kaleidoscope: be the best

JUST A GLIMPSE...

It has become my habit to look around and appreciate sights and sound a step away. It brings out the contemplative side of my personhood that keeps on searching for anything that can catch attention. And in this world of constant change and countless angles, I could say life is a kaleidoscope of experiences of different people on almost everything that comes along the way.

I invite you to join me in my journal as I feature the colourful panorama of this modern life seen from different perspectives. Allow me to take you to see other sides… even the unexplored dimensions as I further search, dissect, scrutinize, and rediscover anything under the sun. This blog is a feast of the many fascinating things about life and what it has to offer.

Go through the pages and have a peek… enjoy the kaleidoscope, then let your mind speak!

PED MERCADO

I’ve been in the training / education profession for quite a long time now and through the years I have found this formula that never fails. It is the use of affirmation before I start my session. An affirmation is a statement, a saying or maxim or a short poem that triggers the enthusiasm and positivism among the participants. So I have included in my to-do list the compilation of affirmative poems so as for me not to run out of affirmations whenever I have training sessions.

However, there is this poem I have used a thousand times already that my former students and participants will definitely recall. So, if you were once my student or participant, do you still remember this?

To those who were not, I share this to you. I hope this brings a positive impact on you:

BE THE BEST

If you can’t be a pine on top of the hill,
Be a shrub in the valley.
But be the best little shrub on the side of the valley.
Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.

If you can’t be a high way, be a trail.
If you can’t be the sun, be a star.
It isn’t by size that you win or fail,
JUST BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARE!

Douglas Mallock

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: I do remember this! :-); November 19, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Anonymous said...: BE THE BEST!..yes that's ol we need to put on ourselves..even if our beliefs are not..well just like the poem, if we can't exactly did the best at least we try to HIT the BEST..believe on urself..and soon yu'll see how much keep on tryin nd belivin can change life most.

sabie; November 23, 2008 at 10:13 PM
lorie said...: Be the best...for so many reasons, we must always strive for the best in our lives. Remember that the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams and to those who put their best in pursuing it.; November 25, 2008 at 11:06 AM