What have You Learned Lately?

[KristinLavransdatr]

Finally, i realized what God means when He says "Wait."

 

He means, just go out and play. Don't cry when you stumble. Should your knees bleed go to the faucet and wash them clean. Oh, well, you may cry a little, but don't holler and curse the Heavens.

 

Don't fidget. Don't worry. I am cooking a great dinner for you.

 

And boy! Thank God, I have waited.

 

[Guest myra]

too much love can make you paranoid

[naked_angel]

... everything could just be lip service

[Macy]

On Good and Evil

Kahlil Gibran

Of the good in you I can speak, but not of the evil.

For what is evil but good tortured by its own hunger and thirst?

Verily when good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it thirsts it drinks even of dead waters.

 

You are good when you are one with yourself.

Yet when you are not one with yourself you are not evil.

For a divided house is not a den of thieves; it is only a divided house.

And a ship without rudder may wander aimlessly among perilous isles yet sink not to the bottom.

 

You are good when you strive to give of yourself.

Yet you are not evil when you seek gain for yourself.

For when you strive for gain you are but a root that clings to the earth and sucks at her breast.

Surely the fruit cannot say to the root, "Be like me, ripe and full and ever giving of your abundance."

For to the fruit giving is a need, as receiving is a need to the root.

 

You are good when you are fully awake in your speech,

Yet you are not evil when you sleep while your tongue staggers without purpose.

And even stumbling speech may strengthen a weak tongue.

 

You are good when you walk to your goal firmly and with bold steps.

Yet you are not evil when you go thither limping.

Even those who limp go not backward. But you who are strong and swift, see that you do not limp before the lame, deeming it kindness.

 

You are good in countless ways, and you are not evil when you are not good,

You are only loitering and sluggard.

Pity that the stags cannot teach swiftness to the turtles.

 

In your longing for your giant self lies your goodness: and that longing is in all of you.

But in some of you that longing is a torrent rushing with might to the sea, carrying the secrets of the hillsides and the songs of the forest.

And in others it is a flat stream that loses itself in angles and bends and lingers before it reaches the shore.

But let not him who longs much say to him who longs little, "Wherefore are you slow and halting?"

For the truly good ask not the naked, "Where is your garment?" nor the houseless, "What has befallen your house?"

[naked_angel]

I've learned that I don't need to compromise myself, what's left of my values and my happiness in the name of friendship

[Guest kizmet]

Whether you think you can, or can't.. you're right!... But it is good to have an "I CAN" attitude, then pursue excellence with all your ability...

[Z]

Get on the right path and trust in the process....

[Macy]

It's All In The State Of Mind

Anonymous

 

If you think you are beaten, you are;

if you think you dare not, you don't;

if you'd like to win, but you think you can't

it's almost a cinch you won't.

 

If you think you'll lose, you've lost;

for out in the world we find

success begins with a fellow's will~

it's all in the state of mind.

 

If you think you are outclassed, you are;

you've got to think high to rise.

You've just got to be sure of yourself

before you can win the prize.

 

Life's battles don't always go

to the stronger or faster man,

but sooner or later the one who wins

is the fellow who thinks he can.

[naked_angel]

i have learned that deleting text messages i considered precious (but found out were only lip service) could be so LIBERATING

[Harts]

i've learned what OPRAH said is true,

 

YOU CANT HAVE IT ALL, BUT YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

 

lately, my life's been really rough sailing too many bad things been happening to me all at once. when it rains it really pours

 

how i wish things will come 2 pass..

 

Finally, a controversial word of advice: Once in a while, take risks. I am not talking about gambling, doing things on a whim, or performing anything illegal. I mean taking "the road less traveled."

Taking risks always involves a lot of sacrifice. (You will know you made the right decision, when you pick the harder choice and your heart is at peace.) But as the hottest fires forge the strongest steel, hardships develop character.

 

I am keeping these things in mind when i begin with my own personal quest.

