Everyday is Christmas

During the Christmas eve, i went out.
I have seen people are so happy everywhere.
They are in a state of bliss.
All are in good mood,smiling,waving,laughing,dancing.

But once the holidays are over,everyone is back to their routine.
All are tighten up.
No smile,no laugh,all are uptight.

How nice will it be if everyday is like Christmas?

How will it be if everyone is behaving like when they enjoy their holidays?

Then this world will become a paradise to live on.

How can we make it everyday as Christmas?

Receipt Capital of the World

This is what the exact words told by our Taxi driver in the weekend.
Yesterday, we went to south shore plaza from extended stay america,Braintree,MA by Taxi.
We were standing at the bus stop in cold weather.
A yellow Taxi was slowing down at the signal and i waved my hand.
He raised his mirror and asked if we need a ride and we said yes.
He took a U Turn and Picked us from the bus stop.

I asked him how much it would cost me to go to south shore plaza and he told me that it would be just 5 bucks.

He asked us if we have any plans to visit Boston downtown on saturday night.
I told him that we are planning to see the James Bond Movie 'Skyfall'.
He told that he asked one of the docs and he told the movie is good it seems.
He told that docs are smart.

He stopped at the main entrance of south shore plaza.
I asked him for a receipt.
Suddenly he became sarcastic in his tone.
'You guys want a receipt for just 5 bucks,you guys are from India, the receipt capital of India'!
He gave his card so that w ecan fill the amount and didn't give the regular receipt.
I didn't say a word in return of this sudden surge of sarcasm and said thanks.

I am little sensitive and after going to the mall also,i was little upset.
My collegue told me that we should ignore these people.
I thought 5 bucks is very important even for him.
And for getting reimbusrement, my collegue has to submit all bills.
I felt very bad for the Taxi driver's words.
Please take care of the words you use, you can very well hurt others.
Words are like double side swords.
As per ThiruValluvar, the author of Thirukkural,When you have sweet words ,why to use bitter words. It is like eating unriped fruits when you have riped ones.

Cracked Pot

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.


At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream.

'I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.'

The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?'


'That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day, while we walk back, you water them.'


For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.

Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to
grace the house.'

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.

You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.


SO, to all of my cracked pot friends,
have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!

Note: Thanks to my cousin Ramya for sharing this story.

Conquer the Mind

Hijacking the Mind - 24 mental triggers that make you feel great

by Sri Vishwanath





This little book has Great tips on day to day life, beautiful quotes, life experiences.

Most lovable quote:

"It is not God who sends us dark times, but we ourselves who bring them to us, for purposes even we do not know.
Whenever there are shadows in front of us, it must be that we make the shadows disappear, we have but to turn and face the light" - John Harricharan

The book starts with using Short term strategies to find peace and get away from your problems.
These strategies gives power to you instead of your problems.

Make use of the 1st 30 minutes of your day in an efficient manner.
It will make your day a joyful experience.
Examples are Practice meditation, exercise, reading inspirational books, going for a walk,etc.
Pick one and make it as a part of your routine.
This will raise your energy levels which helps you conquer all your problems.

Find your purpose in your life and pursue it.
You are here to win the life not to solve problems.

Delink your emotions from the problems and they will fade away very quickly.

Keep engaged in an activity which sets your mind free and make it soar to heights.

You can solve a problem without even thinking about it.
It is the detachment that makes the problem to lose its grip.

Change your energy field to change youe life.

Don't make your problems a big deal.You are bigger than your problems.
Never forget this.

When there is a storm,lot of dust will gather.
Take a step back and wait for it to over.
everything will be alright soon.

Rise above the problems as they are not real.

There is a good thing that can come out of every problem.
Problems lead you to grow.

There is a one minute solution to every problem, by just switching your focus away from your problem.

Don't be obsessed with the solution always.

Find a good reason to outgrow yourself from your current situation whatever it may be.

Grow your problems many fold to see it shrinking.

Change yourself to change the world.

Try to understand the nature of the world instead of involved in it too much.

Acknowledge the pain , the problem disappears.

All problems are just distractions.

No problem can defeat you permanently,there is always a door.

Listen to your small voice within.

You don't become small since the problems appear big.
you are always bigger than the problems,remember that.

There is a great power in this world, which is Love.
Before Love,everything else falls short.

Know the difference between facts and reality.
What is going on inside you is always the reality.

Never ever,ever,ever Give up.

We have life changing exercises at the end of every chapter.

I love reading the Inspirational poems by Swami Vivekanandha throughout the book.

Hats off to Vishwanath for such a powerful book.

This Gem came after his silence,which is a prasadam for the readers.

