One Speaking Soul

Sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. All of us tend to look up to big people for lessons on how to get better. We are keen to learn the secrets of their success. But we forget that sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. Now that’s a good lesson to remember! Take ants for instance. Would you believe those small creatures can teach us how to live a better life? Jim Rohn - the great motivational guru – developed what he called the ‘Ants Philosophy’. He identified four key lessons from the behavior of ants that can help us lead better lives. Jim Rohn is no more – but his messages continue to inspire. Here then, are the four lessons from Rohn’s ‘Ants Philosophy’.  1. Ants never quit. Have you noticed how ants always look for a way around an obstacle? Put your finger in an ant’s path and it will try and go around it, or over it. It will keep looking for a way out. It won’t just stand there and star...

Let me start by saying, this is my first blog, and if anyone discovers any mistakes then please highlight it by comments so that I can rectify it in the future.  This is the experience of my hometown. It was the first week of November 2010, the weather was extremely cold.  One morning, I got up at five as usual and went for a stroll. As I stepped out of the house, I began to shiver with cold. An extremely cold wave was blowing, it was piercing, my hands and feet were benumbed with cold; my nose began to run and ears were as cold as ice; I was chilled to the marrow; my legs became stiff and cold; not a bird chirped; the birds were huddled together in their nests.  I ran for about a mile to make myself warm but all in vain; my feet were almost frozen. It was very foggy and misty; nothing was visible. The grass was covered with frost; frost had killed all the flowers and vegetation. The trees stood naked; the temperature touched the freezing point.It was a grastely scene....