The present recession, unemployment, inflation and rising living costs has lead to practically everyone falling into a confused state as to what to do to overcome the present crisis. Once confusion prevails, one starts panicking. And with this panic negativity spreads like wildfire in the air. However it is not with negativity, but with positivity that you can actually face life. So read on to find tips to turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts.

1. The first thing you have to do is to take a positive outlook at life, and to devote more time for yourself. It is only if you are refreshed and constructive will you be able to overcome bleak times in life. Learn to find time for friends and family and to enjoy the company of others. Start volunteering as this is a great means of making positive use of your excess time.

2. The second tip is to educate yourself by reading newspapers and watching news so that you learn about today’s world. Though you may find lots of negative news like robberies, rape, fraud, cheats and murders in the newspapers, it is by informing yourself about all this negativity that you start fearing less.

3. If you think you can help someone overcome a negative solution by turning it into a constructive one, do so. By helping others, you help yourself. And these people you help will trust you and be there to help you if you fall into a negative situation in the future.

4. Take stock of your financial situation. If in a financial mess, build a plan to come out of it by taking your income, assets and expenditure into consideration. Remember that though the economy may be in recession, there are many other people around the world who live and suffer in worse conditions. This thought itself is enough to help you develop a positive outlook to your negative situation.

5. Surround yourself more with people who have a positive outlook to life than those with negative outlooks. Negativity is contagious; however if you have more of positive friends around you, they will be able to help you overcome the negative vibes created by negative friends.

Keep these tips in mind, and life turns out to be more positive than negative. By changing yourself, you learn to accept negativity in stride and not to let it overcome you. And most important, the future starts looking bright with positive opportunities for you to grab and make the most of them.

I live, yet don't breathe,
I am freezing.
I am never thirsty, but i always drink.
WHAT AM I?

Answer
A fish




I am a vicous man-killer when i am angry but I am gentle and calm when I am happy. I can be a home pet but my fangs dont suit the job. I have a legend about me but I know it might not be true.


I may look scary but I am not really that scary. I may walk into your garden but then I would tell a lie.


What am I ?


Answer
A snake.






When you don't have it you want it, but when you do have it you want to share it , but you have to keep it. What is it?



Answer
A secret.







What has three feet, but no toes?


Answer
A yard stick





What's black and white and red (read) all over?


Answer
A newspaper.





Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?



Answer
Mary







Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?



Answer
Fire





I'm full of air but can't breathe. What am I?



Answer
A balloon.





What gets whiter the dirtier that it gets?



Answer
A blackboard or a chalkboard.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

A ton.



He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?

A priest.



How are a jeweler and a jailer alike? The jeweler sells watches and the jailer .

watches cells.



How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?

Only one - the "last" one.



How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?

Hint: Who?



How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Once. After the first calculation, you will be subtracting 5 from 20, then 5 from 15, and so on.



How much dirt is in a hole 4 feet deep and 2 feet wide?

There is no dirt in a hole.



I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball, yet it is never thrown. What am I?

Eyelashes.

Meaning of the Color Blue

Blue is the overwhelming "favorite color." Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable and committed. The color of sky and the ocean, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives.



As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming; however not all blues are serene and sedate. Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic, an engaging color that expresses exhilaration.


Some shades or the overuse of blue may come across as cold or uncaring. Blue is the least "gender specific" color, having equal appeal to both men and women.

How the color blue affects us physically and mentally
* Calming and sedate
* Cooling
* Aids intuition

Meaning of the Color Green

Green occupies more space in the spectrum visible to the human eye and is second only to blue as a favorite color. Green is the pervasive color in the natural world that is an ideal backdrop in interior design because we are so used to seeing it everywhere.



The natural greens, from forest to lime, are seen as tranquil and refreshing, with a natural balance of cool and warm (blue and yellow) undertones. Green is considered the color of peace and ecology. However, there is an "institutional" side to green, associated with illness or Government-issued that conjure up negative emotions as do the "slimy" or bilious greens.

How the color green affects us physically and mentally
* Soothing
* Relaxing mentally as well as physically
* Helps alleviate depression, nervousness and anxiety
* Offers a sense of renewal, self-control and harmony

Meaning of the Color Yellow

Yellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness. Shades of golden yellow carry the promise of a positive future. Yellow will advance from surrounding colors and instill optimism and energy, as well as spark creative thoughts.



How the color yellow affects us mentally and physically
* Mentally stimulating
* Stimulates the nervous system
* Activates memory
* Encourages communication

Meaning of the Color Orange

Orange, a close relative of red, sparks more controversy than any other hue. There is usually strong positive or negative association to orange and true orange generally elicits a stronger "love it" or "hate it" response than other colors.


Fun and flamboyant orange radiates warmth and energy. Interestingly, some of the tones of orange such as terra cotta, peach or rust have very broad appeal.

How the color orange affects us mentally and physically
* Stimulates activity
* Stimulates appetite
* Encourages socialization

Meaning of the Color Red

Red has more personal associations than any other color. Recognized as a stimulant red is inherently exciting and the amount of red is directly related to the level of energy perceived.


Red draws attention and a keen use of red as an accent can immediately focus attention on a particular element.

How the color red affects us mentally and physically
* Increases enthusiasm
* Stimulates energy
* Encourages action and confidence
* A sense of protection from fears and anxiety

Meaning of the Color Purple

Purple embodies the balance of red simulation and blue calm. This dichotomy can cause unrest or uneasiness unless the undertone is clearly defined at which point the purple takes on the characteristics of its undertone.


