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Here’s a Thought

“You are your work.  Don’t trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars.  That’s a rotten bargain.” Rita Mae Brown, writer and educator

Here’s a Thought

“I am only one, but I am still one.  I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.  And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” Helen Keller

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“Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.” Thomas Carlyle

Here’s a Thought

“Love is a temporary madness; it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides.  And when it subsides you have to make a decision.  You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part.  Because this is what love is.  Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of eternal passion.  That is just being in love, which any fool can do.  Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.  Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two.” Louis de Bernieres from Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

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“In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.” Edith Wharton

Here’s a Thought

“Love is being able to confide in someone that everything isn’t okay, and trusting that they will listen.” Dooce

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“Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.” Ayn Rand, writer and philosopher

Here’s a Thought

“There are no little events in life, those we think of no consequence may be full of fate, and it is at our own risk if we neglect the acquaintances and opportunities that seem to be casually offered, and of small importance” Amelia Barr, author and journalist.

A perfect example being that half hour I “killed” back on 07/30/06.

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"Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” Virginia Satir (1916-1988) Therapist.

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“When men understand what each other mean, they see, for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless.” John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Cleric

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“To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.” Louis L’Amour (1908-1988) Novelist

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“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” Benjamin Franklin

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“People are like stained-glass windows.  They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and writer

Six Principles

Gratitude gives way to simplicity.  Simplicity brings with it order.  Order brings harmony.  Harmony brings the inner peace we need to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us each day.  Beauty opens us to Joy.  From “Simple Abundance - A Daybook of Comfort and Joy” by Sarah Ban Breathnach.

After a While

After a while 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 always 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 woman, not the grief of a child
and you learn
to build your roads on today
because tomorrow’s ground is
too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way of falling down
in mid-flight.
After a while 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
you really are strong
you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn
with every goodbye, you learn...
Veronica Shoffstall