Say 'THANKS" If You Have...

Wondering what to be grateful for? Here is a list of things that many people don't get to enjoy. If you have them, it is time to say, "Thank You"

• Friends who mean you good and who are ready to spend time with you for your happiness and well being are rare to find, so be grateful if you have such friends. 

• Food on your plate, not everyone gets to eat everyday and three meals a day. 

•  Job that pays you, however less you think it is. Remember 'unemployment' is still a thing. 

•  A house to live in, big or small, loud or quiet, fun or not; be grateful you have a shelter to come back to. A place you can call home is where you spend most of your time. 

•  783 million people do not have access to clean water to drink. That means you are million times fortunate enough to say 'thanks' 

•  If you have a person you can confide in, you have yet another reason to say thanks. 

•  Friends come a long way in life. If you have an opportunity to make friends, you have another reason to say thanks.

•  How about your parents? I don't need to exaggerate that!

• Finally say thanks for who you are and how far you've come in life!

There Are NO Accidents

Do you know that there are no accidents and no coincidences? Next time you have a intuition pursue it because it could be your 'Light Bulb Moment'. Here are a couple of accidental millionaires who lived their dreams.  

Biologist Alexander Fleming took an August vacation from his day-to-day work in the lab investigating staph. On Sept. 3, 1928 he returned to work and found a strange fungus on a culture he had left in his lab. This fungus had killed off all surrounding bacteria in the culture and this led to the invention of Penicillin. Sometimes a break from what you are obsessed about is good! 

Percy Spencer was an American engineer who, while working in front of a magnetron noticed that the chocolate bar he had in his pocket melted from the microwaves. In 1945 Spencer successfully invented the first microwave oven. Now microwaves have an irreplaceable place in our kitchens.

On a hiking trip, a Swiss engineer named Georges de Mestral found little burs clinging to his pants. On closer inspection, he found that the bur's hooks would cling to anything loop-shaped including his dog's fur. It got him into wondering if he could only artificially re-create the loops, he might be on to something. That's how Velcro came into existence. This is a case of  observation creating invention.

Spencer Silver was working at 3M trying to create super strong adhesives for use in the aerospace industry in building planes. Instead of a super strong adhesive, though, he accidentally managed to create an incredibly weak, pressure sensitive adhesive agent called Acrylate Copolymer Microspheres. No application for the lightly sticky stuff was apparent until Fry, Silver's friend, used it in his to mark hymns in his choir. 

Chef George Crum created the salty snack in 1853, fed up with a customer who continuously sent his fried potatoes back, complaining that they were soggy and not crunchy enough, Crum sliced the potatoes as thin as possible, fried them in hot grease, then doused them with salt. The customer loved them. 

In 1905, eleven-year-old Frank Epperson left a cup of soda water, and a stirring stick on his porch. The next day he noticed that the mixture had frozen into a tasty staple. He named it "Epsicle" but his children, persuaded him to call it Pop's 'sicle, that's how Popsicles were born. 

Emotionally Strong People

To succeed in life one has to be physically fit, mentally capable and emotionally strong. So what do the physically fit do? They train their bodies in endurance and sustenance. What do mentally capable people do? They workout everything to the finest detail with abundant useful information. Now, what about emotionally strong people? Here you go...

Forgive and forget

Emotionally strong people forgive and forget, they do not hold grudges and practice hate speech in their minds. They do not remind themselves of how difficult it was and they do not relive the horror of pain and embarrassment over and over again in their head. They not only forgive people and forget their wrong but accept apologies with grace.

No to Condescending

They do not let people belittle them. They say no to condescending talks and firmly let people know how important it is to not look down. Often the people who hold us back the most are those closest to us and getting rid of them sometimes is the best solution. Emotionally strong people quietly remove these people from their lives therefore releasing them from emotional triggers. 

Passionate Doers

Emotionally strong people have a passion and purpose in life. They do their thing without worrying about critics and opinions. They believe in themselves and work on building their dream. They have a passion in doing things, they do it with passion or not at all. 

Being nice is a choice

These people know that being nice is a choice. They don't intimidate people with their questions nor do they belittle people with their bickering. They let people make their choices and chose to say nice things because they are believe in themselves. They do not fend of on someone's failures or wrong. 

Doors in walls

What would happen if there is nothing at all around you? Anybody and everybody will walk-in or walk over you. Now what if there are only walls around you? No one comes to you, period. Emotionally strong people know that it is important to choose who to let in and who not to. They don't let people in their lives to make the decisions for them. They choose to keep their life private instead of letting it out in public. They don't let people question their beliefs or crush their enthusiasm. 

Good Morning World

Emotionally strong people don't experience Monday Blues or Sunday Sunshines! They know life is a choice and wake up excited for a new day, new opportunity and new places. They are excited because their work is their passion, their friends are real and their job is being happy. They are not running a race so they are as excited to smell a flower as they would be to dance in a party. 

No, I Wont

Emotionally strong people say 'No' when they have to. Saying 'No' at the right time saves a lot of headache and heartache, emotionally strong people know this very well. They have their own moral values and do not compromise it, they do not do what they should not.

Social Responsibility with Personal Life

Emotionally strong people believe in giving back to the society as a whole. They give back to the earth, their jobs, their friends and family and to themselves. They are loved and are not scared to love back. They understand that certain times relationships don't work because it didn't work as a couple so they are not heartbroken and afraid to love. 

Resilience

Emotionally strong people know the importance of resilience that they practice it diligently. They do have their share of highs and lows. They may not love every second of what they are doing, but they do what they have to do because they know it will bring them one step closer to what they would love to do.

Dressing like a woman

"Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it." - Yves Saint-Laurent