7 things I am grateful for this week – Week 6

1. Someone was thinking of me while she was away. She still managed to get me this little present even though she had an unexpected chaotic week in Amsterdam... (and I know she is reading this page faithfully, THANK YOU!). 2. A very short yet sweet message from my sister, "I miss you, Sis!" - …

What does $1.50 mean?

$1.50... what can you buy with it? What was the first thing that came to your mind? A small piece of banana bread for breakfast? A bar of chocolate for morning tea? Lunch? Nah, it's not enough. $1.50 is not really much. Come on, let's be honest. Did it cross your mind that the amount …

Two contagious things

I need to remind myself....

Happiness

To the One I could not live without

I said to the LORD, ""Let me go, let me go!" How many times have I said that to you? Why did you never give up on me? "I am not worthy. This is never going to work. Why won't you let me go?" I said But you were patient with me and you waited.... Who …

7 things I am grateful for this week – Week 5

1. My friend who just lost his job said something along this line, "I've never been happier than the last two months. The company probably has done me a big favour.... It is still scary sometimes, not knowing the future or what kind of job I have to do next but I am having a …

Two views of opportunity

7 things I am grateful for this week – Week 4

(As I think back about this week, I could come up easily with 7 things I am NOT grateful for this week. But I thought I should stick with the theme...) 1. ... I pleaded with the Lord to take it (a thorn in my flesh) away. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, …

What Can Thomas Edison Teach Us About Success (through Failure)

A very timely inspirational post for me. Together with a friend, we are planning to pursue a new idea that we’ve never done before but we think it might work for the both of us. I’ve been having lots of doubts and the fear of failure sometimes just consumes me as I weigh out the pros and the cons of our vision. My husband always reminds me of Edison’s 10,000 ways that didn’t work. They were not failures; they were lessons on how he should not do things.

Thank you, Lidiya, for posting this! Timing was perfect….

Let's Reach Success

Failure happens.
It happens all the time, to everyone, and sometimes can have a bad effect on us depending on the way we react to it.

Failure, like many other things, is something we have got used to through the years. To some it has become a lifestyle, an ingrained habit we just can’t break ourselves of if we don’t have the right mindset.

The greatest example, when it comes down to failure, is the American inventor Thomas Edison.
He failed more than 10,000 times (I am still amazed at that number!) before he created the light bulb.

That makes him a true example of perseverance.

What helped him was understanding a few things – defining success and failure, realizing the inevitable connection between them, never giving up, working hard, believing in himself and his ideas.

Of course, in many situations things looked so hopeless and pointless that…

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Meilita, my youngest… (through Compassion Australia child sponsorship)

Today, I chose to get to know you to be part of your life and for you to be part of my life Your name reminds me of my little sister So that was the first point of attraction Then I can't take my eyes off you when I saw you I think you are …