Love these quotes and advice!

Today when I got up, I realized that I maybe being up yesterday...was a bit too much!
So today I had to just lay low.
I loved these quotes...

Thoughts for the day!

Thoughts that I need to remember today and always!
Good Night dear friends!

Don't do anything half way!

I just love these quote, I think this is exactly how I feel about my friends! And I truly hope they know that.
Good Night dear friends!

  

Just a thought!

I read this quote today and had to laugh! Normally it would have been motivational but today...I just laughed. The reason I did was because I have been down sick all day with the flu. My cold took a turn for the worst last night and it has been one LONG DAY AND NIGHT!
All day I just used a 1000 tissues, too many cough drops and kept turning up the heat and laying down and then wake up sweating. So I am hoping that what I did today WON'T be what I get tomorrow!



Here are a couple of other quotes that happen to be very motivational and true!
Good night dear friends!

     

Something everyone needs to hear and believe!

I think everyone needs to hear this quote....every now and then. Today was my day to hear it! I know it is true, but some times life seems to throw things at you that seem to hard to understand or comprehend. It seems like maybe things won't work out. As a Mother I need to be reminded of this quote more often, and even now as a Nana! too
Good night dear friends!

So true!

I laughed when I read this quote...isn't that the truth? When I was sick, I only went to the Doctor, the Drug Store and back home, and yet every time I seemed to see someone I knew and of course I looked as bad as I felt. My Grandmother used to always say to me " You should never look as bad as you feel" So sorry Grandma!
When I went to the doctor's office the other day, they told me that they needed to take my photos to put on my file. I didn't feel very great and sorta looked the same. I told them maybe another day, they then tried to convince me on how good I looked. Instead of being the PLEASER that I used to be, I said No, and that I would do it another day, when I felt and looked better.
The worst is when you feel like you look great ( which isn't all that often for me ) and then someone asks how you are feeling and if you are ok? Which makes me think of another quote that I need to memorize...


So as much as we laugh about this old fashion sayings, many of them are true.

I am just grateful for the chance to feel better and to even want to put on my makeup and put on something other than my sweats.
Today I just created all day with one of my best friends, how blessed I am for her friendship. It was so fun to create with someone else, like yesterday that is what Amy and I did ( of course in between being Mom and Nana ) and that was a blast.
Creating makes me happy, I am so glad I have that desire back. After being sick for so long, I was beginning to think that I had lost my ability to ever create again.
Well, gotta run. Jeff and I are doing our Date Night tonight, because we are going to have the girls over for a 3 day Sleep Over starting tomorrow!!! Can't wait it has been a long time since we have done one.
Good night dear friends!

The good witch

What a neat quote, I do think that is true, some times it just takes us a while to figure that out.
Good night dear friends!

Quotes I needed today!

 In a book that I am reading from Emily Freeman called 21 Days Closer to Christ, I found a quote that I needed today...

"Never underestimate the purpose of the trial.
The works of Christ will be made manifest in your life.  It is through adversity that we experience the sweetest parts of the atonement.  It is what allows us to experience the healing power of Jesus Christ.  It is what strengthens our testimony of the reality of Christ and enables us to eventually help lift the hands of another."

Then Lauren texted me these last two quotes...how did she know I needed them today? Sundays at home and alone are the hardest. I love to go to church to fellowship with others. So I tried to fill my day with reading, studying and making cards for others. So glad that I feel better enough to do service in some way. A dear friend brought over dinner tonight, that is 2 nights this week that friends have done that. How can I say thanks enough for thinking of us? Why is receiving service so much harder than giving it? I think there is a lesson to be learned in here! I hope these quotes are something that you might need in your life, or at least for today! Good night dear friends!

"God does not look on the outward appearance. ⁸ I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely."  ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf
You can read more here:

"When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses?"  ~ Neal A. Maxwell
You can read more about it here:

Big Heart!

What a great man with a big heart to share!
Enjoy!

20 life lessons from Mister Rogers

By Sarah Petersen and Abby Stevens, Deseret News

 

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Ever since 1968 when Fred Rogers' television show first ran on the Eastern Educational Television Network, his character of "Mister Rogers" has reminded millions of children just how special they are.

Whether through a simple song or loving thought, Rogers had a way of connecting to anyone while on screen.

Rogers' television show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" successfully spoke to children about important topics, such as going to school, making friends, dealing with siblings -- and even difficult topics such as divorce, disabilities and bullying.

Rogers' statements still resonate today as his quote regarding scary images in the news circulated online after the bombings that took place at the Boston marathon. His popular statement said:

"When I was a child and would see scary things on the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'"

As a former minister, Rogers always made an effort to stand up for what he knew to be right. Early on in his career, the young Rogers found himself in court in 1969 in order to express the importance of educational television.

At the time, funding for the public broadcasting system was on the brink of being cut in half and Rogers appeared before the United States Senate in order to prove the importance of such programming.

"I'm very much concerned, as I know you are, about what's being delivered to our children in this country," Rogers said.

He later stated when explaining his own personal show: "This is what I give, I give an expression of care everyday to each child. To help him realize that he is unique by saying, 'You've made this day a special day by just your being you."

Within just a few minutes of his message, Rogers caused the judge to express: "I'm supposed to be a pretty tough guy, and this is the first time I've had goosebumps in the last two days."

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" would then go on to win four Emmy's, with Rogers' himself receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.

After Rogers' passing in 2003, Marc Brown, the creator of the animated PBS series, gave a tribute to Rogers and the legacy he left as reported by the Post-gazette.

"Gosh, when you die, the one thing you want is to feel that your life is worth something," Brown said. Think of the millions of families and children he's touched and made their lives better and easier in some way."

The following are 20 remarks from Rogers that have taught life lessons to both children and adults.

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Be Soft!

Thought this was a great quote.
Hope you enjoy it.
Night dear friends!


"Be soft.
Do not let the world make you hard.
Do not let pain make you hate.
Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.
Take pride that even though the rest of
the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place."
                                                                ~Kurt Vonnegut

Thoughts for the Day!

It's DATE NIGHT

You almost have to read this twice...

I love quotes that make you really stop and think about your life, and this is one of those quotes. It is important to slow down and realize where our heart really is. It made me stop and evaluate my mind and my heart! Each day I will try harder to make sure that my thoughts are always in the right place.
Good night dear friends!

The art of learning!

I love to learn, not something I used to say when I was young. But as I became a Mother and now a Grandmother, I have loved learning with my kids! I feel like I missed so much and though it may sound silly, I am amazed at how fun learning has been with them.
Dr. Seuss was some of our favorite books and stories, I loved the morals that they had. We used to read the book Sneetches, when someone made front of the kids or what they were or were not wearing. When you look at his books, you will see a 100 little lessons in them, to teach your kids, grand kids and of course...yourself!
So take time to find a Dr. Seuss book and get reading!
Enjoy!

Learning to Appreciate Yourself

I found these quotes the other day, and realized I need to remember them for myself more often!

Hope  you enjoy the reminder too! Good night dear friends

Do you think highly of yourself? If not, now is the time to raise your self-esteem and self-worth.

  Remember, you are a beautiful person in your own unique way. And you are valuable, worthy and lovable.

I Highly Value Myself

"If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price." 

-Author Unknown

  I Am My Own Best Friend

"We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies."

-Roderick Thorp

  I Believe in My Dreams

"Don't let anyone steal your dream. It's your dream, not theirs."

-Dan Zadra

  I Chart My Own Life Course

"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship."

-Louisa May Alcott

I Don’t Let Others Bring Me Down

"Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality."

-Les Brown

  I Recognize the Jewel Within

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

  I Am Brilliant and Fabulous

"It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?"

-Marianne Williamson

   I Enjoy The Journey of Life

"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."

- Richard L. Evans

  Treat Myself Well and Others Do Too

"The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others."

-Sonya Friedman

  I No Longer Judge Myself

"It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes."

-Sally Field

The Power of a Quote!

I found this article today…loved it!  Enjoy yourself!

 

What is it about a short quotation that carries so much power? Anyone who has ever been moved by "I have a dream" or "I think, therefore I am" knows that a single, simple quote can change a day, a life, a world.

For those who suffer from depression, words of uplift and inspiration are always welcome. Explore these quotations and see if a few simple words might change your day, your life, or your world.

 

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew."

"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl."

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

Thich Nhat Hanh

"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keep friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment."

Greenville Kleisser

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

Helen Keller

"Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world."

C.S. Lewis

"The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being."

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

"What you thought before has led to every choice you have made, and this adds up to you at this moment. If you want to change who you are physically, mentally, and spiritually, you will have to change what you think."

Dr. Patrick Gentempo

"Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness."

Reinhold Niebuhr

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

Leo Buscaglia

The Magic Pebbles

I love this story, plus it comes with it's own quotes! Read it, you will love it!

The Magic Pebbles

"Why do we have to learn all of this dumb stuff?"

Of all the complaints and questions I have heard from my students during my years in the classroom, this was the one most frequently uttered. I would answer it by recounting the following legend.

One night a group of nomads were preparing to retire for the evening when suddenly they were surrounded by a great light. They knew they were in the presence of a celestial being. With great anticipation, they awaited a heavenly message of great importance that they knew must be especially for them.

