Can one be half full and half empty and still rejoice? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” “And you shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice in all your endeavors, you and your family in which Yahweh your God has blessed you.” Deuteronomy 12:7 The Israelites were told to “diligently observe”
It has the power to transform the recipient’s emotions and actions when a gift is given in love. A friend recounted how a manager in her company was always nasty to her subordinates and colleagues. But at every festival, this manager would never fail to give her colleagues and subordinates a lunch treat. A Christmas
Although Esau and Jacob were twins, they could not have been more different. Esau had a carefree attitude – which was more like a “Care Less” attitude. A person with a “Care Less” attitude is simple minded and foolish. Such an attitude will surely lead to regrets. “And when Esau was forty years old he
What will stop you from achieving your goal? Someone may say, “I want a simple life.” Sounds simple enough. Yet deceivingly not. What is a simple life? Define it. You will realise that if something is worth striving for, it is definitely not simple. I want a simple life. I want to be stress-free, to
Part I Achieving Your Dream – Responsibility and Perseverance What will stop you from achieving your goals? The answer has to do with Responsibility and Perseverance. These are the two words that we usually do not like to hear. Why? Because they invoke a sense of hard work. We would prefer the words “Relax”, “Chill”,
We know we need to work. We know we need to learn. The problem comes when one finds the task to be difficult. Not just for students, but also for the worker. You may find a new task daunting because it brings you out of your comfort zone; or it is difficult because you have
It has been about 2 weeks into the start of the new year and many have returned to work and school, after a fantastic and enjoyable time of holiday and rest with your family and loved ones. Maybe you are one of those who feel the Monday blues every day of the week, thinking that
Just as the German proverb says, “Clothes maketh the man”, the words that you speak are like the clothing you wear on your body. Say, you consistently use a certain four-letter word when something bad is about to happen. Because of your constant use of that word, it becomes easily extrapolated from your subconscious mind
The earth was unformed and void, darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over the surface of the water. Genesis 1:2 In the first chapter of Genesis, we learn that everything was formless, and God proceeds to bring structure by forming boundaries, creating forms and types of everything