"The Politician"

The politician is my shepherd...I am in want.
He maketh me to lie down on park benches;
He leadeth me besides still factories;
He disturbeth my soul.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of depression and recession,
I anticipate no recovery, for he is with me.
He prepareth a reduction in my salary in the presence of my enemies;
He anoineth my small income with great losses;
My expenses runneth over.
Surely unemployment and poverty shall follow me all the days of my life,
And I shall dwell in a mortgaged house forever.

"Love Is..."

   

                                             Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
                                             Love doesn't strut,
                                                  Doesn't have swelled head,
                                                  Doesn't force itself on others,
                                                  Isn't always "me first",
                                                  Doesn't fly off the handle,
                                                  Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
                                                  Doesn't revel when others grovel,
                                                  Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
                                                  Puts up with anything,
                                                  Trusts God always,
                                                  Always looks for the best,
                                                  Never looks back,
                                                  But keeps going to the end.

                                                  And...that is what LOVE is.

Its difficult, sometimes when you get to a point in life, where you can't just step ahead without knowing and understanding what you are doing, not getting the slightest glimpse of where you are heading. It all settles down to the matter of how big is your faith and how deep and strong you held and believe in Him...to see it all coming through. But again, I say... it ain't that easy doing it all by yourself.

Melancholy

I held my tongue, and spoke nothing: I kept silence, yea, even from good words; but it was pain and grief to me. My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing kindled: and at the last I spoke with my tongue. Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days: that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long: and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walk in a vain shadow, and disquiets himself in vain: he heaps up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope: truly my hope is even in thee.

This being human is a guest house

Every morning a new arrival;
a joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes as an unexcepted visitor.
Welcome and attend them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honourable.
He may bd clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thoughts, the same, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
Be grateful for who ever comes, because each guest has been sent as a guide from beyond. Malal al - Din Rumi.

Can This Be Happening With You?

Will you go down the road to hell reading the Bible and singing gospel songs?... In this world anything can happen, you will see what you are not suppose to see, hear things from whom you never expected... A man can hardly save his own soul. Are you the one doing most of the talking, singing the loudest, moving fast ahead of others? Let us be extra careful! Times are different! They are not what our hearts tell they are. They are not what they seem to appear before us. Time for us to check ourselves...not being eager to plead for others' sin...let us revisit and reaffirm our commitments we set before our Lord...will you go down the road to hell reading the Bible, preaching the Word of God, singing gospel songs???

"Its a Competitive World Out There"

Two guys were travelling through a thick forest... Suddenly, they saw a hungry tiger approaching towards them... One of the guy started tightened his shoe lace... The other guy grinned and asked the guy, "Do you really think you can run faster than a tiger...?". He replied, "I don't have to run faster than a tiger,
I just have to run faster than you!"
INDEED, ITS A COMPETITIVE WORLD OUT THERE.

A Place Called Love...

I've noticed that
Being with you...

I smile a little more often,

I anger a little less quicker,

The sun shines a little brighter,

And Life is so much sweeter.

For being with you
Takes me to a different place:

A place called Love...

"Dilemma of a Social Drinker well."

I've drunk to your
Health in taverns,

I've drunk to your
Health in my home,

I've drunk to your
Health so damn many times,

That I've almost
ruined my own!

The Dark Side of Happiness

Even happiness can have a dark side, accordin to a new review article published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. They say that happiness shouldn't be thought of as a universally good thing, and outline four ways in which this is the case. Having said that, it may be opined that, not all types and degrees of happiness are equally good, and even pursuing happiness can make people feel worse. As June Gruber of Yale University says, by setting a goal of happiness can backfire. One of the many downsides of happiness is - people who strive for happiness may end up worse off than when they started.
Often we are suggested tools for making ourselves happy, which ofcourse aren't necessarily bad - like taking time everyday to think about things we are happy about or grateful for, or setting up situations that are likely to make us happy. "But when you're doing it with the motivation or expectation that these things ought to make you happy, that can lead to disappointment and decreased happiness." Gruber says. For instance, a study conducted by Mauss and colleagues found that people who read newspaper article extolling the value of happiness felt worse after watching a happy film than people who read newspaper article that didn't mention happiness - presumably because they were disappointed they didn't feel happier. Too much happiness can also be a problem, according to a Yale University press release.
In one study that followed children from the 1920s to old age found that those who died younger were rated as highly cheerful by their teachers. Researchers have found that people who are feeling extreme amounts of happiness may not think as creatively ane also tend to take more risks. For instance, people who have mania, such as in bipolar disorder, have an excess degree of positve emotions that can lead them to risks, like substance abuse, driving too fast, or spending their life savings. But even for people who don't have of a psychiatric disorder, "too high of a degree of happiness can be bad." Gruber says.
Another problem is feeling happiness inappropriately; obviously, it is not healthy to feel happy when you see someone crying over the loss of a loved one or when you hear a friend was injured in a car crash. Yet the research has found this inappropriate happiness also occurs in people with mania.
Happiness also can mean being short on negative emotions - which have their place in life as well. Fear can keep you from taking unecessary risks; guilt can help remind you to behave well towards others.
Indeed, psychological scientists have discovered what appears to really increase happiness. "The strongest predictor of happiness is not money, or external recognition through success or fame," Gruber says, "It's having meaningful social relationships."


(June Gruber is from Yale University who co- wrote an article on happiness and its dark side with Iris Mauss of the University of Denver and Maya Tamir of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem).