LITTLE PEARLS New Year Gift An eBook contains short inspirational, motivational and encouraging quotations. Compiled by: MUHAMMAD YAQOOB http://twitter.com/yaqoobm

I, Muhammad Yaqoob, am the author of Gray and Old blog – live in a

blogging community representing a life much less restricted. I'm

passionate about inspiring, motivating, and supporting others to do the

work they want to do in order to live the life they want to live. I am

blogger, brand-expert, writer, speaker, thinker, creator, and a doer.

I brought these inspirational pearls to coordinate the Inconvenience of

Change to illustrate two primary things:

(1) the power of community and

(2) the impact one person can have on many.

I seek to inspire you just as much as you all, day in and day out, continue

to inspire me.

Whether we’re talking about Social Media &entrepreneurship or religion

and philosophy, there is something that each of us can learn from one

another.

I present this E-Book to you as a New Year Gift.

Cheers!

Remember, as small as your role in all of this may seem – it only takes

one person, one idea, to spark a revolution.

Things to think about (and do) this year 2013

Create Art:

Skills are cheap. Creativity is priceless.

Be Generous: The greatest generosity is non-attachment.

Shepard Fairey made a poster of Barack Obama. The Internet helped it spread. The poster connected one supporter to another and became an icon, a freely shared ID badge. It doesn’t matter that Fairey didn’t make a penny selling the image. What matters is that he connected, and that connection gave his art leverage. He’ll never need to look for work or revenue again. It will hunt him back. We grew up isolated. Now we are connected. We grew up in a small circle of family and co-workers. Now, we earn the right to interact with just about anyone in the world we want to. I think this changes everything… if we let it. [Seth Godin]

Shepard Fairey

Live your children’s’ their childhood.

Follow your Heart: Your feet will lead you to where your heart is.

CONNECT – FACEBOOK SERIOUSLY! Leverage the godforsaken internet! It's just as much a workplace as

any big corporation. If you do it right. [Ashley Ambirge]

LEARN: You have to WANT to learn. Nothing ever

goes away until it teaches us what we need

to know [Pema Chodron]

FIT IN: Forget about the “Change”, FIT IN. Changing is not possible. Fitting is.

[Ashley Ambirge]

Avoid “Not My Job” These 3 words can kill the entire organization [Seth Godin]

UNEMPLOYMENT: Take unemployment as a full-time job in finding your fit. [Emily Belden]

STOP ACTING SO SMALL: You are the universe in divine motion. [Rumi]

FLY HIGH: A soul in tension - that's learning to fly - condition grounded but determined to try.

[Pink Floyd]

BE FEARLESS:

Do not to sweeten it up,

smooth it over,

take a pill,

or distract yourself,

as by all means it makes

go away.

Stay and face the fear.

Just show your teeth and

strike the fear.

[Pema Chodron]

BE COMPASSIONATE:

You need power only to do something harmful. Otherwise love

is enough, compassion is enough. [Rumi]

UNDERSTANDING: If you understand, and you show that you understand,

the situation will change. I trust it so.

Nothing:

The sweetness of doing absolutely nothing.

LIFE HERE NOW: Bring your tomorrow here now, because tomorrow may not come! The Future is NOW!

Tomorrow never dies

ACCEPT YOUR PAIN: And if you accept your pain, it cannot hurt

you anymore.

LET IT GO: You're young

and

the world is yours.

Don't give in to

nostalgia.

Let it go,

If you let go a little,

you will have a little

peace.

Its years ago,

Now,

Let it all go.

EGO:

Just take your ego for a walk.

SAIL AWAY: The most dangerous place is in your

safety zone - Sail away from your safe

harbor. [Robin Sharma]

You are a

Hero too…

Don’t let anyone dare

to stamp out the artist

that lives within you.

LAUGH A TON: One big laughter and you are already home.

[Osho]

TAKE A FRESH GRIP: -

Start small - Start now - Start where

you are - Venture further - Go slow -

Live a little - Laugh a ton - Simplify - Be

generous - Make Art - Open wide - Re-

prioritize - Blow off the past - Keep on

talking - Dream on......

SILENCE: Silence is pure; it draws people together

because only those who are comfortable with

each other, can sit without speaking.

MARKETING: Let's people talk about you. [Veena Malik]

DARE TO DISCOVER:

Blaze a new trail, cross a continent - Go to China

BE STILL AND

KNOW:

In the midst of movement and

chaos, keep stillness inside of

you.

BE STILL AND KNOW is one of

the most fundamental sutras

of the inner alchemy.

But by being still is not meant

that you have to force stillness

upon yourself.

[Osho]

KNOW YOUR STYLE:

and if at first you don't succeed, failure may

be your STYLE

[Quentin Crisp]

COURAGE: You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of INSANE

COURAGE. Just literally twenty seconds of - just embarrassing

bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.

RUN RABBIT

RUN: Far far away

people heard him say

there will come a day

I will find a way

something will be done

run rabbit run

until your muscles get

burn.

BURN: So let the fire within me burn - You know something I should learn

[Dr A. Bettani]

NAVIGATE: Do it by heart, bypass the common sense,

navigate your day, and try it another way.

SHENPA:

Its a Tibetan word that roughly means

"scratching the itch."

I think of it as a spiral of pain, something

that is triggered by a small event and

immediately takes you totally off the

ranch.

A small itch gets scratched, which makes it

itch more, so you scratch more and more

until you're literally in pain.

[Seth Godin]

AFFECTIONS:

If your children do not receive proper care, time

and affection, in later life they will often find it

hard to love others.

LUCK: Most people with a big idea, great talent and/or something to say don’t get lucky at first.

Or second. Or even third. It’s so easy to conclude that if you’re not lucky, you’re not

good. So persistence becomes an essential element of good, because without

persistence, you never get a chance to get lucky.” [Seth Godin]

FRIENDSHIP: Who you hang out with determines what you dream about and

what you collide with. And the collisions and the dreams lead to

your changes. And the changes are what you become. Change

the outcome by changing your circle.

FOCUS: A woodpecker can tap 20 times on thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay

busy. Or he can tap 20 thousand times on one tree and get dinner.

SMALL DAILY

IMPROVEMENTS: Over time it creates stunning results. Develop one-proficiency a year.

IGNORANCE:

Screaming , shouting , yelling , roaring

, doesn’t’ help increment your strength.

Ignorance is the real strength.

NOWNESS: This very moment is so fresh

and unique and a perfect

teacher, this very moment goes

with you where ever you go.

Enjoy this now-ness, is-

ness…this-ness, such-

ness….anything that happens,

happens, accept it with

absolute gratitude.

[Osho]

AGE:

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

LIEF:

Life shouldn’t be a journey

to the grave with the

intention of arriving safely

in an attractive and well-

preserved body, but rather

to skid in sideways,

chocolate in one hand,

award in the other, body

thoroughly used up, totally

worn out and screaming,

‘WOO HOO what a ride!’”

[Ash Ambirge]

FUN:

Have some fun, why not it works

Achieve selflessness

NOW ENJOY: