One Mistake !!

A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car.
Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study.
His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.

Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible.
Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son.
He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired.
On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words... PAID IN FULL.

Note:(An old e-mail story)

How you Get Undressed Reveals your Personality

Amazing but true....!!

1) If you throw your clothes all over the place, you are a friendly, life-of-the- party type.
You are free with your thoughts and opinions, not caring much about what others think of you. Your parents might think your room looks like a cyclone hit it? But it actually represents your happy, individualistic nature!

2) If you remove each piece of clothing and put it away carefully, you are a serious person who likes her life to be very calm. You are comfortable with routine, and you believe that the best way to deal with life's problems is to prevent them in the first place.
You are a perfectionist. By nature you are quite shy.
You are bservant and you know more about some people than they think, just because you've watched them. You are dependable and sometimes intense.
You think carefully before making decisions. You go about your tasks methodically, with concentration. You know how to pay attention.

3) If you take off the shirt, and ten minutes later get around to the pants, you are an extremely self-confident person. You are naturally bright and intellectual. You are also a deep thinker who loves to ask questions and ponder the meaning of things. You hate being rushed and you do not like to be hassled. Usually you like a lot of free time for yourself.

4) If you get out of your clothes as quickly as possible, you are concerned about others and what they expect from you, but you're worried about your own needs. You are family-oriented, and stay extremely busy. You often feel stressed, but most of those heavy expectations come from your own head! Give yourself a break; you don't have to be perfect.

5) If you take off your rings, earrings, necklace, watch, etcetera before anything else, you are a warm and sensitive person. You are considerate and thoughtful, and you give good advice to your friends. You are a natural born romantic.

6) If you don't have an undressing routine and you never do it the same way twice, you are a very curious and interesting person. You enjoy a broad range of activities. You take risks and enjoy fun and adventure. You are very social.
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Ways of Keeping your Wife Happy

You love her and she knows it!

However instead of being content with this, you need to keep her happy, to make your marriage successful. If she is the best thing to happen in your life, you need to show your appreciation and love to her too.

Wedding vows only told you that you need to keep her happy, not how to do it.

In order to keep your wife in high spirits, you need to incorporate certain new habits in your life.

Read on to know how to keep your wife happy and your marriage blissful.

Appreciate Her
Appreciate all the work she does for you. Think how hard your life will be when no one is there to cook for you or wash for you and search your car keys that you carelessly keep somewhere and don't seem to find. You know your life will be worthless without her. So, appreciate all the work she does for you.

Listen To Her
Most women complain that their husbands don’t listen to them. Make sure your wife knows that you pay attention to everything she says and keep it in mind too. Just like 'the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach', the way to a woman's heart is through your ears. Even if you do listen to your wife, instead of being a passive listener, be an active one. If you pick her daily after office, ask her how her day was and listen patiently if she wants to tell something.

Pampering Goes A Long Way
I know you have pampered her during your courtship. Remember how you used to cross five blocks, just to get her favorite chocolates? So what happened now? You love her more now. So, why not make her happy by pampering her. It may be something small, like massaging her feet after a long day at work or ironing her clothes before she wakes up. Do all these and we guarantee that she will fall for you all over again!

Help Her In Household Chores
This is one of the surest ways to make your wife happy. You don’t need to take off all the burden and start cooking, cleaning and mopping, all by yourself. However, you can give a hand in something she is doing, like if she is cooking, you can cut the vegetables or clean the plates. It will be easier for both of you and you would get some time together too.

Surprise Her
Girls love surprises! Make your wife happy by giving surprise gifts. It doesn’t need to be diamonds or costly gowns; the gift can be as small as a flower or a book by her favorite author. Even a small love-you note on the bathroom mirror will make her happy.

Confess Your Love
Even though she knows that you love her, hearing it will make her day, especially when you speak these words early in the morning. Wake her up by murmuring these sweet words in her ears and you will find her cheerful all day long, despite the workload. Call her sometimes, just to tell her that you were missing her and wanted to hear her voice. This will let her know that the main things that drive you is her love and that will make her immensely happy.

