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When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”
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When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”
Success Formula
A disappointed salesman of a famous soft drinks company returns from his Middle East assignment.
A friend asked, “Why weren’t you successful with the Arabs?”
The salesman explained, “When I got posted in the Middle East, I was very confident that I will make a good sales pitch as my company soft drink is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem. I didn’t know to speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through 3 posters.
A friend asked, “Why weren’t you successful with the Arabs?”
The salesman explained, “When I got posted in the Middle East, I was very confident that I will make a good sales pitch as my company soft drink is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem. I didn’t know to speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through 3 posters.
First poster, a man is crawling through the hot desert sand; totally exhausted and panting.
Second, the man is drinking our brand soft drinks .
And the third, our man is now totally refreshed.
Then these posters were pasted all over the place”.
“That should have worked,” said the friend.
The salesman replied, “Well, It is not only the fact that I don’t speak Arabic, but also I didn’t realize that Arabs read from right to left.”
Second, the man is drinking our brand soft drinks .
And the third, our man is now totally refreshed.
Then these posters were pasted all over the place”.
“That should have worked,” said the friend.
The salesman replied, “Well, It is not only the fact that I don’t speak Arabic, but also I didn’t realize that Arabs read from right to left.”
C-T-H
CONFIDENCE
Ones all village people decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer all people gathered and only one boy came with an umbrella that’s confidence………..
TRUST
TRUST
Trust should be like the feeling of a one year old baby when you throw him in the air , he laughs…… because he knows you will catch him……..
HOPE
HOPE
A human being can live for 40 days without water 8 minutes without air but not even 1 second without hope….
SO ALWAYS HAVE CONFIDENCE, TRUST OTHERS AND NEVER LOSE HOPE!
The Socrates Triple Filter Test
SocratesIn ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.
One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?”
“Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything, I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”
“Triple filter?”
“That’s right,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test.”
“The first filter is TRUTH. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?”
“No,” the man said, “actually I just heard about it and…”
“All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of GOODNESS. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?”
“No, on the contrary…”
“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, but you’re not certain it’s true. You may still pass the test though, because there’s one filter left: the filter of USEFULNESS. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?”
“No, not really.”
“Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?”
Friends, use this triple filter each time you hear loose talk about any of your near & dear ones.
30 things to do in the next 30 days
You can do these in any order you want, but do challenge yourself to do at least one each day, in the next 30 days.
1. Focus on one big goal - Take one huge goal or dream of yours and do something every single day to move towards the achievement of it.
2. Try a new restaurant - Or at least try a different thing on the menu of the restaurant you frequent.
3. Donate - Clothes, time, or money; even if it’s 5 bucks.
4. Change a life in a positive way - Yes, you can change somebody’s life in 30 days. It’s even possible to change a life in 30 seconds. Changing a life can be done in many different ways:
1. Focus on one big goal - Take one huge goal or dream of yours and do something every single day to move towards the achievement of it.
2. Try a new restaurant - Or at least try a different thing on the menu of the restaurant you frequent.
3. Donate - Clothes, time, or money; even if it’s 5 bucks.
4. Change a life in a positive way - Yes, you can change somebody’s life in 30 days. It’s even possible to change a life in 30 seconds. Changing a life can be done in many different ways:
- Giving someone a chance – This is something our entire society needs to work on more. We’re often so quick to judge or write someone off, that we don’t give those “diamonds in the rough” an opportunity to shine.
- Hold the door for someone
- Smile at others
- Compliment someone
- Listen to others
5. Thank the most important person (people) in your life
6. Read a new book
7. Face a fear
8. Take a day trip
9. Watch wildlife in nature - It might sound corny but it relaxes you and makes you forget about your stresses. You can even do it online if you can’t get out, click here .
10. Contact someone new - Send a letter, email, or instant message to someone you’ve never really talked to.
11. Go somewhere that brings back childhood memories
12. Think about someone less fortunate than you
13. Look at what you’re grateful to have
14. Look at what you’re grateful NOT to have
15. Get up early
16. Sleep in late
17. Get in your car or on your bike and just go with no destination in mind
18. Watch your favorite movie of all time
19. Don’t watch the news for a whole day
20. Try a form of art you’ve never tried before - Drawing, painting, photography, whatever.
21. Use a new word
22. Don’t complain
23. Be happy when the people around you are angry and sad
24. Forget about the past and future, and just focus on the present
25. Listen to music you normally wouldn’t listen to
26. Don’t check your email for a day
27. Skip beverages like soda and just drink water for at least a whole day
28. Play music really loud and dance
29. Look at the night sky
30. Remind yourself you have only one life to live
Try reminding yourself this during all 30 days. I’m not a fan of wasting paper, but this list I REALLY recommend printing out and placing somewhere noticeable like your refrigerator. Use it as a checklist. Have you accomplish any of these already or are you excited to do them in the next 30 days? ( Let us know in the comment section below. )
-preluat de pe http://www.lyved.com/misc/30-things-to-do-in-the-next-30-days/ -
A moral story – Five Balls
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them as Family, Health, Friends, Spirit and Work, and you’re keeping all of these in the air.
You will soon or one day understand that Work is a rubber ball.
If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four Balls, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same.
You will soon or one day understand that Work is a rubber ball.
If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four Balls, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same.
And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life. How?
1. Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
2. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
3. Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
4. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.
5. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
6. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.
7. Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
8. Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
9. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.
10. Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
11. Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
12. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
Question of the day: How many balls are you able to juggle at this moment?
From the book "Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas" by James Patterson
Attitude towards work – Moral Story
Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices today!
This is a story of an elderly carpenter who had been working for a contractor for many many years. He had built many beautiful houses but now as he was getting old, he wanted to retire and lead a leisurely life with his family. So, he goes to the contractor and tells him about his plan of retiring. The contractor feels sad at the prospect of losing a good worker but agrees to the plan because the carpenter had indeed become too fragile for the tough building work. But as a last request, he asks the old carpenter to construct just one last house.
The old man agrees and starts working but his heart was not in his work any more. He had lost the motivation towards work. So, he resorted to shoddy workmanship and constructed the house half-hearted. After the house was built, the contractor handed over the front door keys to the carpenter and said, This is your new house. My gift to you. The carpenter was shocked and upset. Had he known that he was building his own house, he would have done a better job! Now, he would have to live in the house, which is not worth staying.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely.
It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.
You work hard every day but are you giving your best? We put our least to the work we don’t like or do not have interest in. Later, we get shocked at the situation we have created for ourselves and try to figure out why we didn’t do it differently. Enjoy your tasks and carry on your responsibilities with pleasure and not with pain. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."
Your attitudes and the choices you make today will be your life tomorrow, build it wisely. Do your job enthusiastically and with devotion, a positive output and a pleasing life will certainly be on your way.
It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.
You work hard every day but are you giving your best? We put our least to the work we don’t like or do not have interest in. Later, we get shocked at the situation we have created for ourselves and try to figure out why we didn’t do it differently. Enjoy your tasks and carry on your responsibilities with pleasure and not with pain. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."
Your attitudes and the choices you make today will be your life tomorrow, build it wisely. Do your job enthusiastically and with devotion, a positive output and a pleasing life will certainly be on your way.
Consistency
Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the trees.
The first day, the woodcutter brought 15 trees.
“Congratulations,” the boss said. “Carry on with your work!”
Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring 10 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring 7 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.
“I must be losing my strength”, the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
“When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked.
“Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees…”
Most of us NEVER update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned is very much enough. But good is not good when better is expected. Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.
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| The key to succes is not always broken |
Don't
Don’t wait for time; Make it.
Don’t wait for love; Feel it.
Don’t wait for money; Earn it.
Don’t wait for the path; Find it.
Don’t wait for opportunity; Create it.
Don’t go for less; Get the best.
Don’t compare; Be unique.
Don’t fight your misfortune; Transform it.
