Bullet Proof Your Inner Strength

 

Bullet Proof Your Inner Strength
by Jane Powell

“Inner strength is just a decision away.”
You probably can think of someone whom you admire and respect. Perhaps you admire her ambition to learn new skills. Maybe it is her perseverance to overcome difficulties and hardships. Why can’t that person be you?
It can and the key is willpower and self-discipline. You have it in you even if you refuse to believe it.
Each one of us is confronted and tempted by an endless stream of temptations; many of which aren’t that important. When you learn to refuse to satisfy all of them, and choose only to satisfy those that are in line with your priorities and values, your willpower and self-discipline become impenetrable.

 

Everyone Has A Chance To Be Successful
 

  People often handle life as they do bad weather.

  They while away the time waiting for it to stop.

  Yet the tide of opportunity comes to everyone.

  Opportunity knocks all the time,

  But you've got to be ready for it.

  When your chance comes,

  You must have the equipment to take advantage of it.

  The race is not to the swift

  Or the battle to the strong,

  For time and chance happen to everyone.

  Take a second look at what appears

  To be someone's "good luck."

  You'll find not luck but preparation,

  Planning and success-producing thinking.

  When you're prepared for opportunity

  Your chance for success is sure to come.

  The season of failure is the best time

  For sowing the seeds of success.

 

As soon as you make a decision, do something about it. Lock in your commitment with immediate action.
Your decisions flow from your inner purpose. Harness the immense power of that purpose by acting on those decisions without delay.
At the moment you decide to do something positive and fulfilling, your passion is fully engaged. Keep that passion burning by acting on it right away.
While you're intimately in touch with the reasons why, begin to work on how. Use your motivation to jumpstart your actions, and then your actions will increase your level of motivation.
Instead of wondering how you'll get it done, start experimenting to find what works best. Know right away how great it feels to be making positive progress.
You've chosen to move forward, so there's no reason to delay. In fact there is every reason to get going quickly and to keep going strong.
Ralph Marston

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Merenunglah dan Bersyukurlah

 

Setiap manusia seharusnya selalu mengingati nikmat yang Allah kurniakan kepada anda. Kerana nikmatNya telah meliputi dari hujung rambut hingga ke bawah kedua telapak kaki, kesihatan badan, keamanan negara, hutan belantara, udara dan air, serta masih banyak lagi lainnya adalah nikmat yang telah diberikan Allah kepada anda.

"... sekiranya kalian menghitung-hitung nikmat Allah, nescaya kalian tidak akan dapat menghitungnya ..." (Ibrahim: 34)

Demikian besar nikmat Allah yang telah dianugerahkan kepada anda. Dunia ini, beserta apa yang ada di dalamnya telah diciptakan Allah untuk anda, tetapi anda tidak pernah menyedarinya; anda menguasai kehidupan, tetapi tidak pernah mengetahuinya.

"... Dia telah memberikan nikmat-nikmatnya secara sempurna kepada kalian, baik yang zahir mahupun yang batin ..." (Luqman: 20)

Anda diberi sepasang mata, satu lidah, dua bibir, dua tangan dan dua kaki.

"Maka nikmat Tuhan kalian yang manakah yang layak anda dustakan?" (Ar-Rahman: 13)

Apakah anda mengira bahawa, berjalan dengan kedua kaki itu merupakan sesuatu yang biasa padahal masih banyak manusia lain yang tidak mempunyai kaki? Apakah anda mengira bahawa berdiri tegak dia atas kedua betis itu merupakan sesuatu yang mudah, padahal masih banyak manusia lain yang kehilangan kedua betisnya? Apakah anda merasai nikmat tidur dengan memenjamkan kedua mata, sementara masih banyak manusia lain yang tidak dapat tidur kerana sakit yang mengganggunya? Pernahkah anda merasa senang ketika anda dapat menyantapkan makanan yang lazat dan minuman yang dingin, sementara masih banyak orang lain yang tidak dapat makan dan minum hanya kerana penyakit yang mereka deritai?

