happy/ peace

“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.”

Carlos Castaneda

If there's no inner peace, people can't give it to you. The husband can't give it to you. Your children can't give it to you. You have to give it to you.
- Linda Evans

Judgement of others

"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."

"To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or
imperfect is to be one more person who is part of judgment, evil or
imperfection."

"Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others."


~I don't know who said these... But I love them.

Every head is a world!

 "Listening looks easy, but it's not simple. Every head is a world."
— Cuban Proverb


"Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way."
— Aristotle

6/23/10

Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.


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 I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

- Johnny Depp


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"When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" -- Sydney J. Harris


"Love and you shall be loved." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

6/21/10

"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will." - George Bernard Shaw


 "Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing." ~Lao Tzu




“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill......


"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must
do." -Johann von Goethe

Perspective.

Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards.

- Soren 
Kierkegaard




“The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.”

Abraham Lincoln

What's your view look like?

immaculate perspective: one's own perception that their opinion is 100% correct. OR that one's own perception is the only one.

Today 6/17/10

"We must dare to think "unthinkable" thoughts.... We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voice of dissent... Because when things became unthinkable, thinking stops and action because mindless." J.W. Fulbright

"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody, rather than for somebody." - Franklin P. Adams


"I find it sad when someone just thinks that they were a number is someone elses life. Before they begin to judge, they should realize that a numbrer is just a number and realize the footsteps they left on the other person heart."

"Since the dawn of existence, there have always been moments when the course of history shifted. Such a turning point is upon us now. The conflict between the better and worst angels of our very nature. Whose outcome will change our world so greatly...there will be no going back. I do not know if victory is possible. I only know that great sacrifice will be required. And because the fate of many will depend on a few, we must make the last stand. "

"So we look at the footsteps someone has left on our soul and wonder did we waste away those years? Many would say yes, and other no. But, think of this, what if those footsteps weren't there? The footsteps left on a soul cannot be washed away like those in sand. They're permanent, so cherish each one."


"Love is difficult. For one human being to love another human being that is the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, he final test of proof. The work for which all other work is merely preparation."

"There are times when life calls out for a change. A transition. Like the seasons. Our spring was wonderful, but summer is over now and we missed out on autumn. And now all of a sudden, it's cold, so cold that everything is freezing over. Our love fell asleep, and the snow took it by surprise. But if you fall asleep in the snow, you don't feel death coming." - Natalie Portman, "I Love You, Paris

"Though at moments the distance between us may seem far, remember that when we look towards the heavens our vision becomes one and that once great distance slowly fades into the night and we feel as if we are standing next to each other." Corey J. Trhlik

Quality people? What's that?

This quote was sent to me:  Not sure what I think about it. Your thoughts please....

"Associate yourself with men (and women) of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington

What are we busy about?

"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"~ Henry David Thoreau

take the first step

"Better to take the first step on the path of no return, and to stand idly by an what the path over grow and loose your way entirely." -B.Sponenburgh

I chose mirror... how bout you?

 There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

- Edith Wharton

Werner Erhard Quotes

"You don't have to go looking for love when it is where you come from." 

"There is no problem so thorny that can't be resolved in communication" 

Create your future from your future not your past.

We can choose to make our love for each other what our lives are really about.

Happiness is a function of accepting what is.

Love is a function of communication; Health is a function of participation; Self expression is a function of responsibility.


Ride the horse in the direction that it's going.


You and I posses within ourselves, at every moment of our lives, under all circumstances, the power to transform the quality of our lives.


How to be and get rich? Find out what is needed and wanted and produce it.

You are perfect exactly the way you are.

You are great!

Do not merely think that you are great; think that you are great now. Do not think that you will begin to act in a great way at some future time; begin now.~ Wallace D. Wattles 

you are a miracle!

Don't wait for miracles- Your whole life is a miracle-(Albert Einstein)

some possible repeats.

"The purpose of relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness." Neale Donald Walsch

"Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . . love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.....true love is an act of will that often transcends ephemeral feelings of love or cathexis, it is correct to say, 'Love is as love does'.” - M. Scott Peck

"I believe in giving everyone, as I encounter them, one at a time the full value of their dignity and their honor in the world. Whether I’m seen as a celebrity on an elevator or I’m just George the stranger, I open myself to them and I take them in and I give them everything I would want myself in terms of treatment, f...eeling and consideration. I call that a value." ~ George Carlin

Be yourself ~ "There's only one thing that I know how to do well And I've often been told that you only can do What you know how to do well And that's be you, Be what you're like, Be like yourself, And so I'm having a wonderful time" *They Might be Giants*

I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. ~Shirley MacLaine

"To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow." - William Faulkner

"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever" - Gandhi

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Seuss

"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle, but if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."~Marilyn Monroe

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Seuss

"I am Amazing, Honest, and Me" Mia

Let go of the past.