Don’t avoid failure; Use it.
Don’t dwell on mistake; Learn from it.
Don’t back down; Go around.
Don’t close your eyes; Open your mind.
Don’t run for life. Embrace it.
Small difference
A small boy lived by the ocean. He loved all the creatures of the sea, especially the starfish, and spent much of his time exploring the seashores.
One day he learned that there would be a minus tide that would leave the starfish stranded on the sand. The day of the tide he went down to the beach and began picking up the stranded starfish and started tossing them back in the sea.
An elderly man who lived next door came to down to the beach to see what he was doing. “I’m saving the starfish.” The boy proudly declared.
When the neighbour saw all of the stranded starfish he shook his head and said, “I’m sorry to disappoint you young man, but if the look down the beach one way, there are stranded starfish as far as the eye can see. And if you look the other way, it’s the same. One boy like you isn’t going to make much of a difference.”
The boy thought about this for a moment. Then he reached his small hand down to the sand, picked up a starfish, tossed it back into the ocean and said, “I sure made a difference for that one”.
An interview with God – A wake up call
I dreamed I had an INTERVIEW WITH GOD.
“So, you would like to interview me?” GOD asked.
“If you have time,” I said.
GOD smiled. “My time is eternity, what questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you the most about humankind?”
GOD answered…
“That they get bored with childhood that they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again.”
“That they lose their health to make money; and then lose their money to restore their health.”
“That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future.”
“That they live as if they would never die, and die as though they had never lived.”
I just woke up and opened my eyes…..
A tribute to teachers
Day after day, in classes across the world, teachers bring knowledge to life.
World Teachers’ Day, held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates the anniversary of the signing in 1966 of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers. It is an occasion to celebrate the essential role of teachers in providing quality education at all levels. In 1993, UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization) inaugurated October 5 as World Teachers’ Day, a day to celebrate teachers and the central role they play in guiding children, youths & adults through the life-long learning process.
Cum sa te porti cu parintii
There is a story about an 80 year old man who was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 year old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window sill.
The father asked his son, “What is this?”
The son replied, “It is a crow”.
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, “What is this?”
The son said “Father, I just told you, It’s a crow”.
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, What is this?”
The son said with some irritation, “It’s a crow, a crow”.
A little after, the father again asked his son for the 4th time, “What is this?”
This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’. Can’t you understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary :-
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again all 23 times”.
So..
If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents.
There is beautiful hope in Humanity
"I will never say anything that couldn’t stand as the last thing I ever say."
Reflecție
Don’t teach your kids this stuff. Please?
dear parent
teacher
administrator
board member
don't teach your kids to read
for the Web
to scan
RSS
aggregate
synthesize
don't teach your kids to write
online
pen and paper aren't going anywhere
since when do kids need an audience?
no need to hyperlink
make videos
audio
Flash
no connecting, now
no social networking
or online chat
or comments
or PLNs
blogs and twitter?
how self-absorbed
what a bunch of crap
and definitely, absolutely, resolutely, no cell phones
block it all
lock it down
keep it out
it's evil, you know
there's bad stuff out there
gotta keep your children safe
don't you know collaboration is just another word for cheating?
don't you know how much junk is out there?
haven't you ever heard of sexting?
of cyberbullying?
a computer 24-7? no thanks
I don't want them
creating
sharing
thinking
learning
you know they're just going to look at porn
and hook up with predators
we can't trust them
don't do any of it, please
really
'cause I'm doing all of it with my kids
can't wait to see who has a leg up in a decade or two
can you?
sursa: http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/08/dont-teach-your-kids-this-stuff-please.html
Build Literacy Skills with Wordle
I've always been interested in quantitative displays of information. I've been having lots of fun with Wordle - a free website that creates "word clouds" (or "tag clouds") for text analysis. Simply copy/paste text and in seconds Wordle gives you a visual representation of word frequency. The example below was created by analyzing all the words used in my blog in 2008.
While you can directly type into the Wordle text box, I would recommend you copy and past text into it. That allows you to get text directly from online sources or your own text document. Student can either work on their individual Wordles or collaborate together on one. In the later case, it's probably most efficient to gather all their writing into one text document before copy/pasting it into a Wordle. Use tilde sign to create phrases. Example: learning~strategies. Another tip: After you create a Wordle, right click a term to remove it from the Wordle results.
The site allows you to modify the color scheme, font, alignment and even set the maximum number of words to include in the analysis (example top 100 words, top 50 words, etc) For inspiration on layout see these Wordle samples at Flickr
Wordle output - If you PDF generating software, you can "print" a Wordle to a PDF file. Or you can do a screen capture of the Wordle. Do live Wordles on your smartboard. For a how-to on screenshots click here.
So how could your students use Wordle?
Defining skills - Before the dictionary comes out, give your students a new vocabulary word and ask them to brainstorm all the word they associate with it. Gather up all the brainstormed words for a Wordle. After the term has been formally defined, repeat the process and compare to the "pre-dictionary" Wordle.
Summarizing skills - As a pre-reading exercise - copy/paste text of reading into a Wordle and ask students to predict what the main ideas of the reading will be. Another pre-reading option - give them a Wordle of a non-fiction reading and ask them to use the Wordle to generate a title or headline before they see the real article. Post reading - ask them to reflect on the reading based on a prompt (examples - main idea, what you've learned, funniest element, etc). Then collect all their reflections into a Wordle.
Comparison skills - Give them two different accounts / essays on the same theme / event - let them compare the Wordles generated by each. Or you could generate Wordles for two different reading - then let student see if they can match the Wordle to it's corresponding reading.
I've been collaborating with fellow educators on a Google Doc guide to using Wordle in the classroom.
Think Before You Post
The Internet has helped to enrich our lives in many ways, however, it has also provided child predators with a new way to reach potential victims and commit crimes.
Sixty-one percent of 13-17 year olds have a personal profile on a social networking site and half have also posted pictures of themselves. Teen girls are particularly at risk of 1 in 7 youth who received a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet, 70 percent were girls.
The goal of the third year of the Online Sexual Exploitation PSA campaign is to make teen girls aware of the potential dangers of sharing and posting personal information online and of communicating with unfamiliar people to help reduce their risk of sexual victimization and abduction. The PSAs direct teen girls to Think Before You Post, and as with the previous two years, ask viewers and listeners to visit www.cybertipline.com, to get tips on how to prevent, detect, and report suspicious online behavior.
Aesop's Fable - The Hare With Many Friends
A hare was very popular with the other animals in the jungle who all claimed to be her friends. One day she heard the hounds approaching her and hoped to escape them by the aid of her Friends. So, she went to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back. But he declined, stating that he had important work to do for his master.
"He felt sure," he said, "that all her other friends would come to her assistance."
She then applied to the bull, and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns. The bull replied:
"I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want."
The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it. The ram, he felt sure, was the proper friend to ask for help. So she went to the ram and told him the case. The ram replied:
"Another time, my dear friend. I do not like to interfere on the present occasion, as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares."
The Hare then applied, as a last hope, to the calf, who regretted that he was unable to help her, as he did not like to take the responsibility upon himself, as so many older persons than himself had declined the task. By this time the hounds were quite near, and the Hare took to her heels and luckily escaped.
Moral of the story :
"He felt sure," he said, "that all her other friends would come to her assistance."
She then applied to the bull, and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns. The bull replied:
"I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want."
The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it. The ram, he felt sure, was the proper friend to ask for help. So she went to the ram and told him the case. The ram replied:
"Another time, my dear friend. I do not like to interfere on the present occasion, as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares."
The Hare then applied, as a last hope, to the calf, who regretted that he was unable to help her, as he did not like to take the responsibility upon himself, as so many older persons than himself had declined the task. By this time the hounds were quite near, and the Hare took to her heels and luckily escaped.
Moral of the story :
He that has many friends, has no friends.
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