Life Lesson ... for you!

One year ago, a friend from Spain told me about this book. I read it and I think at this instant more than 10 times :) It is a very nice, easy and inspirational book that help you go further when nothing gives you hopes to continue. It is a story on positive change. I want to recommend you this book as a Life Lesson. Here is also a nice animated movie from youtube .. or see the movie (en Espanol) at the end of this story.

Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson

this is a small book with a big message.

Who Moved My Cheese has only three sections.

The main story comes in section two where we meet the characters.

Two mice, named Sniff and Scurry, and two little people, named Hem and Haw, are in search of cheese.Cheese, of course, represents those things in your life that you count on to provide what you need, when you need it. Sniff and Scurry are mice and, as such, don't have much of a brain but rely on their basic survival instincts to find what they need in order to live. Hem and Haw are little people with brains. They have emotions, intellect and preconceived ideas like anyone reading this.

Each morning the four characters rise early and venture into the scary, dark maze of the unknown in search of cheese. The mice search together, and the little people search as a team. Sniff will lift his nose into the air trying to catch an aroma that will lead the way to what he and Scurry are seeking.

The mice, using their instincts, run down corridor after corridor. More than once they reach a dead end and have to go back. At the end of Corridor C they find a big Cheese Room with a plentiful supply of cheeses. Early each day they return to the Cheese Room and check all around before they settle beside the cheese and begin eating.

Hem and Haw are being truthful to their names; hemming and hawing around as they move down corridors and rationalizing about why their unable to find cheese, even taking second looks down the same fruitless corridors. But, eventually, they find the Cheese Room at the end of Corridor C. The little people are ecstatic and immediately begin filling themselves with their newfound fortune. Early morning finds Sniff and Scurry performing the same routine: racing down the maze to the end of Corridor C, checking the status of the cheese room, and enjoying the supply of cheese. Early morning finds Hem and Haw lingering in bed, taking longer showers and, eventually, walking through the maze to the cheese room where they kick back, relax and eat...eat...eat.

Part II

One morning, Sniff and Scurry, raced to the cheese room at the end of Corridor C and discovered the cheese was gone. They weren't really surprised because they had been checking the room each morning and had noticed that the supply was getting smaller.

Their instincts took control.

Out the door, sniffing the air, and racing out into the scary, dark maze in search of a new cheese supply. Later that day, Hem and Haw showed up at the cheese room.

They were horrified. "Who moved my cheese", shouted Hem, along with several other emotional outbursts. No one had the right to take his cheese.

Haw stood there in a daze, not really hearing all of Hem's rants and raves. He was dumbfounded that the cheese was gone.

What would he do now?

His little brain whirred with all manner of thoughts. Sadly, the two little people returned home, hungry.

The next day, Hem and Haw returned to the cheese room at the end of Corridor C. They rationalized: the cheese will return. Everything will be as it once was.

Day after day they returned, but the cheese never came back.

Far away and much deeper into the dark, scary maze, Sniff and Scurry found a NEW CHEESE ROOM with more cheese than they'd ever seen before. Back at the end of Corridor C, Haw began to have thoughts that something needed to be done. He and his friend were growing weak and very thin due to the lack of food. He suggested that the two of them probably should go back out into the scary, dark maze of the unknown and search for a new cheese supply.

Hem would not hear of it. That cheese had been his and whoever took it would bring it back; it was only right. The cheese would return. Everything would be like it once was.

Each morning Sniff and Scurry would race to the NEW cheese room, check all around, and enjoy the many different cheeses, many more than had been in the OLD cheese room. And, each day, the two little people returned to Corridor C. Each day found them thinner and weaker.

Haw made a decision. He would go out into the scary, dark maze of the unknown alone if Hem would not go with him. And he stepped out into the darkness, leaving his friend still waiting for the cheese to return.

