sharing a personal story of my friend Brenda Mcaleer of Glog..Hope this will inspire everyone you too..http://www.gratitudelog.com/itsmezai/appreciation_notes/496832

“Be faithful in the little things, for in them our strength lies. To the good God nothing is little, because He is so great and we are so small.” -Mother Teresa

The Rain Angel

Chrissy was a new angel. She had only been in Heaven a few days. Everything was so beautiful there, and everyone was so nice. And even though she was the newest angel she had been given a very important task.
Chrissy was in charge of the rain.
Every week, on Monday and Thursday, she had to be sure that the clouds opened up and spread their raindrops all over the world.
Because every so often, every living thing on the earth needed rain.

Chrissy asked one of the older angels if he could help her. “Well,” said the old one, “the angel that had the job before you used to tell sad stories to the clouds, and that made them cry.” But Chrissy was a very happy little angel and she didn’t know any sad tales. So she didn’t think that would work.

One night Chrissy flew up to see the Man In The Moon to ask him if he knew how to make it rain.
“Hmnnn,” said the moon as he thought about the question. “You might try pinching the clouds to see if that would make them cry.” But Chrissy didn’t want to hurt the clouds and so she decided that was not a good idea.
What was she to do, it hadn’t rained for more than a week, she had to think of something soon!

The next morning, as the little angel was walking around Heaven, skipping from cloud to cloud, she heard someone giggling. It was the little cloud she was walking on!  Chrissy bent down and asked the fluffy white cloud what was so funny.
“It’s your toes,” replied the soft one, “They tickle us when you walk!”
“Oh, I’m so sorry,” said Chrissy, “I shall try to be more careful.”
“No, no, please don’t,” said the cloud, “We love to be tickled. It makes us laugh so hard we almost cry!
Well, that gave Chrissy an idea! She bid the cloud goodbye and went off to think.

The next day was Monday, and it was raining all over the world!  And there was a very strange sight in Heaven!  Little Chrissy was running and skipping and wiggling her toes across all the clouds in the sky.  The clouds were giggling and laughing so hard that tears were coming to their eyes!  And the tears were falling to earth and making a wonderful rain.
The grass was getting greener, the trees were growing taller, the flowers were looking lovelier than ever and all the animals had water again.
Everything looked bright and fresh and happy. The little angel named Chrissy had done a wonderful job and she still does it to this very day.

So the next time it rains in your part of the world, just think of Chrissy, way up in Heaven, tickling all the clouds with her toes.  And if you should hear some thunder don’t be frightened.
Sometimes the clouds laugh so hard it sounds like a roar, but they’re really just having a lot of fun.

~~ Tony Ciango ~~

The ‘Famous’ Rocks Story

~~Unknown Author~~

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top, rocks about 2” diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them in to the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students laughed. He asked his students again if the jar was full? They agreed that yes, it was. The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles represent things like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff. If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the things that are truly most important. Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. “Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter.”

Happiness never comes from outside of you. If you put your happiness in someone
else’s hands, they can always take it away. Happiness can only come from
inside of you and is the result of your love.~ don Miguel Ruiz

There’s no reason to be dismayed by what others say or do.

If they want to behave negatively, that’s their problem, and not yours.

No person knows what’s best for you more than you do.

No person knows what you’re capable of accomplishing more than you do.

Certainly other people can support and encourage you, and can be of great help to you, and you to them.

See the good and the positive in those around you and connect with it.

Pay no mind to those who would drag you down with their criticism.

There’s no need to let someone’s opinion stop you, for it’s just an opinion.

You are who you are, regardless of what others think, say or do.

You are unique and worthy and filled with great possibilities.

Focus your energy, your awareness and your efforts on those positive possibilities.

You are here, you are capable, and with your head held high you know that the best is yet to come.

— Ralph Marston

The finest hour in our life is when we have done the things to nameless people without  expecting them to remember our acts of kindness and love :x

1. Your heart

- laughing out lowers your blood pressure while increasing the amount of oxygen carried in your blood…

2. Your Lungs

- a deep belly laugh is like an internal aerobic workout,helping you breathe more efficiently…

3. you anxiety level

-laughing lowers levels o the stress hormone cortisol, reducing tension…