Positive Mental Attitude (quotes.)

[Kantz]

Salam,

Great post there sis!

Ameen to your duas....and TERIMA KASEH!


Wassalam.

[Khady]

IT IS YOUR ATTITUDE, NOT YOUR APTITUDE
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Once there was an old and very wise man. Every day he would sit outside a gas station in his rocking chair and wait to greet motorists as they passed through his small town. On this day, his granddaughter knelt down at the foot of his chair and slowly passed the time with him.

As they sat and watched the people come and go, a tall man who surely had to be a tourist -- since they knew everyone in the town -- began looking around as if he were checking out the area for a place to live in.

The stranger walked up and asked,” So what kind of town is this that we're in?"
The older gentleman slowly turned to the man and replied," Well, what kind of town are you from?"

The tourist said, “In the town I'm from everyone is very critical of each other. The neighbours all gossip about everyone, and it's a real negative place to live. I'm sure glad to be leaving. It is not a very cheerful place."

The man in the chair looked at the stranger and said," You know, that's just how this town is."

An hour or so later a family that was also passing through stopped for gas. The car slowly turned in and rolled to a stop in front of where the older gentleman and his granddaughter were sitting. The mother jumped out with two small children and asked where the restrooms were. The man in the chair pointed to a small, bent-up sign that was barely hanging by one nail on the side of the door.

The father stepped out of the car and also asked the man, “Is this town a pretty good place to live in?"

The man in the chair replied," What about the town you are from? How is it?"
The father looked at him and said, “Well, in the town I'm from everyone is very close and always willing to lend their neighbour a helping hand. There's always a hello and thank you everywhere you go. I really hate to leave. I feel almost like we are leaving family."

The older gentlemen turned to the father and gave him a warm smile.
"You know, that's a lot like this small town."
Then the family returned to the car, said their thank yous, waved goodbye and drove away.

After the family was in the distance, the granddaughter looked up at her grandfather and asked, “Grandpa, how come when the first man came into our town you told him it was a terrible place to live in and when the family came in to town you told them it was a wonderful place to live in?"

The grandfather lovingly looked down at this granddaughter's wondering eyes and said, “No matter where you move, you take your own attitude with you and that's what makes it terrible or wonderful.”

It's your attitude, not your aptitude that determines your altitude. Happiness is not something you find, it's something you create.

Asalamualikum!!

This was a very nice read. The rest of the thread is good too
Hope to read more from you guys, especially the starter of the thread; brother Julaybib.....?

[onlyfaith]

I wonder where the brother is gone. I want to read more of the start with the self stuff. Hope he is ok.

[Khady]

Asalamualikum!!

Well, maybe he'll be back later on....if Allah wills
now...


My random selection for this thread.....



After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes

After great pain, a formal feeling comes...
The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Toombs..
The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore,
And Yesterday, or Centuries before?

The Feet, mechanical, go round..
Of Ground, or Air, or Ought...
A Wooden way
Regardless grown,
A Quartz contentment, like a stone...
This is the Hour of Lead...
Remembered, if outlived,
As Freezing persons recollect the Snow..
First...Chill...then Stupor...then the letting go...


*Emily Dickinson

[Khady]

Asalamualikum!

Another selection:

Smile Away the Flu


Happy people heal faster. The link between positive thinking and the immune response.

Keeping your chin up when you feel lousy really does help you heal. Neurologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a link between the body's immune response and a positive attitude. Their conclusion: Happy people heal faster.

A group of 52 Wisconsinites volunteered to be vaccinated against the flu. Before administering the vaccinations, neuroscientist Richard Davidson and colleagues scanned the subjects' brain activity as they recalled a vividly happy memory and as they thought of another that made them feel sad or angry. The prefrontal cortex regulates our emotional responses—the right side registers negative emotions and the left positive ones.

Researchers tracked the antibody count of the volunteers over the following six months. A half year after being vaccinated, the happier subjects—those with more activity in the left prefrontal lobe—had more antibodies in their system. Less positive subjects had a weaker immune response.

Psychology Today Online, 9 September 2003
Last Reviewed 21 Dec 2006
Article ID: 3002

[ambience]

Julaybib,
Thanks a lot for all of these quotes. I cant wait to share them with others! Really great..

[adampuri]

Also plz keep in mind that
INNA MA ALUSRI YUSRA

[Kantz]

Salam all,

..extracted this from our Ustadh Nasir's blog who is now in Colorado, USA...please include us in your duas if you pass by this post..

E-n-j-o-y

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - Baz Luhrmann

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99:
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists.
Where as the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…

I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth;
oh never mind;
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.

But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you
and how fabulous you really looked…

You’re not as fat as you imagine.

Don’t worry about the future;
but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve
an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.

The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind;
the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing!

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts,
don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss!

Don’t waste your time on jealousy;
sometimes you’re ahead,
sometimes you’re behind…
the race is long, and in the end,
it’s only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive,
forget the insults;
if you succeed in doing this,
please tell me how.

Keep your old love letters,
throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch!

Don’t feel guilty
if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…
The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22
what they wanted to do with their lives,
some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees,
you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry,
maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll have children,
maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll divorce at 40,
maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken
on your 75th wedding anniversary…

Whatever you do,
don’t congratulate yourself too much
or berate yourself either ….

Your choices are half chance,
so are everybody else’s.

Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…
don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it,
it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own...

Dance…
even if you have nowhere to do it
but in your own living room.

Read the directions
, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines,
they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents,
you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings;
they are the best link to your past
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,
but for the precious few
you should hold on.

Work hard
to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle,
because the older you get,
the more you need the people
you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once,
but leave before it makes you hard;
live in Northern California once,
but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel!

Accept certain inalienable truths:
prices will rise,
politicians will philander,
you too will get old,
and when you do,
you’ll fantasize that when you were young
prices were reasonable,
politicians were noble
and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse;
but you never know
when either one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair,
or by the time you're 40,
it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy,
but,
be patient with those who supply it.

Advice is a form of nostalgia,
dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts and
recycling it for more than it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen…

Wassalam.

[Julaybib]

Salaam's.

In 1986 one of the greatest man made disasters, took place in Chernobyl Ukraine. An explosion at the Nuclear Reactor resulted in a massive release of radioactivity. Polluting the air, the water, and soil, the consequences of this fallout are felt to this day.

The people of Ukraine and surrounding countries where gripped with fear and confusion. The following Poem of Hope was written by a 10 year old child from chernobyl, at the time.

Sure sometimes things may seem difficult and we can feel overwhelmed, you may feel all alone. You may be just One but you still have the power to make a difference by the grace of Allah on your own life and impact others.





ONE

One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship,
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal.
One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey,
One word must start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what's true.
One life can make the difference,

You see it's up to YOU!

Written by a 10 year old child from Chernobyl.

[Julaybib]

Salaams.

THE CHALLENGE

Let others lead small lives, but not you.

Let others argue over small things,but not you.

Let others cry over small hurts but not you.

Let others leave their future in someone else's hands,
but not you.

JIM ROHN, (International Business consultant).