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During the Ching Dynasty, a wealthy sick old man summoned his four wives to his bed-side. He was dying and wanted company on his journey. He wondered, “Will any of my wives accompany me to the next life?”

He asked his first wife, “My dear wife, I loved you day and night, I took care of you throughout my whole life. Now I am about to die, will you please go with me wherever I go after my death?”
The first wife said, “My dear husband, I know you always loved me. You are dying. Now it is time to separate from you. Goodbye, my dear.”

He called his second wife to his sickbed to ask her to follow him in death. “My dear second wife, you know how I loved you. Sometimes I was afraid you might leave me, but I held on to you strongly. My dear, please come with me.”
The second wife answered rather coldly. “Dear husband, how can I follow you? You loved me only for your own selfish sake.”

He asked his third wife to follow him. With tears the third wife also refused, “My dear, I pity you and I feel sad for myself. Therefore I shall accompany you to the graveyard. This is my last duty to you.”

Now he called his fourth wife for whom he didn’t care very much. He had treated her like a slave and had always showed much displeasure with her. She certainly would say no.
But when he asked, she answered, “My dear husband, I will go with you. Whatever happens, I will be with you forever. I cannot be separated from you.”

Would you like to know why on earth this story is posted here, and what it is all about? Hop over to Ocean Of Perspectives to find out!

When was the last time you actually went to the Forward Steps Personal Development website to take another look around?

I am often making changes there and adding brand new material and resources for you, to support you with moving forward with your personal life goals.

Over the past couple of days (weeks), I have made several large changes with the layout. I think it will serve you better and make the site so much more easy to navigate.

The Forward Steps site is now split into a few main areas, such as…

Get Self Improvement By Mail
Inspiring Audios and Visuals
Free Self Growth Gifts
Personal Development Sites List
Life Success Books And Articles
Online Resources And Web Tools
Forward Steps Blogs And Other Sites
Contact Thea And Adverts At Forward Steps
Forward Steps Social Connections

Hope you have a lot of spare time, there is lots to explore and there will be more added continuously!

I have just recently created a new web page with my favorite online tools, and this site will have more added to it, as I find more.

When I find something that does a job better than a tool I am currently using, then I will replace it with a better one.

This blog will still list and add others, plus retain the original online software, widget or tool links. This way you can select from the ones that I have collected and used over time, choosing the one that is most preferred by you.

By the way, you can even let us all know about your favorites at the Forward Steps Online Resources Links page I created as an add-on for you all.

The long awaited collection of Elan SunStar’s inspirational photographs, quotations and scientific representations of the act of smiling became available March 25. The book is titled SMILE! The Secret Science of Smiling & is filled with stories & endorsements by world leaders, scientists and philosophers alike.

“SunStar, a pioneer in alternative approaches to self-improvement of mind, body and spirit, weaves a solid biological, sociological and psychological base into this powerful message.” -prweb.com

And… just one last thing before you go! Change Our World With YOUR Smile

Shutdown Day announces the Annual 2009 Campaign. Just like in years past, Shutdown Day 2009 calls on every net obsessed, computer–addicted individual to SHUT DOWN their computers for 24 hours on May 2, 2009 and do something else!

Shutdown Day 2009 will be promoting several organizations that help young people suffering from computer addiction. A bunch of events are also organized for May 2, 2009, so visit their website and watch that space.

A belief is a thought that you have decided is true.

A personal belief changes the way you feel about something. You emotions (how you feel about something) determines the action that you will take, or will not take, in that area. Address your emotional state and then check in with the validity of a particular belief, if it is a belief that is not serving you and if it is one that is blocking you from moving toward a desired outcome. Decide to believe a new truth, one that empowers you and raises your confidence.