1. REMEMBER TO PUT THE GLASS DOWN

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the '' half full or half empty'' question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired '' how heavy is this glass of water ?''

Answers called out ranged from 8oz. to 20oz.

She replied, '' the absolute weight doesn't matter . It depends on how long I hold it. if I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day , my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.''

She continued '' the stresses and worries in life in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt, And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed- incapable of doing anything''

Remember to put the glass down folks.

2.

THE BIG H.

I am your constant companion,

I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.

I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.

I am at your command.

Half of the tasks that you do, you might just as well

Turn over to me and i will do them quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me.

Show me exactly how you want something done.

After a few lessons, I will do it automatically.

I am the servants of all great people

and the regrets of all failures as well.

Those who are great, i have made them great

Those who are failures, i have made them failures.

I am not a machine but i will work with all its precision

Plus the intelligence of a person.

Now you may run me for profit or you may run me for ruin.

It makes no difference to me.

Take me,train me,be firm with me and

I will lay the world at your feet.

Be easy with me and i will destroy you.


I am called Habit !

3.

LETTER FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO HIS SON'S TEACHER.




He will have to learn, I know that all men are not just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel

there is a hero, For every selfish politician there is a dedicated leader. Teach him that for every enemy there is a friend.

Teach him that a dollar earned is of far more value than five found.

Teach him to learn and also to enjoy winning, steer him away from envy, if you can.

Teach him the wonder of books; but also give him time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun

and the flowers on a green hill-sides.

In school teach him that it far more honorable to fail than to cheat.

Teach him to have faith in his own ideas even if everyone tells him they are wrong.

Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and to be tough with the tough .

Try to give him the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the bandwagon.

Teach him to listen to all men , but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that

comes through.

Teach him how to laugh, when he is sad there is no shame in tears.

Teach him not to give his ears to a howling mob, and to stand and fight if he thinks he is right.

Treat him gently but do not cuddle because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage to be impatient, let him have the patience to be brave.

Teach him always to have sublime faith in his creator and faith in himself too, because then he will always have faith in

mankind.

This is a big order, but please see what you can do.

He is such a fine little fellow. My Son;



Abraham Lincoln.

4.




Interesting Funeral…………….

An Interesting Funeral

One day all the employees of a very unusual company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this:

"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
person who hindered the growth of their 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 person who was hindering my progress?"

One by one the intrigued employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they suddenly became speechless.

They all got to stand near the coffin, and all ended up 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 themselves!

There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:

There is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth and IT IS YOU!

Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes, when your company changes, when your church changes, when your location changes, when your money changes, when your status changes.

No, your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs.

Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses. Be a winner, build yourself and your reality. It's the way you face life itself that makes the difference.

As we enter the last lap ,home run if you are an athlete. Know this YOU are the only hindrance to your-self.

Confucius said, ''the man that said he can and the man that said he can't are both right'' What you see is what you become.

5.


IT MIGHT.


You never know when someone may catch a dream from you.
You never know when a little word or something that you do may open up a window of the mind that seeks the light.
The way you live may not matter at all.... but you never know....It might.
And just in case it could be that another's life through you might possibly change for the better with a broader, brighter view.
It seems it might worth a try, at pointing the way to the right.
Of course it may not matter at all... But then again,.... IT MIGHT.


Naira landers, let's populate this series, Don't just view and pass.
Let's encourage each other as Nigerians and Naira landers.
Post your words or prose of encouragement here in this series.
Remember in all we do or write-- Though tongue and tribe
may differ , In brotherhood we stand. IT MIGHT,
One for All , All for One.

6.


CTRL - ALT - DEL.

Every PC user knows this keys, control, alternate, Delete.

Ironically these keys are useful off the PC, they connote what human approach to issues
and challenges could be.

Control ----- Means you should control what you could.

Alternate --- Means you should find an alternative to what you cannot control.

Delete -----Means you should delete that which you could neither control nor find alternative and move on.

So remember, ctrl- Alt- Del.