Security is mostly a superstition.
It does not exist in nature nor do the children of man as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

Helen Keller

Photography: Nature, CATS

Gratitude

pic source: http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2010/11/26/gratitude-is-the-memory-of-the-heart/


“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. ”

Melodie Beattie - motivational author

Jim's Reflection:

• The key to happiness is gratitude. Our lives will be so much happier if we change our mindset or thinking from what we do not have to what we have everyday!

• As the saying goes, everyday above ground is a good day! The very fact that we are alive is a blessing. Look at what is happening in Japan. Why are we complaining? Listen to our conversations everyday...Money not enough, can't go for holidays, things are so expensive, government not taking care of us enough, how come no subsidy to support couples to have more children, etc. compared to the conversations the Japanese are having everyday...e.g. What will be my future like? Where are my parents? How can I start all over?... Are we lucky? Are we fortunate? Why are we complaining?

• Be grateful for all that you have and if possible, pass it on or help others who are less fortunate. You will be happier that way!
  
  

This is just my take. Life is not about having more, it is about being grateful for what we have. Frankly as you grow older, you tend to start cutting down on the less essential and focus on the few that means more to you...Am I growing old....hmmmm

Jim

Live Today

Sunset at Lorong Halus

Sunset shoot with Shoot Buddy Kelvin

The big secret in life is that there is no secret.
Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work.
It is called massive action.
Action is the gas in the tank.
Without you, the car will not run.

Marcy Blochowiak
CEO Marketing Director with World Financial Group

Inspiration for your day...

We all have to start with ourselves.
It is time to walk the talk.
Take the journey of making very difficult decisions.
Start removing things from your life that are not filling your cup
and adding things that bring joy in to your life.

Lisa Hammon

Photography:
Abstract. Stream of light

Faith of your opinion...

Pic Source: http://ushistoryimages.com/columbus-voyage.shtm

“What I admire in Columbus is not his having discovered a world, but his having gone to search for it on the faith of his own opinion.”

Turgot (1727-1781)
French economist, statesman