
27. “Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.”-Theodore N. Vail
28. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.”-Japanese Proverb
29. “Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.”-Grace Hansen
30. “If you are going through hell, keep going.”-Winston Churchill
31. “Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.”-Winston Churchill
32. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”-Winston Churchill
33. “Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records.”-William A Ward
34. “I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”-Jonathan Winters
35. “Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else.”-Judy Garland
36. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.”-Confucius
37. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”-Confucius
38. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”-Confucius
39. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”-Vince Lombardi
40. “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”-Vince Lombardi
41. “Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.”-Donald Trump
42. “As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big.”-Donald Trump
43. “Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.”-Donald Trump
44. “Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.”-Charles F. Kettering
45. “Impossible only means that you haven’t found the solution yet.”-Anonymous
46. “Success is determined by those who prove the impossible, possible.”-James W. Pence
47. “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”-Napoleon Bonaparte
48. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”-T S Eliot
49. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”-Albert Einstein
50. “The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”-Walter Bagehot
51. “If you can dream it, you can do it.”-Walt Disney
52. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”- Thomas Edison
53. “Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble making individual”-Natalie Clifford Barney
54. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning”-Bill Gates
55. “If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete”-Jack Welch
56. “If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”-Vince Lombardi
57. “When you cease to dream, you cease to live”-Malcolm Forbes
58. “Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune”-Jim Rohn
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Amit - Six Points to Think About
1)
I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, nor the reflections of inner self. I am not the five senses. I am beyond that. I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind (i.e. the five elements). I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
2)
Neither can I be termed as energy (Praana), nor five types of breath (Vaayu), nor the seven material essences (dhaatu), nor the five coverings (panca-kosha). Neither am I the five instruments of elimination, procreation, motion, grasping, or speaking. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
3)
I have no hatred or dislike, nor affiliation or liking, nor greed, nor delusion, nor pride or haughtiness, nor feelings of envy or jealousy. I have no duty (dharma), nor any money, nor any desire (kama), nor even liberation (refer: moksha). I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
4)
I have neither virtue (punya), nor vice (paapa). I do not commit sins or good deeds, nor have happiness or sorrow, pain or pleasure. I do not need mantras, holy places, scriptures, rituals or sacrifices (yajna). I am none of the triad of the observer or one who experiences, the process of observing or experiencing, or any object being observed or experienced. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
5)
I do not have fear of death, as I do not have death. I have no separation from my true self, no doubt about my existence, nor have I discrimination on the basis of birth. I have no father or mother, nor did I have a birth. I am not the relative, nor the friend, nor the guru, nor the disciple. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
6)
I am all pervasive. I am without any attributes, and without any form. I have neither attachment to the world, nor to liberation. I have no wishes for anything because I am everything, everywhere, every time, always in equilibrium. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, nor the reflections of inner self. I am not the five senses. I am beyond that. I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind (i.e. the five elements). I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
2)
Neither can I be termed as energy (Praana), nor five types of breath (Vaayu), nor the seven material essences (dhaatu), nor the five coverings (panca-kosha). Neither am I the five instruments of elimination, procreation, motion, grasping, or speaking. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
3)
I have no hatred or dislike, nor affiliation or liking, nor greed, nor delusion, nor pride or haughtiness, nor feelings of envy or jealousy. I have no duty (dharma), nor any money, nor any desire (kama), nor even liberation (refer: moksha). I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
4)
I have neither virtue (punya), nor vice (paapa). I do not commit sins or good deeds, nor have happiness or sorrow, pain or pleasure. I do not need mantras, holy places, scriptures, rituals or sacrifices (yajna). I am none of the triad of the observer or one who experiences, the process of observing or experiencing, or any object being observed or experienced. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
5)
I do not have fear of death, as I do not have death. I have no separation from my true self, no doubt about my existence, nor have I discrimination on the basis of birth. I have no father or mother, nor did I have a birth. I am not the relative, nor the friend, nor the guru, nor the disciple. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
6)
I am all pervasive. I am without any attributes, and without any form. I have neither attachment to the world, nor to liberation. I have no wishes for anything because I am everything, everywhere, every time, always in equilibrium. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.
