Climb your Mountain

Thanks to Mike and Simle Truths for this thought of the day ....
Simpletruths.com

Climb your Mountain


by Matt on December 18, 2009



“You can never conquer the mountain. You can only conquer yourself.” -James Whittaker





“Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.” -Dag Hammarskjold



“Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.



“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” -Chinese Proverb



“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.”-Dr. Seuss



What Mountain are you conquering in your life? How will you find success this year?



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Four Questions, Many Possible Answers

Thanks To Betty for this new year thought ....
December 14, 2009


Four Questions, Many Possible Answers



On a recent coaching call, someone shared with me a set of four questions that another coach or speaker had shared with them. As we near the end of another year, asking these questions and answering them honestly can have a profound impact on shaping the new year ahead. Your answers will not be the same as mine or someone else’s. But the one thing the questions have in common for all of us is that they have the potential to change the course of your life, your direction, your trajectory, your attitude and the results you get.



So here they are in all of their simplicity, begging you to take some time this week or before the dawn of a new year to ask and answer them. I recommend journaling the answers and then using your responses to help set new year’s intentions:



1. What do I want to do more of this week? (In 2010)



2. What do I want to do less of this week? (In 2010)



3. What do I need to start doing? (In 2010)



4. What do I need to stop doing? (In 2010)



Many years ago, someone shared this simple saying that sums it up pretty well: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve already got.” Not very good English I admit, but very good logic. We can’t expect different results by doing the same things over and over!!



Take some time in the next few days to really reflect on what you want to do more of, less of or stop/start doing in the year ahead. You have nothing to lose but the same old, same old and everything to gain in the form of a whole new set of results!!



By the way, if you’re ready to embark on a full-fledged year-in-review and goal-setting program, watch in the next few days for an announcement about how to complete a Best Year Yet® plan on line. Or if you just can’t wait, contact me at bettym@dynamic-coaching.com for instructions on how to complete a plan and track your results for an entire year!!



Have a powerful, positive week!



Quote of the Week





“The word question is derived from the Latin quarrier (to seek) which is the same root as the word for quest. A creative life is a continued quest, and good questions can be very useful guides. Most useful are open-ended questions; they allow for fresh unanticipated answers to reveal themselves.”



Author unknown

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” -Anatole France

whatever your course

"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties that arise which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage."


~~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wet Pants!

WET PANTS

 

Come with me

to a third grade classroom..... There is a

nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of

a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and

the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his

heart is going to stop because he cannot

possibly imagine how this has happened. It's

never happened before, and he knows that when

the boys find out he will never hear the end of

it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak

to him again as long as he

lives.

The boy

believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his

head down and prays this prayer, 'Dear God, this

is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes

from now I'm dead

meat.'

He looks up

from his prayer and here comes the teacher with

a look in her eyes that says he has been

discovered.

As the

teacher is walking toward him, a class mate

named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is

filled with water. Susie trips in front of the

teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water

in the boy's

lap.

The boy

pretends to be angry, but all the while is

saying to himself, 'Thank you, Lord! Thank you,

Lord!'

Now all of a

sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule,

the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher

rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts

to put on while his pants dry out. All the other

children are on their hands and knees cleaning

up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful.

But as life would have it, the ridicule that

should have been his has been transferred to

someone else -

Susie.

She tries to

help, but they tell her to get out. You've done

enough, you

klutz!'

Finally, at

the end of the day, as they are waiting for the

bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers,

'You did that on purpose, didn't you?' Susie

whispers back, 'I wet my pants once

too.'

May God help

us see the opportunities that are always around

us to do

good..

Remember.....Just going to

church doesn't make you a Christian any more

than standing in your garage makes you a

car.

Each and

everyone one of us is going through tough times

right now, but God is getting ready to bless you

in a way that only He can. Keep the

faith.

gratitude

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life ... It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." ~Melody Beattie

“Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.” -Leonardo DaVinci

Have a good weekend everyone ~ Jodi

"goals"

"you have to treat your goals the way your dog handles a bone: grab it, dream it, grip it tight and don't let let anyone take it away from you" ~ Broadcaster Mort Crima

Does anyone  have any good quotes about goals?

holes in the fence...

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered 20 daily gradually dwindled down.. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone, The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us."

butterfly...

Destiny is not a matter of choice, its not a thing to be waited for, its a thing to be achieved
~ William Jennings Bryan

How to stay young

HOW TO STAY YOUNG


1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.. Never let the brain idle.. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge..

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!

Worry about nothing, pray about everything!

The Eagles

The nest of young eagles hung on every word as the Master Eagle described his exploits. This was an important day for the eaglets. They were preparing for their first solo flight from the nest. It was the confidence builder many of them needed to fulfill their destiny.




"How far can I travel?" asked one of the eaglets.

"How far can you see?" responded the Master Eagle.

"How high can I fly?" quizzed the young eaglet.

"How far can you stretch your wings?" asked the old eagle.

"How long can I fly?" the eaglet persisted.

"How far is the horizon?" the mentor rebounded.

"How much should I dream?" asked the eaglet.

"How much can you dream?" smiled the older, wiser eagle.

"How much can I achieve?" the young eagle continued.

"How much can you believe?" the old eagle challenged.



Frustrated by the banter, the young eagle demanded, "Why don't you answer my questions?"

"I did."

"Yes. But you answered them with questions."



"I answered them the best I could."

"But you're the Master Eagle. You're supposed to know everything. If you can't answer these questions, who can?"

"You." The old wise eagle reassured.

"Me? How?" the young eagle was confused.

"No one can tell you how high to fly or how much to dream. It's different for each eagle. Only God and you know how far you'll go. No one on this earth knows your potential or what's in your heart. You alone will answer that. The only thing that limits you is the edge of your imagination."



The young eagle puzzled by this asked, "What should I do?"



"Look to the horizon, spread your wings, and fly."

Tom Reilly

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,


When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.



Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;

You might succeed with another blow.



Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor's cup.

And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.



Success is failure turned inside out;

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;

It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

~ Betty Mahalik

The present is perfect ...

(copy of email I received)


Perhaps one of coaching legend Thomas Leonard's most challenging and paradoxical observations is that "the present is perfect, even if you think it's not!" It's one of those provocative statements that sets off all the "yeah but" alarms in our heads:



"Yeah but I hate where I am."

"No way buster am I accepting that THIS present is perfect!"

"You're crazy!"

"How can that possibly be?"

"This is just wrong!"

Recognize any of those statements of protest? I do. Just this morning as I sat at my desk wondering what on earth I might possibly write about this week, at least some version of those swirled around in my head. But in one of those half-second pauses between protests, Thomas' provocative idea popped into my head and "Eureka!" This week's MMC had found me!



So I'm guessing that you have something happening in your life or business right now that seems less than perfect....anything BUT what you want, right? So how can it be perfect? Because perfect doesn't necessarily mean desirable or wanted or likeable. Perfect means: that which is true for us right now. It means facing that truth, accepting it, allowing it, letting go of our resistance to it, and accepting it. And that can only be done in the present.



So maybe you're in a predicament right now....

Your job

A client

A health issue

A schedule that's too full

A relationship challenge

A personal or professional loss of some kind

And what, you ask, is the perfection in any of that? The perfection is that life has given you what it has. The perfection is that the particular set of circumstances you face is serving your greater good in some way. Your job, our job is to accept its perfection even if it doesn't make sense. Like I said, it's paradoxical.



So my invitation this week is to give up the struggle. Stop resisting and start embracing. And what happens when you give up resistance and instead accept your present in all of its "anything but this" glory? Well, I can only relate my experience and that of many, many clients I've coached over the years. That is, when you let go of the struggle created by resistance, the perfection of the universe moves forward and you can begin to see new ways of changing your circumstances, growing yourself, influencing others. And whatever shows up next, remember that's perfect too...perfect for helping you learn and grow in the ways you need to.



It's like that child's toy, Chinese handcuffs, where you put your index fingers in opposite ends of a little woven straw tube. The more you resist by trying to pull your fingers out, the tighter the tube grips each finger. But the moment you stop struggling and fighting, in that moment the tube loosens and you easily remove your fingers.



Remember, the only way out is through. And the secret to getting through your present circumstances is to accept them, perfect them, embrace them moment by moment. I invite you to take a deep breath and start perfecting now, because truly, the present is perfect.



