Tension

The moment you are in tension,

you will lose your attention. 

This will put you in total confusion 

and you'll feel the irritation 

which might spoil personal relation. 

Ultimately, you won't get cooperation,

which will cause complication.

You'll then need to watch your BP with caution,

and you may have to take medication.

Instead, understand the situation,

try to think of a solution.

Many problems will be solved by discussion,

which will work out better in your profession.

This is not my free suggestion,

it is only for prevention.

If you understand my intention,

you'll never come again to tension!

Unknown

The Truth About Failure

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure...

it does mean you haven't succeeded yet 

Failure doesn't mean you have accomplished nothing...

it does mean you have learned something 

Failure doesn't mean you have been a fool...

it does mean you had a lot of faith

Failure doesn't mean you have been disgraced...

it does mean you were willing to try 

Failure doesn't mean you don't have it...

it does mean you have to do something in a different way 

Failure doesn't mean you are inferior...

it does mean you are not perfect 

Failure doesn't mean you've wasted your life...

it does mean you have a reason to start afresh 

Failure doesn't mean you should give up...

it does mean you should try harder 

Failure doesn't mean you'll never make it...

it does mean it will take a little longer

Failure doesn't mean God has abandoned you...

it does mean God has a better idea!

by Robert Schuller

Anyway

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered

Love them anyway

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives

Do good anyway

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies

Succeed anyway

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable

Be honest and frank anyway

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow

Do good anyway

The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest minds

Think big anyway

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs

Fight for some underdogs anyway

What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight

Build anyway

Give the world the best you have and you get kicked in the teeth

Give the world the best you've got anyway

Reader’s Digest, Dec 1982

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but do not quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Edgar A Guest

The Creed for Optimists

1. Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

2. Promise yourself to talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

3. Promise yourself to make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

4. Promise yourself to look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

5. Promise yourself to think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

6. Promise yourself to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

7. Promise yourself to forget the mistakes of the past and to press on to the greater achievements of the future.

8. Promise yourself to wear a friendly countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

9. Promise yourself to spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others.

10. Promise yourself to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the present of trouble.

by Christian D. Larsen

God's Sunshine

Never once since the world began

Has the sun ever stopped his shining.

His face very often we could not see,

And we grumbled at his inconstancy;

But the clouds were really to blame, not he,

For behind them, he was shining.
And so - behind life's darkest clouds

God's love is always shining.

We veil it at times with our faithless fears,

And darken our sight with our foolish tears,

But in time the atmosphere always clears,

For his love is always shining.

by John Oxenham

Thinking Happiness

Think of the things that make you happy,
Not the things that make you sad;
Think of the fine and true in mankind,
Not its sordid side and bad;
Think of the blessings that surround you,
Not the ones that are denied;
Think of the virtues of your friendships,
Not the weak and faulty side;

Think of the gains you've made in business,
Not the losses you've incurred;
Think of the good of you that's spoken,
Not some cruel, hostile word;
Think of the days of health and pleasure,
Not the days of woe and pain;
Think of the days alive with sunshine,
Not the dismal days of rain;

Think of the hopes that lie before you,
Not the waste that lies behind;
Think of the treasures you have gathered,
Not the ones you've failed to find;
Think of the service you may render,
Not of serving self alone;
Think of the happiness of others,
And in this you'll find your own!

by Robert E. Farley