Save Earth

There is a cute small round press button at the bottom rightcorner of almost all monitors: Please make use of this.

Stop printing out Harry Porter, Jeffrey Archer and other e-books. Thisis a classic example of paper wastage.(Embedded image moved to file: pic07266.jpg)
If you have forgotten to give double-side prints, make sure you make use ofthe empty sides as scribbling pads or for your kids' imposition!

Take two minutes from your busy schedule before hurrying back home to shutdown the computer

All of us are big time Googlers. Have you heard of the Blackle searchengine? Blackle (Google powered) is a search engine designed all in RichBlack so that your system consumes less power. So change your homepage

Plastic bags these days indeed come in bright and flamboyant colours andtempt us to take them home with us. But the saying, "Appearances aredeceptive" holds true for these plastic things too. Next time, hold back orgo prepared to counter temptation with a cloth bag.

Roses, Jasmine, Hibiscus and Peas; All these saplings cost hardly betweenRs 10 - 20 each. Can't we afford to plant these in and around our houses?Also, more importantly, caring and maintain them as they grow?

Try to segregate the different kinds of waste into Bio-Degradable (Fruit orvegetable waste) , Recyclable (waste Paper, paper products) and Electronics(Floppy disks, CD-ROMS ). Once you have segregated your thrash, look forspecialized trash cans to throw them away.

Try to minimize the use of horns. Honking drastically increased and thisadds to the noise pollution and does not provide a conducive environment to live in

Use rechargeable batteries though it's an expensive product, it's one-timepurchase. Recharge when required. (Same applies to cell-phones, MP3s, iPodsand Laptops)

The best pens to use would be ink ones. Though if you have to use a ballpoint pen, buy refills instead of buying new pens. Pencils are much betterfor rough use! (That's why we used it at school!!!)

Remember to close water taps before preening in front of the mirror. Ofcourse you are beautiful, but Water is a precious resource!

Let's not just wake up and walk out of finished meetings and conferenceswith a sigh of relief, let us remember to turn off the lights andprojectors too.

Take few minutes to learn about topics like 'Global Warming' , 'Air / Noise/Land / Water Pollution ' etc apart from constant surfing of News, LatestGadgets, Movies and Music.

The Earth has already become a dangerous place to live in for the animalsand birds. Soon it might be our turn. So let's pledge to save our beautifulplanet so that you and your future generations can live happily andpeacefully ever after

The 7 Dangerous Act after meal

* Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after meals will cauச
e stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.

* Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid.This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.

* Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted & blocked.

* Don't bathe - Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach willtherefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.

* Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a hundredsteps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walkingwill cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.

* Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able todigest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.

40 Tips for Better Life from ISHA YOGA

40 Tips for Better Life from ISHA YOGA

1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Sleep for 7 hours.
4. Live with the 3 E's - Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10.Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 11. Drink plenty of water.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Do not waste your precious energy on gossip.
14. Forget issues of the past. Do not remind your partner with his / her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15. Do not have negative thoughts or things you can not control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the
curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will
last a lifetime.
17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
18. Smile and laugh more.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Do not take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You do not have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it will not spoil the present.
23. Do not compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don't compare your partner with others.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. GOD! heals everything.
28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
29. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
30. Get rid of anything that is not useful, beautiful or Joyful.
31. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
32. The best is yet to come.
33. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
34. Do the right thing!
35. Call your family often.
36. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.
37. Each day give something good to others.
38. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
39. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.