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  The Global Brain - Video - by Peter Russell
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items infront of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very largeand empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into thejar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areasbetween the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar wasfull. They agreed it wasThe professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if thejar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes". The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table andpoured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the emptyspace between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friendsand your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and onlythey remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your houseand your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand intothe jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or thegolf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time andenergy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things thatare important to you. "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spendtime with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit withgrandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out todinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the houseand fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the thingsthat really matter. Set your priorities. Th e rest is just sand. One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffeerepresented. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked. The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend |
Art of wellness PICNIC 
For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?" Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. When we walk to the edge of all the light we have, and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on... or we will be taught to fly." No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit I've never seen a monument erected for a pessimist Become a Possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities—always see them, for they're always there Are you disappointed, discouraged and discontented with your present level of success? Are you secretly dissatisfied with your present status? Do you want to become a better and more beautiful person than you are today? Would you like to be able to really learn how to be proud of yourself and still not lose genuine humility? Then start dreaming! It’s possible! You can become the person you have always wanted to be!" Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision Learn to turn your DREAMS into crystal-clear GOALS... your goals into rock-solid PLANS... and your plans into a series of highly-focused ACTIONS... you will become successful beyond your wildest expectations
|  Play of Bijan & Manijeh (1944 - Kerman-Iran) Bijan and Manijeh is a classical love story in the Persian literature epic of Shahnameh. Bijan was the son Giw, a great worrier of Iran during the rule of Kai Khosrow. Bijan fell in love with Manijeh the daughter of Afrasiyab the king of Turan. When people from Arman complained to Kai Khosrow that wild boars were attacking their fields, Bijan volunteered to go and combat the boars. Bijan fought the wild boars, followed them to their lairs, and not one of them could escape. The day after that Girgin told Bijan about the garden of Afrasiyab on the other side of border, Turan. Young Bijan was tempted to go to Turan and see women in that garden celebrating spring. Bijan and Manijeh met each other in that garden and fell in love. When Bijan wanted to leave, Manijeh gave him a cup of wine, which made him sleep. The maidens bare him to the house of Afrasiyab, and Manijeh hid him there, as no one, just her maidens, was aware of her secret. When Afrasiyab learned that his daughter has hidden a man in her house, he sent guards to break the door and seize Bijan. Bijan was captured and prisoned into a hole and the hole was blocked with a heavy stone. Manijeh was also punished by her father. She was rejected from her house and abandoned to the desert where Bijan was prisoned. Manijeh made a hole to Bijan's prison, and through that whole she spoke to him and feed him. She went to the city every day and begged for food and brought the food to Bijan. Eventually, Kai Khosrow sent Rostam to rescue Bijan. Rostam went to Turan as a merchant, and met Manijeh in the city, who took him to the desert and to the hole where Bijan was prisoned.
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Children will have a safe place to stay.
People of all ages will get proper care.
Parents will care for their children.
Grandparents will eat even if they can't drive to the store.
Children will go to school
Those who have less will have more.
Families who are facing catastrophic challenges will move forward
Victims of abuse will break the cycle.
Our community will be the safety net that all of us need.
Infants will live to be grandparents.
Adults will learn.
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