WHAT WAS IT?

I and Ahmed, my friend, were coming back from a site seeing trip on our Bicycles. We started in the morning and had gone to a nearby area famous for its Apples, Apricots orchards. It was about 20 Km one way ride. It was a valley with beautiful lush green Orchards and full of natural springs having ice cold water. Different rain Nullahs were also flowing through the valley. It was full of naturally grown bushes and shrubs. When one enters the valley the scent of Mint, Apple, Apricot and roses and different wild flowers refreshes one’s mind and one feels like visiting the Heavens on earth.

We had spent the entire day sightseeing and had lot of fun. As it was getting dark, so we decided to move back. The Sun was setting and it was getting dark.

We were bicycling side by side and enjoying the cold breeze and the scenic beauty all around. We were moving down the road between thickly grown Orchards. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a woman appeared on the roadside. When we approached near her, she signaled us to stop. We stopped. The woman came near us. She was a young girl and extra ordinary beautiful.

She came to me, as I was near her on this side of the road, and said,

“Look, I have an emergency and I want to go to the city. Can you provide me lift”? Before I could answer, Ahmed whispered in a very mysterious voice, “Don’t reply and talk to her. Look! Her feet are facing backward. The moment you answer her, you will turn to stone or come under her influence and she will have full control on you as she is a Witch”.

To my horror, I looked towards the girl’s feet and YES! they were facing backward. All Her toes were on the back of the foot and heels were on the front side.

In panic, we hurriedly paddled our bicycles and tried to run away from her as fast as we could. But, to our astonishment, she was running on our side and however fast as we tried to bicycle away, she kept the pace. We could see that her feet were not on the road. They were above the road, as if she was Flying/Gliding/ Surfing.

Out of sheer fear, we jumped from our bicycles, and ran into the nearby thick Orchard. By then it was quite dark and we could barely see each other. We held our hands, kept running and started moving towards the general direction of the city. Meanwhile, we were looking all around us and had a sigh of relief that she was not seen anywhere and we apparently got rid of her.

By then, we were quite tired, thirsty and hungry and panting badly as, it was almost an hour that we were running. As she was not in sight so, we started walking and looking around for some help as we were lost.

Suddenly, in the distance we noticed a light. We started walking towards the light in hope of finding some water/ help. On reaching close, we noticed that it was a Lantern glowing in a near distance hanging outside a hut made of straws. Normally, in this part, the farmers make such huts and these are generally used as their field office/guard post.

After seeking permission we entered the hut and saw an old man sitting besides the wall and having a blanket over his lower half of the body for protecting himself from cold. The evening/nights are quite cold in these parts.

On hearing our need for water, he pointed towards a corner of the hut and we saw a pitcher lying there with a silver glass on top of it. We had water which was pleasantly cool. This calmed our nerves. We thanked and sat in front of the old man with a view to ask him the direction of the city and the distance.

The old man enquired our presence there at this hour. We narrated the whole story as to what all had happened with us. Hearing all, the old man asked,

“How can you say that it was a witch? It could have been a normal girl in need of help”.

Ahmad told him that her feet were reversed. As her toes were facing backward and heels were in front.

You cannot imagine the shock of horror we got after that. The old man brought his feet out of the blanket and said,

“Were they like this?”

His feet were having heels in front and toe at the back. And he transformed into the same girl.

Out of fear we cried out at the top of our voice, jumped up and ran for our life and never looked back.

I don’t know how we reached back our home. In the door step of my house, I fainted.

When I came to senses, I saw that a doctor was at my side and my father, mother and sisters were surrounding the bed with a worried look in their eyes.

I was running a very high fever. The doctor gave me some injection and after a little while I felt drowsy and went to sleep.

The fever settled after three days. On asking, I learnt that same fate also is happening with Ahmed.

Though so many years have passed but still we could not understand as to what was that ........

THIS IS IT!

     It was a sound that brought me out of my deep meditation. The sound was as if of a dry branch has come under somebody’s foot, who was walking with great care. I looked at my watch and it was 03 a.m. I got worried, and came out to inquire. I saw that my tent was surrounded by armed Military men.

     This was a cool night at the Thar Desert. We were on our winter collective training. I was commanding a troop consisting of about 150 soldiers of Pakistan Army. We were deep into the desert and camping between the sand dunes near Toba (a small water source in a desert). It was a little lull period during the training. I was in command of these troops for a little less than a year.

     As per my usual routine every year, on 15th of Shabaan, the Eight month of the Islamic Calendar, on the night of “ Shabbaraat”, I ask forgiveness from all my known people i.e., my relatives, friends, colleagues etc. and then the entire night, I bow before The Creator, and ask forgiveness and Meditate the entire night.

     This was the same night when I heard that noise and came out of my tent. It was 3 a.m.

     The troops surrounding my tent were my own, headed by my second in command, a Subedar, accompanied by my Halvidar Major. On my inquiry, the Subedar told me, “Sir, we knew that you will be meditating the entire night. We all decided to guard your tent from all sides in the meanwhile, throughout the night. You don’t worry Sir, go inside and keep praying and for all for us.”

     I asked, “How many of you are here and since when?” 

     He said, “The entire company is there with full strength and fully armed. We are here since 8 p.m, when you retired in for prayers.”

     I said, “Why Subedar Sahib, why are you doing this? You and the troops should go and take rest. You all were also tired from the day’s work and need rest”. 

     He said,” Sir, we all gathered and deliberated and it was a unanimous decision from all of us that we will remain awake the whole night and guard your residence. Please don’t stop us. It’s our great pleasure to serve you.”

     My eyes filled with tears, my heart full of emotions and to hide my tears, I told them to continue and came in and bowed before my “ALLAH” and cried. I was thanking ALLAH for whatever HE has given me and particularly I thanked HIM for the love and affection which HE poured into my under command’s hearts.

     Please remember, the most difficult thing in the world is to command the hearts of the people. It is not easy but it is not that difficult also. One has to be sincere, look after them and the foremost, have fear and love of ALLAH and HE will automatically mesmerized all in your favour.

Top 5 Regrets of The Dying By Bronnie Ware

For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.

People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone's capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.

When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it.

2. I wish I didn't work so hard.

This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

           3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.

          Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

          This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.

When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.

        Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.

Bonnie Ware is the author of the new book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.  Visit her official website Inspiration and Chai.

Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients:

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 cup low-fat buttermilk

1 1/2 cups  bread crumbs

2 tsp. cayenne pepper

1 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Olive oil cooking spray

Preparation:

1. Add the chicken to a large plastic bag. With a rolling pin or meat mallet, pound each chicken breast, one at a time, until thin. Cut all the chicken into a total of 20 pieces. Add the chicken to another large plastic bag, and add the buttermilk. Seal the bag, and marinate the chicken in the refrigerator overnight.

2. The next day, preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or with foil that has been coated with cooking spray. On a plate, combine the panko bread crumbs with the cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Shake the excess buttermilk off each piece of chicken, and roll the chicken in the bread-crumb mixture, coating it well. You will not use all the bread crumbs.

FLYING FISH (Volatile Fish - Exotica )

Flying fish (Volatile Fish - Exotica ) live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. Their most striking feature is their pectoral fins, which are unusually large, and enable the fish to hide and escape from predators by leaping out of the water, taking short gliding flights through air just above the water's surface. Their glides are typically around 50 metres (160 ft). To glide upward out of the water, a flying fish moves its tail up to 70 times per second. It then spreads its pectoral fins and tilts them slightly upward to provide lift. At the end of a glide, it folds its pectoral fins to reenter the sea, or drops its tail into the water to push against the water to lift itself for another glide, possibly changing direction...

TWO NATION THEORY

It was during the summer of 1985 that I received a call from one of my friends, Mr. Aslam from Rawalpindi. He wanted to buy a Honda 125 cc Motorcycle. I was at that time residing at Quetta and these motorcycles were new in the market and were only available at Quetta, being in high demand all over Pakistan. There peculiarity; they were Japanese made, were imported to Iran and smuggled from there to Pakistan at Quetta. Due to smuggled item, it was available at almost less than half their actual price.

The friend of mine wanted that I should check the price, communicate to him, he will send the bank draft, and I shall purchase and communicate the Engine and Chassis number to him. On that he will get it registered at Rawalpindi and send me the registration number and a copy of the registration papers. After receiving those I shall dispatch the motorcycle by train to Rawalpindi.

I discussed this matter with one of my businessman friend, Mr. Majeed. He proposed that we shall buy it from Noshki. In this way, another Rs. 2000/= shall be saved. I agreed. So, it was decided that on the coming weekend, we two will go to Noshki on his motorbike, which was about 140 KM from Quetta.

On early Sunday morning, we set-off for Noshki. In most parts of Baluchistan, the business community observe holiday on Friday, thus it was a working day and markets at Noshki were open. We were received by one Mr. Rajesh, a merchant at Noshki, who had a general store in the main bazaar. My friend Mr. Majeed informed me that Mr. Rajesh is Hindu by religion and is quite influential.

On learning our need, he instructed his Munshee (his clerk) to go survey the market for a good motorcycle at a reasonably less price than the market. Meanwhile we were entertained by Tea.

After a little while, the Munshee returned with his report. He had seen and selected six such motorcycles and recommended that best amongst those is with a Merchant Mr. Rehmat, who was a local Baloch.

Mr. Rehmat was summoned along with his motorcycle by Mr. Rajesh. We inspected the motorcycle and liked it, as it was in amicable condition. On asking, Mr. Rehmat price tagged it for Rs. 17000/=. With a little bargaining, Mr. Rehmat agreed to sell it for Rs. 16500/-. Mr. Rajesh asked us as to whether we were satisfied and really liked it. On our affirmation, Mr. Rajesh, very authoritatively told Mr. Rehmat to leave his motorcycle and told us to pay Rs. 15000/= to Mr. Rehmat, which we did. On this Mr. Rehmat tried to protest but Mr. Rajesh very angrily snubbed him and told his Munshee to bring the motorcycle in the shop. This was quite a surprise for me that Mr. Rehmat, though quite humiliated, took the money, never said a word and left. Mr. Rajesh took us along to his house for lunch.

While we were waiting for lunch to be served and our host being busy there, I asked Mr. Majeed as to how come this man Rajesh is so powerful and authoritative. He told me that Mr. Rajesh, though from the minority, is one of those merchants who were doing their business in Noshki since pre-partition. They stayed back and the local Muslim community, as per Islamic traditions, treated them good. Mr. Rajesh is prospering well and most of the local Baloch Tribal elders are under debt to him and he keeps fulfilling their financial needs. Consequently, most of the tribal elders are his close friends and never say no to him.

After a while, lunch was served. A surprise was again waiting for me. The food was served in such a manner that we were seated at one corner and Mr. Rajesh with his son on the other corner. Our crockery/cutlery was quite distinctly different and away from theirs. The food was also served in separate portions; we were given Rice (Palao), Chicken Qorma (a type of curry), Daal and Vegetable, which were quite delicious. They had separate food items of vegetable and Daal. I offered my portion of food items to them but they politely refused. When I asked them to pass their portion of the food dishes, they again very politely refused. We however, had lunch together. Much of the food was left as we were only two and the food was enough for six persons.

After lunch, I felt like going to the washroom. Mr. Rajesh guided me towards the staircase which was leading to the roof top. As per old traditions, the washroom was on the rooftop. Being new to Noshki city I interestingly looked around, as the place where I was standing was quite high from the surroundings, being the third floor of the house. Most of the houses at Noshki were single storied. I really enjoyed the view as it was a clear day and I could see all around to the distance.

Out of curiosity I glanced over the wall down the back street of the house, just to familiarize myself with the area that was when my third and shocking surprise came. I noticed that for some strange reason, our entire left-over food, which, as per my estimates, was good for four persons, was thrown over in the garbage bin. Seeing this I had nausea feelings and almost vomited my food. With a very bad feeling in my mouth, I came back down.

I told Mr. Majeed to ask leave from Mr. Rajesh which he did. We started our journey back to Quetta.

On our way back, I narrated the whole episode to Mr. Majeed to which he gave a big laugh. He asked me whether I know nothing about Hindus. He said that they believe in “CHOOT CHAAT” (the pure and impure sect of human race) and they consider that if they are touched by us Muslims or have food with them in the same utensils, they will become impure and that is a great sin. He told me that Mr. Rajesh has honored us by having food with us in his house. He also said that Mr. Rajesh has really taken a chance of annoying his wife over this. Mr. Majeed further said that to his mind, this entire food, prepared for us, would have been cooked somewhere else other than Mr. Rajesh’s house. Utensils and all the crockery/ cutlery used by us also would have been thrown away.

That is when I realized that how wise were our ancestors who thought of Two Nation Theory and Pakistan was created. A country of our own, where we are living freely at will. I was horrified of the thought as to what would have been our state of affairs, had Two Nation Theory would not have been materialized and we were to be living with them Hindus in United India. I am praying for Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Quaid-e-Azam, and his companions from the core of my heart for their realization of the Two Nation Theory and their struggle for a separate homeland for Muslims of India.

How to Improve Your Memory & Exercise Your Brain

Everyone can take steps to improve their memory, and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information. Whether you want to win the World Memory Championships, ace your history test, or simply remember where you put your keys, this article can get you started. Scientists believe that exercising your brain can create a ‘cognitive reserve’ that will help you stay sharp as you age.

1. Convince yourself that you do have a good memory that will improve. Too many people get stuck here and convince themselves that their memory is bad, that they are just not good with names, that numbers just slip out of their minds for some reason. Erase those thoughts and vow to improve your memory. Commit yourself to the task and bask in your achievements — it’s hard to keep motivated if you beat yourself down every time you make a little bit of progress.

2. Keep your brain active. The brain is not a muscle, but regularly “exercising” the brain actually does keep it growing and spurs the development of new nerve connections that can help improve memory. By developing new mental skills—especially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument—and challenging your brain with puzzles and games you can keep your brain active and improve its physiological functioning.

3. Exercise daily. Regular aerobic exercise improves circulation and efficiency throughout the body, including in the brain, and can help ward off the memory loss that comes with aging. Exercise also makes you more alert and relaxed, and can thereby improve your memory uptake, allowing you to take better mental “pictures.”

4. Reduce stress. Chronic stress, although it does not physically damage the brain, can make remembering much more difficult. Even temporary stresses can make it more difficult to effectively focus on concepts and observe things. Try to relax, regularly practice yoga or other stretching exercises, and see a doctor if you have severe chronic stress.

5. Eat well and eat right. There are a lot of herbal supplements on the market that claim to improve memory, but none have yet been shown to be effective in clinical tests (although small studies have shown some promising results for ginkgo biloba and phosphatidylserine). A healthy diet, however, contributes to a healthy brain, and foods containing antioxidants—broccoli, blueberries, spinach, and berries, for example—and Omega-3 fatty acids appear to promote healthy brain functioning. Feed your brain with such supplements as Thiamine, Vitamin E, Niacin and Vitamin B-6. Grazing, eating 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals, also seems to improve mental functioning (including memory) by limiting dips in blood sugar, which may negatively affect the brain.

6. Take better pictures. Often we forget things not because our memory is bad, but rather because our observational skills need work. One common situation where this occurs (and which almost everyone can relate to) is meeting new people. Often we don’t really learn people’s names at first because we aren’t really concentrating on remembering them. You’ll find that if you make a conscious effort to remember such things, you’ll do much better. One way to train yourself to be more observant is to look at an unfamiliar photograph for a few seconds and then turn the photograph over and describe or write down as many details as you can about the photograph. Try closing your eyes and picturing the photo in your mind. Use a new photograph each time you try this exercise, and with regular practice you will find you’re able to remember more details with even shorter glimpses of the photos.

7. Give yourself time to form a memory. Memories are very fragile in the short-term, and distractions can make you quickly forget something as simple as a phone number. The key to avoid losing memories before you can even form them is to be able to focus on the thing to be remembered for a while without thinking about other things, so when you’re trying to remember something, avoid distractions and complicated tasks for a few minutes.

8. Create vivid, memorable images. You remember information more easily if you can visualize it. If you want to associate a child with a book, try not to visualize the child reading the book – that’s too simple and forgettable. Instead, come up with something more jarring, something that sticks, like the book chasing the child, or the child eating the book. It’s your mind – make the images as shocking and emotional as possible to keep the associations strong.

9. Repeat things you need to learn. The more times you hear, see, or think about something, the more surely you’ll remember it, right? It’s a no-brainier. When you want to remember something, be it your new coworker’s name or your best friend’s birthday, repeat it, either out loud or silently. Try writing it down; think about it.

10. Group things you need to remember. Random lists of things (a shopping list, for example) can be especially difficult to remember. To make it easier, try categorizing the individual things from the list. If you can remember that, among other things, you wanted to buy four different kinds of vegetables, you’ll find it easier to remember all four.

