Stressed Out By Everything In Your Life?! - Remember: Slow is Fast, Fast is Slow

Dear Troubled Ones

Recently, a friend and myself (both mothers) had been through some "bad situations and predicaments" and were unable to untangle ourselves from the many responsibilities and duties that call upon us - our own personal life, our children's new challenges and demands on us, our work, our household responsibilities and duties - all suddenly donned on us to be too massive.

My dear husband knew of my stressful predicaments and so happened to come through the following article by Stephen Covey titled "First things First".

After reading the article, my mind somehow dwell on these words "slow is fast, fast is slow", and I suddenly found myself re-channelling my energies to what most mattered to me then - writing my script for door-to-door witnessing with my church members last Saturday. It was a great day for tracting and meeting people and managed to share the gospel with a few young people. Come to think of it, this was my greatest fear - witnessing - and I had been so stressed out by it that my other projects and life responsibilities began to add up and looked like a giant snowball!

I hope that, to all who is facing mounting tasks and responsibilities; will benefit from reading this article.

Shared by Jennifer
www.my-personal-development-secrets.com

Movies Alert @ National Museum of Singapore

The Son of the Sheik
by George Fitzmaurice
1926 / USA / 72 min / Silent with music score by Jack Ward
A Programme of the National Museum Cinémathèque

Sat 31 Mar 2007
8pm
Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore
Tickets: $8

The legendary Rudolph Valentino, one of the most iconic stars of silent cinema, stars in this visually intoxicating sequel to his career-defining The Sheik, portraying a hot-blooded young man who is lured into a thieves’ trap by a beautiful dancer, played by Vilma Banky.

An epitome of the grandeur and romance of early Hollywood silent cinema, The Son of the Sheik’s sultry beauty and torrid power are derived from the exotic romance which saturates every frame. More than anything that would follow in the fast-approaching sound era, this desert romance relied thoroughly on sex appeal. Valentino's own, of course, bordered on mythical proportions, but Vilma Banky was awarded just as many loving close-ups and she photographed luminously. The culmination of all this cinematic lust remains Valentino, on his indigo horse, kidnapping dancing girl Banky, whom he mistakenly accuses of having betrayed him. "I may not be your first victim," he hisses to a prostrate Vilma in the film’s most memorable line, "but, by Allah, I shall be the one you remember!"

Widely hailed as the best film of Valentino’s career, The Son of the Sheik is also his last work. Eight days after the premiere of the film, Valentino collapsed and died at the age of 31. His death sparked off a public hysteria and his funeral attracted an unprecedented crowd of more than 80,000 people on the streets of New York City.

The Son of the Sheik is part of the Arabian Dreams film programme of Under the Crescent Moon festival. The other film of the Arabian Dreams programme, The Adventures of Prince Achmed featuring live music by The Analog Girl, screens on Sat 24 Mar 2007.

Ticketing

Counter Sales
Stamford Visitor Services Counter, 10am - 8pm
Canning Visitor Services Counter, 10am - 5pm

Concession rates at 20% discount are available. For more information and online booking, please visit:
http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/crescent_moon

Ticketing enquiries, call (65) 6332 3659 / (65) 6332 0111

All information is correct at time of printing. The Museum reserves the right to make changes and modifications to the programmes without prior notice. The National Museum of Singapore is located at 93 Stamford Road, S(178897). The nearest MRT station is at Dhoby Ghaut. Please note that no parking facilities are available at the National Museum of Singapore premises. Drivers are advised to park their cars at YMCA or Park Mall.

Enjoy!
Jennifer @ My Personal Development Secrets.com

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