Hope - Inspirational QuotesOver 300 banks refused and the 303rd bank agreed to give Walt Disney a fund to build Disney Land.

Over 1000 restaurants refused and the 1010th restaurant agreed to use Colonel Sanders’s chicken recipe that changed the eating habits of the whole world with KFC.

It took him over a million images spanning 35 years, before Steve McCurry’s photo of Sharbat Gula (The Afgan Girl) was globally recognized and linked to Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa.

134 publishers rejected Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen’s Chicken Soup for the Soulbefore it turns into a mega all-time bestseller.

Edison made 1,000 (or 10,000) unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb.

During his life time, Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting for a very small amount of money. Today, his over 800 known works bring in hundreds of millions.

Mozart died with little to his name. Today, his over 600 pieces of music are considered some of the best ever created!


Can you see a pattern here?

If you want to turn your passion into a worldwide sensation, you got to be prolific and never give up. Keep producing great work, and one may take the world by surprise and make you a globally recognized star.

Produce more work than anyone could think humanly possible. I consider this the secret habit of champions (or legends).

What are your dreams and passions?
Do you think you can persevere on?
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Forgive and Forget ?

Forgive and Forget ?

How often have we heard this age old phrase. 
This saying has been circulated so much but I'd really like to challenge this fallacy ! 

What is the value of forgiveness if we have 'forgotten' the misdeed done unto us?
Is it possible to forget, given the super memory power of our human brain?  Everything we know and learn, we remember - either implicitly or explicitly.  Even if we think we've forgotten something, it may be lurking in the 'repressed' or
               'sub-conscious' part of our brain, surfacing once in a while to 'haunt' us.

So if we cannot forget, does it mean we can never forgive ? 
I'd like to think that Forgiveness does not equate to dismissing the past or condoning the misdeed, but rather a conscious choice to let go of the bitterness.
But WHY (you may ask) should I forgo the bitterness?
The answer is simple :  You need to let go to move on !
Bitterness is a heavy burden to bear and will sap up our energy for pursuing other passions and dreams in our lives.

I'd like to break forgiving down into simple 'baby steps' in my own words:
Forgiveness is
i) Acknowledging the past event /misdeed
ii) Admiting (not denying) the hurt, pain and negative emotions associated with the misdeed
iii) Accepting that the past CANNOT be undone
iv) Realising that there is a choice to remain hurt and fixated in the negative emotions OR
     allowing yourself to gradually release that negative tension (via therapy, counseling, or pursuing your religion or hobbies), realising there's such a beautiful world out there for your to enjoy
v) Let time heal your wounds and live each day pursuing your dreams and passion

Of course, it's always easier said than done.  
But I believe if we make a conscious choice to forgive, move on and let time takes it's course, our wounds will heal.
Perhaps, a better phrase may be 'Forgive and move on'. 
You are free to live your life the way you want it, not to be bound by the shackels of the past.

Give yourself a second chance.
You have a choice to Forgive and be FREE, choose it today !

Have you been hurt before?
What have you done to move on from the past?
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