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- 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: 11281(1 vote) - 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: 6767(2 votes) - 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: 6370(3 votes) - Two brothers love each other more than they love themselves. The ultimate love story - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieThe true essence of love – when we want something as good or better than we wish for ourselves. TWO PEAS IN A POD Two brothers were orphaned when they were youngsters. They were farmers and worked together on their family farm. Years later the elder brother married and had a family with two ...
Views: 5561 - 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: 5546 - 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: 5504 - 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: 5500 - 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: 4965(3 votes) - No one loses anyone because no one owns anyone. Do you really believe that? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieYOU CAN’T OWN ANYONE Paulo Coelho in Eleven Minutes wrote: “No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it.” QUESTIONS After reading such a quote the following questions come to ...
Views: 4727 - Never give up on your dreams! 12 principles to make dreams happen the Imran Khan way! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieGentleman Sportsman Imran Khan is Asia’s most successful cricket captain and in the top ten of most well-known sportsmen in this continent. Gentle Giant Blessed with more than his fair share of charisma, charm, affability, eloquence and powerful, driven passion, Imran is a legend in the ...
Views: 4508 - 10 reasons why Andrew Carnegie was materially and spiritually successful - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWHERE DOES SUCCESS COME FROM? Behind every successful man is a team of people – past, present and future. You probably have heard that “Behind every successful man is a woman.” It is certainly true that a good woman can really help a man to be successful, but the truth is that behind every ...
Views: 4390 - Goodness versus evil. When Goodness comes back to you - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieA TALE OF GOOD ACTIONS VERSUS EVIL (Main Characters) 1. A housewife who loves to make chapati 2. A poor man – a hunchback – a man with a grotesque bump on his back. A man who can’t stand up straight and looks all hunched over. Not a pleasant sight. 3. A son who was no longer ...
Views: 4351 - Jealous husbands and the parrot who talked too much. 7 powerful lessons on love, anger, jealously and living life without regret! - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE DAYS AND NIGHTS SO FAR Story 7 by Queen Shahrazad – This story was told by King Yunan to his evil Wezir (Vizier) as a reminder that if we do things when angry we may live to regret those actions. King Yunan could only see gratitude for the sage of Duban who had cured him of leprosy and ...
Views: 4308 - 100 QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU GET MARRIED - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzie100 QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU GET MARRIED These 100 questions are from the website http://www.haqislam.org/pre-marital-questions/. Here are my answers. Before you get married do yourself a favor and work through these questions and offer them to your intended. If they are not ...
Views: 4205 - 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: 4088 - Three Wishes for your children that will also bless you - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieBeautiful Blessing As a parent, you are in the greatest position to bestow blessings upon your child. Many will just wish for a healthy baby while some are more ambitious: the child must get to a good university and make millions. Your Wish Whatever your wish for your child and there ...
Views: 3999(1 vote) - The Quest for Paradise – A Utopian world – is it just pie in the sky? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieThe Island of Utopia Freedom – the most misunderstood word in the English language If there was a poll to decide what is the most misunderstood word in the English language I think freedom might be high in the voting stakes. When there are millions of people how can we all live together ...
Views: 3704 - 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: 3566(1 vote) - Listening is Golden. Master the art of silence to be the best listener says Susan McKenzie - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieA World of Meaning Idioms are phrases with special meanings. Straightforward idioms are usually ones all speakers of English can understand. Clichés are said to be overused phrases – but some so-called clichés are so apt (suitable) that they convey a world of meaning to us and more importantly ...
Views: 3553(1 vote) - 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: 3533 - Bottle up patience not anger. Five things Hazrat Ali (AS) teaches - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieBLESSINGS FROM THE WISDOM OF HAZRAT ALI B: Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy. (Hazrat Ali SA). L: Learning is one of the five pillars Hazrat taught: Learn to admit ignorance and learn what you do not know. E: Endurance and patience go hand in hand if you ...
Views: 3227 - 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: 3107 - 8 secrets of speaking like a native English Speaker - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzie8 secrets of speaking like a native English Speaker. Are you prepared to do what it takes? 1. THE SECRET You have to be prepared to do what native speakers do. Are you prepared to do what native speakers do? 2. ENGLISH ENVIRONMENT English speakers have an English environment: radio, ...
Views: 3095 - When love comes together – the love of son, daughter-in-law and mother - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieA touching true story of love I would like to share a true story about my mother. ENGLISH DOWRY We are one of the rare English families to get a daughter-in-law with a dowry. WE ARE NOT AMUSED Brother number 1 wanted to marry a Gujarati girl but her family were not ...
Views: 3048 - 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: 3016 - Queen Shahrazad's 10 powerful lessons - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS Queen Shahrazad told a story every night to her husband and king, laced with lessons, morals and wise statements. STORY TIME The opening story is about a businessman who is on a business trip in a foreign land. RECKLESSNESS He sat down in a garden and ...
