The Risk of Not Taking a Risk

                                                             The Risk of Not Taking a Risk



To laugh is to risk appearing a fool,

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental

To love is to risk not being loved in return,

To hope is to risk despair,

To try is to risk failure.

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But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.


The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.


People engaged in every kind of human endeavor say that taking risks is the key to fulfillment and success. It is at the heart of our biggest thrills and proudest achievements. Ask someone when they felt most alive and they’ll tell you a story about a risk she took.



There come times in everyone's life when you're faced with a choice that involves risk. Perhaps you want to change careers, move to a different place, quit your job and start a business, begin a new relationship, have a child.


Risk is, by nature, scary. It's uncertain and unpredictable. You're heading off into uncharted territory. You risk criticism and humiliation, or having to pick up the pieces and start all over again. You're giving up what you know for what might be. The rewards can be great, but so can be the cost


                   So, why would anybody want to take a risk?


Life is all about taking risks. And we willingly take chances every day.


Risk is not only when a doctor decides to tear open human chest to operate or when one decides to jump over a cliff, there is risk in every profession and every important moment.
Be it an artist performing live ,lawyer defending an innocent, an old man crossing the road, a mother carrying baby in her womb, a child climbing the stairs……

 Every time you go to sleep, you risk not waking up! But you go ahead and do it anyway.


Risk opens you up to new ideas, skills, opportunities and experiences.


Those who refuse to take risks to protect their security, willingly live in cages, trapped by their own fears. If we want to fly badly enough, we will be willing to give up being a caterpillar. Turtles can’t advance without sticking their necks out, and neither can we.


I believe we are living in an ultra-conservative environment with very low appetite for risks, if not Why is everyone always brought up saying “Take Care” and not ever encouraged anyone by asking them to “Take Risks”.


Why do we live life like: if you have an itch, wait for a few years, get a job with a six figure salary, take your parents' permission, invite a thousand people to dinner to celebrate the occasion, and then scratch it?


I heard an interesting story the other day about Koi fish.



For example if you place a Koi in a fish bowl it’ll only grow up to about three inches. 





f you took that same fish and placed it in a backyard pond it’ll grow to about eighteen inches.




Most amazing though, is that if you place that same fish in a large lake, the Koi will grow to be about three feet or more.




So the fish’s growth it totally dependent on the environment it’s placed in. This is similar to our own lives and the undo limitations that we place on ourselves which are more often than not self-imposed prisons.

Ladies & gentelmen there is no reason to be satisfied in being a koi in a bowl when u know u can be a koi in a lake.

 

Don’t you think that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi took risks with non-violence to become the Father of the nation?

 Would you not agree that Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu took risk with Kindness and tolerance to become the Mother Teresa?

Is it not true that a Greek king of Macedonia risked his life to become Alexander the Great?

 Today just few moments ago, I took the risk of not disclosing the poem at the beginning was by William Arthur



Every pearl in my hand today is equally unique and precious just like everyone sitting in this room. The birth of a pearl is truly a miraculous event, each one begins its journey as an ordinary oyster and when a simple grain of sand finds its way inside an oyster's shell it sacrifices being an oyster and gets magically transformed into a beautiful pearl.


Every one refers it as a beautiful pearl and not an oyster of yesterday;


My dear friends,Taking risks is the only hope to get ourselves transformed into pearls.


Even though you can come up with a dozen good excuses for why you shouldn't take a risk, there's one great big reason why you should. And that is, until you do, your heart is going to hunger. If you don't take risks, you'll never feel quite complete.

  It does not always work, but it's worth it. As you go through your life, the parts that are going to stand out are not the ones where you plodded along safely and did what was expected of you. The shining memories will be the times when you took a leap of faith, whether you won or not. It does not really matter whether you succeed or fail because every failure is a learning experience.

 

Place your hand on your heart, Close your eyes for a moment and ask a question to yourself as
What will I regret more? Taking the risk but losing in the end, or never knowing what might be if I take the risk?

This journey from womb to tomb is full of risks.



Someone said it and I quote



“Life isn’t a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ‘Woohoo WHAT A RIDE’!”



What can be a Tree should not die as a plant!



Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you loose, you will be wise.


Take Care But Take Risks!

SECRETS OF SLEEP

                        SECRETS OF SLEEP



The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.



Today after doing a 2 week research by referring journals, research papers and documentaries on web, Nitin will unravel mysteries of the most beautiful experience in life SLEEP through his CC #7 titled ‘SECRETS OF SLEEP’

 We spend about one-third of our lives asleep.


Sleep is one of the most pleasurable and mysterious areas of our lives. It is as necessary as breathing and as nourishing as eating, yet few people realize how important sleep is!



