Finally, Martin Luther King Junior said that, in life, if it falls ever your lot to be a street sweeper, you must sweep streets so well, in fact you must sweep streets like Beethoven composed music. Sweep streets, he said, like Shakespeare wrote poetry, sweep streets like Raphael painted pictures, sweep streets so well that [...]
“The central event of the twentieth century is the overthrow of matter. …The powers of the mind are everywhere ascendant over the brute force of things.”
– George Gilder
Those of us who use the Internet are challenged with spam, viruses and worms. What meaning can we find in these culprits?
It helps to remember that the cause [...]
Smile : A smile is a quintessential element in creating a good rapport with the other person and also creates exuberance in the environment.
Be a good listener: Nothing gives more pleasure to people other than an ear that listens. People like someone who cares and listens. You can not only know that person better but [...]
i did not intend my first Carpe Manna post to be a rant …
But Obama winning the Nobel Prize about 9 months into his presidency based on the “hope” and “vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons” and the “more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges” …….
Ahem .. Whatever happened [...]
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Doing the work that you love
Arvind Passey
When Oscar Wilde wrote: ‘The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one,’ what he meant was the degree of involvement and passion that [...]
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.
You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 telling them to sit down and shut-up.
Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like clearing the drive before it has stopped snowing
Give your children these two things. One is roots, the [...]
Be thankful for your problems; if they were less difficult, someone with less ability would have your job.
The biggest mistake made by most people is to think they are working for some-one else.
There are no menial jobs, just mean attitudes.
Live every day as if it were your first ~ without prejudice or regret.
There is no [...]
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
Playing to win comes out of inspiration.Playing not to lose comes out of desperation.Play to WIN in life.
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.