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Inspiring thoughts for today 23-03-2011

2011-03-23T00:49:00.000-07:00

# A Bird siting on a tree is not afraid of d branch breaking, because her trust is NOT on d Branch but on its OWN WINGS

# We always feel that we are perfect & others should be corrected....It is just like cleaning the mirror instead of cleaning our face.

Inspiring thoughts for today 22-03-2011

2011-03-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

# Lot of people can be responsible for your success but you only can be responsible for your failure.

# A lovely quote - Never expect a lot from the people who love you....... They love you...Isn't that enough.

# You have only two options in life -
1st - ACCEPT
2nd - CHANGE
Try to accept what you can't change. Try to change what you can't accept.

# Never make even a bit of gap with your dear ones because You will never be able to bear the pain when the gap is filled.

Inspiring thoughts for the weekend 12-03-2011

2011-03-12T00:44:00.000-08:00

# It is not important to go to heaven after we leave but it is important to create heaven in someone's heart before we leave.

# Words don't have the power to hurt you unless the person who said it means a lot to you.

# Words are the only weightless things in this world that could actually make you feel heavy.

# If you desire to blossom like a rose in the garden, you have to learn the art of adjusting with the thorns.

# Sorry works when mistakes are made but sorry does not work when TRUST is broken. So, in Life, Commit mistakes but never break TRUST.

Inspiring thoughts for today 22-02-2011

2011-02-22T03:09:00.000-08:00

# You are not worthy until you have something that money can't buy.

# Maturity is not when we start speaking "Big things" but actually it is when we start understanding "small things".

# Vigyaan kehta hai..."JEEBH pe" lagi chott sabse jaldi theek hoti hai....aur Gyan kehta hai .. "Jeebh se lagi chott" kabhi theek nahi hoti.

# Never Blame anyone in your life as - Good people give you happiness, Bad people give you experience, Worst people give you lessons and Best people give you memories.

# Everything in life has a beautiful ending. If it is not beautiful ..then believe its not the end, its just leading to the beginning of something more beautiful.

Meaning of Life

2011-02-22T00:18:00.000-08:00

A superb message conveying the meaning of life -

We have two eyes and one tongue, which means we need to look twice and talk once.

We have two ears and one mouth, which means we need to listen more than we talk.

We have two hands and one stomach, so we need to work twice as much as we eat.

We have two major brain part, Left and right and one heart, So we can think twice but love only once.

Isn't it amazing how our body parts remind us how to live.

Inspiring thoughts for 28-01-2011

2011-01-28T00:41:00.000-08:00

# Life is BEST for those who enjoy it, DIFFICULT for those who analyses it and WORST for those who criticise it. ATTITUDE defines our LIFE.

# When money gains too much value in life, the first casuality is RELATIONSHIP.

# Don't see at others who are doing better than you, Beat your own records EVERYDAY and you will surely get success because success is a fight between "You were" and "You are".

# Two secrets to keep your relationship strong -
1. Whenever you are wrong, Admit it and
2. Whenever you are right, Just keep quiet.

# See is common for all, but some take pearls, some take fishes and some come out with just wet legs. World is common to all, we get what we choose.

# If you have the spirit of understanding, you will enjoy every second of your life, whether it is a "Pleasure" or "Pressure" !

Inspiring thoughts for the New Year 2011

2010-12-30T21:07:00.000-08:00

# Relationship is not measured when both take care of each other, it is measured when 1 ignores and the other still continues to care.

# 1 tree makes 1 lakh matchsticks but 1 matchstick can burn 1 lakh trees. 1 negative thought can burn all positive thoughts. Therefore be positive in the new year 2011.

# We get comfort from those who agree with us but we get growth from only those who don't agree with us.

# Vigyan kehta hai, " Jeebh pe lagi chot sabse jaldi theek hoti hai" & gyan kehta hai, "Jeebh se lagi chot kabhi theek nahi hoti."

# We can get PEACE of mind if we let go 3 "C" - Criticizing of others,Comparing with others and complaining for others.

# Speak sweetly so that if you have to eat your own words back, they don't taste bad.

An Appreciation : What to appreciate, When and How: an Important Lesson!

2010-12-06T21:57:00.000-08:00

One young academically excellent person went for an interview for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview but in that Company, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.

The director discovered from the CV, that the youth's academic result was excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never was there a year he did not score. The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarship in school?" and the youth answered "no".

The director asked, " Did your father pay your school fees?". The youth answered, "my father passed away when I was one year old and it was my mother who paid my school fees".

The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" the youth answered, "my mother worked as cloth cleaner." The director requested the youth to show his hands and the youth showed a pair of hands that was smooth and perfect to the director.

The director asked, " Did you ever help your mother wash clothes before?" The youth answered," never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books, furthermore, my mother could wash clothes faster than I could"

The director said, I have a request, when you go back today, go and help to clean your mother's hand, and then see me tomorrow morning.

The youth felt that the chance of landing the job was high and when he went back, he happily wanted to clean his mother's hands. His mother felt strange. With happiness mixed with fear, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly and his tears fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and that there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that she shuddered when his mother's hands were cleaned with water.

This is the first time that the youth realized and experienced that it is this pair of hands that washed the clothes every day to earn him the school fees and that the bruises in the mother's hand were the price that the mother paid for his graduation and academic excellence and probably his future.

After finishing the cleaning of his mother's hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, the mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office. The director noticed the tear in the youth's eye and asked: " Can you tell what you did and learnt yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes'

The director asked, "Please tell me what you felt"

The youth said:
"Number 1, I know what appreciation is now'. Without my mother, I would not be successful today.

Number 2, Now I know how to work together with my mother. Only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.

Number 3, I know the importance and value of family relationship."

The director said, " This is what I am asking, I want to recruit a person that can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the suffering of others to get things done, and a person that would not put money as his only goal in life to be my manager. You are hired.

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates, every employee worked diligently and as a team and the company improved tremendously.

The Lessons from this anecdote:

A child who has been protected and habitually given whatever he needs, develops "entitlement mentality" and always puts himself first. He is ignorant of his parents' efforts. When he starts work, he assumes every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the suffering of his employees and always blame others. These kinds of people, may/will achieve good results and may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel a sense of achievement or satisfaction.

If we happen to be this kind of (protective) parent, this is the time to ask the question- whether we did/do love our kids or destroy them.

You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn to play the piano, watch a big screen TV but when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it.

After a meal, let them wash their plate and bowl together with their brothers and sisters.

It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love and show them the correct way.

You want them to understand that no matter how rich their parent are, one day they will grow old, become weak and that their hair too will grow grey,.

The most important thing is for your kid to learn how to appreciate, experience and learn the effort and ability needed to work with others to get things done. They should also value, appreciate what the parents have done and love them for who they are!

Inspiring thoughts for 24-11-2010

2010-11-23T21:09:00.000-08:00

# Every relationship is like a glass... A scratch on anyside will reflect on the other side. So, always handle everyone's feeling with care.

# Even a small dot can stop a big sentence. But....few more dots can give a continuity.
Amazing but true. Every ending can be a new beginning.

# Whatever you give to others, will come back to you in multiples. You can't stop it coming back but you can choose what to give.

# Its not hard to sacrifice something for someone..but its hard to find that someone who deserves your sacrifice.

Inspiring thoughts for 15-11-2010

2010-11-15T00:56:00.000-08:00

# Nothing destroys iron like its own rust, Nothing destroys a person like his own ego !! Its our choice to grow or to get destroyed.

#The most beautiful blessing that can ever be given to anyone is -"May the worst day of your future will be better than the best day of your past !"

# We need power only when we want to do something harmful, otherwise love and compassion are enough to get everything done.

#Its better to have a successful exit than a favourable entrance because what matters is not being applauded when we arrive but being remembered when we leave.

Inspiring thoughts for the weekend

2010-10-15T05:45:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Quote on the wall of a cinema hall" 1 day your entire life will be like movie in flash back, you just need to make sure that it is worth watching".

The World's happiest couples never have the same nature, they just have the best understanding of their DIFFERENCES.

Fact of life is that most people dont look for the truth of life..., They only search for someone to agree with them.

One thing to learn from life is that getting our UPSET will not help. Always think "UP" & "SET" your goals and things will become easier.

Inspiring thoughts for the weekend

2010-10-09T01:35:00.000-07:00

# Relationships don't get Closer by Phone Calls or Msgs. It is sweetened by Thoughts. I Care for U in my own Strange Ways. May Be U will never Know, May Be I will never Show !!

# Smiler is cheaper than electricity but gives more light to our life. So keep smiling !!

# U are today where your thoughts have brought you. U will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. Lets make positive thinking a habit to have a brighter tomorrow.

# Rocking thought - "Knowingly we don't have time to help people.......Unknowingly we always manage time to hurt people".

# Affection shows human mentality....but situation shows human reality.

# Ego is the double edged sword which cuts popularity in the outer world and purity in the inner world...!!!

Inspiring thought for 28th September 2010

2010-09-28T06:59:00.000-07:00

Hard Times are like " Washing machine". They twist, turn & knock us around just as a washing machine. But at the end, we come out cleaner and better.

Inspiring Thought for 20th September 2010

2010-09-20T06:41:00.000-07:00

If you want to Walk fast, Walk alone. But if you want to walk far, Walk together.

This has been taken from Ratan Tata's lecture on "Building a Successful Life".

Vision !!

2010-09-04T21:38:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, Another very interesting story with a message. Here it goes....

There was a millionaire who was bothered by severe eye pain.

He consulted so many physicians and was getting his treatment done.
He did not stop consulting galaxy of medical experts; he consumed heavy
loads of drugs and underwent hundreds of injections.