In our overcrowded lives, sleep has become a modern obsession, the thing we crave more than anything else. The alarm clock is an often-used fixture in an overwhelming majority of homes of the modern world. By using the electric lighting, alarm clocks, sleeping pills, and shift-work, we have wreaked havoc on the process of sleep.


Cutting down on sleep does not make people die (at least not immediately). It does make them feel miserable but the ease with which we recover by getting just one good night of sleep seems to make sleep look cheap.


In a couple of years from now, we may look at alarm clocks and "sleep regulation", in the same way as we look today at other "great" human inventions in the league of cigarettes, alcohol or radioactive cosmetics



Some of the bad rules that hurt sleep:


it is ok to use alarm clock to cut sleep short
it is ok to work in shifts
it is ok to save time by sleeping less and working more
it is ok to pull kids out of bed in time for school
it is ok to skip nights before important exams, etc.

 

Sleep is the time the body can undergo repair and detoxification. Poor sleep patterns are linked to poor health - and those who sleep less than six hours a night have a shorter life expectancy than those who sleep for longer. So sleep has a profound effect on our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.



A typical night's sleep comprises five different sleep cycles. The first four stages of each cycle are regarded as quiet sleep or non-rapid eye move-ment (NREM). The final stage is denoted by rapid eye movement (REM).

 Though covered by lids, the movement of the eyes denotes the different stages of sleep.However, during the REM that follows there is a high level of brain activity.This is the stage associated with dreaming, causing temporary paralysis and so preventing us from acting upon our dreams.


Many of us had the experience of going to bed upset or anxious and waking up the following morning to somehow find that things are better because while we sleep the dreaming brain is working to solve our emotional problems. Dreams keep us psychologically healthy; they do this automatically without hope from waking mind.



Do we need to dream?

                        Yes we need do, in fact we sleep in order to dream.



 During our waking hours, the body burns oxygen and food to provide energy. This is known as a catabolic state, in which more energy is spent than conserved, using up the body's resource when we sleep we move into an anabolic state - in which energy conservation, repair and growth take over.



Every tissue in the body is renewed faster during sleep than at any time when awake, Research suggests that sleeping more when fighting infectious illness aids recovery.



JUST as the world is governed by light and dark, human beings also have an inbuilt body clock called the circadian rhythm. Merely resting or closing eyes is no way equivalent to sleeping as it will not move into a low energy state which gives body time to restore itself.



 While an individual experiencing lack of sleep not only gets less energy to work and feel irritated and depressed with a sense of insanity, but also suffers from many internal diseases and disorders.



Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night



“Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.”



A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.




HAPPY SLEEPING!

 

No More Kolaveri Di!

• See my friend standing over there? He wants to know if you think I am cute!
• If I could rearrange alphabets, I would put U and I together.
• Is it hot in here or is it just you?
• Can you give me directions to your heart? I've seemed to have lost myself in your eyes.
• If you were a tear in my eye, I wouldn't cry for fear of losing you.
• Is that bruise from when you fell from heaven?
• Would you touch me so I can tell my friends that an angel has touched me?
• The only thing your eyes haven't told me is your name.
• How does it feel to be the most beautiful girl in this room?
• If you were a burger at McDonald's, you'd be called McGorgeous!

Companionship is something that each one of us yearns for and seeks on a constant basis. We all want to fall in love .Over the years, the meaning and the way love is pursued has changed considerably and this changed approach to relationships

People now intend to know each other well before moving in for total commitment.The status of a relationship is normally determined after a few dates, as people are avoiding taking impulsive decisions in matters of heart.

 Have you just met the woman of your dreams and you want to leave no stone unturned to woo her? You will have to impress your girl in order to win a date with her. Valentine’s Day is approaching and you may not have much time to try your chances.

I do not assure that you will become a pro, but will definitely not remain a novice!

 

Tips for Finding A Date

Maybe some people have a hard time meeting people. Perhaps they work strange hours and that's why they never meet anyone to date.

Maybe they work with people much younger or older, or perhaps they  really don't have finely honed social skills. It could be that you're shy, private, quiet in groups or just unwilling to make the first move.

Whatever the situation, you need to take action! The first thing to do is make sure you exude self confidence.

 Here are some tips on how to accomplish this:

1.                   Give yourself a makeover, Get a new haircut or hairstyle
2.                   Buy some new clothes and update your image
3.                   Treat yourself to a rejuvenating vacation or break
4.                   Go on a diet and lose a few pounds, if needed
5.                   Improve your attitude

  

Dating Close to Home

Begin by looking in your own neighborhood. Is there anyone in your neighborhood or friend group who is single and awesome? Often, people stay single simply because they aren't being asked out by anyone, not because they themselves are lonely. It's time to do the asking. 