Part III

Day after day, Haw would move through the maze of the unknown seeking a new supply of cheese. More than once he thought about returning to his friend at the end of Corridor C. More than once his thoughts bordered on despair as he grew thinner and weaker. Yet he plundered onward. His decision to change his way of thinking was rewarded when he stepped into the NEW CHEESE ROOM and found Sniff and Scurry.

Along his journey, Haw had left messages on the wall. He hoped Hem would follow, read the messages, and find his way.

"If you do not change, you can become extinct."

"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

"Smell the cheese often so you will know when it is getting old."

"Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese."

"When you move beyond your fear, you feel free."

"Imagining myself enjoying new cheese even before I find it, leads me to it."

The simple little story of Who Moved My Cheese can be a powerful one for anyone facing life changes. Life changes happen to everyone. It's how we deal with those changes that is important.

We can "sniff" the winds of change and "scurry" in a new direction, or we can "hem and haw" around in our misery mad at the world because "no one had the right to move my cheese."

Everyone faces challenges.

Be brave and learn from it something that could change your life. There is no philosophy in here...it´s only a way you can dare see LIFE. The way you see it is the way you live your life at this instant.

Nothing and never is too late for big or small changes ...

This book is for everyone ...

... this book can be for you too ...

have fun
Ella

Words of Wisdom from Dalai Lama

Instructions for Life,
Dalai Lama

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three Rs:

Respect for self
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Get inspired,
Ella

O fila din jurnal .. "The Secret" pentru mine ..

... din momentul in care mi-a fost introdus filmul "The Secret" am inceput sa cercetez, am inceput sa caut raspunsuri la intrebari ce ma preocupau intens inca din liceu. Mereu m-am intrebat daca tot ceea ce am fost invatata acasa de parinti, bunici, dascali chiar si din ceea ce preotii marketau. Ma intrebam daca pe langa sentimentul de vinovatie pe care trebuie sa-l dezvolt fata de ceea ce sunt, fata de ceea ce fac ori nu, fata de deciziile ce le iau ori nu...exista si alt raspuns, o alta solutie.

Dezvoltasem la un moment dat o repulsie totala fata de preoti si tot ce insemna educatie religioasa din simplul motiv ca ma facea sa renunt la ceea ce sunt si ma simteam impinsa de la spate sa fac ceea ce este corect (din punctul lor de vedere) stiind ca contrariul ar fi insemnat pedeapsa si lipsa de dragoste.

Eram confuza si acum realizez ca era confuza nu neaparat de ce mi se predica zilnic ci de intelesul predicilor pe care eu personal le adoptam si interpretam.

Am decis sa caut raspuns la intrebarile mele, am decis sa caut raspuns la ceea ce nu primisem pana atunci. Au trecut aproape opt ani de cand am facut aceasta decizie si ma gandeam daca in sfarsit stiu raspunsul a ceea ce cautam. Raspunsul poate fi complex insa as afirma ca DA. Am realizat ca educatia iti da posibilitatea sa alegi, iti ofera acces la informatii ce te ajuta sa castigi dreptul de a alege.

In cautarile mele am dat peste tot felul de oameni, experiente din care am invatat foarte mult, care m-au ajutat sa ma dezvoltat in ceea ce sunt acum.

In 2007 am primit de la o prietena filmul "The Secret". Din incercarea mea de a intelege ce e "brain wash" si ce realitate, am realizat ca ceea ce pot lua din acest documentar este ceea ce pot aplica la experientele mele personale, realitatea jucand deasemeni un rol important in incercarea de a o defini ca pe ceva ce noi ii dam nastere. In incercarea mea de a rationaliza informatiile am descoperit ca sunt cele mai pretioase informatii accesate vreodata. Asa am inceput sa studiez opiniile celor prezentati in film insa nu numai. Erau mentionati deasemeni oameni de stiinta ca Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Platon etc. care mi-au deschis apetitul in a le studia bibliografiile si a cunoaste mai multe legate de experientele din spatele marilor lor realizari.

