Wednesday, January 6, 2021

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder

 


  1. "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S. Churchill


  1. "It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." — Herman Melville


  1. "The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same." — Colin R. Davis


  1. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau


  2. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” —Dale Carnegie


  1. "Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." —Calvin Coolidge


  2. “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” —Mister Rogers


  3. “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” —John Wooden

  1. “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” ―W. P. Kinsella

Chocolate black bean cake



Ingredients
100g low fat spread, plus extra for greasing
Black eyed beans, cooked
400g tin black beans drained and rinsed
5 eggs
2tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
100g light Brown Sugar
50g cocoa Powder
1tsp baking powder
1 teaspoons, level 
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

 

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Grease an 18cm cake tin with low fat spread and line with baking paper.
Put the black beans, 3 of the eggs and the vanilla bean paste in a food processor and blitz until smooth.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the low fat spread and sugar using a hand-held electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the black bean mixture to the bowl and stir until well combined. Finally, gently fold in the cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda until everything is incorporated.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
Decorate as desired.

Recipe: The Mail. Weight Watchers. 


Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The Suitcase

 



A man died, when he realized it, he saw God coming closer with a suitcase in his hand.
- God said: Alright son it’s time to go.
- surprised the man responded: Now? So soon? I had a lot of plans...
- I'm sorry but it’s time to go.

- What do you have in that suitcase? the man asked.
- God answered: Your belongings.
- My belongings? you mean my things, my clothes, my money?
-God answered: Those things were not yours they belonged to the earth.

- Is it my memories? the man asked.
-God answered: those never belonged to you they belonged to Time

- Is it my talents?
-God answered: those were never yours they belonged to the circumstances.

- Is it my friends and family?
-God answered: I'm sorry they were never yours they belonged to the path.

- Is it my wife and son?
- God answered: They were never yours they belonged to your heart.

- Is it my body?
- God answered: that was never yours it belonged to the dust.

-Is it my soul?
God answered: No that is mine.

Full of fear, the man took the suitcase from God and opened it just to find out the suitcase was empty.
- With a tear coming down his cheek the man said: I never had anything???
-God answered: that is correct, every moment you lived were only yours.
Life is just a moment. a moment that belongs to you. For this reason enjoy this time while you have it.
Don't let anything that you think you own stop you from doing so.
-Live Now
-Live your life
- Don't forget to be happy, that is the only thing that matters.
- Material things and everything else that you fought for stay here.
-YOU CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING

Author unknown

1950s Style and Elegance




1951 Irish Wool Suit by British Couture House Lachasse. Photo by Don Honeyman


Jacky Mazel wearing Lanvin-Castillo 1956


Brigitte Bardot wearing a silk taffeta and tulle dress for the Maria Callas gala at the Paris Opera House December 1958.


Balenciaga 1955


Maggy Rouff 1953


May Vogue 1957 Photo by Karen Radkai for Bergdoff Goodman ad


Larry Aldrich Moygashel linen sheath dress. Hat by Tatiana, Rosenstein bag. Photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, April 1, 1954


Mary Jane Russell in Moygashel linen dress by Larry Aldrich, hat by Mr. John. 1956 Harper's Bazaar


Pierre Cardin 1956


Hubert de Givenchy 1953


Pierre Cardin 1959 Photo by Georges Dambier.


1956 Sherry Nelms in evening dress of white silk with deeply cut back by Luis Estevez.


Suzi Parker for Lilli Ann, 1956.
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Monday, January 4, 2021

POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE


Personality:

1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
3. Don't over do; keep your limits
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake  
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
       Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.


Community:
15. Call your family often
16. Each day give something good to others
17. Forgive everyone for everything
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day
20. What other people think of you is none of your business
21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.


Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything
24. Do the right things
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
27. The best is yet to come
28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it
30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.

O Escorpião

 

                                                                         

Um Mestre do Oriente viu quando um escorpião estava se afogando e decidiu tirá-lo da água, mas quando o fez, o escorpião o picou.


Pela reacção de dor, o Mestre o soltou e o animal caiu de novo na água e
estava se afogando de novo.


O Mestre tentou tirá-lo novamente e novamente o animal o picou. 

Alguém que estava observando se aproximou do Mestre e lhe disse:


— Desculpe-me, mas é teimoso!


Não entende que todas às vezes que tentar tirá-lo da água ele irá picá-lo?


O Mestre respondeu:


— A natureza do escorpião é picar, e isto não vai mudar a minha, que é ajudar.


Então, com a ajuda de uma folha o Mestre tirou o escorpião da água e salvou sua vida.

Não mude sua natureza se alguém lhe faz mal; apenas tome precauções.


Alguns perseguem a Felicidade, outros a criam.



Preocupe-se mais com sua Consciência do que com a sua reputação.


Porque sua Consciência é o que é, e sua reputação é o que os outros pensam de si.




E o que os outros pensam, não é problema nosso...

20 important life lessons from Dalai Lama:

 

  • Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  • When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
  • Follow the three R’s:
    – Respect for self,
    – Respect for others and
    – Responsibility for all your actions.
  • 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.
  • Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
  • When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  • Spend some time alone every day.
  • Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
  • Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
  • Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and
    think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
  • A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
  • In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
  • Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
  • Be gentle with the earth.
  • Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
  • 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.
  • If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
  • If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

References: 

The Dalai Lama Center 

 




THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR