posted September 14, 2006 03:14 PM         

I think a good dose of putting it all into perspective does wonders.

Sometimes all it takes is a few thought provoking words that settle deep inside.

It gives me something to think on... keeps my brain from going stale ... and at times, helps me weigh how important the situation "really" is.

So, I've accumulated a few that I'll post off and on... maybe it might help with some of those pesky, silly, and for the most part, in the grand scheme of things, insignificant issues that we are "all" confronted with every day.

Some of them are things that I believe we could all use as gentle reminders to ourselves.

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.
- Douglas Noel Adams

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
- Norman Vincent Peale

This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."

Author Unknown

posted September 15, 2006 09:06 AM         

I'm slightly embarrassed as I just now noticed AG's thread... which is basically the same concept.

One that I could use today:

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.
- Diane Sawyer

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posted September 15, 2006 09:09 AM         

You can either take action, or you can hang back and hope for a miracle. Miracles are great, but they are so unpredictable.
- Peter Drucker

posted September 19, 2006 09:14 AM         

Problems don't defeat most people. Their *thinking* about their problems does them in.
- John C. Maxwell

posted September 19, 2006 07:54 PM         

Thanks, and keep'em coming!!

posted September 21, 2006 10:40 AM         

It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.
- Millard Fuller

posted September 21, 2006 01:04 PM         

Here's is my favourite one:

posted September 27, 2006 10:36 AM         

After awhile you learn
the subtle difference between
holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean possession
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 ahead
with the grace of an adult not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build your roads today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight.
After awhile you learn that even sunshine
burns if you get too much so you plant your
own garden and decorate your own 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 you learn...

Veronica A. Shoffstall

posted October 03, 2006 10:41 AM         

Whatever you feel about another, be it love or hate or passion will surely bounce right back to you in some clear (or secret) fashion If you speak about some person, a word of praise or two, soon, tens of other people will speak kind words of you.

Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul, not secrets of the brain Kind ones bring us happiness; petty ones, untold pain Giving works as surely as reflections in a mirror. If hate you send, hate you'll get back, but loving brings love nearer.

Remember, as you start this day and duty crowds your mind, that kindness comes so quickly back to those who first are kind. Let that thought and this one direct us through each day.

The only things we ever keep are the things we give away.

- Author Unknown

posted October 03, 2006 10:46 AM         

Voltaire

posted October 07, 2006 07:45 AM         

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
- Charles Dickens

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- E E Cummings

A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.
- Samuel Grafton

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
- Grace Murray Hopper

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could and should do themselves.
- Abraham Lincoln

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travelling.
- Margaret Lee Runbeck

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
- Henry David Thoreau

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.
- Anne Rice

posted October 12, 2006 09:12 AM         

One that pertains to something going on in my life right now.

The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There's far less competition.
- Dwight Morrow

Edit - I edited out my little rant.