Have a "perfect" week!

Betty Mahlik

http://www.dynamic-coaching.com



"This too shall pass"

~~Hebrew saying

A few quotes ...

"Capture the heart, you've captured the person" ` Vince Lombardi (last speech before he died - The key to success speech-)


Build relationships of true Life moves pretty fast, but in the end its's all about our faith, our family, and the relationships we've formed along the way.

INORDER TO LEAD EFFECTIVELY, A PERSON MUST FIRST KNOW HOW TO LIVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR OWN LIFE, LEARN HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND , MOST IMPORTANTLY, LEAD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY. - DON SODERQUIST

FOR YOU WILDEST DREAMS TO COME TRUE YOU MUST HAVE WILD DREAMS

LEADERSHIP IS DEFINED AS "SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE WAY, GOES THE WAY AND SHOWS THE WAY"...

"NO ONE EVER ATTAINS VERY EMINENT SUCCESS BY SIMPLY DOING WHAT IS REQUIRED; IT IS THE AMOUNT AND EXCELLENCE OF WHAT IS OVER AND ABOVE THE REQUIRED, THAT DETERMINES THE GREATNESS OF ULTIMATE DISTINCTION - CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS

IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COMPENSATIONS IN LIFE... THAT NO MAN CAN SINCERELY TRY TO HELP ANOTHER WITHOUT HELPING HIMSELF - RALPH WALDO EMERSON

THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE AREN'T THINGS
- ANTHONY D'ANGELO

FORGIVENESS DOES NOT CHANGE THE PAST, BUT IT DOES ENLARGE THE FUTURE. - PAUL BOESE

KNOWLEDGE IS LIKE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN. THE HIGHER YOU REACH THE MORE YOU CAN SEE AND APPRECIATE - UNKOWN

THE QUALITY OF A PERSON'S LIFE IS IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CHOSEN FIELD OF ENDEAVOR. - VINCE LOMBARDI

SOMETIMES THE BEST HELPING HAND YOU CAN GET IA GOOD , FIRM PUSH. - JOANN THOMAS

JOY IS NOT IN THINGS; IT IS IN US. - RICHARD WAGNER

IF YOU DON'T STAND FOR SOMETHING, YOU'LL FALL FOR ANYTHING. - UNKOWN

CHANGE ALWAYS COMES BEARING GIFTS - PRICE PRITCHETT

KINDNESS IS THE LANGUAGE WHICH THE DEAF CAN HEAR AND THE BLIND CAN SEE - MARK TWAIN

IMAGINATION IS THE HIGHEST KITE ONE CAN FLY - LAUREN BACALL

"LIFE CAN BE COMPLICATED, BUT HAPPINESS ... IS SIMPLE."-MAC ANDERSON

“All my life I never gave up in a fight, even when five boys were whaling on me at once. And I’m not going to give up now.” —Patrick Swayze (R.I.P.)

"Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us." - Sir Thomas Brown


"A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own." - Latin Proverb

"Hear the meaning within the word." - William Shakespeare

"Years teach us more than books." - Berthold Auerbach

"The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear." - Socrates

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" - Vincent van Gogh

"Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." - Democritus

"After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box." - Italian Proverb

"The best thing about me is you." - Shannon Crown




"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. And the harder I work, the luckier I get!"

"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often."

~~Brian Tracy, author and motivational speaker

a few words to ponder on ...

The heart that gives,gathers ~ Marianne Moore

Change your thoughts change you world ~ Norman  Vincent Peale

Burn brightly without burning out. ~ Richard Biggs

How far ...

The nest of young eagles hung on every word as the Master Eagle described his exploits. This was an important day for the eaglets. They were preparing for their first solo flight from the nest. It was the confidence builder many of them needed to fulfill their destiny.
"How far can I travel?" asked one of the eaglets.
"How far can you see?" responded the Master Eagle.
"How high can I fly?" quizzed the young eaglet.
"How far can you stretch your wings?" asked the old eagle.
"How long can I fly?" the eaglet persisted.
"How far is the horizon?" the mentor rebounded.
"How much should I dream?" asked the eaglet.
"How much can you dream?" smiled the older, wiser eagle.
"How much can I achieve?" the young eagle continued.
"How much can you believe?" the old eagle challenged.
Frustrated by the banter, the young eagle demanded, "Why don't you answer my questions?"
"I did."
"Yes. But you answered them with questions."
"I answered them the best I could."
"But you're the Master Eagle. You're supposed to know everything. If you can't answer these questions, who can?"
"You." The old wise eagle reassured.
"Me? How?" the young eagle was confused.
"No one can tell you how high to fly or how much to dream. It's different for each eagle. Only God and you know how far you'll go. No one on this earth knows your potential or what's in your heart. You alone will answer that. The only thing that limits you is the edge of your imagination."
The young eagle puzzled by this asked, "What should I do?"
"Look to the horizon, spread your wings, and fly."

Tom Reilly

Dreams...

"The future belongs to those who believe


in the beauty of their dreams."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Every single thing you do matters.

"Every single thing you do matters. You have been created as one of a kind.  You have been created in order to make a difference.  You have within you the power to change the world." ~ Andy Andrews

Quotes...

"What is outrageous is not what you ask for. What is outrageous is what you settle for." ~~Alan Cohen
"You have to be willing to get happy about nothing." ~~Andy Warhol

"Look not mournfully at the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear." ~~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in - and no exemption to the common obligation to give of ourselves." ~~ Senator Edward Kennedy

"If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." ~~Henry David Thoreau

Saturday: "There is more to life than increasing its speed." ~~Mahatma Gandhi

"People say that what we're all seeking is the meaning of life. I think that what we're really seeking is the experience of being alive." ~~Rudyard Kipling

Thanks to Betty Mahlik for these quotes

I am certain...

There is only one thing about which I am certain, and that is that there is very little about which one can be certain.


Somerset Maugham

Can or Can’t

“Whether You Think You Can or Can’t, You’re Right.” -Henry Ford

Character ...

The best rule of friendship is to keep your heart a little softer than your head. ~ George Santayana

Character is something each one of us must build for himself, out of the laws of God, and nature, the examples of others, and  - most of all- out of the trials and errors of daily life . ~ LT. Gen. A.G. Trudeau

The need for friends is imperative.

The need for friends is imperative. It is not good for us to be friendless. We were made to give and to receive, to help and to be helped,to encourage and to be encouraged. Our nature rquires a tie to faithful others. We call it friendship ~Leroy Brownlow

Words of Friendship

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence above language. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Words of Friendship

A friend is  the gift fo God, and He only who made hearts can  unite them. ~ Southey

Faith...

Faith is not necessary when you know how things are going to work out, - that's knowledge....

It's in the time of unknowing that having faith is what sees you through to the other side. Faith is what gives you strength. Faith is that light in your heart that keeps on shining even when it's all darkness outside. Now is the time to keep that faith alive!

sisterhood...

SISTERHOOD

Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break. Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors. Careers end.
BUT........ Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how
many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away
than needing her can reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you...Or come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,
daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, Granddaughters aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life! The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called life, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.
Pass this on to all the women who help make your life meaningful. I just did. Short and very sweet: There are more than twenty angels in this world. Ten are peacefully sleeping on clouds. Nine are playing.
And one is reading this at this moment. "You are all very special to me or I wouldn't be taking the time to send you this!"

thanks Sandy for this email

To get something you never had, you have to do...

Concentrate on this Sentence

'To get something you never had, you have to do
something you never did.' When God takes something
from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely
opening your hands to receive something better.
Concentrate on this sentence... 'The will of God will
never take you where the Grace of God will not protect
you.'
Thanks Dad for this message!

Maxine Thanks John Wagner for Maxine

John Wagner, Hallmark artist since 1970, says Maxine was inspired by his mother, his maiden aunts and his grandmother, the woman who bought him art lessons when 'fill in the pumpkins' was about the extent of his art classes at St. John's Catholic School in Leonia
N.J.
John remembers doodling as a preschooler and says both his grandmother and his mother encouraged his artistic interests. He eventually attended the Vesper George School of Art in Boston and landed at Hallmark as part of a new artists group. But it was the birth of the humorous Shoebox Greetings (a tiny little division of Hallmark) in 1986 that added a new dimension to John's professional life. The Shoebox way of seeing the world unleashed his talents and he created Maxine.
'Cartoonists are sensitive to the insanities of the world; we just try to humanize them,' John says. 'If Maxine can get a laugh out of someone who feels lonely or someone who is getting older and hates the thought of another birthday, or if she can make someone chuckle about stressful interpersonal relationships, then I'm happy. Putting a smile on someone's face is what it's all about.'
Those smiles have led to Maxine's becoming a bit of a celebrity. She (and John) have been the subject of media stories, including People, USA Today, Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, and Las Vegas Journal-Review, and they have been included in a major Associated Press story. Collector and trade publications have reported fans nationwide are collecting
Maxine items. Letters from consumers and fans to John and Maxine reveal a very personal connection to Maxine.

Many people say they are just like her.
Why the name 'Maxine'? 'People at Shoebox started referring to the character as 'John Wagner's old lady,' and I knew that would get me into trouble with my wife,' John says. The Shoebox team had a contest among themselves to name the character and three of the approximately 30 entries suggested 'Maxine'. John says the name is perfect.
John, who says he's humbled by such acceptance of Maxine, admits he's proud of her.
Now you know the story of how Maxine came to be.

Friendship is the golden thread that ties all hearts together!

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


I like you because of

Who you are to me...

A true friend.

Friendship is the golden thread that ties all hearts together!



Remember:

'A good friend will

Come bail you

Out of jail....

But a true friend will

Be sitting next to you

Saying WE screwed

Up, but we had fun!'

Proud To Be

Your Friend!

Make sure you read

All the way down to

The last sentence,

And don't skip ahead..

I've learned..

That life is like a

Roll of toilet paper.

The closer it gets

To the end, the

Faster it goes.

I've learned....

That we should be

Glad God doesn't

Give us everything

We ask for

I've learned....

That money doesn't

Buy class.

I've learned...that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned....

That under everyone's

Hard shell is someone

Who wants to be

Appreciated

And loved.

I've learned...

That the Lord didn't

Do it all in one day

What makes me

Think I can?

I've learned...

That to ignore the

Facts does not

Change the facts..

I've learned.....

That the less time

I have to work,

The more things

I get done.

To all of you...... Make

Sure you read all the

Way down to the

Last sentence.

It's National

Friendship

Week.

Show your friends

How much you care.

Send this to everyone

You consider a FRIEND!

Even if it means sending

It back to the person

Who sent it to you.



If it comes back to you,

Then you'll know you



Have a circle of friends.

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP

WEEK TO YOU!!!!!!

YOU ARE MY FRIEND

AND I AM HONORED.

Thank you Terri!

Gratitude...

Melody Beattie said:




"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. I can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

a new start ...

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


Carl Bard

just a few quotes ...

"Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us." - Sir Thomas Brown

"A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own." - Latin Proverb

"Hear the meaning within the word." - William Shakespeare

"Years teach us more than books." - Berthold Auerbach

"The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear." - Socrates

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" - Vincent van Gogh

"Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." - Democritus

"After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box." - Italian Proverb

"The best thing about me is you." - Shannon Crown

God wants you to know ...

God wants you to know ...
that it's time to STOP going through the motions of living, and START living. Are you willing to do that now? Or are you going to wait until all life energy drains out of you and your loved ones who are trying to support you at this very moment? You were not born to follow rules and regulations. Living starts with dreaming. So dream, dream friend, and let dreams show you the path to your bliss.

...difficulty...

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."

~Albert Einstein

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,


When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,


When the funds are low and the debts are high,


And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,


When care is pressing you down a bit,


Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.






Life is queer with its twists and turns,


As everyone of us sometimes learns,


And many a failure turns about


When he might have won had he stuck it out;


Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;


You might succeed with another blow.






Often the goal is nearer than


It seems to a faint and faltering man,


Often the struggler has given up


When he might have captured the victor's cup.


And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,


How close he was to the golden crown.






Success is failure turned inside out;


The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;


And you never can tell how close you are,


It may be near when it seems afar;


So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;


It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

Don't be afraid to take a big step...

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps. ~David Lloyd George

faith...

