2011-05-25T18:11:00.000-07:00

Charles Ungkim ~ http://terchampin.blogspot.com/

e-mail : terchampin@yahoo.com, facebook me hp # : 013 - 557 8844

for me, the general term of photography is to paint pictures with light. ain’t that sounds super interesting. it’s like creating a creation.

thinkin of yesterdays and yesteryears are like reminiscing wonderful memories. to show that to others would be a lot easier by showing photo rather than yabling with a lot of crap. even better when it has the touch of someone who has the passion for it. just show pictures (or even better,... a custom made album) to our children of their growing years and a sense of belonging, love, sacrifice, etc.. will pop in their head.

do browse through and pen-in some comments at the end of this page. tq

one of my Latest project - 'a zoom from my crystaL baLL'

below are some samples. (click picture to enlarge)

outdoor w' toppoi n' jean (17 may 2011)

a shoot of a flower after the shoot-out session

kaamatan - Lahad datu 2011

MPAK smk sepagaya 2010

kaamatan - Lahad Datu (30/04/2010)

sabah state museum - pre & post

High Dynamic Range - HDR

hdr - aman jaya

sms L.datu - compound

hyatt during a dramatic aftanoon

strawberry (soto-berri)

a jalopy

promenade hotel, tawau

belmont marco polo, tawau

teachers' quarters - smk sepagaya

how toHDR (click here)

i wonder what are they thinkin

4-in-1 [acho n' his other twins]

3-in-1

2-in-1

2 become 1

many compiled into 1

1Borneo in the afternoon

a sight of Lahad Datu town

flower

madai waterfal - a shot of 28mm, f/14 @ 2.0 sec

during an evening tea

1/1000 @ f5.6, ISO 400

mabul Island jetty

going natural

so called german tourist

a dawn in Tampi-Tampi, Semporna

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

potassium-riched banana

boosting r.p.m. - too fast n furious

quite fast but totally not furious

rabbani: the concert - dewan perdana L.datu, 24 oct 2009 (official photographer)

HY Juta annual dinner s/b (14 dec 2009) cheque presentation to orphans

'L.O.V.E.' ~ engagement on 28 dec 2009

Faizal n' Sonia - the wedding

my kampong: extravagant fire show in welcoming the new year

jack n' his group of friends

st dominc L.datu - renovation

545 a.m.

tail of Light (f3.5@15s n' f5.6@10s + green filtered)

@ smk sepagaya

smk sepagaya, Lahad Datu

Jeppo

faces of TOT 2009

Siddique - notice the black clouds on a sunny day?

SMK Sepagaya foregrounded by Siddique's butt - vignetting due to Lens abberation

a view from a 50 metre water tank

smile

Ligatech - 2009

smk sepagaya handball team 2010

mssd L.datu 2010 - sm teknik 28/3

some winners

high n' dry

TOT '10 ~ temasya olaraga tahunan 2010

some clowns during a warm up

after the friendly - we won 2-1 against f.c. perantau

some awesome pictures that I borrowed from some amazing photographers

fish-eye Lens

Break in the Storm by James Neeley

The Tree by Terry Shuck

A Cold Sunday in November

Shine On You - by Leonardo Riano

On 'The Turning Away'

incy wincy spider

c-shape by heaton

onde-onde

mushroom

nissan 370z - black edition

caught in the act

the road

some pics of me...

you've guess it,..

shenzen, china

hongkong

my mrs. winning a trophy in zhuhai

entrance of Disneyland

with donald duck

st paul, macau

at timpohon in kinabalu national park

crescentia aurelia

reflection of me

river near my house

#13 - hero

imposed (sample)

sumthin to read - - - - -

Superman - the story

One sunny afternoon, superman was out flying around. Crime was slow that day, so he decided to go over to spiderman's house to invite him out for a drink. But a spiderman replied "no I can't, I've got a problem with my web-shooter. Can't fight crime tomorrow without it

So superman headed over to bat cave to see batman who replied "not today my friend, my batmobile is down and it must be repaired today, can't fight crime tomorrow without it.

