freedom

Even as a tortoise draws in its limbs, the wise can draw in their senses at will.

Bhagwad Gita 2:58

I have set before you life and death; choose life, that you and your offspring may live.

Deuteronomy 30:19

It's so hard when i have to, and so easy when i want to.

Annie Gottlier

The immoral man has chosen one pole, the negative pole; the moral man has chosen another pole, the positive pole - and the religious person lives in choicelessness.

Osho

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now.

Zig Ziglar

You and i are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices.

Deepak Chopra

Republic Day India

Republic Day 26th January Celebrations

Although India obtained its independence on 15 August 1947, it did not yet have a permanent constitution; instead, its laws were based on the modified colonial Government of India Act 1935, and the country was a Dominion, with George VI as head of state and Earl Mountbatten as Governor General. On 28 August 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed to draft a permanent constitution, with Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar as chairman. While India'sIndependence Day celebrates its freedom from British Rule, the Republic Day celebrates the coming into force of its constitution.

A draft constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the Assembly on 4 November 1947. The Assembly met, in sessions open to public, for 166 days, spread over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days before adopting the Constitution. After many deliberations and some modifications, the 308 members of the Assembly signed two hand-written copies of the document (one each in Hindi and English) on 24 January 1950. Two days later, the Constitution of India became the law of all the Indian lands. The Constitution of India was passed on 26 November 1949, 10.18 AM IST, but it came into effect completely only on 26 January 1950. Following elections on 21 January 1950, Rajendra Prasad was elected as the president of India. The Indian National Congress and other parties had been celebrating 26 January as a symbol of Independence, even before India actually became independent. Thus, applying the constitution on 26 January, to mark and respect 26 January and the freedom struggle and the freedom fighters.

The amending mechanism was lauded even at the time of introduction by Ambedkar in the following words: "We can therefore safely say that the Indian federation will not suffer from the faults of rigidity or legalism. Its distinguished feature is that it is a flexible federation.

"The three mechanisms of the system derived by the Assembly, contrary to the predictions, have made the constitution flexible at the same time protected the rights of the states. They have worked better than the amending process in any other country where Federalism and the British Parliamentary system jointly formed the basis of the constitution."

What Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (April 1955 to January 1957), said at the time of the emergence of Indian Republic is relevant in this context. He said, "Of all the experiments in government, which have been attempted since the beginning of time, I believe that the Indian venture into parliamentary government is the most exciting. A vast subcontinent is attempting to apply to its tens and thousands of millions a system of free democracy... It is a brave thing to try to do so. The Indian venture is not a pale imitation of our practice at home, but a magnified and multiplied reproduction on a scale we have never dreamt of. If it succeeds, its influence on Asia is incalculable for good. Whatever the outcome we must honour those who attempt it."

Even more meaningful was the opinion expressed by an American Constitutional authority, Granville Austin, who wrote that what the Indian Constituent Assembly began was "perhaps the greatest political venture since that originated in Philadelphia in 1787."

Austin has also described the Indian Constitution as 'first and foremost a social document.' ... "The majority of India's constitutional provisions are either directly arrived at furthering the aim of social revolution or attempt to foster this revolution by establishing conditions necessary for its achievement."

To mark the importance of the occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the capital, New Delhi, from the Raisina Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan(President's Palace), along the Rajpath, past India Gate . Prior to its commencement, the Prime Minister lays a floral wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, a memorial to unknown soldiers at the India Gate at one end of Rajpath, which is followed by two minutes silence in the memory of unknown soldiers. Thereafter he/she reaches the main dais at Rajpath to join other dignitaries, subsequently the President arrives along with the chief guest of the occasion. First he unfurls the National flag, as the National Anthem is played, and a 21-gun salute is given. Next, important awards like the Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra are given away by the President, before the regiments of Armed Forces start their march past.

The different regiments of the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force march past in all their finery and official decorations. The President of India who is theCommander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, takes the salute. Floats exhibiting the cultures of the various states and regions of India are in the grand parade, which is broadcast nationwide on television and radio. Also part of the parade are children who win the National Bravery Award for the year.^[2] The parade also includes other vibrant displays and floats and traditionally ends with a flypast by the Indian Air Force jets.

Celebrations are also held in state capitals, where the Governor of the state unfurls the national flag. If the Governor of the state is unwell, or is unavailable for some reason, the Chief Minister of the state assumes the honour of unfurling the National Flag of India.

Today, the Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the country and especially in the capital, New Delhi where the celebrations start with the Presidential address to the nation. The beginning of the occasion is always a solemn reminder of the sacrifice of the martyrs who died for the country in the freedom movement and the succeeding wars for the defence of sovereignty of their country. Then, the President comes forward to award the medals of bravery to the people from the armed forces for their exceptional courage in the field and also the civilians, who have distinguished themselves by their different acts of valour in different situations.

To mark the importance of this occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the capital, from the Rajghat, along the Vijaypath. The different regiments of the army, the Navy and the Air force march past in all their finery and official decorations even the horses of the cavalry are attractively caparisoned to suit the occasion. The crème of N. C. C. cadets, selected from all over the country consider it an honour to participate in this event, as do the school children from various schools in the capital. They spend many days preparing for the event and no expense is spared to see that every detail is taken care of, from their practice for the drills, the essential props and their uniforms.

The parade is followed by a pageant of spectacular displays from the different states of the country. These moving exhibits depict scenes of activities of people in those states and the music and songs of that particular state accompany each display. Each display brings out the diversity and richness of the culture of India and the whole show lends a festive air to the occasion. The parade and the ensuing pageantry is telecast by the National Television and is watched by millions of viewers in every corner of the country.

The patriotic fervor of the people on this day brings the whole country together even in her essential diversity. Every part of the country is represented in occasion, which makes the Republic Day the most popular of all the national holidays of India.

When the self is the friend of the Self

Best Collection of Quotes

When the self is the friend of the Self, it is its greatest friend. But when the self is the enemy of the Self, it is its greatest enemy.

Bhagavad Gita 6:5 *

A person's apparent friends are actually the enemies of his highest interests.

Swami Kriyananda *

Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has turned against me.

Psalm 41:9 *

Friendship can turn into enmity, and enmity can become friendship. You all know that happiness can turn into sadness, and sadness can change into happiness. Although they are polar opposites, they are almost like twins, very close. Just a slight change in circumstances and one disappears...

Osho *

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

Gautama Buddha

Quotes on Life Love one another and help others

Quotes on Life

Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.

Sathya Sai Baba

Before healing others, heal yourself.

Lao Tzu

Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.

Gautama Buddha

If i find a green meadow splashed with daisies and sit down beside a clear-running brook, i have found medicine. It soothes my hurts as well as when i sat in my mother's lap in infancy, because the Earth really is my mother, and the green meadow is her lap.

Deepak Chopra

I've experienced several different healing methodologies over the years - counselling, self-help seminars, and i've read a lot - but none of them will work unless you really want to heal.

Lindsay Wagner

Sweet Thoughts

Serenity, simplicity, gravity, self-control and purity of thought are the austerities of the mind.

Bhagavad Gita 17:16

Simplicity is the nature of great souls.

Guru Ramdas

Simplicity is not to be found; it does not lie as a choice between the essential and the non-essential. It comes into being when the mind is not caught in speculations, conclusions, beliefs, ideations. Such a free mind only can find truth. Such a mind alone can receive that which is immeasurable, which is unnameable; and that is simplicity.

J Krishnamurti

If one's life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness.

The XIV Dalai Lama

Manifest plainness,

Embrace simplicity,

Reduce selfishness,

Have few desires.

Lao-Tzu

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Christmas is not over yet

You are the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree is pointing upwards and its branches grow on all sides. It is orderly. At the time of year when no tree bears anything, it has many gifts to offer. And it is green throughout the year. A Christmas tree bears the gifts and the lights not for itself. All the gifts you are carrying in your life are for others. Anyone who comes to you, you offer them your gifts.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Christmas gift sugges-tions: To your enemy, forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to a customer, service; to all, charity; to every child, a good example and to yourself, respect.

Oren Arnold

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A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

Benjamin Franklin

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Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.

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Norman W Brooks

Kindness The Essence of Living

Kindness Quotes and Inspiring Quotes

Deeds of kindness are equal in weight to all the commandments.

Talmud

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When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

The Dalai Lama

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At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received or how much money we have made... We will be judged by 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat, i was naked and you clothed me, i was homeless and you took me in.'

Mother Teresa

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The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: If i stop to help this man, what will happen to me? But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: If i do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?

