Rashmisut

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." "Be who you are, and be that well". - This is one of the quotes that I love and often follow. Often there are cases, when we change or tensd to change from what we actually are and the way we behave. This could be because of many reasons, because others don't like the way we are, or we are trying to be like somebody, or we trying to show others that we can be like him or her. As long as we understand the real meaning of that, it is fine. If I am trying to change myself from X state to Y state, I should be better knowing what forces me to do so, what are the problem in state X and what additional things that I can have or I can achieve in state Y. The point what I want to mention here is, most of the cases, we don't understand that rationale behind the change. We just try to imitate others, sometimes we do pass and most of the cases we fail. ...

Your happiness is intertwined with your outlook on life. Above line was my Orkut fortune the other day. I kept thinking on that line, rather on two words, Happiness and Outlook... Happy... The easiest word to say. Everybody says "Be happy, don't worry". But the question goes in mind "Why can't I be happy?". It is true for all. Fundamentally, we have problem in searching for the happiness. We rely on "if only's" - that if only we had a good job, a big house, a nice car, and lots of love, then (and maybe only then) we would be happy. We learn to compare ourselves to our friends, neighbours, even relative strangers, all of those people who seem to have "more" and therefore are better and "happier" than we are. So we think, people who achieve their goals and who have nice cars, big houses and good loving relationshis are happy. We relate directly our happiness to outside events, achievements, possessions, and other external f...

I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success. One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and literally hanging around upside down from the rafters of our lake house. So, it came to no surprise for my dad to find me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. My little eight-year-old brain didn't realize the tree could break or I could get hurt. I just thought it was fun to be up so high. My older cousin, Tammy, was also in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big limb, about ten feet below me. Tammy's mother also noticed us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree. I could hear the leaves start to rattle and the tree begin to sway. I remember my dad's voice over th...