Never Take Her For Granted
When a relationship grows old, partners start taking each other for granted. The best thing you can do to make your wife happy and your relationship stronger is never to take her for granted. Tell her you are lucky to have her and appreciate the love she bestows on you. Thank her for all the selfless work she does and it will give her huge pleasure.

Spend Time With Her
Spending time together is one of the basic elements of a successful marriage. Even though both of you are busy in your respective careers, take out time for each other, as nothing is more important than love. If your offices are in neighborhood, make it a point to have lunch together at least once in a week. Spending time with her is the best gift you can give her, to make her happy.

Be Her Knight In Shining Armor
Most of the women want their man to be their hero. Strive to achieve this position in her eyes. Be brave, kind, loving, and gentle and your wife will adore you. Love her family and friends, be loyal towards her and maintain honesty in the relation, and you will keep her happy forever.

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The Art of Forgiving

The most creative power given to the human spirit is the power to heal the wounds of a past it cannot change.
We do our forgiving alone inside our hearts and minds; what happens to the people we forgive depends on them.

The first person to benefit from forgiving is the one who does it.
Forgiving happens it three stages: we rediscover the humanity of the person who wronged us; we surrender our right to get even; and we wish that person well.

Forgiving is a journey; the deeper the wound, the longer the journey.
Forgiving does not require us to reunite with the person who broke our trust.
We do not forgive because we are supposed to; we forgive when we are ready to be healed.
Waiting for someone to repent before we forgive is to surrender our future to the person who wronged us.
Forgiving is not a way to avoid pain but to heal the pain.
Forgiving someone who breaks a trust does not mean that we give him his job back.

Forgiving is the only way to be fair to ourselves.
Forgivers are not doormats; to forgive a person is not a signal that we are willing to put up with with what he does.

Forgiving is essential; talking about it is optional.
When we forgive, we set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner we set free is us.
When we forgive, we walk in stride with the forgiving God.

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Heavy Thighs and Hips ?

Many women have the problem of pear-shape body, that is larger hips and heavy thighs, compared to the upper body.
This does not only concern those with weight problems but also affects some people with normal weight.

Some causes of the problems :

- Lack of exercise
- Bad circulation
- Hormonal cause
- Long sitting hours and bad posture
- Bad diet

Some tips :
1.) Do not cross legs while sitting and always sit up properly.
Bad posture and crossing legs have tendency to prevent good circulation especially the lower part of the body preventing free blood and lymph flow.

2.) Fat deposits in area of hips and thighs may not be easily eliminated even through exercise. Try to massage these areas when you are in the bath, to improve circulation and elimination of toxins.

3.) Avoid wearing tight underwear.
Some people wear tight underewear or girdles to press on excess flesh, to give the impression of reduced waist, thighs and hips.
Too tight clothes may worsen the circulation to the lower part of the body and in the long run, may lead to heavier thighs and hips.

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Be Thankful !!

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,

for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.

During thosetimes you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,

because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,

because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you'retired and weary,

because it means you've made a effort.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those

who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,

and they can become your blessings.

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Want to Remain Slim

* First of all we must be determined to remain slim and work towards it. Develop a mind set towards it.

* Set realistic goals.
* Make lifestyle changes like giving up alcohol, smoking, avoiding fatty food, refined food,...
* Include fresh foods as far as possible as processed foods tend to contain high level of salt and sugar
* Do not expect immediate results.
* Never go for crash diets instead reduce weight gradually and slowly.
* Never skip meals as you tend to eat more, the next meal. Do not skip breakfast in particular.