Martin Luther King Jr

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For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

Audrey Hepburn

Quotes,Sayings And Short Poems By Greg Neal

A negative thinker finds no positive roads.
- Greg Neal-



A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for don't be afraid of the storm learn to sail your ship .
-Greg Neal-



Money and the devil are the same. They both have no real value to help others in life.
-Greg Neal-

When your rude and pointing your finger at someone. Remember you have three pointing back at you.
-Greg Neal-



The best love one can have in life is balanced by equality, loyalty and faith in God.
-Greg Neal-



Some find it easy to prey on good people. The instincts of good always see's the evil within.
-Greg Neal-



Love is action of one's character. Life is character of one's actions.
-Greg Neal-



Each day you are giving. Be nice to everyone that's living.
-Greg Neal-



We are not strong enough to lift a house. But we can lift our family above the daily struggles of life. Give it your all and ask little. You are a treasure, those who see your value will reap it's rewards
-Greg Neal-



Life is a puzzle to God. When God puts the last piece in place we will live as one and never be apart.
-Greg Neal-



Dear world, I opened my eye's this morning you are still here. For your gift I'll rise from my bed, walk high with my head. My hope of this day is to give all the love i can. Help others who need it, find ones who are lost and show them the way. I shall seek the answers to all my questions. But most important of this day. I'll live my life in my special way.
-Greg Neal-



Life may rain heartache and misery but within God your umbrella of shelter awaits you.
-Greg Neal-



The joy you bring to yourself and others each day is through positive thinking.
-Greg Neal-



My daughter wrote these:

All people in this world make mistakes. But nobody should make the mistake by misjudging God. -Erica Neal- 8 years old



People in this world are always thinking that they are so ugly. But sometimes you just got to stick with who your are . Then the realization of your true beauty shines.
-Erica Neal- 8 years old



Dragonflies are in this world because they are beautiful. Everyone has an opinion on everything but to God everything is beautiful.
-Erica Neal- 8 years old









A relationship is an open book of hopes ,ideas and dreams. It will not work if your not on the same page. -Greg Neal-



The meaning of life is to appreciate it. If we lived forever we would never appreciate it. This is the lesson God teaches each of us. The only way to appreciate life is to die. Sad way to learn a lessen but a good way to learn the value of what God has set forth for all humankind. Life may be short but its appreciation will forever live
-Greg Neal-



The secret to life is a positive attitude. Every negative attitude is a step backwards in life. -Greg Neal-



The one who walks the path with patience finds a new road.
-Greg Neal-



Even though at times through life we don't use good judgment towards each other. One thing we will never misjudge is our love for our planet. The earth is life's birth show the planet your worth. -Greg Neal-



Questioning, Yelling and screaming at everyone in life will not help you solve anything. Standing in front of the nearest mirror will. Sometimes you just have to look at yourself to hear the answers.
-Greg Neal-



No matter the crime it will get to you in time. Be divine and honor your mind.
-Greg Neal-



The bond within your inner self and the outer world is at war. You have to conquer and divide to win it.
-Greg Neal-



Your destiny is defined by your pursuit for it.
-Greg Neal-



Only a fool would think life comes with no instructions. Fight truth decay Read the bible daily. -Greg Neal-



The one who loves you shows you. The one who shares with you cares for you. The one who uses you abuses you. The one who hurts you loses you.
-Greg Neal-



If you cant see the truth you cant be the truth. The truth is out there but the lies are in your head.
-Greg Neal-



Soft spoken words pulsate thunder in the heart.
-Greg Neal-



People make the difference in this world. As we live we gather the story to tell to God from the first of us to the last living one. Of all the good things in this world people will be remembered as it's best.
-Greg Neal-



What is life? However you define it truthfully.
-Greg Neal-



The greatest teacher one can know in life is yourself.
-Greg Neal-



Okay hate, greed, procrastinating, mountain's and pit falls MOVE OUT OF MY WAY!!!! NOW!!!!!!
-Greg Neal-



Take pride in the world you'll gain everything. Take pride in yourself you'll gain nothing. If your not willing to to take pride in the world your just going in circles here. A world we take pride in, gives back more than it takes
-Greg Neal-



Each day without hope should be the devils worries not yours. In god there are rewards, no matter how hopeless you are in life.
-Greg Neal-



Before the garden of life withers, enjoy it's beauty and harvest everything you desire.
-Greg Neal-



The most precious gift in life is another day to open it.
-Greg Neal-



When you feel regret ,forever it changes you. The only way to change it is another chance. You only get one chance in life. If you risk everything you gain nothing. If you risk nothing you gain everything. Careful what you are willing to risk in life. Cause another chance never comes to most in life
-Greg Neal-



We are the people who are shaping a better world for the next generation to live in. Peace and prosperity are the treasured gift's we pass to our children.
-Greg Neal-



Believe in what you can do, read what you dont know, speak what you feel. Seek your purpose in life with honor,truth and love on your journey through life.
-Greg Neal-



Today may be your last. Say today what tomorrow may never hear.
-Greg Neal-



The best part of each day is proclaiming its beauty to God. The moments you give thanks to God. You become a bloom in God's garden and God then see's your beauty in full blossom
-Greg Neal-



Memory is not what you learn in life. It's what you did in life that makes the memory.
-Greg Neal-



Death is not a day to mourn. It is a day to celebrate. It's not the time to think you have lowered your love one. It's a moment in life when you lifted them high in the air and say to God. Here is another family member. We live for your purpose and today we give to you another victory. We shall never fade away in the glory of God's presence.
-Greg Neal-



Why in a perfect life is there so many tears. How many years become nothing but fears. Take not a step but a stand. The comfort of life is God's love is at hand
-Greg Neal-



We long to get away from the injustices, the greed and the violence of this world. In order for this world to be perfect it start's with you, not sinning.
-Greg Neal-



When government is abuse of authority, the idea of submission to a leader does not seem desirable. Being a leader reflects a spirit that is a reassuring safeguard, a light of nations.
-Greg Neal-



Who we are is not who we think. Your only looking from within and that's only half of what you are. The other half is outside influence and that can change you to where you don't know who you are. Only God knows who you are and how you should be
-Greg Neal-



Walking a mile in one's shoes, will not tell you as much as to opening your mind to others opinions. Letting other tell their view puts miles on your shoes. You walk the mile with them when you value others opinions. In life
-Greg Neal-



Something so perfect by Greg Neal...How can something so perfect find me to be worth it. How can your laughter lift me up from disaster. How can your beautiful smile keep me happy as I walk for miles. How can your touch make me feel so much. How can a life with you get any better? Forever we'll live our hearts always together,loving each other forever and ever.
-Greg Neal-



Never apart by Greg Neal. In silence your memory touches my heart. I never feel lost whenever were apart . My life is complete with you in my heart. I want to tell you right from the start. If you love me with all of your heart. I'll stand by your side, till death do we part.
-Greg Neal-



The hardest choice to make in life is commitment. Whether to God, yourself or others, make the choice and live for it. .
Greg Neal-



If destiny is fate. Then worry not what lies ahead. Live in peace with yourself and follow your heart.
-Greg Neal-



Within all of us is a special love. Show kindness to others and special love will spread world wide. -Greg Neal-



The eye's that adore life's beauty receives its purpose. To Amaze and Wonder!
-Greg Neal-





The joy of giving is what helps others start living.
-Greg Neal -



Friendship is two minds that work together to bring understanding to life.
-Greg Neal-



No matter how hopeless it is in life, Remember each day it takes you wanting happiness for yourself to bring hope back into your life
-Greg Neal-



No matter the choice you make the decision. There are no wrong choices in life only wrong decision's. Choose wisely
-Greg Neal-



Believe in what you can do, read what you don't know, speak what you feel. Seek your purpose in life with honor,truth and love on your journey through life.
-Greg Neal-



The best part of each day is proclaiming its beauty to God. The moments you give thanks to God. You become a bloom in his garden and God then see's your beauty in full blossom
-Greg Neal-



Keeping friends in life who don't respect you, only makes yourself a fool. Surround yourself with friends who care about you as much as they care about themselves.
-Greg Neal-



If your thinking blowing up something will help the world. Perhaps you should start with a balloon.
-Greg Neal-



God can make your world, the devil can take your world. Let God give back to you, what the devil steals from you.
-Greg Neal-



The passion is in the kiss that melts your world.
-Greg Neal-



There is no way to silence your inner conscience. Your inner conscience will turn on you, leaving you questioning your own worth in life. The value of who you are is hidden within your inner conscience, the part knowing what is right from wrong. What determines your balance in life is never silencing your inner conscience. There are answers inside of yourself. You just have to listen to whats right in your heart and you'll always have a companion within yourself.
-Greg Neal-



We are the people who are shaping a better world for the next generation to live in. Peace and prosperity are the treasured gift's we pass to our children.
-Greg Neal-



Every moment is special in life. There is your beginning and your end. Those are God's special moments.
-Greg Neal-



-Love for you-by Greg Neal. In my eye's, my world is alive. In my heart my world is not an empty part. In your ears you capture my fears. In your voice my heart rejoices. In your hair your beauty is my breath of fresh air. In my world you're all I live for. Never shall I witness a greater love than I have for you. Lifted up by your spirit, value and love. I am whole. Never part yourself from my soul. Forever is only the beginning of my timeless love I have for you.
-Greg Neal-