A sense of mystic and royal qualities, purple is a color often well liked by very creative or eccentric types and is the favorite color of adolescent girls.

How the color purple affects us mentally and physically
* Uplifting
* Calming to mind and nerves
* Offers a sense of spirituality
* Encourages creativity

Meaning of the Color Brown

Brown says stability, reliability, and approachability. It is the color of our earth and is associated with all things natural or organic.

How the color brown affects us physically and mentally
* Feeling of wholesomeness
* Stability
* Connection with the earth
* Offers a sense orderliness

Meaning of the Color White

White projects purity, cleanliness, and neutrality. Doctors don white coats, brides traditionally were white gowns and a white picket fence surrounds a safe and happy home.

How the color white affects us mentally and physically
* aids mental clarity
* encourages us to clear clutter or obstacles
* evokes purification of thoughts or actions
* enables fresh beginnings

Meaning of the Color Gray

Gray is timeless, practical, and solid. A longstanding favorite suit color, gray can mix well with any color.

Although well like and often worn, people rarely name gray as a favorite color possibly because Gray also is associated with loss or depression.

How the color gray affects us physically and mentally
* unsettling
* expectant

Meaning of the Color Black

Black is authoritative and powerful; because black can evoke strong emotions too much can be overwhelming.

A classic color for clothing possibly because it makes the wearer appear thinner and more sophisticated.

How the color black affects us physically and mentally
* feeling inconspicuous
* a restful emptiness
* mysterious evoking a sense of potential and possibility.

Step 1 : Remove unused software

You probably don’t use half the programs you have installed over time. Removing the ones you don’t need anymore can significantly speed up your Windows XP computer. To remove software:

1. Go to the Control Panel (Start -> Control Panel) and select Add Or Remove Programs. It may take a while for the list to load if you have many programs installed.
2. Going through the whole list, select programs you rarely use and uninstall them, one by one.
3. Restart your computer to see the changes.

Step 2: Use Less Graphics

Do you really need a wallpaper and the fancy animations when opening or closing windows? Disabling animations can increase the speed at which your computer opens and closes windows. To disable window animations:

1. In Control Panel, go to System and select the Advanced tab. Click the Performance Settings tab.
2. In the Visual Effects window, disable all the animations in the box, or simply select “Adjust for best performance” as shown on the screenshot on the right. Press Apply.

In the same Performance Options window, choose the Advanced tab, and press the Change button in the Virtual Memory area. From there you can change the size of your paging file – a file on your hard drive that acts as RAM. By increasing the size of your paging file, you can significantly increase speed, but be warned! Using your hard drive as RAM can cause damage to it, so it’s a good idea to buy a better RAM instead.

Step 3: Clean your Registry

You should regularly clean your Windows XP’s Registry to remove old errors that can clog up the registry. To properly clean the Registry, you need a reliable Registry Cleaner software. There are some free ones out there, but I would not be too comfortable with using them. Instead, buy a trusted registry cleaner program so for a little bit of extra cash, you can feel safe. I would recommend FixCleaner, which in addition to cleaning your registry does a number of other things to significantly speed up your Windows XP.

Step 4: Stop unwanted Startup programs

By disabling programs that are set to automatically open when the computer starts, you can greatly speed up your startup process – the time between turning on the computer and being able to fully use it.

Here’s how to disable Startup programs:

1. Click Run in your Start menu, type msconfig into the box and press enter.
2. Select the Startup tab.
3. Go through the list, disabling programs you don’t need by un-ticking the box left of them. Only disable programs you are sure you do not need, and I recommend not touching the ones in the WINDOWS directory.

Step 5: Clean up your hard drive

Performing a disk cleanup can free some hard drive space and also speed up your computer. To use the disk cleanup tool:

1. Go to Start -> Run and type cleanmgr.exe. Press Enter.
2. It will probably take a while, especially if you have never used this tool before.

Step 6: Defragment your hard drives

Defragmenting your drives can make a big difference in your computer’s speed. Defragmenting places files physically closer on the hard drive, making it easier and faster for the hard drive to read these files and write new ones. It is a good idea to defragment your hard drive regularily, so it alway stays optimal. I posted a tutorial for an automatic defragment like here:

There are also a number of commercial defragment programs available, which are more powerful than the Windows tool and come with a wide variety of features. If you don’t want to spend any money on this, I would recommend Auslogics Disk Defrag, which is a great, free tool.

Here’s how to defragment your hard drives using the built-in Windows tool:

1. In My Computer, right click on a drive you want to defragment.
2. Click Tools and select Defragment
3. Click the Analyse button first, which will analyse your hard drive and see how fragmented it is.
4. Once the report is finished and the system finds it necessary to perform a defragmentation, press defrag. This will take a very long time, but you have to be patient.

Step 7: Use a PC optimization tool to do the rest

There are a hundreds of other ways to improve your computer’s speed and performance but it is impossible to list all of them here or go through them manually. To fix them, you can either purchase a separate tool for each one, which will end up costing you a fortune, or buy an All-In-One optimization program that will do all the dirty work and fix errors behind the scenes for you. Going through all the steps mentioned above will definitely speed up your Windows XP, but running a professional tool even after following these manual steps will increase performance even further.

1.) Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. Start small. Start now.


2.) Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.


3.) Spend more time with those who make you smile and less time with those who you feel pressured to impress.


4.) Start by asking yourself whether each of your relationships drags you down or lifts you up. Surrounding yourself with positive, loving people is half the battle of living a happy, successful life.