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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

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Written by EmotionalFlu Sep 4 2008 09:50 PM

Easier said than done, but I'm somewhat inspired by the following excerpts from the book. A man who was trying to find peace within inner self, isn't that the ultimate we want to achieve, and to fight the battle against depression? Enjoy...

"I've realised something very important, John. The world, and that includes my inner world, is a very special place. I've also come to see that success on the outside means nothing unless you also have success within. There is a huge difference between well-being and being well-off. When I was a hotshot lawyer, I used to snicker at all those people who worked at improving their inner and outer lives. 'Get a life!' I thought. But I have learned that self-mastery and the consistent care of one's mind, body and soul are essential to finding one's highest self and living the life of one's dreams. How can you care for others if you cannot even care for yourself? How can you do good if you don't even feel good? I can't love you if I cannot love myself, he offered."

Quoted from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, by Robin S. Sharma

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Thanks. Taking this opportunity to share this from “Chasing Daylight” by Eugene O’ Kelly, the memoir of former KPMG CEO.

1. Water has no beginning or end. Water is continuity. Water is life.
2. Change your thoughts and you change your world.
3. The key ways into a Perfect Moment : Acceptance. The end result - the goal - of a Perfect Moment was to taste as much of the flavor that life is constantly offering. But the way to all that was through acceptance.
4. To die in peace, you first must accept that you’re dying. When you are motivated by fear, you are not able to see the best path - whether in death or in life.
5. When we face reality, simplify, stay in the moment, recognise perfection, and achieve balance, we improve our chances of creating a life we enjoy living right now.

Written by Life, Sep 5 2008 10:45 AM

i cant understand your passage it seems to contain hidden message as i just came back from japan and well u should try quoting from Japanese books which are of a higher quality.

Peace is not sought, it is understood, it is constant and everlasting, neither trifles can break Mans communinion with God. Ask not pettiness in viewpt but generousity in heart for what man can earn , God can bless even more.

Written by light, Sep 6 2008 03:33 AM

emotionalflu, life

i liked and understood both your passage. but the part that i am stuck on is loving myself. i have tried for so long to love myself but everytime i try, i can't help but notice all the physical flaws in life that is keeping me from accomplishing my goal in life. that just makes me even more depressed. i wish i had a magical wond to make things better.

smile for better days

Written by Bella, Sep 6 2008 12:14 PM

Get Me Out of Here by Rachel Reiland

1. I was physically present but emotionally absent. So I dedicated any energy I could summon to them. I hugged them, cuddled them, read to them, and took them to the park or zoo. Perhaps my life was a living hell. But I was determined not to let it make their childhood the hell that mine had been.
2. While my love for them was real, I sometimes wondered if they could see that my loving smiles were an act, barely masking the despair I felt within. Nonetheless, it was the best I could do. It had to suffice.
3. The greatest devastation of all would be if their mother were to commit suicide. That, he maintained, would condemn them to an inner hell worse than even I had endured.
4. At times I resented this ultimate punishment - being sentenced not to death, but to life.
5. The prescriptions were so expensive. Yet I could not remember the last time I had awakened happy, the last time I genuinely laughed, or the last time I had truly enjoyed myself.
6. Former pleasures meant nothing to me anymore. Life was a series of tasks to be endured, and even the simplest ones were painfully arduous.
7. My occupation was therapy.

Written by Life, Sep 13 2008 05:48 PM

are u depressed? take medication. joy of life is important !

Written by light, Sep 16 2008 07:44 PM