A sunset of radiant colors flowing to the end of daylight. A fallen star with its flash and warm glow. A simple glance at the beauty of a rose. In the eye's that adore life's beauty receives its purpose. To Amaze and Wonder!
-Greg Neal-



The far distance in the universe is, where you are and where you been
-Greg Neal



People make the difference in this world. As we live we gather the story to tell to God from the first of us to the last living one. Of all the good things in this world people will be remembered as it's best.
-Greg Neal-



Take pride in the world you'll gain everything. Take pride in yourself you'll gain nothing. If your not willing to to take pride in the world your just going in circles here. A world we take pride in, gives back more than it takes
-Greg Neal-



Are you telling yourself he or she isn't worth it. Maybe this time you will believe it. Don't be afraid. Bring value- loss interest
-Greg Neal



Procrastination gives you an escape from yourself.
-Greg Neal-



You may not have a professional degree, but you are a world class teacher to those you raise. And practicing your profession daily ensures a close family bond forever.
-Greg Neal-



Telling a lie is like emptying all the good in your soul and giving it to the one your lying too
-Greg Neal-



Seeking the approval of others in life. Is living A life in confusion. Approval of oneself needs no audience.
-Greg Neal-



Keeping your troubles inside. Show distance on the outside. Sharing your troubles with others keeps the distance of others out of your life. Life is for us to share with each other, not to withhold from each other
-Greg Neal-



The best love one can have in life is balanced by equality, loyalty and faith in God.
-Greg Neal-



Setting yourself up to be hurt again, you become a reliable victim. Victims who stand in the face of fear will find strength and courage. A power you have for yourself in life is showing others you are NOT a victim. You are to be valued and appreciated in life. There are no other choice's you give others that come into your life.
-Greg Neal-



" A Strong love with total devotion, can and shall make the world perfect."

-Greg Neal-



To remain in a free world. You have to free the world its self.
-Greg Neal-



The hope of a new beginning helps us to realize the ending
-Greg Neal-



No matter how hopeless it is in life, Remember each day it takes you wanting happiness for yourself to bring hope back into your life
-Greg Neal-



Life is a balance of love and friendship. Without the two. There are no successes in life
-Greg Neal-



Holding on to a love that causes heartache can never repair your heart. Love yourself enough to break free
-Greg Neal-



True love is when you realize God's love for you. True love IS God's love.
-Greg Neal-



Who knows what we are capable of understanding in life. Cause the mind never stop's learning what it wants to
-Greg Neal -



Hurt comes from the outside that pain holds on the inside. Tears that flow outward cause pain that deepens inward. Releasing your emotional pain outward, brings healing and comfort inward. -Greg Neal-



Breaking a heart is taking a heart. You can't be as one heart if your holding the other.
- Greg Neal -



The longer you wait to stop. The shorter you have to recover
-Greg Neal-



When life throws you back take advantage of your distance and get a running start.
-Greg Neal-



Happiness is the feeling you get when life gives back more then it takes.
-Greg Neal-



If you meet the the temptation of the devil along your journey. Tell him I'm looking for God thanks but no thanks.
-Greg Neal-



Fate is the place where it is all ready written in the heavens, Pray for your fate God is your writer And you are the book.
-Greg Neal-



Listen, feel, think. Speak ,empower,care.
-Greg Neal-



Problems are not a problem. How you react to them is your problem. Never loss your patience in the face of your problems. Your reward will be the solution to your problem .
-Greg Neal-



What is life?...your one chance to show others how to live.
-Greg Neal-



Never spend time in your life trying to fit in. You were born in life to stand out
-Greg Neal-



Children are a gift from God. What you teach them is your gift to God.
-Greg Neal-



Finding the past in the present opens the door to yourself and how you look at your future
-Greg Neal-





All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The words that we attach to our experiences, become our experience
-Greg Neal-



To one who is afraid, all seems dim. Bravery light's the darkness of fear.
-Greg Neal-





Happiness depends upon ourselves. Look no further than yourself to find happiness.
-Greg Neal-



The words that we attach to our experiences, become our experience
-Greg Neal



Looking to one's past is A path of footsteps. Written in the footsteps are the exploration of life -Greg Neal-



What comes from within radiates outward to the world
-Greg Neal-



We come across new friends every day.Some of them in the course of time turn out to be our special friends.It is difficult to get a true friend but, when you finally have one your world will change for the better.Friends should be genuine at heart and mind.Both members should fulfill the duty of friendship towards each other in order for the bond to strengthen.Only then the value of special friend's will be realized.
-Greg Neal-



In the void of sunshine only then will your inner soul light the darkness that blinds the eye. -Greg Neal-





In the days that past on earth we leave a shadow for the future. Written in our mind is the place where shadows come to life.
-Greg Neal-



For Christina...A Treasure for what the world digs hard for,others works hard for, for what drives humankind to find treasure in life has grace its most pleasurable treasure on earth to me. Christina the most valuable gift lies WITHIN you.Just to be in the presence of you in life precludes any event i ever witnessed in life. It has been achieved through our love and our blessing for each other.I Love You ♥
-Greg Neal-



I pray that God see's the burdens that we all endure for his world he created for us . I pray God forgives all those who have failed to live up to the expectations that have been placed upon us, by Him. In Jesus name AMEN.
-Greg Neal-



No matter how much hate one can carry in life. It can never live in a heart, only in your mouth is where the hate comes from. When love pours in your life it pushes the hate out. Love one another. You never know who needs hate removed from their hearts
-Greg Neal-



Darkness is an emotion expressed through nothing. Your inner light will consume your darkness. Look for your gleam of light in your darkness and light your universe with it
-Greg Neal-



The story of your life is written as you live each day. You cannot walk out on your own story. Believe in yourself cause without your story, we cannot find hope within ourselves
-Greg Neal-



Everyone who takes the first step shows others the path to follow. Everyone's path begins with a desire for the long journey ahead.
-Greg Neal-





A problem is not the problem. How you react to your problem is your problem. When you are faced with a problem control your reaction to your problems. And that may be the only solution you need
-Greg Neal-



Food for thought. Let your head be more than just a funnel to your stomach. Intellectuals solve problems, Geniuses prevent them
-Greg Neal-



In life the loss of one is felt by more than just family... It is felt from the earth to the heavens. Only we have the heart in life to care. Our love for one another helps to carry on in life when we lose our gift from God (The ones we love) Our family ♥
-Greg Neal-



Tears of sadness fall to the ground. Smiles of joy reach to the heavens
-Greg Neal-



This was my first post on facebook- what is life July 8 2010

What seems like a wall in life is only an illusion. Building the walls that enclose you in, keep you in. Tear down the walls and make a path with the bricks that you could not see over. Each step of that wall is a place to move forward, a path to the true destination where life awaits you

-Greg Neal-



Those who do wicked deeds crumble in the face of humanity. In the end its peace that shows you the new path to take
.-Greg Neal-



There's nothing more valuable then time, patience and love. Love enriches the heart. Time enriches your wisdom and patience enriches yourself.
-Greg Neal-



Religion is not a fight about God. Religion is about God's fight for you.
-Greg Neal-



God's Children are the reward of life, let us not forget that
-Greg Neal-



Treasured word's spoken, Eye's and mind open.
-Greg Neal-



People are always afraid to ask for what they want... That's why they don't get what they want. Never be afraid to ask for what you want in life. Be afraid of what you'll miss in life if you don't ask
-Greg Neal-



We are not here just to be born and die. We are here to make a commitment for friendship with God.
-Greg Neal-



We don't seek human wisdom to turn from God. We seek human wisdom to find God.
-Greg Neal-



The only way you find true inner peace is by the grace of god and the beauty of nature. God and nature are inner peace
-Greg Neal-



Holding on to things that harden the heart is an endless revolving door. By changing your heart you give yourself a new start forward in life. There are no opportunities in the revolving door of the hardened heart and the distance you travel is the same. It gets you nowhere in life.
-Greg Neal-



In the days that past on earth we leave a shadow for the future. Written in our mind is the place where shadows come to life.
-Greg Neal-



There's nothing more valuable then time, patience and love. Love enriches the heart. Time enriches your wisdom and patience enriches yourself.
-Greg Neal-

Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You

Spiritual Quotes

"Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny."

