There is no excuse for not trying. 

  
Life is not to be absorbed through the experiences of others; instead, it is to be grasped by you with the strength of a thousand lions.
Theodore W. Higgingsworth

 
Just doing as well as you did last time is not good enough. Michael Jackson

 
One of the greatest motivations for forgiveness is knowing that it's you who will be the primary beneficiary when you do it. Forgiveness is for you. Barbara J Hunt, Forgiveness Made Easy

 
By being the best you can be, the most skilful in your endeavour and by loving yourself, your life and what you do with it, you'll happily begin every new day with a spring in your step. Ross Wilson, The Happy Agent

 
To be your best for your career, job, home business, volunteer work or whatever service you provide, there must be some 'down' time. Kathy Henn, Daily Inspiration

 
I believe in the eternal possibilities for life to expand and improve. I'm convinced that anything can be better. David Mezzapelle, 10 Habits of Truly Optimistic People

 
Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power. John Wooden

Your story is your memory of those life experiences that made you who you are today. It consists of "the best of times and the worst of times." Bill DeFoore, Anger: Deal With It, Heal With It, Stop It From Killing You
A motivational quotation that we all need to remember during difficult times!

 
If you have the right mind-set, you can be just as happy on Monday as you are on Friday. Joel Osteen, Every Day a Friday

Winning is important, but only the kind where every player feels that he or she is putting in the best effort. Jame Wilson, How to Be Better At Basketball in 21 days

 
Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go. Hermann Hesse

People with a passion for a certain thing are most likely to put more time and effort in it than those who don't. Barbara Geer, Am I My Sister's Keeper?

 
You are a work in progress; which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once. Author Unknown

... the life we are living today is defined by the thoughts in one's mind and the action implemented on the outside to be who we are. Alexander Chase, Positive Thinking

 
Success, happiness, confidence and love are some important elements of your life. You need all of them to deal with different challenges and to increase the success and convenience of your life. Chris Johnston, Famous Quotes

Possible actions and choices can be limited by fear, so be thoughtful, but also be fearless. Fran Curcio

I might live for the future and the achievement of the "When I …," but I can't really live in any other time than now. Kirsten Wreggitt, Before I Let You Go

 
"Adversity is the catalyst that forces us to stretch. It propels us to find solutions to problems ..." Catherine Pulsifer, Adversity An Advantage

 
Positive attitude comes with motivation that something can be done anyway despite the prevailing circumstances. Dan Miller, Positive Attitude - Key to Success
Motivational people always demonstrate a positive attitude! 


We all need someone or something to give us our own "I can do it" moment to keep us moving forward. Doretha Dingler, In Pink

I believe that nothing in life is unimportant
Every moment can be a beginning
And a time for decision
John McLeod, I Believe

 
Always pass on what you have learned. Yoda

And if you think you have it rough, then try sitting down with someone else and ask them about their life. It may give you some perspective. Jonathan Puddle, You Are The Solution to Someone's Problem

Motivation is the reason you do something. It's a force that compels you. Motivation is your incentive and your inspiration. Erica Hudson, How To Achieve Your Goals

One of the most efficient ways you can improve your life is by simply thinking in a more positive way. Robert Norman, Positive Thinking

"There are those who hate to see their birthday arrive. Ah, but not I. For each year is a gift, each day is a gift. I am thankful and am grateful for this day of my birth. I find motivation within to live this year so let it begin!" Theodore W. Higginsworth

 
Motivation can play a great rule in helping you manage your day by setting priorities. Frank Mullani, Discover the Magic of Motivation Now

A book will come to a person when he or she is ready for its message, and often it will come in an amazing way. Gerald G.Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

As individuals we are sometimes as nothing, but we can influence, and be influenced by, something much more significant. Simon Bell, A Kinship of Purpose
see also: Best Quotes   |   Best Motivational Quotes   |   Inspirational Quotes   |   Greatness   |   Motivational Poems   |   Adversity An Advantage

Short Motivational Quotations
While these quotes are short they are motivating and inspiring!
 
Be yourself, who else is better qualified. Frank J. Giblin

He said don't be so much consumed in searching for the best ways to raise your kid that you forget to enjoy your motherhood. Vanita Vandan Singh, Motherhood Notes

Our world would look very different if each of us would be passionately pursuing our life's purpose. Munmi Sarma, The Obstacle Is You

 
Never stop believing in yourself.
When others doubt, don't you. Catherine Pulsifer, Believing in You

Find your passion and you are halfway through achieving your purpose in life Dr. Ignatius K Otchere-Asamoah, Destined to Win

 
Being motivated is a vital aspect in wanting to work well. Kate Keenan, Motivate

Peak performance occurs because of the demanding nature of the situation, not in spite of it. Martin Turner, Jamie Barker, What Business Can Learn From Sport Psychology

 
Confidence is the mother of incentive. Greg Henry Quinn

In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. Jane Smiley

 
Optimism and positivity keep your goals moving forward. Renil M. George, Focus
A short motivational quotation that holds much wisdom.

Where or what would life be without one's dreams and passions expressed with vigour and fortitude? Rosy Lee Anderson

 
Preoccupation is the most common form of failure. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Twelve Tests of Character

Encouragement is important business. Larry Crabb, Encouragement

In reality, the richness of our lives is often equal to the risks we are courageous enough to take. Sue Patton Thoele

 
Motivators are not born - they are made. And they are almost always self-made. Alan Loy Mcginnis, Bringing Out Best in People

I also believe mental preparation goes hand-in-hand with setting goals and hard work. Alex Rodriguez

Purpose is a complicated concept. To start with, it is about meaning and motivation. Patrick Foley, Winning at Retirement

 
True resilience fosters well-being, an underlying sense of happiness, love, and peace. Rick Hanson, Resilient

May we all become teachers of peace, and teach in the only way possible: by example. Max Strom

A big part of what makes a story enjoyable is that it is worthwhile, and to that end, meaningful. Joel Emmett, Star Wars Wisdom

There are 1,440 minutes in a day, and once they're gone, you never get them back. Kevin Kruse

 

Creativity is the catalyst for brilliant accomplishments, but it is also the greatest obstacle. Scott Belsky, Making Ideas Happen

Our hard work rewards us financially and builds our business skills and experience. But if internal motivation is not there, a rude awakening awaits when we realize what we're missing: passion. Joanna Barsh, Grow Wherever You Work

Leading any sort of creative pursuit requires an overhaul of how we motivate others and ourselves. Scott Belsky, Making Ideas Happen

"... determination is the impetus for persistence and perseverance for taking action. Dorothy Wehunt, Rise Up to Yourself

 
Gratitude and humility ... are critical in developing a successful mindset. Paul Brodie, Champion

Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future. Melanie Gustafson

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates. Magic Johnson

Retirement may be an ending, a closing, but it is also a new beginning. Catherine Pulsifer

Personal freedom means choosing our own behavior; it means acting rather than reacting. Karen Casey, Each Day a New Beginning

 
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things. John Burroughs

Violence is a dark contrast to what so many of us still believe in - love. Robi Ludwig

What motivates people to act kindly to family and strangers? Gerald Campbell, Kindness: The 8 Laws of Kindness
see also: Short Quotes   |   Short Inspirational Quotes   |   Short Graduation Quotes   |   Short Positive   |   Positive    |   Words of Encouragement  |   Motherhood

Motivational Words for Success
These motivational words for success are examples and experiences of others that have found what has worked and not worked! Their determination and will to learn has brought them success.
 
A lack of motivation is the number one killer of success. Philip Vang, Master Learning Box: You Are Smart

Ambition may be the vehicle to motivate you to great success, or it may plunge you to dreadful depths. Clearly this is a matter to have under control before beginning any great transition in life. Dr Shelton Smith, Autobiography of ambition

Boredom is telling you to pay attention to the world. Manoush Zomorodi, Spark

Pull yourself together, go down the mountain, and don't let the rain hold you back.

Instead of seeing your introvert qualities as your biggest flaws, consider that they may actually be your biggest strengths. Holley Gerth, The Powerful Purpose of Introverts

"If you don't love something, you're not going to go the extra mile, work the extra weekend, challenge the status quo as much." Steve Jobs

Being apprehensive about a new experience is natural and even expected, but exhilaration often follows. Dean Gualco, Making a Difference

The more you succeed in seeking out the pleasant aspects of meditation, the more motivated you'll be and the more you will look forward to practicing. Mathew Immurgut, The Mind Illuminated

Passion and perseverance, it turns out, matter more than talent or intelligence when it comes to being successful. Linda Kaplan Thaler, Grit to Great

 
... resilient people are able to derive meaning from failure, and they use this knowledge to climb higher than they otherwise would. Karen Reivich, The Resilience Factor

In increasing your motivation, it's often helpful to clarify what you want for the future. If you know your desired outcome, that positive vision of the future can give you the energy that spurs you along on your journey to success." James Adler

Once you learn how to focus on the most important goals in your life, it becomes much easier to develop the strategies and the skills needed to accomplish them, and to see them become a reality. David James, Focus: The Key to Success

Confidence is the belief that you can accomplish something successfully and that you have the resources to do it.  Rhonda Cohen, Sport Psychology

"Anyone can launch a new company, but it takes patience, hard work, and commitment to make any new project a success." Warren Philip Gates, Success and the Powerful Introvert

 
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. Norman Vincent Peale

Music can inspire creativity ... whether it triggers a subtle tap of our foot, a clap of our hands, or a dance involving our whole body, music physically moves us. Quite simply, music is transformational. Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes for the Mind

Creating any habit can be exciting if you treat it with adventure and innovation. Aliya Saige, 100 Daily Blessings

Without the confidence to act, few will venture down a new path, no matter how clear the road map. W. Chan Kim, Blue Ocean Shift

Aversion to failure motivates us to take necessary precautions and to work harder to achieve success. By contrast, intense fear of failure often handicaps us, making us reject failure so vigorously that we cannot take the risks that are necessary for growth. Tal Ben-Shahar, Being Happy

 
With the right attitudes and a bit of practice, we can learn to harness the power of patience in our lives... M. J. Ryan, The Power of Patience

The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made of ourselves on the other. H. G. Wells

If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach. Larry Page

Setting goals allows you to have drive and motivation and is where a lot of your hard work will pay off. Denzel J. Wellington, Goal Setting

As a coach, you have to be the first one to believe that the person you are coaching has the potential to be great. You have to be an outstanding motivating force. Brad Peterson, Coaching

 
Remember, it is not about the absence of the fear but the courage to take action anyway that determines success. Madyson Taylor

Choosing our own aims and seeking to bring them to fruition creates a sense of vitality and motivation in life. Brendon Burchard, The Motivation Manifesto

Rather than make mountains out of molehills, I've discovered that it's best to tackle any challenge one step at a time - even when it seems there may be one too many rocks in our backpack. Catherine DeVrye, The Gift of Nature

see also: Success Quotes   |   Successful    |   Life    |   Success Poem   |   Poems about Life   |   Meditation

Funny Motivational Quotes To Make You Smile
While these are funny they are also motivational and we can all use a smile!
 
As you ramble through life, whatever be your goal; keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole. Irish Saying

Our work as citizens is a lot like housework: It never ends. We can either wring our hands in despair or use them to roll up our shirtsleeves and try to find new ways to make a difference. Pat Schroeder

The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come. Nicky Gumbel

Like the first crocus stubbornly blooming amidst the winter snow, may you be blessed with determination. Joanne Kaattari, Sister Soups

 
Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted. David Bly

Over the years, I have discovered that there are two groups of people: those who are ready to work for change and those who want a quick fix. Ben Bernstein, Stressed Out!

If you're ever feeling unmotivated, just put on your tennis shoes and tie them up. Doing this sets you into motion! Gabi Garcia, Lazy Ninja

None of us gets up in the morning and says, "You know, today I really want to do worse than I did yesterday!" Joel Osteen, Daily Readings from Become a Better You

 
Much like yawning, no one can withstand the sight or sound of another's laughter without succumbing to the impulse himself. Clayton Geoffreys, How to be Witty

If there is a day you have eaten until you were full; if there is a time of joy you can recall; if you have escaped even once the clutches of death; if you can remember one or all of the above, then you have something to be grateful for. Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
see also: Funny Quotes  |   Funny Quotes about Life  |   Cute   |   Cute Life Quotes  |   Smile   |   Irish Quotes and Sayings  |   Funny Poems  |  
Famous Motivational Quotes
Let these motivational words from these famous people encourage you! Their success and how they think can benefit us all!

It's not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it's who you are. Elvis Presley

True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. C. S. Lewis

To watch the corn grow, or the blossoms set; to draw hard breath over the plough or spade; to read, to think, to love, to pray, are the things that make men happy. John Ruskin

 
Albert Einstein

Sometimes it's wiser to be right in silence. Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman

Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system. Elllen DeGeneres

You can't just sit around. Don't expect anybody to come and hand you anything. It doesn't work that way. Michelle Obama

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful. Edgar Allan Poe

 
 Confucius

Trust turns rejection, abandonment, disappointment, and loneliness into motivations rather than a deterrents. Iyanla Vanzant, Trust: Mastering the Four Essential Trusts

May your choices reflect your hopes not your fears. Nelson Mandela

The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?' Joel Osteen

 
Oprah Winfrey

Time and money spent in helping people to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. Henry Ford

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar

Enthusiasm is the dynamic motivator that keeps one persistently working toward his goal. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Enthusiasm Makes the Difference

When people have that kind of motivation, when obstacles are not a factor, when only the dream matters, they MAKE things happen.
Les Brown

We realized that motivation (inspiration to action) is like a fire: the flames will be extinguished unless the fire is refueled. W. Clement Stone

 
 Tony Robbins

"Failing is a judgment that we humans place on a given action. Rather than judgment, substitute this attitude: You cannot fail, you can only produce results." Wayne Dyer, Wisdom of the Ages

"There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. I do, and I demand that my players do." 
Selling is the art of planting in the mind of another a motive that will induce favorable action. 

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. 

If we can understand more about dogs, what motivates them, what their values are, how they learn and why they do what they do, then this greater understanding will help us form a more enjoyable relationship with them. 

I'm interested in making a path instead of following a trail.

People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. 

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. 
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CHAPTER 4 WALKING HABIT 

 
 

WALK AND BENEFIT 

 

 The human body is made to walk. 

 Walking 30 minutes a day cuts the rate of people becoming diabetic by more than half and it cuts the risk of people over 60 becoming diabetic by almost 70 percent. 

 Walking cuts the risk of stroke by more than 25 percent. 

 
 

 Walking reduces hypertension. The body has over 100,000 miles of blood vessels. Those blood vessels are more supple and healthier when we walk. 

 
 

 Walking cuts the risk of cancer as well as diabetes and stroke. 

 
 

 Women who walk have a 20 percent lower likelihood of getting breast cancer and a 31 percent lower risk of getting colon cancer. 

 
 

 Women with breast cancer who walk regularly can reduce their recurrence rate and their mortality rate by over 50 percent. 

 
 

 The human body works better when we walk. The body resists diseases better when we walk, and the body heals faster when we walk. 

 
 

 We don't have to walk a lot. Thirty minutes a day has a huge impact on our health. 

 Men who walk thirty minutes a day have a significantly lower level of prostate cancer. Men who walk regularly have a 60 percent lower risk of colon cancer. 

 
 

 For men with prostate cancer, studies have shown that walkers have a 46 percent lower mortality rate. 

 
 

 Walking also helps prevent depression, and people who walk regularly are more likely to see improvements in their depression. 