* Include lot of fiber in your diet as it gives a feeling of fullness, thereby preventing you from gorging spicy and fatty food.
* Nuts contain lot of fiber .They are satisfying and cause people to eat less at meal time.
* Take warm lime juice mixed with honey the first thing in the morning.
* Go for skimmed milk.
* As far as possible avoid weight loss supplements.
* When you have cravings for sweets, take a fruit instead.
* When you have cravings for certain type of food like chocolates or ice cream, once in a while, you can take in small quantities .
* Take fruits and vegetables which has lot of water content like watermelons, cucumbers and white pumpkin.
* Keep yourself engaged as boredom leads to overeating.
* Drink lot of water, at least 8 glasses per day.
* Use the stairs instead of lift. Park the car a little far away and walk to your office. Use every opportunity to be physically active.
* Walk, Walk and Walk as much as possible .Even if you are busy, go for walk at least 5 days a week.
* Aerobic exercise like jogging, swimming, cycling, running accelerates weight loss. Consult a physician before starting any weight loss program. Aerobic exercise combined with healthy eating will certainly help in weight reduction.
* Make your exercise session enjoyable.
* Keep yourself free of stress
* Finally, weight loss is a slow process, so do not get disappointed and give up.

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Peer Pressure !

What is Peer Pressure?

It is not uncommon to want to be part of a group and feel like we belong in our community. Peer pressure can happen when we are influenced to do something we usually would not do, or stopped us from doing something we would like to do.

This may be because we want to be accepted by our peers. A peer can be anyone you look up to or someone who you would think is an equal in age or ability. A peer could be a friend, someone in the community or even someone on TV. You may experience peer pressure as you live up to either the individual's or group's expectations, or follow a particular fashion or trend.

How Does Peer Pressure Effect Us?

Peer pressure may be a positive influence and help to challenge or motivate us to do our best. Peer pressure may also result in you doing stuff that may not fit with your sense of what is right and wrong.
Peer pressure may influence us in a number of ways, including our:Fashion choiceAlcohol and other drug useDecision to have a boyfriend/girlfriendChoice of who our friends are Academic performance

Where Does Peer Pressure Come From?

Peer pressure may be present in the workplace, at school or within the general community. It can affect people of all ages and backgrounds. It may affect people in different ways.

Some of the ways it may affect you include:

Directly - You may experience peer pressure as someone telling you what you should be doing. It may be a good idea to talk to someone you trust if you feel threatened, are being hurt or being pressured into something you do not want to do. This may be a family member, teacher, youth worker or counsellor. Check out the Finding Help Section for more information about how they can help.
Indirectly - Peer pressure may not always be obvious to you. It is not uncommon for a group of friends to have particular habits or activities that they do together. It may be that when you are with a different group of friends you are unlikely to do those things. For example, you may only smoke when you are with certain friends or you may be more likely to study when you are with other friends.
Individual - Sometimes the pressure comes from you. Feeling different from the group may be hard. To avoid this, sometimes we do things to make sure we feel like the rest of the group. Moving to a new area or starting high school may be scary. Often it means having to make new friends and fit into a new environment. When we are feeling unsure about ourselves we may be more likely to feel the effects of peer pressure.

What Can we do About it?

Part of being an individual involves making decisions based on what is best for us. It can mean we take ownership and responsibility for what we do and how we think. Being an individual can still mean that you are a valued part of a group. It may be hard to resist peer pressure and stay an individual.

Here are some suggestions that may help you manage peer pressure better:

Valuing Common Interests - Hanging out with people who like doing similar stuff may help to avoid a situation where you feel pressured into stuff you don't want to do. Being seen hanging out in the "cool crowd" may not be as much fun as it looks.
Saying "No" - Having the strength to say "no" may be hard. However, it may also feel good to stick with what you believe in. Explaining to people in a calm way why you don't want to be part of something may earn you respect from others.
Try not to Judge Others - If possible, try not to place judgments on other people's choices. Respecting someone else's choice may help them to respect yours. Try to remember that you don't have to agree with their actions. Focusing on the reasons why you don't feel happy with the choice may help you not to judge them.
Take Action - Sometimes you are able to tackle peer pressure because you are older or feel more comfortable in your environment. Standing up for someone may help. Both of these are ways in which you may be able to create a positive vibe out of peer pressure.

