Fun/Crazy Stuff and Words of Wisdom

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Aerial Silk

Ancient Computers

Atlanta Braves Game

Cars

DaVinci Exhibit 

Dialog in the Dark

Football Championship Univ Fla 2008 

4-Highest Peaks World Record Tour

Hash House Harriers Run

Mud Run

Roller Derby

Skiing

Segway Ride

Skeet Shooting

Snow-mageddon Atlanta January 28, 2014

Tree Climbing

Triathlons and  Peachtree Road Race

Zip lining at Banning Hills, Georgia

Zorbing

 

Theater shows:

• Broadway show HAMILTON    
• Broadway show Million Dollar Quartet and drinks with Elvis (Presley)
• Cirque de la Symphonie
• Hair rock musical in 2013  and Jesus Christ Superstar in 2009

Also see fun stuff on these pages: Roller Coasters and 9 beaches and 4 lighthouses in one year.

Words of Wisdom

Zip lining at Banning Hills, Georgia

I did this October, 2008

Guinness World Records, in 2012 said Banning Hills had the largest and longest zip line canopy tour on the planet.

More than 10 miles of zip lines and massive sky bridges (one is over 700 feet long),  tree bridges, 20 platforms, two 60 foot towers and heights over 200 feet. 

What a blast! For more information check out their web site at http://www.historicbanningmills.com/    205 Horseshoe Dam Rd.  Whitesburg, GA 30185  866-447-8688 (about 20 south of Six Flags)

The giant Screaming Eagle zip line goes through Snake Creek Gorge over live rapids.  It's like stepping off a 30 story building . You reach speeds up to 60 miles per hour.

First you climb up lots of steps. Then you zip line to the first platform:

Then you have to get from platform to platform on scary bridges:

Wire bridges !!!??!!!   Then you zip down.  The last Screaming Eagle zip is 2400 ft.  It has one of the world's highest timber pole towers. 

You look down at Snake Creek almost 300feet below. It's like stepping off a 30 story building.  

Awesome fun!!!

Zip Lining at Banning Mills, Georgia  http://historicbanningmills.com/canopy.html

Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5h-jQJ0KEE&feature=related

Also take a look at these...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQvjGaPZVa8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISUDSn6Bc4&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzhR8xdU4Zo&NR=1

NY Times Zipping Through the Treetops http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/travel/escapes/17leaves.html

This also looks like fun! http://www.ziprider.com/home.php

 

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Cars

Our House in Florida

The Tornado

The Lincolns

Wrecked.

Cirque de la Symphonie

December, 2015    http://cirquedelasymphonie.com/

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Atlanta Braves Game

My friend Carolyn got complementary tickets from coach Bobby Cox.  Nine rows behind home plate! 

DaVinci and Michelangelo Side by Side Exhibit

https://discoverdavinci.com/

July, 2015

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Ancient Computers

I went to this Apple Museum show April, 2013.  It brought back memories....

This next picture is the 30-pound "transportable" PC that I used at trade shows.  I hauled / lugged this computer through airports to show the system at trade shows. Now our phones can do all that....

IBM Portable PC 5155 The picture is the 30-pound "transportable" PC that I lugged through airports to show the system at trade shows. Now our phones can do all that....

Released: February, 1984 Price         $4225 Weight:    30 pounds CPU:        Intel 8088 @4.77MHz Audio:      1 bit RAM:        256K, 640K max Display:    built-in 9-inch amber CRT, CGA graphics, 80x25 text Storage:   2 360K 5.25-inch disk drives Ports:       1 parallel, 1 serial, CGA video OS:           Microsoft BASIC in ROM Internal Expansion: 8 IBM XT slots, 4 available Power:      120/240VAC only. No batteries inside

 Links:

   http://applepopupmuseum.com/

  http://www.computermuseumofamerica.com/

Atlanta Historical Computer Society https://atlhcs.org/    A user group for computer history / computer collecting enthusiasts

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=atlhcs

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Dialog in the Dark

I did this November 13, 2008 (with May) and again in November 11, 2009 (with 4 friends).

From their web site http://www.dialogue-in-the-dark.com/ paraphrased:

Dialogue in the Dark is an awareness-raising company. We offer exhibitions and business workshop in total darkness. Through these perspective-changing experiences, we create jobs for blind, disabled and disadvantaged people worldwide. 

In the exhibition, blind guides lead visitors in small groups through different settings in total darkness where they learn how to interact without sight by using their other senses.  It offers the public an experience that can change mindsets on disability and diversity, and increase tolerance.

Over six million visitors from more than 25 countries have experienced the exhibition, giving over 5.000 blind people jobs since its first opening in 1988.

DIALOG IN THE DARK is not an ordinary Exhibition; it is an experience that will awaken senses, challenge prejudices, and deepen self-awareness.
DIALOG IN THE DARKS visually impaired guides lead visitors on a journey through a series of darkened galleries created to replicate everyday experiences. Without familiar sight clues, visitors learn to see in a completely new way with their non-visual senses.
DIALOG IN THE DARK is breaking through stereotypes to promote respect and tolerance in an engaging and lighthearted way.
DIALOG IN THE DARK is a one-hour experience, which lasts a lifetime.

 

The exhibition consists of a series of rooms in complete darkness.
The visitors, in groups of up to 10 people, get a short briefing and are introduced to the use of a long cane before embarking on the journey through darkness.
Escorted by the visually impaired guide, they spend up to 90 minutes exploring darkened galleries: a public park, a bustling city street, a food market, a boat, a cafe, to name a few.

Within this new paradigm, guides open the visitors eyes to show them that the world of the blind, the world of the other , is in no way poorer, just different.

Ticket Adult cost was $20.92 phone: 866-866-8265

To get there at Atlantic Station 265 18th Street, Atlanta, GA 30363: Take I-75 S to exit 250 16th St. Drive to Market St. Turn right. Parking garage near elevator #5. Got to level 2.

My Experience:

I got more of an experience that anyone!  I went with 4 friends. There was a total of seven people in our group.  At the first checkpoint, all seven of us counted off.  At each checkpoint we would count off. A voice yelling "one" "two" "three" "four" "five" "six" "seven". Then we moved on to the next room.

At the end of the tour the last room was the "bustling city street".  It was loud.  Horns honking, a street to cross, negotiate the curb, people yelling. Everyone exited the room except me.  They deserted me!  I was left in the last room all by myself!!!   I was in there for 15 minutes.  The rest of the group was in the room next door asking questions. 

Since we were the last group of the day, there wasn't a group coming behind our group so they allowed more time for questions.  I was pounding on the walls, banging metal objects, and yelling and yelling for someone to help me!   I did not panic, but I sure got a good idea of  what it is really like to be totally blind and totally helpless.  Definitely a life-changing experience for me!

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4-Highest Peaks World Record Tour

I did this trip on Friday July 24 to Sunday, July 26, 1992

This trip was a trip!  It's one example of other varied and different activities offered by the Atlanta Ski Club.  Another Cottingham adventure for sure!

Cost is $35 with the Atlanta Ski Club

The goal of this adventure is to set what we believe to be a "World Record" by hiking to the tops of all four highest peaks in SC, NC, TN, and GA in one sunup - to - sundown day!  This includes Mt. Mitchell - highest peak east of the Rockies, and Clingman's Dome - the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Believe it or not, this requires only about 5 miles of total hiking, broken into short segments of no more than 1 mile each (all 4 peaks have parking lots near their summits. The crux of the Saturday plan is to start early and keep moving on schedule in our vehicles - about 290 miles total.

We will carpool from the Indian Trail I-85 park and ride lot at 6pm Friday with dinner en route to Rocky Bottom, SC (2 hr drive). We will stay in 2 rental houses Friday night, bring a sleeping bag. After an early breakfast we will drive to Sassafras Mtn. SC, then 80 miles to Mt. Mitchell, just east of Asheville, NC. After a picnic lunch we will drive 95 miles to Clingmans' Dome, TN and finally 100 more miles to our own Brasstown Bald Mountain GA. where we hope to see a beautiful sunset from the summit. We'll enjoy dinner at Camp Pioneer (oldest YMCA camp in GA, just 8 miles from Brasstown Bald) and spend the night in their antique rustic cabins. After breakfast on Sunday, we'll offer an optional day hike to the High Shoals waterfalls en route home.

Pre-Trip Party: July 21 6-8 pm at 57th Fighter Group.

Cancellation Fee: $10. No refunds after July 15 unless replaced.

The Schedule

Saturday dinner on your own at Deer Lodge, about 9 miles from Brasstown Bald. Spend the night at Brasstown Village, in antique cabins (formerly "Camp Pioneer", the oldest YMCA Summer Camp in GA. or you can camp in the tenting area or RV campsite if you prefer.

Sunday about 9 am we'll cook our own group breakfast at Brasstown Village (ingredients provided by trip budget).
About 11 am Check out. Optional day hike at High Shoals Falls scenic area near Brasstown Bald before 2-hour return trip to Atlanta.

Whew!  That was quite a trip!

Not my picture

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Peachtree Road Race  2007, 2008, 2010, 2016

This is the biggest 10K in the world and it's quite a party!

It always takes place on July 4.  I did it in 2007. I'm not a runner so I said I would never to that again, but I did it again in 2008 and 2010.  And again in 2016.  It was HOT and Humid.  I was 6 minutes slower.....

Peachtree Road race - I did it! Here's the proof. Pictures are at http://www.marathonfoto.com/

Select Race: Peachtree Road Race 2007, enter last name and Bib Number: 30613

It really was a lot of fun seeing all those people moving in unison. The race started at 7:30 and it took about an hour to get 55,000 people across the start line. I was in group 3 and I went across the start line at 7:46 am. I walked about half a mile so it took me 1 hour and 26 minutes to run 6.2 miles. The fastest runner finished in 28 minutes. I was very happy to finish! 

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2008 National Championship game

January, 2009 - I was there to see my Gators win!

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Roller Derby

Very fun to watch! 

Segway

Bobby Marie took my on a wonderful Segway tour through downtown.

We wheeled through all the Falcons tailgate parties. Fun!

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Triathlons

Suzanna's Tri Movie - This is a movie of me in a race did September, 2015 at Lake Lanier.  I am #815. I'm wearing a pink top swimming, green long sleeve top for the bike ride and run.  Click here to view the movie of 2015 Lake Lanier Triathlon Run Flix.mp4  

The races are super fun. The training sucks.

2024 July - Triathlon at Lanier with Christine.

2023 July - Triathlon at Lanier with Christine.

2022 July - Triathlon at Lanier with Christine.

2020 July 4 Virtual Peachtree Road Race.

2017 September - Triathlon at Allatoona, with Gorkem, Christine, Wendy.

2016 August - Triathlon at Allatoona, with Christine, Wendy.

2016 June - Triathlon at Callaway, with Wendy.

2015 September - Triathlon #7 at Lake Lanier with Gorkem.

2015 August - Triathlon #6 at Allatoona with Christine, Wendy, and Gorkem.  They let the fast youngsters swim so they were out of the way when my old lady group entered the water.

2015 June - Triathlon #5 at Callaway, with Christine and Wendy

2010 October - Half Marathon on Silver Comet. Finished in 2:25

2010 August - Triathlon #4 Acworth

2010 June - Triathlon #3 Calloway at Mtn Creek Inn. Old lady swim group was last. It was very shallow so you could walk the swim course. Tons of sand kicked up in the water and in my bra which made the rest of race very uncomfortable!

2009 August - Triathlon #2 Acworth.  Old lady group enter the water first!

2009 July - Suzanna runs the Peachtree Road Race - The Largest 10k in the World!

2009 June - My First Triathlon at Lake Lanier on Friday, June 5.  There was about 200 people in my group - we started with a frantic swim in Lake Lanier, then you bike 12 miles (on hills) and run 5k (3.1 miles on hills).  The agressive men in the race were scary.  The week in Tibet at high altitudes (up to 17,300 feet) sure did help my training!

How I got started:  When I was 40 I dated a guy that rode a motorcycle. He worked at some triathlons shuttling officials around the course and that is how I learned about these races. When I was 48 I had added some weight and I vowed to lose it before I turned 50 so I started running. I hated it. I watched some sprint triathlons then I wondered if could do that.  I added biking and swimming to my training. I remember the first time I did everything (all race distances) in one day: swim at LA Fitness, then bike and run Silver Comet trail. Yes! I could do it!  2009 was my First Triathlon at Lake Lanier.  I have tried to keep doing them ever since. I only triathlons with ALL WOMEN now.

These pictures are from the first tri:  This is the set up area at 6:45 am.  You can see my (mountain) bike #57 in the foreground, and the Bike Start and Run Start signs.

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https://picasaweb.google.com/BlackRockDiver/20110403TreeClimbBlackburn# 

Broadway show Hamilton

Thank you Christine for buying our $180 tickets and arranging the wonderful evening on June 9, 2018!

Hamilton opened on Broadway on August 6, 2015 and became an immediate box-office hit and critical favorite.
2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for best musical.
Hamilton's theme: The birth of a nation. 
Among its cast of characters:
    3 presidents
    several vice presidents
    a king
    assorted U.S. Cabinel members
    and that scrappy title character introduced as "a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished in squalor..." 

Thank you Christine for buying our $180 tickets and arranging the wonderful evening!

King George II believes the Colonists and their warmongering are foolish, warning them "You'll be back. You'll remember you belong to me."

The Course - A total of 9 challenges ranging from ground level to 40 feet off the ground.

We ate here: http://www.the-hil.com/

The Hil, a restaurant at Serenbe
9110 Selborne Lane
Palmetto, Georgia 30268
770.463.6040

 http://www.serenbeplayhouse.com/

http://www.serenbeinn.com/

Looks like fun: http://www.serenbeinn.com/challengecourse.html

The Course - A total of 9 challenges ranging from ground level to 40 feet off the ground.
 

We ate here: http://www.the-hil.com/    The Hil, a restaurant at Serenbe   9110 Selborne Lane   Palmetto, Georgia 30268     770.463.6040

JCS

Mud Run  - Suzanna gets dirty

Look what I did March 8, 2014! Spartan obstacle racing challenge http://www.spartanrace.com/  a coordinated event with The Biggest Loser Run Walk Off-Road Challenge http://biggestloserrunwalk.com/Georgia-OffRoad-2014   5 mile combination trail run, obstacle course, and mud run.

BEFORE - Our clean team: Johanna, Crystal, Casandra, Suzanna

Johanna conquering one of the "obstacles". That is COLD, wet, slippery red Georgia clay!

There was also hiking/swimming through water, walls and ropes to climb,

150-foot cargo net up a cliff, tires to move,

sand bags to lift 100' and sand bags to carry up a hill. CRAZY!

AFTER

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Skiiing

I LOVE skiing!   Colorado is the best.  More pix at  Ski Vail with Atlanta Ski Club (2015) and  Ski Aspen with Atlanta Ski Club (2000)

That's one STEEP mountain!

                  Suzanna skis the bumps!

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

We went to the last Greatest Show on Earth. 

The circus ended in May, 2017 after a 146-year run.

About 400 people out of a job, and dozens of animals. 

Elephants living out their days on the company's conservation center in Florida. 

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Zorbing

I was in a ball, rolling down the hill.  SUPER FUN!

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Skeet Shooting

September, 2011.  First time shooting. My hands were shaking the first time I loaded a bullet.  After several misses, I actually hit three (3) targets!

Don't mess with Suzanna!

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Never can do again things

Check point Charlie to East Berlin '78

Leaning tower of Pisa climb up '78

See free Hong Kong '93

Drive though Yugoslavia '78

Worlds Fair in Knoxville '82

Charcoal rubbings of Bangkok Temples '60

Olympics Centennial '96

Live in Santiago, Chile

Live in Bogota, Colombia, vacation in Giradot, Colombia

Machu Picchu

China Xian soldiers, Great Wall

Words of Wisdom

TEXT Words of Wisdom

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The best days of my life: WE WORE MINISKIRTS, BELL BOTTOMS, AND TANK TOPS, DROVE MUSCLE CARS, LISTENED TO THE BEST BANDS EVER, AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A GENERATION COOLER SINCE!

#1 Hit Songs of 1973

Carly Simon - Y0Lire So Vain

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song

O'Jays - Love Train

Vicki Lawrence - The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

Tony Orlando and Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life

Edgar Winter - Frankenstein

Paul McCartney and Wings - My Love

George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)

Billy Preston - Will It GO Round In Circles

Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Maureen McGovern - The Morning After

Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning

Stories - Brother Louie

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn

Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band

Cher - Half-Breed

Rolling Stones - Angie

Gladys Knight and The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia

Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

Ringo Starr - Photograph

Carpenters - Top Of The World

Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl

Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle

6AM: TODAY, I WILL DO ALL OF THE THINGS!

9AM: I HAVE DONE NONE OF THE THINGS...

12PM: I SHOULD PROBABLY START DOING SOME OF THE THINGS.

3PM: EATING PEANUT BUTTER CUPS LIKE THEY WERE I JUST INVENTED. THINGS CANCELED.

9 Deadly Words Used By A Women

1) Fine - This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

2) Five Minutes - If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

3) Nothing - This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

4) Go Ahead - This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

S) Loud Sigh - This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wastinq her time standina here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)

6) That's Okay - This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means sne wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

7) Thanks - A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (l want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome'. That will bring on a whatever').

8 ) Whatever - Is a woman's way of saying F- YOU!

9) Don't worry about it, I got it - Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to #3.

8-THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN GOING THROUGH TOUGH IIMES

Everything can and will change.

You've overcome challenges before.

It's a learning experience.

Not getting what you want can be a blessing.

Allow your self to have some fun.

Being kind to your self is the best medicine.

Other people's negativity isn't worth wourryng about.

and there is always, always, Always something to be thankful for.

A father used to say to his children when they were young:

When you all reach the age of 12 I will tell you the secret of life. One day when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father what was the secret of life. The father replied that he was going to tell him, but that he should not reveal it to his brothers.

The secret of life is this: The cow does not give milk. "What are you saying?" Asked the boy incredulously. As you hear it, son: The cow does net give milk, you have to milk it. You have get up at 4 in the morning. go to the field, walk through the corral full of manure, tie the tail, hobble the legs of the cow, sit on the stool, place the bucket and do the work yourself.

That is the secret of life, the Cow does not give milk. You milk her or you don't get milk. There is this generation that thinks that cows GIVE milk. That things are automatic and free: their mentality is that if "l wish, I obtain."

They have been accustomed to get whatever they want the easy way„. But no, life is not a matter of wishing, asking and obtaining, The things that one receives are the effort of what one does. Happiness is the result of effort Lack of effort creates frustration.

So, share with your children from young age the secret of life so they don't grow up with the mentality that the government, their parents, or their cute little faces is going to give them everything they need in life.

Remember cows don't give milk; you have to work for it."

”Author Unknown. Follow Act Biggy

A DREAM written down with a date becomes a goal. A GOAL broken down into steps becomes a plan. A PLAN backed by ACTION becomes REALITY.

A Friend is someone thinks you are a good egg even oug you are slightly cracked

A little gray hair is a small price to pay for all this wisdom!

Accept people as they are, but place them where they belong. You are the CEO of your life.Hire, fire & promote accordingly.

Actually, I just woke up one day and decided I djd not want to feel like that anymore, or ever again. So Ichanged. Just like that.

Admit it: LIfe would be so boring without me. After Monday and Tuesday  even the calendar says W.T.F.

All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out of judgment and lets me focus on what is, and not what should or could be. Brené Brown

All I know is that when you are truly ready to make a change, you will. No person or book or inspirational quote is going to do it. The lightning bolt of action is only found within you.

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

And yet, despite the look on my face, you're still talking

Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things by Robert Fulghum

Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned:

Share everything.

Play fair.

Don't hit people.

Put things back where you found them.

Clean up your own mess.

Don't take things that aren't yours.

Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.

Wash your hands before you eat.

Flush.

Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.

Live a balanced life—learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.

Take a nap every afternoon.

When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands. and stick together.

Be aware of wonder.

All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything! Gary W. Goldstein

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. CARL BARD

An English professor wrote the words:

"A woman without her man is nothing"

on the chalkboard and asked the students to punctuate it correctly.

All of the males in the class wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing."

All of the females in the class wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing."

Punctuation is powerful.

AN IDEA WITHOUT EXECUTION IS AN UNTAPPED THOUGHT!

IN IRISH WHEN YOV TALK ABOUT EMOTION, YOU DON'T SAY, 'l AM SAD'. YOU'D SAY, 'SADNESS IS ON ME'- 'TÃ… BRON ORM'. AND I LOVE THAT BECAUSE THERE'S AN IMPLICATION OF NOT IDENTIFYING YOURSELF WITH THE EMOTION FULLY. I AM NOT SAD, IT'S JUST THAT SADNESS IS ON ME FOR A WHILE. SOMETHING ELSE WILL BE ON ME ANOTHER TIME, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING TO RECOGNISE.

AND SUDDDENLY YOU JUST KNOW IT's TIME TO START SOMETHING NEW AND TRUST THE MAGIC OF BEGINNINGS

Appreciate good people, they are hard to come by

ARE YOU SWEATING WHILST PUTTING PETROL IN YOUR CAR? FEELING SICK WHEN PAYING FOR IT? YOU YOU HAVE GOT THE CAROWNERVIRUS

At some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life. Avoiding certain people to protect your emotional health is not a weakness. It is wisdom.

Awake. Blessed. Grateful. Thriving!

A little gray hair is a small price to pay for all this wisdom!

Admit it: LIfe would be so boring without me. After Monday and Tuesday  even the calendar says W.T.F.

A lot of conversations need to be had in person. Tones need to be heard, facial expressions need to be seen.

After every storm there's a rainbow, no matter how long it takes to show up.

An Ode to the Indispensable man

Sometime when you're feeling important,

Sometime when your ego's in bloom,

Sometime when you take it for granted you're the best qualified in the room,

Sometime when you feel that your going would leave an unfillable hole,

Just follow this simple instruction and see how it humbles your soul:

Take a bucket and fill it with water, Put your hand in it, up to the wrist;

Pull it out, and the hole that's remaining Is the measure of how you'll be missed.

You may splash all you please when you enter. You can stir up the water galore,

But stop, and you'll find in a minute That it looks quite the same as before.

The moral in this quaint example is to do the best that you can; Be proud of yourself, but remember There is no indispensable man! (The author is unknown)

And yet, despite the look on my face, you're still talking

Another wine bottle with no genie at the bottom. I'll keep looking.

A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. Always believe in yourself.

Adulting is soup and I am a fork

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It is a source of strength!? www.MyraMcElhaney.com

Beautiful. Definition: A person who is reading this.

Be the kind of woman what when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says "Oh crap, she's up!"

Being creamated is my last hope for a hot smokin body

Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already. - Dave Willis

BE BOLD. TAKE RISKS. LIVE LIFE FREELY. LEAD BY EXAMPLE. TRUST YOUR GUT. SAY WHAT YOU FEEL. MEAN WHAT YOU SAY. EXPRESS GRATITUDE. BELIEVE IN YOUR POWER. EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY. SKIP DOWN THE STREET. DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. BE YOUR BEST SELF. DON'T LOOK BACK.

Be careful with your words. They can only be forgiven not forgotten.

Be decisive. The road is paved with flat squirrels who couldn't make a decision.

Because the greatest part of a road trip isn't arriving at your destination. It's all the wild stuff that happens along the way.

"Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!" Billy Connolly

Billion dollar idea: A smoke detector that shuts off when you yell "I'm just cooking!"

Brain cells, hair cells, and skin cells all die constantly, but stinkin FAT CELLS must have accepted Jesus as their Savior because they seem to have ETERNAL LIFE!

Bus drivers in Japan went on a strike but continued to drive their routes while refusing to take fares from passengers! So keeping Japan on time but costing the bus companies gas on top of lost revenue.

Best friends are the people who make your problems their problems just so you don't have to go through them alone.

A strong friendship doesn't need daily conversation; doesn't always need togetherness. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends will never part.

BETTER TO SEE SOMETHING ONCE THAN TO HEAR ABOUT IT A THOUSAND TIMES. -ASIAN PROVERB

Billy Joel never sells tickets to the front rows of his concerts. Aside from wanting to beat the scalpers, he got tired of all the bored, rich people staring up at him- so now, he sends his road crew out to bring down the fans from the worst seats so there'll be "people in the front row that are really happy to be there, real fans."

Blessed are THE CURIOUS for they shall have ADVENTURES

Choose Joy! Don't wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise; you will run out of time.

Closing Sermon Words

A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: With great expression he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river.

With even greater emphasis he said, And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river.

And then finally he said. And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."

He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, For our closing song, let us sing Hymn "Shall We Gather at the River."

Collect good people, truly good people... And protect and love.them the best you can.

Comes the Dawn

After awhile you learn the subtle difference.

Between holding a hand and Chaining a soul,

And you learn that love Doesn't mean leaning,

and company doesn't mean security,

And you begin to learn that Kisses aren't Contracts

And presents aren't promises,

and you begin to accept Your defeats

with your head up and your Eyes open,

With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,

and learn to build all your Roads On today because tomorrow's Ground

Is too Uncertain for plans,

and futures have A way of falling down in Midflight.

After Awhile you learn that Ever Sunshine Burns if you get too much.

So you plant your own garden And decorate your our soul,

instead of Waiting For someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really Can endure

"That you really are strong. And you really do have worth.

And you learn and learn... With every goodbye you learn.

Computer Psychiatrist

Dalai Lama says

1. Get married when you're Ready, Not before 30.

2. Retire with Loads of memories, Not with $5 Million.

3. Become an Influencer, Not Entrepreneur.

4. Fall in love with Inner beauty, Not someone beautiful.

5. Make parents proud by knowing them How happy you are, Not how much you earn.

6. Make Real friends, Not many friends.

7. Find happiness in Ordinary, Not luxury.

8. Find someone whom you Can't live without, Not whom you can live with.

Dance Love Sing Live

Dance as though no one is watching

Love as though you've never been hurt

Sing as though no one can hear you

Live as though heaven Is on earth

Day Night Today Tomorrow

Day is over, night has come.

Today is gone, what's done is done.

Embrace your dream, through the night;

Tomorrow comes with a whole new light.

Dear Self, I know you are doing the best you can. I believe in you. Keep going. Love, Me. XO

DEAR ABBY: A long time ago, you had a definition of "maturity". Can you dig it up please?Mother in Ark

Dear Mother: Consider it dug. It was penned by my mother.

This is maturity: To able to stick with a job until u\it is fini«hed;

To do one's duty without being supervised;

To be able to carry money without spending it;

and to be able to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.

Dear IRS, I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from you mailing list.

Dear Lord,

please go before me and make the rough roads smooth.

Please order my day so I my time and energy are well spent.

Lead and guide me and grant me wisdom and courage so I can remove the things that waste my time and drain me emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually.

Please be my strength.

Cover me with your grace and peace.

Please give me energy to do all that is before me this day.

In Jesus' name I ask these things. Amen

Hope For The Broken Hearted.com

Dear Self, This is going to be your year. So dust yourself off and get started. Love, Me

Dear Stress, let's break up.

di•et /die - it/ noun Always starts tomorrow.

"DIG WITHIN, AND DISCOVER WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE THIS YEAR..." Melody Beattee. ITSALLYOUBOO.COM

Doctor (n.) A person who kills your ills with pills then kills you with bills.

Don't be pushed around by the fears in you mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.

Dont give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door.

Don't think about what can happen in a month.

Don't think about what can happen in a year.

Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be. — ERIC THOMAS

Don't try to be Perfect, just try to be better than You were yesterday

Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul. -Mario Quintana

Don't wait for things to get easier, simpler, better.

Life will always be complicated.

Learn to be happy right now.

Otherwise you will run out of time.

Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life. - Joyce Meyer

DONT WORRY ABOUT FAILURES. WORRY ABOUT THE CHANCES YOU MISS WHEN YOU DONT EVEN TRY.

DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT HOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET IT ALL DONE.

GET STARTED, LEARN AS YOU GO, AND IT WILL ALL COME TO YOU.

ACTION CREATES MOMENTUM, AND MOMENTUM ENERGIZES YOU TO KEEP GOING

Do not be dismayed

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world.

All things break. And all things can be mended.

Not with time, as they say, but with intention.

So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally.

The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. - L. R. Knost

Don't grow up. It's a trap.

Don't rush me. I'm waiting for the last minute

Don't write like a lawyer or a bureaucrat

Some lawyers say that their specific type of language is essential to precision in contracts and such. Whatever excuses lawyers may have, there are none for the business counterpart.

Avoid long sentences, abbreviations, clauses within clauses, and jargon. If you find yourself writing like that, try putting down what you want to say the way you would say it to your readers ifyou were talking to them face-to-face. Don't worry if the result is too casual. Once you have your idea down in plain English, you can easily adjust it to the appropriate level of formality.

THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITING FROM WRITING THAT WORKS. BY KENNETH ROMAN AND JOEL RAPHAELSON Ogilvy

Dust if you must

Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better To paint a picture or write a letter, Bake a cake or plant a seed, Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but there's not much time, With rivers to swim and mountains to climb, Music to hear and books to read, Friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world's out there, With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair, A flutter of snow, a shower of rain. This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind, Old age will come and it's not kind. And when you go - and go you must - You, yourself, will make more dust.

Rose Milligan

Easy to spot

Easy to spot a yellow car when you are always thinking of a yellow car.

Easy to spot opportunity when you are always thinking of opportunity

Easy to spot reasons to be mad when you are always thinking of being mad.

You become what you constantly think about. Watch yourself.

Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.

Earth withough Art is just "EH"

English is weird. It can be understood through tough, thorough, thought though.

everyone is born right-handed. Only the gifted overcome it.

Evervthing you need is already inside you. Don't wait for others to light your fire. You have your own matches.

Every day is a NEW BEGINNING. take a deep breath and START AGAIN

"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."

Everything is Figureoutable

Exercise? I though you said Extra Fries

Fake friends are like pennies. two faced and worthless. True friends are like bras. they pick you up when you are hanging low.

"Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real But fear is a choice." - Will Smith

Friendships must be built on a solid foundation of Alcohol, Sarcasm, Inappropriateness, and Shenanigans.

For English Language Lovers.

What is the difference between 'Completed' and 'Finished'?

No dictionary has been able to define the difference between 'Complete' and 'Finished.'

But in a linguistic conference in England, Sun Sherman an Indian American, was the clever winner.

His response: When you marry the right woman, you are 'Complete.'

If you marry the wrong woman, you are 'Finished.' And when the right woman catches you with the wrong woman, you are 'Completely Finished.'

His answer received a five minute standing ovation.

Go easy on yourself. Whatever you do today, let it be enough.

Go the extra mile... it is never crowded

God gave you a fingerprint that no one else has, so you can leave an imprint that no one else can.

God, I'm not okay. I'm not myself. I'm drained. Please calm my mind, heal my heart and take my worries away. Amen

Good friends help you find important things when you have lost them. Things like your smile, your hope, and your courage. --- doe zantamata

Good Morning and welcome to Flight 2021.

We are prepared to take off into the New Year.

Please make sure your Positive Attitude and Gratitude are secured and locked in the upright position.

All self-destruct devices; pity, anger, selfishness and resentment should be turned off at this time.

All negativity, hurt and discouragement should be put away.

Should you lose your positive Attitude under pressure during this flight, reach up and pull down a prayer.

Prayers will automatically be activated by Faith. Once your Faith is activated, you can assist other passengers who are of little faith.

There will BE NO BAGGAGE allowed on this flight.

God, our Captain has cleared us for take-off. Destination — GREATNESS!

Wishing you a New Year filled with new HOPE, new JOY and newBEGINNINGS! stay Blessed! And welcome in 2021

Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.

Good things come to those who Believe, Better things come to those who are Patient and the best Things come to those who Don't Give up. - Joanne Carovillano

GRAMMAR: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEELING YOUR NUTS AND FEELING YOU'RE NUTS.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable....the purpose of life is to matter - to count, to stand for something, to have it make some difference that we lived at all.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable....the purpose of life is to matter - to count, to stand for something, to have it make some difference that we lived at all.

Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you. -Ralph Marston

Happiness DOES NOT DEPEND ON what you have OR who you are. IT SOLELY RELIES ON what you think -BUDDHA-

Happiness is an inside job. Don't assign anyone else that much power over your life.

Happiness IS NOT OUT THERE, it's already in you. GRAB IT.

Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success.

Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool.

Happiness is the new rich. Kindness is the new cool. Health is the new wealth. Inner peace is the new success.

Happiness ISN'T ABOUT GETTING WHAT YOU WANT ALL TAE TIME, IT'S ABOUT LOVING WUAT YOU HAVE AND BEING GRATEFUL FOR IT.

Have you ever been in one of those moods where you don't really know what's wrong, But you feel really irritated with everyone and everything.

Happiness is choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.

Health does not always come from medicine. Most of the time it comes from peace of mind, peace in the heart, peace in the soul. It comes from laughter and love.

Healing

A memory visited my heart. It mumbled the same story as the previous days.

I usually dismiss it with tears. But today is different.

Today, I released it with a smile. --- Dodinsky

HERE'S TO strong women. MAY WE RAISE THEM. MAY WE KNOW THEM. MAY WE BE THEM.

hey you, yes you... gentle reminder that you're badass and beautifully human for getting up, showing up and facing whatever demons that are trying to destroy you Hey you, you're holding on to too many bags. You don't need to do it all. You don't need to be it all. You don't need to carry it all. Do what you can. Be who you are. Only carry what's important, and put the rest of the bags down. You are loved.

Holgry (adj.) Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of not being on holiday

HOME

Find the people and places that make you feel at home. Find the ones who take care of your soul and make you feel like you can be completely yourself around them.

Find the ones who light you up from the inside out and encourage you to be yourself... Find the places where you feel at peace, the places that you could spend forever wandering and exploring.

Find the places that make you want to see even more of the world and the ones that make you happy to be alive...

And whenever you find one of these people or places, hold onto them so tight. Tell those people you love them often. Visit those places as much as you can. Never let go of those people or places because when you find peace and love and joy in this world, it is worth more than gold... It is where you are meant to be. - Nikki Banas

HOW TO INSTALL A SOUTHERN HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

1. Go to Goodwill and buy a pair of size 14-16 men's work boots,

2. Place them on your front porch. along with a copy of magazine.

3. Put four giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.

4. Leave a note on your door that reads:

Bubba,

Me and Marcel, Donnie Ray and Jtrnmy Earl went for more ammo and beer. Be back In an hour. Dom mess mth the pit bulls. They got the mailman this moming and messed him up bad. I dont think Killer took part, but it was hard to tell from all the blood. Anyway, I locked all four of 'em in the house. Better wait outside. Be right back.

Cooter

HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED

TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVITY

CREATE A VISION BOARD

MAKE S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

REWARD YOURSELF

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES

RECOGNIZE YOUR PROGRESS

VISUALIZE ACCOMPLISHING YOUR GOALS

BE KIND TO YOURSELF

DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS

How we behave matters because within human society everything is contagious sadness and anger, yes, but also patience and generosity. Which means we all have more influence than we realize. - Elizabeth Gilbert 1 1M W Facets

I AM A SUPERSTAR AND I KNOW IT

I AM AT A PLACE IN MY LIFE WHERE PEACE IS A PRIORITY I MAKE DELIBERATE LIFE CHOICES TO PROTECT MY MENTAL EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STATE.

I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate, It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.

I can't afford an Ancestry DNA Kit to learn about my relatives. So instead, I posted online that I had won the lottery.

I changed my car horn to a gunshot sound. People move out of the way a lot faster now.

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.

I can rise and shine, just not at the same time

IN CASE YOU FORGOT TO REMIND YOURSELF MORNING... YOUR BUTT IS PERFECT. YOUR SMILE LIGHTS UP THE ROOM. YOUR MIND IS INSANELY COOL. YOU ARE WAY MORE THAN ENOUGH. AND YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB AT LIFE.

I can't play stupid with you.  You're too good at it.

I don't have ducks. I don't have a row.  I have squirrels and they're drunk.

I don't know the secret of happiness but I'll tell you that I've never been sad at a Mexican restaurant.

I don't know who needs to hear this but Polio and smallpox never reached natural herd immunity. They were eradicated by vaccines.

I don't skinny dip. I chunky dunk!

I don't trip, I do random gravity checks

I DON'T WALK WITH GOD, I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH HIM. HE WALKS WITH ME, AND HE WAITS FOR ME EVERY TIME I FALL BEHIND.

I don't have hot flashes. I have short, private vacations in the tropics.

I feel sorry for Netflix era kids. They will never know the high stakes adrenaline of running to the bathroom/fridge/ bedroom in a single ad break, with the beckoning call of a sibling screaming "Itis ONNNNNN" to send you hurdling over furniture to get back in time.

I guess we should refire the expression "avoid it like the plague" given how little effort people put into avoiding an actual plague.

I had my patience tested. I'm negative.

I hate it when people accuse me of llollygagging when it is quite clear I am dillydallying

I have stopped listening... so why are you still talking

I haven't been everywhere, but it is on my list.

I hit your car but I'm pretending to write my info on this not because people are watching me. Hope you can fix it. Good luck

I just ordered a life alert bracelet, so if I get a life, I'll be notified immediately.

I just found my favorite Japanese word: kuchisabishii - When you're not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely.

I like people who begin by blurting out something overly personal. I like people who aren't afraid to walk around with a stain on their shirt. I like people who ugly laugh at their own jokes. I like people who give compliments to strangers in the grocery store and make friends when they're washing their hands in the bathroom. I like people who get passionate about ideas and excited about others' success stories. I like people who live a little outside of the box, who march to the beat of their own drum, and who make it a mission to help those around them.

I love how apples are just like "here I am" and pomegranates are like "you must first pass three trials of strength, wisdom, and courage"

I love connecting with other humans, but I need them all to go away for a little while every day too. - COURTNEY CARVER

I made a huge to do list today. I just can't figure out who is going to do it.

I miss precedented times

I NEVER FINISH ANYTHING. I HAVE A BLACK BELT IN PARTIAL ARTS

I often say "I'm down for anything," but in reality I mean not after 9 pm, food should be involved, and it also depends on the weather, the parking situation, who else is going, how tired I am, and if I have to get up early the next day.

I only have a kitchen because it came with the house.

I PULLED A MUSCLE DIGGING FOR GOLD JUST A MINER INJURY

I saw a bumper sticker saying: "l am a veterinarian, therefore I can drive like an animal." Suddenly I realized how many proctologists are on the roads.

I saw a post I didn't agree with.

I didn't get offended. I didn't comment.

I didn't feel the need to change their mind.

I still like the person.

I just kept scrolling and went on with my day.

I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted. — Jack Kerouac

I should be given an award for keeping my mouth shot shwn theres so much that needs to be said

I spend a large amount of time wondering if I'm doing it right. At some point I just remind myself that I'm doing my best. That is enough.

"I spent the first 2/3 of my life acquiring stuff that doesn't matter only so that I can spend my last 1/3 getting rid of it. What a stupid game of consumerism we Americans play!" Linda Morman Stichtenoth

I sometimes wonder what happened to people who have asked me for directions

I still don't know what I'm wearing to the living room New Years Eve... I might not even go.

I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can I knew I could

I think the most beautiful thing in the world is watching the light come on in someone's eyes after they've been lost in the dark for so long.

I think the reason we are born with two hands is so we can bet tow dogs at once 

I track my Amazon packages like a spouse suspecting their partner of cheating. I'm like, II You were supposed to be here in 2 days but it took you 3. Don't lie to me, I know you stayed an extra night in Ohio!"

I thought growing old whould take longer.

I tried to be good, but I got bored.

I want to be like a sunflower So that even on the darkest days I will stand tall & find the sunlight.

I want the job where I push scared skydivers out of planes

I want time to sit and read, take a nap, and snack. Basically, I want to be in Kindergarten.

I want to be like a sunflower So that even on the darkest days I will stand tall & find the sunlight.

I wish I could change some things that happened in the past, there's a reason the rear view mirror is so small and the windshield is so big, where you're headed is much more important than what you've left behind.

I'd grow my own food if I could only find bacon seeds.

I'm going to stop asking "How dumb can you get?" People seem to be taking it as a challenge.

I'm just here to establish an alibi.

I'm more confused than a chameleon in a big of skittles.

I'm not arguing. I'm explaining why I'm right.

I'm sorry I'm late... I didn't want to come.

I'm the oldest. I make the rules. I'm the middle. I'm the reason we had rules. I'm the youngest. The rules don't apply to me.

I'm disappointed when liar's pants don't actually catch on fire.

I'm middle aged menopausal woman. My pronouns are Try Me.

IF 2020 Was Math Problem

If you're walking on the ice cream at 5 ounces per toaster, and your bicycle loses a sock, how much gravy will you need to repaint your hamster?

If I waited until I had all my ducks in a row, I'd never get across the street. Sometimes you just have to gather up what you've got and make a run for it. - Judge Lynn Toler

"If I WERE REALLY, REALLY RIDICULOUSLY WEALTHY, I WOULDN'T BUY A MANSION, JUST TINY APARTMENTS IN EVERY CITY I LOVE. -MARA WILSON-

"IF IT CAN'T BE REDUCED, REUSED, REPAIRED, REBUILT, REFURBISHED, REFINISHED, RESOLD, RECYCLED, OR COMPOSTED, THEN IT SHOULD BE RESTRICTED, DESIGNED OR REMOVED FROM PRODUCTION." - PETE SEEGER

"If it doesn't make you feel fabulous;

don't do it,

don't buy it, ,

don't wear it,

don't eat it.

don't keep it.

If I cut you off, chances are you handed me the scissors.

If I say I will do it. I will do it.  No need to remind me every 6 months!

If I was a bird, I know who I'd shit on.

If I woke up int he morning and nothign hurt, I would think I was dead.

If it's not one thing, It's your mother.

If liars pants really did catch on fire, watching the news would be a lot more fun!

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." MILTON BERLE

If our food, drinks, or service is not up to your expectations, please lower your expectations. Thank you

If someone tells you that you have enough jewelry and you don)t need any more, stop talking to them. You dont need that kind of negativity in your life

If someone treats you bad, just remember that there is something wrong with them, not you. Normal people don t go around destroying

If the mountain seems too big today

If the mountain seems too big today, Then climb a hill instead.

If the morning brings you sadness, It's okay to stay in bed.

If the day ahead weighs heavy And your plans feel like a curse,

There's no shame in re-arranging, Don't make yourself feel worse.

If a shower stings like needles And a bath feels like you'll drown,

you haven't washed your hair for days, Don't throw away your crown!

A day is not a lifetime, A rest is not defeat.

Don't think of it as failure, Just a quiet, kind retreat.

It's okay to take a moment From an anxious, fractured mind.

The world will not stop turning While you get realigned.

The mountain will still be there When you want to try again,

So climb it in your own time ...and love yourself 'til then.

If the story is not great

or if the story is not human,

no technology will save you.

Not today.

Not any time

in the future.

Ogilvy

If we all just switched to cursive and stick shift cars, we could cripple an entire generation

If you are reading this right now, I really hope something good happens for you today. Pass it on!

"If you haven't read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren't broad enough to sustain you." - Jim Mattis (Retired Marine Corps 4 Star General.)

If you see me TALKING to MYSELF JUST MOVE ALONG. I'M SELF EMPLOYED and WE'RE HAVING A staff meeting

If you are struggling today, remember this:

You have survived everything you've gone through up to this point. The best day of your life is still yet to come. There are till people you haven't met, and things you haven't experienced. You can do this.

If you can sit quietly after difficult news;

if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm;

if you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealousy;

if you can happily eat whatever is put on your plate;

if you can fall asleep after a day of running around without a drink or a pill;

if you can always find contentment just where you are...

you are probably a dog. ——Jack- Kornfield—

If you can't handle me randomly blurting out song lyrics that relate to what you just said, we can't be friends.

If YOU CAN'T THINK OF A WORD SAY, " I FORGET THE ENGLISH WORD FOR IT.' THAT WAY PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU'RE BILINGUAL INSTEAD OF AN IDIOT.

If you see your glass as half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop complaining.

If you shook your family tree, how many nuts would fall out?

If you really want to do something. you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE YOU HAVE TO START BY CHANGING

If you want to. you can find a million reasons to hate and be angry at the world.

Or, if you want to, you could find a million reasons to love life and be happy.

Choose wisely. - Cari Welsh

If you're reading this: Release you shoulders away from your ears

Unclench your jaw

Drop your tonge from the roof of your mouth

Ignorance is death, Knowledge is life. - Swami Vivekananda

I'm kind of an absent friend.

I will love you with my whole heart

and go out of my way

to give you any help you need,

but I tend to live in my own world

and suck at keeping up communication,

and I rm really sorry to anyone

who takes that personally.

I'm always going to be brave enough to be alone.. So that I choose people to be in my life because I want them.. not because I need them.

"I'm an unintentional one-upper.

I'm not trying to steal the attention during a story or cut you off, I'm just overly excited that I can relate to you and want to share my similar story."

I'm fine (phr.) Not dead, still alive.

I'm going to stand outside. So if anyone asks. I'm outstanding.

I'm not 40 something. I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling.

I'M READING A BOOK CALLED "QUICK MONEY FOR DUMMIES" -BY ROBIN BANKS

I'm the type of person that gets more cleaning done in the 30 minutes before someone comes over than I do in a week

I'm waiting for a realistic Hallmark movie

I'm waiting for a realistic Hallmark movie about a 50 year old divorcee who works from home, hates her job, wears pajamas or sweatpants all day, eats ice cream out of the container, and who doesn't own a beautiful winter coat.and scarf.

She speaks her mind, has no patience for stupidity,rolls her eyes so much that she thought she once saw her own brain. And if she is hungry or tired, well, watch out. So the lead male here has to be the pizza, Amazon or UPS guy for this to be realistic, and well, Somehow, I don't think this is going to end well if the guy talks...

I'm writing a book about all the things I should be doing in my life. It's an oughtobiography.

In 1994, a blackout in Los Angeles left part of the city in total darkness and many citizens saw something in the sky that surprised them to such an extent that it led many to call the police and various astronomical observatories. They had seen the MILKY WAY in the sky for the first time.

In many old buildings throughout the UK, you will find the "Ancient Lights" sign placed under windows. As per English property law, it gives the property owner the right to light received through and from the window. The law states that windows that have been used for light for 20 years or more cannot be obstructed by any new building, wall, or tree.

In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

In order to insult me, I must first value your opinion. Nice try though.

In some way, however small and secret, each of us is a little mad....

Everyone is lonely at bottom and cries to be understood;

but we can never entirely understand someone else, and each of us remains part stranger even to those who love us...

It is the weak who are cruel; gentleness is to be expected only from the strong...

Those who do not know fear are not really brave, for courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined...

You can understand people better if you look at them -- no matter how old or impressive they may be — as if they are children.

For most of us never mature; we simply grow taller...

Instead of a sign that says 'do not disturb' I need one that says 'already disturbed proceed with caution'

INSTEAD OF DOING NOTHING BECAUSE I AM OVERWHELMED TODAY I WILL DO SOMETHING EVEN IF IT'S SMALL BECAUSE IT WILL BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY GOAL.

INTERESTING OBSERVATION

1. The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL.

2. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING.

3. The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL.

4. The sport of choice for supervisors is BASEBALL.

5. The sport of choice for middle management is TENNIS.And...

6. The sport of choice for corporate executives and officers is GOLF.

THE amazing facts are. The higher you go in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become. There must be a boat load of people in Washington playing marbles.

Irony. The opposite of wrinkly.

It might take you 30 days to create a habit, but that habit could change your life for the next 30 years.

It might take you 1 hour to complete a workout, but it will keep you in a good mood for the next 12h.

It might take you 30 minutes to complete a morning routine, but it will build momentum for the rest of the day.

It might take you 5 hours to read a book, but you'll keep the knowledge forever.

It might take you 3 months to learn a new skill, but that skill could make you millions.

Long-term thinking really is the key.

It's 0K if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.

It's OKAY if you don't know how much more you can handle. It's fine if you don't know what to do next. Eventually, you'll let go of how things should be and start to see possibilities based on reality. It's your life - grasp the steering wheel and force yourself to pay attention to where you're going. — Wendy Keller

It's ON! TIME TO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN

It took "Click it or Ticket" to get people to wear a seatbelt. I wonder if "Mask it or Casket" might work?

IT's A GOOD DAY FOR A GOOD DAY

It's going to be my year. I can just feel it. It's going to be a year of growth, success, happiness & wealth. Claim It

It's OK to fall apart. Tacos fall apart and we still love them.

It's THE PoSSIBILlTY THAT KEEPS ME GOING, NOT the GUARANTEE

It's a beautiful day, I think I'll skip my meds and stir things up a bit.

"I've often been asked, 'What do you old folks do now that you're retired?' Well...I'm fortunate to have a chemical engineering background and one of the things I enjoy most is converting beer, wine and vodka into urine. I do it every day and I really enjoy it."

Job (n.) Not just a paycheck, but also a place where you cry in the bathroom.

Just because I give you advice, It doesn't mean I know more than you. It just means I 've done more stupid shit.

Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can't get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don't care who you are. What goes around comes around. That's how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge that you deserve. — Jessica Brody

"KEEP LOOKING UP. THAT'S THE SECRT OF LIFE - Snoopy

Kindness is loaning someone your strength instead of reminding them of their weakness.

Know your worth.

A father said to his daughter "You have graduated with honors, here is a car I bought many years ago, It is pretty old now. But before I give it to you, take it to the used car lot downtown and tell them I want to sell it and see how much they offer you for it."

The daughter went to the used car lot, returned to her father and said, "They offered me $l ,OOO because the said it looks pretty worn out,"

The father said, now "Take it to the pawn shop.- The daughter went to the pawn shop, returned to her father and said, "The pawn shop offered only $IOO because it is an old car.

The father asked his daughter to go to a car club now and show them the car. The daughter then took the car to the club. Returned and told her father: Some people in the club offered $l00,000 for it because its a Nissan Skyline R34, it's an iconic car and sought by many collectors"

Now the father said this to his daughter, The right place values you the right way," If you are not valued, do not be angry, it means you ere in the wrong place. Those Who know your value are those who appreciate you. Never stay in a place where no one sees your value.

Learn to be okay with people not knowing your side of the story. You have nothing to prove to anyone.

Let it go. One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you can't change.

Life iS about using the whole box of crayonS

Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.

"SOMETIMES LIFE IS SO HARD YOU CAN ONLY DO THE NEXT THING. WHATEVER THAT IS. JUST DO THE NEXT THING. GOD WILL MEET YOU THERE. -ELISABETH ELLIOT

Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get the chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. - Dr. Seuss

Life Is too snort to spend tlme with people who SUCK the happiness out Of you

Life isn't about the size of your house or the cost of your jewelry. It's about the richness of your relationships and the depth of your character. - JOSHUA BECKER

life isn't made for perfect people. it's made for those who know how to turn an impossible situation into something beautifu1. it's made for fighters. dreamers. lovers. and people who won't give up even when life feels impossible. it's not perfect. it's not easy. but that's why we're made go damn tough.

Life is like a book. Some chapters are sad, some are happy, and some are exciting, but if we never turn he page,-we will never know what the next chapter holds.

LIFE LESSONS FROM a Sea Turtle

Slowdown

Make time for the beach

Come out of your shell

Age gracefully

Enjoy the views

Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. listen to your heart, it knows.

Life does not get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.  Steve Maraboli

Life is too short to waste time matching socks

Living Formula

Live beneath your means.

Return everything you borrow.

Stop blaming other people.

Admit it when you make a mistake.

Give clothes not worm to charity.

Do something nice and try not to get caught Listen more; talk less.

Every day take a 30 minute walk.

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

Be on time. Don't make excuses. Don't argue. Get organized. Be kind to people.

Be kind to unkind people. Let someone cut ahead you in line.

Take time to be alone. Cultivate good manners.

Be humble.

Realize and accept that life isn't fair. Know when to keep your mouth shut.

Go an entire day criticizing anyone. Learn from the past. Plan for the future.

Live in the present.

Dont sweat the small stuff. It's all small stuff.

Lookup Up, not down. Look Forward, NOT BACK. Look Out, NOT IN

Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.

Make it perfect. No typos, no misspellings, no errors in numbers or dates. However minor they may seem to you, your reader will start questioning how much care and thought you have put into it. - THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITING FROM WRITING THAT WORKS, BY KENNETH ROMAN AND JOEL RAPHAELSON - Ogilvy

March 21. Then Jesus suggested. "Let's get away from the crowds for a while and rest." Mark 6:31

March 2021: Not allowed to travel more than 5 miles March 2022: Can't afford to travel more than 5 miles

Marriage is not about a beautiful wedding, fancy homes, cute kids, nice cars and white picket fences. Marriage is hospital stays, working long hours, fighting through struggles, paying bills, and keeping the faith and staying together through it all.

Master, how will I know if making any progress? You know it when, what once made you mad, now makes you laugh.

Math (abb.) Mental abuse to human.

MAY YOU HAVE A THOUSAND REASONS to smile and be happy today. Sending you hugs!

MAY YOUR troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness walk through your door.

Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. — Arthur Miller

ME: I think it's time I get my life in order. Morgan Freeman: But she would not get her life in order. In fact, she got drunk that night and fought a raccoon.

Mister Rogers did not adequately prepare me for the people in my neighborhood.

Monday Prayer

Dear Lord, we commit this day and week into your hands. Please help us to remember that you are fully in control and there is nothing we can't handle with your help. Thank you in advance for your grace that will sustain us and for meeting our every need. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen

More people would learn from their mistakes, if they weren't so busy denying them.

Mundane Monday

Motivation Monday Mindful Monday Migyty Monday Mindset Monday Me-time Monday

My goal for the next year is just to fall back in love with myself and the world and life again.

MY goal Is not to be better than anyone else, but to be better than I used to be.

My housekeeping style is best described as "There appears to have been a struggle"

MY LAST STAFF MEETING (apologies to R. Browning)

That's my last staff meeting. there down the hall, looking as if they were alive. I called that meeting-a memo from my own two hands, which I sent yesterday, and there they stand, or sit. Will't please you look at them? Really, go ahead and stare, for they stare at me, submerged behind a studied countenance, the depth and passion of an earnest glance.

I myself must take credit (none puts by such trite and flabby platitudes as I ). it once seemed they would ask me, if they durst, why such staff meetings are called in the first place. But I, to sidestep that question, sought a discussion of goals, though we could not, as matters stood, do more with them, perhaps, than agree they rested in higher laps. Still, this left time for us all to acquaint ourselves with several smaller complaints, moving then from philosophy to fuss and catharsis of what was bugging us. This created a sort of joy- we had dialogue, you know, that made us all glad, rehashing ancient troubles that we meant to solve, with our persecutors absent. We were all one!

A glow suffused our breasts as, by talking, we laid our minds to rest. -Or almost, until some officious fool broke in to suggest that most of our school difficulties, related each to each, could be decided by one simple speech from the dean or appointed committee, defining which goals should or should not be. Of course, at that point, interest fell down, fainting from the altitude of high ground. We were all flat.

I barely possessed skill to smile and quickly obfuscate until one old staff member brought deliverance by referring back to his own pet grievance. What a relief to hear him say, "Just this or that really disgusts me; I insist that it is not my fault." (My people get pleasure from the way we've always done it, each with his own problem; and my station is not to prevent this inclination.) And let me say right now, without a doubt, it's good for a staff to talk these things out. That is why no problems are disallowed from our discussions.

It is my avowed intent to enhance participation and open lines of communication. I see it's almost time for lunch. Let's go together. I might ask one favor, though. It's always such a strain when my staff meets, promise not to speak of work while we eat!

My mind is like my Internet browser.

19 tabs are open 3 of them are frozen and I have no idea where the music is coming from

My dog gives me two things: Unconditional love and unending turds to pick up.

My GPS has learned to say "your other left"

My to do list for today:

Count my blessings, Practice kindness Let go of what I can't control; Listen to my heart Be productive, yet calm Just breathe

My vacation this year is to Puerto Backyarta

Negativity is a choice.

Resentment is a choice. Anger is a choice. Revenge is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Compassion is a choice. Forgiveness is a choice. Empathy is a choice. How we live our one given life is a choice. Choose wisely.

Netflix needs to stop asking if I'm still watching and start asking if I moved the laundry to the dryer yet.

"Never bankrupt your needs to give others what they want!"

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember amateurs built the Ark.. Professionals built the Titanic.

NEVER DO ANYTHING YOU WOULDNT WANT TO EXPLAIN TO THE PARAMEDICS

NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU

Never mind (phr.) You were too stupid to understand at the first time, so I give up explaining.

NEVER PUT THE KEY TO YOUR HAPPINESS IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S POCKET.

Never regret anything that made you smile. - Mark Twain

Never wait for a perfect moment, just take a moment, and make it perfect.

Never laugh at your wife's choices. You are one of them.

NEWS - HARLEY DAVIDSON SPEAKS TO DECLINING BIKE SALES

The reasons for the slump in sales at H-D are not President Trump's fault. Apparently the Baby-Boomers all have motorcycles. Generation X is only buying a few, and the next generation isn't buying any at all. A recent study was done to find out why Millennials don't ride motorcycles:

1. Pants won't pull up far enough for them to straddle the seat.

2. Can't get their phone to their ear with a helmet on.

3. Can't use 2 hands to eat while driving.

4. They don't get a trophy and a recognition plaque just for buying one.

5. Don't have enough muscle to hold the bike up when stopped. 6. Might have a bug hit them in the face and then they would need emergency care.

NO MATTER How EDUCATED, TALENTED, RICH OR COOL YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE, HOW TREAT PEOPLE ULTIMATELY TELLS ALL

NO WAITING ROOM

What if you didn't wake up tomorrow and your soul is watching down thinking Of all the things you didn't get to do yet because you were too scared, or too shy, or too worried about money.

And all the things you told yourself you weren't good enough fort swam in front of your eyes, fighting for a place in the line, beside the words you didn't say and the joy you forgot to have.

My friend, there is absolutely no room for anything in your day, Other than acceptance. You will never have enough money, or time, and you will certainly never have that perfect body the world told you you need, to be happy. And before you say it's too late to embrace this thing we call life, no it is not.

You can do it right where you are. Right this minute. Get outside, breathe, look at the trees, put your bare feet on the grass - hand on your heart to feel that pulse - and that's it. You're living. Keep that up.

Wait up for the moon sometimes or get up early to see a sunrise, just because you can. Jump in the lake. Run, Skip. The things you need to feel alive are free and all around my friend. You just have to see them. Let in opportunity and say yes to the invitations that scare you a littler in a good way. Say no to some Of the things you force yourself to do, knowing they rinse you Of your peace, Life was never supposed to be a waiting room, it was supposed to be a hillside, with paths leading in every direction and mountains as far as the eye can see, hiding adventures and new friends behind them.

Don't let yourself get to the end of this ride without having stopped to smell those beautiful roses. That's the only thing you need to fear in this life. Everything else is all part of it. It's all just a messy complicated, beautiful and terrifying part of it. Chin up, throw your arms wide open and let it be so. Donna Ashworth

No one is always busy. It's always about priorities. You will always find time for the people that are important to you.

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Not.

by Erin Hanson

You are not your age, Nor the size of clothes you wear,

You are not a weight, Or the color of your hair.

You are not your hair, Or the dimples in your cheeks,

You are all the books you read, And all the words you speaks

You are your croaky morning voice, And the smiles you try to hide,

You're the sweetness in your laughter, And every tear you've cried,

You're the songs you sing so loudly, When you know you're all alone,

You're the places that you've been to, And the one that you call home,

You're the things that you believe in, And the people that you love,

You're the photos in your bedroom, And the future you dream of,

You're made of so much beauty, But it seems that you forgot,

When you decided that you were defined, By all the things you're not.

Not to brag, but I can forget what i"m doing while I'm doing it.

Note to Self:

When things feel overwhelming remember... one thought at a time, one task at a time, one day at a time.

Note to self:

Treat yourself the way you would treat a small child. Feed yourself healthy food and make sure you spend time outside. Put yourself to bed early. Let yourself take naps. Don't say mean things to yourself. Don't out yourself in danger. (Your scull and your heart are still as fragile as eggshells)

NOTES TO MYSELF

By I Might Be Funny + Netflix Family

1. You will NOT remember that password. WRITE IT DOWN.

2. Your coffee is still in the microwave.

3. Do NOT throw away the box with the directions until the food is IN the oven.

4. Stop spending more money just to get free shipping.

5. Your glasses are on top of your head.

6. Even with a really bad stomach flu, you're NOT fitting into those jeans again...get rid of 'em.

7. You will forget to get gas in the morning. GET IT NOW.

Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering.

Nothing. Not career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity. p style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: .2in; margin-left: .1in; background: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri;">Nothing lasts forever”not even your troubles ” Arnold H. Glasow

Nothing soothes the Soul like a walk on the beach

NOTICE

THIS DEPARTMENT REQUIRES N0 PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM. EVERYONE GETS ENOUGH EXERCISE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS. FLYING OFF THE HANDLE, RUNNING DOWN THE BOSS, KNIFING FRIENDS IN THE BACK, DODGING RESPONSIBILITY, ANO PUSHING THEIR LUCK.

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt. - john Muir

Old age is golden I've often heard it said, but sometimes I wonder as I crawl in my bed.

With my ears in my drawer, my teeth in a cup, and my eyes on a shelf until I wake up.

When sleep dims my eyes I think to myself, is there anything else I should put on that shelf?

The reason I know my youth has been spent, is my-get-up-and-go has got-up-and-went!

But, I really don't mind as I think with a grin, of all the fun places my get-up has been !

Only our pillows know the amount of emotions we hide from the world

One day you will realize that material things mean nothing. All that matters is the well-being of the people in your life. - LEON BROWN

One day you'll tell your story of how you've overcome what you are going through now, and it will become part of someone else's survival guide.

One of the greatest awakenings comes when you realize that not everybody changes.

Some people never change. And that's their journey. It's not yours to try and fix them.

One thing no one ever talks about when it comes to being an adult is how much time we debate keeping a cardboard box because it's, you know, a really good box.

"Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world.." - Bill Bullard -

OPTIMIST: Someone who figures out that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha. — Robert Brault

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. - Dalai Lama

OUT-OF-OFFICE

EUROPEAN OUT-OF-OFFICE: I'M AWAY CAMPING FOR THE SUMMER. PLEASE EMAIL BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

AMERICAN OUT-OF-OFFICE: I HAVE LEFT THE OFFICE FOR TWO HOURS TO UNDERGO KIDNEY SURGERY BUT YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY CELL ANY TIME.

Persimmons

Most persimmons split this year have been showing the spoon or shovel shape, which indicates a snowy winter.

Others believe splitting a persimmon seed can predict the winter. Split the seed and you'll see either a spoon, fork or knife.

A knife is supposed to indicate cold cutting winds, a fork is supposed to be mild and a spoon is supposed to be like a shovel, meaning a lot of snow is on the way.

Why is so much folklore about the weather? Because nothing has changed, really. Oklahomans are still crazy about trying to predict the weather.

Please be patient. Even a toilet can handle only one asshole at a time.

Pretending to be an Adult is exhausting

Project Manager - because miracle worker isn't an official job title

Prayer to have a heart for God

Father, thank you for each one of us, Your precious children. Lord, you know our hearts. You know our strengths, our weaknesses and every tiny detail about us. God, I pray that You will draw us closer to You. Show us who You are. Let us see our need for You, Lord.

Capture our hearts and fill us with Your Spirit. Lord, I pray that we would seek You above all else. That as we wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, You would be on our minds and hearts. That everywhere we go and in every thing we do, we would see You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Prayer to have a heart for God

Father, thank you for each one Of my precious friends. Lord, you know their hearts. You know their strengths, their weaknesses and every tiny detail about them. God, I pray that You draw them closer to You. Show them who You are. Let them see their need for You, Lord.

Capture their hearts and fill them with Your Spirit. Lord, I pray that they would seek You above all else. That as they wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, You would be on their minds and hearts. That everywhere they go and in everything they do, they would see You. In Jesus' name. Amen-

Peace is not when everyone agrees. It is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together.

People don't fake depression... they fake being okay. Remember that. Be kind.

PEOPLE WRITE CONGRATS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SPELL CONGRAJLASHUNS

Please remember:

Your job is the dream of the unemployed your house is the dream of the homeless your smile is the dream of the depressed your health is the dream of those who are sick Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself negativity. Find something to be grateful for :)

Positive people have negative thoughts, they just don't let those thought grow and destroy them.

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, BECAUSE SATAN IS PREYING WITHOUT CEASING.

PRO TIP #22: RING YOUR DOORBELL ON YOUR WAY TO BED. This WILL CLEAR THE DOGS OFF OF THE BED JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GET COMFORTABLE

Queso vs. K, so

Queso = Spanish for cheese K, so = Southern for here's the plan and y'all probably not gonna like it

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE TIRED OF Everything!

Raise your hands and Touch Your toes. If anything shows...Change Your CLOTHES

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived here. This is to have succeeded."

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could.

Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays."

Real happiness doesn't come from getting everything you want. It comes from sharing what you have with the people who matter.

Re-set, re-adjust, re-start, re-focus. .. As many times as you need to.

Retired: Goodbye tension, Hello pension.

Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is...Life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you.

RULES TO TEACH YOUR SON

1. Never shake a man's hand sitting down.

2. Don't enter a pool by the stairs.

3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king.

4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer.

5. Request the late check-out.

6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.

7. Hold your heroes to a higher standard. 8. Return a borrowed car with a full tank Of gas,

9. Play with passion or don't play at all...

10. When shaking hands, grip firmly and look them in the eye. 11. Don't let a wishbone grow where a backbone should be.

12. If you need music on the beach, you're missing the point.

13. Carry two handkerchiefs. The one in your back pocket is for you. The one in your breast pocket is for her. 14. You marry the girl, you marry her family.

15. Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like crazy underneath.

116. Experience the serenity of traveling alone.

17. Never be afraid to ask out the best looking girl in the room.

18. Never turn down a breath mint.

19. A sport coat is worth 1000 words.

20. Try writing your own eulogy. Never stop revising.

21. Thank a veteran, Then make it up to him.

22. Eat lunch with the new kid.

23. 23. After writing an angry email, read it carefully. Then delete it.

24. Ask your mom to play. She won't let you win,

25. Manners maketh the man.

26. Give credit. Take the blame.

27. Stand up to Bullies. Protect those bullied.

28.28. Write down your dreams.

29. Take time to snuggle your pets, they love you so much and are always happy to see you.

30. Be confident and humble at the same time.

31. If ever in doubt, remember whose son you are and REFUSE to just be ordinary!

32. In all things, give glory to God.

SAD NEWS

Please join me in remembering YET ANOTHER great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Dough Boy died yesterday of a yeast infection and traumatic complications from repeated pokes to the belly. He was 71. Dough Boy is survived by his wife, Play Dough three children, John Dough, Jane Dough and Dilj Dough, plus they had one in the oven. Service were held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes nt-size: 14pt; line-height: .2in; margin-left: .1in; background: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri;">Said The Empath: I used to think I was introverted because I really liked being alone, but it turns out that I just like being at peace, and I am very extroverted around people that bring me peace.

SAW A QUOTE THAT SAID: "Speak to people in a way that if they died the next day you'd be satisfied with the last thing you said to them" And I can't emphasize this enough.

Secret (n.) Something you tell everybody to tell nobody.

SELF WORTH IS KNOWING, EMBRACING, AND OWNING WHAT YOU BRING TO ANY ROOM YOU WALK IN... - Kris Delgado

SELF care is how you take your power back.

SIX LITTLE STORIES WITLOTS OF MEANINGS

(l). Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer, all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella. That is faith. (2). When you throw babies in the air, they laugh because they know you will catch them. That is trust.

(3). Every night we go to bed without any assurance of being alive the next morning, but still we set the alarms to wake up. That is hope.

(4). We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future. That is confidence.

(5). We see the world suffering, but still, we get married and have children. That is love.

(6). On an old man's shirt was written a sentence 'I am not 80 years old; I am sweet 16 with 64 years of experience.' That is attitude. Have a happy day and live your life like these six stories. Remember - Good friends are the rare jewels of life, difficult to find and impossible to replace!!

Service dog

If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help. Don't get scared. Get moving and follow the dog.

I honestly didn't know that I was supposed to follow a service dog in a vest if it approached me by itself. I do now. So do you. The world is a slightly better place. Well done us.

Some of you are unaware of just how amazing you really are. The way you make people laugh, lift others up or spread some extra love. you do this even though you are struggling too and I think It makes you such a beautiful human being.

Sometimes I meet people and I feel bad for their dog.

Smile often.

Think positively. Give thanks. Laugh loudly. Love others. Dream big.

'Solitude is for me a fount of healing which makes my life worth living. Talking is often a torment for me, and need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words." - Carl Jung

SOME OF THE BEST WORDS LITERALLY EVER:

Audacity

Balderdash

Baloney

Bamboozled

Bamboozled

Bejeebers

Berserk

Bodacious

Bogus

Brouhaha

Camaraderie

Canoodle

Caterwauling

Cattywumpus

Codswallop

Concoction

Confuzzled Decrepid

Dingleberry

Discombobulated

Doohicky

Egads

Fiddle-dee-dee

Fiddle-faddle

Fiddlesticks

Flabbergasted

Flibbertigibbet or Flibberty-jibbit

Flim-flam

Flummoxed

Flummoxed

Fuddy-duddy

Gobbledygook

Gobsmacked

Hoodwink

Hullabaloo Humbug

Jalopy Kerfuffle Kibosh

Lambasted Lollygag

Malarkey or Malarky

NincompNincompoop

Nucklehead

Numb-skull Periwinkle

Persnickety Poppycock

Pumpernickel or Pumpernickle style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: .2in; margin-left: 1in; background: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri;">Ragamuffin

Rigmarole

Shenanigans

Skedaddle

SkewwifSkewwiff

Skullduggery

Thingamajig or Thingamyjig

Thingamebob

Thunderation

Tomfoolery

Whatchamacallit

Whatsit

Whippersnapper

Whosemegadget

Willy-nilly

Wishywashy

Some people aren't just missing a screw, the whole toolbox is gone.

Some people don't understand that sitting in your own house in peace, eating snacks, and minding your own business is priceless. t-size: 14pt; line-height: .2in; margin-left: .1in; background: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri;">Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. - Bob Marley

Some stranger somewhere still remembers you because you were kind to them when no one else was.

"Someone told me the other day that he felt bad for single people because they are lonely all the time.

I told him that's not true I'm single and I don't feel lonely. I take myself out to eat, I buy myself clothes.

I have great times by myself. Once you know how to take care of yourself company becomes an option and not a necessity." - Keanu Reeves

Sometimes your mind play tricks on you. It can tell you you're no good, that it's all hopeless. But remember this; You are loved, and important and you bring to this world things no one else can. So hold on.

SOMETIMES ALL YOU CAN DO IS JUST HANG ON.

Sometimes it's better to just remain silent and smile

Sometimes memories sneak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks

Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find joy in the story you're actually living. - Rachel Marie Martin

SPELL CHECKER

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SPELLING

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE TROUBLE SPELLING * TRY THIS!!!!

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Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive

Success

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE               UNSUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

Read everyday                            Watch TV every day

Talk about ideas                         Talk about people

Compliment                                 Complain, criticize

Embrace change                         Fear change

Forgive others                               Hold grudges

Learn constantly,                            Are know-it-alls

Accept responsibility                      Blame other for their failures

Have a sense of gratitude              Have a sense of entitlement

Set goals and develop life plans   Never set goals, just wing it

Sugar is the sociopath of foods. It acts sweet . but it's really poison.

Surround yourself with people who push you

who challenge you who make you laugh who make you better who make you happy

TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF IS THE BEST SELFISH THING YOU CAN DO.

Ten years ago I met a man in his 70s on a train in Kerala. VVhen I asked if he minded travelling alone he replied: "I'm not alone, I'm by myself." I always remember this when I'm eating out by myself or do anything without companions. It changes everything.

Textrovert: (noun) A person who feels more comforatble talking over text than to your face.

That horrifying moment when you're looking for an adult, but you realize you are an adult. So you look around for an older adult. An adultier adult. Someone better at adulting than you.

The best thing about the good old days was that I wan't good and I wasn't old

The chains on my mood swing just snapped. RUN

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR DREAMS AND REALITY IS CALLED ACTION.

The golden years have some at last. I cannot Pee, I cannot See, My budget shrinks, My Memory stinks, The golden years have come at last. The Golden years can kiss my Ass!

The officer said "You drinking?". I said "you buying?". We just laughed and laughed. I need bail money.

The proper term for Senior women would be "Queen-Agers"

The stuff you heard about me is a lie, I'm way worse.

The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. Paulo Coelho

That awkward momen± when you spell a word so wrong that even autocorrect is like "I got nothin' man..."

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing you best today

"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to YOU. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope." - Barack Obama

THE BETTER I EAT, THE BETTER I LOOK. THE BETTER I LOOK THE BETTER FEEL. THE BETTER I FEEL THE BETTER I EAT. I COULD GET USE TO THIS CYCLE!

The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love.

It may look paradoxical to you, but it is not. It is an existential truth: only those people who are capable of being alone are capable of love, of sharing, of going of the other person without possessing the other, without becoming dependent on the other, without reducing the other to a thing, and without becoming addicted to the other. They allow the other absolute freedom, because they know that if the other leaves, they will be as happy as they are now. Their happiness cannot be taken by the other, because it is not given by the other. - Osho, Being In Love

The circle of life.

AT AGE 4 SUCCESS NOT PEEING IN YOUR PANTS.

AT AGE 12 SUCCESS IS HAVING FRIENDS.

AT AGE 16 SUCCESS IS HAVING DRIVERS LICENSE

AT AGE 20 SUCCESS IS HAVING SEX

AT AGE 35 SUCCESS IS HAVING MONEY.

AT AGE 50 SUCCESS IS HAVING MONEY.

AT AGE 60 SUCCESS IS HAVING SEX

AT AGE 70 SUCCESS IS HAVING DRIVERS LICENSE

AT AGE 75 SUCCESS IS HAVING FRIENDS.

AT AGE 80 SUCCESS IS NOT PEEING IN YOUR PANTS.

The courage it takes to leave behind what's not for you anymore is the same courage that will help you find your way to what is.

The deepest level of worship is praising God through the pain, thanking God through the trials, trusting Him when we're tempted to lose hope, and loving Him, even when He seems distant.

At my lowest, God is my hope. At my darkest, God is my light. At my weakest, God is my strength. At my saddest, God is my comforter.

The easiest way to organize your stuff is to get rid of most of it.

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." MICHELANGELO

The lesson I want you to learn is... it doesn't matter what you look like, you can be tall, short or fat or thin or ugly or handsome like your Father, or you can be black or yellow or white, it doesn't matter. What does matter is the size if your heart and the strength of your character." -Herman Munster

THE MEANING OF LIFE IS JUST TO BE ALIVE. IT IS SO PLAIN AND SO OBVIOUS AND SO SIMPLE. AND YET, EVERYONE RUSHES AROUND IN A GREAT PANIC AS IF IT NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING BEYOND THEMSELVES. -ALAN WATTS

"The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?' -Dame Judi Dench

The most beautiful things in life are not things. They're people and places,memories and pictures. They're feelings and moments and smiles and laughter

THE ONLY TRIP YOU WILL REGRET IS THE ONE YOU DON'T TAKE

The past is in your head. The future is in your hands.

The past should be left in the past, otherwise it can destroy your future. Live life for what tomorrow has to offer, not for what yesterday has taken away.

The Pending Coffee

We were in a small coffee shop when two customers arrived. "5 coffees. 2 for us, 3 pending." They paid for 5, and only received 2.

"What's a pending coffee?" I asked. "Wait and see."

More customers came. Two others got their coffees and paid normally. After a while, 3 more came in, asked for 7 coffees, they only drank 3, but paid for 7.

 While we were talking, a homeless man entered the shop. With a soft voice he asked, "Do you have any pending coffee?"

This type of charity was born in Napoli (Naples, Italy). People pay in anticipation for the coffees, and even meals, for others who can't.

The Power of of Silence

When things are in a turmoil utilize silence. Silence is more eloquent than writing, more forceful than words. It has never betrayed anybody.

If you doubt your own wisdom, remain silent. In silence we conceal our own shortcomings, and hear the mistakes of others.

Even the unwise have been considered wise in their silence. The heart prompts a man to talk, but the head should act as a check valve.

Few men have ever regretted being silent, but many have made statements the.. wished were unspoken.

We cannot reconcile ourselves to being betrayed by our own friends, yet we often betray ourselves by our own tongues.

If a friend, or an enemy, attempts to spike you with wit, remain silent end observe the recoil.

Answering a man with words proves he has hit you hard. Your silence, on the other hand, disconcerts him. A. Ryder

The rich industrialist was horrified to find the fisherman lying beside his boat, smoking a pipe.

'Why aren't you out fishing?' asked the industrialist.

'Because I have caught enough fish for the day,'

'Why don't you catch some more?'

'What would I do with them?'

'You could earn more money. Then you could have a motor fitted to your boat to go into deeper waters and catch more fish. Then you would have enough money to buy nylon nets. These would bring you more fish and more money. Soon you would have enough money to own two boats ... maybe even a fleet of boats. Then you would be a rich man like me.'

'What would I do then?'

'Then you could sit back and enjoy life.'

'What do you think I'm doing right now?

From Timeless Simplicitv by John Lane

The right people for your soul,

hear you differently, show up differently, support you differently, and nourish you differently. That's how you'll know.

The shop sign say "if you like free cold beer, come in here". The shop is full of women looking at clothes and men aimlessly looking for someone dispensing beer. Nobody was actually dispensing beer though. That wasn't promised.

The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton

"The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things." - Hans Christian Andersen

The wolf has convinced the sheep that the sheepdog is dangerous and must be removed. When the sheepdog is no more, the wolf will feast!

The Truth is Inside Of You

A frog decided one day that he was going to climb a tree and reach the very top. All the other frogs shouted at him saying:

"It's impossible, it's impossible..." But the frog climbed the tree and reached the top.

How? Because he was deaf and thought that everybody was encouraging him to reach his goal.

Be deaf to negative thoughts, our aim is to reach our goals.

There's a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it. - Bob Dylan

There's this fine line between gentle and badass, goddess and warrior', good witch and bitch, empathy and boundaries, madness and creative magic. I personally like to use that line as a jump rope. Keeps life interesting. - BROOKE HAMPTON

There's a story about people on a boat. A guy decides to dig through the floor of his cabin. Water flows in. Other passengers are pissed. But it's his own cabin, the guy argues, so why should it matter? Personal choice only goes so far when we're all on the same boat.

Things I learned living in GA:

1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.

2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4998 of them live in GA.

3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in GA.

4. If it grows, it'll sick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite ya.

5. 'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words. 6. It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.

7. 'Jaw-P' means did ya'll go to the bathroom?

8. People actually eat and grow okra. 9. 'Fixinto' is one word.

10. There is nos such thing as lunch, there is only dinner and supper.

11. Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it in your sippy cup.

12. You switch from heat to AC in one day.

13. You know what a "dawg'i is.

14. You carry jumper cables in your car for your own car.

15. Going to Wal-Mart is known as goin to Wally World.

Things I'm Super Good At

1. Forgetting someone's name 10 seconds after they tell me.

2. Buying produce...and throwing it away two weeks later.

3. Digging through the trash for the food box I just tossed, because I already forgot the directions.

4. Making plans. And then immediately regretting making plans.

5. Leaving laundry in the dryer until it wrinkles. Then turning on the dryer to dewrinkle. Then forgetting it again.

6. Calculating how much sleep I'll get if I can just "fall asleep right now".

Things that used to hurt my back:

-Jumping off of garages -Crashing my bike -Falling out of a tree -Diving in the shallow end -Contact sports Things that hurt my back now: -Sneezing -Washing the dishes -Brushing my teeth -Tying my shoes -Rolling over in bed

This is going to be my year. I can just feel it. It's going to be a year of growth, success, happiness & wealth. Claim It

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF ANYTHING YOU WANT. - Kris Delgado

This happened at a New York Airport.

This airline gate agent deserves an award for how she handled a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo.

A crowded flight was canceled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.

Suddenly. an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket on the counter and said, "l HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS.'

The agent replied, I'm sorry, sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but IVe got to help these folks first who were in front of you; and then I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"

Without hesitating, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. "May I have your attention, please?", she began, her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14".

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the airlines agent, gritted his teeth, and said, v You!"

Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry sir, you'll have to get in line for that, too."

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain...

Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of your life.

To be clear, the South isn't afraid of a hurricane. We're afraid of being without AC in 90 degree weather with 100 % humidity.

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE, YOU DON't HAVE TO BE BRILLIANT, RICH, BEAUTIRJL, OR PERFECT. you JUST HAVE TO CARE

Today is a NEW day! You can start fresh wipe the slate clear and begin again. Today you can embrace kindness. Practice compassion. Stand up for Justice. Talk to strangers. Ask for help. offer hope. Listen with your whole heard. Work for the common good. Love Well. You can be the change you wish to see in the world.

"Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh.

There was a pause.

"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet.

"No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do."

"That's okay," said Piglett and he came and sat beside his friend.

"What are you doing?" asked Pooh.

"Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don't feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either. "But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you've got someone there for you. And I'll always be here for you, Pooh."

And as Pooh sat there working through in his head his Difficult Day while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs...he thought that his best friend had never been more right."

A.A. Milne Sending thoughts to those having a Difficult Day today and hope you have your own Piglet to sit beside you. A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

Tonight before you go to sleep, think of something that makes you smile. There _is always something, no matter how difficult the day may have been. You will sleep better, you will feel better once you wake and you will face your new day with a positive mind. Take charge of your happiness.

Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else, but the grass is green where you water it. Remember that.

Tomorrow /te'maro/ n. - a mythical land where I get all my stuff done

Transmutation:

Grapes must be crushed to make wine Diamonds form under pressure Olives are pressed to release oil Seeds grow in darkness Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you're in a powerful place of transformation/ transmutation.

two PLANTS CAN SAVE THE WORLD. Meet Bamboo & Hemp. Grows ANYWHERE. creates JOBS. REPLACES OIL, COAL, & wood. WHEN USED IN 50,000 PRODUCTS, IT'S ALL GOOD.

Underestimate me.  That'll be fun.

Unless we made plans before I got off...Once I'm off and I'm home, I'M HOME! I'm not going anywhere. I'm old now.I be tired.

Until you do 30min+ of CPR in a plastic gown, N95, surgical mask, two pairs of gloves and a face shield, you should probably stop complaining about wearing some fabric on your face to the grocery store.

WARNING: BRIDGE WASHED OUT - UNLESS YOU FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO DEPRIVE YOU OF YOUR LIBERTY THEN KEEP DRIVING

We all say Good Morning to others.

Do you know the new meaning of "GOOD MORNING"?

G Get up.

O Open your heart.

O Open your mind.

D Dedicate your day to God.

M Meditate on God's Word.

O Optimise vour faith & hope.

R Rebuke all evils.

N Never doubt God's love.

I Inspire someone.

N Nothing should scare you.

G Go out with joy.

so, I say GOOD MORNING & have a blessed day!

wE ARE NOT all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts. Some have canoes. And some are drowning. Just be kind and help when you can.

We have to keep going.

Even when it's scary, even when all of our strength seems gone, we have to keep picking ourselves back up and moving forward, because whatever we're battling in the moment, it will pass, and we will make it through.

We've made it this far. We can make it through whatever comes next.

we need to talk (phr.) Actually means, "I need to talk, You better listen."

Wearing all black today to mourn the loss of my motivation.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. - ELLEN BURSTYN

"What day is it?" asked Pooh.

"It's today" squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day" said Pooh.

WHAT DO YOU CALL A HIPPIES WIFE ? MISSISSIPPI

What is the difference between I like you & I love you

Beautifully answered by Buddha: When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily..! One who understand this, understands life...

Whatever's good for your soul... do that.

When Angels sense you need them, and Angels always do, they come unseen from everywhere to help and comfort you. If you believe in Angels, can I hear. Amen

WHEN ASKED IF MY CUP IS HALF-FULL OR HALF EMPTY, MY RESPONSE IS THAT I AM THANKFUL I HAVE A CUP.

WHEN ASKED IF MY CUP IS HALF-FULL OR HALF EMPTY, MY RESPONSE IS THAT MY CUP IS TWICE AS BIG AS IT NEEDS TO BE.

When life gives you a hundred reasons to breakdown and cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to snile and laugh. Stay strong.

WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME "YOU'RE GONNA REGRET THAT IN THE MORNING" I SLEEP IN UNTIL NOON BECAUSE A PROBLEM SOLVER.

When people walk away, let them. Your future is not about people who walk away. It's about the people who stay in it for the ride.

When the whole world is running towards the cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. -C S LEWIS

WHEN To KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT - DON'T OPEN YOUR MOUTH:

1. In the heat of anger - Proverbs 14:17.

2. When you don't have ail the facts - Proverbs 18:13

3. When you haven't verified the story - Deuteronomy 17:6.

4. If your words will offend a weaker brothel - 1 Corinthians Sill.

5. if your words be a poor reflection of the Lord or you fiends and family - Peter 2:21-23.

6. When you are tempted to joke about sin - Proverbs 14:9

7. When you would be ashamed of your words later - Proverbs 8:8

8. When your tempted to make light of holy things - Ecclesiastes 5:2

9. If you; words would convey a wrong impression - Proverbs 17:27

1O. if the issue is none of your business - Proverbs 14:10

11. When you are tempted to tell an outright lie - Proverbs 4:24

12. If your words will damage someone's reputation - Proverbs 16:27

13. If your words will destroy a friendship - Proverbs 23:28.

14. When you are feeling critical - James 3:9.

15. If you can't speak without yelling - Proverbs 25:29

16. When it is time to listen - Proverbs 13:1

17. If you may have to eat your words later- Proverbs 18:21

18. If you have already said it more than one (Then it becomes nagging) - Proverbs 19:13

19. When you ate tempted to flatter a wicked person - Proverbs 24:21

20. When you are supposed be working instead - Proverb 14:23

PROVERBS 21:23. "WHOSOEVER KEEPETH HIS MOUTH AND HIS TONGUE, KEEIPETH HIS SOUL FROM TROUBLE

WHEN YOU ARE FRUSTRATED WITH ME BECAUSE OF CANNOT DO SOMETHING... JUST HOW FRUSTRATED I MUST BE BECAUSE I'M NO LONGER ABLE TO. Be mindful.. Show compassion

When you are stressed you eat ice cream, cake, chocolate and sweets. Why? Because 'stressed' spelt backwards is 'desserts.' style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: .2in; margin-left: .1in; background: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri;">WHEN YOU CAN CONTROL WHAT'S HAPPENING, CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO CONTROL THE WAY YOU RESPOND TO WHAT'S HAPPENING. THAT'S WHERE THE POWER IS.

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. - Wayne Dyer

When you choose to collect experiences rather than things, you never ever run out of storage space - Joshua Becker

When you feel like you're drowning in life, don't worry - your lifeguard walks on water!

When you realize that 1970 and 2022 are as far apart as 1970 and I'm just 1918 .... I'm just going to need a minute....

When you're at the checkout line and they ask you if you found everything, say,"Why, are you hiding stuff?"

When your're dead, you don't know you're dead. The pain is only felt by others.

The same thing happens when you're stupid.

WHEN YOU're IN A DARK PLACE, YOU SOMETIMES TEND TO THINK YOUVE BEEN BURIED. PERHAPS YOUVE BEEN PLANTED. BLOOM.

When life's hills become too steep to climb on my own, my sister takes my hand and reminds me that I didn't have to climb it alone to begin with.

WHO KNEW THE HARDEST PART OF BEING AN ADULT IS FIGURING OUT WHAT TO COOK FOR DINNER EVERY SINGLE NIGHT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE UNTIL YOU DIE

Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change. Prayer is a conversation you have with God about things He can change.

What does not kill me, makes me stronger.  Friedrich Nietzsche

Yes, I'm a nurse. No, I don't want to look at it.

You are about to exceed the limits of my medication.

You don't always get what you wish for. You get what you work for.

You only need two tools in life...WD-40 and duct tape.

If it doesn't move and should, use WD-40.

If it moves and shouldn't, use duct tape.

Your dream doesn't have an expiration date. Take a deep breath and try again.

You make each day a special day by just being you. Mister Rogers

YOU'LL HAVE GOOD DAYS, BAD DAYS, OVERWHELMING DAYS, TOOTIRED DAYS, I CAN'T GO ON DAYS. AND EVERY DAY, YOU'LL STILL SHOW UP. YOU WILLGET THROUGH IT.

Don't just thank a farmer...

Thank his wife for cooking, delivering meats, going for parts, or moving fields all while taking care of her usual jobs

Thank his hired man for working endless hours on sleepless nights to ensure the crop comes off

And Thank his children who are 0k with seeing him if just for a brief moment white he eats his meals in the field

Farming is a family business and if fakes a sacrifice from all.. So don't just thank a farmer...thank the Family!

Women need other women in their lives who think they are a big deal. No competition, no backhanded comments, no jealousy. no hate, just an "I love you / support you. and there is no one on earth like you kinda energy".

Before you buy a bunch of stuff' for family and friends this holiday season, try asking them what they really NEED.

Maybe they need help with a utility bill, or a car payment, or the rent. Maybe they need a kid-free night, and could use a free babysitter.

Maybe they need a night off of cooking, and could use a homemade meal. Maybe they need help with gas for their car.

Maybe they need a night out with friends. Maybe they need a cup of coffee, and someone to just listen.

Maybe they need help making the holidays bright for their children.

Maybe they need help in some other way, but they either don't know how to ask for help, or are embarrassed to ask.

Maybe YOU could be the one to give them what they really need this season, rather than just more stuff.

When I was 5 years old. my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me I asked me what when I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life - John Lennon

Whenever my wife uses the phrase "I was thinking." That means I either have to move, build, paint or buy something.

Whenever there is a stray negative thought that comes in, switch to feeling the love in your heart.

Stay with that feeling in your heart until you can feel it flood all through you. Any negative thoughts will disappear.

If you can practice this regularly, in a very short time you will be living the life you want, in every area.

As you magnetize the love in your heart, your whole life will change.

Who remembers this song?

I see trees of green, red roses too... I see them bloom, for me and you and I... think to myself... what a wonderful world.

WHY DO EGGS COME IN FLIMSY STYROFOAM CARTONS AND BATTERIES COME IN A PACKAGE ONLY A CHAINSAW CAN OPEN?

Why yes, I do smile a little when karma pays a visit to someone who so desperately deserves it.

WEIRD THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY AS AN ADULT

Writing with a nice pen. Freshly Cleaned sheets. Cleaning the dyer lint screen. Using your favorite spatula. Enjoying coffee before anyone else wakes Having plans cancelled.

Wikipedia (n.) The website teachers don't allow you to use because they're jealous that it didn't exist when they were your age.

Willpower is like a muscle, the more you train it, the stronger it gets

Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change.

Prayer is a conversation you have with God about things He can change.

Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere - Erma Bombeck

Write like the ghosts of all the women in history who weren't allowed to write are standing next to you wondering what a laptop is and why you're still in your pajamas.

writing in progress

WTF  Wine time finally.

You absolutely HAVE to become okay with not being liked. No matter how loving or kind you are, you will never people-please your way into collective acceptance. You could be a whole ray of sunshine and people will hate you cause they're used to rain. Be okay with shining regardless. -@@IamKiraJ

You are always just one decision away from a totally different life

YOU CAN, YOU SHOULD, AND IF YOU'RE BRAVE ENOUGH TO START, YOU WILL.

You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference. You just have to decide what kind of difference you want to make - Jane Goodall

You can't make the same mistake twice. The second time you make it, itis no longer a mistake. It's a choice.

You did not wake up today to be mediocre

You don't always get what you wish for. You get what you work for.

You don't lose real friends, real opportunities or real relationships when you start standing up for yourself and setting clear boundaries. You lose abusers, manipulators, narcissists, control freaks, attention seekers and mental-health destroying leeches.

You have BRAINS in you HEAD. You have FEET in your SHOES. You can STEER yourself any DIRECTION you CHOOSE. - Dr. Seuss

You look tired (phr.) You look like crap today.

you may have to start over many times before you get it right. let there be no shame in that. -nakeia homer

YOU miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky

You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you. alexander den heijer

You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better.

YOU will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety. - Abraham Maslow

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine - JOHN C. MAXWELL

You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mmd. — Irish Proverbs

Your dream doesn't have an expiration date. Take a deep breath and try again... and again, an again. You've got everything it takes to have the life of your dreams.

Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, and the way you make others feel is your trademark —Jay Danzie —

You smile is you logo, your personality is your business card, and the Way you make others feel is your trademark

You will be free the moment you no longer care about what other people think about you.

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I can no longer see you withI can no longer see you with my eyes But I will feel you in my heart Forever

I had my own notion of grief. I thought it was the sad time That followed the death of someone you love.

And you had to push through it To get to the other side.

But I' m learning there is no other side. There is no pushing through.

But rather, There is absorption. Adjustment. Acceptance.

And grief is not something you complete, But rather, you endure. Grief is not a task to finish And move on, But an element of yourself- An alteration of your being.

A new way of seeing. A new definition of self.

I MADE IT HOME

I just wanted to let you know that I made it home. ine-height: 0.21in; margin-left: 1in; background: #ffffff; font-family: Calibri;">The journey wasn't an easy one, but it didn't take too long.

Everything is so pretty here, so white, so fresh, so new.

I wish that you could close your eyes so you could see it too.

Please try not to be sad for me.

- Try to understand.

God is taking care of me.

I'm in the shelter of His hands.

Here there is no sadness, and no sorrow, and no pain.

Here there is no crying, and I'll never hurt again.

Here it is so peaceful when all the angels Sing.

I really have to go for now. I've just go to try my wings.

Death:

Memories are magic" said Bear.

"I think they are sad" said Rabbit.

"How can something sad, be magic?"

"Not all memories are sad. Some are happy and full of love." replied Bear. "But they're still memories. They're gone and that's sad" said Rabbit.

"Sad is if they never existed." said Bear.

"Memories are proof that those we've loved existed. We can make them appear when ever we need them. That's magic."

The death of a spouse or partner is different than other losses, in the sense that it literally changes every single thing in your world going forward.

When your spouse dies. the way you eat changes. The way you watch TV changes. Your friend circle changes (or disappears entirely). Your family dynamic/ life changes (or disappears entirely).

Your financial status changes. Your job situation changes. It affects your self-worth. Your self-esteem. Your confidence. Your rhythms. The way you breathe. Your mentality. Your brain function. (Ever heard the term widow brain ? If you don t know what that is. count yourself as very lucky.)

Your physical body. Your hobbies and interests. Your sense of security. Your sense of humor. Your sense of womanhood or manhood. Every. Single. Thing. Changes. You are handed a new life that you never asked for and that you don't particularly want. It is the hardest. most gut-wrenching most horrific. life-altering of things to live with. -Kelley Lynn Shepherd

THERE IS A CYCLE OF LOVE AND DEATH THAT SHAPES THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO TRAVEL IN THE COMPANY OF ANIMALS.

IT IS A CYCLE UNLIKE ANY OTHER.

TO THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER LIVED THROUGH ITS TURNINGS OR WALKED ITS ROCKY PATH, OUR WILLINGNESS TO GIVE OUR HEARTS WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL BE BROKEN SEEMS INCOMPREHENSIBLE.

ONLY WE KNOW HOW SMALL A PRICE WE PAY FOR WHAT WE RECEIVE; OUR GRIEF, NO MATTER HOW POWERFUL IT MAY BE IS AN INSUFFICIENT MEASURE OF THE JOY WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

When tomorrow starts without me 

And I'm not here to see

If the sun should rise and find your eyes

Are filled with tears for me

I wish so much you wouldn't cry

The way you did today

While thinking of the many things

We didn't get to say

DAVID M. ROMANO

You can shed tears because they are gone, or you can smile because they lived.

You can close your eyes and pray they will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that they left for you.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see them, or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember only that they are gone, or you can cherish their memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind and feel empty, or you can do what they would want.

Smile, Open your heart, Love. .. and go on.

”Elizabeth Ammons lessonslearnedinlife.com

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Stories

How I came to be a traveler

The Gold Coin

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China Exchange

In 1997 I was in Shanghai. Our bus was stuck in a traffic jam.

I peek out from the bus curtains to look out. There was huge crowd of people at the entrance to a building.

They noticed Westerners were on the bus, then there was big smiles and some clapped for us.

They were excited to finally have a place where they could trade stocks.

It was one step in China's ecconomic opening-up policies to finance state-owned enterprises.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) was established in 1990 but this was one of the first locations where the people could trade.

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