Al Brown

    Al Brown was very good at fixing things around the house when they broken. One day he went to another city to do some work there, and his wife was alone in the house. While Mr. Brown was away, one of the faucets on the bathtub broke. Mrs. Brown didn’t know much about fixing broken faucets, so she telephoned a plumber.
    The plumber came to the house that afternoon and fixed the faucet in few minutes. When he finished, he gave Mrs. Brown his bill for the work.

    She looked at it for several seconds and then said, “Your prices are very high, aren’t they? Do you know, the doctor costs less than this when he comes to the house?”

    “Yes, i know,” answered the plumber. ”I know that very well, because i was a doctor until i was lucky enough to find this job a few months ago.”

Princess Mandalika

    

   

        Once upon a time in Lombok, there was a kingdom named Kuripan. The king of  Kuripan was very wise. He had a daughter, named Mandalika. She was so beautiful. Many princes want to marry her. To choose the one that would be his son inlaw, the king had an arrow shooting competition. They would be Mandalika’s husband.

    On the day of the competition, those princes shot their arrows. All of them did it perfectly.the king found it difficult to choose. Therefore, the princes began to fight and kill each other.

    Princess Mandalika was so desperate.  She didn’t want anyone killing each other because of her. That’s why she decided to go to the sea and plunged herself intoit. She died in the South sea of Lombok. The king and princes were sad and felt guilty. They regretted and stopped fighting.

    Until now, one day in every year, usually in February or March, people go to the South sea. On that day, great number of worms comes out from the sea. People call these worms nyale. People believe that those nyales are princess Mandalika’s hair.

Chicken for Dinner?

    A landowner from Seoul went to visit his farmer in the countryside and was treated to a grand dinner of boiled chicken.

    In the course of the meal, the farmer’s youngest son ran in, shouting, “There it is! He’s eating the dead chicken.”

    The landowner thought that he had been served a long dead chicken. So he put down his chopsticks and told the servant to clear the table, politely saying, “This is enough for me. My stomach can’t take any more food.”

    Just then, the boy started eating the chicken’s leg greedly saying at the same time, “Oh. This is really delicious.”

    “Why are you eating the dead chicken?” asked the surprised landowner.

    “Who eats live chicken?” replied the boy.
 

Fluffy Bunny Rabbit

    After a long day at the office, Chris came home one day and found his dog with the neighbour’s pet rabbit in his mouth. The rabbit was obviously dead. Chris panicked!

    “If my neighbous find out my dog killed their bunny, they’ll hate me forever,” he thought.

    So he took the dirty, chewed up rabbit into the house, gave it a bath and blow-dried its fur.

    Chris knew his neighbours kept their backdoor open during the summer, so he sneaked inside and put the bunny back into the cage, hoping his neighbours would think it died af natural causes.

    A couple of days later, Chris and his neighbour saw each other outside.

    “Did you hear that Fluffy die?”The neighbour asked. “ Oh, uhmm... Sorry to hear rhat. What happened?” Chris mumbled. The neighbour replied, “We just found him dead in his cage one day. But the strange thing is that the day after we buried him, we went out to dinner and someone must have dug him up, gave hima bath and put him back into the cage!” 

Ten Quotes about Dream

• A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read.  ̶  The Talmud
• Dream are illustrations, from the book your soul is writing about you.  ̶  Marsha Norman
• A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.  ̶  John Lennon
• Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strenght, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world .  ̶  Harriet Tubman
• The size of your success is measured by the strenght of your desire, the size of your dream, and how you handle disappointment along the way.  ̶  Robert Kiyosaki
• As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.  ̶  Barbara Sher
• Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.  ̶  John Updike
• When you stop chasing your dream, your dream start chasing you.  ̶  Dez Del Rio
• I don't dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living.  ̶   Steven Spielberg
• In dreams begin responsibilities.  ̶   William Butler Yeats

Love Quotes

   Love is a word which refers to a variety of different emotional state, feelings or attitudes which range from those of simple personal pleasures or desires to those characterizing interpersonal affection and many forms of profound kindness, compassion, and benevolent concern for the good of others.
    Here share great love quotes collection by famous authors, philosophers and more.

