How a Password Changed my Life ... A true story from the Reader’s Digest ... #story

How a Password Changed my Life ... A true story from the Reader's Digest ...

I was having a great morning until I sat down in front of my office computer. "your password has expired", a server message flashed on my screen, with instructions for changing it...In my company we have to change password monthly..

I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. Disbelief over what she had done to me was what I thought all day.
I remembered a tip I'd heard from my former boss. He'd said, "I'm going to use a password that is going to change my life". I couldn't focus on getting things done in my current mood.. My password reminded me that I shouldn't let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it.

I made my password – Forgive@her. I had to type this password several times every day, each time my computer would lock. Each time I came back from lunch I wrote forgive her.
The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife.. That constant reminder of reconciliation led me to accept the way things happened and helped me deal with my depression.. By the time the server prompted me to change my password following month, I felt free.

The next time I had to change my password I thought about the next thing that I had to get done. My password became Quit@smoking4ever .
It motivated me to follow my goal and I was able to quit smoking.

One month later, my password became Save4trip@europe, and in three months I was able to visit Europe.

Reminders helped me materialize my goals kept me motivated and excited.  it's sometimes difficult to come up with your next goal, keeping at it brings great results.

After a few months my password was
lifeis#beauTful !!!

Life is going to change again :)

Inspirational Poem - “I’d Rather See A Sermon” by Edgar Albert Guest

"I'd Rather See A Sermon" by Edgar Albert Guest

 

I'd rather see a sermon

Than hear one, any day;

I'd rather one would walk with me

Than merely tell the way;

The eye's a better pupil

And more willing than the ear.

Fine counsel is confusing,

But example's always clear,

And the best of all the preachers

Are the men who live their creeds,

For to see good put in action

Is what everybody needs.

I soon can learn to do it

If you'll let me see it done;

I can watch your hands in action,

But your tongue too fast may run.

And the lecture you deliver

May be very wise and true,

But I'd rather get my lessons

By observing what you do.

For I might misunderstand you

And the high advice you give.

But there's no misunderstanding

How you act and how you live.

Be optimistic about life..

*Good Morning*

*Worries at the start of the day means u r still alive!!

*Clothes that don't fit means u have a good appetite.

*Tears in ur eyes means there is somebody u care for.

*The mess to clean after party means u have friends around u.

*Roof that needs fixing means u have got a house.

*Taxes to pay means u r not unemployed.

Let's be optimistic in life because everything around us happens for a reason......

Keep smiling :-))

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The comfort zone - learning zone - comfort zone

What is Maturity?

Poem on Maturity 

MATURITY is...  

Knowing when to use your head,

Or when to use your heart,

Knowing when to opt out of the race, 

 or when you should take part. 

It is not a level you reach,

Nor a sermon you preach,

It is about the choices you make,

Its about the risks that you take. 

It's about when to go with the flow, 

Or when to just get up and go. 

It is about who you can trust, 

And even who you should bust,

It determines who you support, 

and who you praise and applaud, 

What to stall, who to oppose,  

or, even when to expose a fraud.

It is continuous work in progress.. 

and doing what has to be done,

Its when to stay in the shadows, 

and when to bask in the sun. 

Its knowing how to push harder, 

and how to reach the top. 

Its challenging the status quo, 

even when Life asks you to stop. 

It is about being your best self, 

and daily playing your part.

Its not a science nor a formula, 

but it surely can become an art.   

Its closing your commitments, 

and completing what you start, 

It's not fake, nor being pseudo, 

it is being authentic till you depart.  

IAN FARIA.

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