These are some of the most common symptoms of 'inner peace'... if you are experiencing any or all of these symptoms.... you're doing something right! - A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
- An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
- A loss of interest in judging other people.
- A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
- A loss of interest in conflict.
- A loss of the ability to worry.
- Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
- Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
- Frequent attacks of smiling.
- An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.
Peace Pilgrim, 1908-1981 American Peace Hero
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5:55 pm
Happy people roll with the punches. They know from experience that everything changes. Today's good fortune may vanish tomorrow, today's crisis may turn out to be tomorrow's good fortune.Author UnknownBut Greatly Appreciated!
Yesterday, went to Bugis Street with Yasmin, Charlene and Wei Shan to buy the team bag. Haha. Inspired by Jessie's bag but went and buy a totally new different bag. I felt like I was in another country. Thailand or stg but I've never been there. Maybe cos Yas kept saying "I feel like I'm in Thailand". Yeah. WE NEED TO DO MORE OF THAT AFTER EXAMS! Yeah I can't wait for that time because when exams end, puasa ends. And after Hari Raya, we still have time to go and laze around. WHEE! I'm going to organise more stuff. LOOK OUT GUYS!
In the end right, not everyone felt good about buying the bag. It doesn't say "SAFIAH" or "NETBALL". I still have mixed feelings about it. I think it is a totally crappy and lame idea. But it's so mushy. Hahaha. Yeah. THat's what make us DIFFERENT from the rest of the sports team in Cedar. Cos we are outrightly
MUSHY towards each other and we do lovey dovey stuff to each other. Muahahakz. I don't think I'm going to use that bag often to school. Cos it is so STRIKING. Muahaha. Haiyosss. Nevermind I think it's the fact that I KNOW what everyone is thinking and I care too much. Okays//
DUN CARE NOW. LET's NOT CARE NETBALLERS cos WE ARE A TEAM! WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER! WHEEEE.
My face came out in the Berita Harian again. I hate journalists sometimes, putting words in my mouth.
Ok reply to tags:::
Safiah- Angela: YEs Angela you are lame. ANd my background is actually not black. It's some sort of dark grey blue.
Safiah- Sade: Pe je. Yah i write many many. you write many many too...ok lepas dah kumpul duit for raye we go EAT anywhere we want! Muahahakz.
Safiah- Husna Jr.: Yeshh dear. I had one month of competition. I'll come back after exams for sure. Train all you irritating lovelies. Hahaha.
NEW FINDINGS ON THE WEB:www. nitrome.com CUTE GAMES. hahah
www.hungryforpixels.com Where I got all those cute animals above.
DIRECTORY FOR CUTE LINKS
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6:54 pm
Here’s something to think about. If we could shrink our world and only have 100 people in it the human ratio would be…
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere (both north and south)
8 Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world wealth
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death
1 would be near birth
1 would have a college education
1 would own a computer
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6:33 pm
The Seven Greatest Steroid Excuses
Most major sports have a Hall of Fame. But there is one competition that has yet to honor its heroes: doping. Because so many drug scandals have occurred over the years, why isn’t there a hallowed institution to commend the skill and creativity demonstrated by the all-time greatest cheaters? Where are their signed syringes, their framed flaxseed oils, their original testosterone creams?
Patrick Hruby, columnist for ESPN.com’s popular "Page 2," recently presented his first Steroid Excuse Quiz. We thought we would share with you our top picks from his hilarious selection.
1. When police found EPO and other performance enhancers in the home of Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke, he claimed the drugs were intended for:
a. His anemic dog.
b. His arthritic cat.
c. His diabetic goldfish.
d. His SARS-infected pet rock.
2. Tennis player Petr Korda blamed a positive nandrolone test at Wimbledon on:
a. Chewing gum manufactured from pesticide-protected trees.
b. Wearing cologne produced in a chemical plant.
c. Eating veal made from steroid-enhanced calves.
d. Drinking water bottled in the San Francisco’s Bay Area.
3. Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor blamed a number of positive cocaine results on:
a. The CIA and the Cuban Mafia.
b. The KGB and the Hong Kong Triads.
c. The Freemasons, the Teamsters, Opus Dei, the Rothschilds, Skull and Bones and the sinister Jewish cabal that runs Mel Gibson’s Hollywood.
d. The rain’cause the rain don’t mind and the rain don’t care!
4. American cyclist Tyler Hamilton blamed a flunked blood-doping test on:
a. An inexplicable third nipple.
b. A silent Scientology birth.
c. Webbed feet.
d. A mysterious unborn twin.
5. American sprinter Dennis Mitchell blamed his too-high testosterone levels on:
a. Drinking five bottles of beer and having sex with his wife four times the night before the test.
b. Drinking two bottles of tequila and visiting the Gold Club with Patrick Ewing the night before the test.
c. Attending a Minnesota Vikings nautical outing the night before the test.
d. Downing a shot of absinthe and reading Wilt Chamberlain’s autobiography the night before the test.
6. German distance runner Dieter Baumann claimed his elevated nandrolone levels were the result of:
a. Contaminated body lotion.
b. Spiked toothpaste.
c. Tainted hand soap.
d. Extra-strength Listerine.
7. After testing positive for strychnine, Dutch cyclist Adri van der Poel faulted:
a. Eating a pigeon pie made from juiced racing pigeons raised by his father-in-law.
b. Eating rabbit stew made from road kill found next to an unlocked gate at an animal-testing lab.
c. Eating cookies baked by his absent-minded grandfather, who mistakenly used strychnine instead of sugar.
d. Eating a convenience-store hot dog. Really, who knows what’s in those things?
Answers: 1a, 2c, 3a, 4d, 5a, 6b, 7a
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6:27 pm
Character and the Pursuit of Happiness 479.3
The Declaration of Independence tells us we all have an inalienable right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Unfortunately, too many Americans, especially young ones, believe they are entitled not simply to pursue happiness, but to actually be happy. And if they're not, they feel resentful. This breeds an "I deserve it" mentality and "whatever-it-takes" strategies that justify even lying and cheating to help them get, or keep, the things they think will make them happy.
In a free country we have a right to pursue personal happiness, but we also have inalienable moral responsibilities to be good and decent people. There's nothing wrong with wanting and going after money, possessions, power and status, provided we do so honorably. Ethical principles like honesty, fairness and respect are ground rules for the pursuit of happiness.
But the deeper question is: Is the pursuit of happiness an adequate life goal? Helen Keller said, "True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
The men who signed the Declaration of Independence were not simply pursuing happiness. Instead, they pledged their "lives, fortunes and sacred honor" to establish a government based on moral principles. This took character. And that is what life is really about. According to philosopher George Santayana, "Character is the basis of happiness, and happiness is the reward of character."
If this sounds out of touch with your reality, maybe it's because you don't sufficiently appreciate your moral potential and the enormous and enduring sense of happiness that can come from the pursuit of goodness.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
The Intimidating Power of Integrity 479.4
A teacher wrote telling me that a parent with a great deal of clout at her school asked her to change attendance records to make her child's record look better. The teacher said she thought long and hard about the request but eventually refused, knowing it would make the parent angry.
First, I commend her moral courage. I wish it didn't take courage to do the right thing, especially in such a clear case as this, but in the real world people with power often retaliate when they don't get what they want. This can make your life difficult.
Still, moral courage is the much-needed bodyguard of conscience and character. The personal costs of putting our integrity on the auction block are so high, we simply have to take the risk. Once we start on the slippery slope of moral compromise, it's hard to resist the slide downward.
My first instinct was to think of the parent who subjected the teacher to this corrupt and corrupting request as a thoroughgoing villain, but I suspect she's a basically decent mom so intent on helping her child that she ignored her moral brakes.
But it is wrong to ask someone to lie or cheat, and when it comes from someone with power, it's even worse. Power is intimidating even when it's not used.
But unswerving integrity can also be intimidating. Clearly improper requests deserve an immediate, firm and dignified response that leaves no ambiguity that they are inappropriate. Be careful not to be self-righteous, but let the person who asks worry about what you think of them and, if they persist, let them -- not you -- worry about the potential consequences.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
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8:45 pm
It's you I like,
It's not the things you wear.
It's not the way you do your hair,
But it's you I like.
The way you are right now
The way down deep inside you
Not the things that hide you
Not your diplomas...
They're just beside you.
But it's you I like,
Every part of you,
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings,
Whether old or new.
I hope that you'll remember
Even when you're feeling blue,
That it's you I like,
It's you yourself, it's you
It's you I like!
Frederick McFeely Rogers
Many of us have at some time dreamt of owning one of those magic purses that would never be empty. No matter how much money we would draw from it, it would remain full! As it turns out, we already have such a contraption in us and this one's worth a lot more than a trillion enchanted wallets. Our heart can love 24-hours a day without ever running empty. As a matter of fact, the more love we pass to others, the more love we'll have!
Author Unknown But Greatly Appreciated!
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