Astfel am dat peste zeci de alte carti, evenimente, oameni deschisi la discutii de genu si de la care am invatat foarte multe. Mai important...am gasit raspuns la ce reprezinta viata, ce este Dumnezeu si cine sunt eu.

Mai nou, mi-a fost recomandata o carte "Ask and it is Given" la care nu am primit acces pana ieri cand din intamplare rasfoiam carti intr-o librarie din Vienna.

Mi-a fost recomandata ca una din cele mai valoroase carti a autorilor: Esther and Jerry Hicks. As recomanda-o si voua daca as sti ce efecte ar avea. Astazi am inceput sa o citesc si probabil cat de curand va exista un feedback :))

Multi m-au intrebat daca cred in ceea ce "The Secret" transmite. Deasemeni filmul "What the Bleep do We Know" un alt film documentar in care explicatiile legate de realitatea din jurul nostru par destul de plauzibile pentru mine. Sunt discutabile multe din mesaje, astfel ajungand sa fac o pasiune pentru Fizica Quatica.

Raspunsul de mai sus este DA.

Cred in ceea ce se trasmite prin ambele filme si alte zeci de carti deja aparute pe piata. Insa nu pentru ca ar trebui sa cred ci pentru ca aleg sa cred si nu doar pe baza a ceea ce mi-a fost prezentat insa ci pe baza cercetarilor pe care eu personal le-am realizat mai apoi...mai mult de atat pe baza experimentelor aplicate si a rezultatelor ce mi-au dovedit acest lucru.

Am fost intrebata deasemeni daca mai cred in Dumnezeu. Unii considera ca accesul la astfel de informatii iti opreste accesul la credinta.
Daca mai cred in Dumnezeu? DA. Insa diferenta acum este ca stiu cine este Dumnezeu si ce reprezinta El pentru mine, insa ca o opinie privita dintr-o alta perspectiva decat cea din trecut.

Daca sunteti curiosi sa cunoasteti mai multe, vezionati cele 2 filme mentionate mai sus "The Secret" si "What the Bleep do We Know" si veti intelege ce vreau sa transmit.

Leonardo da Vinci ... book I almost finished

Something about Leonardo da Vinci

He was an engineer, architect, designer, inventor, scientist, painter and sculptor.

While he is best known as an artist - the man who painted the Mona Lisa - he actually spent more time on scientific projects than on painting. As few as 15 paintings are definitely attributed to Leonardo, but there are copious drawings and many notebooks documenting his varied interests.

Leonardo's notebooks equal the importance of his paintings. They are perhaps the greatest literary legacy any artist has bequeathed to the world.

Leonardo da Vinci: the Codex Leicester - notebook of a genius allowed a rare insight into one of history's most celebrated minds.

Leonardo's voluminous notebooks occupied him throughout his life. In them he planned to treat four major themes: the science of painting, architecture, the elements of mechanics, and a general work on human anatomy. To these themes were eventually added notes on his studies of botany, geology, flight, and hydrology. His intention was to combine all his investigations with a unified world view.

It is estimated that a third of Leonardo's notebooks, 31 in all, survive. Leonardo compiled the Codex Leicester in Milan between 1506 and 1510. He wrote in sepia ink on 18 double-sided sheets of loose-leaf, linen paper, each one folded to make a total of 72 pages. In several places Leonardo addresses 'the reader'.

The notebooks were distinctive for two reasons: his use of 'mirror writing' and the link between illustration and text. Although his language was clear and expressive, Leonardo preferred illustration to the written word. 'The more detail you write concerning it the more you will confuse the reader,' he said.

Inspirational Words of Wisdom

The Wisdom of Einstein

Knowledge: The Search for the truth and Knowledge is one of the finest attributes of a man, though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.

Authority: To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate has made me an authority myself.

Truth: It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is easy to recognize a falsehood.

Cooperation: A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer lives are based on the labors of other people, living and dead and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

Wisdom: Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Greatness: There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.

Happiness: A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.

Fame: With fame I become more and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon.

Life: Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.

Aging: I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don't have to.

Praise: The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working.

Problems: Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.

Relativity: An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour.

Goals: One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can barely achieve through one's greatest efforts.

Racism: The only remedies against race and prejudice are enlightenment and education. This is a slow and painstaking process.

Solitude: I lived in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.

Value: Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

Imagination: When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of imagination has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing absolute knowledge.

A great book of inspiration :))
Gabriela

The Little Prince is written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Here are some favorite quotes from "The Little Prince" book.


Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
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Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, “What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?” Instead, they demand: “How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?” Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
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If you were to say to the grown-ups: “I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof,” they would not be able to get an idea of that house at all. You have to say to them: “I saw a house that cost $20,000.” Then they would exclaim: “Oh, what a pretty house that is!”
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To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures…
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“I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He had never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved any one. He has never done anything in his life but add up figures.”
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It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

To conceited men, all other men are admirers.

But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.
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“Why are you drinking?” demanded the little prince.
“So that I may forget,” replied the tippler.
“Forget what?” inquired the little prince, who already felt sorry for him.
“Forget that I am ashamed,” the tippler confessed, hanging his head.
“Ashamed of what?” insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him.
“Ashamed of drinking!”
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“When he lights his street lamp, it is as if he brought one more star to life, or one flower. When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower, or the star, to sleep. That is a beautiful occupation. And since it is beautiful, it is truly useful.”
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“Nevertheless he is the only one of them all who does not seem to me ridiculous. Perhaps that is because he is thinking of something else besides himself.”
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What the little prince did not dare confess was that he was sorry most of all to leave this planet, because it was blessed every day with 1440 sunsets!
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All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet.
The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell them that. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then, to make their own calculations. They adore figures, and that will please them.
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“You move me to pity--you are so weak on this Earth made of granite,”
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The flower had once seen a caravan passing.
“Men?” she echoed. “I think there are six or seven of them in existence. I saw them, several years ago. But one never knows where to find them. The wind blows them away. They have no roots, and that makes their lives very difficult.”
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“I thought that I was rich, with a flower that was unique in all the world; and all I had was a common rose. A common rose, and three volcanoes that come up to my knees--and one of them perhaps extinct forever… That doesn’t make me a very great prince…”
And he lay down in the grass and cried.
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“To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…”
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“If you tame me, it will be as if the sun came to shine on my life.”
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“You are beautiful, but you are empty,” he went on. “One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you--the rose that belongs to me.”
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“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
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“Only the children know what they are looking for,” said the little prince. “They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, they cry…”
“They are lucky,” the switchman said.
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“What makes the desert beautiful,” said the little prince, “is that somewhere it hides a well…”
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And as I gave it to him my heart was torn.
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"All men have the stars," he answered, "but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For my businessman they were wealth. But all the stars are silent. You--you alone--will have the stars as no one else has them--"
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“I shall look as if I were suffering. I shall look a little as if I were dying. It is like that. Do not come to see that. It is not worth the trouble…”
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He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound, because of the sand.
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Wait for a time, exactly under the star. Then, if a little man appears who laughs, who has golden hair and who refuses to answer questions, you will know who he is. If this should happen, please comfort me. Send me word that he has come back.
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Die Macht des positiven Denkens

das Buch in dem ich mich jetzt vertiefe und die mich sehr inspiriert

Beschreibung

Dr. Joseph Murphy hat das Geheimnis des "Glaubens, der Berge versetzt" ergründet und wurde damit zum Wegbereiter des positiven Denkens. In seinen zahlreichen Büchern, darunter dem Jahrhundertwerk und Weltbestseller Die Macht Ihres Unterbewusstseins, hat er die Grundlagen des positiven Denkens beschrieben. Dieses Lesebuch versammelt seine schönsten Texte zu einem attraktiven Preis. Sie bieten dem Neuling einen ausgezeichneten Einstieg in Murphys Gedankenwelt und dem Murphy-Kenner eine wunderbare Möglichkeit zum Schmökern und Vertiefen.