Month: May 2011

Myself

To My Mom: A Blog Post

Sanjay Sabarwal
Mother's Day
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by Jemal Yarbrough

This Mother’s day, I failed to give my mom material gifts, failed to organize a brunch at a 5 star restaurant, failed to even give her a card, instead all I had to offer her was my undying love expressed through the beautiful words of my nieces who did write wonderful cards to their mothers. As she sat there, and heard aloud their words, I sorely wished my mom could hear how their words were all of ours.  How 2 sixteen year old’s  managed to capture all of our angst, hurt sorrow and love.    We shared just a few hours with mom, letting her know how much she means to us when in reality if we could spend the rest of our lives thanking her, it would not be enough.

I haven’t made it easy for her, from the sicknesses to my idealistic business plans, it’s always been something out of the norm, and yet she has accept each and every single instance in my life with grace I can only dream to pass onto my children.  Her patience, seemingly limitless, her faith undying, but most of all, her love, always there for the taking with nothing expected in return.  It amazes me how much she takes on a daily basis, and always seems ready for more, weakness something that doesn’t seem to exist in her, strength and love her weapons of choice.

It used to be easy to buy her expensive gifts to show her how much I loved her until it hit me that a single heartfelt hug did more for her than a $2000 LV bag ever could.  Even in gifts, she managed to teach that the only ones of value are the ones that come from the heart regardless of cost.

Thank you mom, for always teaching, for always being there but most of all, for always loving me defects and all.  I love you

Brownness

Happy Mothers Day!

Sanjay Sabarwal
These are real absence excuses sent to school from the parents of kids at the Wells Branch School District.

Dear school please accuse John from being absent on January 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33.
 
Please excuse Dianne from being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.

I had to keep Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I didn’t know what size she ware.

Please excuse Johnny for being. It was his father’s fault.

Mary could not come to school because she was bothered by very close veins.
 
Chris will not be in school cuz he has an acre in his side.
 
John has been absent because he had two teeth taken off his face.
 
We love our moms, but sometimes we love them even more for their intentions.  Here are some real life letters sent to schools to excuse kids for their absences.  Enjoy 🙂

Excuse Gloria. She has been under the doctor.
 
Lillie was absent from school yesterday because she had a going over.
 
My son is under the doctor’s care and should not take fizaca ed. Please execute him.
 
Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part.
 
My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent this weekend with the Marines.
 
Please excuse Joyce from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday she fell off a tree and misplaced her hip.

Please excuse Ray friday from school. He has very loose vowels.

Maryann was absent December 11-16 because she had a fever, sore throat, headache, and upset stomack. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn’t the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be the flu going around, her father even got hot last night.

Please excuse Blanche from jim today. She is adminstrating.

Please excuse Pedero from being absent yseterday. He had diah/ dyah/ the sh*ts.
 
George was absent yesterday because he had a stomach.
 
Ralph was absent yesterday because he had a sore trout.
 
Please excuse Wayne for being out yeaterday, because he had the fuel.
 
Please excuse Sarah for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.

Brownness

Thought For May 7,2011

Sanjay Sabarwal
 A Confession

A priest was being honoured at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician, who was also a member of the congregation, was chosen to make the presentation and give a little leaving speech at the dinner. He was delayed so the priest decided to say his own few words while they waited.

"I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a television set and, when stopped by the police, had almost murdered the officer. He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his place of business, had an affair with his boss’s wife, taken illegal drugs. I was appalled. But as the days went on I knew that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good and loving people."

 
Just as the priest finished his talk the politician arrived full of apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and give his speech.

"I’ll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived,’ said the politician. ‘In fact, I had the honour of being the first one to go to him in confession."

Lesson: Your actions can come back to haunt you in unexpected ways. Therefore, it’s best to be true to yourself and always do the right thing.

Brownness

Bella Groomed :)

Sanjay Sabarwal
Photo

Sent from my iPhone

Brownness

Thought for May 6,2011

Sanjay Sabarwal
Reginald’s New Diet


Reginald was terribly overweight, so his doctor placed him on a strict diet. "I want you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you’ll have lost at least five pounds," his doctor assured him.

When Reginald returned he shocked his doctor by having lost almost twenty pounds. "Why, that’s amazing," the doctor said, greatly impressed. "You certainly must have followed my instructions."

 
Reginald nodded, "I’ll tell you what though, I thought I was going to drop dead on the third day."

 
"Why, from hunger?" asked his doctor.

"No, from all that skipping.

Lesson: A different perspective can yield better results. Therefore, learn to be open to all possibilities. Do not short-change potential results with narrow, limited thinki

Brownness

Why You Struggle With Changing Habits and How to Change This

Sanjay Sabarwal
Very interesting and informative video
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I have a question for you: how often do you find yourself in a situation where: 1) you know you should change, 2) you even want to change, and yet 3) you don’t change? If you’re like the majority of us, I’m going to guess that your answer is: “Quite often, damn it!” Join the group, take a seat and pay attention, because the solution to your predicament is close, very close.
It’s Not about Want or Willpower
The standard view in our society is that if a person truly wants to change and to get somewhere, they won’t just try, they’ll make it happen. And if they don’t change in a reeeeally long period of time, then they either don’t want it badly enough or they lack willpower. Like Yoda says: “Do or not do. There is no try”. Right? Well, NO. It turns out that the little fella is full of bullshit. Not changing in the direction you chose is not a problem of want or willpower. You are not lazy, stupid or unmotivated for finding it quite hard to quit smoking, lose that extra weight, spend less time online or change your communication style <http://www.peopleskillsdecoded.com/top-10-lessons-learned-from-coaching-100-people/> . You’re only human, and there is no need to feel guilty. It turns out that the habitual behaviors of human beings are very much influenced by personal, social and situational factors. Thus, the real key to change is not to try harder, it is to improve your change strategy.
How to Actually Change
This being said, I invite you to watch the 53 min. video below for a powerful lesson on the topic. It’s a recent Google Talk where Joseph Grenny shares the real science <http://www.peopleskillsdecoded.com/the-law-of-attraction-vs-science>  of changing habits. I came across it yesterday and I found it mind-blowingly smart. Seriously, this talk could be one of the best pieces of personal development information you’ll ever get. So if you skip it, I’ll personally kick your ass. Image courtesy of Krikit <http://www.flickr.com/photos/krikit/>
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