"Faith is not necessary when you know how things are going to work out, - that's knowledge....
It's in the time of unknowing that having faith is what sees you through to the other side.
Faith is what gives you strength.
Faith is that light in your heart that keeps on shining even when it's all darkness outside.
Now is the time to keep that faith alive!"

My hope for our families...

My hope for our families, our places of worship, our businesses, our nation, and our world is an incredible life of permanent purpose that can be achieved when at last we understand: Every move we make and every action we take, matters not just for us, but for all of us and for all time.~ Andy Andrews  author of the Butterfly effect"

Every single thing you do matters...

"Every single thing you do matters. 

You have been created as one of a kind. 

You have been created in order to make a difference. 

You have within you the power to change the world."

~ Andy Andrews

CHANGE...

"CHANGE TO ME IS LIKE AN OLD FRIEND. IT'S NOT MY ENEMY ANYMORE. AND I KNOW IT WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO VISIT AGAIN AND AGAIN. - AUTHOR PHYLLIS GEORGE

"Shay Day"

Two Choices




What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?







At a fundraising dinner for a school that=2 0serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its



dedicated staff, he offered a question:



'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.



Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.



Where is the natural order of things in my son?'







The audience was stilled by the query.







The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'



Then he told the following story:







Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it=2 0would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.



I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'



Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.



In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.



In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.



In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.



Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.



At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?



Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.



Howev er, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.



The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.



The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.



As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.



The game would now be over.



The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.



Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.



Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.



Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first!



Run to first!'



Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.



He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.



Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'



Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.



B y the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball . the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.



He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for20the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's h ead.



Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.



All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'



Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third!



Shay, run to third!'



As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'



Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team



'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.



Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!







AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:



We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate.



The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our school s and workplaces.< /font>



If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference.



We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order of things.'



So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice:



Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?



A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.







You now have two choices:



1. Delete



2. Forward



May your day, be a Shay Day.

I've learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.


Author Unknown

Life is not brief candle to me.

A few quotes ...

To achieve great things you have first to believe it.







-Arsene Wenger






When one is out of touch with oneself, one cannot touch others.






-Anne Morrow Lindbergh






A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it.






-Alistair Cooke






An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.






-Henry David Thoreau






Character is the sum total of all our everyday choices.






-Margaret Jensen






Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.






-Henry Ford














All the mistakes I ever made in my life where when I wanted to say No, and said Yes.






-Moss Hart






Trust thyself.


-Ralph Waldo Emerson














If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time, don’t drag your feet.






-Arnot L. Sheppard






Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears.






-Rudyard Kipling






No man is free who is not a master of himself.






-Epictetus






Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.






-Mia Hamm






Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.






-Merry Browne






Imagination is more important than knowledge.






-Albert Einstein






The most important work you and I ever do will be within the walls of our own homes.






-Harold B. Lee






Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.






-Lorraine Hansberry






Chance favors the prepared mind.






-Louis Pasteur






Be sure you put your feet in the right place, and then stand firm.






-Abraham Lincoln






Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.






-Walter Elliot






Patience is the companion of wisdom.






-Saint Augustine






Past experience should be a guide post, not a hitching post.






-D. W. Williams






You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.






-George Lucas






Slow down, simplify, and be kind.






-Naomi Judd






Dost thou love life? Then do not squander Time, for that’s the stuff Life is made of.






-Benjamin Franklin






Even though they are paid differently, everyone has to feel appreciated.






-Roger Staubach






The first thing any coaching staff must do is weed out selfishness.






-Johnny Majors






The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.






-Pele






I like to train. I enjoy challenges, but most of all I like winning.






-Sugar Ray Leonard


















You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.






-Hank Aaron














A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.






-Billie Jean King






I try not to live up to expectation... I just do what I think I can do.






-Danica Patrick










My idea was to do everything better than anybody else ever had.






-Willie Mays






I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance.






-Charles Barkley






The really free person in society is the one who is disciplined.






-Dean Smith






You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is.






-Andre Agassi






It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.






-Martina Navratilova






I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.






-Roberto Clemente






I feel I've had a consistent career, but I could only be as good as the team.






-Ken Anderson






The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.






-Jimmie Johnson






What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.






-Joe Namath






Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.






-Bill Russell






Put King Kong in front of me and I'll still keep coming until I knock him out.






