Diary of sheela rachelhttp://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/Diary of sheela rachelen-usGreetingsToday 5th september..Teacher's day.Let me wish all teachers the very best.
I also salute those who taught me and sharpened me to survive in this competitive world and to serve the society the way I am able to.
I am very grateful to them for teahing me how an ordinary person can become valuable and fair well.
Sincere wishes and prayers to all my beloved teachers .Thank you very much.

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY

good morning
have a nice day
smile
sheels.




]]>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:27:50 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/09/05/Greetings-1.htmlPrecious memoriesHello friends.... Its past 11p.m and not the best time to write a blog ..still I would share a few thoughts with you all.What is the charm of our life here???
I would say, it is nothing but our precious memories we saved during the journey, meeting many challenges out there.

Though I have many wonderful experiences to share ;I can also mention a few which offered thorns of pain.. There are times,I am misunderstood and choked. Yet no one saw my suffocated heart or didn't have the courtsey to ask me how I am doing. Why so?.. I thought about this over and over for many days.To my surprise,I got the answer too. It is nothing but God's way of sharpening our faculties.He knows what is the best for us.Hence both sunshine and shadow in our lives.Result ? We get richer with precious memories..I would also say;testing time or bad times give us the opportunity to realize the worth of good things we have experienced..This also remind us to appreciate them.



I thank my God for giving me many fantastic memories over these years..I am grateful that he also gave me a chance to be with those who went through bad times and sufferings ..It helped me to feel and understand their sorrows and taste their tears.
So this is what i would like to emphasize today my dear ones..
No matter what how much you earn or climb the career ladder,If you want precious memories to hold on, especially at the fag end of your life;there is only one suggestion from me..
LOVE ONE ANOTHER UNCONDITIONALLY....
{No tag should go with it..}
Rememebr,'Its' worth more than anything else in this world

good night
god bless
smile
sheels.










]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:55 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/09/04/Precious-memories-1.htmlBe child likeHello my dear friends,Another week end..thought i would share a few thoughts with you before wishing you a wonderful week end.

I always wonder why people make this world this much complex and life so complicated. Is it lack of compassion or is it lack of empathy..what's that thing that makes our lives loaded with complexities..
The answer, We fail to see the world as a child would see it. We never try to approach our lives with the innocence of a child..
We are good at preaching .Not practicing....

We coolly tend to forget of what we have to do here..At the same time, we are so sure of what we have to get from here.
The following story would drive my point clear..listen..
This is what happened between a sunday school teacher and her kindergarten class ..
That day ,the teacher did a class on 'salvation' for the children..In the end,she wanted to test them..hence started asking questions.
The teacher asked,''if I sold all my valuables and gave all the money to the church,would that get me to heaven?"
NOOOOOO..children shouted happily..
Ok,the teacher went on.''If i do social service in my locality,will that get me to heaven'?
Noooooo----again a big roar from children
Teacher was determined to get an answer from them
she asked,''If i give candy to all kids.loved every one in my family and neighbourhood,will I be able to go to heaven''?
Teacher got again a big 'No' from them.
Finally, she asked,'well,children then how can I get into heaven??
suddenly a five year old boy shouted in an excitement,''You got to be dead to go to heaven""
The whole class giggled and finally they all had a hearty laugh.

I found a wonderful theory in this joke or a story.
That is, you have do your part well before you harp on what you want from here..

In sum,each one of us have to concentrate on our duties and responsibilities..do it with utmost dedication and commitment...And whatever you do ..do it with passion and complete involvement..Who can deny your rewards then..??

Be child like..see the things with a child's innocence..see how the world is going to be..experience it my friends..
Isn't it a beautiful experience??
Be serious and sincere with your work and people around you.
Have a nice week end
God bless u all
smile
sheels.







]]>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:42:41 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/30/Be-child-like.htmlA few quotes on Laughter1. Seven days without laughter make one weak

-Joel Goodman

2. Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.

-Arnold Glasnow

3. The most wasted of all days is the one without laughter

-Lene cumming

4. A man is not poor,if he can still laugh

-Raymond Hitchcock

5.The difference between an optimist and a pessimist ----

An optimist laughs to forget but a pessimist forget to laugh

-Tom Bodett

smile friends

have a wonderful week ahead..

sheels.

]]>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:28:48 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/24/A-few-quotes-on-Laughter-1.htmlLaughter-still the best medicine.How many of us had a hearty laugh recently?You may say where do we have the time to laugh in the midst of our busy life.We just don't have enough time for anything..My question is do we need specific time and place to laugh.?What is that blocking us from being pleasant and smiling??Our life style,rather running after money and status pull us from beautiful things that are priceless in our 'life'. One of them is the ability to see humour in daily happenings and the broadmind to laugh at ourselves.

As children,we laughed much more than we do now as grown ups.The excuse we would say is,'life is not fun or bed of roses'.Instead,Life is serious ..so,be serious'.In fact, we,adults do not see it as appropriate to laugh anymore.
Let me tell you something....
Laughter brightens our day.If you are feeling down or in a bad mood,the best thing is to laugh with someone..it makes you feel better.That is to say,find ways to look at things in a different angle and find out the positives if anything goes out of our hands.Let me quote,Elbert Hubbard.He said'Positive anything is better than negative anything'.It relieves you and you can accept things very sportively if they go otherwise..This will bring out your sense of humour.And you will prove yourself that you have common sense..what is sense of humour you may ask??it is nothing but common sense dancing..

