Attitude
The longer I live, the
more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is
more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than
education, thank money, than circumstances, than failures, than success,
than what other people thin or say or do. It is more important than
appearance, gift, or skill. It will make or break a company... a
church... a home.
The remarkable thing is
that we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace
for that day. We cannot change our past... The only thing we can
do is play on the string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life
is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is
with you... we are in charge of our attitudes
-Charles Swindoll
There are no guarantees.
From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the view
point of love, none are necessary.
-Emmanuel
In order to be walked on,
you have to be lying down.
-Brian Weir
Why should we worry about
what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than
we do in our own?
-Brigham Young
The toughest part of getting
to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
-Unknown
How a person plays a game
shows something of their character, how they lose shows all of it.
-Unknown
You can't expect people
to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
-Unknown
You can tell more about
a person by what they say about others than you can by what others say
about them.
-Unknown
Your current safe boundaries
were once unknown frontiers.
-Unknown
Our opinions become fixed
at the point where we stop thinking.
-Renan
He who asks a question may
be a fool for five minutes, but he who never asks a question remains a
fool forever.
-Tom J. Connelly
A smile is a light in the
window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home
-Unknown
Complete forgiveness is
memory without pain
-Unknown
You've got to sing like
nobody's listening,
You've got to love like
you'll never get hurt,
You've got to dance like
nobody's watching,
You've got to live like
its heaven on earth.
-Unknown
Worry does not empty tomorrow
of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
-Unknown
Would those of you who say
it cannot be done, stop bothering us who are doing it.
-Unknown
The greatest pleasure in
life is doing the things people say we cannot do.
-Unknown
Don't miss the magic of
the moment by focusing on what's to come.
-Unknown
You can complain because
roses have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.
-Ziggy
After a while you learn
the subtle difference
between holding a hand
and chaining a soul
And you learn that love
does not mean leaning
and company does not always
mean security
And you begin to learn
that kisses are not
contracts and presents
are not 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
all your roads on today
because tomorrow's ground
is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way
of falling down in 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
that you really are strong
and you really do have
worth
And you learn and you learn
with every goodbye you
learn.
-Virginia Shopstall
I wish I were a tear so
I could be born in your eye, caress your face and die on your lips.
-Unknown
Happiness lies within the
reach of those who reach beyond themselves.
-Unknown
Happiness is not a result
of something that someone does or doesn't do to or for you, its a decision
that comes from within.
-Oprah
God gave man and imagination
to make up for what he isn't and a sense of humor to console him for what
he is.
-Unknown
The best and most beautiful
things in the world cannot be seen or even touched; They must be felt with
the heart..
-Helen Keller
Don't walk in front of me
I may not follow,
Don't walk behind me I
may not lead,
Just walk beside me and
be my friend
-Albert Camus
It isn't wise to count your
friends on a sunny day when the sky is blue and smiles come by the bushel...
Instead wait for the clouds to roll in and the days are dark; Whoever stands
by you then deserves the name FRIEND.
-Unknown
Good communication is as
stimulating as black coffee; and just as hard to sleep after.
-Unknown
Advice is what we ask for
when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
-Unknown
If I am too strong for some
people... That is their problem.
-Unknown
In youth we learn, in age
we understand.
-Unknown
Nobody can make you feel
inferior without your consent.
-Unknown
The love we keep is the
only love we give away.
-Unknown
You don't get to choose
how you are going to die or when. You can only choose how you are
going to live.
-Unknown
What is right for one should
may not be right for another. It may mean having to stand on your
own and do something strange in the eyes of others.
-Unknown
We don't see things at THEY
are... We see things as WE are.
-Unknown
The richness of the human
experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations
to overcome.
-Unknown
You can find love, if that's
what you want. If you are willing to wait and work at it, you'll
even find the kind of love you want.
-Unknown
Real friends know all your
faults and love you just the same.
-Unknown
Remember: the road to success
for humans is usually paved with failures.
-Unknown
The only real failure is
the one from which we learn nothing.
-Unknown
And to those I love: Please
take my feelings into careful hands. And when you hold them, remember
that they are a very important part of me.
-Unknown
Gifts are never burdens
unless there are stings attached.
-Unknown
People who are willing to
share their vulnerability don't have to keep up the exhausting job of repression.
-Unknown
In the role of the listener,
we should offer only suggestions and never directions.
-Unknown
A willingness to learn must
be added to a willingness to listen.
-Unknown
I don't want to be reminded
of my mistakes or punished for my honesty.
-Unknown
When we are resentful, we
are angry at people for being who they are instead of who we want them
to be.
-Unknown
When we act on assumption,
we allow ourselves to be ruled by fear.
-Unknown
It is not easy to find happiness
within ourselves; and it is impossible to find it anywhere else.
-Unknown
Accepting the fact that
everyone is not going to agree with us, and perhaps not even like us, is
reality.
-Unknown
Courage comes when you do
something in spite of your fear.
-Unknown
Nothing in life is to be
feared... It is only to be understood.
-Unknown
Learning By Seeing
The eyes a better student
and
more willing than the ear
fine counsel is confusing,
but
examples.... always clear!
And the best of all the
preachers
are the ones who live their
creed
for to see the good in
action is
what everybody needs
I will soon learn how to
do it
if you will let me see
it done
I can watch your hand in
action,
but your tongue too quick
may run
And the lectures you deliver
may
be very wise and true
but I would rather get
my
lesson by observing what
you do
For I may not understand
you and
the high advise you give
but there is no misunderstanding
how you act and how you
live
-Unknown
While there may be a part
of us that is seventeen, twenty-two, or forty, there may be another part
of us which has not yet been born
-Unknown
A really happy person is
one who can enjoy the scenery when have taken a detour
-Unknown
What is life?
Life is a
gift...accept it
Life is an
adventure...dare it
Life is a
mystery...unfold it
Life is a
game...play it
Life is a
struggle...face it
Life is beauty...praise
it
Life is a
puzzle...solve it
Life is opportunity...take
it
Life is sorrowful...experience
it
Life is a
song...sing it
Life is a
goal...achieve it
Life is a
mission...fulfill it
I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly - Unknown
I've
learned...
that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of
an elderly person.
I've learned...
that when you're in love, it shows.
I've learned...
that just one person saying to me, "You've made my
day!" makes my day.
I've learned...
that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of
the most peaceful feelings in the world.
I've learned...
that being kind is more important than being right.
I've learned...
that you should never say no to a gift from a child.
I've learned...
that I can always pray for someone when I don't have the
strength to help him in some other way.
I've learned...
that no matter how serious your life requires you to be,
everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I've learned...
that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a
heart to understand.
I've learned...
that simple walks with my father around the block on summer
nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
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 when you plan to get even with someone, you are
only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I've learned...
that love, not time, heals all wounds.
I've learned...
that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to
surround myself with people smarter than I am.
I've learned...
that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a
smile.
I've learned...
that there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with your
babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.
I've learned...
that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
I've learned...
that life is tough, but I'm tougher.
I've learned...
that opportunities are never lost; someone will take the
ones you miss.
I've learned...
that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock
elsewhere.
I've learned...
that I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one
more time before she passed away.
I've learned...
that one should keep his words both soft and tender,
because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
I've learned...
that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your
looks.
I've learned...
that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I
do about it.
I've learned...
that when your newly born grandchild holds your little
finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
I've learned...
that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but
all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
I've learned...
that it is best to give advice in only two
circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life-threatening
situation.
I've learned...
that the less time I have to work with, the more things
I get done
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