The mousetrap

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?' The mouse wondered . He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning:

There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!'

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, 'Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.'

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, 'There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!' The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.'

The mouse turned to the cow and said 'There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!' The cow said, 'Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose.'

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap . . . alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail was caught by the trap. The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever.

Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.

To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died.

So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember ----when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

6 TIPS TO GETTING ANY WOMAN YOU WANT. (swearing and bad language advice)

 

1.) Have confidence.

Stop walking around with your head down like a little bitch.
Stop walking around the bar with your drink up by your chest,
like it's a wall to protect your virginity. Have a smile
when you walk in the room, enter every action with bold
audacity and don't be a timid little bitch.

2.) Have your shit together.

It's a huge misconception that you have to be rich to
get a hot girl. Wrong!! I see broke people with girls all
the time. Doesn't mean you should be broke though.
It's nice to have goals. I am telling you straight up
all a woman wants in a guy financially is to have enough
money where he can pay his own bills and shit. Simple as
that. They don't care if you aint rich.
Just don't be asking them for shit.
I mean for real son, that's just lame.

3.) Know how to have a conversation.

That's right!! Just be fucking normal man!! Stop being all
strange and making shit awkward. Just talk to her like you
would anybody, so she can feel comfortable with your dumb ass.
Make her laugh, listen when she talks, have some intelligent
shit to say. Don't just stand there and shake your head like
a fucking tool, and don't just stand there and talk about yourself
like a fucking D-bag either. If you can have a decent conversation
without making yourself seem like a fucking idiot, you're all set.
Looks don't mean shit either, as long as you don't look like some
grotesque bag of lumpy gump. Just have a decent hair cut, clean and trimmed fingernails and brush your fucking teeth. Chew some gum or something if you got to.
Chicks love gum too, so always have some to give to her and shit.

4.) Let them know you want it.

So Many guys always say, "ignore the bitch and she'll come to you"
WRONG!!! Women don't need you bro!! They're women. They can get it from anybody they want. If you want a girl, let her know. They want to know you want them and they also want to know you have the balls to tell them. That whole ignore shit might work when you're rich and famous or some shit, but if you go out to a bar and ignore chicks, watch what happens! You won't be getting laid son! The second she notices that you think she's hot, you have 2 minutes to get your ass over there and talk to her or you look like a creep. Be a fucking man bro. For real.

5.) Be about something.

Girls don't like boring ass motherfuckers. Have an interesting thing about yourself.
Be about something. Just don't be some bored, dumb ass, idiot who sits around his house with no ambition. Have a cool hobbie. Have a skill or something. Have a talent or something. Just don't seem so god dam boring and plain. There's gotta be something cool about you.
Give the girl something to tell her friends at least, man. Something that seperates you from the rest of every lame ass guy she could be with.

6.) Don't be extremely anything.

Don't be extremely nice, don't be extremely assholish!! Chicks don't like either. Just be nice enough to keep her from leaving, and a jerk enough to keep her from thinking your wrapped around her finger. Simple as that. Balance. Good luck.

THE FOUR AGREEMENTS

Be Impeccable with Your Word
Speak with integrity.  Say only what you mean.  Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.  Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Don't Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you.  What others say and do is a projection of their own dream.  When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

Don't Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want.  Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama.  With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick.  Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

HAPPINESS

Happiness comes in many forms: contentment, joy, pleasure, delight, and satisfaction. It can bring belly-aching laughter and tears of joy. Or it can be experienced in moments of peace while alone. Either way, it is our natural and entitled state.

Why then does happiness take so much courage sometimes? Why must something that we are born with slip away?

Life will never be short of learning and growth. This is what we are here for, to come to know ourselves, our true authentic selves, and we do this through growth. And while some of this will stretch our spirits, minds, and hearts, causing pain and challenges, growth can also bring joy and beautiful rewards of contentment and satisfaction.

The thing that hinders happiness the most is expectations. Without always being conscious of it or intending to, families place expectations on us from the moment we are born. They dream our lives for us, based on their past experiences, their own joys and pain. They bring us into the world with hope of providing a better life for us than they had for themselves, to try and improve with each generation.

