Risk or Run Scared

            There are no absolute guarantees. No fail-safe plans. No perfectly reliable designs. No risk-free arrangements. Life refuses to be that neat and clean. Not even the neurotics, who go to the extreme measures to make positively sure, are protective from their obsessive fears. Running scared invariably blows up in one's face. All who fly risk crashing. All who drive risk colliding. All who run risk falling. All who walk risk stumbling. All who live risk something.

                                          To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.

                                          To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

                                          To reach out for another is to risk involvement.

                                          To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

                                          To love is to risk not being loved in return.

                                          To hope is to risk despair.

                                          To try is to risk failure.

          Running scared in life is the cause of ineffectiveness. Try to cover every base at all times. Become paranoid all over your front, your flanks and your rear. Think about every possible peril, focus on the dangers, concern yourself with the "what ifs" instead of the "why not?" and other negative thoughts. And before you know it " the paralysis of analysis" will set in. So will loneliness and isolation. 

                                       

                                            STOP BEING SCARED !!!

Some have overcame regardless of the risks. Some have merged into greatness despite adversity. They refuse to listen to their fears. Nothing anyone says or does holding them back. Disabilities and disappointments are not the hindrances. Tell your fears - GET OFF!!

EFFECTIVENESS- SOMETIMES GREATNESS- AWAITS THOSE WHO REFUSE TO RUN

                                                                SCARED!!
                                 God blesses you all...and Have a better life ;)

What Drives Your Life ?

    Everyone's life is driven by something.  Drive means "to guide. to control. or to direct." Whether you are driving a car, a nail, or a  a ping pong ball, you are guiding, controlling, and directing it at that moment. What is the driving force in your life?
   Right now you may be driven by a problem, a pressure, or a deadline. You may be driven by a painful memory, a haunting fear, or an unconscious belief, incurable disease. There are hundreds of circumstances, values, and emotions that can drive your life.
   Many people are driven by guilt. They spend their entire lives running from regrets and hiding their shame. They allow their past to control their future. We are products of our past but we don't have a prisoner of it.
  Many people are driven by resentment and anger. They hold on to hurts and never get over them. Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent.
Listen: Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! Nothing will change it.You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it and then let it go.
  Many people are driven by fear. Their fears maybe a result of a traumatic experience, unrealistic expectations, growing up in a high control home, or even genetic predisposition. Regardless of the cause, fear-driven people often miss great opportunities because they are afraid to venture out. Instead they play it safe. avoiding risk and trying to maintain a status quo.
  Many people are driven by the need for approval. They allow the expectations of parents or spouses or children or teachers or friends to control their lives.Many adults are still trying to earn the approval of unpleasable parents. Others are driven by peer pressure, always worried by what others might think. Unfortunately, those who follow the crowd usually get lost.
            Do you know your life's purpose? Without a purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason. Without a purpose, life is trivial, petty and pointless.
            Join with us again on our next issue on how to know the purpose of life. God bless us all. if you want your life to have impact, focus it!

The Daily Dozen

Here are a dozen exercises to help make your dream come true.


* Examine your life at the moment. The first step toward making your dream come true is to find out where you are right now. That takes close scrutiny.


*Exchange all of your little options for one big dream. Every dream has it's price.


* Expose yourself to successful people. It is true that birds of a feather flock together.


*  Express your belief in your dream.Write it down or talk about it frequently.


* Expect opposition to your dream..Every nitpicker will oppose yours.  You will never rid yourself of them. As long as you understand that. You won't let them hinder you. Remember that those who have no dream cannot see yours, so to them it is impossible. You can't have what you can't see.


* Exercise all of your effort, all of your energy, toward the dream. It's worth to pay the price !


* Extract every positive principle that you can from. life.


* Exclude negative thinkers as close friends . You don't need to spend much time with them. You may need to put some distance between yourself and your negative thinking friends.


* Exceed normal expectation to make your dream come true. If you're to reach you're dream, you'll have to do which is beyond normal.


*Exhibit an attitude that is confident..I believe that if you are outwardly confident, you will become more confident inwardly.