Dating at Work

 In general, dating at work or dating someone within your own office environment is generally not a good idea due to the possibilities for problems and the negative implications it can have on your career

 
Get Physical

That's right, join a gym. To find a date, you should look your best. After all, if you've set your sights high, doesn't your potential date deserve the best, too

Ask Your Friends

The most common complaint among people in their late '20s and '30s is that all their friends are married. If this is true for you, it's time to adapt. As awesome as they might be, your married friends probably will not help you find a date. They tell you they'll try, and they probably mean it, but like attracts like, and there's a good chance most of their friends are married, too.

In general, you should not look to any friends to help you find a date, though, because your friends don't necessarily know what kind of person you're looking for. The best advice is to take control and find a date yourself.

This is why you need some single friends.

Join a Club

Activities really do bring people together and help you make new friends. If you're involved in something like a craft, hobby or sport, then you've already taken the first step toward hanging out with (and possibly dating) like-minded individuals. You have something in common, and it's a great icebreaker.

Internet Dating Sites

The is the professional Internet dating and friendship sites accessible from your home computer. Most often, they are free to sign up for, so you can set up a profile and see who's in their database to find out if you're interested in that kind of people.

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Dating Advice for Men

• Respect your woman. Respect is essential, Do not make comments that outrage her modesty and be a decent company, so that she looks forward to see you on more dates.

A little bit of politeness never killed anyone! Women love a bit of good manners every now and then. Do don't forget to open the restaurant door when she enters and pull the chair for her like a real gentleman. Just don't overdo it; she might think you are a wimp.

·         Experience: If it is just your first date with the girl, don't expect too much on your first date. Enjoy the experience and try to make it so enjoyable that your girl looks forward to fix some more dates with you

• Compliment your woman as soon as you see her. Just make sure your comment sounds genuine and heart-felt. Women have the ability to see through fake compliments, but they will appreciate anything that comes straight from the heart.

·         Impression : Take a beautiful bouquet of flowers for her. On Valentine’s Day, giving roses makes more sense. You can choose the color of rose according to your comfort level with the girl. It creates a good impression as no women on earth will mind roses on a date. This will also convey to her that she is special for you and that your intentions are serious.

• Avoid asking too personal questions like about her ex, or anything potentially embarrassing. Don't be too inquisitive about her personal life. Allow her to speak for herself and listen carefully when she does!

Do not point out flaws, unless you want to make her sulk throughout the date. You obviously don’t mind some of her flaws, since she is so special for you.

·         enthusiasm: Be well-groomed. Looks do matter and go a long way in establish lasting impressions about you. Make sure you are dressed nicely and smell good. Take care that you don’t bathe in deodorant as she might just faint!

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Dating Tips For Girls

• Real: be real, Do not try to be someone you are not. You might have always fancied that high school cheerleader, but it wouldn't work if you try to be her on your date. Your man doesn't want to see some cheerleader. He wants to see and know you and not some wannabe you are trying to come across as.

Emotional:

• Try to be friends with your man. Nothing will work better than being friend with your man and it will also make him feel more comfortable with you. It will allow him to open up to you and he will love you even more for that.
• A little flirting goes a long way to make your man feel in the thick of things. It shows that you have a broad mind, exciting, fun-loving and take humor in your stride. Just make sure you don't over do it, as it may send wrong signals.

• All said and done, remember to give the relation enough time to grow and prosper. Don't jump to conclusions about your man just after the first date, as they take longer than women to bare their heart out. So, just relax and enjoy the time you spend with him. Gradually, you will get to see his kind and affectionate side.
• Talk about his interests and try to be an intelligent conversationalist. You certainly don’t want to bore him to death. He will appreciate that you want to know about what interests him and this will make your company exciting for him.
• Work towards building trust, if you have already had many dates with him in the past. Every meeting should facilitate some progress in your relationship and make full use of the beautiful opportunity that Valentine’s Day is presenting you with.
• Make an effort to look good. Men love it when their women dress up for the occasion. Who doesn’t appreciate the company of a good-looking woman? It will also make sure his eyes don't pry after other women!

                       

When I was a kid, most of the advice that my dad gave me was crap. But there's one thing that he said that was pure genius... he said, if you're ever with a girl that's too good for you, marry her.

So in the end we meet someone. We like the look of them and they like the look of us, we laugh and chat together, we build an emotional link through conversation and knowledge and we are attracted to each other on multiple levels.

We find we have a shared experience through our backgrounds and we share similar outlook on life and oh yes, we live in the same neighborhood.

Match made in heaven?

possibly yes, probably no

Love is not just about matching; it is about instant chemistry, something enigmatic and mysterious, not quantifiable.

For all the right reasons we can fall in love in an instant with the wrong people and then again, we can simply not find it within us to love someone who appears so right.

