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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

— Dogen

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

— Sandra Carey

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

— Agnes Repplier

Your attitude toward life in general is reflected in your response to the dawn of a new day.

— J. N. Gehman

Life is the ultimate I.Q. test.

— Alex Fraser

God gives the birds their food, but He does not throw it into their nests.

— Greek Proverb

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

— Florence Scovel Shinn

One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony. No one claims the piano is at fault. Life is about the same. The discord is there. Study to play it correctly, and it will give forth the beauty; play it falsely, and it will give forth the ugliness. Life is not at fault.

— Anonymous

Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate; As the voyage along through life; Tis the will of the soul That decides its goal, And not the calm or the strife.

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Speak the truth wherever you may find it. Seek the truth wherever it is to be found. Don't confuse facts with truth. Facts may not even be facts at all. Most times, they're just opinions. Facts are relative. Truth is absolute. Instead of trying to force your facts on others, help them to find truth for themselves.

You're all brothers and sisters on a common journey towards your true potential. You have the power of God with you. You've always had it. You're as free as you will ever be. If your experience seems to be lacking in this freedom, it's only because you have been fettered in chains of your own forging. Lift up your head and look.

See with your true eyes and you'll never again be in bondage to yourself or to another. My will for you is really your own will for yourself.

— John Harricharan

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 shall not lose faith.

— Mahatma Gandhi

There is no need to run outside

For better seeing . . . Rather abide

At the center of your being;

For the more you leave it, the less you learn. Search your heart and see . . .

The way to do is to be.

— Lao-tzu

Stress, the word brings so much in the minds of all people. Stress has become as common as the flying birds in the sky. It is very difficult to find a place where there are no birds, and similarly it is very difficult to find a person who is not stressed. This article tries to find out if screensavers with natural backgrounds can fight stress.

Every thing causes stress. Every situation causes stress. Every thought causes stress. That is our life. How to fight this stress? Most of us feel less stressed when we go out in the outdoors, in the glory of nature. Watching flying birds, flowing water, lovely flowers, animals moving around in the jungles, and all such situations help us get relaxed and fight stress. Can screensavers that carry these images fight stress? They can if the pictures are life like and lovely.

Why does anything that looks natural make us relax? Because nature is relaxed. You will never find anything in a hurry in nature. That relaxation of nature makes us forget our stress. When we view beautiful scenes full of relaxed objects, we get relaxed ourselves. Screensavers that have images of nature such as flowers, mountains, streams, birds, clouds, sunsets, waterfalls, beaches, animals etc. make us feel good. If instead of static images, the visuals are in a video format, that is still better. That makes everything look more real. How should we use such screensavers?

Remember that screensavers were originally intended to protect the computer screens. With advent of technology, this is not needed now. You can download many screensavers with relaxing images and whenever you feel stressed, you can select any of them and play it. Watching it will slowly relax your frayed nerves. Some screensavers have beautiful music accompanying them. These can all soothe your nerves and help energize you for work again. Some screensavers also have text messages appearing along with the natural visuals. Reading such messages also helps us to re-motivate ourselves for the work ahead. Thus screensavers are a very effective method for self-relaxation, which you can use with your PC, without even moving out of your seat. Managers must try out the method of screensavers for relaxation in this highly stressed world.

No matter how long mankind has been domesticating animals, they are still at their core the wild creatures we took out of their native habitats long ago. All it takes is a perceived threat from any direction to set your cat off. The problem that many cat owners have is that they tend to anthropomorphize (apply human traits to) their cats. No matter what you think or do, your cat is a cat, not a human, and you cannot understand exactly what they are feeling if you try to apply human rationale to it.

Aussies, in general, and Cody in particular, are extremely smart herding dogs. She was bred to herd sheep. I have heard Cesar, the dog whisperer, say things like, Dogs dont know how long youve been gone. Cody knows. If I leave for 10 minutes, she is happy to see me come home. If I leave for a few hours, she is really happy to see me. If I go on a trip, she runs around like a loon for about five minutes because she is so happy to see me, she cant contain her little fur ball self. If only people would act like that when we see them.

Anyway, there is a big trend right now called mindfulness. Its not new, of course, but its back in vogue again. Mindfulness is all about being in the moment. Dogs are masters at being in the moment. If I tell Cody, Maria is coming today, she starts looking for her right now. She doesnt understand later.

I've always been a dog person. I don't have anything against cats; I just like dogs better.

But now that I am sharing an apartment with a woman who owns two cats, I couldn't help but grow fond of these two other furry roommates. Zikara is a year old, was rescued from a pet adoption center, and is a quiet, sweet feline who gets startled easily at the drop of a hat. Whiskers is eight months old, was an offspring of a feral cat who gave birth to her litter in an abandoned car, and has the scrappy attitude of a tough, scrawny kid who makes up for her diminutive size in attitude. She's quite a character.

Spring is in the air! The natural cycle of the spring season brings fresh new energy. Spring is the time of new beginnings and new growth. The days are getting longer, the ground is thawing, the trees are budding, the birds are singing. It is easy to feel the excitement of this spring energy. Spring is the time that people get out and enjoy the process of clearing the land, planting seeds, and tending to their garden. It is also the perfect time to start something new in your life. It is a great time to set new intentions for what you want to create in your life. Spring is the time to tend to your mental garden so that you can achieve your goals and dreams.

Most dog owners rely on dry or canned food as the mainstay of their dog's diet. However, in spite of commercial claims to the contrary, most dogs on the traditional dog food diet are nutritionally deprived.

A commercial dog food diet is simply due to the domestication of dogs over the years. Their food has gone from that which they could obtain as predators and foragers to one that is highly processed and a matter of convenience for humans. This, in turn, has not only caused nutritional deficiencies, but many health problems for our furry friends.

Although, most dog owners would never do anything intentionally to harm their dog, their lack of nutritional awareness is causing many chronic health and skin problems for the family dog. By understanding the importance of a quality diet, dog owners can save themselves hundreds even thousands of dollars in vet bills.

Yes, Lyme Disease doesn't just occur in humans, but in dogs as well. But determining the ailment in pets is harder than it is in people. The bacteria could be inside your pooch for several months without displaying any signs of it. A rash, the first symptom of the disease shown by humans, won't be seen in dogs because they don't get rashes. The other give-aways of it are similar to many other common sicknesses, making it even harder to determine. Though it won't be much help for ruling it out as a possible disease, I'll enumerate the symptoms for you anyway.

There are numerous awards in place to reward humans for their outstanding achievements in education, sports, entertainment and a plethora of other merit based performance. With all these awards for people it is no wonder that we like to reward our dogs for their achievements. Whether it is through brave acts of courage, being beautiful or being talented in a particular field we love the accolades and praise that are bestowed upon our pooch pals. Our dogs do plenty of things that are deserving of awards though being our best friends is more than enough reason. Here is a list of our favorite canine awards: