Tycoon-ism: The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. – Buddha

Life is too short for us to be thinking too much. Yes, it pays to plan, and to think ahead, but to forget to value the present is not a healthy thing. It is normal to recall the past, to think about happy times and bad, but to live within the walls of the past is like being dead.

Life has its ups and downs, and we all have our dreams. Memories are good, and a big part of what we are, but the past is gone, and we cannot let it interfere with our life if it is. We never ran out of things to desire, and we tend to do almost anything to achieve our goals. We then forget one thing, that we have a life, a present life. A good future is not worth it, if you’re living the present not even choosing to be just happy. What good can your future do if you just got so tired preparing for it, that you have no life left to even enjoy it?

When all else fails in this world, there is just one you can depend on – yourself. Be healthy in every way you can. Think well, eat well … and live your present life well. You never know when your last present day will be.

Tycoon-ism: In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude. -Thomas Erskine

Our actions speak for what we are as persons. Every word, every smile, every frown, makes a person. Every thought could either make or break a day. Our interconnection with the world, with the people around us, makes us one important entity that effects change not just to people but to the world itself. We don’t exist for ourselves, and for things that matter to us. We are here due to purpose. We are an important element of the surviving world.

We could be surrounded by teachings and beliefs, but it is our own freewill to do what we please that matters and changes us, the people surrounding us, and everything around us. Doing one good thing, no matter how simple, unselfishly, is a big thing, even if we don’t agree it is, and could be a key to serve and help others, and to becoming a better person.

To possess good ethics is a gift. It may not come naturally, but to acquire it in time is a wonderful thing. Having it is such a natural way to acknowledge and be thankful of our gift of life, of the beauty of what we are.

There may be no such thing as perfect, but to be thankful of the moment, and of this life, makes us whole.

Tycoon-ism: I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I’m busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been. – John Templeton

Today, tomorrow, and for the days to come, I welcome joy. I see the grandeur of life, the beauty of being what I am, the fulfillment in what I do, the contentment in what I have. Everything around me is an instrument to making my life meaningful. Everyone is part of my wonderful world. I am own self’s manager, and I love it.

Everything that I do makes me happy. And there are a lot more that I want to do, that I look forward to. I can see the future right in front of me, and I see myself there without regrets. I will live each day in every way that I want to.

Every tomorrow will be full of surprises. There may be challenges, but I am not scared. I am what I am, and I am free. Today is the day that I realize my worth, and I have never been happy.

Come, take my hand, and let’s get there. Let us all follow the light to true life, the meaning of life, and the reality of life. Let us open up ourselves to the reality of our existence, to the gift of life’s wealth. Let us learn, let us grow, let us live.

Tycoon-ism: Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama

Happiness as a word has different meanings. Happiness to a child could be nothing to an adult, and happiness to you could mean nothing to me. We are all unique individuals who cannot rely on other people, or aspects of life, to be happy. Everyone and everything are instruments to happiness, but to be happy is all up to us.

A happy person naturally depicts life’s beauty. He is kind, and he is positive in every way. His actions depict his happiness, and his happiness depicts the beauty of a natural person. We don’t have to think about it, we don’t have to search for it. Happiness is the first thing that we see each time we wake up, and it is right in front of us all the time. It comes from the right attitude and the right perspective to life. It springs from the correct forms of action and decision.

What you are is a gift. We are all gifts to everyone. We are all instruments of happiness. We are what we make of ourselves. Be natural and be happy. Be brave, be strong and make everyone happy. Make every moment count, and make each day a day of happiness.

Tycoon-ism: Reading is to the mind is what exercise is to the body. –Joseph Addison

Reading is an adventure. It is a wonderful medium to the world, a wonderful form of communication which not just influences our minds, but our emotions, and our personality as well. The way we perceive things and deal with them as we grow old is an outcome of our interaction with people and the environment, our education and our personal connection with the world. Reading connects us to all aspects of life and is actually a healthy brain exercise which, even if unnoticed, slowly changes us as we go on. No matter what we read, and how often we read, we are transformed into individuals who were not only informed, but emotionally affected as well.

Reading is education. Our quest for knowledge does not stop in school. We can never say that we know too much. There are just so many things in this world that we do not know yet, and the secret to unlocking our ignorance of things we don’t even know actually exists, is reading.

Learning is a continuous process, and as we read, we encounter new knowledge. Our minds our enhanced not only by what we have read but by how it aroused our emotions, thoughts and feelings. If the weight loss gurus say, “You are what you eat,” well, I can guarantee that “You are what you read.”

A healthy mind does not stop seeking for answers. It does not stop thinking. It keeps wondering, it keeps struggling to learn. It communicates, it changes for good. It does not grow old, it thinks. It exercises, it feeds. It reads.

Tycoon-ism: Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. – Henry David Thoreau

We are children of the world, products of a rich culture and of a remarkable history. Everything that we have around us is an important part of our past. Our present is a gift to treasure, and the future is the connection to what life is all about.

There are mysteries left unsolved, questions left unanswered a lot more things waiting to be known and discovered. Knowledge, and seeking it, is our children’s hope to a better world. Information is the medium to a better understanding of life. There may be people surrounding us, and things that speak for questions and realities, but books are as great as the great teachers in introducing, nurturing and maintaining life and its reality to the minds and hearts of the people. In books are memorable proofs of the beauty and wonder of life, unchangeable information of where we came from, and amazing stories of our natural humanity.

Time passes, things change, people vanish, and all else fades. In time, there is nothing more dependable than an old writing from an experienced individual speaking about the truth behind a wonder. Books, no matter how simple they may be, are the most valuable inheritance that we have from the past, meaningful and credible medium of the present, and a great gift to our children.

What gift is greater than continuous knowledge, endless travel and unlimited connection to life? What in the world is as valuable as a mind maintained by great books of life? Be it for the past, the present and the future, books are wealth.

Tycoon-ism: If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. – Buddha

What we are is an outcome of our own thoughts and emotions. Our personality plays a major role in our success and failure to become what makes us happy in the world. We never stop wanting for more, we all want to be happy. We all have something that we want to achieve and to have to make us happy. But not all of us get to be happy. This is just a complicated life. Everything surrounding us can either make, or break our goals. And sometimes we wonder why it so difficult to be happy.

In our struggle for happiness, we tend to go the difficult way. We are pressured by time, by the environment, by the people around us, by our own selves. As we go on with this kind of situation, we barely notice that we are becoming wicked individuals who hunger for happiness, when happiness is just there facing us. Positive thinking is the solution to be happy. The secret to happiness is simple; it is all in the mind. If the mind is full of good thoughts, then everything else follows. A positive mind creates a person of positive outlook in life, who naturally deals with everything the positive way. And happiness is achieved by people who know that they are happy because they have a good mind, and a good heart leading them to do the right thing to achieve their goals. Our goodness within allows us to be the best person that we can be to ourselves and to people around us. It makes us deal with life in a manner that no matter what, we are never failures.

We can all be happy of what we are, what we have and where we are. Let us unlock the secret.

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Christmas is here once again and I would like to share my thoughts with you about this season. Christmas has been a cause of alot of stress to most of us. This event has been hyped up with “commercialness” and the thought of additional expenses and stress it brings to families can be overwhelming. Christmas is not about gifts; it is not about carols; it is not about how big your turkey is; and absolutely not about pumpkin pie.

To hell with HallMark, ToysRUs and Bloomingdales. Christmas is not about shopping; it is not about the number of gifts you give and have received. However the media has spun and portrayed Christmas does not mean we have to give into the pressure of gift giving and stress related to Christmas shopping. With the advent of media, the power of the internet, we are bombarded everyday of images that supposedly embody the meaning of Christmas.

Christmas is the time of the year where we celebrate our humanity and the birth of the person who embodies the season of Christmas. Christmas is about the celebration of gratitude and giving. Christmas does not have to be stressful. It does not even have to cost you a dime.

But if you do think of spending and splurging during this time of the year, think about the children from third world countries who are dying of hunger. Think about all those people in Africa who are dying of thirst and has not eaten anything for weeks. Think about the impending explosion of another volcano in the Philippines, and how many families will loose their homes and the damage of property this eruption would cause.

When you think about others and express your concern and assistance to those who truly need your help– this is the meaning of Christmas. When you volunteer your time to cook for others and feed the hungry– this is the meaning of Christmas. When you help the dying and the newly born babies– this is the meaning of Christmas.

We all have the power to change our impression of Christmas. It does not have to be about commercialism. It does not have to be about Christmas sales… It can be more than that…