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A Kick in our Life: How our life metaphors define us

Life Lessons for Daily Living No.5        One of  the most interesting gift God has bestowed each one of us whatever race we belong, is the beauty of life. How one defines  and perceives  his life, is really a matter of  perspective. Our lenses  with life  will determine  how  we invest  our time, how we spend our money, how we use our talents, how we value our relationships  with family and friends.        It is indeed  interesting  to know and comprehend  how  others  see their life. There might be varied  points of  view as to how one defines his  life. One might perceive it as a roller coaster ride, a circus, a puzzle, a dance, a song, a symphony and most of  all  a journey. As Rick Warren, the famous author of  the Purpose Driven Life, simply puts it, the way  you see your life shapes your life. Life has conc...
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A Kick in the Power of our Mind: Is there a ceiling to our beliefs, dreams and desires ?

Life Lessons for Daily Living No. 4                  Each one of   us has been blessed with faculties, some   complete and sound, others with certain limitations. The conditions that we have, either will   make   the best of who or   what we are and on the opposite strand   the worst in us.   The choice depends on the individual as evident in the way he thinks or   perceives his life.                 Our belief system plays a crucial role in the molding of our personality as well as it will define the kind of road we will traverse. Either it will be a very smooth sailing travel in the course of our life or   it can also   be an exciting journey full of thrill and enthusiasm   to a road less travelled or   the usual   way wherein everybody   just passed   b...

A Kick in Our Moods : On Feeling Good About Ourselves

Life Lessons   for Daily Living No.3              Our outlook in life is profoundly   exemplified through the varied moods we manifest   day by day. Each one of us has a unique and creative   way of showing our moods   as shown through our actions, gestures, facial expressions and verbal communications.        Indeed, life has its unique way of bringing out the best in us and similarly, the worst in us.   As actors   and   actresses   in this “realistic   theatre”,   the significant   role we portray will more or less recognize if we deserve the best actress or actor award or we end up not winning any special award from the point of view of our   critical viewers. This might be the significant persons in our life - our family, friends, students, colleagues and our constituents.        As we unravel ...

A Kick in Our Attitude : Getting Rid of Junks and Bouncing Back

Life Lessons for Daily Living  No.2       Getting the best out of life and  ourselves  basically springs from  our attitude. Our attitude is the response we have towards people or circumstances which is manifested in our emotional and mental tones.         To live a fulfilling and rewarding life, we need to know  what is important to us. It is also  getting rid of the “junks” in  every aspect  of  our being. The different facets of our self – emotional, psychological, intellectual, social, spiritual, physical  must be cleanse from all “ impurities” that slowly  pulls us down.       The “junks”  in our attitude  might  reflect the negative feelings we harbor  for so many years. The emotional trauma we keep in our hearts which from time to time continue to haunt us  as well as our whole being. These hinders  ...

A kick in our Personality

Life Lessons  for Daily Living  # 1 :            Each person is a unique blend of the chromosomes and genes of our father and mother as well as our ancestors. Our genetic make-up is so designed in such a manner that we are distinct with other human beings.        As an individual passing through the  different stages of  life, you cannot help but ponder on a lot of issues, confronting your day to day existence  in this highly intricate and technological world.        As what Abraham Maslow, one of my favorite humanistic psychologists  strongly upholds, each individual is capable of achieving his  maximum potential  and to be self - actualized. But, in the process of becoming the " person" you so desired to become, there are a lot of  " battles" ( personal, familial, academic, social, spiritual, political, cultural ) to be won in order ...