But the ache persisted with great vigour than before. At last a monk who
has supposed to be an expert in treating such patients was called for
by the millionaire.

The monk understood his problem and said that for sometime he should
concentrate only on green colours and not to fall his eyes on any other
colours.

The millionaire got together a group of painters and purchased barrels
of green color and directed that every object his eye was likely to
fall to be painted in green colour just as the monk had
directed.

When the monk came to visit him after few days, the
millionaire's servants ran with buckets of green paints and poured on him
since he was in red dress, lest their master not see any other colour and
his eye ache would come back.

Hearing this monk laughed said "If only you had purchased a pair of
green spectacles, worth just a few rupees, you could have saved these
walls and trees and pots and all other articles and also could have saved
a large share of his fortune.

You cannot paint the world green." Let us change our vision and the world
will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape
ourselves first. Simple message yet very true and practical.

Lets change our vision..!!

Postive Attitude Matters a lot !!

2010-09-01T10:31:00.000-07:00

Guys,This is an amazing story which I would like to share with you all. The story shows that if you want to do something for someone, you can do it wherever you are in this world. It only requires a positive attitude and the willingness to do it. So, here goes the story.....

There was an old man who was living alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it required a lot of hard work which he himself could not do. His only son, who could have helped him, was in prison. So, the old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:

Dear Son,

I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year.

I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren't
in prison.

Love,
Dad

Shortly, the old man received this telegram:

For Heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up the garden!!

That's where I buried the GUNS!!

At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened, and asked him what to do next.

His son's reply was: "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad, It's the best I could do for you from here."

Moral:

No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart you can do it. It has always been the thought that matter.....

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

100 %

2009-02-19T20:58:00.000-08:00

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed.

The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to the girl. The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.

That night, the girl slept peacefully. But the boy couldn't sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.

Moral of the story: If you don't give your hundred percent in a relationship, you'll always keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent.. This is applicable for any relationship like love, employer-employee relationship,friendship etc., Give your hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully...

Happy New Year 2009

2008-12-31T21:08:00.000-08:00

SpiritBooster wishes all its visitors a very very Happy and inspiring New Year 2009. This year 2009, we will bring you more inspiring stories to make this year a very happy and a memorable one.

Four Wives

2008-12-30T20:56:00.000-08:00

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.

He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !"

Moral :

Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives

A. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.

B. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.

C. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

D. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.

Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament.

Why me ?

2008-12-29T23:26:00.000-08:00

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.

From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?

To this Arthur Ashe replied:

"The world over -- 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.

And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' "

"Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrow keeps you Human,
Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only
Faith & Attitude Keeps you going...

It's the way you face Life that makes the difference

2008-12-24T00:47:00.000-08:00

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written:

"Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym".

In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room.

The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: "Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!".
One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:

"There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.

You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

"The most important relationship you can have, is the one you have with yourself" Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your reality.

The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed.

The world and your reality are like mirrors laying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success.

"It's the way you face Life that makes the difference"

Life is like Coffee !!

2008-11-27T22:19:00.000-08:00

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into complaintsabout stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said: "If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, leavingbehind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other's cups.""Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality ofLife does not change."

"Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."So folks, don't let the cups drive you...enjoy the coffee instead.

PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY!

2008-11-27T03:24:00.001-08:00

When you leave the work place today,Study this small story, hope that makes a BIG change in you.

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.
He held it up for all to see & asked the students,' How much do you think
this glass weighs?'

'50gms!' .... '100gms!' .....'125gms' ..the students answered.

'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor, 'but, my
question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few
minutes?'

'Nothing' the students said.

'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor
asked.

'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the student

You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?'

'Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis &
have to go to hospital for sure!' ventured another student & all the students laughed.

'Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?‘ asked the professor.
'No'

Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?' The students were
puzzled.

'Put the glass down!' said one of the students

'Exactly!' said the professor.' Life's problems are something like this.
Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a
long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they Begin to
paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.

It's important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT to 'put them down' at the end of every day before you go to
sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh &
strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!'

So, When you leave office today,
Remember friend to
'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! '

Never Never Never Give Up

2008-11-24T04:48:00.000-08:00

One day I decided to quit... I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the forest to have one last talk with God.

"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

God replies - When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit.

In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. "I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.It had spent the five years growing roots.Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."He said to me.

"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been Struggling, you have actually been growing roots.""I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.

"Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern ... Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."Your time will come, "God said to me. " You will rise high!

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return."As high as it can?" I questioned."Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."I left the forest and bring back this story.

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. He will never give up on you. Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happinessBad days give you experiences;both are essential to life.

A happy and meaningful life requires our continuous input and creativity. It does not happen by chance. It happens because of our choices and actions. And each day we are given new opportunities to choose and act and, in doing so, we create our own unique journey." Keep going...

Happiness keeps you Sweet,

Trials keep you Strong,

Sorrows keep you Human,

Failures keep you humble,

Success keeps You Glowing,

but Only God keeps You Going!