3 words that can change your life

The most important messages that humans deliver to one another often come in just three words. Think of "I love you" or "There's no charge" or "And in conclusion."

One of the phrases that I've found most useful is this: "I'll be there."

I'll be there. If you've ever had to call a plumber over a weekend, you know how good these words can feel. If you've heard them after being stranded on the road with car trouble and used your last coins to call a friend, you've known the feeling too.
"Grandma, I'm graduating in June!" I'll be there.
"Honey, I'm stuck at the office and can't get to the airport to meet my sister!" I'll be there.
"Mom, the baby cries all night, and if I don't get some sleep I'll perish!" I'll be there.

One person who really knows hot to 'be there' is Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of England. During the Blitz on London in 1940, she was asked whether the little princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, would leave England for their safety. The queen replied:

"The children will not leave unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does, and the king will not leave the country in any circumstances whatever."
I'll be there.

Another important three-word phrase is one of the hardest to learn to say--I know it was for me. It is: Maybe you're right.
If more people would say "maybe you're right", the marriage counselors would go out of business. I know from experience it can have a disarming effect in an argument. When we're so hung up on getting our own way that we won't concede on any point, we do ourselves a real disservice.
I must have heard the next phrase a thousand times when i was a little girl and faced a hard decision. Turning to my nanny, I'd ask what I should do. Her response was always the same: Your heart knows.

"My heart knows?" I would grumble. "What's that supposed to mean? I need advice here. I need you to tell me what to do."
She would just smile and say, "Your heart knows, honey. Your heart knows."
But I was an imperious child. I would throw my hand on my hip and say, "Maybe so, but my heart isn't talking!"
To this she would respond, "Learn to listen."

People may suggest what we should do, but for the most part no one will accept responsibility for our mistakes. We have to make our own choices. That's when we need to listen. Your heart knows.
Psychologists call this "turning in to ourselves." Spiritual leaders call it "turning to a higher power." Whatever you call it, you have the ability to find the right answers for your life. It's a powerful gift-but you have to learn to use it.

It took me a long time, but I learned that life doesn't come with a plan. To some extent the page is blank. You may have a rough outlines of where you are going, but you won't get there without making some tough decisions. To this end, you may find these simple, yet profound words helpful:
I'll be there.
Maybe you're right.
Your heart knows.
By Martha Dunagin Saunders

seriously, am i useful or not

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pertama, congratulation buat panitia FOSIL 2009, you guys rocks! kemaren itu seru abis, dan seumur hidup gua sekolah di sanur, kemaren itu acara yang paling waw. sehr gut :)

time flies freaking fast. suddenly i realize i only got another week, before turning into.. adult. what's the point anyway, you can be 17, 18, 19 or even 30 and you still can't act like an adult anyway :) dan gua mulai khawatir, apa saja yang telah gua lakukan selama ini? ada sebuah artikel yang bilang, ada anak cewek di amrik, baru 17 tahun dan udah sukses menghasilkan $70,000 PERBULAN, liat lengkapnya disini. dan gua? hal yang gua lakukan adalah makan, tidur, nonton dan sukses menghabiskan duit orangtua gua.

seriously, sometimes gua ngerasa lonely, nyaris nggak ada gunanya. actually i'm a type that can't be that fluent with people. kalo diliat-liat, gua memang banyak kenal orang, tapi orang2 yang bener2 kenal gua.. :'( dan gua merasa.. kadang2 jadi lame. sempet ada celetukan temen gua, "gua udah mau 17 dan belom punya cowok!" dan gua bilang, "yah emang harus ya 17 punya pacar?" "nggak sih, tapi kan kurang afdol" ?

atau lebih memalukan lagi, gua sampai sekarang masih belom bisa naik sepeda, dan gua masih nggak bisa berenang (kecuali dalam keadaan darurat, itu bisa diatur) bahkan nyetir aja belom becus. cih naik sepeda aja gak bisa, sok2 mau nyetir gua.. bahkan nyokap gua bilang, "alaa ntar juga kuliah kan kamu gak bisa pake mobil disana" terima kasih ma, atas dukungannya.

gua ga mau muluk2 sih, tapi tetep aja gua merasa belom berkontribusi apapun yang berarti -__-

so, i'm turning seventeen, no boyfriend, i can't swim or ride a bicycle, and let's see what i can do for the last week.

no jell-o, loco

oh my, gua nggak bisa makan oreo lagi :'( but holy crow, look at those cinnamon rolls, mana tahaaann

satu kubus artinya satu sendok teh gula. berapa banyak yang anda makan hari ini?