Robin S. Sharma - 64 WAYS TO MAKE 2010 YOUR BEST YEAR YET
1. Remember that leadership isn't about your position. It's about your influence.
2. Get fit like a pro athlete.
3. Lift people up versus tearing people down.
4. Protect your good name. An impeccable reputation takes a lifetime to build. And 60 seconds to lose.
5. Surround yourself with positive, ethical people who are committed to excellence.
6. Remember that even a 1% daily innovation rate amounts to at least a 100% rate of innovation in 100 days.
7. Believe in your dreams (even when others laugh at them).
8. Measure your success, not by your net worth but by your self worth (and how happy you feel).
9. Take an intelligent risk every 24 hours. No try-No Win.
10. Read "Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist".
11. Watch "Man on Wire".
12. Regardless of your title at work, be a team builder.
13. Remember that business is all about relationships and human connections.
14. Say "please" more.
15. Say "thank you" more.
16. Know your Big 5: the five things that need to happen by the end of this year for you to feel its been your best year yet.
17. Read your Big 5 every morning while the rest of the world is asleep.
18. Read "As You Think". At least twice this year.
19. Be willing to fail. It's the price of greatness.
20. Focus less on making money and more on creating value.
21. Spend less, save more.
22. Leave everything you touch better than you found it.
23. Be the most positive person in every room you're in.
24. Run your own race.
25. Stay true to your deepest values and best ideals.
26. Write a handwritten thank you note to a customer/friend/loved one every day.
27. When you travel, send love letters to your kids on hotel stationary. In time, they'll have a rich collection to remember your travels by.
28. Read "Atlas Shrugged".
29. Be a problem solver versus a trouble maker.
30. Rather than doing many things at mediocrity do just a few things-but at mastery.
31. Honor your parents.
32. Commit to doing great work-whether anyone notices it or not. It's one of life's best sources of happiness.
33. Give more than you receive (another of the truths of happiness).
34. Have your 1/3/5/10/25 years goals recorded on paper and review them weekly.
35. Be patient. Slow and steady wins the race. The only reason businesses that went from zero to a billion in a year or two get featured in magazines is because 99% of businesses require a lot more time to win.
36. Underpromise and then overdeliver.
37. See part of your job as "a developer of people" (whether you work in the boardroom or the mailroom).
38. Wear your heart on your sleeve. When people see you're real, they'll fall in love with you.
39. Be authentic versus plastic.
40. Read "The Alchemist".
41. Remember that life wants you to win. So get out of your own way.
42. Consider that behind every fear lives your next level of growth (and power).
43. Eat less food.
44. Drink more water.
45. Rest when you need to.
46. Read "SUCCESS" magazine.
47. Write your eulogy and then live your life backwards.
48. Demand the best from yourself.
49. Remember that the more you go to your limits, the more your limits will expand.
50. See everything that happens to you as an opportunity to grow (and therefore, as a precious gift).
51. Be obsessed with learning and self-development.
52. Become comfortable alone (you are the only person you get to be with your whole life).
53. Smile. It's a stunningly effective way to win in business and life.
54. Reflect on the shortness of life.
55. Be bold when it comes to your dreams but gentle with those you love.
56. Remember that success is dangerous because it can kill drive/innovation/passion and going the extra mile. Be successful yet stay hungry.
57. Read "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin".
58. Be of deep value to this world.
59. Own beautiful things but don't let them own you.
60. Use excellent words.
61. Laugh more.
62. Don't complain, gossip or be negative.
63. Plan as if you'll live forever but live as if you'll die tomorrow.
64. Feel free to pass these lessons on to those you want to help.
2. Get fit like a pro athlete.
3. Lift people up versus tearing people down.
4. Protect your good name. An impeccable reputation takes a lifetime to build. And 60 seconds to lose.
5. Surround yourself with positive, ethical people who are committed to excellence.
6. Remember that even a 1% daily innovation rate amounts to at least a 100% rate of innovation in 100 days.
7. Believe in your dreams (even when others laugh at them).
8. Measure your success, not by your net worth but by your self worth (and how happy you feel).
9. Take an intelligent risk every 24 hours. No try-No Win.
10. Read "Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist".
11. Watch "Man on Wire".
12. Regardless of your title at work, be a team builder.
13. Remember that business is all about relationships and human connections.
14. Say "please" more.
15. Say "thank you" more.
16. Know your Big 5: the five things that need to happen by the end of this year for you to feel its been your best year yet.
17. Read your Big 5 every morning while the rest of the world is asleep.
18. Read "As You Think". At least twice this year.
19. Be willing to fail. It's the price of greatness.
20. Focus less on making money and more on creating value.
21. Spend less, save more.
22. Leave everything you touch better than you found it.
23. Be the most positive person in every room you're in.
24. Run your own race.
25. Stay true to your deepest values and best ideals.
26. Write a handwritten thank you note to a customer/friend/loved one every day.
27. When you travel, send love letters to your kids on hotel stationary. In time, they'll have a rich collection to remember your travels by.
28. Read "Atlas Shrugged".
29. Be a problem solver versus a trouble maker.
30. Rather than doing many things at mediocrity do just a few things-but at mastery.
31. Honor your parents.
32. Commit to doing great work-whether anyone notices it or not. It's one of life's best sources of happiness.
33. Give more than you receive (another of the truths of happiness).
34. Have your 1/3/5/10/25 years goals recorded on paper and review them weekly.
35. Be patient. Slow and steady wins the race. The only reason businesses that went from zero to a billion in a year or two get featured in magazines is because 99% of businesses require a lot more time to win.
36. Underpromise and then overdeliver.
37. See part of your job as "a developer of people" (whether you work in the boardroom or the mailroom).
38. Wear your heart on your sleeve. When people see you're real, they'll fall in love with you.
39. Be authentic versus plastic.
40. Read "The Alchemist".
41. Remember that life wants you to win. So get out of your own way.
42. Consider that behind every fear lives your next level of growth (and power).
43. Eat less food.
44. Drink more water.
45. Rest when you need to.
46. Read "SUCCESS" magazine.
47. Write your eulogy and then live your life backwards.
48. Demand the best from yourself.
49. Remember that the more you go to your limits, the more your limits will expand.
50. See everything that happens to you as an opportunity to grow (and therefore, as a precious gift).
51. Be obsessed with learning and self-development.
52. Become comfortable alone (you are the only person you get to be with your whole life).
53. Smile. It's a stunningly effective way to win in business and life.
54. Reflect on the shortness of life.
55. Be bold when it comes to your dreams but gentle with those you love.
56. Remember that success is dangerous because it can kill drive/innovation/passion and going the extra mile. Be successful yet stay hungry.
57. Read "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin".
58. Be of deep value to this world.
59. Own beautiful things but don't let them own you.
60. Use excellent words.
61. Laugh more.
62. Don't complain, gossip or be negative.
63. Plan as if you'll live forever but live as if you'll die tomorrow.
64. Feel free to pass these lessons on to those you want to help.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
What is really important in the Relationship
I got this link discussing what is essential to observe in a relationship. I guess it is really valid in a real life so I am posting it here.
1. You tell him things you don't tell anyone else.
2. You let her see you in moments of weakness. She should be a comfort during tough times, not a burden. 6 Ways To Be Extra-Supportive
3. You respect him. You don't want to change the essence of who he is. There may be stuff that irritates you in everyday life but you like him, plain and simple.
4. You want him to meet your parents. You feel proud of him and you want to show him off.
5. You can imagine a future together.
6. You're not afraid to disagree with him. You know that even if you fight, he'll listen to you. He takes you seriously, even when he thinks you're wrong.
7. You want to work out your major differences.
8. You laugh together.
9. You're incredibly, utterly, surprisingly attracted to her.
10. It's OK to be quiet around her. You don't feel like you have to fill the space between you with chatter or other interaction.
11. You feel like yourself around him. You don't feel like you have to edit your thoughts; you're not self-conscious or anxious.
12. You need him the right amount.
13. You don't feel too jealous. You let each other have your own lives and hobbies.
14. You feel like she makes you a better person.
15. She just gets you. You feel like she understands some essential part of you that you can't explain or articulate.
1. You tell him things you don't tell anyone else.
2. You let her see you in moments of weakness. She should be a comfort during tough times, not a burden. 6 Ways To Be Extra-Supportive
3. You respect him. You don't want to change the essence of who he is. There may be stuff that irritates you in everyday life but you like him, plain and simple.
4. You want him to meet your parents. You feel proud of him and you want to show him off.
5. You can imagine a future together.
6. You're not afraid to disagree with him. You know that even if you fight, he'll listen to you. He takes you seriously, even when he thinks you're wrong.
7. You want to work out your major differences.
8. You laugh together.
9. You're incredibly, utterly, surprisingly attracted to her.
10. It's OK to be quiet around her. You don't feel like you have to fill the space between you with chatter or other interaction.
11. You feel like yourself around him. You don't feel like you have to edit your thoughts; you're not self-conscious or anxious.
12. You need him the right amount.
13. You don't feel too jealous. You let each other have your own lives and hobbies.
14. You feel like she makes you a better person.
15. She just gets you. You feel like she understands some essential part of you that you can't explain or articulate.
Monday, November 30, 2009
What Men Say ... What Men Mean
Historically we know that men and women both think in a very different way. And always there are jokes about what men think when they say something, the same works for women.
This time the fun is aimed at men and their way of seeing things in their minds. This is the list I got from this link: http://www.ajokes.com/jokes/2403.html.
"I'm going fishing."
Really means... "I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety."
"Let's take your car."
Really means.... "Mine is full of beer cans, burger wrappers and completely out of gas."
"Woman driver."
Really means.... "Someone who doesn't speed, tailgate, swear, make obscene gestures and has a better driving record than me."
"I don't care what color you paint the kitchen."
Really means.... "As long as it's not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color besides white."
"It's a guy thing."
Really means.... "There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."
"Can I help with dinner?"
Really means.... "Why isn't it already on the table?"
"Uh huh," "Sure, honey," or "Yes, dear."
Really mean.... Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response like Pavlov's dog drooling.
"Good idea."
Really means.... "It'll never work. And I'll spend the rest of the day gloating."
"Have you lost weight?"
Really means.... "I've just spent our last $30 on a cordless drill."
"My wife doesn't understand me."
Really means.... "She's heard all my stories before, and is tired of them."
"It would take too long to explain."
Really means.... "I have no idea how it works."
"I'm getting more exercise lately."
Really means.... "The batteries in the remote are dead."
"I got a lot done."
Really means.... "I found 'Waldo' in almost every picture."
"We're going to be late."
Really means.... "Now I have a legitimate excuse to drive like a maniac."
"Hey, I've read all the classics."
Really means.... "I've been subscribing to Playboy since 1972."
"You cook just like my mother used to."
Really means.... "She used the smoke detector as a meal timer, too."
"I was listening to you. It's just that I have things on my mind."
Really means.... "I was wondering if that red-head over there is wearing a bra."
"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard."
Really means.... "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."
"That's interesting, dear."
Really means.... "Are you still talking?"
"Honey, we don't need material things to prove our love."
Really means.... "I forgot our anniversary again."
"You expect too much of me."
Really means.... "You want me to stay awake."
"It's a really good movie."
Really means.... "It's got guns, knives, fast cars, and Heather Locklear."
"That's women's work."
Really means.... "It's difficult, dirty, and thankless."
"Will you marry me?"
Really means.... "Both my roommates have moved out, I can't find the washer, and there is no more peanut butter."
"You know how bad my memory is."
Really means.... "I remember the theme song to 'F Troop', the address of the first girl I ever kissed and the Vehicle Identification Numbers of every car I've ever owned, but I forgot your birthday."
"I was just thinking about you, and got you these roses."
Really means.... "The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe."
"Football is a man's game."
Really means.... "Women are generally too smart to play it."
"Oh, don't fuss. I just cut myself, it's no big deal."
Really means.... "I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit I'm hurt."
"I do help around the house."
Really means.... "I once put a dirty towel in the laundry basket."
"Hey, I've got my reasons for what I'm doing."
Really means.... "And I sure hope I think of some pretty soon."
"I can't find it."
Really means.... "It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."
"But I hate to go shopping."
Really means.... "Because I always wind up outside the dressing room holding your purse."
"I'm going to stop off for a quick one with the guys."
Really means.... "I am planning on drinking myself into a vegetative stupor with my chest pounding, mouth breathing, pre-evolutionary companions."
"I heard you."
Really means.... "I haven't the foggiest clue what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake it well enough so that you don't spend the next 3 days yelling at me."
"You know I could never love anyone else."
Really means.... "I am used to the way you yell at me, and realize it could be worse."
"You look terrific."
Really means.... "Oh, God, please don't try on one more outfit. I'm starving."
"I brought you a present."
Really means.... "It was free ice scraper night at the ball game."
"I missed you."
Really means.... "I can't find my sock drawer, the kids are hungry and we are out of toilet paper."
"I'm not lost. I know exactly where we are."
Really means.... "No one will ever see us alive again."
"We share the housework."
Really means.... "I make the messes, she cleans them up."
"This relationship is getting too serious."
Really means.... "I like you more than my truck."
"I recycle."
Really means.... "We could pay the rent with the money from my empties."
"Of course I like it, honey, you look beautiful."
Really means.... "Oh, man, what have you done to yourself?"
"It sure snowed last night."
Really means.... "I suppose you're going to nag me about shoveling the walk now."
"It's good beer."
Really means.... "It was on sale."
"I don't need to read the instructions."
Really means...."I am perfectly capable of screwing it up without printed help."
"I'll fix the garbage disposal later."
Really means...."If I wait long enough you'll get frustrated and buy a new one."
"I'll take you to a fancy restaurant."
Really means...."Someplace that doesn't have a drive-thru window."
"I broke up with her."
Really means.... "She dumped me."
This time the fun is aimed at men and their way of seeing things in their minds. This is the list I got from this link: http://www.ajokes.com/jokes/2403.html.
"I'm going fishing."
Really means... "I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety."
"Let's take your car."
Really means.... "Mine is full of beer cans, burger wrappers and completely out of gas."