As someone dear once told me, "There are treasures that await you. Listen to your heart and pray to God. And if something is meant for you, then the universe will conspire to make it possible"

 

life is great, and so are we :mtc:

[Wyld]

i got this in an email from a friend... i think this is quite fitting since we interact in a message board...

 

 

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to be held in high esteem because of his knowledge. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopherand said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

 

"Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I`d likeyou to pass a little test. It`s called the Triple Filter Test."

 

"Triple filter?"

 

"That`s right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you`re going to say.

 

That`s why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth.

 

Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

 

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

 

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don`t really know if it`s true or not. Now let`s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

 

"No, on the contrary..."

 

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you`re not certain it`s true. You may still pass the test though, because there`s one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

 

"No, not really."

 

"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

 

This is why Socrates was a great philosopher & held in such high esteem.

 

Friends, use this triple filter each time you hear loose talk about any of your friends.

 

We teach little by what we say; we teach more by what we do; we teach most by what we are . .

Edited July 30, 2004 by WyldChik

[ayatolah]

with great powers,comes great responsibility...hehehe

 

maybe i cant do what you can...but laso i can do what you cannot...(tama ba grammar?hehehe)

[Macy]

THE 48 LAWS OF POWER

 

LAW 1) Never outshine the master.

LAW 2) Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies.

LAW 3) Conceal your intentions.

LAW 4) Always say less than necessary.

LAW 5) So much depends on reputation - guard it with your life.

LAW 6) Court attention at all cost.

LAW 7) Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit.

LAW 8) Make other people come to you - use bait if necessary.

LAW 9) Win through your actions, never through argument.

LAW 10) Infection: avoid the unhappy and unlucky.

LAW 11) Learn to keep people dependent on you.

LAW 12) Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim.

LAW 13) When asking for help, appeal to people's self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude.

LAW 14) Pose as a friend, work as a spy.

LAW 15) Crush your enemy totally.

LAW 16) Use absence to increase respect and honor.

LAW 17) Keep others in suspended terror: cultivate an air of unpredictability.

LAW 18) Do not build fortresses to protect yourself- isolation is dangerous.

LAW 19) Know who you are dealing with - do not offend the wrong person.

LAW 20) Do not commit to anyone.

LAW 21) Play a sucker to catch a sucker - seem dumber than your mark.

LAW 22) Use the surrender tactic: transform weakness into power.

LAW 23) Concentrate your forces.

LAW 24) Play the perfect courtier.

LAW 25) Re-create yourself.

LAW 26) Keep your hands clean.

LAW 27) Play on people's need to believe to create a cultlike following.

LAW 28) Enter action with boldness.

LAW 29) Plan all the way to the end.

LAW 30) Make your accomplishments seem effortless.

LAW 31) Control the options --- get others to play with the cards you deal.

LAW 32) Play to people's fantasies.

LAW 33) Discover each man's thumbscrew.

LAW 34) Be royal in your own fashion:act like a king to be treated like one.

LAW 35) Master the art of timing.

LAW 36) Disdain things you cannot have: ignoring them is the best revenge.

LAW 37) Create compelling spectacles.

LAW 38) Think as you like but behave like others.

LAW 39) Stir up waters to catch fish.

LAW 40) Despise the free lunch.

LAW 41) Avoid stepping into a great man's shoes.

LAW 42) Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter

LAW 43) Work on the hearts and minds of others.

LAW 44) Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect.

LAW 45) Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once.

LAW 46) Never appear too perfect.

LAW 47) Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop.

LAW 48) Assume formlessness.

[freakish]

lately i've learned that when you rebuild a bridge you gain knowledge.

 

What you didn't know in the past, and finally had the chance to be aware of it now can actually free you.

[batang_yakult]

I learned that I have so many things to be thankful for and i am such an ingrate for quite some time.

 

one of the things that i learned from oprah.. you can never have enough if you want more.. not exactly what she dsaid but almost like that na.