One thing I don't like is the book cover,I expected something better for a spiritual book.

It is a great read,I highly recommend!

Journey of a Writer

It is like a dream come true for me.

Yesterday,my first ever eBook 'Hope for the best' is published in Amazon Kindle store.

It is a long journey for me to arrive here.

When i was young, i used to read lot of comics. Inspired by them, i used to write some stories and show it to my elder brother.He would say,it is o.k but needed improvement.

That was the beginning.

My grand father used to bring us lot of books every month.we used to give him a list whenever he went to receive his pension.

I used to wait for his arrival in the evening. That started my vigorous reading habit which leads to my writing.

Then during my tenth standard, i became a member of the salem district library in Tamilnadu,India.

I used to take maximum number of books from the library and read them even late in the night.

My father used to tell me, don't read too much and you may lose your sanity.

During my college days, i used to save my daily lunch allowance to buy books.

In November 2000,I came to U.S.

I was introduced to the wonderful world of ebooks. It was like a boon for me.

I used to search for free ebooks in google and download tons of self development ebooks.

I started my blog on self development in 2007 and I am writing regularly from then.

The urge to write is there all along.but I was struck by writers block.Never got started except writing for my blog.

Recently I started reading Sri Vishwanath's books and writing reviews in Amazon.

That ignited the spark in myself.

I have attended the speak and write to make millions teleseminar by Lisa Nichols.

I am attending the Transformational Author Telesemianr by Christine Kloser.

All these things brought out the writer in me.

Thanks to my grand father Sengodan for the initial spark.

Thanks to Viswanath for writing the foreword for my book.

Thanks to my cousin sister Ramya for designing the cover.

Thanks to my wife Sindhuja,my two awesome kids,Vikas and Saatvika.

Writing is also a spiritual process.It is like I found out my Life Purpose.

It gives me a wonderful feeling that I can be one of the Inspiration for many people.

It is a great feeling to see your name listed in one of the premier portals in the world and I want to continue this.

Seeds to the Champion's Soul

177 Motivational Success quotes to live the championship life

by John Di Lemme

This little book on quotes many subject areas,broadly covers the following:

Commitment
Focus
Seeds
Action
Giving
Integrity
Persistence
Dreams
Demolishing Fear

The following Quotes I Like the most:

If you walk like a champion and talk like a champion, then it is nearly impossible for you not to be a champion.

Champions make decisions and decisions make champions.

Passionate Persistence predicts Prosperity

Lifestyle freedom is a mindset.

Success is not Instant. The word Instant can't be found in the success dictionary.

Why live a mediocare existence when you have the entire world at your fingertips?

You are a seed of success that God has planted in this world.

Your Habits predicts your future.

Believe in yourself. If you don't, then no one else have a reason to.

It is Time to demolish the enemy of fear!

You must speak it and believe it in order to receive it.

Wonderful Inspiring,Motivating collection of Quotes from one of the Champions!
Highly recommended!

Be Thankful

The Astonishing Power of Gratitude
by Wes hopper

Gratitude is one of the powerful virtues.
I set aside a separate chapter on Gratitude in my first kindle eBook 'Hope for the Best'.

In this little eBook,Wes Hopper talks about what is Gratitude and the 4 mistakes we make to keep away from feeling

gratitude.

Gratitude is a positive vibration of thought.
It is powerfully attractive.
Sometimes,just saying 'Thank You' is enough.
When you are vibrating with positive energy,you will attract positive things to your life.

Here are the 4 mistakes:

1.Scarcity Thinking:

This Universe is abundant.
There is enough for each one of us.
Instead of thinking about what we want,we should be thankful for what we have now.
Universe will bring us whatever we are grateful for.
Scarcity thinking will block us from feeling Grateful.

2.Resistance:

There is a Law of Polarity which states that there is a equal and opposite side for everything.
Everything is happening for our good.
This Universe is a friendly universe.
Non-Reistance means that we accept what it is and move on.
If you are reistant to the flow,you are sending out a negative vibe.
Non-Reistance puts you in Gratitude,which is a positive vibe.

3.Satisfaction:

We have to live in the present moment and be Happy and Grateful for what we have.
But we shouldn't get satisfied with what we have.
That will block the way for more expansion.
Be happy in the now but never get satisfied.

4.Unforgiveness:

Forgive yourself and Others.
If you carry resentment,it is harmful for your health.
Unforgiveness is a blockage in the way of success.


Give it away whatever you want to manifest.
If you want money,give money.If you want Time,give your time.
By giving,we show gratitude for we already have,which will bring more of the same.

There are simple exercises at the end of this book which are life changing.

There are recommendations for further reading.

I am Grateful for this little ebook!I highly recommend this book!