*Explore every positive avenue to reach your dream. Don't let detour dead-end street stop you on your own way to a dream that God has given you. 


*Extend  a helping hand to someone who has a similar dream, and both of you will climb together.

Life has taught me...

Life has taught me...

Life has taught me that my attitude determines everything. 

Life has taught me that if you don't let go of the past, you will never appreciate the present.

Life has taught me that through the hardest of times is when you will see the true strength of your soul.

Life has taught me that there is always something to be grateful for. 

Life has taught me that we all have what it takes to make a difference in this world.

Life has taught me that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything, so cherish your body and take care of your soul.

Life has taught me that if you don't believe in yourself, then no one else will.

Life has taught me that change can be good.

Life has taught me that good friends are family.

Life has taught me to always follow my heart and never be afraid to love.

Life has taught me that the simple things in life are actually most significant.

Life has taught me that you are the secret to your own your success. 

Life has taught me that true wisdom is found in failure and gained through experience.

Life has taught me to always have passion and never stop pursuing your dreams.

          Life is beautiful <3 <3 <3

Your circumstances are with you!

   I don’t know if you are rich or poor, old or young, man or woman … but most of us have limited their imaginations and killed most of their dreams because they lost hope that it will come true, because of so many circumstances that are happening in our lives everyday. They thought it is so difficult to claim such dreams and to believe that their imaginations may come to reality one day because of the circumstances.

   Did you ask one day for more money, health, smartness, some talent, physical fitness… etc? You didn’t get that all the time, right? I know how it feels. I’ve been put in situations that made me ask for a lot of abilities and power. I wanted to have a lot of money to buy all the stuffs I want, I wanted to have a car that attract a lot of girls :D, I wanted to be a great singer so that I can rock all the parties and get all the lights … and so many more. 

   You and I know that if we have all the things we want, we will reach our dreams. But what we don’t know is that we already have a lot, and better than we ask for. You want money to help you, are you sure it won’t take your eyes away from your targets? You want to be talented or smart or strong, are you sure you won’t lose anyone you love?

   Look at yourself! Contemplate what you have done! Even if you think you did nothing, at least you survived in spite of your weakness. You are smart enough to understand the difference between right and wrong. (In fact if you can do it, you are wise) Your body is strong enough to fight billions and billions of microbes and diseases. Your country doesn’t suffer from occupation, you can sleep in peace. You have enough money to buy you food and some clothes to cover you.

   You may say “hey it is not that easy“… but believe me, it isn’t that difficult. You have the perfect, optimum and the proper circumstances that will help you reach your goals and achieve your dreams. You just need to use your mind and make use of it. But first you need to have a great Positive Mental Attitude. 

   Wait for us the next articles to tell you how to obtain a great Positive Mental Attitude. Best wishes for all, and God bless you !
Jaisa Mae Castro Marquizo & Mahmoud Ramadan

  

Why are you still there?!

   You have done a lot in your life, may be!

You have won a lot and you are blessed sure!

You may feel you have already reached your stability.

You may feel you are in the safe zone… it is your safe circle.

   That circle that keeps limiting your creativity, dreams and abilities… just to give you the impression that everything is Okay, No it is not.

It is not a safe circle, everything is not okay with it, you need to move, you need to take some risks, you need to know the real YOU, and yes you can. 

   No doubt and no one can deny that he has great ideas in his mind that may change his life or his nation life 180 degree. Your ideas may help you to get richer, smarter and better by any mean. The problem is you still in your safe circle. You don’t want to move because you feel you are stable and everything is ok now. Let me tell you … how many ideas been killed by their owner cowardice!! Why are you still in your circle? Break it ... release your power … set your ideas free … watch this video and you will understand more                 

   We all wanna win, and the Race will be won , there is no question about that. So Come On....
Run Faster,
Dream Bigger,
Win Better Than You Ever Did.
Prove it to yourself , You can do it , This is in you.

   Why are you still there ?! Go for your dreams , Move On . No matter how many times you fall or been knocked down . Success has been defined as Getting Up One More Time Than You Been Knocked Down!! ... Be the Winner and Be The Hero of your life 

                               Have A Better Life!

