“For the food that we eat; For the
space that we are in; For the air
that we breathe; For the very life
that we have...
Cherish the moment!”
Muhammad Ali
“He who is not courageous to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
Oprah Winfrey
“It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.”
John F. Kennedy
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
Gandhi
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind”
Letting Go
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Go with the flow and it will eventually pass.
It is simply a matter of time.
Go away and learn to be independent.
It is simply a case of detachment.
Go forward without fears and make the best of what you have left.
It is simply about moving on.
Surprisingly, it turned out to be a touching and
Being Human
Sunday, 07 March 2010
Easier said than done.
Just when I am glad the busy week has gone by smoothly, press conference, movie gala and all... shocking news surfaced.
I was watching “Alice In Wonderland 3D” in the theatre yesterday when my handphone rang. Twice. Can’t pick up. And my apologies for not returning because
Eat to Live
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
THIN - If it gets dying to get there, so be it.
This reads on the cover of a DVD I just watched. A HBO documentary film, Thin takes the audience inside the walls of Renfrew Center, a residential facility for the treatment of women with eating disorders, closely following four young women aged 15
Live with Self Control
Sunday, 31 January 2010
It is definitely a case of trivial matters. A beautiful Sunday totally ruined. Good moods totally crushed. All that happened. Absolutely unnecessary.
It was the monthly brunch that all were looking forward to. A good start to the new year with good food and a great company. Everything went well.
Live With A Purpose
Friday, 29 January 2010
Three days ago, I had lunch with a very dear friend. What was just meant to be a catch up session went on to the very big topic of Life...destiny, fate,chances and many other topics that to many may be deemed serious, boring, solemn, upsetting or just simply something one would avoid talking
“Fame is a vapour;
Popularity is by accident and money takes wing.
What endures is character...”
BEING HUMAN
“We have created an economy where people spend money they have not earned to buy things they do not need to impress people they do not like.
To acquire true self-esteem, one has to be independent of the opinion of others.”
~Happiness guru Deepak Chopra on one of the biggest obstacles to finding contentment today.
8 Mindful Steps to
Happiness
1. Skillful Understanding
2. Skillful Thinking
3. Skillful Speech
4. Skillful Action
5. Skillful Livelihood
6. Skillful Effort
7. Skillful Mindfulness
8. Skillful Concentration
~Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