We in turn, develop expectations of them; expecting them to understand us, expecting them to allow us to be ourselves, based on our own life experiences. Yet we have all walked in our own shoes, not each other's. So while we can try to understand each other, our assumptions will never be wholly correct without honest communication.

On top of our expectations of each other, we also develop expectations of ourselves. Our dreams and yearnings drive us forward. But in the fast-paced world we live in, we put an unnatural amount of pressure on ourselves. It can be a tough enough world to survive in, without adding our own criticism.

With so much pressure and expectation, both from external and internal forces, happiness can slip away quietly until it is so rare in our lives, that we almost forget what it feels like to be happy. But it is our inherent right to feel good and full of joy. It is what we are here to experience the most. There will be ups and downs through life, certainly. But happiness should still be a large part of that.

So how do we bring happiness back in, or ensure we don't let it slip away? The best habit to create in one's self is to learn how to stay present, living in the moment you are in. It may feel at first that you are denying existing problems, that you are avoiding dealing with life. But it isn't so.

By learning to bring yourself back to the present moment whenever you can, it settles the mind. And in doing so, it allows the answers and solutions to come through at the right time, instead of being blocked by busy, negative, and troubled thinking. It also allows the beauty of the moment you are in to be appreciated, and gratitude is a powerful force in turning life around.

So, wherever you are, just be there. Note the layers of sounds around you. Listen to how many things can be heard. Look at the colours, or the people, or nature. Feel your breath slow down. And simply allow yourself to be; observing, listening, breathing. This is never a waste of time. It is one of the most important and beneficial habits you can create in your life. Your problems will wait, and you will be calmer for having had such time out from them. This in turn leaves you more capable to then deal with the challenge.

Communication is another habit to develop. This involves both the courage to speak honestly, as well as allowing others to be heard without interruption or judgement. It shouldn't take so much courage to be able to be yourself, but unfortunately it can at times, due to other's expectations of you.

Remember though, that such expectations are really about them. And you have the right to be who you are here to be, who you dream to be. Learn to express yourself, ask to be heard without interruption. Try not to accuse or attack others. Instead, speak your own truth and of the life that makes sense to you. Even if it is not received how you would like, you will know in yourself that you are now living a life true to yourself. And the more you communicate your feelings honestly, the easier it becomes, and the happier you feel. It takes time and practice. But it is a habit well worth sticking with.

Your life is your own. Others are here to guide you and have done the best they could, as who they were at the time. But to create ongoing happiness and true contentment within, you must also learn to be kind to your own self. You are incredibly deserving of love, including your own love.

See yourself as the amazing, unique, beautiful, and capable individual that you truly are. This is who you are, when all of the pain and expectations are removed. It is your right to be happy. It is also your choice.

Become as present as you can. Communicate honestly. Keep doing it until it becomes easier and a more natural part of you. Release expectations of yourself and others. Love who you truly are. You are a beautiful person, with a beautiful heart: a heart that wants to be happy.

The choice is yours. It is simply about developing new habits and learning to allow happiness in. And remember, happiness wants you as much as you want it. It is time to be happy.

Loving 2011

Our deepest fear is not that we're not good enough. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that we fear the most. So we ask: Who are we to consider ourselves brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
We are children of God. Our false humility will not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened in shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around us. We are all here to shine as children do and the extent to which we let our light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to shine too. As we liberate ourselves from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others to do the same.


Nosso medo mais profundo não é o de não sermos bons o suficiente. O nosso medo mais profundo é o de sermos poderosos além das medidas. É a nossa luz, e não a nossa escuridão, o que mais tememos. Por isso nos perguntamos: Quem somos para nos considerarmos brilhantes, maravilhosos, talentosos, fabulosos? Nós somos crianças de Deus. A nossa falsa humildade não vai servir o mundo. Não há nada de iluminado nesse encolher-se para que outros não se sintam inseguros à nossa volta. Estamos todos aqui para irradiar como fazem as crianças e a medida em que deixamos a nossa luz brilhar, inconscientemente damos aos outros permissão para que brilhem também. A medida que nos liberamos do nosso próprio medo, a nossa presença, automaticamente libera outros para que façam o mesmo.