Thoughts of the day

[Anonymouse]

Anyway, it's September folks, and it means New Years is almost around the corner. It also means that it's time to start thinking about New Year's resolutions. I, for one, am resolving to give up smoking, a task which should be should be made significantly easier by the fact that I don't smoke.

[hyebruin]

a colleague today saw my name tag and said "you ARmehniAn?" in a cute asian accent and i said "yes" with a smile then he kept saying my last name! and seemed to enjoy himself! such a nice man (he was in his 60's or somewhere close to that)...then again he repeated my last name and said "that's pretty"...ahhhh that was a hyebruin moment! my last name does sound good damn it! ~~then he proceeded and talked about sargisian and how he's armenian and i told him agassi is too and he was like "no!! really???" we had a nice little conversation there while monitoring the cardiac function of a patient! poor patient! she had to hear all this

[ckBejug]

Some thoughts / instructions for life:

Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you want.

When you say, "I love you," mean it.

When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.

In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into.

Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly.

When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Call your mother and father.

Say, "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Follow the three "Rs": Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.

Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her conversational skills will be even more important.

Spend some time alone.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Read more books. Television is no substitute.

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

Trust in God but lock your car.

In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying it.

Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

Be gentle with the earth.

Never interrupt when you are being flattered.

Mind your own business.

Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny.

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

[SagGal]

Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

That is very true.

[jilbagh]

make sure your breathe doesn't stink either, and your hair looks good

[gevo]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ckBejug
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
That is very true.

This is incorporated in our companies training, we are supposed to smile while we answer the phone, and we even have secret callers.. LOL.. so yes, i have even noticed it myself this does make a difference in your tone of voice.

[jilbagh]

I had a thought early today in a meeting, what ever happened to the show ''kids incorporated''???

[Anonymouse]

I thought I'd post Metallica's lyrics of "One", to make us think about war ( again ). I may be one of the few in here who appreciates the wisdom of (old) Metallica lyrics. The band often had great anti-war, anti-state, pro-liberty messages.

I can't remember anything
Can't tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me

Now that the war is through with me
I'm waking up, I cannot see
That there's not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God, wake me

Back in the womb it's much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can't look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I'll live

Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God, wake me
Now the world is gone I'm just one

Oh God help me Hold my breath as I wish for
Death
Oh please God, help me

Darkness
Imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

Landmine
Has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with a life in Hell

[Stark Evade]

Johnny got his gun.

[Anonymouse]

Johnny got his gun.

Indeed, it was inspired by that movie.