12. Try meditation. Research now suggests that people who regularly practice “mindfulness” meditation are able to focus better and may have better memories. Mindfulness (also known as awareness or insight meditation) is the type commonly practiced in Western countries and is easy to learn. Studies at Massachusetts General Hospital show that regular meditation thickens the cerebral cortex in the brain by increasing the blood flow to that region. Some researchers believe this can enhance attention span, focus, and memory.

13. Sleep well. The amount of sleep we get affects the brain’s ability to recall recently learned information. Getting a good night’s sleep – a minimum of seven hours a night – may improve your short-term memory and long-term relational memory, according to recent studies conducted at the Harvard Medical School.

14. Build your memorization arsenal. Learn pegs, memory palaces, and the Dominic System. These techniques form the foundation for mnemonic techniques, and will visibly improve your memory.

15. Venture out and learn from your mistakes. Go ahead and take a stab at memorizing the first one hundred digits of pi, or, if you’ve done that already, the first one thousand. Memorize the monarchs of England through your memory palaces, or your grocery list through visualization. Through diligent effort you will eventually master the art of memorization.

The Choices That Can Change Your Life

Life is full of choices and opportunities. However, some choices will have a greater impact on your life than others. There are a few choices that will dramatically impact the quality of your life no matter when you make that choice.

 So one must know them and the best of them!

 Friendships: If there is any area in life where you should choose wisely, it would be your friendships. Numerous studies have shown that you become a byproduct of the people you surround yourself with. If you surround yourself with losers, then you’re well on your way to becoming one. If you surround yourself with winners, then you’re on your way to becoming one. Another thing that you want to do is chose friends who reinforce your positive self image. There’s a big difference between friends who joke about you endearingly versus those who seem to get their rocks off by putting you down. If you have some toxic friends, it’s time to detox!

Careers: Making the choice between passion and practicality is something you really should take seriously in your career. I didn’t do it in my younger years and as a result my life was miserable in numerous ways. My health deteriorated, I was depressed, and I was always angry or anxiety ridden. A career takes up a significant part of your life, up to 65% of your day in many cases. If you hate what you do, then think about what kind of things you are going to attract into your life. The majority of your time, energy, and thoughts are being directed to your misery. It’s a simple application of the law of attraction at work.

Relationships: Your choice in relationships not only alters the quality of your life, but the quality of someone else’s. So, if you make a bad choice you run the risk of making two people’s lives miserable. Of course the opposite is true as well. If you make the right choice then you double the joy that goes out into the world and bring more of it back to you. Have you ever noticed how at the beginning of a relationship when you start dating somebody, everything seems too be perfect. You have a great time together and everything goes smoothly and you seem to be on a roll of attracting positive experiences into your life. Then, you stop getting along, and everything else goes to hell too. So, make sure you choose wisely.

Reactions: This is the most overlooked choice that one has! It has been said over and over that life is not about what happens to you, but how you react to what happens to you. Once we learn how to control our reactions to everything that happens we manage to achieve complete control over our lives. We are no longer impacted by circumstances and events because we are choosing our reactions.

The Ripple

A man was sitting by a lake. He was throwing small pebbles into it from time to time. A young boy happened to cross by. He was intrigued to see that after every few minutes or so, the man would toss a pebble into the lake.

The boy went up to the man and said, "Good pastime, this stone throwing?" "Hmmm," said the man. He seemed to be deep in thought and obviously did not wish to be disturbed.

Sometime later, the man said softly, "Look at the water, it is absolutely still."

The boy said, "Yeah, it is."

The man tossed a pebble into the water and continued, "Only till I toss a pebble into it now do you see the ripples?"

"Yeah," said the boy, "they spread further and further."

"And soon, the water is still again," offered the man.

The boy said, "Sure, it becomes quiet, after a while."

The man continued, "What if we want to stop the ripples? The root cause of the ripples is the stone. Lets take the stone out. Go ahead and look for it." The boyput his hand into the water and tried to take the stone out.

But he only succeeded in making more ripples. He was able to take the stoneout, but the number of ripples that were made in the process were a lot more than before.

The wise man said, "It is not possible to stop the movement of the water once a pebble has been thrown into it. But if we can stop ourselves from throwing the pebble in the first place, the ripples can be avoided altogether! So too, it is with our minds. If a thought enters into it, it creates ripples. The only way to save the mind from getting disturbed is to block and ban the entry of every superfluous thought that could be a potential cause for disturbance. If a disturbance has entered into the mind, it will take its own time to die down. Too many conflicting thoughts just cause more and more disturbances. Once the disturbance has been caused it takes time to ebb out. Even trying to forciblyremove the thought may further increase the turmoil in the mind. Time surely is a great healer, but prevention is always better than cure."

Before you allow a thought or a piece of information to enter your mind, put it through the triple filter test of authenticity, goodness and value.

SOMETHING TO FOLLOW

HEALTH:  

 1.   DRINK PLENTY OF WATER 

 2.  EAT BREAKFAST LIKE A KING, LUNCH LIKE A PRINCE AND DINNER LIKE A BEGGAR

 3.   EAT MORE FOODS THAT GROW ON TREES AND PLANTS, AND EAT LESS FOOD THAT IS MANUFACTURED IN PLANTS

 4.    LIVE WITH THE 3 E'S -- ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, AND EMPATHY

 5.    MAKE TIME FOR PRAYER

 6.    PLAY MORE GAMES

 7.    READ MORE BOOKS THAN YOU DID IN LAST YEAR

 8.    SIT IN SILENCE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES EACH DAY

 9.    SLEEP FOR 7 HOURS

10.  TAKE A 10-30 MINUTES WALK EVERY DAY AND....WHILE YOU WALK - SMILE!

PERSONALITY:

11.  DON'T COMPARE YOUR LIFE TO OTHERS'. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEIR JOURNEY IS ALL ABOUT.

12.  DON'T HAVE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS OR THINGS YOU CANNOT CONTROL. INSTEAD INVEST YOUR ENERGY IN THE POSITIVE PRESENT MOMENT.

13.  DON'T OVER DO; KEEP YOUR LIMITS

14.  DON'T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY; NO ONE ELSE DOES

15.  DON'T WASTE YOUR PRECIOUS ENERGY ON GOSSIP

16.  DREAM MORE WHILE YOU ARE AWAKE

17.  ENVY IS A WASTE OF TIME.  YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL YOU NEED..

18. FORGET ISSUES OF THE PAST. DON'T REMIND YOUR PARTNER WITH HIS/HER MISTAKES OF THE PAST. THAT WILL RUIN YOUR PRESENT HAPPINESS.

 19.  LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WASTE TIME HATING ANYONE. DON'T HATE OTHERS.

 20.  MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR PAST SO IT WON'T SPOIL THE PRESENT

 21.  NO ONE IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR HAPPINESS EXCEPT YOU

 22.  REALIZE THAT LIFE IS A SCHOOL AND YOU ARE HERE TO LEARN.  PROBLEMS ARE SIMPLY PART OF THE CURRICULUM THAT APPEAR AND FADE AWAY LIKE  ALGEBRA CLASS BUT THE LESSONS YOU LEARN WILL LAST A LIFETIME.

 23.  SMILE AND LAUGH MORE.

 24.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIN EVERY ARGUMENT. AGREE TO DISAGREE.

COMMUNITY:

 25.  CALL YOUR FAMILY OFTEN

 26.  EACH DAY GIVE SOMETHING GOOD TO OTHERS

 27.  FORGIVE EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING

 28.  SPEND TIME WITH PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 70 & UNDER THE AGE OF 6

 29.  TRY TO MAKE AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE SMILE EACH DAY

 30.  WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF YOU IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

 31.  YOUR JOB WON'T TAKE CARE OF YOU WHEN YOU ARE SICK. YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS   WILL. STAY IN TOUCH.

LIFE:

 32.  DO THE RIGHT THINGS

 33.  GET RID OF ANYTHING THAT ISN'T USEFUL, BEAUTIFUL OR JOYFUL

 34.  ALLAH HEALS EVERYTHING

 35.  HOWEVER GOOD OR BAD A SITUATION IS, IT WILL CHANGE

 36.  NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL, GET UP, DRESS UP AND SHOW UP

 37.  THE BEST IS YET TO COME

 38.  WHEN YOU AWAKE ALIVE IN THE MORNING, THANK ALLAH FOR IT

 39.  YOUR INNER MOST IS ALWAYS HAPPY. SO, BE HAPPY.