 
 

 In one study, people who walked and took medication scored twice as well in 30 days as the women who only took the medication. Another study showed that depressed people who walked regularly had a significantly higher level of not being depressed in a year compared to depressed people who did not walk. The body generates endorphin's when we walk. Endorphin's help us feel good. 

 Walking strengthens the heart. Walking strengthens bones. 

 
 

 Walking improves the circulatory system. 

 Walking generates positive neurochemicals. Healthy eating is important but dieting can trigger negative neurochemicals and can be hard to do. 

 
 

 Walking generates positive neurological. People look forward to walking and enjoy walking. 

 
 

 And research shows that fit beats fat for many people. Walking half an hour a day has health benefits that exceed the benefits of losing 20 pounds. 

 
 

 When we walk every day, our bodies are healthier and stronger. A single 30 minute walk can reduce blood pressure by five points for over 20 hours. 

 Walking reduces the risk of blood clots in your legs. 

 
 

 People who walk regularly have much lower risk of deep vein thrombosis. 

 People who walk are less likely to catch colds, and when people get colds, walkers have a 46 percent shorter symptom time from their colds. 

 
 

 Walking improves the health of our blood, as well. Walking is a good boost of high density cholesterol and people with high levels of HDL are less likely to have heart attacks and stroke. 

 
 

 Walking significantly diminishes the risk of hip fracture and the need for gallstone surgery is 20 to 31 percent lower for walkers. 

 
 

 Walking is the right thing to do. The best news is that the 30 minutes doesn't have to be done in one lump of time. Two 15 minute walks achieve the same goals. Three 10 minute walks achieve most of those goals. 

 
 

 We can walk 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night and achieve our walking goals. 

 
 

 Walking feels good. It helps the body heal. It keeps the body healthy. It improves our biological health, our physical health, our psycho social health, and helps with our emotional health. Walking can literally add year’s entire years to your life. 

 
 

 It's good to walk. 

 Be good to yourself. Be good to your body. 

 
 

 ALL ACUPRESSURE POINTS ARE IN THE SOLE OF YOUR FEET. 

 LET US ALL MAKE A DAILY HABIT OF WALKING AND 

 BE BENEFITED IN MANY WAYS!! 

 
 RELATIONSHIP NEVER DIES 
 Human relationship is more important to be maintained in everybody’s life.In the process of lead-life, many people, either relatives, or new incumbents will be getting acquainted in ones like, either for new start of married life or otherwise to maintain close relationship. As past experiences say that relationship generally never dies, its natural death, but, as circumstances lead the relationship to get suspended for few months or years due to one’s own Ego, Jealousy, Attitude and Ignorance and relationship looks like murdered for various reasons. If Ego, Jealousy, Attitude and Ignorance are kept away at a distance, then the relationship can long last without any hindrance or long troubles, may be few short-term temporary troubles can crop-up which are hushed-up in no time, and relationship will stay intact forever. 

 

MARK’s QUOTES are generated from the brain of the Author & Writer, MANTRIPRAGADA MARKANDEYULU. TheseQuotes would impress the readers’ and keep them in sober condition. All the readers shall feel happy to go through all these QUOTES in a pleasant manner 

 
 

It is the need of the hour to mention here that these “Quotes” are most useful for purposes of movies, episodes and feature-films and short films. “MARK’s QUOTES” could well be useful for Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood movies too. This QUOTES book also could be given as gifts to students, children’s and also as presentation as gifts in marriages and at various functions at schools, colleges to the competitors in various programs. These “Quotes” are of non-fiction type category and realistic ones, as per experience gained in life of past, present and future, as somebody or the other have confronted various problems in day-to-day life, may be due to poor economic, financial, illiteracy, poverty, poor employment opportunities, poor living standards. Also due to non-scientific and no technology, poor & slow development conditions, and also may be due to various aspects of poor life-styles related stories. 

 
 

These “Quotes” are some of the ‘Special Collections’ ascertained from the books of this Author & Writer (English), whose eBooks are both Fiction, Non-Fiction and other Love Story-line and Failed Love Story-line related subjects apart from Ghosts Stories, Bank Frauds, Gamblers’ Life, Deceivers’ Life, and on Black Money related stories, etc. 

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FACE BOOK INFORMATION [FBI] 

 

FBI (FB Information) friends itself is a directory consisting of friends with faces. This FB is a time killer and in oneway it is good as people are engaged in their own FB activities from home without disturbing others instead of chit-chatting and gossip making with other friends and neighbors and wasting one’s own time as well others. Moreover, FB readers and operators longevity will be more when compared to non-FB operators, as per a research made by scientists - a leading Englishnewspaper recently quoted. 

 

FB services can be best utilized for the purposes of communication information of new deals, set up of institutions information, information on various Training programs/government and private schemes information/NGO services information/health, educational, cultural and sports information, manufacturing of new products information, so on and so forth. 

 

More than all, one can know the whereabouts and location places of persons/friends/relatives and known people at different places, their activity and movement of people around the world. We can also convey messages to all. FB Information serves people in many ways and it is up to the FB operators to know how best one can utilize the FB Tool system, when compared to Internet system o Messenger or WhatsApp system or SMS system. One can operate FB system by sitting at house/office or at any place including during travel time. 

 

Also, one can watch the developments taking place at Rural places, villages and in various Cities pertaining employment opportunities and facilities and also one can participate in many programs that are being offered through FB Information system. Participation of FB utilizing people is welcome various programs organized by many of the institutions through FB Information system. 

 

Also FB operations are all free of cost and lot of money is saved in one way. So, it is advisable to use FB as per one’sown time availability and there looks to be no harm in posts as long the item posts doesn't harm anybody with regard to caste, creed, religion and also sentiments of others. 

 

FB is a good media tool and faster than any tool which one can use free of cost. The best utility in 21st century is FB TOOL. One should be happy for this FB facility provided by FB CEO. 

 

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Here Are the Best Daily Inspirational Quotes for 2021, 1 Month at a Time

Every month in 2021, we'll share the best inspirational quotes for each day. Here's the first of 12 installments, plus a free e-book full of extra inspiration.

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Second, in case you're looking for a big dose of inspiration all at once, I've gathered hundreds of the most popular quotes from past years -- plus new ones, suggested by readers -- into a free, downloadable e-book. 

It's been humbling to realize how much power these short words and phrases have to inspire people. Here's the first installment of 2021.

Friday, January  1, 2021

"I won't wait."

--McKenzie Scott, who in 2020 donated more than $6 billion, promising not just to give away her "disproportionate amount of money," but also to start immediately. 

Saturday, January  2, 2021

"Optimism, pessimism, [forget] that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work."
--Elon Musk, in 2008, after the first three SpaceX rocket launches failed to reach orbit

Sunday, January  3, 2021

"Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want to make a New Year's prayer, not a resolution. I'm praying for courage."
--Susan Sontag

Monday, January  4, 2021

"Conditions are never perfect. 'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.... If it's important to you and you want to do it 'eventually,' just do it and correct course along the way."
--Tim Ferriss

Tuesday, January  5, 2021

"Our industry does not respect tradition. It only respects innovation."
--Satya Nadella

Wednesday, January  6, 2021

"Stability and education are important. I'm not taking anything away from that -- but innovation is the real driver of progress."

--Bill Gates, Rolling Stone interview 2014

Thursday, January  7, 2021

"If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task, and another, and another. ... If, by chance, you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that's made--that you made. And a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better."
--Admiral William McRaven

Friday, January  8, 2021

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Saturday, January  9, 2021

"I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
--Steve Jobs, Stanford speech, 2005

Sunday, January  10, 2021

"When you think about the things that you will regret when you're 80, they're almost always the things that you did not do. They're acts of omission. Very rarely are you going to regret something that you did that failed ... I'm not just talking about business things. It's like, 'I love that person and I never told them,' and you know, 50 years later you're like, 'Why didn't I tell her? Why didn't I go after it?'"
--Jeff Bezos, in a 2018 interview

Monday, January  11, 2021

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
--Walt Disney

Tuesday, January  12, 2021

"Embrace what you don't know, especially in the beginning, because what you don't know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody else."
--Sara Blakely

Wednesday, January  13, 2021

"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely."
--Karen Kaiser Clark

Thursday, January  14, 2021

"Wherever there is change, and wherever there is uncertainty, there is opportunity!"
--Mark Cuban

Friday, January  15, 2021

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
--Maya Angelou

Saturday, January  16, 2021

"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality."
--Malala Yousafzai

Sunday, January  17, 2021

"The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves."
--Barbara Corcoran

Monday, January  18, 2021

"If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting started."
--Drew Houston, in his 2013 commencement address at MIT

Tuesday, January  19, 2021

"I branded myself. I created a thing called the Salinger Group. I started saying 'we' instead of 'I.' My now-wife who was then my best friend designed a business card for me that was gorgeous. I had a website that said tons and tons of nothing and no physical address and no contact information other than an email address. And the funniest thing would happen. I'd come to things like this. I'd be talking to somebody and hand them my card and they'd say, the Salinger Group, huh? I know you guys. You do good work."
--Chris Sacca, at an Inc. event in 2016, explaining how he reinvented himself and started over after losing $4 million in bad stock trades  

Wednesday, January  20, 2021

"I think people waste so much time strategizing about what they should do, rather than just going and doing something, making mistakes, and then pivoting. The goal of a startup should be: Launch as many things as possible, fail as quickly as possible, and then figure out how to move forward from there."
--Jennifer Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway

Thursday, January  21, 2021

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time."
--Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Friday, January  22, 2021

"Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don't get it you will nonetheless get something that looks remarkably like it."
--Jack London, in an essay called "Getting Into Print," from 1905

Saturday, January  23, 2021

"The single most important factor to getting rich is getting started, not being the smartest person in the room." 
--Ramit Sethi, I Will Teach You to Be Rich

Sunday, January  24, 2021

"There's a plaque on our wall that says we've sold over 65 million albums, and I don't feel I've accomplished anything. I feel like I'm just getting started."
--Eddie Van Halen, in a 1996 interview for Guitar World magazine

Monday, January  25, 2021

"What we call the beginning is often the end / And to make an end is to make a beginning. / The end is where we start from."
--T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding," 1946

Tuesday, January  26, 2021

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."
--Plato, The Republic, c. 375 BC

Wednesday, January  27, 2021

"I intend to approach this year as one of great promise. No doomsday for me: I'm going to do my part, within myself and within the world, to bring about a shift that lets us live more authentically, more lovingly, more intuitively, more creatively, and more collaboratively. That's my idea of spiritual evolution. Of a spiritual revolution!"
--Oprah Winfrey, from her 2012 new year message

Thursday, January  28, 2021

"Goal: by 1-1-81, NO typewriters at Apple..."
--Apple memo, 1980

Friday, January  29, 2021

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
--Michael Altshuler

Saturday, January  30, 2021

"I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realized, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter, and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." 
--J.K. Rowling

y, Janaruy  31, 2021
"Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress." 
--Seth Godin
She didnt understand anything cuz she read it in the fastest way possible and that took her around 20 mins or so...


3 friends aged over 18 find a secretively path which is a secret path/tunnel to a magical land where imaginary animals live, on a beautiful scenario.They found some extraordinary things they have never heard or seen or thought about but one day an unexpected thing came up.

Dharvey embraced herself, knowing that sooner or later, she is about to cry. Since she is alone in one of the places she finds comfort the most, she allowed herself to be vulnerable.
To Dharvey, she read on the internet quotes that Angela Abraham shared in descriptionari.com about sadness.
The lines that Dharvey read from her hit like home, making her save the quotes in her notepad of favorite quotes for her to read every now and then whenever she wanted to.
Dharvey couldn't count in her hand how many times she opened her notepad of quotes. She did it again while the music in her phone played, her eyes scanning to Angela Abraham's quotes about sadness.
"As the sadness comes you must love yourself as a good friend, treat yourself as a person you love, for then you will make it and the tough road will have been worth travelling with bare soles."
"Sadness comes as a painful cleanse. It is a chance to detox and reassess what is helping and what is hurting, a chance to make new choices and inform others that I have boundaries, needs and vulnerabilities."
"Let the sadness out or it'll poison you; such open-heart surgery without anesthetic takes real bravery. Do it though. I'll be waiting for you to finish with a glass of water."
"The sadness drained through me rather than skating over my skin. It travelled through every cell to reach the ground. I filtered it yet strangely enough, I kept what was pure and it was the dirt that left."
All of the aforementioned quotes were from Angela Abraham that Dharvey liked and copy pasted it in her notepad for her to read from time to time when she wanted to.
In all of her quotes, however, stood one quote at the very end. It was still from Angela Abraham, one of Dharvey's most favorite when it comes to a quote about sadness.  
"One must remove a bullet from a wound and one must let sadness come out, it hurts like hell because it is."
That specific quote from Angela hit her. The first time she read it, she couldn't help but read it over and over again.
Every time she felt down, she couldn't help but read the quote. The last time she did read the quote was before she met Arlo and the others when she was in a depressive state.
Now that she is left alone again and that her friends were gone in an instant, she couldn't help but open it again after a year of not opening it for a very long time.
To Dharvey, it's true—what Angela said about sadness. One must let sadness come out like a bullet from a wound. It hurts like hell, but it is.
Dharvey knew too well of how one would feel if he or she continued to bottle his or her feelings. If it is kept inside for too long, who knows how it will snap the person.
She did that for how many years since she was a child until now that she is a young adult. Before she met Arlo, it was the moment when she was about to commit suicide from the school's rooftop that she felt that she had enough of everything.
With the events that had transpired a while ago, Dharvey didn't even need to bottle everything in before she felt enough of her life again.
It happened all of a sudden—something that she didn't expect because of her own selfishness clouding her judgments.
It was a ripple effect affecting everything that she had in life.
Like a bubble, it suddenly popped to nothingness, leaving nothing behind but little droplets of liquid that represented all she had left.
Just herself.
Dharvey suddenly felt a sudden surge of adrenaline rush in her body. As she leaned her body out of the window, she wanted so much to jump even though it was only a one-storey house.
Instead, she just shouted at the top of her lungs, surprising some birds and other creatures at the back of their house. 
She then started laughing as she hung her head low, shaking her head at the same time to make her long hair hang loose outside the window.
"Fuck my liiiiiiiife!"
Dharvey shouted once more, some tears escaping from the corner of her eyes as she tried her best to control herself not to cry uncontrollably.
At the same moment, Ava silently appeared in Dharvey's house. It was easier for her to visit the place since she saw how Frey and the others came to visit her house when she and Levin pried into her memories.
Sighing at the sight of Dharvey as if she was about to lose her mind, the demoness, Ava, crossed her arms in front of her chest and cleared her throat, slightly surprising Dharvey as she instinctively turned her body to look at her uninvited visitor.
"Oh!"
Dharvey blinked her eyes a few times, a foolish smile appearing on her face as she spoke, no longer caring what she was about to say.
"Who's going to visit next? The other angels?"
Ava shook her head, knowing that Dharvey didn't care what she was talking about because she already knew what else is there to lose when she already lost everything?
Her friends, and the person she loves.
Taking a few steps in, Ava approached Dharvey, the Cambion, laughing as she sat on the floor, looking up at Ava as she didn't know why she visited her in the first place.
"What? Angeal came home and told everyone about what happened? You came here to punish me, is that it?"
Ava didn't say a single word. She knew that Dharvey is already in the brink of a depressive state, not wanting to egg her in further since it would only make things worse for her.
Instead, she just knelt in front of her, reaching out her hand towards Dharvey. 
The Cambion, confused, just cocked her head to the side in wonder as she arched a brow at her, wondering why Ava acted this way towards her.
Ava then gave her a small smile. She spoke, making Dharvey vulnerable again as what Ava said poked her heart, exposing Dharvey's emotions.
"If no one else would be willing to listen, then I would without judgments."


"Devin, do you love me?"

Hearing her question that had snapped him out of his thoughts, the Soul Eater opened his eyes slowly to meet her blue eyes once more. He smiled foolishly as his right hand reached out to her face, his thumb caressing her bottom lip.

"Is that a question you dare ask your husband?"

Angeal pouted like a child. 

"Tell me you love me... or I’ll cry."

Devin chuckled, making Angeal pout more as she narrowed her eyes at him. When Devin ceased his jovial laughter, he didn’t answer her question. Instead, he bent down as he pulled her closer to him, his lips smoothly landing on hers to give her a loving kiss. 

’I love you, Angeal. Before I even knew it, my heart yearned for you.’

~

Punished by the Almighty Seraphim, Devin was branded a fallen angel and was given a curse to become a Soul Eater—a being who is hungry for souls and feeds on them for sustenance.

Devin was bound on earth, looking for clues on how to cure his irrevocable curse until a desperate old man saw the Soul Eater and begged him to save his newborn granddaughter’s life.

However... it comes with the price of selling both of their souls. 

With the old man giving both of their lives to the Soul Eater, what path lies ahead for Angeal as she grows in a house full of magical immortals?

~

The Almighty Seraphim sighed, shaking herself from her thoughts. She then spoke, planting more curiosity in the mind of the Dominion who was watching over the Soul Eater. 

"Continue watching over them. She is his cure, but it will lead her to oblivion.”

~

With the Soul Eater cursed and with them eventually knowing that the sweet innocent girl he saved is the cure, will their relationship be a boon or a bane?

Will they perhaps have sweet love, forbidden love... or maybe even both?

With the given thoughts at hand, will fate bless their lives... or curse them even more?

Let us know the answers to these questions as we unravel the story of Angeal being the Soul Eater’s Possession.

~

[WARNING: Some chapters may contain mature R-18 content.]

[FYI: This book is also a SLOW BURN romance. If you don’t appreciate slow burns, feel free to take a chance on this book if you want to. *wink*]

Volume 1: Nunc Domum
When the Soul Eater, Devin, and his personal servant, Ivar, found no clues about the curse, they finally went home after 18 years. However, when the two arrived in the mansion, Devin's curse suddenly went amok when he met the human girl, Angeal. What could be the girl's involvement in his curse?

Volume 2: Est Ignotum
As the immortals and the mortals spent their days with each other, they are more confused than ever with not only with the feelings they have for a certain person, but also with their background, with their loyalty, and with what lies ahead. To them, there are a lot of things that are unknown...

Volume 3: Actio Culmen Cadentia
The peak of their lives had finally arrived as secrets and revelations, stirring their judgments and what they believe in. As they all go on with their lives, what will they decide for others, and of course, for themselves?

Volume 4: Et Requiem
With all the events that had transpired, each one of them had started to question one's judgment and decisions. Now that these actions had been falling, what will Devin, Angeal, and everyone do to face what's ahead of them?

Volume 5: Insidiamini Torquet
Everyone's lives are now practically caught in series of unexpected twists and turns. As they are to face the challenges that are thrown at them, what would everyone do as everyone is in it for a shocking revelation about their fate? Will they fight for friendship, freedom, or for love?

~

Update Schedule:
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Cover commissioned to: Chainslock

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A year later.....

It's late December, I took 2 weeks off to visit Tiere at Jakarta, staying at her apartment. Tiere told me she loves her job and she made a lot of money. I'm so happy that I let her chase her dreams. And I, I finally got to work at my dream game company, was accepted right after a month dating Tiere. She's like a lucky charm to me.

The sun shining through the open curtain, I woke up before the alarm start beeping. I turned it off once it rang cause it's Sunday, I leaned forward looking at the peaceful looks of Tiere while she's sleeping, drooling on her pillow, greasy hair, and her messy waterproof makeup, did she forget to wash her face or? I use my thumb to wipe her eye –shadow but I didn't make it, for me she's always beautiful, my lips lifted upward I feel warm in my heart as it beats faster cause I realize how much I love her. Somehow it's so calming and my heart is melting. I leaned my head forward again, kiss her lips once and she pouted. "I want to sleeeppppp" she said, tossing her body to the other side. I laid back on the bed, hug her from behind. 

"Good morning, my dear" I whispered. I heard her sniffing smiles. Then my phone ruined my Sunday. 

drrrttt drrttt drrttt

I sit up to catch my phone, my mom's picture popped up. DAMN! SHE IS VIDEO CALLING ME RIGHT NOW? I LIED TO HER! But it's okay, I am 24 years old. BUT NO, JUST PRETEND I'M IN THE HOTEL.

I click the green button soon as my mom's face close up-ly appeared. I was kind of shock, my heart start pumping fast, throbbing behind my ribs, it's going to crack soon.

"Hii.. Mom" my jaw turns rigid. 

"Hey, so, you're at Jakarta?" my mom asked, still smiling.  

I nod my head, "Yes"

"Huh.. it's so hard to ask you to come to Miami, but when it is about Tiere, you arrived soon as she asked" 

I told my mom about Tiere and my mom was so happy about it. I don't know she used to ship me with Tiere since grade –school. I don't understand my mom sometimes. 

"Mom..." I rolled my eyes. 

"So where's she?"

"She is beside me..ups" I covered my mouth, DAMN! MY MOM PURPOSELY SHIFT MY CONCENTRATION.

Her smile disappeared, her face turned scary. THIS IS THE END OF MY LIFE!

"HAA!! YOU!!! Bastard! You slept with TIERE?? YOU DARE LIED TO ME?? YOU WANNA GET MARRIED SOON, HUH?" 

"Momm.. mom... listen" like usually....

Then, how about Caroline and the flowers?

Back to that time.

Once I've done my confessions towards Tiere, I walked back to my car light –heartedly. I feel happy and relieved at the same time. 

drrrtt drrttt

It's Caroline. Oh, I really forgot about her! I was kinda shock.

"Ryan.. where the hell are you?"

"Caroline.. I'm so sorry to say this. But, I think I'd like to stay with Tiere cause I love her" I said as I scratched my forehead, I know I sound like a total jerk but this is for the best.

"What???" she moaned and hung up the phone, before I even explain. 

Then the florist got to call me. 

"Hello, Giany's florist here. Am I talking with Mr.Valerian?"
 "Hello, miss florist. The bouquet and the chocolate box, sorry.. my girlfriend just left the town, so I'm giving that package for you. Thankyou!"

It turned her speechless, maybe I sound pathetic but not too pathetic that makes her confused. Ah, not a big deal.

That's how I deal with my puppy lover and the first roses I bought.

-Bonus Chapter End-

Hello, do you enjoy Bestfriend With Benefits?

Right, if you did, please hit follow my account and send me tons of likes! If there's anything you need to add, please do comment below. I'm so glad that I finally made it until the final of the story.

So here's a little throwback of the story and the specific descriptions of the character: 

Ryan (Valerian) : a tall nerd guy, he used to be thin, but he did some work out. He has a dark hair color and a pair of glasses but just in some times since he plays computer a lot. Sometimes he doesn't put any glasses while on date. Well, he is kind of good looking back in High School, just very thin so nobody noticed them, like he is nearly invisible. Ryan is from a very rich family too, but he is simple, so nobody has ever realized it. 

Tiere : a nerd girl who tends to be so active, and talkative. She has a dark past during her school time, students like to judge her, but since graduated from high school she did some improvements of her both appearance and her image that makes her prettier in the present time. But nah, in the past time, she is kind of retarded. Her family isn't that rich, but her mom's new husband and her dad's new wife are billionaires. But Tiere won't take a cent from them. She is tough. 

Caroline : she is one of the queen bees gang in their school. But she is the most normal among the others, I mean.. she is kinda study a lot rather than hanging out and shopping, even though she does a lot of shopping too. She is from a very rich family, that's why people like to cling into her. Nowadays people.

Calvin : Tiere's ex –boyfriend. Son of a famous cosmetic company. Calvin and Tiere were not in the same school. They met in the pub where Tiere worked at. That time, Calvin has a crush on her, and get to know her better. Tiere doesn't change because of Calvin, so don't get her wrong. She changed because she feel kinda ashamed of her past life during her school time. 

The quotes and some descriptions were inspired by descriptionari, they have tons of beautiful quotes and inspirational writings there. I develop my knowledge, learning from that website. 

The cover of the book might confused you. It is the picture of them wearing their middle school lab suit in their adult age. 

Here, I made 2 quotes for you! You can share quotes from Bestfriend With Benefits story your own in the comment section!

"You can't predict people, you can't predict love. It just came across you somehow, so you'll barely realize it"

"The worst part is sometimes the best part" 

-      Bestfriend With Benefits

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(Goodbye in Bahasa Indonesia)

"Is that so?" Seungwoo's face suddenly turned pale, "Then why are the lights still flickering?"
My face turned blank as I tried to process the whole thing. The remote control was already in Seungwoo's hands. Even though he wasn't doing anything with it, the lights keep on turning on and off.
What on earth is happening here?
The lights stopped flickering, I stared at Seungwoo intently, and he was still there facing the door. All I can see is his back, but it seemed like he was calmer than before. I was the one who did the ghost prank, but I guess I got pranked by the ghost instead.
"Kim Seungwoo," I slowly approached him and tapped his shoulder. "Did the ghost do that?"
Fear was suddenly creeping up. He was still silent, and all I could see was the back of his head and his prominent jawline. The air conditioner suddenly went really cold, it was supposed to generate heat because of the cold season. Seungwoo slowly turned around, his dimples were now unseen, he was wearing a poker face. He simply stared at me as nothing happened.
"Hey," I tapped his shoulders again. "Answer me, please?"
He was staring at my face for a few seconds until it seemed like something behind me caught his eyes. His eyes widened as he tried to point out something behind me using his trembling left hand. His eyes described something he shouldn't have seen, and as if I was hypnotized, I turned around to look at where he was pointing out. 
 I felt scared. I scanned everything that appears in my sight but saw nothing. Everything was in the same place. I couldn't see any shadow or any soul. All I could see were the tables, the chairs, and the air conditioner. For some unknown reason, I felt really scared. Chills ran down my spine as if all of my senses awakened. Every time I hear the hissing sound of the air conditioner, I got the shivers again, this time with the little goosebumps on my arms that appear when I get that sensation.
I turned to look at him again.
"Got ya," he grinned, showing off his dimples playfully, and stuck out his tongue. "I got ya, Suji."
For some unknown reason, I had the urge to kill this handsome man who has the most beautiful dimples right in front of me.
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"Did you get scared?" Seungwoo asked as he tried to tuck his seat into the desk. I am standing in front of him, near the whiteboard as we have compromised that I should present all of the chosen quotes before he recommends a place that we will visit.
"Do you want a beating?" I replied nonchalantly as I crossed my arms and legs, trying to express annoyance all over my body. "Let's start to do business now, we want to end this OT before lunch, right?"
"Yes, Miss Li." The playfulness in his voice disappeared as he put on his poker-face. 
I started my PowerPoint presentation with some of the quotes that caught my attention when I was proofreading the book. My laptop was just beside the projector on the table. I got a whiteboard marker in my pencil case and started emphasizing the five quotes that were shown on the screen.
"How should we emphasize that one," He started to get serious as he was observing all of the quotes being presented, "You can't choose your parents and most variables in your life. There are only two things that you can choose and that is your job, and your partner. Think carefully and love yourself while choosing what is best for you."
"Hmm, what do you suggest?" I looked at him in the eye, trying to find some ideas from him.
"What about a happy couple on the beach?" He paused and thought for a few seconds, his left hand was clutching his chin. "And a person doing the most enjoyable job in the world,"
"What would be that most enjoyable job in the world?" I asked as my head tilted towards the right.
"I don't know yet," He smirked, almost resembling that of a snort. "We have to go to the streets to find it out. You know, we should capture the most real emotion that we can find wherever it is."
"Okay," I started to write them on the whiteboard. "I'll take note of that."
"I mean, as a photographer and designer," He started rambling. "We should always prioritize the raw and purest emotion we can find to make the book more relatable--"
"Yes, yes," I replied abruptly.
"Are you trying to ignore me because you got scared with my prank earlier?"
"Well, partly, I guess?" I replied. "I mean, how can you joke around like that? You shouldn't have been a designer/photographer, you should have been an actor in this life. You deserve a Grammy award,"
"Thank you so much," He gave me a lopsided grin, stood up, and clapped. "I am so handsome and good at acting, I could have majored in the Theatre Arts Department,"
I crinkled my nose as a response, "Yes, yes, your majesty. Stop getting ahead of yourself now, okay?"
"Isn't it funny that your prank failed and you got pranked instead?" He teased me again, showing off that playful grin and his dimples. "Sorry, I am not scared of ghosts or anything so you failed big time.
I felt a vein might pop if we continue this conversation. Lesson learned, don't ghost prank others if you get scared of ghosts yourself. But I mean, I am not that scared of ghosts, the situation was just really scary.
"I am curious about how the door slammed when you were near me, and why were the lights flickering so much?"
"I don't know," He shrugged. "I didn't know why. I told you that there's a ghost here in the meeting room, right?"
Goodness, gracious. Why would I be scared of a ghost when I am not a normal being myself? I am a mermaid, for goodness sake, I am acquainted with sea witches, fishes, sirens, and I am sure that the world does not limit only to those beings.

"Is my fate already written according to the stars or do I create my own destiny?"

Li Suji only has one hundred days before she turns twenty-five, and that also means she only has one hundred days left to find her reincarnated prince. She has no clue about the said man aside from the fact that she'll find him working at the Seo Publishing Company, and that the reincarnated prince will also have the same birthmark as she has, the mermaid's tail binds them together as the fated couple. She managed to enter the company as a trainee editor on probation as she heard through connections. Chaos arrives when she got tied with two CEO's at the same time. Will she be able to break her curse and make the reincarnated prince fall in love with her in this current life?


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A scene suddenly came right through my eyes, as if it was directly right in front of me. This time, I was aware that I was not experiencing it firsthand though it still happened from my point of view. I was there, tending someone, probably a man. I was unbuttoning two buttons in his shirt because he was sweating too much. I was holding a wet towel in my hand and started to wipe his neck using it.

"It tickles, why are you wiping my body so lightly?" The man asked, it seemed like a very familiar voice but I couldn't pinpoint who. I wasn't looking at the man since I was so preoccupied with looking at his perfectly sculpted body. "You shouldn't be doing that, no-no, you should do it the hard way."

"H-huh??" The hard way?

"Yes, should I do it instead?" He sat up, unbuttoned his shirt, took my hand, and guided me to wipe his neck down to his chest, abdomen, navel until his pelvis, "You should do it like this, okay?"

As I was trying to hide the embarrassment of touching his body---I was touching the man's body with a towel, something caught my attention. Lower than his navel but the upper right side of his pelvis, I saw a mermaid's tail's fin. I scooted over, held the garter of his pants, and pulled it downwards.

Voila. It was the mermaid's tail. Perfectly the same as mine. He's the one that I am looking for. I don't doubt it. I am one hundred percent sure! He's the reincarnated prince that I am looking for, for so long.

The man grabbed my hand and made me look at his face. Sadly, I couldn't see who he was clearly. "What are you doing to a sick man's house, not to mention pulling his pants? Do you want to get yourself in trouble?"


Yes, that's right.


I'm already in trouble.


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This story focuses on the reality of the workplace setting (office romance), slice-of-life, rom-com with tiny bits of fantasy elements. The setting is in modern-day Korea, I am not a Korean native so there might be some things that are not 100% accurate nor does it reflect the society and the country alone.

The story focuses on character development and how the main characters grow in terms of love and life, has cliche and is a slow burn romance.

If you're not reading this in Webnovel or Ficool, chances are, the book is plagiarized. Please support the author by reading this book in the Webnovel platform.

Hi, I'm Finley. It's my first time writing, I decided to write this One Piece fanfic after being inspired when I read some others, not many One Piece fanfics suit my preference so I thought I'd try and create one that I'd enjoy and I hope others can enjoy it as well.

A bit of info about me, I study computer science at university and I am fairly swamped with work and assignments all year round so I'm using this fanfic as a way to vent stress and cool down. However, this also means I'm too busy to work on it during exam weeks and times when deadlines are close so if I don't update for a little while that'll be why.

Some info about the formatting and grammar:
'That happened.' - Words surrounded by single quotes are thoughts, so he is saying that happened in his head rather than out loud.
"That happened." - Words surrounded by double quotes is speech.
~ or * - Tilde or Asterisk will probably be for actions however most will just be described unless it requires that. (this will rarely get used)

Any feedback and constructive criticism are appreciated, feel free to hate in the comments or whatever, doesn't bother me too much anyway. This is my first time writing however English is my first language so grammatical mistakes should be to a minimum but since I have to manually check it all myself some do slip by from time to time so feel free to comment on that paragraph the mistake and I'll update the chapter with corrections.

There are a lot of ways this story could go and I'm not fully set on a direction yet however I'll try my best to keep it consistent and if anyone has any suggestions feel free to comment them.

My main aim is to make this a much more realistic world of pirates, with actual deaths of characters, crimes being committed and out protagonist will certainly kill people. If people prefer a younger audience approach with our protagonist just knocking out his opponent and not committing any crimes, this probably isn't for you. Caesar will definitely embrace being a Pirate and certainly will steal from people, hold people for ransom, kill people. However, there will at least be some crimes he doesn't commit and he won't just go out of his way to commit crimes.

Thanks to whoever read this, I know most won't but hey, thanks for reading my novel hope you enjoy, and I appreciate your time on giving it a go even if it isn't to your taste.

Bye for now.

A cold-blooded man ends up in the universe of One Piece.

For a man who enjoys being feared and having power, this is the perfect place. How will a man who is calculating and ruthless develop in this world?

The Marines? Using "Absolute Justice" as an excuse to do what he wants.

A Pirate? Making a crew and pillaging islands free to fight and kill whoever he pleases.

