Positive Mantra

I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days.
--- Lance Armstrong, Famous Cyclist

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
--- Thomas Jefferson

I am thinking, therefore I exist : (Latin: Cogito, ergo sum)
--- René Descartes, French Philosopher, (1596 - 1650)

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands
--- Richard Bach, Author of Illusions

You see things and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were and I say 'Why not?'
--- George Bernard Shaw

Posted by JayRaj at 01:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

For men who smoke 10 cigarettes a day, the death rate is 40 times higher than non-smokers. Those who smoke 10-20 a day, the death rate is 70 times higher. And smoking could lead to lung cancer, coronary heart diseases, chronic bronchitis and more.

How to quit smoking?

The best way is to STOP smoking.

But, that's easier said than done. Try these 10 ways to quit smoking.

1. Once you've decided, mark a date on your calendar.

2. Find the causes of for your smoking habit.

3. Develop a new hobby or rekindle an old one. Anything from music, painting to art.

4. Get more out of your routine. Make life more interesting. All to keep your mind off smoking.

5. Write a list of all the positive fallouts of quitting smoking. Money saved, better ties with family, good heakth etc.

6. Tell family and friends about your decision to quit smoking. They could support you in doing it.

7. Stick to a non-smokers' company.

8. Meet those who have done it. Inspiration helps.

9. On the D-day throw out your ash tray, cigarettes, pipes, lighter etc,. Instead keep small eats at hand.

10. Be determined. Congratulate yourself yourself, you're on the road to quit smoking. And good health.

If you really love your close ones and want to see them happy for you then quit smoking...Good luck :-)

Posted by JayRaj at 08:14 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.
--- From A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare

Let's take a look at our own lives. Who are the people we love? Handsome hunks? Drop Dead gorgeous girls? Naa. They are all people whose 'inner qualities" we like and are comfortable with.

Fundamental things of value like - warmness, sense of humor, intelligence, comfort levels in their company, care, being non-judgmental etc are what really matters. Love, as they say, starts with the eyes and ends with the soul.

Posted by JayRaj at 02:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Here's a positively motivating story about doing good to animals.

An old man was walking along the beach, when he came upon a part of the sand where thousands of starfish had washed ashore. A little further down the beach he saw a young woman, who was picking up the starfish one at a time and tossing them back into the ocean.

"Oh you silly girl," he exclaimed. "You can't possibly save all of these starfish. There's too many." The woman smiled and said, "I know. But I can save this one, " and she tossed another into the ocean, "and this one", toss, "and this one...

I'm sure you enjoyed this motivating story.

Posted by JayRaj at 04:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)