-Sugar Ray Leonard






It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.






-Jackie Joyner-Kersee






Winning isn't getting ahead of others, it is getting ahead of yourself.






-Roger Staubach






I've always thought I could do whatever was necessary to succeed.






-Michael Jordan






I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.






-David Robinson






If you want to see a great fighter at his best, watch him when he's getting beat.






-Sugar Ray Robinson






You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.






-Jerry West






If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.






-Mia Hamm






When it comes to celebrating, act like you've been there before.






-Terry Bowden






Never limit yourself, never be satisfied, and smile - it's free!






-Jenny Finch






If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.






-Mark Spitz






Do your best when no one is looking.






-Bob Cousy

A lesson that should be taught in all schools and colleges:

A lesson that should be taught in all schools and colleges:
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha
Cothren, a Social Studies School Teacher, at Robinson High
School in Little Rock , did something not to be forgotten.
On the first day of school, with the permission of her supervisor, she
removed all the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room, they discovered that there
were no desks. 'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?'
She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me what you have
done to earn the right to sit at a desk.' They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our
grades.' No,' she said. 'Maybe it's our behavior.' She told them, 'No, it's not even your
behavior.' And so, they came and went, the first period,
second period, and third period. Still no desks in the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had started to gathering in
Ms. Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy
teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found
seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothern said,
'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he or she
has done to earn the right to sit at the desks, that are
ordinarily found in this classroom. Now, I am going to tell you.'
At this point, Martha Cothern went over to the door of classroom and opened it.
Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each
one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows;
and then, they would walk over and stand alongside the wall.
By the time, the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started
to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the
right to sit at those desks had been earned. Martha said, 'You
didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These
heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to
you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, and
to be good citizens.They paid the price, so that you could have the freedom to
get an education. Don't ever forget it.'

Thanks Aunt Jeanie for this email

"'The seasons do not push one another; neither do clouds race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own good time.'
~~Dan Millman"

a few quotes ...

Discipline and concentration are a matter of being interested.

-Tom Kite

You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
-Derek Jeter

Don't cuss, don't argue with the officials, and don't lose the game.
-John Heisman

Never change a winning game; always change a losing one.
-Bill Tilden
It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.
-Mia Hamm

I've failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
-Michael Jordan

REPUTATION IS WHAT OTHER PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU.
HONOR IS WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT YOURSELF.

If you ever feel a little bit stupid...

Something to make you laugh!

If you ever feel a little bit stupid, just dig this up and read it again; you'll begin to think you're a genius.


(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: 'I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,'
-- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest .
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'Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.'
--Mariah Carey
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'Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.'
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
'I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.'
-- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
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'Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.'
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC
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'That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it.'
--A congressional candidate in Texas
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'Half this game is ninety percent mental.'
--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
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'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.'
--Al Gore, Vice President
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I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix '
-- Dan Quayle while campaigning
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'We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need ?'
--Lee Iacocca
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'The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.'
--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
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'We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people.'
-- Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instrutor .
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'Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances.'
--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
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'Traditionally, most of Australia 's imports come from overseas.'
--Keppel Enderbery
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'If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record.'
--Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
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Feeling smarter yet?
Send it on to your brilliant friends.
I just did!!
Thanks Larry for the funny email

quotes

Beauty is living the life you love

Life is 10% what you make it, and 90% how you take it

The world is but a canvas to our imagination

See the beauty in everything

You may be disappointed if you fail but you are doomed if you don't try

Life it happens

Relax the mind
Renew the body
Revive the soul

Treasure the little things in life

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed - Dale Carnegie

... to accomplish great things, you must not only act, but also dream not only plan, but also believe ...
- Anatole France

May your life be like good wine tasty, sharp and clear, and like good wine may it improve with every passing year - Italian Blessing

Always keep in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing
-Abraham Lincoln

You can learn new things ...

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner.  If you actually learn to like being a beginner the whole world opens to you - Barbara Sher

...love leaves a memory ...

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal but love leaves a memory that no one can steal."
- Hawthorne TNT TV

May you always ...

May you always be aware you are loved beyond measure and may you be willing to love unconditionally in return
- Kate Nowak

People come into your life for a reason ...

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person..

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a needyou have expressed.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,

To aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done.

They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.

Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.



GUARDIAN ANGEL...
Angels exist, only sometimes they haven't got wings and we call them friends; you are one of them.

... four things...

"There are four things that you cannot recover in life:

(1) The Stone..........after it's thrown,
(2) The Word..............after it's said,
(3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and
(4) The Time............after it's gone.."
Thanks Terri for this email.

Sugarland, These Are The Days Lyrics

Sugarland, These Are The Days Lyrics


It's written on our palms and

It's written on our hearts

It's written in our songs and

It's written in the stars

Sometimes all we can do

Is stand up tall

When they're standing in line

Just to watch us fall

Chorus:

Whoa

We can't forget, these are the days

Whoa, don't be afraid

We can't forget, these are the days


Well, we got each other and that's all we need

From here on out it's just you and me

Two hometown hearts up against the world

That don't stand a chance against this boy and girl

We faced 'em down, fought bigger fights

And I know babe we're gonna be alright

repeat chorus

Well, it feels like we're living from pay check to check

And we wake up wondering what might happen next

Yeah, someitmes it feels like we won't make it through

But the hard times pass

Like the good ones do

Baby wrap your fingers and

Hold on tight

I'll be right here beside you tonight

Baby climb up here

Watch the city glow

Let's make a wish on the fireworks below

We're making moments that we won't forget

And feeling ones that haven't happened yet

repeat chorus

Whoa

Don't be afraid

We can't forget these are the days

[Thanks to jesse_harris2002@hotmail.com for lyrics]
[ More Sugarland Lyrics ]

OLD BLUE CHAIR LYRICS ---KENNEY CHESNEY

Old Blue Chair lyrics


There's a blue rocking chair

Sittin in the sand

Weathered by the storms and well oiled hands

It sways back and forth with the help of the winds,

Seems to always be there,like an old trusted friend



I've read a lot of books,

Wrote a few songs

Looked at my life where it's goin, where it's gone

I've seen the world through a bus windshield, but nothing compares

To the way that I see it,

to the way that I see it,

to the way that I see it when I sit in that old blue chair



From that chair I've caught a few fish and some rays

And I've watched boats sail in and out of cinnamon bay

I let go of a lover that took a piece of my heart

I prayed many times for forgiveness and a brand new start



I've read a lot of books,

Wrote a few songs

Looked at my life where it's goin,where it's gone

I've seen the world through a bus windeshield, but nothing compares

To the way that I see it, to the way that I see it,

to the way that I see it when I sit in

that old blue chair



That chair was my bed one New Year's Night

When i passed out from too much cruising and

And woke up to a hundred mesquito bites,

I swear got 'em all sittin right there

In that old blue chair



There's a blue rockin chair

Sittin' in the sand

Weathered by the storms and well oiled hands

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

The Power Of Attitude by Mac Anderson


(excerpt from the book)
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING...

William James, over a century ago, said, "The greatest discovery of this generation is that a human being can alter their life by altering their attitudes."

William Ward said, "Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the handcuffs of hate."

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan

PASSION...
Wherever you choose to go. Go there with all your heart.

ENTHUSIASM...
Nothing great was ever accomplished without enthusiasm
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present ... we experience heaven on earth. -Sarah Breathnack

DREAMS...
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.-Chinese Proverb

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE ...
..."It is never too late to be what you could have been." Dreams are free, and just having them can make your life worth living.

DO IT NOW...
The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it and the faith to believe it's possible. -Rich DeVos

Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction -Harry Truman

EXPECT THE BEST...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it. - W. Somerset Maughn

Life - changing Law... You become what you think about. Simply stated ... if we choose to think positive thoughts, we'll get positive results...

ATTITUDE...
Whether you think you can, or think you can't ... you're right. -Henry Ford

First we make our attitudes. Then our attitudes make us - Dennis Waitley

ATTITUDE IS A LITTLE THING THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

Whatever your destination - success, purpose, peace, or other desire - attitude is the fuel for the journey there.

Thanks to Simple Truths - the gift of inspiration. www. simpletruths.com
---Simple truths have wonderful books full of inspiration---
Enjoy!!

Ladybug hugs ...

always be yourself ...

Live in the sunshine ...

May this day ...