And for that, I have no answer.

yo Toastmasters i am singing song

Best song

Hit song

rhythm correct

supermaama ready

ready 1 2 3 4

                         Kabhi Kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aata hai
                         Ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye
                         Ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye
                         Tu abse pehle sitaaron mein bas rahi thi kahin
                         Tujhe zameen pe bulaya gaya hai mere liye

Super Hit song

I am Sorry, my dear Animals

                                         I am Sorry, my dear Animals

In a country as large and diverse as ours,

a festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil,

a festival as it nears our joy knows no bounds,

a festival full of celebrations,

a festival devoid of darkness

                         

Ladies and Gentlemen that is Diwali for every one of us.

While we are busy tearing down the dates of the calendar with great eagerness, we usually remain completely oblivious to the plight of several species of animals in the city that positively dread the arrival of the festival.

 

Considering that Diwali is a festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil, it doesn't make sense to do evil on D-Day; it is a festival of lights. Nowhere in the origin of the festival do we find any mention of firecrackers.

It's the same old story every Diwali. While thousands of people across the city celebrate the festival by bursting crackers, animals - both pet and stray - tremble with fear, as they cannot bear the loud noises.

 

What an Irony, that the festival of lights usually brings darkness into the lives of animals.

Diwali can seem more like a terrorist attack than a festive celebration to dogs, donkeys and other animals. It is for them the anniversary of nightmare!

What entertainment is for human beings is the bombardment for animals!

Do you know How well do dogs hear?

                Very well actually. Much better than what humans can!

Many animals — such as dogs, cats, dolphins, bats, and mice — have a higher frequency limit which is greater than that of the human ear that is why such animals can hear ultrasounds. The dog can listen to a sound four times farther than what human ears can hear.

It is this incredible hearing ability of dogs, in particular, puts them at a great disadvantage, A normal cracker sounds like a bomb to dogs due to their acute hearing capability.

With their heightened sense of hearing, animals often panic, get scared and run helter-skelter on hearing the noise.

With their heightened sense of hearing, animals which get physically hurt often panic, get scared and run helter-skelter on hearing the noise.

There have been cases of pets running several kilometers in confusion, the terrified animals that flee the explosions often get lost and can’t find their way back home. Many dogs even die of cardiac arrests or go off food because they can't handle the stress during the season. Some shiver, and are prone to fits and seizures.

The situation is even worse for strays. As they do not have a home, they tend to run away from places where loud crackers are being used. In doing so, they may enter another dog's territory. So the number of casualties during this season automatically increases.

I can understand people's fascination for flower pots, but fail to understand the relish with which they burst loud bombs; Deepavali is not merely about bursting firecrackers.

In many areas people play the most inhuman game of tying firecrackers on dogs and donkeys' tails and letting them loose, watching the fun while the animals run around panic-stricken and ultimately burn themselves, Some animals when grab objects thrown towards them with their mouth imagining they were toys, and suddenly when  they explode in their mouth

Spare a thought for them - imagine the pain, hurt and trauma they have to go through!

The rockets fall into trees and burn the nests. In fear, thousands of birds abandon their nests and fly away, again to die of starvation. The anxiety can result in birds flying too far out to come back. Wild birds are frightened off their nests so their eggs get cold and the chicks die.

Hens show extremely low egg production the day after fireworks, and the eggs are often malformed as well.

But it's not just noise that affects the animals. The smoke in the air, just like it adversely affects human beings, also affects animals. It can aggravate respiratory tract diseases, cause eye allergies and bring on a skin rash.

The silver lining in this situation, and one that augurs well for animals, is that even though there are several people who continue to be lured by the sound of crackers, there is a growing number of people who have taken to celebrating the more gentle aspect of the festival - meeting elders in the family, lighting sparklers and flower pots, taking delight in lighting the house up with exquisitely designed lamps, making sweets, buying new clothes .

I always support the right of people to celebrate cultural events - but I also recognize that other people and animals have rights too.

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages, perhaps the Animal Spirit is so great that one day it may inspire compassion in the human heart.

It just not only happens on Diwali, it happens on the every new year’s eve , for every personal milestone celebrations like marriage or birthday , cultural events, even also when an election results are declared!

Whom are we trying to please here and what good are we doing just by creating noise, is this the only to express our happiness?

I do not know how a society that likes to think of itself as evolved, enlightened, humane and civilized can tolerate any level of animal abuse

These are intelligent animals who feel love, sorrow, pain, fear, happiness… the only thing they are incapable of feeling - or understanding - is hate. But I guess they have us for that.

I am Sorry MY dear animals.

I look up and I see God, I look down and see my dog.
Simple spelling G-O-D, same word backwards, D-O-G.

I look up and I see God, I look down and see my dog.