This THING called ANGST. When you're FEELING HOT, stay COOL.

This THING called LIFE.Into our LIVES, some rain must fall, right?One cannot expect rays of sunshine all the time.Forget about the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.No, Sir.In the business world, FAILURE is a "four letter" word. It can sap and drain your CONFIDENCE.Isn't it global recession now?Mass unemployment, credit crunches, missed opportunities - the lot.You'd cringe when big fat accounts zoom out of  the window like birds fluttering away quickly for better weather.LIFE IS NEVER EASY, NOR FAIR.You might not be able to observe the mechanics of your own cycle, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.REALITY DOESN'T GO AWAY WHEN YOU STOP BELIEVING IN IT.Human follies, uncharted lives, false friends, they will all exist in our daily struggles.It ain't summer all year round.And winter comes with the frost bites.Ahhh ... this thing called ANGST.When you are feeling HOT, stay COOL.SMILE.  LOVE YOURSELF.  SMILE AGAIN.Because if you do not love yourself, then it is impossible to love others.Everyone needs some self-respect.REALITY bites, ahh ...This bite can scorch really deep and hurting.SHARON K, a fellow blogger provides some useful tips on how to weather this storm:STAY POSITIVE, ALWAYSHave you ever

Stopped to think

When tearing hair

And on the brinkOf wanting out

Of things to come

That all those things

Aren't even doneThey haven't happened

Yet you act

As if they're here...

You just reactReact to what?

It's in your mind

You liken it

To what's behindYet when it comes

You find you sail

Right through it all

Without a wailWhy did you waste

That energy?

Maybe next time

You will just "be".FOCUS ON THE FUTURE, FORGET THE PASTLife isn't as we all expect

It doesn't go that way

We have to make the most of it

And take it day by dayHave no regrets about the pastAnd do not live in fearOf what might come, and never does

Just put your focus hereHere in this moment, that's the place

To make the most of life

Whatever comes, just turn it 'round

Create some joy from strifeI know you have that strength in you

I've seen it there before

Just draw on that to see you through

Don't look back anymore.SO WHEN YOU ARE FEELING HOT, STAY COOL, CHUM.That is, if you wanna stay in one cool piece.Are you blessed with a lyrical soul?Can you thrive under the BEST and WORST conditions?Look around you and count your blessings.There are people who are born without limbs.There are those who are blind.Yet they are alive and breathing.SMILE. THE WHOLE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU.And tomorrow can always be better.SO TREAD GENTLY.PLAY IT SAFE.WALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF WISEDOM.