Bounce Back from Tough Times

 

Bounce Back from Tough Times
by Jane Powell

 

“A lesson from the lawn.”

 

Imagine if a blade of grass decided it had had enough. It was done with having its head snipped off every weekend and its seeds – its future – cut off in their prime. Who could blame it?

 

Yet, what does that ol’ blade of grass do? It doesn’t say:  “I give up! I’m getting nowhere!” It just keeps on growing. It continually takes in the energy from the sunlight and magically converts carbon dioxide from the air into food to make more leaves and more seeds.

 

A blade of grass is resilient.

 

You too, can learn to be as resilient as the grass. You may be cut down on a regular basis, yet your strength is in standing up, dusting yourself off, and starting all over again. Even when grass is covered in concrete, it finds a way to grow up through the cracks.

 

And, so must you.

 

Take a “leaf” out of the grass’ book. Connect with your own resilience and keep on growing.

 

Be Tolerant

 

You have the power to tolerate
anyone and any situation.
 But tolerance is not just suffering
in silence. It means going beyond any
 personal discomfort you may feel,
 and giving a gift to whom ever you
would tolerate. Give your time,
 attention, understanding,
 compassion, care - all are gifts,
 which paradoxically, you also receive
in the process of giving. And, as you do,
 you will experience your own
self esteem and inner strength grow.
In this way you can turn tolerance into strength.

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Greater
Even when the pain is great, the goodness in your life is greater. Feel that goodness, wrap your awareness around it, and act on it.

 

You have always known what joy feels like, and you can always allow that joy to flow out through your life. Each joy lives again, even more intensely, every time it is recalled.

 

Gently let go of the beliefs that you need this thing or that situation. Your spirit is always free to soar without limit, no matter what.

 

And when it does, when you allow the joy, when you celebrate the goodness, you bring real value to all that is around you. Instead of pretending that your troubles are an excuse to back down, see that they’re actually an opportunity to enrich your life.

 

Every beauty exists solely because you see it as such. Choose to see the beauty woven through all that is.

 

The love in your life is greater than anything that might seem to bring you down. Allow that love to carry you forward no matter what.

 

Ralph Marston

 

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Menjemput Jodoh

 

Kita memiliki pasangan masing-masing, mula-mula berjauhan, kemudian bergerak saling mendekat, lalu ada yang dipersatukan dalam jarak dan waktu, namun ada yang berhenti dalam jarak yang tak terlalu jauh tapi tak bertemu atau bahkan ada yang makin menjauh. Bahkan jodoh kita sebenarnya sudah ada di depan mata, tapi karena amalan yang buruk sehingga kita tak segera dipersatukan. Allah senantiasa memberi pasangan hidup bagi setiap orang, namun tidak semua orang mudah menemukan belahan jiwanya, ada yang cepat ada yang lambat Bagi yang dilambatkan, ini menjadi latihan kesabaran, jika mampu menghadapinya dan berserah diri kepada Allah maka akan dimudahkan bertemu jodohnya.  Di dalam Islam ada tips menjemput jodoh.

1.  Berdoa memohon kepada Allah untuk dimudahkan menjemput jodoh kita. Sebagaimana Firman Allah. "Dan apabila hamba-hambaKu bertanya kepadaKu tentang AKU, maka (jawablah), bahwa AKU sangat dekat, AKU mengabulkan permohonan orang yang memohon kepadaKU, …" (Qs. 2:186)  "Qadha (ketentuan Allah) takkan tertolak kecuali dengan doa …" (HR Tirmizi)

2.  Beramal shaleh, berbakti kepada orang tua, perbanyak shodaqoh, menolong orang dalam rangka meningkatkan kualitas keimanan & ketaqwaan menjadi lebih baik agar Allah memberikan pasangan yang memiliki kualitas yang juga sama tingkat kebaikannya. "Dan perempuan baik adalah untuk laki-laki baik dan laki-laki baik adalah untuk perempuan baik pula" (QS. an-Nur : 26).

3. Kepada jodoh, hendaknya jangan terlalu ideal, setiap orang punya kekurangan. Jadikanlah kita sebagai kriteria yang ideal. Jika kita mengharapkan jodoh yang baik maka jadilah orang yang baik, karena hati yang baik akan bertemu dan bersinergi dengan hati yang baik. Hati yang buruk akan berhimpin dengan hati yang buruk pula.

4.  Berprasangka baik kepada Allah "Aku selalu sesuai dengan persangkaan hambaKU kepadaKU. Dan aku selalu menyertainya ketika ia berzikir kepadaKU. Dan jika ia ingat padaKU dalam jiwanya, maka AKU pun mengingatnya dalam Zat-KU. Dan jika ia ingat padaKU ditempat ramai, AKU pun mengingatnya ditempat ramai yang lebih baik daripadanya. Jika ia mendekat padaKU sejengkal, AKU pun mendekat kepadanya sehasta. Jka ia mendekat sehasta, Aku pun mendekat kepadanya satu depa. Dan jika ia dating kepadaKU dengan berjalan, AKU pun akan dating kepadanya dengan berlari cepat" (Hadist Qudsi)

Wassalam,
M. Agus Syafii

Where Happiness REALLY Comes From

 

Where Happiness REALLY Comes From 

 by Jane Powell

“Happiness is abundant in the joy of achievement.”

Happiness doesn’t come from successfully completing simple or mundane tasks, it comes from completing a task that demands your best efforts.

When you pour your heart and soul into something and you accomplish that something, the afterglow of satisfaction you feel is happiness. It is the thrill of all your efforts and hard work.

Each and every one of us needs to accomplish, achieve and triumph to be happy. Our human spirit requires it. Remember that happiness thrives in activity and accomplishment

 

Are you aware of what's happening right now? Or do your recollections of the past and speculations about the future create a barrier between you and the present moment?
Are you fully living and experiencing this life that you have? Or do you put so much energy into analyzing every detail and worrying about every move that there's no time left to simply and gloriously be?
Are you striving so earnestly to get ahead that all the effort is putting you more and more behind? Is your life so totally defined by what you need to do that you've lost sight of who you are?
There is so much you can let go of, without really losing a thing. It is when you stop merely trying that you can truly be.
The life for which you have always longed is as close as your very next choice. You are completely equipped and prepared to make that choice.
This moment is filled with magnificent possibilities, and this moment is when you can bring the best of them to life. Let go of those burdens you really don't need, and open yourself to the beauty of now.

 

Deliver yourself 

You will succeed not because you’re allowed to, but because you decide to. You will prosper not because of the hand you’ve been dealt, but because of what you do with it. 

You can allow yourself to be held back by what is, or you can choose to create what can be. Whatever comes your way is insignificant when compared to what you make of it. 

Though others may have impressive wealth and other advantages going for them, remember this. You have you going for you. 

You have a solid, authentic purpose, and the determination to fulfill that purpose. You have a unique perspective, and the ability to leverage that perspective into real, lasting value. 

That’s more than enough to take you wherever you choose to go, no matter what your starting point may be. Whether circumstances favor you or not, your commitment and your actions can always be working in your favor.

Don’t waste your time obsessing over what’s unfair or unfortunate about your situation. Put all your energy into what you can do, into the positive steps you can take, and deliver yourself to wherever you wish to be. 

Ralph Marston

 

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