the secret to a happy life

free yourself from any entrapments that can stop you

from living a full and joyful life

forgive those that you think have done you wrong

instead have mercy and pray for them

so that they can be enlightened

do not dwell in the past no matter

how bad anyone has wronged you

you must release yourself

by forgiving

rely on your own strength

to survive in this world

for that's the one you can call your own

your parents' fortune is not yours to claim

you have to build your own nest

out of hard work and determination

focus on no other but your future

invest your time in education

for there is no short cut to success

live simply and spend only within your means

draw a line between wants and needs

save and secure your senior years

for we do not want to burden anyone

not even our children

they too have their own life to take care of

teach your children not by preaching

live your life as a model for them to follow

you will be their first teacher

and your home will be their first school

the secret to a happy life is not

all about money, fame, and fortune

the secret to a happy life is being free

from subconscious imprisonment

of your soul..

forgive everyone for absolutely everything

including yourself

Remembering Mom on Mother's Day

What's a better way of celebrating Mother's Day than remembering your mother and paying a tribute to all her unconditional love, sacrifices, unselfish and caring ways, together with your loved ones (not all of them) on this special day. Now that I have children of my own, I have come to realize that she was not an ordinary mother; she was a supermom. Looking back, I am amazed at how she was able to juggle her time between her work and her devotion to her kids when we were growing up. She became a widow at the age of 41, her second and last marriage (her first husband was a casualty of war). She remained unmarried until the day she died, unconcerned for the attention quite a few gentlemen had given her. Instead, her time was spent religiously on her obligations to raise her three daughters, and managed to send them to one of the best private schools in the country at that time. On her spare time, she volunteered to teach impoverished young women on home economics, f

Greatest Kitchen Gadget Ever Invented..

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Good Manners and Right Conduct

Can you imagine what this world would be like if people didn't have good manners? If people just do and say what they felt like without any consideration to others? This world will be in great chaos making us look like savages out of the jungle, uncivilized, rude, lacking discipline and finesse. Good manners start at home. Our parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, foster parents who took care of us since birth influenced our breeding . Some were taught, some were acquired. Children are great copy cats. They will eventually pick up the good and the bad.

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