Quid pro quo

(Latin) means "something for something".
"a favor for a favor", "tit for tat (this for that)", "give and take"..
'What's in it for me?', "I give, so that you may give"

A-Z in friendship

(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "HI"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust "be" with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever Judges
(O)ffers support
(P)icks you up
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)-plain things you don't understand
(Y)ells when you won't listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

You Raise Me Up

My first encounter with this song is a friend of mine gave me the mp3 file of this song at first I didn't really like the song. Cause what I heard was only a repetition of lines over and over again.. Then months after that I went to a retreat that was held by my senior high school. The father at that retreat sang this song with his baritone voice. And I just fell in love with this song cause that was the first time really know what's the real meaning of the lyric.. You in this song I said as the symbolize of God.. Only Him and only Him... Semuanya hanya dengan bimbinganNya..

Musiknya ditulis ama Rolf Løvland (Secret Garden) dan liriknya oleh Brendan Graham. Lagu ini dah memiliki cover version sebanyak 125 buah.

Awalnya lagu ini ditulis sebagai sebuah karya instrumen yang diberi nama "Silent Story". Lalu Løvland mendekati novelis sekaligus pengarang lagu asal Irlandia yang bernama Brendan Graham untuk menuliskan lirik untuk melodi yang dia buat. Tapi baru ngetopnya banget sejak David Foster memutuskan untuk make lagu ini untuk penyanyi pendatang barunya yang semua juga pasti tau gimana boomnya setelah dinyanyiin ama Josh Groban.

Ini Liriknya

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

Quote - Effort

Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought.
[Milan Kundera]
-dibahas... kalo dipikir mang iya ya kalo dalam di-Indonesiakan yang berarti gada yang lebih usaha untuk berpikir dalam membenarkan sesuatu yang datang dari TANPA MIKIR.. kurang lebih gituuuu eik bejelibet.. Pas ada sebuah argumen yang keluar dari istilah teu boga pikiran mang jadi susah untuk dijustifikasi dan dicari rasionalitasnya karena basicnya mang dari ketidak-adaan pikiran.. from 1% it could be 100%.. But from 0, it's really difficult.. -

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.
[Pierre Corneille (1606-1684)]
- Ya ini mah biasa "makin usaha, hasil makin baik" -

Being charming takes time and effort, and I am busy.
[Mason Cooley (b. 1927)]
- Nah ini tentang orang yang ga mo pusingin imagenya, walau banyak juga orang yang mang dari sananya dah charming tanpa perlu usaha macem2 -

Love Never Fails

4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails;

1 Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8a

SUCCESS

Success is speaking words of praise,
In CHEERING other people's ways,
In DOING just the best you can,
With every task and every plan,
It's SILENCE when your speech would hurt,
POLITENESS when your neighbor's curt,
It's DEAFNESS when the scandal flows,
And SYMPATHY with other's woes,
It's LOYALTY when duty calls,
It's PATIENCE when the hours are long,
It's found in laughter and in song,
It's in the silent time of prayer,
In happiness and in despair,
In all of life and nothing less,
We find the thing we call SUCCESS...

The Art of Leadership

A good leader is one

who dares to make the first move.
who is able to translate vision into reality.
who is able to sense the winds of change and points in the right direction.
who inspires and motivates his people
who developes people -ADDS
who developes leaders - MULTIPLIES
who is able to keep cool under pressure
who is a MAN of ACTIONS not just words
who gives HOPE to others
who appeal to the HEARTS of his people not their minds
who is a MAN of INTEGRITY

Words

Searching for the best in me
I will find what I can be
If I win, lose or draw
There's a winner in us all

We may face high mountains
Must cross rough seas
We must take our place in history
And live with dignity

Just to be the best I can
Sets the goal for every man
If I win, lose or draw
It's a victory for all

- WORLD IN UNION -