The sound of wings

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things;
Knows not the livid loneliness of fear;
Nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear

 - Amelia Earhart 
(1897-1937),
American aviator, 1st woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Taking charge of your own Destiny

More than often, you will get moaners and whiners around you.
Why, they whine, does this happen?
Or how, they moan, did they get into that mess?
It's not like life is a trip around corners where you don't know what's coming.
I'm pretty sure that most of the consequences were a direct result of your own actions.
So I'm taking charge of my own destiny.

I am answering The Call
Taking Responsibility For Your Destiny

There are those of us who believe that our lives are predestined and that we should resign ourselves to our lots in life.
Yet the truth is that it is up to each one of us to decide what that destiny will be.
While each of us is born with a life purpose, it is up to us whether or not we will say yes to fulfilling it.
And just like when we choose what to eat, who to keep company with, and whether to turn right or left when we leave our home everyday, choosing to say yes to your destiny is a decision that can only be realized when you take action to make that choice a reality.

Whether you believe it is your destiny to be a parent, an adventurer, an artist, a pioneer, or a spiritual guru, saying yes to your destiny is only the first step.
While manifesting your destiny starts with knowing what you want and believing you can attain your goals, there are then the actions that must be taken and the decisions to be made before your destiny can truly happen.
When you take responsibility for fulfillingyour destiny and begin acting with the intention of doing so, you not only take fate into your own hands, but also you become the hands ofyour own fate.

Doorways inevitably open for you to step through, and every choice you make can be a creative act toward realizing your goals and dreams.
You begin to follow your instincts and intuition, recognize opportunities when they are presented to you, and seize those golden moments.
You also begin to recognize the decisions that may not serve this greater picture and can more easily push them aside.

Remember that the decision to fulfill your destiny is always a choice and can be empowering.

Knowing you are fulfilling your destiny because you want to, rather than because you have to, can make a huge difference.
When you are freed from obligation, obstacles in your way become challenges to be overcome, and the journey becomes an adventure rather than the obligatory steps you are being forced to take.
Your destiny may be waiting for you, but whether or not you meet your destiny is up to you.

Your fate is in your hands.

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going"

Making mistakes

When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it:
admit it,

learn from it,

and don't repeat it.

 - Paul "Bear"Bryant,
I Ain't Never Been Nothing but aWinner

Change.........again

I said again and again, change is the only constant.
So I'm serving out these 2 months and will be "free".
Free to do what?
Good question.
To golf?
Maybe.
You know when we always tell people, "Later lah, I will be free".
But you never ARE "free".
Why?
You chose your vocation.
You chose when you wanted to do it.
You chose how you wanted to do it.
So why can't you choose to be free?
I choose to MAKE TIME for my children.
In that way, yes, I'm free.
So, Ethan, Ewan and Estelle, if you ever fail to get into an Ivy-League uni, please blame me because I couldn't even help you when I'm "free", ok?
Now, for a good story with a moral.

In 1923, Who Was:

1. President of the largest steel company?
2. President of the largest gas company?
3. President of the New York stock Exchange?
4. Greatest wheat speculator?
5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?
6. Great Bear of Wall Street?

These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of their days..
Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what ultimately became
of them..

The Answers:

1. The president of the largest steel company.
Charles Schwab,
died a pauper.

2. The president of the largest gas company,
Edward Hopson,
went insane.

3. The president of the NYSE,
Richard Whitney,
was released from prison
to die at home.

4. The greatest wheat speculator,
Arthur Cooger,
died abroad, penniless.

5. The president of
the Bank of International Settlement,
shot himself.

6 The Great Bear of Wall Street,
Cosabee Livermore,
also committed suicide

However,
in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion
and the winner of the most important golf tournament,
the US Open,
was
Gene Sarazen.
What became of him?

He played golf until he was 92,
died in 1999 at the age of 95.
He was financially secure
at the time of his death.

The Moral:

Stuff work.
Play golf.

Thought for the Day

It is a good thing to be rich, it is a good thing to be strong,
but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends.

Euripedes

But don't Forget

I foresee a storm coming in my life. It will be a "heavy" one for 2 months. Once I weather it and it's over, I should see clear sailing ahead.
So, my moral is try to see if you can forget the right things and not forget the wrong things.


Forget about the days
when its been cloudy, but
don't forget your hours in the sun.

Forget about mistakes
that you can't change now, but
don't forget the lessons that you've learned.

Forget about the times
you've been defeated, but
don't forget the victories you've won.

Forget about misfortunes
you encounter, but
don't forget the times your luck has turned.

Forget about the days
when you've been lonely, but
don't forget the friendly smiles you've seen.

Forget about the plans
that didn't seem
to work out right, but...
Don't forget to Always Have A Dream.