Keeping your DREAM alive !

                                         My first direct view of Titanic lasted less than two minutes, 
                                    but the stark side of her immense black hull towering above
                                  the ocean floor will remain forever in my memory. My lifelong
                            dream was to find this great ship, and during the past thirteen years
                        the quest for her had dominated my life. Now, finally. the quest was over. 
                                                                                             By: Robert Ballard

Do you have a "lifelong dream".. Anything "dominating your life" enough to hold your attention for thirteen or more years as Robert Ballard? ...Some "adventurous journey " you'd love to participate in....some discovery you long to make...some enterprise you secretly imagine? Without a dream, life is quickly reduced to bleak black and wimpy white. A dream fuels our fire. It keeps our mind in gear, makes us press on. All of us are surrounded by and benefit from the results of the dream of someone else. Let me name few.

. Above my head is a bright electric light. Thanks, Edison.
. On my nose are eyeglasses that enable me to focus. Thanks, Franklin.
. In our driveway is a car ready to take me wherever I choose to steer it. Thanks, Ford.
.Across my shelves are books full of interesting and carefully researched pages. Thanks, authors.
. Coming into my ears through the day are sounds of beautiful music, each piece representing a different mix of melody and rhythm...lyrics that linger. Thanks, composers.
. Flashing through my mind are ideas, memories, stimulating thoughts and creative skill. Thanks, teachers.                        
. Deep inside me are personality traits, strong convictions, a sense of right and wrong, a love for God, an ethical compass, a lifelong commitment to the one I love and family. Thanks, parents.

     My list could continue another page. So could yours. Because some cared enough to dream, to pursue, to follow through and complete their quest to achieve their lifelong dream so that our lives are more comfortable and more stable.
How about you? Are you dreaming about writing an article or a book? Write it!
Are you wondering if all that work with your kids, and family is worth it?  It's worth it. Keep pursuing!
Want to go back to school and finish that degree? Go back and do it...pay the price,even if it takes years.
Can't get that tune out or your head....got some songs that need to get on paper ? See it through. Work at it!
Thinking about going into business for yourself? Why not!
                                           
                                                                    DREAM ON......!

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Lovely Greetings Everyone! Due to the demand, We decided to publish our articles twice a week.  We want to reach more people throughout the world  that are seeking for more self improvement.... those who want to develop their Skills, Talents and Abilities...and those that are making a positive difference by living each day as they want to be remembered...  So, check on us every MONDAY and THURSDAY for more articles and topics on "Have a Better Life." ...Have a blessed day!
Jaisa Mea Castro Marquizo

You are blessed but ...

         Everyone is blessed but most of us don't feel it , most of us don't know all the blessings we have .
When I was young, I had a lot of dreams and I almost achieved all of them but .... I didn't feel the eternal ultimate happiness as I expected ! I was confused. I have done what I had to do , then why ? but later I found out the answer.
       I stopped feeling and  enjoying these dreams because I considered them as facts in my life and took them for granted but that was wrong .
   In brief, We set targets and goals for ourselves and we work a lot to reach it but we forget that we do that to feel happy and satisfied , Here are some blessings in your life., you may take them for granted
* If You wake up in the morning with more health than illness > YOU ARE BLESSED
* If You have never been lonely in prison , never experienced the agony of torture and the pang of starvation > YOU ARE BLESSED
* If You have food in your refrigerator , clothes on your back , roof over your head and a place to sleep .... you never experience to sleep on the ground forever > YOU ARE BLESSED
* If You have your parents and still married and alive > YOU ARE BLESSED
* If You have someone to hold your hand and smile to you > YOU ARE BLESSED
   What I want to say is :
Even if you don't have something of the above _ or you don't have any _ you are still blessed ... you are a man, not an animal , you have a brain, not insane , you are alive, not dead. and best of All that Allah Loves you .....
    Till we meet in the next article , God bless everyone .... Wait For Us
Mahmoud Romiro & Jaisa Mae Castro Marquizo