-Mahatma Gandhi



“There are no accidents... there is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood.”
Spiritual quote by Deepak Chopra (Born October, 1946)

“For nearly a hundred years, we have known that the material world is an illusion. Everything that seems solid - a rock, a tree, your body - is actually 99.999% empty space.”
Deepak Chopra quote



"A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose."
-Tom Wilson

"The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation."
-Peter Marshall

"A bone to the dog is not charity.
Charity is the bone shared with the dog,
when you are just as hungry as the dog."
-Jack London

"If you haven't got any charity in your heart,
you have the worst kind of heart trouble."
-Bob Hope

“Calvin: Do you believe in a supreme evil being
dedicated to the temptation,
corruption, and destruction of man?
Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help”
-Calvin and Hobbes

Each Day Is A Brand New Opportunity To Be Jesus To The World

- R. Falcon

"It is not the great temptations that ruin us;
it is the little ones."
-John W. DeForest

In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"The function of wisdom is to discriminate
between good and evil."
-Cicero

"Almost every wise saying has an opposite one,
no less wise, to balance it."
-George Santayana

"Knowledge is a process of piling up facts;
wisdom lies in their simplification."
-Martin Fischer


"Forgiveness is the fragrance the flower leaves on the heel of the one who crushed it."

-David Jeremiah

"People need loving the most when they deserve it the least."

-John Harrison

"It's so simple to be wise.
Just think of something stupid to say
and say the opposite."
-Sam Levenson

"Whatever is at the center of our life
will be the source of our security,
guidance, wisdom, and power."
-Stephen Covey

"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power,
and teach us, that the less we use our power,
the greater it will be."
-Thomas Jefferson

Remember, you may choose your sin, but you cannot chose the consequences.

-Jenny Sanford

"These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom.
Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future."
-Vernon Cooper

"Six essential qualities that are the key to success:
Sincerity, personal integrity, humility,
courtesy, wisdom, charity."
-William Menninger

"Actually, we have no problems,
we have opportunities for which we should give thanks.
-Edgar Cayce

An error we refuse to correct has many lives.
It takes courage to face one's own shortcomings
and wisdom to do something about them."
-Edgar Cayce


“You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God's creative principle works in you.”
Spiritual quote by Paramahansa Yogananda (January, 1893 - March, 1952)

Yogananda has come to be recognized as one of the preeminent spiritual figures of the twentieth century. In 1920 he brought Yoga and the specialized practice of Kriya Yoga from the east to the United States of America. His deep sense of spirituality and motivation to spread the word of Yoga has resulted in thousands of spiritual centers around the world.

“The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, forgiveness.”
Spiritual Quote by Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama, meaning deep spiritual teacher, referred to as “His Holiness” was the head of the Tibetan government until his exile in India in 1959. Chinese and Tibetan history has increased His Holiness’ impact and inspiration on the people of Tibet. The Dalai Lama’s books and quotes have provided deep spiritual insight for many who seek enlightenment.

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Spiritual quote by Dr. Wayne Dyer (born May, 1940)

Dr. Wayne Dyer is an internationally renowned spiritual author and speaker. He has written over 20 self help books on how to improve thinking, motivation and inspiration. Some have called him the Father of Motivation. His book “Inspiration” and others have been featured as a National Public Television Special. Dyer’s quotes have also been featured in many of his books and lectures.

“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer quote

“When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists -- as it surely will. Then act with courage.”
Spiritual quote by Ponca Chief White Eagle (1800's to 1914)

“Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors; we borrow it from our Children.”
Ancient Indian Proverb


“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.”
White Elk quote

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”
Chief Seattle, 1854

“May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make you strong.”
Quote by Chief Dan George

“Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other, thus should we do, for this was the wish of the Grandfathers of the World.”
Black Elk quote

“I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are; but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man.”
Spiritual quote by Sun Bear of the Chippewa Tribe

“Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture your heart.”
Indian saying

“Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.”
Buddha quote

“The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.”
Buddha Spiritual Quote

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
Spiritual quote by Buddha

“The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance.”
Buddha quotation

“Whether one believes in a religion or not and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.”
Dalai Lama quote

“The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience,
tolerance, humility, forgiveness.”
Dalai Lama Spiritual quote

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
Spiritual quote by The Dalai Lama

“The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, forgiveness.”
Dalai Lama quotation

“O' GREAT SPIRIT help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace that may be found in silence.”
Cherokee Prayer

“When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.”
Cree Prophecy

What could you not accept, if you but knew that everything that happens, all events, past, present, and to come, are gently planned by One Whose only purpose is your good?
A Course in Miracles

Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. What you see reflects your thinking. And you’re thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see.
A Course in Miracles

Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity to heal.
A Course in Miracles

No evidence will convince you of the truth of what you do not want.
A Course in Miracles

Look lovingly upon the present, for it holds the only things that are forever true.
A Course in Miracles

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Quote by Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr (June, 1892 - June, 1971)