Finally, the voice spoke, "Gather as many pebbles as you can. Put them in your saddle bags. Travel a day's journey and tomorrow night will find you glad and it will find you sad."

After having departed, the nomads shared their disappointment and anger with each other. They had expected the revelation of a great universal truth that would enable them to create wealth, health and purpose for the world. But instead they were given a menial task that made no sense to them at all. However, the memory of the brilliance of their visitor caused each one to pick up a few pebbles and deposit them in their saddle bags while voicing their displeasure.

They traveled a day's journey and that night while making camp, they reached into their saddle bags and discovered every pebble they had gathered had become a diamond. They were glad they had diamonds. They were sad they had not gathered more pebbles.

It was an experience I had with a student, I shall call Alan, early in my teaching career that illustrated the truth of that legend to me.

When Alan was in the eighth grade, he majored in "trouble" with a minor in "suspensions." He had studied how to be a bully and was getting his master's in "thievery."

Every day I had my students memorize a quotation from a great thinker. As I called roll, I would begin a quotation. To be counted present, the student would be expected to finish the thought.

"Alice Adams - 'There is no failure except ...’"

"’In no longer trying.' I'm present, Mr. Schlatter."

So, by the end of the year, my young charges would have memorized 150 great thoughts.

"Think you can, think you can't - either way you're right!"

"If you can see the obstacles, you've taken your eyes off the goal."

"A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."

And, of course, Napoleon Hill's "If you can conceive it, and believe it, you can achieve it."

No one complained about this daily routine more than Alan - right up to the day he was expelled and I lost touch with him for five years. Then one day, he called. He was in a special program at one of the neighboring colleges and had just finished parole.

He told me that after being sent to juvenile hall and finally being shipped off to the California Youth Authority for his antics, he had become so disgusted with himself that he had taken a razor blade and cut his wrists.

He said, "You know what, Mr. Schlatter, as I lay there with my life running out of my body, I suddenly remembered that dumb quote you made me write 20 times one day. ‘There is no failure except in no longer trying.' Then it suddenly made sense to me. As long as I was alive, I wasn't a failure, but if I allowed myself to die, I would most certainly die a failure. So with my remaining strength, I called for help and started a new life."

At the time he had heard the quotation, it was a pebble. When he needed guidance in a moment of crisis, it had become a diamond. And so it is to you I say, gather all the pebbles you can, and you can count on a future filled with diamonds.

By John Wayne Schlatter
from A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul

Quotes and why I love them...

I found this quote, about quotes today and it fit perfectly!

  "A quote can change the way you think about challenges you face."
-- Catherine Pulsifer

That is exactly why I love quotes, in just a few words, they can make a difference. Even when I have had a bad day I try to talk about it honestly, I know that I can't be the only one who is having a Bigger Than Me Day (that's what I call them). But you can always be assured at the end of my post for each day, there will always be a few inspirational quotes. I love them! They do change how I think and feel.

Today was a great day because I was able to spend it with my Sister-in-law, who is visiting from out of town. She only has one more day here, so I am trying to rest so that we can get the most out of tomorrow. There have been  so many days I couldn't  get to go out and about, because of my health (or lack there of) and so today I felt so incredibly blessed to be able to go out and do some shopping and visiting. I am so grateful for this time we got to spend together. Yes, counting your blessings...  is a good thing!

P.S. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was asked to be sponsored on this blog site of another survivor, here is the blog site if you would like to check it out!

http://www.reallyincrediblewomen.blogspot.com/

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."  ~World Health Organization, 1948

"If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want."  ~Elbert Hubbard

"Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

Watch your words, for they become actions

Watch your actions, for they become habits.

Watch your habits, for they become character.

Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny."

Little moments are what life is made up of!

I received this email from a company called Simple Truths, they have many inspirational thoughts and stories. But today they sent me a video that was amazing and full of quotes...my personal favorite! So here is it, sit back and relax for a moment or two, and check it out and see if you feel different at the end of the power point movie? Good night dear friends!

Dear Lynn,
I once heard someone say, "We don't remember days, we remember moments." However, at today's hectic pace, we often forget to savor small pleasures while we make big plans.
For me, the amazing beauty of nature provides many moments and small pleasures that I treasure. The blazing colors of a fall hillside or the beauty of a sunset across the water can take my breath away!
So, if you love nature like I do-you're about to see something beautiful! The award-winning photography, the music and the beautiful quotes will take you to another world.
Just go to this link to watch. www.naturesinspirationmovie.com

To life,

Mac Anderson
Founder, Simple Truths