Smile

I think.. that the best weapon against all the negative things in the world is the SMILE..

Smile
Though your heart is aching
Smile
Even though it's breaking
When there are clouds
In the sky,
You'll get by
If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile
And maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun
Come shining through
For you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear
May be ever so near
That's the time
You must keep on trying
Smile
What's the use of crying?
You'll find that life
Is still worth-while
If you just smile
Smile

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear
May be ever so near
That's the time
You must keep on trying
Smile,
What's the use of crying?
You'll find that life
Is still worth-while
If you just smile
Keep on smiling
Oh yeah
Smile
Never, never, never stop smile
Smile

"Just smile... there is nothing in the world you cannot overcome.. "
- Smiling Pasta

I have read this from a certain website. I hate gossip mongers.. They have the tendency to create chaos when everything seems to be working in harmony. Why do people consider themselves higher than others? sheesh..

The word gossip means a rumor or talk of a personal, sensational or intimate nature. Another meaning for gossip is a person who habitually spreads intimate or private rumors or facts.

There is a proper place for talking about others when they are not present in a productive way, no matter if it is for beneficial purposes or contradictory. That proper place would be talking about something with their permission, also permission as to whom you speak with.

Unfortunately, gossip has always been a part of human life. Most of the references found in the Old Testament are in Proverbs. Proverbs 11: 13 , "A talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit, conceals a matter." In Proverbs 18:8 we read, "The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts. " , Proverbs 26: 22 states the same idea. Friendships are destroyed (Proverbs 16: 28) and quarrels are provoked (Proverbs 26: 20) making it a damaging exercise.

We have been in places where gossip has taken place. Gossip happens in all kinds of gatherings; small and large, public and private. It occurs in the workplace, at church; anywhere people meet. Even though co-workers, friends, and family may wish to tell something juicy; we must remember the New Testament warnings. In Matthew 12: 36 we are told, "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgement.
Everyone has been in a group when someone starts telling partially true or fabricated statements that are considered by some to be essentially true. Those who are the object of the gossip can find it hard to conclusively clear themselves.

My youngest sister told me of a class where the teacher said that gossip can occur in prayer circles. Some in that same room with a prayer circle may be genuinely concerned, but there also may be those who want to further spread the information they hear.

We should never speak about someone who isn't present when the conversation involving them occurs. A rule that helps me is to not tell anything about someone else unless they have told me what to repeat and to whom to tell it. It just takes a seemingly careless remark to begin a ˜juicy" conversation. It may attract others, enlarging the gathering. We need to think,"Would I want this done to me?" Another thought we need to ask ourselves is ,“ Do I want to really need to make friends this way?"

There is a human weakness that we all have. That weakness is we privately enjoy hearing about the inadequacies of others. We may have that weakness, but it is our responsibility to walk away.

In James 3:5-6 we're told "Even so the tongue also is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell."

You probably have either seen or heard of a huge forest fire started by a careless act by someone. California has had large fires many times recently. We all know of the vast damage that a fire produces. A fire begins with a small spark burning and then it can quickly spread and get out of control. God compares the damage gossip produces with the destruction a fire can cause.

If someone confides their secrets to us, we should not repeat it without their permission first. When we get permission, it should be to whom we would tell and exactly what information is to be disclosed. Any further information that we convey without permission will only hurt their reputation and end up damaging the character of the one speaking.

Even if we are around close friends, we should never reveal something told to us in confidence. We have read how God hates gossip. If we hear, "Have you heard..", that is the time we should excuse ourselves and walk away. Before we walk away, we need to say to those gathered:"That is something I do not want to hear." We should stand up for what we know to be right.

A beautiful precept of Christianity that's so adequately applicable to promoting the good order and the happiness of society is the instruction here. In this world there is plenty for us to do without interfering in the lives of others.

I remember as an eleven to twelve year old, we played a game called "GOSSIP". There would be everyone present sitting in a row. One person would cup their hands and whisper into the ears of the person that was seated next to them. The last person would say out loud what they heard, inevitably they said nothing like the person that began the game. Many times it was never the same topic and never the same outcome. A simple game reveals how the spread of gossip alters the original story.
"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody."
I Thessalonians 4:11(NKJV)

In this scripture we are told to care for our own business and not to interfere with someone else's business.

In Philippians 2:4 we are told to look after their interests. But when we look after another's interests we are not interfering with their life.

The Bible tells us whenever someone does not have enough to do, or has too much time on their hands they are prone to gossip.

Remember, the Lord firmly prohibited the making up or the spreading of trivial conversation. Proverbs 25: 18" A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow. " Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword or knife, or shooting them with a sharp arrow. Remember, a person who will gossip to you, will gossip about you. The juicier the gossip is, that makes it more likely to be untrue. Gossip is social sewage.

In this way gossip is similar to a soup, the more a rumor is spread the thicker it gets. In some soups, the longer they stand, the thicker they get.
The next time you consider passing on a bit of gossip, visualize yourself stabbing the person your remarks are aimed at. That is the effect gossip can have on others. We all have read where a stabbing victim may need surgery or often they cannot recover from their wounds. That leaves a mental picture in our minds and it may help you reconsider the passing of any gossip.

Some more things we need to remember are gossiping will betray a confidence. Among Christians, there is no place for gossip. Gossip is an object some people make up and others increase. Some feel that if they have heard a bit of gossip, even though they may not like to spread gossip, they don't know what else to do with it. When we listen to gossip we are only inspiring and composing gossip. If there are not any listeners, there is no gossip.

So do not gossip, it is as plain as that.

If I kissed you
Would fireworks fly
Would angels sing with lollipops
Would dinosaurs cry
Would babies all gurgle in laughter and surprise
If I kissed you.


If I kissed you
What would Michelangelo say
Would he still have sculpted David
Would we be immortalized in clay
Would the poets write of love like ours
Would John Donne have his say
If I kissed you

You could be one in a million
You could be the one for me
But l guess I'll never know if I never try
I guess I'll just have to grab you in my arms and kiss you.

If I kissed you
Would you lose track of time
Would you feel a surge of happiness
Running up your spine
Would you run naked in the street
with a tattoo of my name on your behind
If I kissed you.
Oh, if I kissed you
Yeah, if I kissed you.

Today, I think is one of the most unproductive days I have ever had in my whole life.. And it is basically because of the limitations I have that I am unable to do what I need to do well. I am close to screaming at the top of my lungs already.. And there are alot of people who are not helping!!!

This is a story sent to us by Adam - an inspiration, and hopefully a wake-up call for others who find it so amusing to just "quack"

No one can make you serve customers well. That's because great service is a choice.
Years ago, my friend, Harvey Mackay, told me a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point.

He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for Harvey.

He handed my friend a laminated card and said:

"I'm Wally, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement."

Taken aback, Harvey read the card. It said:

Wally's Mission Statement:

To get my customers to their destination in the quickest,
safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment.

This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!

As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, "Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf."

My friend said jokingly, "No, I'd prefer a soft drink."

Wally smiled and said, "No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice."

Almost stuttering, Harvey said, "I'll take a Diet Coke."

Handing him his drink, Wally said, "If you'd like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustratedand USA Today."

As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated card. "These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio."

And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day. He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts.

"Tell me, Wally," my amazed friend asked the driver, "have you always served customers like this?"

Wally smiled into the rearview mirror. "No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth guru, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day.

He had just written a book called You'll See It When You Believe It. Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. He said, 'Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'"

"That hit me right between the eyes," said Wally. "Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more."

"I take it that has paid off for you," Harvey said.

"It sure has," Wally replied. "My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action."

Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab. I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn't do any of what I was suggesting.

Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles.

So.. what are you?

Dont what you do to me but Everytime I'm with you its a natural high its like re-discovering Eden with chocolate-coated rainbows and cotton candy skies And everytime you look my way I wish i had the guts to say There's something in your eyes Something in your smile Something in the way you move me You make me want to sing Make me want to dance Make me want to cry I'm falling in love with you. I think i'll hire Cupid He'll make you see I'm more than your friend You'll be tossing and turning Counting the hours til you see me again And when we meet you'll Kiss my hand and say the words I've longed to hear There's something in your eyes Something in your smile Something in the way you move me You make me want to sing Make me want to dance I'm falling in love with you You make me want to sing Make me want to dance Make me want to cry I'm falling in love with you.

miss goody two shoes

One adjective that one cannot call me is "angel" since I am not the shy-type wall flower who chooses to be invisible in a crowd. Neither do I strive to stand out - but given the fact that I express my perspectives in life in a verbal manner, it gives me the tendency to capture other people's attention..

And no, I don't pretend I know everything - but I am definitely not a PUSHOVER. So stop telling me to do things.. You are not my boss, nor am I your maid. It is not my problem if you are such a mess even when everybody thinks you are perfect. You are just pleasing to the eyes -- of men. But I can't say it is something that women will clamor for.

Silly you, to think I will stand up straight on all your bidding.. It just makes you a laughingstock to those people who knows the real you. If you wanted to be that way, go ahead and be my guest. But I will not let you affect the quality of how I do my responsibility.

Stay back - I am not as innocent as you think I am.

No threats... Just consider it as a friendly advice. :)