Friday, January 28, 2011

Gods in the Chrysalis

I have published this poem below numerous times, and with the New Year here I felt compelled to re-print it here yet again!!!

Resolve to print this poem out and recite it DAILY!!!!  Take it to heart and BELIEVE the words because I believe it is TRUE!!!

Enjoy the weekend and Stay Strong!!


Gods in Chrysalis

"Whenever you go out of the doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head high and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in the sunshine; greet your friends with a smile and put soul into every handclasp.


Do not fear being misunderstood and do not waste a minute thinking about your enemies. Try to fix firmly in your mind that you would like to do and then without veering off direction, you will move straight to the goal.


Keep your mind on the great and splendid things you would like to do and then as the days go gliding by, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing upon the opportunity that are required for the fulfillment of your desire, just as the coral insect takes from the running tide the element it needs.


Picture in your mind the able, earnest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly transforming you into that particular individual.

Thought is supreme.

Preserve a right mental attitude - the attitude of courage, frankness and good cheer.

To think rightly is to create. All things come through desire and every sincere prayer is answered.

We become like that on which our hearts are fixed.

Carry your chin in and the crown of your head high. We are gods in Chrysalis."


- Elbert Hubbard.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Amazing Lesson for us all!!!!

This morning, as I am caught up in the normal commuting gyrations and thoughts, (disastrous commute again by the way with more snow), I am blown away by an article I came across and which I almost skipped over completely.

In our daily lives we often believe, whether perceived or factual, we are wronged by a fellow human being in some shape, form, or manner.

The offense can be gigantic in our minds, or tiny and minor, but no matter what we believe it to be we more often than not DESIRE to relataliate toward the offender!

Being the grandson of an Irishman and son of an Irish police officer, the deck is stacked against me in cases where I perceive to be slighted by this person or that.  I know it is wrong, but despite that knowledge and the understanding of HOW I SHOULD react, I rarely do! 

That is my flaw and it is something I work on daily -- and God willing I am making some progress on that front as I grow older. But nothing like what you are about to read about below!

Forgiveness is the word for it and it is an extremely DIFFICULT state to achieve for most of us when we perceive that we have been wronged!

Well, sit down for this one!

The link to the article is below and the article in it's entirety is below as well.

I will let you read it and all I ask is that next time you are cut off in traffic and want to flip the offender the bird, or someone insults you, or your incompetent and evil boss hurts you in some manner, or you feel that you cannot forgive someone for something they did to you or your family, I want you to remember this name:

Maria Boffa!

A simply amazing soul and a lesson for us all as we glide through this life and make things more complicated than we probably need to make them, complain of little things like they are the end of the world, and make mountains out of mole hills while others experience REAL problems and issues!

We do not realize how Blessed we all truly are -- but Maria Boffa can remind us daily now!

As a father, I cannot imagine the pain and anger and torture that Maria Boffa is undergoing today-- but when you read of her actions, you have to believe that she is an extraordinary, rare and amazing soul and her son is no doubt looking down on her with extreme pride and love!


Updated: Wed., Jan. 26, 2011, 4:09 AM


Grieving mom forgives drunk who mowed down her son

By WILLIAM J. GORTA
Posted: 1:37 AM, January 26, 2011

A grieving Brooklyn mother whose son was mowed down by a repeat-offender drunken driver comforted the handcuffed killer at his sentencing yesterday, rubbing his arm and telling him that she forgave him.


Luis Guamal, 25, wept and trembled as 79-year- old Maria Boffa crossed over to the defense table to offer solace to the man who sped away from a Dyker Heights crash that left cancer survivor John Boffa dying in the street last March.



"I wish nothing but the best for your life," she told Guamal.



"I forgive you."



Guamal then turned to address Boffa's family in the audience.



"I'm very sorry. I'm very, very sorry," Guamal said as his wife and two children cried on the other side of the courtroom. "I never meant to do anything like this."



Guamal pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide on Jan. 6 in exchange for a sentence of eight to 24 years in prison.



Boffa, 44, was a social-studies teacher at Grady HS in Brooklyn along with his wife Jaclynn , 31.



Jaclynn told the judge her husband had survived several bouts with cancer only to be "savagely left in the street" to die.



"Most human beings would treat an animal with more care," Jaclynn Boffa said. "You became a weapon of mass destruction."



The grief has forced her to take a medical leave from her teaching job.



"Waking up each morning is like a prison sentence," she said. "Every morning is like losing him all over again."


Would you be able to forgive?  Would I?  I pray we will never need to find out!!
God Bless and Stay Strong!

william.gorta@nypost.com


http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/grieving_mom_forgives_drunk_who_dEsSg4Eg4msTFHrtT7UdRN

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Success!!!

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
-Joseph Addison

Monday, January 24, 2011

Do it Anyway!!!!!

Mother Teresa's "Anyway" Poem;

"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is
between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway."

Stay Strong and God Bless

Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat, Push Your Buttons, Get You Riled Up, or Annoy You - 6 Ways to Cope - jlh | Quotes Inspirational

Negative people and influences are always a thought away from each of us and can seem to destroy our lives if we allow them to take over. Below is a link to a great piece on how to address these negative influences and stay positive in the face of any challenge!!!  Enjoy and Stay Strong!!!

http://blog.dreamthisday.com/2009/01/never-let-anyone-get-your-goat-push.html

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Happiness in quotes....

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
-Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
-Albert Schweitzer

Happiness blooms in the presence of self-respect and the absence of ego. Love yourself. Love everyone around you. Love everyone in the whole world. Know that your own life is of infinite importance, as is every other life. -jlh

www.Dreamthisday.com

Today it begins!!!!!

Happy Sunday!!!   Today begins whatever it is you want to become, to be, or to do!!!!   Only your own mind is stopping you now!!!  Take control, believe in your God-given abilities, and take it!!!!!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Call Upon Mary
(by St. Bernard of Clairvaux)

In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. And that you may more surely obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not to walk in her footsteps. With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.

Call Upon Mary
(by St. Bernard of Clairvaux)

In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. And that you may more surely obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not to walk in her footsteps. With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.

How to Stop Worrying

Nice article on a topic we cover frequently!!!! 

Read it and enjoy....
Stay Strong

http://www.dreamthisday.com/worry.php

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Keys to Happiness!!!!

From our friends at Dream this Day!

The key to happiness is not to have what you want but to want what you have. -Anonymous

You can not find happiness by chasing after it. Happiness comes from doing what you love to do, and from being who you truly are. Most often, happiness is found in being of genuine service to others.

Further reading:

http://www.dreamthisday.com/how-to-be-happy-with-yourself/

Monday, January 3, 2011

Positive Attitude: How to Stay Positive Around Negative People

It is critical to maintain a positive attitude in life but it becomes increasingly difficult to do so when you are constantly inundated by negative people.

Check out this great article on how to stay positive despite the negative influences we encounter daily!!

Enjoy!!

http://www.dreamthisday.com/positive-attitude-negative-people/