Garja Maharashtra Maza...!

प्रिय स्नेही, आज महाराष्ट्राचा ५१ वा वर्धापन दिन...

त्यानिमित्ताने आजच्या दैनंदिन पत्रात फक्त मराठीचाच वापर करून मी 'मराठी वाचवा' च्या नावाने 'शंख' न करता 'आरंभ' करणार आहे. या माझ्या उपक्रमाला नैतिक बळ यावं म्हणून आणि प्रयोजनाचे औचित्य साधून मी इथे दोन गोष्टी सादर करणार आहे...

१. माझे अत्यंत आवडते श्रद्धास्थान कविवर्य सुरेश भट यांच्या व्यापक दूरदृष्टीतून उमटलेले हे अजरामर काव्य जे आजही तितकेच, किंबहुना अधिकच, खरे आहे...

लाभले आम्हास भाग्य बोलतो मराठी
जाहलो खरेच धन्या एक तो मराठी
धर्म, पंथ, जात एक जाणतो मराठी
एवढ्या जगात माय मानतो मराठी

आमुच्या मनामानात दंग ते मराठी
आमुच्या रगरगात रंगते मराठी
आमुच्या उरा उरात स्पंदाते मराठी
आमुच्या नसानसात नाच ते मराठी

आमुच्या पिलापिलात जन्मते मराठी
आमुच्या लहानग्यात रांगते मराठी
आमुच्या मुलामुलीत खेळते मराठी
आमुच्या घराघरात वाढते मराठी

आमुच्या कुला कुलात नांदते मराठी
येथल्या फुलाफुलात हासते मराठी
येथल्या दिशादिशात दाट ते मराठी
येथल्या नगानगात गर्जते मराठी

येथल्या दरीदरीत हिंडते मराठी
येथल्या वनावनात गुंजते मराठी
येथल्या तरुलतात साजते मराठी
येथल्या कळीकळीत लाजते मराठी

येथल्या नभामधून वर्षते मराठी
येथल्या पिकांमधून डोलते मराठी
येथल्या नद्यांमधून वाहते मराठी
येथल्या चराचरात राहते मराठी



पाहुणे जरी असंख्य पोसते मराठी

आपुल्या घरात हाल सोसते मराठी

हे असे कितीक 'खेळ' पाहते मराठी

शेवटी मदांध तख्त फोडते मराठी

२. माहितीजालावर देखील मराठी किती समृद्ध आहे याची प्रचीती आणि अनुभूती देणाऱ्या मराठी मजकूर असलेल्या श्रुंखलांची सूची...

http://www.marathiworld.com/

http://www.marathisuchi.com/

http://www.onlinekavita.com/

http://www.onesmartclick.com/marathi/marathi.html

http://marathikaveta.blogspot.com/

http://www.chaprak.com/marathi-sampadakiya-editorial

http://marathiblogs.net/taxonomy/term/8275

http://marathikavitasangrah.com/

http://nilyamhane.blogspot.com/

http://dhinchak.darade.com/

http://dhondopant.blogspot.com/


उपर्निर्दिष्ट श्रुंखलांना किमान एकदा अवश्य भेट द्या...

आणि महाराष्ट्राचे वैभव पाहण्यासाठी खालील साखळी वापरा...

http://www.maharashtratourism.net/festivals/maharashtra-day.html

आपला दिवस सुखाचा जाओ आणि आपणास प्रतिक्षणं सतर्क वा जागृत असण्याची प्रज्ञा लाभो...!

Relax...!?!

Relax and Recharge Completely...! Regular relaxation is essential for a long life and personal effectiveness. Here are some techniques for relaxing physically that are used by the most successful and highest paid people in world.

Take Time Off Every Week

First of all, work only five or six days per week, and rest completely on the seventh day. Every single study in this area shows that you will be far more productive in the five or six days that you work if you take one or two days off completely than you ever would be if you worked straight through for seven days.

Get Your Mind Busy Elsewhere

During this time off, do not catch up on reports, organize your desk, prepare proposals, or do anything else that requires mental effort. Simply let your mind relax completely, and get busy doing things with your family and friends. Maybe work around the house, go for a walk, engage in physical exercise, watch television, go to a movie, or play with your children. Whatever you do, discipline yourself to shut your mental gears off completely for at least one 24-hour period every seven days.

Get Away on Mini-Vacations

Second, take one three-day vacation every three months, and during that time, refrain from doing any work. Do not attempt to catch up on even a few small things. If you do, you keep your mental gears in motion, and you end up neither resting nor properly doing work of any quality.

"Live Longer, Lose Weight and Feel Terrific"

Nowadays people are searching for their own "Fountain of Youth" through pills, powders and fad diets.

The fact is: you don't need a fountain of youth when you're given the secrets to living a long and healthy life.

Take Big Chunks of Down Time

Third, take at least two full weeks off each year during which you do nothing that is work-related. You can either work or relax; you cannot do both. If you attempt to do a little work while you are on vacation, you never give your mental and emotional batteries a chance to recharge. You'll come back from your vacation just as tired as you were when you left.

Give Yourself a Break Today

If you are involved in a difficult relationship, or situation at work that is emotionally draining, discipline yourself to take a complete break from it at least one day per week. Put the concern out of your mind. Refuse to think about it. Don't continually discuss it, make telephone calls about it or mull it over in your mind. You cannot perform at your best mentally if you are emotionally preoccupied with a person or situation. You have to give yourself a break.

Go For a Walk in Nature

Since a change is as good as a rest, going for a nice long walk is a wonderful way to relax emotionally and mentally. As you put your physical body into motion, your thoughts and feelings seem to relax all by themselves.

Eat Lighter Foods

Also, remember that the process of digestion consumes an enormous amount of physical energy. Therefore, if you eat lighter foods, you will feel better and more refreshed afterward. If you eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain products, your digestive system will require far less energy to process them.

Be Good to Yourself

Since your diet has such an impact on your level of physical energy, and through it your levels of mental and emotional energy, the more fastidious you are about what you put into your mouth, the better you will feel and the more productive you will be. We know now that foods high in fat, sugar, or salt are not good for your body. The lighter the foods you eat, the more energy you have.

Action Exercises

Here are three things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action:

First, plan your weeks in advance and build in at least one day when you will relax from work completely. Discipline yourself to keep this date.

Second, reserve, book and pay for your three day vacations several months in advance. Once you've paid the money, you are much more likely to go rather than put it off.

Third, decide that you will not work at all during your vacations. When you work, work. And when you rest, rest 100% of the time. This is very important.

Tomorrow we will read a letter from a psychologist father to his son.

Stay tuned and stay healthy...!

Strategy...!?!

Today I am going to write about 'Smart Strategy to Set Goals' that I learned recently. See if you like it and if you do, don't procrastinate and put it in action right away...!

“Genius” has been described as the “ability to focus on one thing at a time.” Many people who are “geniuses” are so not only because they have a high intellect, but because they are a gift of being able to focus on the objective or goal at hand.

This same focus must come in to play when determining what your goals are in relation to success. You need to learn to work towards one major objective and juggle a few short- and mid-range goals at the same time.

One way to determine what your direction is (and ultimately your goals are) is to do a check-up. I suggest listing 7 categories: Financial; Career, Family, Personal, Spiritual, Mental, & Physical. Rank your goals in these categories and how you’re doing. This will illustrate to you where you are and where you’d like to be and exactly how balanced you are as you move about your process.

• Set goals that are smart. Big goals must be broken down in to manageable pieces. Don’t set more than 4 goals to work on during a single day. Seek divine guidance and direction on each goal.

• Then identify what the pay-off is when you achieve your goal. Nebulous rewards don’t motivate people to achieve much.

• List the obstacles that stand between you and your goals. If you’re not aware of potential problems, you’ll be side-tracked when they arise and lose sight of your objective.

• Have someone in your corner who can dispense counsel & guidance.

• Think about who can help you achieve your goal. Identify friends who can encourage and who can help keep you motivated and on-track.

• List the skills and knowledge required to attain your goal.

• Develop a plan of action to achieve your goal.

• Set a deadline for achievement. It’s hard to achieve something that has no ending date.

As you consider your goals, ask yourself the following questions:

? Is this really my goal?

? Is this morally right and fair to everyone involved?

? Will it take me closer to my long-range goal?

? Can I commit myself to start and reach this objective?

? Can I see myself attaining this goal?

You should answer yes to each of these questions. If not, re-evaluate!

And then give each goal a final test of the “basic wants” in life:

? Will it make me happier?

? Will it make me healthier?

? Will it make me more prosperous?

? Will it increase my security?

? Will it help me make more friends?

? Will it give me peace of mind?

? Will it improve my family (and other) relationships?

? Will it increase my hope for the future?

If you can’t answer yes to each of these questions, re-evaluate your goal.

Tomorrow we will learn about relaxing properly...

Stay tuned...!

Empathy…!?!

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups, and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt tug on his overalls.

He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.

"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."

"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat of the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"

"Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here Dolly!" he called.

Out from the doghouse and down ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse.

Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in an awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....

"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.

The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe.

Looking back up at the farmer, he said,

"You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."

With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy.

"How much?" asked the little boy.

"No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love."

Stay tuned and share the P-R-I-C-E-L-E-S-S...!

Meaningful Life...!?!

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

We are born. We study, find a job, get married, have children, grow old. And die. In between, we chase money, fame, physical intimacy, knowledge and indirectly, happiness. But is that all there is to living, or life? Ultimately, the answer has to be individual. You have to ask yourself...

