Just sharing some uplifting thoughts by Og Mandino Perhaps the most widely read self help author in the world! "Success is not to be pursued. It is attracted by the person you become." "I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars." - Og Mandino THOUGHTS OF OG MANDINO: on HOPE, FAITH, DREAMS, PEACE and all through the Power of Love enjoy Submitter's Note: I feel that this powerful message is so vital for all people in the world to hear and it's great that Og Mandino's generous spirit lives on through these words. In this e-book In some small way I'm trying to spread the message ... as well as "carrying a torch" helping keep Og's great legacy and messages of hope alive for future generations. craig "We share what we know, so that we all may grow." "From the depth of the valleys, in the deserts of despair, there is hope... as there is the unquenchable oasis, the immense breadth and depth of the human spirit... always." "When (or is it perhaps if ) you arrive in a place (or rather state ) known as heaven, let faith, hope and love be the wings of the chariot that carried you there." -craig (as adapted from the words of Jonathan Edwards, a former minister in Massachusetts (New England) "Together, one mind, one soul, one life at a time (with God's help), let's see how many people we can impact, empower, encourage and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials. "When hope endures, dreams persist ... and never die." - craig "Success is not to be pursued. It is attracted by the person you become." "I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars." - Og Mandino http: //www.ogmandino.com http: //www.ogmandino.com/ogmandino_for_the_21st_century # A Better Way to Live by Og Mandino, The author recounts his descent into despair and his discovery of spiritual nourishment in the works of Aristotle, Emerson, Ben Franklin, and Plato, and enumerates the seventeen rules that helped transform his life. His rules in this book are rules for a better way to live. They include: 1) Count your blessings. 2) Deliver more than what you are getting paid to do. 3) Do not dwell on your past mistakes. 4) Surround yourself with your family especially if you spend long hours away from them. 5) Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. 6) Let your action speak louder than your words. But be careful of conceit and pride. 7) Look at each day as a gift from God. 8) Do not spend your days on unnecessary clutter but on productive tasks. 9) Live each day as though it was your last. 10) Treat everyone you know or meet as though you will be dead by midnight. 11) Laugh at yourself and at life. 12) Never neglect the little things. 13) Welcome every morning with a smile. 14) Set your goals on a daily basis. 15) Never allow anyone or anything to rain on your parade. 16) Search for the seed of good in every adversity. 17) Realize that true happiness lies within you. He expands on each of his rules. Og Mandino portrays that the time we have on earth is limited. We should make the most of each and every minute in order to live a better way of live. "A Better Way to Live" is one of those books that reaches out to the reader in all of us--a book that is designed by its author, Og Mandino, to inspire and uplift, motivate and and captivate us into overcoming everyday difficulties and... "Choice! The key is choice. You have options. You need not spend your life wallowing in failure, ignorance, grief, poverty, shame and self-pity! There is always a better way to live!" Make it Count "Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let's see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials...and strive for and perhaps one sunny day even achieve their wildest dreams."
About the Author: Craig is an extensive world traveller (on a "shoestring budget") and failed professional emigrater who has spent most of his lifes savings on airfares. He is still sliding down the razor blade of life on the beautiful undiscovered island that is New Zealand, somewhere near the bottom (rude!) of the world near Antarctica. There he talks to the 60 million sheep! Through a rather strange set of circumstances and finding himself in a small town near the bottom of the world ...and with nothing else to do, he started writing. Craig loves to encourage and empower people to be the best they can possibly be, and to encourage, help and support people in creating what they most want in life "Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let's see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials...and strive for and perhaps one sunny day even achieve their wildest dreams."