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- Why do you have a Facebook account? This is why I am on FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE FIVE PILLARS Why are you on Facebook - do you really have clear reasons? I do. I have five strong reasons why I am on Facebook. They form the five pillars of my social media presence. You should think about why you do anything in this life - and the more good reasons you have the more ...
Views: 1313 - Could you ever pray 50 times a day? Do you have a prayer life? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE BLESSING OF PRAYER B: Boundless blessings manifest when prayer is the foundation of your life. Build the best foundations and bountiful life with prayer. L: Life is in the power of prayer. E: Express yourself at the highest level with extremely beautiful prayers. S: Seek out the best ...
Views: 2424(1 vote) - YOUR SOURCE – YOU! You are more powerful than you realize! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSUCCESS BLESSING B: Beginnings are the source and our source is the beginning of something great if we nurture it, letting it flow and develop. L: Live in the thoughts that will lift you up and watch your life be more meaningful, worthwhile and satisfactory. E: Everything has a source and ...
Views: 2015 - What all Muslims, Jews and Christians should be doing - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieHARMONIOUS HOME It is very important to find ways to co-exist in harmony with others so that we can have a better world. RELIGIOUS REACH Jesus is a revered prophet to millions and believed to be the Messiah by millions. We should respect those who say Jesus is a revered prophet and those ...
Views: 1375 - Nothing around you holds the power to make you unhappy! So why do you let it? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE POWER TO BE HAPPY BLESSING B: Bump up your mind to the highest level by reminding yourself that nothing can make you unhappy. L: Little things should never take away your precious peace of mind, so reduce every issue in your life to its smallest point and then crush it in your thoughts and ...
Views: 1458 - Marriage should be easy! In Islam it can be - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieHIGH DIVORCE RATE In some countries the divorce rate has gone beyond the 50 per cent mark. What has happened? What should have been living happily ever after has turned into a complete disaster. PEOPLE ARE RUNNING SCARED Droves of people are now too scared to marry and adultery and ...
Views: 1889 - Do you pray? Muslims, Jews and Christians give their take on prayer - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieBOOK KNOWLEDGE I once read a book about Islam that said God would have wanted people to pray more than five times a day. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him), Jesus (Peace be upon Him) also prayed. Every religious tradition prays and we are supposed to pray to God or remember God when we ...
Views: 1980 - Kindness for Kids: Kindness starts with you. - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieCHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE, TEACH THEM WELL Numerous songs abound exhorting the importance of treating and teaching children well, because they are our future. If we want children to be kind then we must first be kind ourselves and extend our kindness out toward others. FOLLOW MY ...
Views: 2635(1 vote) - SAVOR LIFE NOW: SAVE THE BEST FOR FIRST NOT LAST, says Susan McKenzie - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieAGE-OLD ASIAN STORY There is a frequently told story with a moral that serves to shock us to rethink our priorities. An old man was on his deathbed when suddenly he was overwhelmed by the enticing aromas of cookies punctuating the air. Frail, and oh so ill, he managed to pull himself up and ...
Views: 1484 - UNLIMITED THINKING: Make your thinking unlimited - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieAWESOME POWER We are more awesome than we often realize, and if you agree with Shakespeare you have at your fingertips an incredible thinking machine in your head. Shakespeare penned: there is nothing good or bad, except thinking makes it so. IN CHARGE You are in charge of this powerful ...
Views: 4073 - BLESSINGS FROM A to Z FOR YOU: Feel the love, feel the blessings. - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieA: Aim to be in state of blessed bliss as much as possible. Appreciate all the blessings you have. B: Believe in blessings and enjoy blessed bliss. C: Cover yourself in blessings. Clothe yourself with blessings. D: Determine to be a blessed person more. E: Enjoy all your blessings, ...
Views: 2893 - KNOW THE ABCs of Blessings for an Always Blessed Charmed life. - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieA: Actively bless everyone, everything and Always remember to bless yourself as well. Avidly love to bless and Aim to bless as much as possible. B: Bless you, Bless you, Bless you. Blessings, Blessings, Blessings. BE BLESSED ALWAYS C: Compassion, Care, concern, conviality, and charity are ...
Views: 2287 - MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND: Make sure you have your fair share around you! - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieMEDIUM OF EXCHANGE Love it or hate it, we need money. Money is just a thing, although we have to admit a powerful thing. Thoughts are things, and money is a thing. We have a relationship with everything in this life and money is no exception. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY Money is a fact of ...
Views: 3000 - SUCCESS WAITING TO HAPPEN: You can make it happen. Here’s how. - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSUCCESS WAITING TO HAPPEN There is a proverb that gives a warning: This is an accident waiting to happen. A dangerous situation has been created and it is inevitable that an accident will happen, sooner or later. Let’s reverse this idea and let us do all the things that will lead on to success. ...
Views: 1959 - TAKE THE LEAD: You have what it takes. Here’s how! - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieOUR INHERENT NATURE We are all teachers and students and we are all leaders and followers. Why do I say this? It is the nature of existence. We have to engage in life-long learning if we want our success to continue. So we have to humble ourselves and get other people, be they younger or older ...
Views: 1121(3 votes) - Dream jobs: are they fact or fantasy? Transform fastasy to fact - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHIS IS YOUR LIFE Once upon there was a British television show: This is Your Life! which put under the microscope a real-life person when friends, family, associates would appear and rebuild the person’s life bit by bit in front of viewers. A highly popular show, the presenter with the aid of ...
Views: 958 - LOVE YOUR BOSS, it could work wonders for your career - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieLIFE IS NOT FAIR Sometimes we can be so right yet so wrong. This philosophy applies in the work place. In parts of Asia, there is the belief that the Boss is always right or more accurately, The Boss always thinks he is right! TAKE A LEAF OUT OF THE BOOKS OF LAW STUDENTS Law students are ...
Views: 1276 - Truly Living: Do you think you are? Five ways to live it up! - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieLIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT! I am sure you have heard this many times: life is what you make it. Definitely your input and your outlook shape the life that materializes. So whether you totally believe this statement or not, you can make a great impact on the direction of your life. TRULY ...
Views: 1369 - COURAGE OF YOUR CONVICTIONS: Do you have what it takes? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieBRICKBATS AND BOUQUETS Whoever coined the expression brickbats and bouquets summed up the nature of life in these wise words. Or as Dale Carnegie once said: No one kicks a dead dog. Kicks, also known as brickbats, are the jibes from critics or jealous people all too ready to comment adversely ...
Views: 2315(1 vote) - YOURS FOR THE TAKING: You can have anything you want, so long as you know what you want - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSECRETS OF SUCCESS Picture your heart’s desire as already having happened or taken place if you want something, so say many inspirational gurus. In other words, you have to believe something to be possible and having actually savored it in your mind as real and acted as if it is real. A tall ...
Views: 3095 - BLESSING POWER: Overwhelm your life with blessings. Blessings certainly do no harm and may do a lot of good - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieHave you thought about what is the greatest blessing? I think it is is the blessing of life, the miracle of life. Let us transform our life into a living blessing. Let us endow it with qualities that add to life, by being a blessing to ourselves and others. May we all be a blessing to ourselves ...
Views: 3518 - LEARNING ENGLISH IS EASY? There is more to English than meets the eye - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieIS THERE ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE? It is often said that the UK and US are two countries divided by the same language. This comment is usually attributed to playwright George Bernard Shaw. The reason why there are differences is because both are living languages, absorbing words and inventing new ...
Views: 1526 - TABOO TOPICS: Are some things too scary to contemplate? Two techniques to ensure death is not too scary to contemplate for you - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieDEATHLY TABOOS We live, we die. That is a fact of life. People worldwide refuse to talk about it, refuse to think about it and refuse to do anything about it. They brush it under the carpet. Do they think it will not happen to them! Wrong! We all die at some time and it is ostrich behavior not ...
Views: 2494 - DRAWING LUCK TO YOU: Five sure-fire ways to be luckier - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieLUCKY BREAKS Luck may or may not be a random thing: Some people are just plain luckier than others period. However, for all of us, we can increase the amount of luck in our lives. FIVE MENTAL APPROACHES TO BE MORE LUCKY 1. If you want to be more lucky, you have to believe that there is ...
Views: 5486 - MONKEY BLESSINGS: Three lessons from three little monkeys - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieMONKEY BUSINESS Monkeys may be able to do it but can humans? And that is to see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Three little monkeys in the form of a small ornament took pride of place in my grandmother’s living room for all of my growing-up years. I was fascinated by it and studied ...
Views: 1383(1 vote) - PATIENCE AND PERSISTENCE: Profoundly powerful powers that underpin success - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWEB WARS Two stories are the inspiration for today’s blessings. The first story comes from the UK. Robert the Bruce was fighting for the independence of Scotland against the English, but he lost a battle and was hiding in a cave. He was downtrodden and perhaps even contemplating that everything ...
Views: 2602 - POSITIVE POWER: Tap into your positive vein - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSWITCH TO A POSITIVE VEIN B: Being positive all the time is easier said that done, but there are ways to be more positive. For example, the first step is to say you will be a positive blessing to yourself and the world and that you are determined to reap the benefits of making positivity your ...
Views: 1800 - OPTIMISM: May you be blessed with an optimism that leads on to getting what you want. - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieUP YOUR OPTIMISM QUOTIENT B: Benefit from being an optimist. Benefits and blessings are yours when you see the benefits and blessings that flow from a particular situation. Better outcomes are yours when you choose to look for all the benefits and blessings in each situation. L: Look on the ...
Views: 1692(2 votes) - HEALTH WEALTH SUCCESS BLESSINGS: May you be blessed with Health, Wealth, Success - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieHEALTH B: Blessing your health and the health of your loved ones and all humanity is one of the best things you can do. Not only will you feel better doing this, you will make a positive contribution to your well-being and those around you. L: Lazing away the weekend is well-deserved downtime ...
Views: 6750(2 votes) - DYNAMIC DREAMS: May your dreams be a blessing to you and the world. - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieLOVE OF LEARNING B: Blessed with the love of learning is to be blessed with the a life-force that is the essence of life. L: Learning to love learning is the secret for a fulfilled and blessed life. Life-long learning is essential to keep up with inevitable changes and is the way to keep ...
Views: 1886 - CUTE CONFUSION: Do you know the American and British differences? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieCUTE OR CUTIE Recently a spat took place about the understanding of the word cute. One commentator felt that the word cute is usually associated with a child and not an adult woman. It seems that some people have learnt a set sentence, for example, the baby is cute; the dog is cute. This is the ...
Views: 11263(1 vote) - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ENGLISH: Five secrets to achieving world-class English - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWHAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK? Often when non-native speakers are taught English, they learn set sentences. A student may think they are making progress in their English and in one sense they are. However, when they take those set sentences and try to have a conversation in an English-speaking ...
Views: 2121(1 vote) - Crucial language questions: Do you want better English? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE TWO Es TO LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY To me, good English is about the two Es: Education and Environment. Education is necessary to learn the rules and there are five crucial areas to perfect in English. These are firstly, developing an understanding of the role of context in understanding an ...
Views: 2027(2 votes) - Happiness Quotient: Can money buy happiness? Does success and money lead to happiness? - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE GREATEST INVENTION When we think about the top 100 inventions, the monetary system is likely to be on the list. Economic systems based on currency circulation facilitate the development of human society. Whatever we personally think of this medium of exchange, can it of itself generate ...
Views: 2262 - Blissful Blessings: May you be blessed with friends, smiles and all the blessings of the universe. - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE BLESSING OF FRIENDSHIP B: Blessed beyond compare are we when we have beautiful friends. Beside me, I feel so blessed, loved and cared for. Friends certainly bless our lives and are a blessing. L: Loving thoughts are all I feel for my friends. Loving ways are the hallmarks of great ...
Views: 5487 - THE FIVE PILLARS OF ENGLISH - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE IMPORTANCE OF PILLARS Without pillars, buildings will never stand. They are the strong columns that are the supports for a building. In the English language there are five pillars. They are the building blocks and the key to fluency and exceptional ability in English. These five pillars are ...
Views: 6349(3 votes) - IS MARRIAGE A NATURAL STATE? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWHAT DO DIVORCE RATES SAY ABOUT MARRIAGE? We have all heard about the high rates of divorce in the West and we have also heard about how people are increasingly shunning marriage in the UK and US, opting instead for living together or singledom. Are soaring divorce rates indicative of an ...
Views: 5530 - SOCIAL NETWORKING: You either love it or hate it! - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieINFORMATION OVERLOAD Do you have a penchant or an additiction for modern communications? If you are like me you will be hooked on a number of social networking sites. I have limited myself to active participation on three social networks. Facebook to keep in contact with friends and family. ...
Views: 1334(1 vote) - ENGLISH EXPERTISE: WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieUSE IT OR LOSE IT. This applies to all English speakers and those who are learning English. So here are 10 tips to improve your English. 1. Start a blog or a diary and use English as much as possible. This is the equivalent of a daily journal, something all school children in the UK (an ...
Views: 4942(3 votes) - IS LIFE WORTH A LIE? LIFE IS NEVER WORTH A LIE! - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieNOTHING IS TOTALLY BLACK AND WHITE Lies in the virtual world and lies in the real world are a fact of life. The seriousness of such lies and how we react to them depends on our values and how serious we view the lie. Lying is never good and for some people totally undermines a budding ...
Views: 1631(1 vote) - Within you is the power to change the world! Or at least your world! - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWhat does it take to change the world or your world? Have you thought about this awesome concept. Or do you shrug your shoulders and give up? What do you have to do? Well firstly you have to tackle your thoughts. Only if you change your thoughts can you begin to change your world and then ...
Views: 1688(2 votes) - VIDEO VERVE: UP YOUR GAME WITH ONLINE VIDEOS - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSHARING IDEAS An incredible revolution is taking place and it is not always for money but is fuelled by passion. This amazing revolution is the worldwide accessibility of videos and how people are viewing them, creating their videos in response and in effect upping the ante in a particular ...
Views: 1414(2 votes) - ATTITUDES THAT GUARANTEE SUCCESS. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenziePOT OF GOLD A most glorious rainbow brightened up the Singapore skyline as the sunset. Students I was teaching wanted to stop and enjoy the rare sighting of the beautiful hues cascading between the skyscrapers. Exclamations of this is so lucky and rainbows mean good luck delighted the class and ...
Views: 1929(2 votes) - HOW TIME CAN MAKE OR BREAK A RELATIONSHIP - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieKILLING TIME OR KILLING THE RELATIONSHIP I was once in a relationship but the person just had no time for me. All the time he would give excuses such as busy at work, got to attend weddings, got to meet up with old friends, got to meet up with his boss on a Sunday night! And the excuses went on ...
Views: 1794(7 votes) - DO BOOKS HAVE A FUTURE? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieREAL REALITY I like teaching IELTS (International English Language Testing System) because we deal with current events and practical issues. I also like it because it is a test of English where every aspect of life is analyzed from the point of view of past, present and future. This is a ...
Views: 1892(2 votes) - DO PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS WORK? YES BUT NOT EXACTLY HOW MOST HUMANS WOULD LIKE - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenziePeople sometimes ask me to pray for them. I always do. But sometimes they wonder: why did I not pass that exam when you were praying and blessing me. The answer is perhaps that was not to be for you at that particular time. Possibly a greater lesson is needed in your life and that is the lesson ...
Views: 3547(1 vote) - DON’T GROW OLD, JUST GROW - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieI wish someone had told me this when I was in my 20s: Don’t grow old, just grow. But whatever age you currently are – there is still time to just grow. SEEING INTO THE FUTURE As you get older you won’t look the same. In fact, if you look at your parents and grandparents you will know in ...
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