I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation.
'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me. 'Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Afghanistan.
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time...
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base.'
His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'
Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - beef or chicken?' 'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class.
'This is your thanks.'
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room.
A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand and said, 'I want to shake your hand.'
Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane.
Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. 'It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'
Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers.
As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. It seemed so little...
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
National Friendship Week
We Don't Have Too Many Friends...........Just Good Friends
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat
off the back of his neck, "These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here, Dolly!" he called. Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.
The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands"
With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy... "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
It's National Friendship Week.
Show your friends how much you care.
Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
as well as those who WERE!!!
If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have
a circle of friends.
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat
off the back of his neck, "These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here, Dolly!" he called. Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.
The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands"
With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy... "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
It's National Friendship Week.
Show your friends how much you care.
Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
as well as those who WERE!!!
If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have
a circle of friends.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Memorial Day Inspiration
Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours. ~Wallace Bruce
They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours,
Lying so silent by night and by day. Sleeping the years of their manhood away. Give them the meed they have won in the past; Give them the honors their future forcast; Give them the chaplets they won in the strife; Give them the laurels they lost with their life.~Will Carleton
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.
John McCrae, 1915.
A doctor of medicine, McCrae saw his friend killed in WW1 while in charge of a field hospital and he wrote this poem the next day in 1915. The poem has had a profound effect, being used in many fund-raising campaigns.
Buying a poppy isn't a political act. The purchase supports the families of soldiers killed or disabled in war.
This poem is not political, although people have tried to make it so, it is about young men killed in battle who, if they had voices, would ask for some purpose rather than they should have died in vain.
Isn't a noble purpose the only consolation for those whose loved ones are killed in battle?
The Greeks have a legend that explains how the poppy came to be called the Corn Poppy. The poppy was created by the god of sleep, Somnus. You see Ceres, the goddess of grain, was having a hard time falling asleep. She was exhausted from searching for her lost daughter; still she couldn't fall asleep and had no energy to help the corn grow. Somnus cooked up a concoction and got her to take it, soon she was sleeping like a baby. Rested and relaxed Ceres could then turn her attention to the corn which began to grow. Ever since that time the people believed that poppies growing around cornfields ensure a bountiful harvest. And so was born the Corn Rose, or as we call it today the Corn Poppy.
Those are some of the ancient legends associated with the poppy. Now you are asking if I am ever going to explain the war connection. This too is an ancient connection going back to Ghengis Khan. It is said that after his annihilation of the enemy the fields were churned up and drenched in blood. Soon they were covered in pure white blooms of the poppy. During the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century the same phenomenon occurred. Churned up blood-drenched fields erupted in poppy flowers.
The most recent and enduring tradition began in WWI when John McCrae wrote the poem that appears at the top of this article. McCrae was a Canadian who enlisted to help the allies in the war. He was made Medical Officer upon landing in Europe. During a lull in the battle with the nub of a pencil he scratched on a page from his dispatch book. The poem found its way into the pages of Punch magazine. By 1918 the poem was well known throughout the allied world. Moina Michael, an American woman, wrote these lines in reply.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies
She then adopted the custom of wearing a red poppy in memory of the sacrifices of war and also as a symbol of keeping the faith.
A French women, Madam Guerin, visiting the United States, learned of the custom and took it one step further. When she returned to France she decided to hand make the red poppies and sell them to raise money for the benefit of the orphaned and destitute women and children in war torn areas of France. This tradition spread to Canada, The United States and Australia and is still followed today. The money collected from the sale of poppies goes to fund various veterans programs.
Source: Internet
They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours,
Lying so silent by night and by day. Sleeping the years of their manhood away. Give them the meed they have won in the past; Give them the honors their future forcast; Give them the chaplets they won in the strife; Give them the laurels they lost with their life.~Will Carleton
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.
John McCrae, 1915.
A doctor of medicine, McCrae saw his friend killed in WW1 while in charge of a field hospital and he wrote this poem the next day in 1915. The poem has had a profound effect, being used in many fund-raising campaigns.
Buying a poppy isn't a political act. The purchase supports the families of soldiers killed or disabled in war.
This poem is not political, although people have tried to make it so, it is about young men killed in battle who, if they had voices, would ask for some purpose rather than they should have died in vain.
Isn't a noble purpose the only consolation for those whose loved ones are killed in battle?
The Greeks have a legend that explains how the poppy came to be called the Corn Poppy. The poppy was created by the god of sleep, Somnus. You see Ceres, the goddess of grain, was having a hard time falling asleep. She was exhausted from searching for her lost daughter; still she couldn't fall asleep and had no energy to help the corn grow. Somnus cooked up a concoction and got her to take it, soon she was sleeping like a baby. Rested and relaxed Ceres could then turn her attention to the corn which began to grow. Ever since that time the people believed that poppies growing around cornfields ensure a bountiful harvest. And so was born the Corn Rose, or as we call it today the Corn Poppy.
Those are some of the ancient legends associated with the poppy. Now you are asking if I am ever going to explain the war connection. This too is an ancient connection going back to Ghengis Khan. It is said that after his annihilation of the enemy the fields were churned up and drenched in blood. Soon they were covered in pure white blooms of the poppy. During the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century the same phenomenon occurred. Churned up blood-drenched fields erupted in poppy flowers.
The most recent and enduring tradition began in WWI when John McCrae wrote the poem that appears at the top of this article. McCrae was a Canadian who enlisted to help the allies in the war. He was made Medical Officer upon landing in Europe. During a lull in the battle with the nub of a pencil he scratched on a page from his dispatch book. The poem found its way into the pages of Punch magazine. By 1918 the poem was well known throughout the allied world. Moina Michael, an American woman, wrote these lines in reply.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies
She then adopted the custom of wearing a red poppy in memory of the sacrifices of war and also as a symbol of keeping the faith.
A French women, Madam Guerin, visiting the United States, learned of the custom and took it one step further. When she returned to France she decided to hand make the red poppies and sell them to raise money for the benefit of the orphaned and destitute women and children in war torn areas of France. This tradition spread to Canada, The United States and Australia and is still followed today. The money collected from the sale of poppies goes to fund various veterans programs.
Source: Internet
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Doctoring A Doctor
When a doctor falls ill, another doctor doctors the doctor. Does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in his own way, or does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in the doctored doctor's way?
Source: Internet
Source: Internet
What Famous Mothers Might Have Said
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary's Mother: "I don't mind you having a garden, Mary, but does it have to be growing under your bed?"
Mona Lisa's Mother: "After all that money your father and I spent on braces, Mona, that's the biggest smile you can give us?"
Humpty Dumpty's Mother: "Humpty, If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times not to sit on that wall. But would you listen to me? Noooo!"
Columbus' Mother: "I don't care what you've discovered, Christopher. You still could have written!"
Babe Ruth's Mother: "Babe, how many times have I told you -- quit playing ball in the house! That's the third broken window this week!"
Michelangelo's Mother: "Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling?"
Napoleon's Mother: "All right, Napoleon. If you aren't hiding your report card inside your jacket, then take your hand out of there and prove it!"
Custer's Mother: "Now, George, remember what I told you -- don't go biting off more than you can chew!"
Abraham Lincoln's Mother: "Again with the stovepipe hat, Abe? Can't you just wear a baseball cap like the other kids?"
Barney's Mother: "I realize strained plums are your favorite, Barney, but you're starting to look a little purple."
Mary's Mother: "I'm not upset that your lamb followed you to school, Mary, but I would like to know how he got a better grade than you."
Batman's Mother: "It's a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize how much the insurance is going to be?"
Goldilocks' Mother: "I've got a bill here for a busted chair from the Bear family. You know anything about this, Goldie?"
Little Miss Muffet's Mother: "Well, all I've got to say is if you don't get off your tuffet and start cleaning your room, there'll be a lot more spiders around here!"
Albert Einstein's Mother: "But, Albert, it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...?"
George Washington's Mother: "The next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!"
Jonah's Mother: "That's a nice story, but now tell me where you've really been for the last three days.
Superman's Mother: "Clark, your father and I have discussed it, and we've decided you can have your own telephone line. Now will you quit spending so much time in all those phone booths?
Thomas Edison's Mother: "Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off that light and get to bed!"
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Mona Lisa's Mother: "After all that money your father and I spent on braces, Mona, that's the biggest smile you can give us?"
Humpty Dumpty's Mother: "Humpty, If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times not to sit on that wall. But would you listen to me? Noooo!"
Columbus' Mother: "I don't care what you've discovered, Christopher. You still could have written!"
Babe Ruth's Mother: "Babe, how many times have I told you -- quit playing ball in the house! That's the third broken window this week!"
Michelangelo's Mother: "Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling?"
Napoleon's Mother: "All right, Napoleon. If you aren't hiding your report card inside your jacket, then take your hand out of there and prove it!"
Custer's Mother: "Now, George, remember what I told you -- don't go biting off more than you can chew!"
Abraham Lincoln's Mother: "Again with the stovepipe hat, Abe? Can't you just wear a baseball cap like the other kids?"
Barney's Mother: "I realize strained plums are your favorite, Barney, but you're starting to look a little purple."
Mary's Mother: "I'm not upset that your lamb followed you to school, Mary, but I would like to know how he got a better grade than you."
Batman's Mother: "It's a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize how much the insurance is going to be?"
Goldilocks' Mother: "I've got a bill here for a busted chair from the Bear family. You know anything about this, Goldie?"
Little Miss Muffet's Mother: "Well, all I've got to say is if you don't get off your tuffet and start cleaning your room, there'll be a lot more spiders around here!"
Albert Einstein's Mother: "But, Albert, it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...?"
George Washington's Mother: "The next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!"
Jonah's Mother: "That's a nice story, but now tell me where you've really been for the last three days.
Superman's Mother: "Clark, your father and I have discussed it, and we've decided you can have your own telephone line. Now will you quit spending so much time in all those phone booths?
Thomas Edison's Mother: "Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off that light and get to bed!"
Source: Internet
Things I've Learned from my Children
If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
A 3 year-old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a superman cape. It is strong enough however to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room.
You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on.
When using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit.
A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
When you hear the toilet flush and the words "Uh-oh", it's already too late.
Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
A six year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year-old man says they can only do it in the movies.
A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day.
A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq foot house 4 inches deep.
Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old. Duplos will not.
Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence.
Super glue is forever.
No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
You probably do not want to know what that odor is.
Always look in the oven before you turn it on.
Plastic toys do not like ovens.
The fire department in Austin has a 5-minute response time.
The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. It will however make cats dizzy. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
Source: Internet
A 3 year-old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a superman cape. It is strong enough however to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room.
You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on.
When using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit.
A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
When you hear the toilet flush and the words "Uh-oh", it's already too late.
Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
A six year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year-old man says they can only do it in the movies.
A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day.
A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq foot house 4 inches deep.
Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old. Duplos will not.
Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence.
Super glue is forever.
No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
You probably do not want to know what that odor is.
Always look in the oven before you turn it on.
Plastic toys do not like ovens.
The fire department in Austin has a 5-minute response time.
The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. It will however make cats dizzy. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
Source: Internet
Friday, May 18, 2012
Kindergarden Poem
K is for Kindergarten---hip, hip, hooray.
I is for imagination we use everyday.
N is for numbers--we know one, two, three.
D is for drawing, the best you can see!
E is for exercise to keep our bodies strong.
R is for reading books all day long.
G is for good friends. We made more each day.
A is for the alphabet we know how to say.
R is for remembering everything we learned.
T is for treats every Friday we earned.
E is for excitement. This year we've had some.
N is for next year. First grade here we come.
Source: Internet
I is for imagination we use everyday.
N is for numbers--we know one, two, three.
D is for drawing, the best you can see!
E is for exercise to keep our bodies strong.
R is for reading books all day long.
G is for good friends. We made more each day.
A is for the alphabet we know how to say.
R is for remembering everything we learned.
T is for treats every Friday we earned.
E is for excitement. This year we've had some.
N is for next year. First grade here we come.
Source: Internet
The Be Attitudes
Be busy, Doing what you love to do.
Be true, To the dreams God's given you.
Be sure, To taste the sweetness of each day.
Be silly, Giggle lots...take off and play.
Be Bold, Enough to trust your wings and fly.
Believe, The power of prayer will get you by.
Be Happy, Keep your outlook bright and sunny.
Be Yourself...Because, You really are a honey!
Source: Internet
Be true, To the dreams God's given you.
Be sure, To taste the sweetness of each day.
Be silly, Giggle lots...take off and play.
Be Bold, Enough to trust your wings and fly.
Believe, The power of prayer will get you by.
Be Happy, Keep your outlook bright and sunny.
Be Yourself...Because, You really are a honey!
Source: Internet
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
More Quotes
"All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes." Author Unknown
The Gift of A Cheerful Disposition ~ The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, really it's not that hard to say, Hello or Thank You.
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. Author Unknown
God has given us the time to prepare, but not the time to waste. Author Unknown
The best Vitamins for making friends..., B1
All gardeners live in beautiful places because they make them so.
My mom taught me: Don't you go outside with your school clothes on!
Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.
Beauty is everywhere celebrate being alive.
Let us all walk our path with gentle footsteps and listening hearts.
Take time each day for quiet contemplation and make time to love and be loved.
Life is a garden that blossoms when tended with love, laughter, and a believing heart.
Laughter is a richer gift when shared with those we love.
A simple act of kindness
Love and gratitude have a language all their own. They hear the words that are left unspoken.
Making the time to be together is the finest gift we can ever give.
Greet each day with the belief that wonderful things are about to happen.
The earth sings in blue skies and wildflowers may its joyful music awaken you to the
beauty of life.
Motherhood - If it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor!
There are three ways to get something done: Do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.
Raising a teenager is like nailing Jello to a tree.
God gave you two ears and one mouth... so you should listen twice as much as you talk.
Grandparents are similar to a piece of string -- handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of grandchildren.
Any child can tell you that the purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
Adolescence is the age at which children stop asking questions because they know all the answers.
The smartest advice on raising children is to enjoy them while they are still on your side.
Avenge yourself - live long enough to be a problem to your children.
Pain and Suffering is inevitable but Misery is optional.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift. That's why it's called: The Present.
A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.
Life is what you make of it...kinda like Play-Doh
The bubbling brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks.
Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
Everything is always okay in the end, if it's not, then it's not the end.
If all my friends jumped off a cliff, I wouldn't jump with them. I would be at the bottom to catch them.
A girl on the street is pointing up at the sky. 'Look an Angel!' she yells. Passerby laughs, 'You fool, that is only a cloud.' How wonderful it would be to see Angels where there are only clouds. How sad it would be to see clouds where there are Angels.
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.
"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. " ~ Bob Talbert
Opportunity comes and knocks once at the door. Temptation comes and leans on the doorbell. Author Unknown
"You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands. Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay with millions of thumbprints on it." ~ John Updike
If I lack the courage to start, I have already finished. One thing I can't recycle is wasted time. Author Unknown
"Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that, you'll make a difference." ~ Arie Pencovici
"This is the story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody: There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody, when Nobody did what Anybody could of done."
The teeth of adversity grow directly behind the smile of fortune. Author Unknown
"You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who'll decide where to go."--- Dr. Seuss
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones
It's better to avoid the bait, Than to struggle in the snare. E.G.H.
It just good to stop and think and study on what God is. What he has done for us, and how he helps us to become willing for his use.
You were not created a copy. You were born an original. You are unique and special in your own way. Be happy with yourself. Author Unknown
Remember that happiness is more often found in giving than getting.
"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest." Larry Lorenzoni
Ten little fingers that from the very start, Will reach out for tomorrow, Yet always hold your heart. (A Child)
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ~ Epicurus quotes
One thing I can give and still keep... is my word.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -- Winston Churchill
You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity.
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them; and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.
When we die we leave behind all that we have. And take with us all that we are. George M.
Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.- Bob Talbert
We can be glad that God gives us what we need, instead of what we want. Author Unknown
"Love looks through a telescope, envy through a microscope." - Josh Billings
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." Helen Keller
To the world you might just be one person, but to one person, you just might be the world. Author Unknown
I Believe...That you should always leave loved ones with Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
"A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend."
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, who was the person that came up with,"Quit while you're ahead"? Author Unknown
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. - Melody Beattie
"Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest
It's about those who came and never left your side ...."
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can------ John Wesley
Don't ever take away someone's hope, it may be all that they have to hold on to. Author Unknown
"One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own."~ John O'Donohue
Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.
"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."
"You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who'll decide where to go." --- Dr. Seuss
"When the well's dry, we know the worth of water." - Benjamin Franklin
Don't tell God how big your storm is; Tell the storm how big your God is!!!
The distance between a problem and a solution. Is the distance to our knees. Millie R.
The power of words....it is sometimes hard to understand that a encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keep you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human, Failures keep you Humble, Success keeps you Glowing, But Only God Keeps You Going! Author Unknown
"A gentle word is never lost...It cheers the heart when sorrow-tossed, And lulls the cares that bruise it." Hastings
"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are." Milton Berle
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted. ~*~ Garrison Keillor
Life is.., A Mystery - Unfold it, A Journey - Walk it, Painful - Endure it, Beautiful - See it , Wonderful - Enjoy it, A Candle - Light it, Precious - Don't waste it, A Gift - Open it, Love - Give it, Light - Shine in it ~ Author Unknown~
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything they have. Author Unknown
I Believe... That you can do something in an instant, That will give you heartache for life.
~ People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel. ~ Irwin Federman
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back. P.Brett
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. B. Pascal
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. ~ J. Goethe
Immature love says "I love you because I need you." Mature love says "I need you because I love you."- Erich Fromm
I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. ~ Andy Rooney
If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't; If you'd like to win, but think you'll lose, you're lost. For out in the world we find success begins with a person's faith; It's all in the state of mind. Life's battle don't always go to the stronger or faster hand; They go to the one who trusts in God and always thinks "I can."
"If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach."~Margaret Cho~
The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention. And when you go the extra mile, you’ll be free of any traffic jams.
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape. Author Unknown
A promise is a faithful thing, be not in haste to make it. For once a promise you have made be sure you never break it. Author Unknown
Stop talking on Cell phones and Texting while trying to drive. The life you save may be your own..... or mine...
The happiness of my life depends on the quality of my thoughts. Author Unknown
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those."~ Michael Nolan
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. H. Ford
Sometimes we don't have a hearing problem, but just a listening problem. Janet C.
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, and faith looks up...,
Unconditional love is loving your kids for who they are, not for what they do ... it isn't something you will achieve every minute of every day. But it is the thought we must hold in our hearts every day.- Stephanie Marston
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. Author Unknown
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
~Author Unknown
Everyone smiles in the same language. ~ Author Unknown
“It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel.” Author Unknown
Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through, the joy that you give to others, Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing, Returns to you glad. ~ John Greenleaf Whittier.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going. ~ N. Sims
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Wrong is wrong if everyone is doing it, and right is right if no one is doing it. Author Unknown
I believe that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
“An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life” ~ Marie Louise De La Ramee
Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield. Author Unknown
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience. Author Unknown
Prayer is not asking for what you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine. K. Norris
The Gift of a Written Note~A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.
All the water in the world
However much it tried,
Could never, never sink a ship
Unless it got inside.
And all the evil in the world
The blackest kind of sin,
Could never hurt you one least bit,
Unless you let it in. Author Unknown
The happiness of my life depends on the quality of my thoughts. Author Unknown
Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. N. Sims
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going. N. Sims
The world can unite people, but only God can make us one. Ruth H.
Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain, For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain. America, America, man sheds his waste on thee, And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. ~George Carlin
The Gift of a Favor~Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.
We may fly or we may fail, by the words that we set sail. Author Unknown
I have a primary responsibility to myself: to make myself into the best person I can possibly be. Then, and only then, will I have something worthwhile to share~ Unknown
"There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or mirror that reflects it." E. Wharton
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away never to return. So while we have it, it's best we love it, and care for it, and fix it when it's broken, and heal it when it's sick.
A candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small. ~ Eva K. Logue
"Confidence on the outside begins by living with integrity on the inside."~ Brian Tracy ~
Sons outgrow our laps, but never our hearts...♥Put ♥ this ♥ on ♥ your ♥ status ♥ if ♥ you ♥ have ♥ the ♥ most ♥ Awesome ♥ Son ♥ in the ♥ world !♥
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
Our thinking is our enemy. The will of God is our security. Author Unknown
Victories never come at bargain prices.
In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.- Eva Burrows
Nothing, can irritate you, without your permission. Author Unknown
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
What is the responsibility of parenting? It can be summed up as a pod of four "peas": "Provide, Protect, Produce, and Propel."
A mirror is only as good... As the reflection in it.
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others can't keep it from themselves.
The hardest battle to fight is the one we don’t want to win. Author Unknown
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. ~Og Mandino
When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, And etched on vacant places Are half-forgotten faces Of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to know. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
When you're down in the dumps, incoming advice becomes excruciatingly abundant.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. ~ Vince Lombardi
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.- Edith Wharton
"Swallow your pride, It contains no calories." ~ K. Ellingson
Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.- Colleen C. Barrett
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before. - Thoreau, Henry David
"Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant." ~Unknown
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.
Our God is a God of the hills and the valleys, but not a God of the borders. We need to stay in the center of God’s will. Author Unknown
Seven days without prayer, makes one weak.
Source: Internet
The Gift of A Cheerful Disposition ~ The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, really it's not that hard to say, Hello or Thank You.
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. Author Unknown
God has given us the time to prepare, but not the time to waste. Author Unknown
The best Vitamins for making friends..., B1
All gardeners live in beautiful places because they make them so.
My mom taught me: Don't you go outside with your school clothes on!
Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.
Beauty is everywhere celebrate being alive.
Let us all walk our path with gentle footsteps and listening hearts.
Take time each day for quiet contemplation and make time to love and be loved.
Life is a garden that blossoms when tended with love, laughter, and a believing heart.
Laughter is a richer gift when shared with those we love.
A simple act of kindness
Love and gratitude have a language all their own. They hear the words that are left unspoken.
Making the time to be together is the finest gift we can ever give.
Greet each day with the belief that wonderful things are about to happen.
The earth sings in blue skies and wildflowers may its joyful music awaken you to the
beauty of life.
Motherhood - If it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor!
There are three ways to get something done: Do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.
Raising a teenager is like nailing Jello to a tree.
God gave you two ears and one mouth... so you should listen twice as much as you talk.
Grandparents are similar to a piece of string -- handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of grandchildren.
Any child can tell you that the purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
Adolescence is the age at which children stop asking questions because they know all the answers.
The smartest advice on raising children is to enjoy them while they are still on your side.
Avenge yourself - live long enough to be a problem to your children.
Pain and Suffering is inevitable but Misery is optional.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift. That's why it's called: The Present.
A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.
Life is what you make of it...kinda like Play-Doh
The bubbling brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks.
Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
Everything is always okay in the end, if it's not, then it's not the end.
If all my friends jumped off a cliff, I wouldn't jump with them. I would be at the bottom to catch them.
A girl on the street is pointing up at the sky. 'Look an Angel!' she yells. Passerby laughs, 'You fool, that is only a cloud.' How wonderful it would be to see Angels where there are only clouds. How sad it would be to see clouds where there are Angels.
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.
"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. " ~ Bob Talbert
Opportunity comes and knocks once at the door. Temptation comes and leans on the doorbell. Author Unknown
"You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands. Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay with millions of thumbprints on it." ~ John Updike
If I lack the courage to start, I have already finished. One thing I can't recycle is wasted time. Author Unknown
"Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that, you'll make a difference." ~ Arie Pencovici
"This is the story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody: There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody, when Nobody did what Anybody could of done."
The teeth of adversity grow directly behind the smile of fortune. Author Unknown
"You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who'll decide where to go."--- Dr. Seuss
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones
It's better to avoid the bait, Than to struggle in the snare. E.G.H.
It just good to stop and think and study on what God is. What he has done for us, and how he helps us to become willing for his use.
You were not created a copy. You were born an original. You are unique and special in your own way. Be happy with yourself. Author Unknown
Remember that happiness is more often found in giving than getting.
"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest." Larry Lorenzoni
Ten little fingers that from the very start, Will reach out for tomorrow, Yet always hold your heart. (A Child)
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ~ Epicurus quotes
One thing I can give and still keep... is my word.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -- Winston Churchill
You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity.
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them; and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.
When we die we leave behind all that we have. And take with us all that we are. George M.
Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.- Bob Talbert
We can be glad that God gives us what we need, instead of what we want. Author Unknown
"Love looks through a telescope, envy through a microscope." - Josh Billings
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." Helen Keller
To the world you might just be one person, but to one person, you just might be the world. Author Unknown
I Believe...That you should always leave loved ones with Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
"A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend."
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, who was the person that came up with,"Quit while you're ahead"? Author Unknown
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. - Melody Beattie
"Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest
It's about those who came and never left your side ...."
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can------ John Wesley
Don't ever take away someone's hope, it may be all that they have to hold on to. Author Unknown
"One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own."~ John O'Donohue
Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.
"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."
"You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who'll decide where to go." --- Dr. Seuss
"When the well's dry, we know the worth of water." - Benjamin Franklin
Don't tell God how big your storm is; Tell the storm how big your God is!!!
The distance between a problem and a solution. Is the distance to our knees. Millie R.
The power of words....it is sometimes hard to understand that a encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keep you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human, Failures keep you Humble, Success keeps you Glowing, But Only God Keeps You Going! Author Unknown
"A gentle word is never lost...It cheers the heart when sorrow-tossed, And lulls the cares that bruise it." Hastings
"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are." Milton Berle
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted. ~*~ Garrison Keillor
Life is.., A Mystery - Unfold it, A Journey - Walk it, Painful - Endure it, Beautiful - See it , Wonderful - Enjoy it, A Candle - Light it, Precious - Don't waste it, A Gift - Open it, Love - Give it, Light - Shine in it ~ Author Unknown~
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything they have. Author Unknown
I Believe... That you can do something in an instant, That will give you heartache for life.
~ People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel. ~ Irwin Federman
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back. P.Brett
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. B. Pascal
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. ~ J. Goethe
Immature love says "I love you because I need you." Mature love says "I need you because I love you."- Erich Fromm
I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. ~ Andy Rooney
If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't; If you'd like to win, but think you'll lose, you're lost. For out in the world we find success begins with a person's faith; It's all in the state of mind. Life's battle don't always go to the stronger or faster hand; They go to the one who trusts in God and always thinks "I can."
"If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach."~Margaret Cho~
The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention. And when you go the extra mile, you’ll be free of any traffic jams.
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape. Author Unknown
A promise is a faithful thing, be not in haste to make it. For once a promise you have made be sure you never break it. Author Unknown
Stop talking on Cell phones and Texting while trying to drive. The life you save may be your own..... or mine...
The happiness of my life depends on the quality of my thoughts. Author Unknown
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those."~ Michael Nolan
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. H. Ford
Sometimes we don't have a hearing problem, but just a listening problem. Janet C.
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, and faith looks up...,
Unconditional love is loving your kids for who they are, not for what they do ... it isn't something you will achieve every minute of every day. But it is the thought we must hold in our hearts every day.- Stephanie Marston
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. Author Unknown
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
~Author Unknown
Everyone smiles in the same language. ~ Author Unknown
“It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel.” Author Unknown
Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through, the joy that you give to others, Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing, Returns to you glad. ~ John Greenleaf Whittier.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going. ~ N. Sims
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Wrong is wrong if everyone is doing it, and right is right if no one is doing it. Author Unknown
I believe that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
“An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life” ~ Marie Louise De La Ramee
Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield. Author Unknown
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience. Author Unknown
Prayer is not asking for what you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine. K. Norris
The Gift of a Written Note~A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.
All the water in the world
However much it tried,
Could never, never sink a ship
Unless it got inside.
And all the evil in the world
The blackest kind of sin,
Could never hurt you one least bit,
Unless you let it in. Author Unknown
The happiness of my life depends on the quality of my thoughts. Author Unknown
Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. N. Sims
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going. N. Sims
The world can unite people, but only God can make us one. Ruth H.
Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain, For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain. America, America, man sheds his waste on thee, And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. ~George Carlin
The Gift of a Favor~Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.
We may fly or we may fail, by the words that we set sail. Author Unknown
I have a primary responsibility to myself: to make myself into the best person I can possibly be. Then, and only then, will I have something worthwhile to share~ Unknown
"There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or mirror that reflects it." E. Wharton
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away never to return. So while we have it, it's best we love it, and care for it, and fix it when it's broken, and heal it when it's sick.
A candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small. ~ Eva K. Logue
"Confidence on the outside begins by living with integrity on the inside."~ Brian Tracy ~
Sons outgrow our laps, but never our hearts...♥Put ♥ this ♥ on ♥ your ♥ status ♥ if ♥ you ♥ have ♥ the ♥ most ♥ Awesome ♥ Son ♥ in the ♥ world !♥
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
Our thinking is our enemy. The will of God is our security. Author Unknown
Victories never come at bargain prices.
In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.- Eva Burrows
Nothing, can irritate you, without your permission. Author Unknown
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
What is the responsibility of parenting? It can be summed up as a pod of four "peas": "Provide, Protect, Produce, and Propel."
A mirror is only as good... As the reflection in it.
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others can't keep it from themselves.
The hardest battle to fight is the one we don’t want to win. Author Unknown
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. ~Og Mandino
When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, And etched on vacant places Are half-forgotten faces Of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to know. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
When you're down in the dumps, incoming advice becomes excruciatingly abundant.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. ~ Vince Lombardi
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.- Edith Wharton
"Swallow your pride, It contains no calories." ~ K. Ellingson
Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.- Colleen C. Barrett
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before. - Thoreau, Henry David
"Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant." ~Unknown
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.
Our God is a God of the hills and the valleys, but not a God of the borders. We need to stay in the center of God’s will. Author Unknown
Seven days without prayer, makes one weak.
Source: Internet
Today's Thought
Without GOD our week would be: Sinday, Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightday and Shatterday. Author Unknown
“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.” T. Bodet
“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.” T. Bodet
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Appreciations
Sometimes all we need is a little appreciation. At the same time, let us not forget to appreciate others around us. Read these appreciation quotes to get started.
Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day. ~ Booker T. Washington
Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune. ~ Sam Walton
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ~ Voltaire
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. ~ Albert Schweitzer
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the gratefully and appreciating heart. ~ Henry Clay
Encouraged people achieve the best; dominated people achieve second best; neglected people achieve the least. ~ Anonymous
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. ~ William Arthur
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. ~ Cicero
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. ~ The Dalai Lama
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. ~ Ovid
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. ~ Ralph H. Blum
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. ~ Mother Teresa
There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment. ~ Orison Swett Marden
There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back. ~ Billy Martin
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. ~ Elizabeth Harrison
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give. ~ Edwin A. Robinson
Until you value yourself you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ~ M. Scott Peck
You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. ~ Jim Stovall
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. ~ Seneca
One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself. ~ O.A. Battista
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, Make Me Feel Important. Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life. ~ Mary Kay Ash
Promise yourself to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. ~ Christian Larson
Reflect upon your present blessings - of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens
Respect a man, and he will do all the more. ~ John Wooden
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. ~ Sir Thomas Browne
Teachers: two kinds: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move and the kind that just give you a little prod from behind and you jump to the skies. ~ Robert Frost
Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so. ~ Thomas Carlyle
Source: Internet
Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day. ~ Booker T. Washington
Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune. ~ Sam Walton
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ~ Voltaire
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. ~ Albert Schweitzer
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the gratefully and appreciating heart. ~ Henry Clay
Encouraged people achieve the best; dominated people achieve second best; neglected people achieve the least. ~ Anonymous
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. ~ William Arthur
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. ~ Cicero
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. ~ The Dalai Lama
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. ~ Ovid
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. ~ Ralph H. Blum
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. ~ Mother Teresa
There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment. ~ Orison Swett Marden
There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back. ~ Billy Martin
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. ~ Elizabeth Harrison
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give. ~ Edwin A. Robinson
Until you value yourself you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ~ M. Scott Peck
You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. ~ Jim Stovall
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. ~ Seneca
One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself. ~ O.A. Battista
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, Make Me Feel Important. Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life. ~ Mary Kay Ash
Promise yourself to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. ~ Christian Larson
Reflect upon your present blessings - of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens
Respect a man, and he will do all the more. ~ John Wooden
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. ~ Sir Thomas Browne
Teachers: two kinds: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move and the kind that just give you a little prod from behind and you jump to the skies. ~ Robert Frost
Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so. ~ Thomas Carlyle
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the e-mails so; I'll start it.. If it touches you , You might want to forward it.
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?
I never noticed this.... The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes.
The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!' Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stopped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.
Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side. Was that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes!
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition. When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished.. Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm finished.." But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because..........
The folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!"
Source: Internet
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?
I never noticed this.... The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes.
The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!' Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stopped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.
Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side. Was that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes!
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition. When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished.. Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm finished.." But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because..........
The folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!"
Source: Internet
Things To Remember
24 Things to Always Remember... (and one thing to never forget)
Your presence is a present to the world.
You're unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days just one at a time.
Count your blessings not your troubles.
You'll make it through whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage, be strong.
Don't put limits on yourself.
So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
Reach for your peak, your goal, your prize.
Nothing wastes more energy then worrying.
The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.
Don't take things too seriously.
Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.
Remember that a little love goes along way.
Remember that a lot... goes forever.
Remember that a friendship is a wise investment.
Life's treasures are people... together.
Realize that it's never too late.
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Have health and hope and happiness.
Take the time to wish upon a star.
And don't ever forget... for even a day... how very special you are.
K. Murray
Source: Internet
Your presence is a present to the world.
You're unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days just one at a time.
Count your blessings not your troubles.
You'll make it through whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage, be strong.
Don't put limits on yourself.
So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
Reach for your peak, your goal, your prize.
Nothing wastes more energy then worrying.
The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.
Don't take things too seriously.
Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.
Remember that a little love goes along way.
Remember that a lot... goes forever.
Remember that a friendship is a wise investment.
Life's treasures are people... together.
Realize that it's never too late.
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Have health and hope and happiness.
Take the time to wish upon a star.
And don't ever forget... for even a day... how very special you are.
K. Murray
Source: Internet
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Poems
Influence
Drop a pebble in the water,
And its ripples reach out far;
And the sunbeams dancing on them
May reflect them to a star.
Give a smile to someone passing,
Thereby making his morning glad;
It may greet you in the evening
When your own heart may be sad.
Do a deed of simple kindness;
Though its end you may not see,
It may reach, like widening ripples,
Down a long eternity. ~ By Joseph Norris
Be The Best of Whatever You Are
If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley-but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can't be a tree.
If you can't be a bush be a bit of the grass,
And some highway happier make;
If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,
There's something for all of us here,
There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do,
And the task you must do is the near.
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail,
If you can't be the sun be a star;
It isn't by size that you win or you fail
Be the best of whatever you are! ~ By Douglas Malloch
Success
Success is speaking words of praise,
In cheering other people's ways.
In doing just the best you can,
With every task and every plan.
It's silence when your speech would hurt,
Politeness when your neighbor's curt.
It's deafness when the scandal flows,
And sympathy with others' woes.
It's loyalty when duty calls,
It's courage when disaster falls.
It's patience when the hours are long,
It's found in laughter and in song.
It's in the silent time of prayer,
In happiness and in despair.
In all of life and nothing less,
We find the thing we call success. ~ By Douglas Malloch
We Must
We must be silent before we can listen.
We must listen before we can learn.
We must learn before we can prepare.
We must prepare before we can serve.
We must serve before we can lead. ~ By William Arthur Ward
Before You
Before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.
Before you retire, save.
Before you die, give. ~ By William Arthur Ward
Source: Internet
Drop a pebble in the water,
And its ripples reach out far;
And the sunbeams dancing on them
May reflect them to a star.
Give a smile to someone passing,
Thereby making his morning glad;
It may greet you in the evening
When your own heart may be sad.
Do a deed of simple kindness;
Though its end you may not see,
It may reach, like widening ripples,
Down a long eternity. ~ By Joseph Norris
Be The Best of Whatever You Are
If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley-but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can't be a tree.
If you can't be a bush be a bit of the grass,
And some highway happier make;
If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,
There's something for all of us here,
There's big work to do, and there's lesser to do,
And the task you must do is the near.
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail,
If you can't be the sun be a star;
It isn't by size that you win or you fail
Be the best of whatever you are! ~ By Douglas Malloch
Success
Success is speaking words of praise,
In cheering other people's ways.
In doing just the best you can,
With every task and every plan.
It's silence when your speech would hurt,
Politeness when your neighbor's curt.
It's deafness when the scandal flows,
And sympathy with others' woes.
It's loyalty when duty calls,
It's courage when disaster falls.
It's patience when the hours are long,
It's found in laughter and in song.
It's in the silent time of prayer,
In happiness and in despair.
In all of life and nothing less,
We find the thing we call success. ~ By Douglas Malloch
We Must
We must be silent before we can listen.
We must listen before we can learn.
We must learn before we can prepare.
We must prepare before we can serve.
We must serve before we can lead. ~ By William Arthur Ward
Before You
Before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.
Before you retire, save.
Before you die, give. ~ By William Arthur Ward
Source: Internet
When...,
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit. ~ Author Unknown
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit. ~ Author Unknown
Inspirations
"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage.
The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict." ~William E. Channing~
"It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes." ~Louis Kossuth~
~Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.~ ~Bernice Johnson Reagon~
"Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities." ~Napoleon Bonaparte~
"We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." ~C. Malesherbes~
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." ~Dale Carnegie~
"If not us, who? If not now, when?" ~Kennedy, John F.~
"Never be satisfied with what you achieve, because it all pales in comparison with what you are capable of doing in the future." ~Rabbi Nochem Kaplan~
"All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disney~
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow." ~James Dean~
"If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big." ~Donald Trump~
"Where there's a will there's a way." ~English Proverb~
"If you really want something, you can figure out how to make it happen." ~Cher~
"A determined person will do more with a pen and paper, than a lazy person will accomplish with a personal computer." ~Catherine Pulsifer~
"So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win." ~Og Mandino~
"We will either find a way, or make one!" ~Hannibal~
"You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered." ~Dr. Wayne W. Dyer~
"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything." ~Napoleon Hill~
"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so." ~Robert G. Ingersoll~
"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses." ~Dale Carnegie~
"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." ~Vernon Howard~
"Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you." ~Sharon Stone~
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." ~John Quincy Adams~
"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well." ~Abraham Lincoln~
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison~
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." ~Winston Churchill~
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters—one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity." ~John F. Kennedy~
"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." ~Benjamin Franklin~
"Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." ~George W. Carver~
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark Twain~
"Create a life worth living and dying for." "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle ~
"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." ~ William Faulkner ~
"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake..." ~ Francis Bacon, Sr. ~
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them." ~ George Bernard Shaw ~
"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success." ~ Norman Vincent Peale ~
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." ~ Walter Bagehot ~
"There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it." ~ Napoleon Hill ~
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ~ St. Francis of Assisi ~
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~ Leo Buscaglia ~
"Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." ~ Mark Twain ~
"The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. " ~ Richard M. DeVos ~
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." ~ John Wooden ~
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~ Lao Tzu ~
"Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him." ~ Aldous Huxley ~
"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." ~ Ella Fitzgerald ~
"If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed." ~ David Viscott ~
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~
"Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day." ~ Will Durant ~
"Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them." ~John Updike~
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark Twain~
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." ~William Jennings Bryan~
"My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is within you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success." ~Helen Hayes~
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." ~Napoleon Hill~
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, "This is the real me," and when you have found that attitude, follow it." ~William James~
Source: Internet
The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict." ~William E. Channing~
"It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes." ~Louis Kossuth~
~Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.~ ~Bernice Johnson Reagon~
"Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities." ~Napoleon Bonaparte~
"We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." ~C. Malesherbes~
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." ~Dale Carnegie~
"If not us, who? If not now, when?" ~Kennedy, John F.~
"Never be satisfied with what you achieve, because it all pales in comparison with what you are capable of doing in the future." ~Rabbi Nochem Kaplan~
"All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disney~
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow." ~James Dean~
"If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big." ~Donald Trump~
"Where there's a will there's a way." ~English Proverb~
"If you really want something, you can figure out how to make it happen." ~Cher~
"A determined person will do more with a pen and paper, than a lazy person will accomplish with a personal computer." ~Catherine Pulsifer~
"So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win." ~Og Mandino~
"We will either find a way, or make one!" ~Hannibal~
"You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered." ~Dr. Wayne W. Dyer~
"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything." ~Napoleon Hill~
"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so." ~Robert G. Ingersoll~
"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses." ~Dale Carnegie~
"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." ~Vernon Howard~
"Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you." ~Sharon Stone~
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." ~John Quincy Adams~
"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well." ~Abraham Lincoln~
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~Thomas Edison~
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." ~Winston Churchill~
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters—one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity." ~John F. Kennedy~
"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." ~Benjamin Franklin~
"Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." ~George W. Carver~
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark Twain~
"Create a life worth living and dying for." "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle ~
"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." ~ William Faulkner ~
"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake..." ~ Francis Bacon, Sr. ~
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them." ~ George Bernard Shaw ~
"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success." ~ Norman Vincent Peale ~
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." ~ Walter Bagehot ~
"There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it." ~ Napoleon Hill ~
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ~ St. Francis of Assisi ~
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~ Leo Buscaglia ~
"Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." ~ Mark Twain ~
"The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. " ~ Richard M. DeVos ~
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." ~ John Wooden ~
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~ Lao Tzu ~
"Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him." ~ Aldous Huxley ~
"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." ~ Ella Fitzgerald ~
"If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed." ~ David Viscott ~
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~
"Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day." ~ Will Durant ~
"Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them." ~John Updike~
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark Twain~
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." ~William Jennings Bryan~
"My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is within you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success." ~Helen Hayes~
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." ~Napoleon Hill~
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, "This is the real me," and when you have found that attitude, follow it." ~William James~
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Thought For The Day
Smiling is such fun to do Forget about that frown So let your lips go wide my friend Now don't you let me down!
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