"Do not give any time to your past, you can't change what happened 5 minutes ago." -- Jan Ruhe

Millionaire

It’s imperative to realize that it is not necessary to try to get rid of fear in order to succeed. Rich and successful people have fear, rich and successful people have doubts, rich and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them. Unsuccessful people have fears, doubts, and worries, then let those feelings stop them.~ T. Harv Eker quotes from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

I thought I was done for the day... I'm not :)

For all my friends: Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros

What we give to others, we give to ourselves. What we withold from others, withold from ourselves. ~ Marrianne Williamson, A Return to Love

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ~ Helen Keller

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have."--F.K.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. ~ Alice Walker

"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere. The pessimist sees only the red light. But the truly wise person is color blind." ~ Dr. Albert Schweitzer

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~Gandhi

"The only person who can motivate YOU is YOU. The only person who can help you make decisions is YOU. Do not be a pupppet on the string and allow people to manupilate your business and life decisions. One day that string will break and you will fall down and have to learn to be on your own. Be you from very beginning!" ~ Tatyana Gann

"We can choose to make our love for the world what our lives are really about. Each of us has the opportunity, the privilege, to make a difference in creating a world that works for all of us. It is much more radical than a revolution – it's the beginning of a transformation in the quality of life on our planet." Werner Erhard

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. - George Bernard Shaw

"All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible." T.E. Lawrence

"If you perceive yourself with limited abilities it is like taking a picture of yourself by the ocean and putting it in the frame and people only see you but can never see the beauty and never ending expance of the ocean." ~ Tatyana Gann

Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.~ Quote

St. Augustine once said, "This is the very perfection of man (or woman!), to find out his (or her) own imperfections."

“Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.” ~ Brett Regina

To live happily is an inward power of the soul. ~ Aristotle

"Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile, and finds in your presence that life is worth while. So when you are lonely, remember it's true. Somebody somewhere is thinking of you". - K. Blackburn

The purpose of relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness. ~ Neale Donald Walsch ~

"I believe in giving everyone, as I encounter them, one at a time the full value of their dignity and their honor in the world. Whether I’m seen as a celebrity on an elevator or I’m just George the stranger, I open myself to them and I take them in and I give them everything I would want myself in terms of treatment, f...eeling and consideration. I call that a value." ~ George Carlin

"There's only one thing that I know how to do well And I've often been told that you only can do What you know how to do well And that's be you, Be what you're like, Be like yourself, And so I'm having a wonderful time" *They Might be Giants*

I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. ~Shirley MacLaine

Just because you're miserable doesn't mean you can't enjoy your life. ~Annette Goodheart

"To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow." - William Faulkner

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye. ~~~Miss Piggy

couple more :)

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory." -Betty Smith

"To be upset over what you don’t have, is to waste what you do have." ~Ken Keyes JR.

George Bernard Shaw said, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself." I hope to never be reasonable again!

 It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation. - Roberto Benign

Ten Rules for Being Human

Ten Rules for Being Human

by Cherie Carter-Scott

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.
2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."
4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.
5. Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.
6. "There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."
7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
10. You will forget all this.

Great video.... Dream Big, Never give up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeFE

more... yes more

"Treat me right and I could be yours forever. Or at least until we get tired of each other." ~ Stephanie Koons

"If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain"- Morpheus

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."  -Dalai Lama

"The difference between what we do and whatwe are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems." - Gandhi

Quote I saw on a movie tonight (forgot who said it): Man is a funny thing. He can't make a gnat but he makes gods by the thousands

 "Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark Twain

"You don't just stumble into the future. You create your own future." -Roger Smith

"There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm" - Edgar Allan Poe

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." -Mae West

How do you not love these?

Mark Twain: There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy and a tragedy.

Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. - Jonatan Martensson

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

 “We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” Frederick Keonig

"When man is no longer able to look beyond his own death and relate himself to what extends beyond the time and space of his life, he loses his desire to create and the excitement of being a human." - Henri Nouwen

"Relationships are built on mutual appreciation. sharejwith others how important they are to you!..We dont win at relationships we win by having relationships" ~ Tanya Gann

It is not enough simply to wish that love and compassion should increase in us. We need to make a sustained effort, again and again, to cultivate the positive aspects within us – and the key here is constant familiarity. The nature of human thoughts and emotions is such that the more you engage in them, the more you consciously develop them, the more powerful they become. ~ Dalai Lama

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." - Buddha

the world

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."- Anais Nin

The universe... so wise.

Have you noticed, that the more you hurry, the slower you go?

The more you wait, the longer it takes? The more you worry, the less you dream?

But the more you live, love, and laugh, the more you live, love, and laugh.
...The Universe See More

the world lives in you.

 "You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put
miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your
heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world
but a world lives in you." ~Frederick Buechner

more

"I believe in giving everyone, as I encounter them, one at a time the full value of their dignity and their honor in the world. Whether I’m seen as a celebrity on an elevator or I’m just George the stranger, I open myself to them and I take them in and I give them everything I would want myself in terms of treatment, f...eeling and consideration. I call that a value." ~ George Carlin

Be yourself ~ "There's only one thing that I know how to do well And I've often been told that you only can do What you know how to do well And that's be you, Be what you're like, Be like yourself, And so I'm having a wonderful time" *They Might be Giants*

I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. ~Shirley MacLaine

"To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow." - William Faulkner

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye. ~~~Miss Piggy

"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever" - Gandhi

"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere. The pessimist sees only the red light. But the truly wise person is color blind." ~ Dr. Albert Schweitzer