electronic portfolio : August 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

keys to success

Keys to Successful Living
Part 1
wants to be successful in life, but where are the keys to success? Do we have to go out and search for those keys, or do we have those potentials within us already? When we begin to examine life, we can see that is divided into two aspects – life within and life without; internal; life and external life – and we can see that these aspects are of equal importance. Even if we have renounced the world, gone far away from civilization, and live in the wilderness doing nothing but meditation, we cannot ignore external life. We still have to see that we eat, do our ablutions, and perform our practices on time. So life in the external world is as important as life in the internal world. Even one who has renounced the world has to understand the word relationship properly, because life itself is actually relationship. The body is related to breath, and the breath is related to the mind. The body, breathes, senses, and mind all function together as a unit. So life virtually means relationship, and thus the art of living and being requires an understanding of one’s relationship to the external world. Even one who has renounced the world has to understand the word relationship properly, because life its self is actually a relationship. The body is related to the breath, and the breath is related to the mind. The body, breath, senses, and mind all function together as a unit. So life it virtually means relationship, and thus the living art of the living and beginning requires an understanding of the one’s relationship within oneself all the human beings have inner potentials, but many people are not aware of those potential.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

choose correctly

be sure to put your proper helmet wear

The Benjamin franklin 13-week self-improvement challenge

Energy and persistence conquer all things Benjamin franklin

Benjamin franklin’s 13 virtues

Franklin tracked his progress on the charts he created. The first letter of each day was listed on top and the first letter of each virtue was indicated down the left side. He would add a dot if he felt he fell short of the meeting visit on a given day Benjamin franklin carried these charts with him as a reminder of his personal plan of conduct.

The following 13 virtues continue to be relevant today next to each virtue is franklin’s definitions 1. Temperance “eat not to dullness” 2. Silence “speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.” 3. Order “let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.” 4. Resolution “Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.” 5. Frugality “makes no expense but to do well to others or yourself.” I.e. waste nothing.” 6. Industry “loses no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.” 7. Sincerity “uses no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly” 8. “Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.” 9. Moderation “avoids extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.” 10. “Cleanliness “Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.” 11. Chastity “I would never do anything that would disrespect my life.” 12. Tranquility “Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.’’ 13. Humility like “Socrates”