Disgruntled, superman took to the air cruising around the skies when he flew over a penthouse apartment, with his supervision, he saw wonder woman lying on the deck, spread-eagle, stark-naked!

Superman has got a brilliant idea! People said i'm faster than a speedy bullet and I've always wondered what she would be like with all her wonder power. So he zzooooooooommmmm down and did her in a flash!!! And was gone before anyone could notice.

All of sudden wonder women sat up and said, what was that? Then the invisible man got off her and replied i don't know, but my arse hurts like hell

An Imperfect Pot

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the masters house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his masters house.

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your masters house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts." The pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, "As we return to the masters house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the Pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pots side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my masters table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We re all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace His Fathers table. In Gods great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don't be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know that in our weakness we find our strength.

why did the boss fire the secretary - retold

This is a true story. Last week was my 40th birthday and I really didn’t feel like waking up that morning. I managed to pull myself together and go downstairs for breakfast, hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, “Happy Birthday!”, and possibly have a small present for me. As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alone “Happy Birthday.” I thought… Well, that’s marriage for you, but the kids… They will remember.

My kids came trampling down the stairs to breakfast, ate their breakfast, and didn’t say a word to me. So when I made it out of the house and started for work, I felt pretty dumpy and despondent.

As I walked into my office, my secretary Joanne said, “Good Morning Boss, and by the way Happy Birthday!” It felt a bit better knowing that at least someone remembered. I worked in a zombie like fashion until about one o’clock, when Joanne knocked on my door and said, “You know, it’s such a beautiful day outside, and it’s your Birthday, why don’t we go out for lunch, just you and me.” I said, “Thanks, Joanne, that’s the best thing I’ve heard all day. Let’s go!”

We went to lunch but not where we’d normally go. Instead she took me to a quiet bistro with a private table. We had a couple of mixed drinks and I enjoyed the meal tremendously. On the way back to the office, Joanne said, “You know, It’s such a beautiful day… We don’t have to go right back to the office, do we?” I replied with “I suppose not. What do you have in mind?” She said, “Let’s go to my apartment, it’s just around the corner.”

After arriving at her apartment, Joanne turned to me and said, “Boss if you don’t mind, I’m goinna to step into the bedroom for just a moment. I’ll be right back.” “Ok.” I nervously replied. She went into the bedroom and, after a couple of minutes, she came out carrying a huge birthday cake…

Followed by my wife, my kids, and dozens of my friends, and co-workers, all singing “Happy Birthday”.

And I just sat there… on the couch… naked.

Some Quotes

• A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. - Lao Tsu

• A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad. - Bob Edwards

• All jobs are easy to the person who doesn't have to do them. - Holt's Law

• Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. - Chinese proverb

• Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night. - Anonymous

• Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. - Will Rogers

• Good judgement comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgement. - Rita Mae Brown

• He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. - Benjamin Franklin

• How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become, to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being. - (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French poet, 1900-1944)

• If everybody's thinking alike, somebody isn't thinking. - Anonymous

• If everything is coming your way then you're in the wrong lane. - Anonymous

• If one has not given everything, one has given nothing. - Georges Guynemer

• If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. - Charlotte Bronte

• If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? - Albert Einstein

• If you can't convince them, confuse them. - Harry S Truman

• If you choose not to decide - you still have made a choice! - Neil Peart

• In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. - Theodore Roosevelt

• It usually takes a long time to find a shorter way. - Anonymous

• It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. - Alfred Lord Tennyson

• It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth and remove all doubt. - Samuel Johnson

• It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. - Albert Einstein

• My wife dresses to kill. She cooks the same way. - Henny Youngman

• The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits - Anonymous

• The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all. - Leo Buscaglia

• The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. - Anonymous

• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward

• There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. - Aldous Huxley (1864-1963) English Novelist

• To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have. - Anonymous

• What does not kill me makes me stronger. - Goethe

• When nothing is sure, everything is possible. - Margarete Drabble

• Wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. - Lucius Accius

Happiness - Quotes

• Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action - Benjamin Disraeli

• Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. - Jim Beggs

• Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. - Jacques Prevert

• Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy. - Karl Marx

• Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens. - Douglas Jerrold.

• Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. - Ernest Hemingway

• Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. But if you pay not attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap. - William Bennett

• Happiness is not having what you want. It's wanting what you have - Unknown

• Happiness sneaks through a door you didn't know you left open. - John Barrymore

• I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. - John Stuart Mill.

• If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than others, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are. - Charles de Montesquieu

• It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire . - Henry Van Dyke

• It is not doing the thing we like, but liking the thing we have to do that makes life happy.

• It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. - Agnes Repplier.

• Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. - Horace Walpole

• Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. - Helen Keller

• Often the greatest enemy of present happiness is past happiness too well remembered. - Oscar Hammling

• Seven days without laughter makes one weak. - Mort Walker

• Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go - Oscar Wilde

• Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get. - Bernard Meltzer

• 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

• The joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days. The Bible: - Ecclesiasticus. XXX. 22

• We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. - John Mason Brown

• When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us - Helen Keller

• When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters - one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. - Saul David Alinsky –

• Yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow only a vision, but today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope... - Kalidasa

Life Quotes

Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death. - Auntie Mame, by Patrick Dennis

When people search for "Life Quotes" they are often looking for quotes about life. Why do the major search engines only give them hundreds of pages of commercial garbage about Life Insurance Quotes? - Bill Austin

Motivational Quotes

• Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. -John Wooden

• Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing. - Albert Schweitzer

• If people are coming to work excited . . . If they're making mistakes freely and fearlessly . . . If they're having fun . . . If they're concentrating doing things, rather than preparing reports and going to meetings - then somewhere you have leaders. - Robert Townsend

• Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. -Sir Winston Churchill

• Let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today? - Mary Manin Morrissey author

• Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. - Unknown

• Nobody is stronger, nobody is weaker than someone who came back.There is nothing you can do to such a person because whatever you could do is less than what has already been done to him. We have already paid the price. -Elie Wiesel

• People prefer to follow those who help them, not those who intimidate them. -C. Gene Wilkes

• To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. - Donald Laird

• You cannot raise a man up by calling him down. - William Boetcker

Provers Quotes

• A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. - Proverbs 17:27

• A wise person is hungry for truth, while the fool feeds on trash. - Proverbs 15:14

• He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. - Chinese proverb

• He who begins many things finishes but a few. - Italian proverb

• If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. - Chinese Proverb

• Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it - Swedish Proverb

• Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it. - Proverbs 22:6

• To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. - Chinese Proverb

• Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. - Proverbs 3:18

• Yesterday is a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore to this day. - Sanskrit Proverb

Quotation Quotes

• Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone. - Unknown

• Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art. - Eleanor Roosevelt

• Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it. - Jimmy Conners

• Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. - Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934)

Excellent One Liners....

• Money is not everything. There's Mastercard & Visa

• Save water. Shower with your friend.

• Love thy neighbor. But don't get caught.

• Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.

• Wise never marry. And when they marry they become otherwise.

• Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.

• Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.

• Love is photogenic, It needs darkness to develop

• A good discussion is like a miniskirt Short enough to pertain interest and long enough to cover the subject

• Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children

• "ALCOHOL KILLS SLOWLY" So what? Who's in a hurry?

• "Hard work never killed anybody " But why take the risk! (I don't want to be an exception!)

• When two's company, three's the result !

• A dress is like a barbed fence. It protects the premises without restricting the view

• The more you learn, the more you know, The more you know, the more you forget The more you forget, the less you know So...... why learn ..!!

These are some of the romantic countries in the world.

B.U.R.M.A - Between Us, Remember Me Always.

C.A.N.A.D.A. - Cute And Naughty Action that Developed into Attraction

C.H.I.N.A. - Come Here... I Need Affection.

E.G.Y.P.T. - Everything's Great, You Pretty Thing!

F.R.A.N.C.E. - Friendships Remain And Never Can End.

H.O.L.L.A.N.D. - Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies.

