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      The Black Spot


      A woman of about 42 years old, came to her mother for advice and told her:
      "Mother, my house is breaking down, it is old and worn, my husband and I have no money to replace it, our kids are running around all day and are not devoting enough time for their school. Our car broke down, and my husband brought me a birthday card with a book...It's not romantic... and everything is just so bad, I do not know what to do. "
      Her mother took out a paper and marked on it a black dot in the center.
      "What do you see here?" Her mother asked.
      "I see a black dot," said her daughter.

      "What else?", Her mother asked.
      "Nothing," the daughter replied.
      "You forgot something very important," she said and asked,

       "Do you see the paper?"
      The daughter smiled.
      She realized that although her
      ​​house is old but she has a house, she thought of her children running outside but they are healthy and full of energy, her car broke down but she has a car, she smiled as she thought her husband might not select the ideal gift but he did think about her.  And she actually knows that he loves her very much.
      She realized that sometimes we focus on the black spot and we don't see the paper.


      So when do you see only the black spot?
      When do you focus on what is missing?


      Stop and catch yourself during the day when are you focusing on "The Black spot".
      Take a moment and try to see the "paper".
      Anything that we are focusing on - will grow, so we should be focused on the correct issues in life that will empower ourselves !  .

       

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      lemanulas's picture
      lemanulas
      Submitted on 10 February, 2012 - 19:31

      Dear Sharona,We don't even realize missing parts in life...very nice post..I like reading it..

      crystalheart's picture
      crystalheart
      Submitted on 10 February, 2012 - 20:51

      Here is another story with the same theme:

      A landscape gardener ran a business that had been in the family for two or three generations. The staff were happy, and customers loved to visit the store, or to have the staff work on their gardens or make deliveries - anything from bedding plants to ride-on mowers.
      For as long as anyone could remember, the current owner and previous generations of owners were extremely positive happy people.
      Most folk assumed it was because they ran a successful business.
      In fact it was the other way around...
      A tradition in the business was that the owner always wore a big lapel badge, saying Business Is Great!
      The business was indeed generally great, although it went through tough times like any other. What never changed however was the owner's attitude, and the badge saying Business Is Great!
      Everyone who saw the badge for the first time invariably asked, "What's so great about business?" Sometimes people would also comment that their own business was miserable, or even that they personally were miserable or stressed.
      Anyhow, the Business Is Great! badge always tended to start a conversation, which typically involved the owner talking about lots of positive aspects of business and work, for example:
      the pleasure of meeting and talking with different people every day
      the reward that comes from helping staff take on new challenges and experiences
      the fun and laughter in a relaxed and healthy work environment
      the fascination in the work itself, and in the other people's work and businesses
      the great feeling when you finish a job and do it to the best of your capabilities
      the new things you learn every day - even without looking to do so
      and the thought that everyone in business is blessed - because there are many millions of people who would swap their own situation to have the same opportunities of doing a productive meaningful job, in a civilized well-fed country, where we have no real worries.
      And so the list went on. And no matter how miserable a person was, they'd usually end up feeling a lot happier after just a couple of minutes listening to all this infectious enthusiasm and positivity.
      It is impossible to quantify or measure attitude like this, but to one extent or another it's probably a self-fulfilling prophecy, on which point, if asked about the badge in a quiet moment, the business owner would confide:
      "The badge came first. The great business followed."

      Elena Nikitina's picture
      Elena Nikitina
      Submitted on 15 February, 2012 - 17:58

      We all need such stories

      babakartal's picture
      babakartal
      Submitted on 15 February, 2012 - 18:07

      dear Sharona,

       I liked the story . Also crystalheart' story.

       Thanks alot both of you. We don't even realize missing parts in life.