Diary of ramnath rajaram

Inspitrational, go through it.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:35:55 +0530

Inspitrational, go through it.

I wish for you

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:27:48 +0530



	Comfort on difficult days
	Smiles when sadness intrudes
	Rainbows to follow the clouds
	Laughter to kiss your lips
	Sunsets to warm your heart
	Gentle hugs when spirits sag
	Friendships to brighten your being
	Beauty for your eyes to see
	Confidence for when you doubt
	Faith so that you can believe
	Courage to know yourself
	Patience to accept the truth
	And love to complete your life

Smoking: How to kick the habit

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:52:10 +0530

Smoking: How to kick the habit

Smoking has been called a
"communicable disease"
" no one starts alone "
and quitting could work the same way.
The new research shows that
the odds of success are even higher
if you know your fellow quitters well.
This makes intuitive sense:
quitting friends or family can presumably offer
each other motivation and support.
I suggests you
"grow your own group"
approach:
gather family members or friends
who want to give up.

NICO TINE REPLACEMENT

According to some reports,
nicotine replacement therapy

" using skin patches, chewing gum,
lozenges, nasal sprays or "inhalators""
doubles your chances of success by reducing
the chemical need to smoke.
You usually need to use these products for 8-12 weeks
and they are available from
pharmacies or supermarkets.

PHARMACO THERAPY

Prescription drugs

Zyban and Champix
(the newest one)
work by blocking the body's ability to absorb nicotine.
They are offered through GPs or no-smoking clinics,
along with psychological support.

Champix
is about three times more effective
than pure will power and
Zyban
twice as effective.
There can be side effects and the drugs

are not suitable for all.
Talk to your GP to know more about it.

ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES

Many ex-smokers swear by alternative therapies,
most commonly hypnotherapy or acupuncture.
But,
"there is no definitive clinical evidence
from hard-nosed randomised controlled
trials that these work".
The same goes for most motivational books,
CDs or DVDs.
This does not mean that you
should avoid them though.

"The key is to keep trying and trying again because,

even with the best pharmacotherapy and support,
hardly anyone quits for good first time."

* Tobacco-related diseases
are some of the biggest killers in the world today
and are cited as one of the biggest causes
of premature death in industrialised countries.

* Indian government
is trying to deter people from smoking
with anti-smoking campaigns and Law in mass media
stressing the harmful long-term effects of smoking.

* Passive smoking, or secondhand smoking,
which affects people in the immediate vicinity of smokers,
is a major reason for the enforcement of smoking bans.

* This is a law
enforced to stop individuals smoking
in indoor public places, such as bars, pubs and restaurants.
The idea behind this is to discourage smoking
by making it more inconvenient,
and to stop harmful smoke being present in enclosed public spaces.

* Though nicotine is a highly addictive drug,
its effects on cognition are not as intense,
noticeable or debilitating as cannabis,
cocaine, amphetamines or any of the opiates.

Amazing Paradox!

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:01:27 +0530

Amazing Paradox!

Few centuries ago, a Law teacher came across a student who was willing to learn but as unable to pay the fees. The student struck a deal saying, "I will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court".

Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When the course was finished and teacher started pestering the student to pay up the fee, the student reminded him of the deal and pushed days. Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law and both of them decided to argue for themselves.

The teacher put forward his argument saying: "If I win this case, as per the court of law, the student has to pay me as the case is about his non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case, student will still pay me because he would have won his first case. So either way I will have toget the money".

Equally brilliant student argued back saying: "If I win the case, as per the court of law, I don't have to pay anything to the teacher as the case is about my non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case, I don't have to pay him because I haven't won my first case yet. So either way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything". This is one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded in history.

National Blood Donation Day

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:10:05 +0530

Ist October : National Blood Donation Day

Blood Donation

Person above 18 years of age and over 50 Kgs. in weight can donate blood once in three months.
A normal adult has five to six liters of blood in his/her body of which only 300 ml is used during blood donation.
This blood is replaced by your body within 24 to 48 hours!
No special diet, rest or medicine is required after blood donation.
The donor should not have taken any medicine in the last 48 hours.
The donor should not have contacted jaundice in the previous three years.
Every donor is given a medical checkup prior to donation to see if he/she is medically fit and doesn't suffer from anemia, high blood pressure etc.,
The donor cannot contract AIDS or any other disease by donating blood.

Make Blood donation a habit . There are many persons including females who has donated blood more than 10 -20 times in their life.Start with your B'day or from just today. Your little contribution can save someone's life

REGADS

Your Daily Smile

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:23:31 +0530

Your Daily Smile

A cat died and went to Heaven. God met her at the Pearly Gates, petted her on the head and said, "You have been a good cat for these 40 years. Anything that you want is yours for the asking."

The cat thought for a minute and replied, "All my life I have lived on a farm and slept on hard wooden floors. I would like a real fluffy pillowto sleep on.

God said, "Say no more." Instantly the cat had a huge, fluffy pillow.

A few days later, six mice were killed in an accident, and they all went to heaven together. God met them at the gates of Heaven with the same offer He made to the cat.

The mice said, "Well, all our lives we've had to run from dogs, cats and even people with brooms. If we could just have some little roller skates, we'd never have to run again."

God said, "It is done!" All the mice had beautiful little roller skates.

About a week later, God decided to check on the cat. He found her sound asleep on her fluffy pillow. God gently awakened the cat and asked, "Is everything okay? How have you been doing? Are you happy?"

The cat replied, "Oh, I've never been so happy in my life! My pillow is so fluffy, and those little meals-on-wheels you've been sending over here are delicious!"

Wish You And Your Family Eid Mubarak

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:40:35 +0530

Wish You And Your Family Eid Mubarak

AND ALSO DON�T FORGET TO HELP POOR PEOPLE &CHILDREN ON THIS SPECIAL DAY!

Warm Wishes on Gandhi Jayanti...

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:55:40 +0530

Warm Wishes on Gandhi Jayanti.....

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Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi in His Own Words:

I know the path. It is straight and narrow. It is like the edge of a
sword. I rejoice to walk on it. I weep when I slip. God"s word is: "He
who strives never perishes." I have implicit faith in that promise.
Though, therefore, from my weakness I fail a thousand times, I will not
lose faith, but hope that I shall see the Light when the flesh has been
brought under perfect subjection, as some day it must.

Search for Truth :

I am but a seeker after Truth. I claim to have found a way to it. I claim to be
making a ceaseless effort to find it. But I admit that I have not yet
found it. To find Truth completely is to realize oneself and one"s
destiny, i.e., to become perfect. I am painfully conscious of my
imperfections, and therein lies all the strength I posses, because it
is a rare thing for a man to know his own limitations.

Trust in God :

I am in the world feeling my way to light "amid the encircling gloom".
I often err and miscalculate. My trust is solely in God. And I trust
men only because I trust God. If I had no God to rely upon, I should be
like Timon, a hater of my species.

No Secrecy :

I have no secret methods. I know no diplomacy save that of truth. I have
no weapon but non-violence. I may be unconsciously led astray for a
while, but not for all time. My life has been an open book. I have no secrets and I encourage no secrets.

Guidance :

I claim to have no infallible guidance or inspiration. So far as my
experience goes, the claim to infallibility on the part of a human
being would be untenable, seeing that inspiration too can come only to
one who is free from the action of opposites, and it will be difficult
to judge on a given occasion whether the claim to freedom from pairs of
opposites is justified. The claim to infallibility would thus always be
a most dangerous claim to make. This, however, does not leave us
without any guidance whatsoever. The sum-total of the experience of the
world is available to us and would be for all time to come.

Self-sacrifice and Ahimsa :

I am asking my countrymen in India to follow no other gospel than the
gospel of self-sacrifice which precedes every battle. Whether you
belong to the school of violence or non-violence, you will still have
to go through the fire of sacrifice and of discipline.

No Defeatism

: Defeat cannot dishearten me. It can only chasten me . . .
. I know that God will guide me. Truth is superior to man"s wisdom.

Trust :

It is true that I have often been let down. Many have deceived me and
many have been found wanting. But I do not repent of my association
with them. For I know how to non-co-operate, as I know how to
co-operate.
The most practical, the most dignified way of going on in the world is
to take people at their word, when you have no positive reason to the
contrary.

My Leadership and Non Violence :

They say I claim to understand human nature as no one else does. I
believe I am certainly right, but if I do not believe in my rightness
and my methods, I would be unfit to be at the helm of affairs.

My Work :

I am content with the doing of the task in front of me. I do not worry
about the why and wherefore of things. Reason helps us to see that we
should not dabble in things we cannot fathom.

Develop A Clear Vision

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:26:30 +0530

Develop A Clear Vision

By: Brian Tracy

The one quality that all leaders have in common is that they have a clear and exciting vision for the future. This is something that only the leader can do. Only the leader can think about the future and plan for the future each day.

Take the Time to Think

Excellent leaders take the time to think through and develop a clear picture of where they want the organization to be in one, three and five years. Leaders have the ability to communicate this vision in such a way that others "buy in" and eventually see the vision as belonging to them.

Motivate People to Give of Their Best

It is the vision of the future possibilities, of what can be, that arouses emotion and motivates people to give of their best. The most powerful vision is always qualitative, aimed at and described in terms of values and mission rather than quantitative, which is described in terms of money and numbers.

Money is Important

Of course, money is important, but the decision and commitment to "be the best in the business" is far more exciting.

Keep Your Cool

Another key to leadership success is for you to "keep your cool." A study at Stanford Business School examined the qualities that companies look for in promoting young managers toward senior executive positions, especially the position of Chief Executive Officer. The study concluded that the two most important qualities required for great success were, first, the ability to put together and function as part of a team. Since all work is ultimately done byteams, and the managers' output is the output of the team, the ability to select team members, set objectives, delegate responsibility and finally, get the job done, was central to success in management.

Practice is Everything

The second quality required for rapid promotion was found to be the ability to function well under pressure, and especially in a crisis. Keeping your cool in a crisis means to practice patience and self-control under difficult or disappointing circumstances.

People Are Watching

The character and quality of a leader is often demonstrated in these critical moments under fire, when everyone is watching, observing and privately taking notes. As Rudyard Kipling once said, "If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, then the world is yours and all that's in it".

Your job as a leader is to have a clear vision of where you want to go and then to keep your cool when things go wrong, as they surely will.

Action Exercises

Here are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into
action:

First, project forward 3-5 years and imagine your ideal future vision. What does it look like? What steps can you take immediately tobegin turning your future vision into your current reality?

Second, resolve in advance that, no matter what happens, you will remain calm and cool. You will not become upset or angry. You will take a deep breath and focus on the solution rather than on the problem.

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:25:38 +0530

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,

And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
'Tomorrow' I say! 'I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him.'
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
'Here's a telegram sir,' 'Jim died today.'
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.

Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Because when you decide that it is the
right time it might be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.
And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped
make you the person that you are today.

SMILE, even through your tears!!!!!