It is 6 in the evening. The sky is slowly getting dark. Melinda looks out the window. She sees her neighbor, Pie Wan, drive by heading home after a hard day at work. She had left home as usual at 9am and her day was filled with meetings with clients, telephone calls and camaraderie with office colleagues. It had been no different from any of the other working days and she was looking forward to the next day when she could once again immerse herself in her job which gives her security, self esteem and self-satisfaction.
Soon, Melinda sees a cab stopping a few doors away from her house and Su Lin stepping out of the cab. She watches Su Lin trudge home carrying with her some files. She seems to have some unfinished work to do this evening, Melinda says to herself. Su Lin seems bogged down by the weight of the files she carries and slowly opens the door to her house. She had left her home early that morning so that she would not be late for work. She was harassed by her colleagues and insulted by her superior during the day. Although she had been in this organization for as long as she could remember, she had never once felt a sense of pride in the job that she was doing. She always wondered why she had to work!
Melinda was looking out the window and grateful for her position in life. She had a comfortable home, doing a job she loved doing and having ample time to help others. She felt fulfilled and grateful for her simple lifestyle. She was even more grateful because her needs were minimal since she was not influenced by society and the demands of modern living.
* The names in this story are made up and in no way relate to anyone. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Introspection
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Of Goals and Plans
Do you regularly take stock of what you have done in the past and decide on whether you want to carry on doing the same thing or change the way certain things are done. A new year is normally the time for such resolutions to be made.
Have you made your resolutions for this year? There are many people I know who live from day to day without ever making any plans. They just live for the moment. However, I feel that we need to plan so that it will give us a general idea of what to look forward to.
If we do not plan, we may not be ready for certain events in life. I know of some people who not only plan their month’s, week’s and day’s activities, but also when the activity is over, they evaluate the activity and keep a record of their achievements.
It takes a lot of discipline to keep a record of all these events but it is a morale booster on days when things do not seem to be going right!
Let’s make our resolutions for a better more meaningful life for ourselves and let’s try not to break these resolutions.
Have you made your resolutions for this year? There are many people I know who live from day to day without ever making any plans. They just live for the moment. However, I feel that we need to plan so that it will give us a general idea of what to look forward to.
If we do not plan, we may not be ready for certain events in life. I know of some people who not only plan their month’s, week’s and day’s activities, but also when the activity is over, they evaluate the activity and keep a record of their achievements.
It takes a lot of discipline to keep a record of all these events but it is a morale booster on days when things do not seem to be going right!
Let’s make our resolutions for a better more meaningful life for ourselves and let’s try not to break these resolutions.
New Year Greetings!
I received such a variety of SMS greetings this year that I thought deleting them after reading them would be a waste. So here I would like to share them with you.
1. Wishing you a blessed, healthy and eventful 2011.
2. Wishing you and your family a happy and prosperous new year.
3. New Year comes every year but 2011 is a special year which will happen once in a lifetime. It will start with a combo.
First is 1/1/11;
after 10 days 11/1/11;
after 10 months1/11/11.
Then it will be 11/11/11.
Isn’t that fantastic? I wish you a wonderful year 2011 and all the best.
4. Thank you for the wishes for 2011. May you also experience the wishes that you have sent.
5. The four blessed looks….. Look back and thank God
Look forward and trust God
Look around and serve God.
Look within and find God.
6. I asked God, “How do I get the best out of life?”
God said, “Face your past without regrets.
Handle your present with confidence
And prepare for the future without fear!”
Have a blessed new year filled with happiness, good health and prosperity.
7. With God helping us, let’s make 2011 special!
8. Keep the smile, leave the tear,
Think of joy, forget the fear,
Cheers to a new beginning of 2011
I wish you the best in life.
9. The biggest success is getting others to succeed.
Service to mankind is service to God.
Let’s serve mankind selflessly so that all may succeed.
10. May 2011 bring you peace, joy and happiness.
11. May the New Year bring you rich blessings from God!
12. I wish in 2011 God gives you..
12 months of happiness
52 weeks of fun
365 days of success
8,760 hours of good health
52,600 minutes of good luck
3,153,600 seconds of joy.
13. May the Lord shower his abundant blessings on you always.
Have a healthy, happy, prosperous and fabulous New Year.
14 A very happy 2011 to you and your family. May you all be blessed with good health, wealth and abundance of joy this new year.
15. Another new beginning,
another new resolution and
a new chapter of life will be written.
No matter what the outcomes might be,
let’s not forget where we come from.
May 2011 bring you abundance of health,
plenty of wealth,
unlimited love and joy and most of all,
happiness and peace of mind.