“An unexamined life is not worth living”, said Socrates the Wise One. Socrates lived in an era when people had the time to 'stand and stare'. Today, let alone examine our lives and what we are living for, we don't even have time to examine the import of his statement. There was another Wise One, this time a Chinese sage, Taoist, who implored God: "Let me not be reborn in interesting times."

Unfortunately, we are living in very interesting times. Life is a soap opera today and we are all glued to it. Wars, bombings, riots, assassinations, yo-yo stock markets, seesaw politics, vulgar scandals, list is unending. As if real life is not enough, reel life offers still more engrossing entertainment. We cannot peel our eyes and conscious off the scenery to see where we are going, what we are doing, what are we on earth for…?!?

Entertainment is but only one item on the menu offered today. 'Consume' is the banging jingle. Buy. Acquire. Make money to buy and acquire. Make time to make money. The lure is gratification of needs. And needs can be created and added on by slick ads. The bait is a whiff of future happiness, after you acquire the latest product, but the hidden aim is to keep you unhappy, in want, else why would you keep on buying and consuming. So you work your ass off. Acquire some goodies, fail to acquire many others. You remain unhappy, forever fatigued, but busy; in no condition to ask the existential questions. In any case, popular wisdom dissuades you from philosophizing, tells you to be practical that is, engage yourself ever harder in solving your endless material problems. Indeed, a case of an entire culture conspires against man, more insidiously and resolutely than it ever has been in human history.

Quite threatening and disappointing is the scenario, isn’t it? Relax. We are not here to get distressed but de-stressed! We are trying to find a (re)solution to an eternal question – What next? Well, we will take a holistic approach to unwind the complicated things by unlearning some of the basics that we’ve got wrong. The simplest and best way to start this expedition is by changing our R-O-U-T-I-N-E. The key to balancing the material and the spiritual life lies in living them in cycle. When you lead your daily life consciously, the two become one. Until this delicate equilibrium is won you can enjoy the see-saw ride of ups and downs.

To take a baby step towards our new horizon, we are simply going to have only two types of days – Working and Non-working. No third type of day would be allowed or even considered. Maintaining the ratio of W/N to 80:20 is your individual responsibility though! What we have here is a guideline to S-P-E-N-D both type of days in a holistic manner as far as possible and try to make best of them so that you can present yourself so helpful and functional that society offers you everything, before being asked of…! Now this is not a wishful thinking but a very strategic, systematic, structured and organized effort that you should have been taught long ago. Never mind. No time is wrong to start a right thing. Just read it, understand it if you would prefer and start observing with a doubtless and faithful mind right away. Unfortunately this doesn’t come with a money-back guarantee but I can assure you a wonderful life-changing experience for sure. Go ahead and experiment with life…!

Stay tuned and keep practicing...!

Don't forget to watch The Green Beautiful here

http://youtu.be/C5CmMm_SRpM

Donkey...!?!

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your mind from worries - Most of them will never happen.

2. Expect less from people but more from Self with faith.

3. Live simple and appreciate what you have.

4. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

5. Give more.

Stay tuned and H-A-P-P-Y...!

Generosity...!?!

Dear All,

This story I received from a close friend through email and I just can't wait to share it right away in my today's post. Enjoy the story and practice the message...!

I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller (the store owner) and the ragged boy next to me.

'Hello Barry, how are you today?'

'Hello, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank you. Just admiring those peas. They sure look good.'

'They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?'

'Fine. Getting stronger all the time.'

'Good. Anything I can help you with?'

'No, Sir. Just admiring them peas.'

'Would you like to take some home?' Asked Mr. Miller.

'No, Sir. Got nothing to pay for them with.'

'Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?'

'All I got is my prize marble here.'

'Is that right? Let me see it' said Miller.

'Here 'tis. She's a dandy.'

'I can see that. Hmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?' the store owner asked.

'Not exactly but almost.'

'Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble'. Mr. Miller told the boy.

'Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.'

Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said,

'There are two other boys like him in our community; all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their next trip to the store.'

I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Colorado , but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering for marbles. Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one. Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there learned that Mr. Miller had died. They were having his visitation that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them. Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could.

Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts... all very professional looking. They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket. Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one, each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes. Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and reminded her of the story from those many years ago and what she had told me about her husband's bartering for marbles. With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket.

'Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim 'traded' them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size... they came to pay their debt. We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world,' she confided, 'but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho.'

With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband.

Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles…!

 

The Moral:

We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds.

Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath.

Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles

- A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself...

- An unexpected phone call from an old friend...

- Green stoplights on your way to work…

- The fastest line at the grocery store....

- A good sing-along song on the radio...

- Your keys found right where you left them. Or perhaps,

- Just a smile from someone....

Send this to the people you'll never forget. I just did...If you don't send it to anyone; it means you are in way too much of a hurry to even notice the ordinary miracles when they occur.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER THAT TELLS

WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU HAVE LIVED!

Stay tuned and G-E-N-E-R-O-U-S...!