"Woman driver."
Really means.... "Someone who doesn't speed, tailgate, swear, make obscene gestures and has a better driving record than me."
"I don't care what color you paint the kitchen."
Really means.... "As long as it's not blue, green, pink, red, yellow, lavender, gray, mauve, black, turquoise or any other color besides white."
"It's a guy thing."
Really means.... "There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."
"Can I help with dinner?"
Really means.... "Why isn't it already on the table?"
"Uh huh," "Sure, honey," or "Yes, dear."
Really mean.... Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response like Pavlov's dog drooling.
"Good idea."
Really means.... "It'll never work. And I'll spend the rest of the day gloating."
"Have you lost weight?"
Really means.... "I've just spent our last $30 on a cordless drill."
"My wife doesn't understand me."
Really means.... "She's heard all my stories before, and is tired of them."
"It would take too long to explain."
Really means.... "I have no idea how it works."
"I'm getting more exercise lately."
Really means.... "The batteries in the remote are dead."
"I got a lot done."
Really means.... "I found 'Waldo' in almost every picture."
"We're going to be late."
Really means.... "Now I have a legitimate excuse to drive like a maniac."
"Hey, I've read all the classics."
Really means.... "I've been subscribing to Playboy since 1972."
"You cook just like my mother used to."
Really means.... "She used the smoke detector as a meal timer, too."
"I was listening to you. It's just that I have things on my mind."
Really means.... "I was wondering if that red-head over there is wearing a bra."
"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard."
Really means.... "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."
"That's interesting, dear."
Really means.... "Are you still talking?"
"Honey, we don't need material things to prove our love."
Really means.... "I forgot our anniversary again."
"You expect too much of me."
Really means.... "You want me to stay awake."
"It's a really good movie."
Really means.... "It's got guns, knives, fast cars, and Heather Locklear."
"That's women's work."
Really means.... "It's difficult, dirty, and thankless."
"Will you marry me?"
Really means.... "Both my roommates have moved out, I can't find the washer, and there is no more peanut butter."
"You know how bad my memory is."
Really means.... "I remember the theme song to 'F Troop', the address of the first girl I ever kissed and the Vehicle Identification Numbers of every car I've ever owned, but I forgot your birthday."
"I was just thinking about you, and got you these roses."
Really means.... "The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe."
"Football is a man's game."
Really means.... "Women are generally too smart to play it."
"Oh, don't fuss. I just cut myself, it's no big deal."
Really means.... "I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit I'm hurt."
"I do help around the house."
Really means.... "I once put a dirty towel in the laundry basket."
"Hey, I've got my reasons for what I'm doing."
Really means.... "And I sure hope I think of some pretty soon."
"I can't find it."
Really means.... "It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."
"But I hate to go shopping."
Really means.... "Because I always wind up outside the dressing room holding your purse."
"I'm going to stop off for a quick one with the guys."
Really means.... "I am planning on drinking myself into a vegetative stupor with my chest pounding, mouth breathing, pre-evolutionary companions."
"I heard you."
Really means.... "I haven't the foggiest clue what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake it well enough so that you don't spend the next 3 days yelling at me."
"You know I could never love anyone else."
Really means.... "I am used to the way you yell at me, and realize it could be worse."
"You look terrific."
Really means.... "Oh, God, please don't try on one more outfit. I'm starving."
"I brought you a present."
Really means.... "It was free ice scraper night at the ball game."
"I missed you."
Really means.... "I can't find my sock drawer, the kids are hungry and we are out of toilet paper."
"I'm not lost. I know exactly where we are."
Really means.... "No one will ever see us alive again."
"We share the housework."
Really means.... "I make the messes, she cleans them up."
"This relationship is getting too serious."
Really means.... "I like you more than my truck."
"I recycle."
Really means.... "We could pay the rent with the money from my empties."
"Of course I like it, honey, you look beautiful."
Really means.... "Oh, man, what have you done to yourself?"
"It sure snowed last night."
Really means.... "I suppose you're going to nag me about shoveling the walk now."
"It's good beer."
Really means.... "It was on sale."
"I don't need to read the instructions."
Really means...."I am perfectly capable of screwing it up without printed help."
"I'll fix the garbage disposal later."
Really means...."If I wait long enough you'll get frustrated and buy a new one."
"I'll take you to a fancy restaurant."
Really means...."Someplace that doesn't have a drive-thru window."
"I broke up with her."
Really means.... "She dumped me."
Monday, November 2, 2009
Charles Schultz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the text straight through - you'll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are not second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.
Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life.
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." (Charles Schultz)
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are not second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.
Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life.
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." (Charles Schultz)
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