16. A beautiful world can only be seen through the eyes of a happy heart.
May you always have a happy heart to see the beauty God made especially for you.
Happy New Year 2011.
17. May your hair, your teeth, your facelift, your abs and your stocks not fall;
And may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise. Have yourself a great year ahead.
18. Look for truth and find God.
May 2011 bring cheers, prosperity, divine health, happiness and fulfillment to you.
19. Remember the past, learn from it;
Live the present, don’t stay in it;
Embrace the future, plan for it.
Wishing you all a Happy New Year 2011.
May it be another great year for all. Cheers!
20. The year is gone but it has also made us strong.
The path was long but we walked it with a song.
There were fears and tears but we also had reasons for cheers.
God bless as we usher in the year 2011!
21. A very happy New Year to you. Thank you for being in my life. God bless.
22. Before the sun sets on 31st December and the lines get busy, here are my 10 wishes for you:
1. Happiness always.
2. Serenity at every sunrise.
3. Success in every facet of your life.
4. Family beside you.
5. Caring friends around you.
6. A love that never ends.
7. Good health.
8. Beautiful memories of yesteryears.
9. Bright days with much to be thankful for.
10. A pathway leading to better tomorrows.
Happy New Year 2011.
23. A very happy New Year to you and your loved ones. May all your hopes, dreams and desires come true in every way.
24. Wishing you a beautiful year ahead and keep in touch!
1. Wishing you a blessed, healthy and eventful 2011.
2. Wishing you and your family a happy and prosperous new year.
3. New Year comes every year but 2011 is a special year which will happen once in a lifetime. It will start with a combo.
First is 1/1/11;
after 10 days 11/1/11;
after 10 months1/11/11.
Then it will be 11/11/11.
Isn’t that fantastic? I wish you a wonderful year 2011 and all the best.
4. Thank you for the wishes for 2011. May you also experience the wishes that you have sent.
5. The four blessed looks….. Look back and thank God
Look forward and trust God
Look around and serve God.
Look within and find God.
6. I asked God, “How do I get the best out of life?”
God said, “Face your past without regrets.
Handle your present with confidence
And prepare for the future without fear!”
Have a blessed new year filled with happiness, good health and prosperity.
7. With God helping us, let’s make 2011 special!
8. Keep the smile, leave the tear,
Think of joy, forget the fear,
Cheers to a new beginning of 2011
I wish you the best in life.
9. The biggest success is getting others to succeed.
Service to mankind is service to God.
Let’s serve mankind selflessly so that all may succeed.
10. May 2011 bring you peace, joy and happiness.
11. May the New Year bring you rich blessings from God!
12. I wish in 2011 God gives you..
12 months of happiness
52 weeks of fun
365 days of success
8,760 hours of good health
52,600 minutes of good luck
3,153,600 seconds of joy.
13. May the Lord shower his abundant blessings on you always.
Have a healthy, happy, prosperous and fabulous New Year.
14 A very happy 2011 to you and your family. May you all be blessed with good health, wealth and abundance of joy this new year.
15. Another new beginning,
another new resolution and
a new chapter of life will be written.
No matter what the outcomes might be,
let’s not forget where we come from.
May 2011 bring you abundance of health,
plenty of wealth,
unlimited love and joy and most of all,
happiness and peace of mind.
16. A beautiful world can only be seen through the eyes of a happy heart.
May you always have a happy heart to see the beauty God made especially for you.
Happy New Year 2011.
17. May your hair, your teeth, your facelift, your abs and your stocks not fall;
And may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise. Have yourself a great year ahead.
18. Look for truth and find God.
May 2011 bring cheers, prosperity, divine health, happiness and fulfillment to you.
19. Remember the past, learn from it;
Live the present, don’t stay in it;
Embrace the future, plan for it.
Wishing you all a Happy New Year 2011.
May it be another great year for all. Cheers!
20. The year is gone but it has also made us strong.
The path was long but we walked it with a song.
There were fears and tears but we also had reasons for cheers.
God bless as we usher in the year 2011!
21. A very happy New Year to you. Thank you for being in my life. God bless.
22. Before the sun sets on 31st December and the lines get busy, here are my 10 wishes for you:
1. Happiness always.
2. Serenity at every sunrise.
3. Success in every facet of your life.
4. Family beside you.
5. Caring friends around you.
6. A love that never ends.
7. Good health.
8. Beautiful memories of yesteryears.
9. Bright days with much to be thankful for.
10. A pathway leading to better tomorrows.
Happy New Year 2011.
23. A very happy New Year to you and your loved ones. May all your hopes, dreams and desires come true in every way.
24. Wishing you a beautiful year ahead and keep in touch!
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