Renungkanlah! Betapa besarnya fungi pendengaran, di mana Allah menjauhkan anda dari ketulian; penglihatan anda terhindar dari kebutaan; ingatlah kulit anda yang cantik terhindar dari penyakit gatal dan kudis. Perhatikan juga fungsi otak anda! Allah telah memberikan kesihatan akal sehingga terhindar dari kegilaan yang menghinakan. Apakah anda ingin menggantikan mata anda dengan emas sebesar gunung Uhud? Inginkan anda menjual pendengaran anda seharga perak satu bukit? Apakah anda mahu membeli istana-istana yang menjulang tinggi dengan lidah anda, namun anda bisu? Apakah anda mahu menukar kedua tangan anda dengan butiran-butiran permata dan berlian, tetapi tangan anda kudung?

Anda sebenarnya telah meraup kenikmatan yang tiada terhitung dan kesempurnaan tubuh badan tetapi sayangnya anda tidak menyedarinya. Bahkan, anda hidup dalam ketidakpastian dan terperangkap dalam kesedihan, padahal anda masih memilik roti yang segar untuk disantap, air yang segar untuk diteguk, dapat tidur dengan nyenyak, dan kesihatan anda yang stabil.

Anda kerapkali memikirkan sesuatu yang telah hilang, sehingga anda lupa mensyukuri apa yang ada di hadapan anda. Anda merasa sedih kerana kekurangan material, padahal anda masih memiliki kunci kebahagiaan, memiliki setumpuk kebaikan, kenikmatan, dan masih banyak yang lainnya. Oleh kerana itu, renungkanlah dan bersyukurlah!

"Pada diri kalian juga terdapat tanda-tanda kekuasaan Allah. Apakah kalian tidak memperhatikannya?" (Adz-Dzariyat: 21)

Lihatlah diri anda, keluarga, tempat tinggal, pekerjaan, kesihatan, sahabat, dan dunia sekeliling anda. Dan janganlah termasuk di dalam golongan:

"Mereka mengetahui bahawa semua nikmat yang ada berasal dari Allah, tetapi mereka mengingkarinya ..." (an-Nahl: 83)

Sumber:
Laa Tahzan
Dr 'Aidh Al-Qarni 

How nice are you?

 

 

How nice are you?
by Jane Powell

 

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”

 

We’ve all heard this saying. It’s something our parents reminded us of constantly. In fact, you my very well be cautioning your own children.

 

Now that you realize how hurtful words can be to others, have you every thought about the effects your own comments have on your self-esteem? Do you ever hear yourself saying nasty things about someone – that someone being you?

 

No one likes to be called “lazy,” “stupid,” or “fat,” and calling ourselves these names has a damaging effect on our self-worth. So today, take your own advice and the next time you begin to say something bad about yourself, try to stop. Instead of pointing out how little you have accomplished, why not acknowledge what you have achieved? And try replacing words like “I can’t” and “I won’t” with “I can” and “I will.”

 

Being churlish never served us when we were young, and that is still true. Be kind to yourself.

 

 

Accept Change
With A Smile

Sooner or later you'll experience
A crisis in your life,
And how you meet it will determine
Your future happiness and success. 
Since the beginning of time,
Everyone has been called upon
To meet such a crisis.
A closer look will show you
That most "crisis situations"
Are opportunities to either advance
Or stay where you are. 
In fact, most changes in your life
Will take place out of either
"inspiration" or "desperation."
Whatever comes your way,
Give it meaning and transform it
Into something of value. 
Your personal growth is the process
Of responding positively to change.
A precious stone cannot be polished without friction,
Nor humanity perfected without trials.
unknown

 

You can get from here to there. In fact, you've already begun the journey.
You can live the life you envision. So fill that vision with sound and color, with texture and rich detail.

 

Right now, as the result of what you are doing, you are going somewhere. Choose to make it somewhere you truly want to be.

 

The fulfillment of your dreams may seem to be a long way off. And yet, even in this very moment you can feel the joy of living those dreams.

 

Get busy and get on your way, for the path stretches out in front of you. Keep yourself inspired and in motion with your vivid imagination of how it will feel to arrive.

 

You know you can get from here to there, and you know how truly fulfilling it will be. Already, you're making great progress.

 

Ralph Marston

 

 

" Morning Coffee"
Created, and maintained by:Dizzyrizzy@comcast.net GrandmaGail2BC@aol.com
Copyright © 1996 -2011
" Morning Coffee" all rights reserved.