“Is not prayer a study of truth, a sally of the soul into the unfound infinite? No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.”
Spiritual quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson (May, 1803 - April, 1882)

“Don't think of God in terms of forms, because forms are limited and God is unlimited.”
Spiritual quote by C.S. Lewis (November, 1898 - November, 1963)

It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”
Crowfoot, Blackfoot (1830 – 1890) Spiritual quote

“Ego could be defined as whatever covers up basic goodness. From an experiential point of view, what is ego covering up? It's covering up our experience of just being here, just fully being where we are, so that we can relate with the immediacy of our experience. Egolessness is a state of mind that has complete confidence in the sacredness of the world. It is unconditional well being, unconditional joy that includes all the different qualities of our experience.”
Spiritual quote by Pema Chodron (born 1936)

"Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way."
Native American saying

“We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity to live fully in its total meaning of loving, caring, creating and adventuring. Consequently, the actualizing of our potential can become the most exciting adventure of our lifetime.”
Herbert Otto (March, 1897 - December, 1966) quote

“The Buddha's teachings on love are clear. It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.”
Thich Nhat Hanh (born October, 1926) spiritual quote

“Your first task is to see the sorrow in you and around you; you’re next, to long intensely for liberation. The very intensity of longing will guide you; you need no other guide.”
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (April, 1897 - September 1981) quote

“Nothing troubles me. I offer no resistance to trouble - therefore it does not stay with me. On your side there is so much trouble. On mine there is no trouble at all. Come to my side.”
Spiritual quote by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

“The act of resisting something is the act of granting it life... the more you resist, the more you make it real? whatever it is you are resisting.”
Quote by Neale Donald Walsh (born September, 1943)

“People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive.”
Quote by Joseph Campbell (March, 1904 - October, 1987)

“Though you may travel the world to find the beautiful, you must have it within you or you will find it not.”
Spiritual quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson (May, 1803 - April, 1882)

“Everything you see happening is the consequence of that which you are.”
Spiritual quote by David R. Hawkins (born June 1927)

“Love is misunderstood to be an emotion; actually, it is a state of awareness, a way of being in the world, a way of seeing oneself and others.”
David R. Hawkins quote

“The doorway to Divinity is located and available as a direct experience in the exact split second of 'now' which is discernable between two thoughts.”
David R. Hawkins spiritual quote

“There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub.”
Quote by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (July, 1926 - August, 2004)

“Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live in every experience, painful or joyous, to live in gratitude for every moment, to live abundantly.”
Spiritual quote by Dorothy Thompson (July, 1893 – January, 1961)

“You keep insisting, I feel good because the world is right! Wrong! The world is right because I feel good. That's what all the mystics are saying.”
Spiritual quote by Anthony De Mello (September 1931 - June, 1987)

“Perhaps many of us do not like it where we are in the universe now, but we can all be certain that we got where we are by our own decisions to expand in love or withdraw from it.”
Spiritual quote by Thaddeus Golas (born June,1924)

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Rules For Living

Dalai Lama’s 18 rules for living

At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living. Since word travels slowly in the digital age these have only just reached me. Here they are.

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs
   Respect for self
   Respect for others
   Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You

Christmas Quotes

Christmas Day Quotes

Wish you all A Merry Christmas,
May the Joys of the season
Fill your heart with goodwill and cheer.
May the chimes of Christmas glory
Add up more shine and spread
Smiles across the miles,
To-day & In the New Year.
-Rosie Cash

Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.
- Helen Steiner Rice

Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart… filled it, too, with a melody that would last forever.
- Bess Streeter Aldrich


And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
- St. Luke ii.



The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.
— Helen Keller


Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
- Washington Irving




It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well,
if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us!
And so, as Tiny Tim observed, “God Bless Us, Every One!
- Charles Dickens

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.
- Victor Borge



Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.
Oren Arnold

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
Calvin Coolidge

Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.
Dale Evans


The only blind person at Christmastime is he who has not Christmas in his heart.
Helen Keller

He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree.
Charlotte Carpenter

It is not the gift, but the thought that counts.
Henry Van Dyke

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
Burton Hillis

Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-ups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts.
Lenora Mattingly Weber

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.
Charles Schulz

From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another
The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.
Emily Matthews

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How Company Policies are made

Start with a cage containing five monkeys.

Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water.

After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result - all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.

Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him.

After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked.

Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.

After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know that's the way it's always been done round here.

And that, my friends, is how company policies are made.Lovely Thoughts for Lovely People Just Like You