Studies have shown,laughter actually improves our health.Find ways to laugh more often and try to experience the humour in everyday life situations.
I would like to put a famous quotation here to reiterate my view.
'The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which,
one has not laughed""-very meaningful saying.
To laugh at oneself shows the real maturity of a person. It keeps you fine and energetic enough to meet the fresh challenges sportively.
So,dear friends,make a sincere effort to laugh every day.It keeps you fit..just like what daily exercising do to you.
Learn to laugh and be healthy.
keep smiling
god bless you all
Sheels.








]]>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:50:55 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/20/Laughter-still-the-best-medicine.htmlwhich is bad?verbal wound or physical wound.Let me share a story I read a few days ago.There once was a little boy who had bad temper.His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper,he must hammer a nail into the back of a fence.
On the first day,the little boy hammered more than forty nails.The number of nails gradually dwindled down over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger.
As the days went by,the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.Finally a day came,when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.When this was told to his father,he suggested the boy to pull out one nail each day that he was able to hold his temper.

Days slowly went by and finally all the nails were gone.Father,while congratulating him asked him to look at the holes in the fence.And said ,'this fence will never be the same'. My son,when you say things in anger,they leave a scar just like this one.It will not matter how many times you say 'sorry',the wound will be there.
What do you understand from this story??
A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Think well before you speak especially when you are in a bad temper.It will strain relationships.
So,learn to hold your temper..relax and be cool before you speak.
Have a nice day
sheels.




]]>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:02:03 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/15/which-is-bad-verbal-wound-or-physical-wound.htmlJai HindOne more Independence day..This day reminds us once again, India is our country and all Indians are our brothers and sisters.
On this day in particular, we remember freedom fighters and their sacrifices to gift us a free India. Many Programmes are put up to show our solidarity and oneness..We also harp on our religious tolerance and our unity.Finally,the day come to a close wishing each other'a very happy independence day'.

Next day, We are back to the same old life filled with vengeance, corruption,intolerance,unhealthy competition and what not.To top them-terrorism which is experienced in every nook and corner of the country putting every one on tender hooks.when i think more and more about this,I realise how helpless I am.

It is true,today's technological advancement and progress made our lives more easy and comfortable.However, ..i am sorry to say, we do not enjoy our life any more..Reason, nothing, but "fear'..We are afraid of everything..We have an easy life at the cost of harmony and peace which existed in abundance earlier.,though people had to struggle to earn their livelihood then.

Aren't we missing beautiful moments of life? who is to be blamed for this state? It is high time we look into ourselves instead of searching outside to find the reasons or putting blame on others.

A small step from each one us can do wonders to our nation and humanity.To start with,let us listen to our fellow being and understand them.Let us use meaningful and soothing words to express our love and concern to others. I believe, sweet and apt words are more blessed than any other help.
Let us control our temper and try to have a sense of reasoning before we criticise or pass judgement on others.Let us try to help each other sincerely..without any jealousy..Let us stop this rat race and cut throat competitions.
Let us not prick any one by our words or deeds..
Let us love our country and its people more than ever before.
This is what i want to share with you on the eve of our Independence day.

Happy independence day...

god bless you all
keep smiling
sheels.











]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:22:05 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/14/Jai-Hind-1.htmlWHY DO WE GIVE UP?Good morning friends.. Yesterday on my way back home from the city,I met one of my students.He was looking stressed and puzzled..in the midst of our conversation i understood he is planning to change his work place to another city..reason, nothing but a failure in his work.This raised a question in my mind.why give up so easily?Results which are not in our favour or failed attempts dry our spirit to try again or do better.Finally we become pessimistic in our attitude and have no confidence .
Why so?I think we focus on problems or hurdles instead of finding the reasons and concentrating on them.The end result,we are more hostile,angry and frustrated.

Friends,Let me tell you one thing for sure.
Disappointments are inevitable and unavoidable.They are nothing but an emotional response to a failed expectation which make us completely discouraged from thinking anything positive and we become fainthearted to take any risk in our life.

My humble suggestion is this;do not be put off easily.Remember moments of discouragement are bound to happen but you cannot afford to be discouraged.Infact,these moments teach you lessons which enable you to scale heights both in professional and personal life.
Also note;no one tells you not to do anything or you are incapable of doing anything.No one would ask you to give up.Then who pulls you down? it is only 'YOU'.
so,Learn the lessons from failed expectations.Expect the unexpected always.
Tune your mind to face any problems and respond to them intelligently and sportively.

You are the Winner because God do not want you to be a loser.
Why to worry when God is always with you.
Take risks at times and enjoy life

god bless
keep smiling
Enjoy your week end..
sheels.







]]>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:36:18 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/08/WHY-DO-WE-GIVE-UP.htmlThinkGood morning friends..Swami Sukhbodhananda in his book 'Looking at life differently' mentioned the concept of 'thinking'..in a very different way.
He says' Some of us think..
Many of us think we think,
And most of us never think of thinking"
How true eh??think??
Swamiji suggest, to change style of thinking by looking at life differently.
..
why don't we start thinking differently from now on..????
I wish you all a different but wonderful life..
have a nice day
keep smiling..
sheels.




]]>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:49:38 +0530http://kochurahel.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/06/Think-1.htmlwho we areGood morning friends,I want to say only this;

The worth of our lives comes from not what we do or whom we know ,but who we are...

Believe, You are special.

No matter what happened or what will happen..
You will never lose your value.

You are priceless to those who love you.

We are often tested and we feel frustrated, confused and depressed of what we are.This happen may be due to the decision we make or due to the circumstances that come our way.Naturally we feel worthless.
My dear friends..do not feel so..
your actions were failure;
your decisions were wrong;
but not YOU.

Learn from the mistakes and arise like a phoenix to do your best.
You can do 'it'
Because you are special and priceless...

Focus on your strengths not on your limitations.
Never focus on your problems but on your blessings..

have a wonderful day my special friends..
keep smiling
take care
god bless
sheels.



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