Ravi hitched up his backpack and left. He had come to visit them ten days ago. They lived in a village fifty kilometers away from Nagpur. Dawn was just breaking in the east. The sky was flushed with promise. For no reason at all, Ravi felt braced. Today is the first day of the rest […]
Lessons
Ordinary Courage
Many years ago I read a story about a boy called David. David was a spastic suffering from cerebral palsy. When he was two years old his parents noticed something wrong. They were told he would never walk, talk or count to ten. They were told that the case is hopeless and David will live […]
Who is Watching?
I began my career in frontline sales. After almost fifteen years of selling a diverse range of products, I realized that the sales techniques I need to use are the same, no matter what the product. The thought held me in its grip and took hold of my imagination. I began talking to other sales […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Seven
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Six The Persistent Decision I Will Persist Without Exception. Knowing that I have already made changes in my life that will last forever,today I insert the final piece of the puzzle. I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Six
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Five The Compassionate Decision I Will Greet This Day With a Forgiving Spirit. For too its long, every ounce of forgiveness I owned was locked away, hidden from view, waiting for me to bestow its precious presence upon some worthy person. Alas, I found most people to be singularly […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Five
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Four The Joyful Decision Today, I Will Choose to be Happy. Beginning this very moment, I am a happy person, for I now truly understand the concept of happiness. Few others before me have been able to grasp the truth of the physical law that enables one to […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Four
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Three The Certain Decision I Have a Decided Heart. A wise man once said,”A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Knowing this to be true, I am taking my first step today. For too long my feet have been tentative, shuffling left and right, more […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Three
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Two The Active Decision I Am a Person of Action. Beginning today,I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision Two
Continued from: The Traveler’s Gift- Decision One The Guided Decision I Will Seek Wisdom. Knowing that wisdom waits to be gathered, I will actively search her out. My past can never be changed, but I can change the future by changing my actions today. I will change my actions today! I will train my […]
The Traveler’s Gift- Decision One
Note: You can capture the image, enlarge and print it. There will be one such image with each of the seven decisions. The write-up of the blog is taken from the text of the image. Only the italicized comments are mine. 😀 The first part of this series can be read at The Traveler’s Gift- […]