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Updates may vary

"In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future."
The sixteen-year-old Klaus Weber uttered this sentence smoothly to his friend sitting at the seat in front. Being the last students to stay in their classroom, the garbled noises from the schoolyard stood out to the two friends.
Sunset dyed their classroom orange.
Crows cawed somewhere outside as they flew.
There were several students in the tennis club practicing in the late evening, and Klaus could hear their shouts even from his class. If someone was to ignore this, the atmosphere surrounding Klaus and his friend could be considered quiet.
Klaus Weber. A first-year high schooler at the Yokoyama Ichi Academy. His ocean blue eyes were a distinct contrast to his neatly cropped dark hair. His diversions while at school? Getting together with friends and those who he considered family as often as he could. Participate in events with them and alike.
To someone like him, being alone without a friend, a family member to talk with was something he never wanted to experience again.
Speaking of which, the friend sitting in front of Klaus at the time was Akeno Aoi. With her thin eyes staring at Klaus indifferently, she brushed a few fingers over her other hand.
"That quote. Alex Haley, was it?"
"Correct!" A wide smile appeared on Klaus's face.
"Then, how about this one?"
Klaus coughed an exaggerated cough and straightened his sitting posture. "The family is the most important organization in time or eternity. Our purpose in life is to create for ourselves eternal family units."
"...Joseph Fielding Smith. That was a quote by Joseph Fielding Smith."
Once again, Klaus smiled at Aoi's correct response. He practically muttered those quotes a multitude of times to her, so it wasn't difficult to guess. As best friends, they were close, so it was hardly a chore for Aoi to remember the quotes and who had said them.
"I'd heard them for too many times. Pick a new quote. Choose one that's not related to family or anything of the sort," said Aoi. The words she spoke came out as monotone as ever. They lacked any ego or drive. While this was true, Aoi's eyes glinted with slight happiness every time Klaus brought up his list of quotes randomly.
But her expression was almost the same that no one noticed, not even Klaus.
"Hmm, you have a family of your own, Aoi. I was born an orphan, raised by my grandmother, and learned to do everything by myself."
"That was quite an exaggeration. I don't remember the last time you cleaned your room by yourself. In regards to sports, you're hopeless."
"Ugh... Don't bring those up!"
"There's only the two of us here," Aoi muttered as she ran her hand down her shoulder-length dark hair.
Aoi adjusted her glasses and then grabbed her schoolbag. Knowing she wanted to leave, Klaus did the same as well and swept his gaze over the classroom. Since both of them were on duty, they'd swept the floor and wiped the windows after their classmates left.
"Wait for me at the gate," ordered Aoi.
"Where are you going?"
"The staffroom. Just wait for me at the gate, Klaus."
With almost silent steps, Aoi walked away and turned into a corner in the corridor, leaving Klaus alone. Ah, he had forgotten. They had to return the keys to the storeroom. Klaus realized this and bit his lip.
Well, the boy was prone to forget things quickly.
On the ground floor, Klaus sauntered over to his shoe locker and pulled out his shoes. He had put a bit of strength into his pull without him realizing, and a white letter immediately fluttered before his eyes. It took a few moments before Klaus could register the object lying near his feet.
"Wait, did I..." Staring at the nameplate soldered onto the shoe locker's door, he shook his head. It was indeed his shoe locker.
"Hm." He quickly glanced left and right. Good, no one else was there at the moment! It would be unwise for him to wait any longer, and so, he picked the letter and hid it in his schoolbag.
Opening it in his room would be the best choice. Though, even after Klaus had resolved to this, his heart couldn't stop thumping against his chest.
"A love letter? It can't be, right?" He said to no one in particular.
He balked at the fact that he'd just received a love letter. That couldn't be it? He never had any experience with this sort of event before, so he had many doubts. No one would think of giving something like this to him. After all, a lot of girls he knew described him as annoying since he wouldn't stop coming up with quotes during conversations. He was self-aware of this.
Though by letting his negative thoughts took over, Klaus quickly concluded that the sender had mistaken his shoe locker for someone else's. Hence the reason why he found the letter first.
Wait, this didn't feel right as well.
It was late evening. Wouldn't it make more sense for the sender to place the letter in the early morning? Leaving it in the shoe locker for a whole night would surely trouble the sender more than he or she would've wanted. That person wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep, thinking about it.
"Ah... but what do I know? If it does turn out that he or she got the wrong person, I'll just put it where it is supposed to be."
A simple plan, but common sense would tell him otherwise if he thought about it a few more times. There was a good chance that the intended person was someone he didn't know at all, if barely. Klaus proceeded to focus his line of thoughts in a different direction. Indeed, he quickly thought that the sender didn't get his shoe locker mixed up, that he was the intended person all along.
Standing by himself at the school gate, Klaus mentally made a list of the possible girls who had placed the letter in his shoe locker. Could it be the class's representative, Kitabayashi Arisu? Or perhaps his secret admirer was the student council's vice president, Fukutsuchi Emiko! No, this list had some girls that were out of his league. He had to trim it down.
"What's this about a love letter?"
"Wah!"
Aoi looked at Klaus with a steady gaze, neither curiosity nor puzzlement visible in her eyes. At least Klaus thought so when he saw her.
"Nothing... The family is one of nature's masterpieces!"
The quote came out of nowhere. Klaus put up a wry smile, somewhat contradicting himself. He was an open book to his best friend through and through.
"A quote by George Santayana. That aside, you're nervous. Did something happened while I was gone?"
Aoi didn't appear to be worried, despite what she said. Her emotionless countenance sometimes made even Klaus a bit dumbfounded when he wanted to respond to her questions.
These two walked to school every day, and it didn't take more than fifteen minutes for them to reach their neighborhood. Klaus halted in front of his house and slowly turned to face Aoi behind him.
"Have you ever thought of sending a love letter to me?" Klaus blurted out of nowhere, asking a straightforward question.
He'd hoped that his deduction was correct, that Aoi was the one who'd placed the letter.
"Let me guess. Someone sent you a love letter, and you haven't opened it yet. But since you're not close with anyone other than me, you're assuming I was the one who'd given you the letter."
She'd guessed everything!
"Um..."
"I see. Then, good luck with your first romance."
Aoi lazily waved Klaus goodbye and walked to her house a few blocks away. For someone who had known Klaus for a long time, she knew Klaus had no experience in this sort of matter. As far as she was aware, his focus was solely on his hobbies and fascinations.
Klaus's hobbies? During his free time before dinner, he would tend to his collection of books. Yes, each book, each story revolved around the character's relationships.
"Spirits Beyond. Rise of the Wandering Noble Family. Black Tears of Brynhildr."
It was only five more minutes before dinner, but Klaus decided to read one more book before then. He sat on a chair and skimmed through the scented pages of Spirits Beyond. It didn't take more than a few seconds until he had reached the page he wanted to read.
The page described a scene where the male protagonist who had grown up by himself stumbled into a certain girl. This girl recognized him as her younger brother, but he denied any relation between them quite adamantly. The protagonist had grown to hate his family for leaving him by himself and quickly ran away from the scene. He ran away from his older sister.
With a sigh, Klaus put the book away. This emotional scene always got him excited. More often than not, he would try to find time to read the book over and over.
"Spirits Beyond" wasn't the best book he had read, but the protagonist resonated with him quite a lot. An orphan searching for his family, but in the end, chose to forget about them.
A strange feeling welled up in his chest. Yes, the sense of uncomfortable deja vu hit him every time he read this scene. Why? He didn't know the answer.
"Ah, the time!" It was already time for dinner.
At the dining table, an elderly smiled at Klaus when he stepped into the kitchen. Dinner for that night was chicken curry with fragrant, fluffy rice.
Klaus had helped cooked the rice and cut the chicken into sizable pieces roughly an hour ago.
"Eat slowly. The food won't be going anywhere." Klaus's grandma let out a small laugh. Klaus shoved lumps of rice into his mouth, refilled his bowl of rice, and slathered more curry on his plate.
Since Klaus was young, this woman had been taking care of him by herself.
Words won't be enough to describe how grateful Klaus is towards her. Due to this, Klaus wouldn't hesitate to spill whatever he had in his mind.
"Grandma, someone put a love letter in my shoe locker!" said Klaus after he'd finished eating.
It was worth noting that he had not opened the letter yet. Regardless, he ran his mouth and spoke in a prideful tone. This accomplishment enraptured him this much.
"Who is it? Do I know her?" Grandma asked curiously.
"I haven't opened it yet. But whoever this girl is, I'll make her like me more with the newest quotes I'd discovered. She'll fall head over heels over me, I'm sure."
"Ah, but don't neglect your studies, okay? You're a smart student already, so I don't want your academics to be affected. Make good use of your time," said Grandma. "Anyway, don't forget to introduce her to me when you can."
"No problem!"
To be so excited, it was proof that this was indeed Klaus's first step into his adolescent romance. Not to say it was wrong to be thinking this way.
Klaus went back to his room after chatting with grandma for a little while and rummaged through his schoolbag. His fingers pressed the white letter as he pulled it out.
Sweat trickling down his forehead, he gingerly opened the letter with his free hand. A folded sheet of paper poked out from inside.
Thum! Thum!
Akeno Aoi let herself in through the wooden door and stared at the letter in Klaus's hands. She raised an eyebrow at it.
"I didn't say you could come in!" Klaus said with slanted eyes. "And when did you come in?"
"You haven't read it yet?"
"No... I'm about to. Why are you here this late anyway?"
"I can't help but question myself. I want to know who it is."
"Tch. Don't be a busybody."
Klaus wanted to read the letter by himself, so Aoi's presence miffed him, more than he'd thought it would. Regardless, Klaus motioned for Aoi to sit on his chair as he unfolded the white sheet of paper.
It wasn't uncommon for Aoi to visit him at random times. After all, they had known each other since elementary. He was used to seeing her quite a lot after school.
"So, so, who is it?" asked Aoi with an indifferent expression. Her words didn't match the face she was making.
"...."
"Hey, I'm talking to you."
"Is this a prank?"
Klaus gave the paper to Aoi and sat on the floor. He buried his face in his hands and sobbed exaggeratedly. Snots of shame flowed out, and tears of embarrassment trickled down his cheeks. Who would do this?! A devil in human form! Klaus cursed silently.
Aoi stared at the letter, and as if wanting to exacerbate Klaus's mood, read the contents out loud.
"Klaus Weber, I'd known you for a long time. You might not believe nor remember me. To err is human, after all. There are so many things I need to tell you. I need to see you in person. I'll visit your classroom sooner or later, so be prepared.
Regards, your loving father."
"Is this a joke? Your father is..." Aoi wanted to comment on the letter, but Klaus's sobs ceased the action.
"My parents died a long time ago!" Klaus said with teary eyes. "The only ones I have now are you and grandma. Who thought about this heartless prank?!"
"Now, you're acting like a five-year-old... You're exaggerating. Ignore this and..."
"Aoi! I won't forgive anyone who makes fun of my family! If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable – each segment distinct."
"What? That's a quote by Loretta Cottin Porgrebin, right? That came out of nowhere."
Klaus shook his head and stormed out of the house, his hand gripped a slender wooden stick tightly. Where did he get it? Aoi called for him, but the man paid her the scantest attention. He would visit this student who'd sent the letter and wack him or her in the face!
Though, he had no clue as to who this person was, and more importantly, where he or she lived.
"Stop being an idiot."
Aoi pulled him by the collar and slapped him squarely on his cheek.
"Wha... Aoi?"
"You become an idiot every time you let your emotions take over. If I wasn't there for you each time this happened, then you would've been caught doing stupid things."
Again, Aoi said these words with little to no emotion showing on her face.
"Aoi..."
"And since I'm always with you at school, the other students will think I'm weird as well."
"That's your reason?!"
"Anyway, enough of this. Throw away the letter and finish your homework. I'll let you copy mine this time."
Klaus nodded and thanked the benevolent sister with a smile. He wanted to do his homework by himself before, but an offer like this was hard to resist. As for the stupid letter, he would just keep it for now until he could find the sender.

[ STORY IS ON INDEFINITE HIATUS ]

"In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future." – Alex Haley

Every night when certain individuals close their eyes and start sleeping, they are pulled into a place called "The Personal Dimensions". 

During their stay there, they are capable of manipulating the contents of the dimension to their whim. However, evil creatures called Draugrs appear to prey on these humans, forcing them to defend themselves with the help of an entity to guide them.

Soon after a fated encounter, Klaus is discovered to have been "reincarnated" and is able to enter the Personal Dimensions and fight – while balancing his school life, his social life and his new dungeon-crawling life.
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*This story is also published on royalroad.com and scribblehub.com

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