I.N.D.I.A. - I Nearly Died In Adoration.

I.T.A.L.Y - I Trust And Love You.

K.E.N.Y.A. - Keep Everything Nice, Yet Arousing.

K.O.R.E.A. - Keep Optimistic Regardless of Every Adversity.

L.I.B.Y.A. - Love Is Beautiful; You Also.

M.A.N.I.L.A. - May All Nights Inspire Love Always.

N.E.P.A.L. - Never Ever Part As Lovers.

P.E.R.U. - Phorget Everyone... Remember Us.

T.H.A.I.L.A.N.D - Totally Happy. Always In Love And Never Dull.

For everything there is a season,

And a time for every matter under heaven:

A time to be born and a time to die;

A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;

A time to kill and a time to heal;

A time to break down and a time to build up;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh;

A time to mourn and a time to dance;

A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones together;

A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to seek and a time to lose;

A time to keep, and a time to throw away;

A time to tear, and a time to sew;

A time to keep silence and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate,

A time for war, and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

Watch Out

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. Frank Outlaw

A wish

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight

A wish I make this very night, a wish that all my friends sleep tight

A wish that all good dreams come true. May God bless everything they do

A wish that every day they'll wake to find a helping hand to take

Someone to trust, someone to hold, someone to truly call their "own"

For days they cry, for days they pout. A wish for peace without a doubt

For days our happiness will thrive a prayer to God I am alive

A wish of joy, and peace, and love, for these are all gifts from above

For everything we do together I pray that it will last forever

Excellent poems by not so famous poets... found on toilet doors and walls

Here I lie in stinky vapor,

Because some bastard stole the toilet paper,

Shall I lie, or shall I linger,

Or shall I be forced to use my finger.

Here I sit broken hearted

Tried to shit but only farted

You're lucky you had your chance

I tried to fart and shit my pants!

I came here to shit and stink,

But all I do is sit and think.

Some come here to sit and think,

Some come here to shit and stink,

But I come here to scratch my balls,

And read the bullshit on the walls...

Words Of The Wise

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

In 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall how fabulous you really look at that time.

Don’t worry about the future. Or worry but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing gum.

Do one thing daily that scares you. Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with other people who are reckless with yours.

Remember compliment, forget insult. Keep old love letters. Throw away old bank statement.

Don’ feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. Some of the most interesting 40-years-old I know still doesn't know what to do with theirs

Be kind to your knees. You’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much. Your choices are half chance, like everybody else’s.

Read the direction even if you don’t follow them.

Don’t read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You’ll never know when they’re gone. Be nice to your siblings. They’re the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick to you.

Understand that friends may come and go, but with a precious few you should go on. The older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Accept these certain truth.

Prices will rise. Politician will philander. And then you’ll fantasize that when you’re young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you.

May be you have a trust fund. May be you’ll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when other one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you’re 40, it will look 85.

Be careful to whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the trash, wiping it off and recycling it for more than it is worth.

Growing Old

Many people are afraid of growing old. I'm afraid of growing old and boring. Many people are afraid of growing old, alone. I'm afraid of growing old, insane. Many people are afraid of losing their looks. I'm afraid of losing my dreams. Many people are afraid of losing their youth. I'm afraid of losing my soul.

When you're 15, 35 seems ancient.

When you're 35, 15 seems juvenile.

A turnaround in a split second - two decades zoom past and before you know it, it's only a mile to the next millennium.

Don't fear age- it's a right of personhood.

Don't fear death- it's God's greatest jest.

Don't grow old - you don't have to.

Don't date because you're desperate.

Don't marry because you're miserable.

Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.

Don't separate because you think it's fashionable.

Don't drink because you have troubles.

Don't gamble because you think winning is inevitable.

Don't philander because you think you're irresistible. Most likely, you're not.

Don't associate with people you can't trust.

Don't cheat.

Don't lie.

Don't pretend.

Don't try to buy your way into the kingdom of God.

Don't dictate because you're smarter.

Don't demand because you're stronger.

Don't sleep around because you think you're old enough and know better.

Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.

Don't sell your self, your family or your ideals.

Don't stagnate.

Don't regress.

Learn a new skill. Find a new friend. Start a new career.

Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.

Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.

Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking and you can't afford to have your eggs harvested before the new millennium.

There's always a mad rush to something, somewhere but victory does not always belong to those who finish first. Sometimes, there is no race to be won only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions. You can't always go with the throng who could be wrong. Sometimes, you have to be alone to be enlightened. To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless. To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy. To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy. Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons. To keep yourself warm, buy a jacket. In the long-run, it will be less complicated and less costly. To make yourself happy, pursue your passions and be the best of what you can be.

Simplify your life. Take away the clutter. Get rid of destructive elements - abusive friends, nasty habits and dangerous liaisons. Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty. Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family. Be true to yourself. Don't commit when you're not ready. Don't keep others waiting needlessly. Fall in love - it's the greatest thing on earth. But take care and remember, after the fall must come the rise.

Go on that trip. Don't postpone it. Say those words. Don't let the moment pass. Do what you must even at society's scorn. Write poetry. Love deeply. Walk barefoot. Hold hands. Dance with wild abandon. Cry at the movies. Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you. You light up your life. You drive yourself to your destination. No one completes you except you.

It is true that life doesn't get easier with age. It only gets more challenging. Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love. Pursue your passions. Live your dreams. Don't lose faith in God. Don't grow old. Just grow-up.

Mark Of Inspiration

Take time to WORK … it is the price of success.

Take time to PLAY … it is the secret of perpetual youth.

Take time to GIVE … it’s too short a day to be selfish.

Take time to LAUGH … it is the music of the soul.

Take time to LOVE AND BE LOVED … it is A God-given gift.

Take time to be GRATEFUL … it is the key to joy.

Take time to MEDITATE … it is the path to peace.

Take time to PRAY … it is the greatest power on earth. Adapted from an Old Irish Prayer

ABC Resolutions for Everyone

Avoid Negative sources, people, places, things and habits.

Believe in yourself.

Consider things from every angle.

Don't give up and don't give in.

Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.

Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.

Give more than you planned to .

Hang on to your dreams.

Ignore those who try to discourage you.

Just do it.

Keep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.

Love yourself first and most.

Make it happen.

Never lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.

Open your eyes and see things as they really are.

Practice makes perfect.

Quitters never win and winners never quit.

Read, study, and learn about everything important to you in life.

Stop Procrastination.

Take control of your own destiny.

Understand yourself in order to better understand others .

Visualize it.

Want it more that anything.

Xcellerate your efforts.

You are unique of all God's creations, nothing can replace you.

Zero in on your target and go for it. Author Unknown

So what?

(Carol James, 7/12/1998)

So what if I am confused, I can attract clarity.

So what if I feel overwhelmed, I can attract focus.

So what if I am upset that I didn't know that sooner, I know it now.

So what if that didn't turn out okay,I gained a lot of new knowledge from it.

So what if I lack money, I can always attract more.

So what if I am in a bad mood, I have the power to change it.

So what if I am feeling negative emotion, I am only a shift in focus away from relief.

So what if it has not come yet, I know it is on its way.

So what if I did that wrong, I can always do it over.

So what if I've got stuff in my life I don't want, I will release it when I am ready.

So what if I don't know the answer, I can always attract wisdom.

So what if I am not as far as others, I am as far as I need to be.

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Chinese proverbs:

• If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid one hundred days of sorrow.

• To know the road ahead ask those coming back.

• The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

• The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

• With virtue you cannot be entirely poor... Without it you cannot be really rich.

• To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.

• To learn a good behavior takes at least 3 years, but to learn a bad behavior takes 3 days!

• If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.

• If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.

• If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.

• If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

ASPECTS OF LIFE

The adventure of life is to learn.

The purpose of life is to grow.

The nature of life is to change.

The challenge of life is to overcome.

The essence of life is to care.

The opportunity of life is to serve.

The secret of life is to dare.

The spice of life is to be friend.

The beauty of life is to give. William Arthur Ward

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