Life Quotes

"Wisdom has two parts:

1. Having a lot to say.
2. Not saying it." A Wise Person

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. Abigail Van Buren

There is no strength in numbers when you are wrong. Author Unknown

Too often we visit the well of divine abundance with a teacup instead of a bucket. Elinor MacDonald

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson

One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade. Chinese Proverb

There's no place like home, except Grandma's.

What matters is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight of the dog. Coach Bear Bryant

Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. Robert A. Heinlein

There is no experience better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. John Andrew Holmer

A city is a large community where people are lonesome together. Herbert Prochnow

Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? Corrie Ten Boom

Funny, the moment you get someone else worrying, you stop worrying yourself. Spencer Tracy

The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. Thomas Morell

We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery. H.G. Wells

A cynic is a person searching for an honest man with a stolen lantern. Edgar A. Shoaff

We have to learn to be our own best friend, because we fall too easily into the trap of being our worst enemy. Roderick Thorp

Life is a continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations. Herbert Spencer

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings. Publius

A smile costs nothing in money, time, or effort but it is literally true that it can be of supreme importance in one's life. Emmet Fox

Rain is a good reminder of how our attitude can affect everything. Some folks let it destroy their day; others consider it a blessing. Judy Ford

Whenever I meet people for the first time, I assume that they have a great story to tell and that it's my job to find it. Sarah Ferguson The Duchess of York, What I Know Now

"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." Author Unknown

"Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out." Dale Carnegie

"We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness."
Author Unknown

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Funny But Wise Proverbs

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. French Proverb

If you dig a hole for someone else, you'll fall into it. Hungarian Proverb

You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind. Irish Proverb

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald. ~ Proverb

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. ~ Proverb

There is hope as long as your fishing-line is in the water. Norwegian Proverb

You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom. ~ Proverb

Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach. ~ Proverb

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~ Proverb

"Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles."

Good weight and measure, are heaven's treasure.

Wishes won't wash dishes.

You may find your best friend or your worst enemy in yourself.

Sometimes you have to be silent in order to be heard.

One man's fault is another man's lesson.

Never say no due to pride, or yes due to weakness.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

Lose an hour in the morning and you'll be running after it all day.

"Cause your facial expression to change - smile."

"Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give." Author Unknown

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God's Garden

Plant three rows of peas:

Peace of mind
Peace of heart
Peace of soul

Plant four rows of squash:

Squash gossip
Squash indifference
Squash grumbling
Squash selfishness

Plant four rows of lettuce:

Lettuce be faithful
Lettuce be kind
Lettuce be obedient
Lettuce really love one another.

You will have no garden without turnips:

Turnup for meetings
Turnip for service
Turnup to help one another

Water freely with patience and cultivate with love.
There is much fruit in your garden
Because you reap what you sow

To conclude our garden,we must have thyme:

Thyme for God - Thyme for study
Thyme for prayer

by Author Unknown

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It Takes Courage

It takes strength to be firm, it takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to conquer, it takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain, it takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in, it takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to feel a friend's pain, it takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to endure abuse, it takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone, it takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love, it takes courage to be loved.

It takes strength to survive, it takes courage to live.

Poet Unknown

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Quotes for Your Week

Monday

If you run after luck, you will spoil many pairs of shoes. ~ Russian Proverb

Tuesday

Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you. ~ Denis Waitley

Wednesday

Every mistake adds marginally to your wisdom bank. ~ M. K. Soni

Thursday

Get a good idea and stay with it. Do it, and work at it until it's done right. ~ Walt Disney

Friday

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ~ George Eliot

Saturday

We work to become, not to acquire. ~ Elbert Hubbard

Sunday

Expect more good out of life than bad. Expect to succeed more often than you fail, and you will. ~ Earl Nightingale

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Count Your Blessings

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.

Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.

Count your health instead of your wealth;
Love your neighbor as much as yourself.

Poet: Unknown

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After Thanksgiving Poem

I ate too much turkey,

I ate too much corn

I ate too much pudding and pie.

I'm stuffed up with muffins and too much stuffin'

I'm probably going to die.

I piled up my plate and I ate and I ate.

But I wish I had known when to stop.

For I'm so crammed with yams, sauces, gravies and jams

That my buttons are starting to pop!

I'm full of tomatoes and french fried potatoes

My stomach is swollen and sore.

But there's still some dessert so I guess it won't hurt if

I eat just a little bit more!

~ Jack Prelutsky ~

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Chicken Surprise!!

A couple go for a meal at a Chinese restaurant and order the 'Chicken
Surprise',

The waitress brings the meal, served in a lidded pot.

Just as the wife is about to serve herself, the lid of the pot rises
slightly And she briefly sees two beady little eyes looking around
before the Lid slams back down.

'Good grief, did you see that?' she asks her husband. He hasn't, so she
Asks him to look in the pot. He reaches for it and again the lid rises,
And he sees two little eyes looking around before it slams down.

Rather perturbed, he calls the waitress over, explains what is happening,
And demands an explanation.

'Please sir,' says the waitress,, 'what you order?'

The husband replies, 'Chicken Surprise.'

You're going to love this..................

You're going to hate yourself for loving this!..............

'Ah! So sorry,' says the waitress , 'I bring you Peeking Duck

Author Unknown

Housework Can Wait

Come in, but don't expect to find
all dishes done, all floors a shine.
Observe the crumbs and toys galore.
The smudgy prints upon the door.

The little ones we shelter here
don't thrive on a spotless atmosphere.
They're more inclined to disarray
and carefree even messy play.

Their needs are great, their patience small.
all day I'm at their beck and call.
It's Mommy come! Mommy see!
Wiggly worms and red scraped knee.
Painted picture’s, blocks piled high.

My floors un-shined, the days go by.
Some future day they'll flee this nest,
and I at last will have a rest!
Now you tell me which matters more,
a happy child or a polished floor?

...Author Unknown

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Male Or Female

Male or Female? You might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female. Here are some examples:

FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again. They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong Buttons.

TIRES: Tires are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.

HOT AIR BALLOONS: Also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.

SPONGES: These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

WEB PAGES: Female, because they're constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.

TRAINS: Definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.

EGG TIMERS: Egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.

HAMMERS: Male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.

THE REMOTE CONTROL: Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this: It easily gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying.

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"Right! Wright, Write 'Rite' Right, Right Away"

Said a boy to his teacher one day,
"Wright has not written 'rite,' I say"
And the teacher replied
As the error he eyed,
"Right! Wright, write 'rite' right, right away"

Unknown

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A Thanksgiving Dinner

Take a turkey, stuff it fat,
Some of this and some of that.
Get some turnips, peel them well.
Cook a big squash in its shell.

Now potatoes, big and white,
Mash till they are soft and light.
Cranberries, so tart and sweet,
With the turkey we must eat.

Pickles-yes-and then, oh my!
For a dessert a pumpkin pie,
Golden brown and spicy sweet.
What a fine Thanksgiving treat!

~ Maude M. Grant ~

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Thanksgiving Weather Forecast

Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an
afternoon high near 190º. The kitchen will turn hot and
humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe squall or
cold shoulder.

During the late afternoon and evening, the cold front of a knife will
slice through the turkey, causing an accumulation of one to two
inches on plates. Mashed potatoes will drift across one side while
cranberry sauce creates slippery spots on the other. Please pass the gravy.

A weight watch and indigestion warning have been issued for the
entire area, with increased stuffiness around the beltway. During the
evening, the turkey will diminish and taper off to leftovers,
dropping to a low of 34º in the refrigerator.

Looking ahead to Friday and Saturday,
high pressure to eat sandwiches established.
Flurries of leftovers can be expected both days
with a 50 percent chance of scattered soup late in the day.

We expect a warming trend where soup develops.
By early next week, eating pressure
will be low as the only wish left will be the bone.

Unknown

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"Twas The Night Of Thanksgiving"

Twas The Night Of Thanksgiving,
But I Just Couldn't Sleep.
I Tried Counting Backwards,
I Tried Counting Sheep.

