White Pen Society

“It takes strength to be firm,
It takes courage to be gentle.

It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.

It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubt.

It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to feel a friend’s pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.

It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.

It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.

It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.

It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.”

.. and don’t forget the sunscreen.

Next time you’re feeling too lazy to go to the gym, remember this guy:

Feb. 11, 2009. A navy diver fought off a shark as it attacked him during an anti-terrorism training exercise in Sydney Harbour, the navy says. Able Seaman Paul Degelder, 31, of the clearance diving team based at HMAS Penguin at Balmoral, is in a serious but stable condition following the attack at Woolloomooloo Bay, in Sydney’s inner east, just before 7am today. A NSW ambulance spokesman said he suffered severe injuries to his right hand and leg and is serious but stable in St Vincents Hospital. Able Seaman Degelder was taking part in the Kondari Trial, a test of new technologies to protect ports and ships from terrorist attack, which began on Monday.A spokesman for the Defence Science and Technology Organisation said it was likely the trial would be cancelled today. A defence spokesman said it was the first recorded attack on a navy clearance diver. He said no shark repellent equipment was used as the equipment was only used in water deemed to be a high risk of shark attack. Sydney Harbour had been assessed as being low risk, he said. There was also no sonar equipment being used.

The spokesman said the attack would be subject to an investigation. Royal Australian Navy Rear Admiral Nigel Coates said the attack occurred in the area between Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and Garden Island Naval Base. Navy divers were a “pretty tough breed” who trained regularly in Sydney Harbour and were used to the conditions, he said.

to know what you want, to understand why you’re doing it
to dedicate every breath in your body to achieve ..
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if you feel that your particular talent is worth developing, is worth caring for
then there’s nothing you can’t achieve



Maslow’s 15 Traits of The Self-Actualized Person

• Perceives reality accurately and objectively; tolerates and even likes ambiguity; and is not threatened by the unknown.
• Accepts himself, others and human nature.
• Is spontaneous, natural, genuine.
• Is problem-centered (not self-centered), non-egotistical; has a philosophy of life and probably a mission in life.
• Needs some privacy and solitude more than others do; is able to concentrate intensely.
• Is independent, self-sufficient and autonomous; has less need for praise or popularity
• Has the capacity to appreciate simple and common place experiences; has zest in living, high humor, and the ability to handle stress
• Has (and is aware of) rich, alive, fulfilling “peak experiences,” or moments of intense enjoyment.
• Has deep feelings of brotherhood with all mankind; is benevolent, altruistic.
• Forms strong friendship ties with relatively few people; and is capable of greater love.
• Is democratic and unprejudiced in the deepest possible sense.
• Is strongly ethical and moral in individual (not necessarily conventional) ways; enjoys work in achieving a goal as much as the goal itself; is patient, for the most part.
• Has a thoughtful, philosophical sense of humor that is constructive, not destructive.
• Is creative, original, inventive with a fresh, naive, simple and direct way of looking at life; tends to do most things creatively ‹ but does not necessarily possess great talent.
• Is capable of detachment from culture; can objectively compare cultures and can take or leave conventions.

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tgis, tgis, tgim, tgit, tgiw, tgit ..

TG!