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Laozi
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” 
― Robert A. Heinlein
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” 
― William Shakespeare
“Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.” 
―Nicholas Sparks
“Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.” 
― Oscar Wilde
“Immature love says: ‘i love you because i need you.’ Mature love says: ‘i need you because i love you.’”
― Erich Fromm
“You know you are in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss
“We are born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that wwe are not alone.”
― Orson Welles
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”
― Robert Frost
“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.”
― Mother Teresa
“Love is a canvas furnished bye nature and embroidered by imagination.”
―Voltaire
“Love is real, real is love.”
― John Lennon
“Love is a friendship set to music.”
― Joseph Campbell
“The only thing we never get enough of is love, and the only thing we never give enough of is love.”
― Henry Miller
“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”
― Paul McCartney
“We wast time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”
― Tom Robbins
“Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.”
― St. Agustine
“Love is the greatest refreshment in life.”
― Pablo Picasso
“Whwn someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.”
― Jess C. Scott
“Though lovers be lost love shall not.”
― Dylan Thomas
“Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought  of receiving anything return.”
― Peace Pilgrim
“Love is promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.”
― John Lennon
“You know it is love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you are not part of their happiness.”
― Julia Robert
“We need not think alike to love alike.”
― Francis David
“Paradise is always where love dwells.”
― Jean Paul Richter

How to Build Healthy Relationships

    Healthy relationships are fun and make you feel good about

yourself. You can have a healthy relationship with anyone in your

life, including your family, friends and dating partners.

    Healthy relationship are important to everyone. They take place
between individuals as well as in groups.
    Many people want healthy relationship in their lives, but defining
a healthy relationship can be tricky. Relationships are informed by
one's cultural identity, relationship history, and a range of factors
and so they can vary in terms of closeness, purpose and meaning.

   Sometimes a relationship begins positively and only gradually

takes more unhealthy forms. It can be all too easy to fall into

problematic patterns without realizing.

    No relationship is perfect. However, the sign of a healthy

relationship is that it enhances your life and bring more happiness

than stress. In a healthy relationship you and your partner are

treating each ather well.

    Each of us is different. There is no one way to a healthy

relationship. The following are actions you can take to start to build

healthy relationship :

• Understand Each Other's Personal Values. Misunderstanding and
  conflicts happen when you values conflicts with those of others, and
  when expectations are not met. You can let others know what your
  values are by tell them. You can find out about their values by asking
  questions or observing their actions. Knowing what's important the
  ethers and yourself will avoid unnecessary conflict.
• Learn to Listen. All people want to be taken seriously and be
  appreciated. When you listen attentively without interrupting , you
  are showing respect. Allow people to tell you about the books they
  have read, the things they did, and how they feel. Listening will give
  you the opportunity to learn about their values and expectations.
• Show Kindness. You can smile, it is the simplest act to show
  friendliness. Make others feel your warmth by offering help and kind
  words. Acknowledge their talents and achievements. Give praise and
  appreciate their efforts. Show it in your tone of voice, your posture
  and your actions.
• Avoid Arguments (Remove Ego and Pride). In argument, people want to
  prove a point using force, threats, and intimidation causing
  resentment. In this situation, no one actually wins or benefits. Step
  back, and look at the situation from a different point of view. You
  are not submitting, but altering the outcome by letting others see
  that you are committed to the relationship. You should try to
  compromise. Forgive people when they make mistakes. If you have made a
  mistake, admit it, and apologize sincerely.
• Give and Take. Give what you are comportable with and accept what
  other can give. Contribute your time and effort without unreasonable
  expectations in return. When you do good deeds for others, let that be
  its own reward so that you don't build resentments.
• Share Your Feeling. Ask for what you want and need. People can't
  read your mind. Make your request with a smile be direct don't use
  "hints". Communicate and share your thoughts and feelings with them.
  Develop Trust. Trust is the foundation of healthy relationship. Keep
  your promises. Once people trust you, you can have a healthy
  relationship. Open up, and allow them to understand you.
• Develop Trust. Trust is the foundation of healthy relationship. Keep
  your promises. Once people trust you, you can have a healthy
  relationship.

How to Solve Relationship Problems

  Everyone's relationships are different but sometimes we face

similiar issues. Relationship problems with your spouse, family,

co-worker, or friend effect your personal growth, success and well

being.

    A close couple relationship provides an ideal opportunity for many

of the essential emotional needs of both partners to be met.

    However, relationship problems can occur when one both of you feel

that your needs aren't being met.

    A relationship can also become troubled if you either misuse or do

not maximise your natural resources. Not taking care of your own

emotional needs can lead you to become unhappy and suffer with

emotional, mental,social, and relationship problems.

    For example, as people one of our must important emotional needs

is attention. If you feel that you are not getting enough attention

then problems may start to arise in your relationship.

    It is important, however, to try to achieve a healthy balance.

Asking for too much attention, or perhaps even becoming demanding or

manipulative, obviously isn't going to make for a happy relationship

or marriage either.

    The following are ways to solve relationship problems :

• Understand Each Other's Family Patterns. Find out how conflicts were
  manage or not manage in your partners family. It is not unusual for
  couples to discover that their families had different ways of
  expressing anger and resolving differences. If your family wasn't good
  at communicating or resolving conflict constructively, give yourself
  permission to try out some new ways of handling conflict.
• Timing Counts. Contrary to previous notions, the best time to
  resolve a conflict may not be immediately. It is not unusual for one
  or both partners to need some time to cool off. This "time-out" period
  can help you avoid saying or doing hurtful things in the heat of the
  moment, and can help partners more clearly identify what changes are
  most important. Remember-if you angry with your partner but don't know
  what you want yet, it will be nearly impossible for your partner to
  figure it out!
• Establish an Atmosphere of Emotional Support. Emotional support
  involves accepting your partner's differences and not insisting that
  he or she meet your needs only in the precise way that you want them
  met. Find out how your partner show his or her love for you, and don't
  set absolute criteria that require your partner to always behave
  differently before you are satisfied.
• Agree to Disagree and Move On. Most couples will encounter some
  issues upon which they will never completely agree. Rather than
  continuing a cycle of repeated fights, agree to disagree and negotiate
  a compromise or find a way to work around the issue.
• Distinguish Between Things You Want Versus Things You Need from Your
  Partner. For example, for safety reasons, you might need your partner
  to remember to pick up you up on time after dark. But calling you
  several times a day may really only be a "want".
• Clarify Your Messages. A clear message involves a respectful but
  direct expression of your wants and needs. Take some time to identify
  what you really want before talking to your partner. Work on being
  able to describe your request in clear, observable terms. For example,
  you might say, "i would like you to hold my hand more often" rather
  than the vague, "i wish you were more affectionate."
• Discuss One Thing At a Time. It can be tempting to list your
  concerns or grievances, but doing so will likely prolog an argument.
  Do your best to keep the focus on resolving one concern at atime.
• Really Listen. Being a good listener requires the following : (a)
  don't interrupt, (b) focus on what your partner is saying rather than
  on formulating your own response, and (c) check out what you heard
  your partner say. You might start this process with : "i think you are
  saying ... " or "what i understood you to say was ... ". This step
  alone can prevent misunderstandings that might otherwise develop into
  a fight.
• Restrain Yourself. Research has found that couples who "edit"
  themselves and do not say all the angry things they may be thinking
  are typically the happiest.
• Adopt a "Win-Win" Position. A "win-win" stance means that your goal
  is for the relationship, rather than for either partner, to "win" in
  conflict situation. Ask yourself : "is what i am about to say or do
  going to increase or discrease the odds that we will work this problem
  out?"