The Leftovers Beckoned -
The Dark Meat And White,
But I Fought The Temptation
With All Of My Might.

Tossing And Turning With Anticipation,
The Thought Of A Snack Became Infatuation.
So, I Raced To The Kitchen, Flung Open The Door,
And Gazed At The Fridge, Full Of Goodies Galore.
Gobbled Up Turkey And Buttered Potatoes,
Pickles And Carrots, Beans And Tomatoes.

I Felt Myself Swelling So Plump And So Round,
'Til All Of A Sudden, I Rose Off The Ground.
I Crashed Through The Ceiling, Floating Into The Sky,
With A Mouthful Of Pudding And A Handful Of Pie..
But, I Managed To Yell As I Soared Past The Trees....
Happy Eating To All - Pass The Cranberries, Please. ~~unknown

Buy A Dog

If you want someone who will bring you the paper without first tearing it apart to remove the sports section, If you want someone willing to make a fool of himself simply over the joy of seeing you,

Buy a Dog.

If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never says its not quite as good as his Mother made it,

Buy a Dog.

If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want,

Buy a Dog.

If you want someone to scare away burglars, without a lethal weapon which terrifies you and endangers the lives of your family and all the neighbors,

Buy a Dog.

If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't give a care about football, and can sit next to you as you spend time on the computer,

Buy a Dog.

If you want someone who is content to get up on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores,

Buy a Dog.

If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, with hair or without, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually,

Buy a Dog.

But, on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night, only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness.

Then my friend,

Buy a Cat.

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Happiness

True happiness may be sought, caught, or thought, But never bought.

Happiness is the result of being too busy to be unhappy.

No one can define happiness. You have to be unhappy to understand it.

Happiness does not come from what you have. But what you are.

Happiness is where you find it and seldom where you seek it.

Happiness is home brewed.

The surest path to happiness is in losing yourself in a cause greater than yourself.

The place to be happy is here, the time to be happy is now, the way to be happy is to
make others so.

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Things To Ponder

The best way to get even is to forget.

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death..

God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts..

Some folks wear their halos much too tight...

Please make my words Sweet and tender, For tomorrow...I may have to eat them.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you don't have a leg to stand on.

Unless you can create the WHOLE universe in 5 days, Then perhaps giving "advice" to God, isn't such a good idea!

"An obstacle is often a stepping stone." - Prescott

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, and faith looks up...

"Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live."

Standing in the middle of the road is dangerous. You will get knocked down by the traffic from both ways.

Words are windows to the heart.

"He who sings scares away his woes."

So I got home, and the phone was ringing, I picked it up, and said: "Who's speaking please?" And a voice said: "You are."

"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."

It isn't difficult to make a mountain out of a molehill just add a little dirt.

If a man's wife is his better half, and he marries twice, what then becomes of him?

A successful marriage isn't finding the right person-it's being the right person.

"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself."

"Life is the sum of all your choices." - Albert Camus

The mighty oak tree was once a little nut that held its ground.

To forgive is to set the prisoner free, and then discover the prisoner was you.

You have to wonder about humans, they think God is dead and Elvis is alive!

You'll notice that a turtle only makes progress when it sticks out its neck...

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Applied excessively, styling gel could cause you to have a hair-raising experience.

Keep smiling! And...if you see someone's missing one....give them one of yours!

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Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

~ author unknown ~

Your Past Mistakes and Failures Don’t Define You

“There is a reason the windshield is 10 times larger than the rearview mirror.”

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Five Of The Hardest Words To Say

“I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

And it’s equally important counterpart…

“I’m sorry. I messed up.”

Each phrase contains 5 words that are hard to say but 5 words that are extremely liberating when said.

Why are they so hard?

What are we trying to prove? Why the desire to always be “right”? Why the fear of letting someone know we’re human and capable of mistakes? Why the ego? Why the facade?

Trust isn’t built that way. Trust doesn’t hide behind these 5 words. Trust is built by being transparent, accountable and real. It isn’t about being right all the time, it’s about being honest and stepping up to the plate when you are wrong and when you’ve messed up. It doesn’t mean your admission is a hall pass for the consequences but it does mean that you have integrity and hopefully a desire to make amends.

I’d much rather have someone on my team who is honest and who can admit their mistakes when they make them versus someone who just tries to cover their tracks to save face. That may work in the short-term but eventually it gets found out and when it does, trust is impaired to a great degree.

Being truthful can be tough when we’re wrong or let someone down but it’s in how we respond that makes all the difference.

It’s a choice. A choice we need to make at home, at work and in everything we do.

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I'm Sorry

I am sorry. Three short words. Three powerful words. Three words that can prevent us from plunging deeper down the wrong path.

Will we allow our egos to get in the way from steering us towards this harder, but far more rewarding path?

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“Please” and “Thank You”

A recent National Public Radio story by columnist Linton Weeks examined the disappearance of some of the first words you were probably taught – “please” and “thank you.” Are we becoming ruder, or are patterns of speech merely updating for changing times?

Lisa Gache, co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Beverly Hills Manners, told Weeks that the erosion of courteous language has to do with “the predilection toward all things casual in our society today” and that casual conversation, dress and behavior have “hijacked” practically every aspect of people’s daily lives.

Other polite phrases are also disappearing, Weeks says. “You’re welcome” has been replaced by “sure,” “no problem,” “you bet” or “enjoy.”

Peter Post, Emily Post’s great-grandson and a director of The Emily Post Institute, takes issue with the demise of “you’re welcome,” too. In a Boston Globe piece, Post says, “’Thank you’ is an expression of appreciation one person offers another. To respond ‘No problem’ is to shrug off this acknowledgment as really being undeserved.” By responding with a simple “you’re welcome,” Post says, a person acknowledges the thanks and shows appreciation for the person giving it.

Whatever polite vocabulary you believe is waning, Augusta, GA, psychiatrist Gregory E. Smith asserts in the NPR story that the fading pleasantries are a sign we’re becoming ruder as a society. “Saying please and thank you, asking permission, offering unsolicited help, and following up on solutions to problems are no longer as important,” he says. A grocery checkout person will now “blandly bag your item, swipe your debit card, hand you your receipt, all while having a conversation on her cellphone. Amazing. Outrageous,” he says. And, Weeks, writes, research backs up his observations. In 2011, 76 percent of people surveyed by Rasmussen Reports said Americans are becoming less civil.

But could it be that it’s simply the words we’re using that are changing? Weeks quotes another Post great-grandchild, Cindy Post Senning, who says, “The principles of respect, consideration and honesty are universal and timeless.” But manners – as well as how they’re articulated – do change. For example, she says, it is important to greet people when you see them, though the form of greeting has morphed over time. “How do you do,” for instance, became “Hello, how are you?” which changed into “Hello, how are things,” or “How’s it going?” As a result of the change in language, she says today it would sound stilted and even disrespectful to say “How do you do?” depending on the tone you might use. As for substituting “no problem” for “you’re welcome,” Senning prefers the latter, but “if the appreciation is expressed in a genuine manner, I do not see its use as a loss of courtesy.”

Which camp are you in? Are people getting ruder, or is language – not its underlying sentiment – just evolving?

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Were Thankful for our Veterans

What is a Veteran?

Written by Father Dennis Edward O'Brien - USMC

Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye.

Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together or a piece of shrapnel in the leg.

Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept the world safe wear no badge or emblem.

You can't tell a vet just by looking.



What is a vet?

He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.

She - or he - is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.

He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back at all.

He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-accounts and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.

He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.

He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.



He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.

He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.



He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.

So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say Thank You.



That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.

Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU".

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How Long Has It Been?

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Touch of the Master's Hand

Lyrics

'Twas battered and scarred and the old auctioneer
He though it scarcely worthwhile
To waste much time with the old violin
But he held it up with a smile

What am I bidden, good folk, he cried
Who'll start the bidding for me
A dollar, a dollar, come, who'll make it two
Two dollars, now who'll make it three

Three dollars once and three dollars twice
And going for three -- but no
From the back of the room a grey haired man
Stepped forward and picked up the bow

And brushing the dust from the old violin
And tightening up the loose strings
He played a melody pure and so sweet
Sweet as the angels sing

When the music ceased the old auctioneer
In a voice that was quiet and low
Asked, What am I bidden for the old violin
And he held it up with the bow

A thousand dollars -- come, who'll make it two
Two thousand, and who'll make it three
Three thousand once and three thousand twice
And going and gone, cried he

And the people shouted, and some of them cried
We do not quite understand
What changed its worth -- swift came the reply
The touch of the master's hand

And many a man with life out of tune
And battered and scarred with sin
Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd
Much like the old violin

A mess of pottage, a glass of wine
A game and he travels on
He's going once and he's going twice
He's going and almost gone

But the master comes and the foolish crowd
Never can quite understand
The worth of a soul and the change that is wrought
By the touch of the master's hand



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Old Age Confusion

The Wrong Way

As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on I- 90. Please be careful!"

"Shoot!" said Herman, "it's not just one...It's hundreds of them!

3 Sisters

Three sisters, ages 92, 94, and 96 live in a house together. One night the 96 year old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells down the stairs, "was I getting in or out of the bath?"

The 94 year old yells back, "I don't know. I'll come up and see." She starts up the stairs and pauses. Then she yells, "was I going up the stairs or down?"

The 92 year old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea and listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful." She knocks on wood for good measure. She then yells, "I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door."

Silent Advice

An elderly couple were attending church when about halfway through the service she leaned over and said to him, "I just had a silent passing of gas. What should I do?"

Her husband leaned over to her and replied, "When we get home put a new battery in your hearing aid."

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By the time you find greener pastures . . .your too old to climb the fence.

Life is uncertain . . . eat dessert first

Over the hill . . . is better than under it

You are only young once . . .but you can stay immature indefinitely

The Old Paths

I liked the old paths, when
Moms were at home.
Dads were at work.
Brothers went into the army.
And sisters got married
BEFORE having children!

Crime did not pay;
Hard work did;
And people knew the difference.
Moms could cook;
Dads would work;
Children would behave.

Husbands were loving;
Wives were supportive;
And children were polite.
Women wore the jewelry;
And Men wore the pants.
Women looked like ladies;
Men looked like gentlemen;
And children looked decent.

People loved the truth,
And hated a lie;
They came to church to get IN,
Not to get OUT!
Hymns sounded Godly;
Sermons sounded helpful;
Rejoicing sounded normal;
And crying sounded sincere.

Cursing was wicked;
Drugs were for illness;
And divorce was unthinkable.
The flag was honored;
America was beautiful;
And God was welcome!

We read the Bible in public;
Prayed in school;
And preached from house to house
To be called an American was worth dying for;

To be called a Christian was worth living for;
To be called a traitor was a shame!
Preachers preached because they had a message;
And Christians rejoiced because they had the VICTORY!

Preachers preached from the Bible;
Singers sang from the heart;
And sinners turned to the Lord to be SAVED!

A new birth meant a new life;
Salvation meant a changed life;
Following Christ led to eternal life.
Being a preacher meant you proclaimed the word of God;

Being a Christian meant you would live for Jesus;
And being a sinner meant someone was praying for you!
Laws were based on the Bible;
Homes read the Bible;
And churches taught the Bible.
God was worshiped;
Christ was exalted;

Church was where you found Christians on the Lord's day, rather than in the garden, on the creek bank, on the golf course, or being entertained somewhere else.

I still like the old paths the best!

Author Unknown

Touch My Life

Touch my life with tenderness
And fill my cup with love.
Share my dreams as I share yours
Beyond the stars above.

Take my hand as I grow old
And lead me when I'm blind.
Show me that you really care…
Good Friends are hard to find.

Touch my heart and I'll touch yours
A little more each day
And then we'll both find happiness
Somewhere along the way.

~ author unknown ~

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How To Live A Good Life.

If you want your dreams to come true...
don't oversleep.

The smallest good deed is better
than the grandest intention.

Of all the things you wear,
your expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for making friends....B1.

The 10 commandments are not multiple choices.

The happiness of your life depends on
the quality of your thoughts.

Minds are like parachutes...
they function only when open.

Ideas won't work unless YOU do.

One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.

One who lacks the courage to start has already finished.

The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge.

Don't learn safety rules by accident.

We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.

Jumping to conclusions can be bad exercise.



One thing you can give and still keep ...is your word.

A friend walks in when everyone else walks out.

The pursuit of happiness is: the chase of a lifetime!

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Great Quotes from Great Leaders

Great Quotes from Great Leaders

Todays Quotes

"Live and let live." ~ Yiddish Proverb~

"The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands." Alexander Penny

"Life teaches, Love reveals" ~ Anonymous ~

"Courage doesn't always roar." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher ~

"Dance lightly with life." ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie ~

"Earth laughs in flowers." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

"Creativity Is Like Electricity" ~ Maya Angelou ~

"Success can't be forced." ~ Loretta Young ~

"Talent works, genius creates." ~ Robert Schumann ~

"A mother's love liberates." ~ Maya Angelou ~

Peace begins with a smile. ~ Mother Teresa ~

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.

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Our Many Blessings

When we count our many blessings
It isn't hard to see,
That life's most valued treasures
Are the treasures that are free.

For it isn't what we own or buy
That signifies our wealth,
It's the special gifts that have no price
Our family, friends, and health

May Your Blessings Be Many!

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What Do I Make?

Friends were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,

"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"

To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"

Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,

"You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...) "Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Order of Canada.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table) I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them to write and then I make them write.. Keyboarding isn't everything.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.

(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.) Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

What do you make Mr. CEO?

If you can read this then, thank the teacher that taught you how to read.

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Nature's Inspriation Movie

Nature's Inspriation Movie

Today I Smiled

Today I smiled, and all at once
Things didn't look so bad.
Today I shared with someone else,
A little bit of hope I had.

Today I worked with what I had,
And longed for nothing more,
And what had seemed like only weeds,
Were flowers at my door.

Today I loved a little more,
And complained a little less.
And in the giving of myself,
I forgot my weariness.

~ Author Unknown ~

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Are You A Baby Boomer?

Are you a baby boomer? If you remember any of these things you can call yourself one of "us."

Cruising on a Friday night, listening to the Top 40 on your AM radio.

You remember the thrill of watching television for the first time.

When there were only 3 TV channels -- and it was so hard to choose what to watch!

What a TV test pattern looked like, when the channel went off the air at midnight.

Where you were when JFK was shot...(or RFK)...(or MLK, Jr.)...

When the Beatles sang "I want to hold your hand" to Ed Sullivan.

Watching the first man walk on the moon with "one small step."

You washed your hair with Halo or Breck shampoo.

You remember Burma Shave.

Bryl Cream.....a little dab will do ya!

When the price of a brand new car $3000.

You were born before:

Television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, frisbees and The Pill. We were born before radar, credit cards, laser beams, and ballpoint pens. Before panty hose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip-dry clothes and before man walked on the moon.

Back in the good old days...

Cigarette smoking was fashionable.

GRASS was mowed.

COKE was a cold drink.

POT was something you cooked in.

AIDS were helpers in the Principal's office.

So What's The Difference?

Then: Rolling Stones.
Now: Kidney stones.

Then: Keg.
Now: EKG.

Then: Passing the driver's test.
Now: Passing the vision test.

Then: "Whatever"
Now: "Depends"

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When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang my first picture on the refrigerator,
and I wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you feed a stray cat, and I thought
it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you make my favorite cake for me,
and I knew that little things are special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you say a prayer,
and I believed there was a God that I
could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I felt you kiss me good night,
and I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned
that sometimes things hurt,
but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw that you cared and I wanted to be
everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I looked....and now I want to say thanks
for all the things I saw,
when you thought I wasn't looking.

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