Views: 3004 - 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: 2911 - Scheherazade (Shahrazad): Sowing good is never lost - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieDO YOU HAVE A MENTOR? Mentors can be from the past, present or even fictional. Shahrazad is strictly fictional but I feel she could be real – a composite character of realness, and she is my mentor because for me she is real. PARALLELS WITH LIFE Fiction can be so real because it draws upon ...
Views: 2910 - Is love possible on Facebook? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWAYS TO CONNECT Facebook is a place to connect but is it a place for love? Facebook can certainly be a starting point; obviously it can’t be the ending point for love such as marital love. Also is it true or real love – is it sustainable and lasting love? Could Facebook be a good starting ...
Views: 2823 - 7 points to consider before you pay someone to write your CV! - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWill you pay for a professional resume writing services? 7 points to bear in mind. 1. Call in the Professionals Not the Clown One of the things I learnt as a lawyer was: A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. This proverb means that if you represent yourself in court things ...
Views: 2695(1 vote) - 10 ways to greater love - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2013 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieIf you truly want love then you have to consider how you approach love. Make your relationship last with these 10 loving tips. 1. Find a way never to criticize – even the type that is believed to be constructive. Instead think of ways to help and support and just do it. Always have the ...
Views: 2657 - 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: 2652(1 vote) - Enhance your brain power and vocabulary prowess with synonyms and antonyms - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieVocabulary Prowess People who worked for and with the late deputy prime minister of Singapore, Dr Goh Keng Swee, observed that he would hone his vocabulary in meetings, writing out synonyms and antonyms of some of the words under discussion. Concise Clearness He would even aim for at ...
Views: 2629(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: 2615 - 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: 2510 - 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 ...
Views: 2440(1 vote) - 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: 2439(1 vote) - Are you enlightened? 5 ways to harness enlightenment and live the high life! - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieENLIGHTENED LIFE BLESSING B: Being open to ideas is the best way to be more enlightened. L: Light states are the states of mind we should endeavour to be in. E: Enlightenment is the highest level of understanding you can achieve, so enlightenment must be one of our goals. S: Study helps in ...
Views: 2360(1 vote) - Be grateful for corrupt politicians. 10 reasons why you should be grateful for them from The Science of Getting Rich by William Wattles - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE BENEFITS OF BEING GRATEFUL 1. Grateful souls are closer to God. Get closer to God when you are grateful. The soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than those who never look to God in thankful acknowledgement. The mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into ...
Views: 2328 - 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: 2328(1 vote) - “I’m a Technopreneur and I’m jobless,” says Faizan Laghari. Is an entrepreneur jobless? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieThe Yes "I am jobless" Camp by Faizan Laghari Jobless for over 10 years I can only speak for myself in this regard. The fact of the matter is that I haven't had a job for 10 years now. Definition of Job As I always explain in my presentations, a "job" in my opinion is where I go for an ...
Views: 2317 - Entrepreneurial Tools to Build a New World Order - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieMuhammad Nasrullah, founder of Pringit.com, takes obstacles in his stride. In every challenge, there is an opportunity for the entrepreneur to capitalize upon and take advantage of. Q: How do market conditions affect the entrepreneur? A: The economic environment has a key impact on ...
Views: 2308(1 vote) - 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: 2304 - 5 reasons to take a free online college course - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieMega Movement A new movement is developing and it has an acronym: MOOC. MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses. How big it becomes is anyone’s guess but if it is free then it will attract legions. Think Again One of my friends encouraged me to get involved. He said he was taking ...
Views: 2299 - 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: 2279 - Entrepreneurial Success: 10 Keys by Muhammad Nasrullah - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieEntrepreneurial Enterprise As an employee at Ericsson Muhammad Nasrullah was creating massive telecom networks but he felt there weren't enough services, so he left and “came up with a mobile social network which would be a gateway into other services.” He became an entrepreneur and one of his ...
Views: 2186 - Should English-speaking Muslims lace their language with Arabic terms when others do not understand? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieSloppy Speech? Rehana Matri sparked a response when she expressed: I wish Muslims would stop speaking English sprinkled with Arabic terminology because every word that is in Arabic can also be said in English. Why this mix of language, it does not help anyone who is not learned in the Arabic ...
Views: 2176 - 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: 2139(1 vote) - LUCKY YOU. I BELIEVE IN LUCK. DO YOU? 10 Secrets for more luck in your life! - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieTHE LUCK OF THE DRAW You should believe in luck because luck can make or break your life. Lucky Breaks Good luck gives us opportunities and good events, while bad luck has the opposite effect. What is Luck? Dictionaries define luck as something that happens to us, affecting our ...
Views: 2057(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 ...
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