EGO .. Kills You

There was once a learned scientist..

After a lot of practice and efforts, he developed a formula and learned the art of reproducing himself.

He did it so perfectly that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original.
One day while doing his research, he realized that the Angel of Death was searching for him. In order to remain immortal he reproduced a dozen copies of himself. The reproduction was so meticulous that all of them looked exactly like him. Now when this Angel of Death came down, he was at a loss to know which of the thirteen before him was the original scientist, and confused, he left them all alone and returned back to heaven.
But, not for long, for being an expert in human nature, the Angel came up with a clever idea. He said to the scientist addressing all thirteen of them,

"Sir, you must be a genius to have succeeded in making such perfect reproduction formula of yourself.

However, I have discovered a flaw in your work, just one tiny little flaw."
The scientist immediately jumped out and shouted, Impossible! where is the flaw?"

"Right here" said the Angel, as he picked up the scientist from among the reproductions and carried him off.
The whole purpose of the scientist and his formula of reproduction failed as he could not control his pride and lost his life.
So while one’s Knowledge and Skills takes one to the top of the ladder and makes one successful, however the three letter word "EGO" can pull one down immediately.

Let go one’s Ego.

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Know your Foods Sugar Content

Guys from the site SugarStacks tried to give us an idea about how much sugar we can consume if we eat some products.

But they note: “We don't differentiate between different types of sugar - i.e., sucrose, fructose, cane sugar, corn syrup, honey, etc., although there are differences in how these sugars are metabolized. We just used cubes of white sugar as a visual aid”.

Life !!!

Life

A son and his father were walking in the mountains.

Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

"To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating,

somewhere in the mountain:"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

"Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"

He receives the answer: "Who are you?

"Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!

"He receives the answer: "Coward!"

He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"

The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention.

"And then the father screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"

The voice answers: "I admire you!

"Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"

The voice answers: "You are a champion!"

The boy is surprised, but does not understand.

Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE.

It gives you back everything you say or do.

Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.

If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.

If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.

This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;

Life will give you back everything you have given to it.

"YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!

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Eye Wrinkles Tips

"Create Beautiful Eyes And Look Drop Dead Gorgeous"

Eye wrinkles occurs due to ageing.

Exposure to heat, cold and sulight breaks down the level of collagen in the skin and as a result of this the skin becomes thinner causing wrinkles.
Fruits and vegetables rich in Vitamin A cures you from eye wrinkles.

So eat more vegetables and fruits to get vitamin A.

Use quality eye creams to tighten and tone up your skin.

• Mix a little turmeric powder with milk cream and apply it around the eyes. This will reduce the dark wrinkles and dark marks around the eyes.
• Apply a few drops of coconut oil around the eyes and massage gently to recover from wrinkles around eyes.
• Apply some raw milk cream around your eyes and massage it lightly.
• Mix some cucumber and raw potato juice and chill it for some times. Apply this mix and massage around your eyes.
• Apply lemon juice on the dark circles two times a day.
• Apply cold cream and massage on dark circles for 15 minutes before going to bed.

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Short Story to Live Up To

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.

The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,

"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river.

" The little girl said,

"No, Dad. You hold my hand."

"What ' s the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.

"There ' s a big difference," replied the little girl.

"If I hold your hand and something happens to me,

chances are that I may let your hand go.

But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no
matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.

So hold the hand of the person who cares for you rather than expecting
them to hold yours...

This message is too short......but carries a lot of Feelings.

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Source of Problem

Source of the Problem

A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.

Here's what you do,' said the Doctor, 'stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.'
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He says to himself, 'I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.'
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
No response.
So the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, Honey, what's for dinner?'
Again he gets no response so,
He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her.
'Honey, what's for dinner?' 'James, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN!'

Moral of the story: The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, it could be very much within us.
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