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26 Apr 2012

Time management.

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The fact that time management plays a very relevant role in our lives is not even a debate. And I have seen countless cases of bad time management in the course of my life, some from myself, so I learned that the hard way.I'm not sure if thats because we egyptians are usually disorganized in every way, or if its a world wide problem, but I'm telling you the consequences can sometimes be pretty bad. You see, the problem with unmanaged time is that you end up getting so stressed and thinking you'll never be able to achieve the tasks you have, and so most people just give up and start procrastinating. Yep, bad time management is the mother of procrastination, and procrastination is the root of failure. In other words, LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR TIME, or fail.

Now the question remains, how do you manage your time in an efficient way?
The first and most important thing to do, is to plan ahead. If you already know what you're supposed to do and when, you wont feel the need to rush anything. You also have to give yourself space to breath, so don't time everything to the second, always leave space for the inconveniences that might step in your way. Then again making the plan is the easy part, whereas following it is the real challenge. Now there isn't only one way to make sure you follow your plan, each and everyone of us has a different technique. Personally, all I have to do is imagine my regret in the future if I end up messing it up because I didn't have a plan. And usually that does it for me, I hate it so much when I regret something I could have avoided that I end up doing every single detail on the plan without hesitation. Some people use alarms, reminders or let their friends push them to it.

My advice to you is to find the technique that suits you the most and stick to it, and I promise you, you wont ever regret having a plan.

13 Feb 2012


Love
Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain.

If I could have just one wish,
I would wish to wake up everyday
to the sound of your breath on my neck,
the warmth of your lips on my cheek,
the touch of your fingers on my skin,
and the feel of your heart beating with mine...
Knowing that I could never find that feeling
with anyone other than you.
-Courtney Kuchta


A gentle word like a spark of light,
Illuminates my soul
And as each sound goes deeper,
It's YOU that makes me whole

There is no corner, no dark place,
YOUR LOVE cannot fill
And if the world starts causing waves,
It's your devotion that makes them still

And yes you always speak to me,
In sweet honesty and truth
Your caring heart keeps out the rain,
YOUR LOVE, the ultimate roof

So thank you my Love for being there,
For supporting me, my life
I'll do the same for you, you know,
My Beautiful, Darling Wife.
-David G. Kelly

MOTHERHOOD
“Men are what their mothers make them “

The way I walk
I see my mother walking
My feet secure
and firm upon the ground
The way I talk
I hear my daughter talking,
And hear my mother's echo
in the sound.
The way she thought
I find myself now thinking,
The generations linking
In a firm continuum of mind.
The bridge of immortality
I'm walking -
The voice before me echoing behind.
-Dorothy Hallard


A careful woman, I ought to be;
a little one follows me.
I do not dare to go astray,
for fear they'll go, the self-same way.

I cannot once escape their eyes,
whatever they see me do, they'll try.
Like me, they say, they're going to be,
that little one that follows me.

They think that I am good and fine;
believe in every work of mine.
The bad in me they must not see;
my life to them, must, an example be.

I must remember, as I go,
through summer's sun and winter's snow,
I'm building for the years to be,
for that little one that follows me.
-Unknown



SISTERHOOD
“Sisters are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re there”
  
The women I call sisters
Are always there
The women I call sisters
Will always care

The women I call sisters
Can make me smile when times are blue
The women I call sisters
Are always very true.

The women I call sisters
By choice, are my best of friends
The women I call sisters
Will be there with me till the world ends

The women I call sisters
Are blessings from God above
The women I call sisters
Are sisters that I'll always love.

-TRINETTE NAIDOO


WOMEN SPIRIT!
“Never underestimate the power of a woman who knows what she wants.”
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

-Maya Angelou




I've got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry
The baby to dry
I got company to feed
The garden to weed
I've got shirts to press
The tots to dress
The can to be cut
I gotta clean up this hut
Then see about the sick
And the cotton to pick.

Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.

Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.

Fall gently, snowflakes
Cover me with white
Cold icy kisses and
Let me rest tonight.

Sun, rain, curving sky
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own.

-Maya Angelou




Loneliness
Loving someone who doesn’t love you is like waiting for a ship at the airport.”
 

Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

There are some millionaires
With money they can't use
Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They've got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Now if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
Storm clouds are gathering
The wind is gonna blow
The race of man is suffering
uAnd I can hear the moan,
'Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

-Maya Angelou
 
FRIENDSHIP
“Two friends are one soul in two bodies”
My friends are my light
They're always here
Ready to fight
Away my fear

Whenever I need them
They’re always around
Like a flower stem
Holding me to the ground

Whenever I need them
Conveniant or not
My pad and my pen
For all of my thoughts

My Teddy, my Lolly, my Cuppycake
Tata, and so many more
The people whose friendships will never break
All of them I adore

-BY ME!

12 Feb 2012

Friendship



My friends are my light
They're always here
Ready to fight
Away my fear

Whenever I need them
They’re always around
Like a flower stem
Holding me to the ground

Whenever I need them
Conveniant or not
My pad and my pen
For all of my thoughts

My Teddy, my Lolly, my Cuppycake
Tata, and so many more
The people whose friendships will never break
All of them I adore

31 Jan 2012

The constitution

A constitution is a set of rules that defines a nation and its government.  It grants authority to the government and sets out how it will operate.  Most constitutions are written and are a higher law than ordinary laws that are made by legislatures.  In fact, the U.S. Constitution specifically declares in Article VI that it is the "supreme Law of the Land" and that all judges and state laws shall be bound by the Constitution.  It is also more difficult to change the Constitution than it is to change ordinary laws


 James Madison warned that changing a constitution too often would result in chaos.  On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson argued that constitutions should be rewritten every 20 years or so.  The U.S. Constitution attempts to strike a balance by allowing for "amendments."  Since its ratification, there have been over 10,000 proposals to amend the Constitution, but it has only been amended 27 times and of these, the first ten Amendments (the Bill of Rights) were all added at once.



In the spring of 1638 three Connecticut towns, Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, chose representatives and held a general court at Hartford. At its opening session the Reverend Thomas Hooker preached a powerful sermon on the text that "the foundation of authority is laid in the free consent of the people."


On January 14 following, the constitution given here was adopted by the freemen of the three towns assembled at Hartford. Nowhere in this great document is there a reference to "our dread Sovereign" or "our gracious Lord the King," -- nor to any government or power outside of Connecticut itself. It did not even limit the vote to members of Puritan congregations.


In all history this is the first written constitution which created a government, and it is easily seen to be the prototype of our Federal Constitution, adopted exactly one hundred and fifty years later


I personally think that the egyptian government is better off writing the constitution before electing the president in order to insure that he doesn't play around with it for his own personal good. Also it is easier to control a presidents power when he has a set of rules to follow, that way he will not go out of line.