I'm not a leftist; I'm where the righteous ought to be.
~M.M. Coady
Friday, July 31, 2009
Quotes on Marriage-Blossom
Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.
Funny definitions-Statistician
A statistician is someone who is good with numbers, but lacks the personality to be an accountant.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Humor quotes-Not laughing
"They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now!"
-Bob Monkhouse
-Bob Monkhouse
Love quotes-Open arms
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
--Leo Buscaglia
--Leo Buscaglia
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Deep quotes-Lonesome
The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
- Carl Sandburg, 1878-1967, American Poet and Historian
- Carl Sandburg, 1878-1967, American Poet and Historian
Thought for the day-Blessed
Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused.
Inspirational quotes-Don't be afraid
"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."
- Chanakya
- Chanakya
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Quotes on Marriage-Better prepared
I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Thoughts-Ropes that bind
As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg.
No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away.
They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."
I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?
No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away.
They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."
I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Humor quotes-Verbal skills
"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: 'Duh!' " (Conan O'Brien)
Love quotes-Never fades
Love is a fabric which never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity and grief.
--Unknown
--Unknown
Friday, July 24, 2009
Motivational thoughts-Curious
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. - Marie Curie, 1867-1934, Polish-French Physicist and Chemist
Thoughts on Life-Pain
Sometimes we must be Hurt in order to Grow, Sometimes we must Fail in order to Know,
Sometimes we must Lose in order to Gain, Because some lessons in life are best learnt through PAIN.
Sometimes we must Lose in order to Gain, Because some lessons in life are best learnt through PAIN.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Quotes on Marriage-
Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. That is what makes a marriage last -- more than passion or even sex!
Friendship quotes-The greatest gift
Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.
- Cindy Lew
- Cindy Lew
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Funny thoughts-Time teaches but..
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Humor quotes-Learning how to swim
"My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim!' "
(Paula Poundstone)
(Paula Poundstone)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Meaningful quotes-Outlived
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
- Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author
- Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author
Thought for the day-Absorbed
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labour and there is an invisible labour.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Thoughts-Anger and Love
A saint asked his disciples, 'Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'
Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.'
'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint. 'Isn't it
possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?'
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint. Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.'
Then the saint asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small...' The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'
Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.'
'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint. 'Isn't it
possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?'
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint. Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.'
Then the saint asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small...' The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Humor quotes-Full time job
"Relationships are hard. It's like a full time job, and we should treat it like one. If your boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice. There should be severance pay. The day before they leave you, they should have to find you a temp."
(Bob Ettinger)
(Bob Ettinger)
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Thoughts on life-Rich and beautiful
Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.
- Isak Dinesen
- Isak Dinesen
Love quotes-Like a ghost
True love is like a ghost; everyone talks of it, few have seen it.
--La Rochefoucauld
--La Rochefoucauld
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Friendship quotes-True friend is..
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."
- Bernard Meltzer.
- Bernard Meltzer.
Humor quotes-Driver program
"The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house."
(Jeff Foxworthy)
(Jeff Foxworthy)
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Thoughts by Oprah Winfrey
I live in the space of thankfulness - and I have been rewarded a million times over for it. I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased. That's because what you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life. "Say thank you!" Those words from my friend and mentor Maya Angelou turned my life around.
One day about ten years ago, I was sitting in my bathroom with the door closed and the toilet lid down, booing and a hooing on the phone so uncontrollably that I was incoherent.
"Stop it! Stop it right now and say thank you!" Maya chided.
"But - you don't understand," I sobbed.
To this day, I can't remember what it was that had me so far gone, which only proves the point Maya was trying to make.
"I do understand," she told me. "I want to hear you say it now....Out loud."
"Thank you.'" Tentatively, I repeated it: "Thank you - but what am I saying thank you for?"
"You're saying thank you," Maya said, "because your faith is so strong that you don't doubt that whatever the problem, you'll get through it. You're saying thank you because you know that even in the eye of the storm, God has put a rainbow in the clouds. You're saying thank you because you know there's no problem created that can compare to the Creator of all things. Say thank you!"
So I did - and still do. Only now I do it every day.
I kept a gratitude journal, as Sarah Ban Breathnach suggests in Simple Abundance, list at least five things that I'm grateful for. My list includes small pleasures:
The feel of Kentucky bluegrass under my feet (like damp silk);
A walk in the woods with all nine of my dogs and my cocker spaniel Sophie trying to keep up;
Cooking fried green tomatoes with Stedman and eating them while they're hot;
Reading a good book and knowing another awaits.
My thank-you list also includes things too important to take for granted:
An "okay" mammogram, friends who love me, 25 years at the same job (and loving it more than the first day I started), a chance to share my vision for a better life, staying centered, having financial security.
I won't kid you, having money for all the things I want is a blessing. But as I look back over my journals, which I've kept since I was 15 years old, 99 per cent of what brought me real joy had nothing to do with money.(It had a lot to do with food, however.)
It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you:
PERSPECTIVE.
And as Meister Eckhart so eloquently stated: "If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is 'Thank you God', that would suffice."
One day about ten years ago, I was sitting in my bathroom with the door closed and the toilet lid down, booing and a hooing on the phone so uncontrollably that I was incoherent.
"Stop it! Stop it right now and say thank you!" Maya chided.
"But - you don't understand," I sobbed.
To this day, I can't remember what it was that had me so far gone, which only proves the point Maya was trying to make.
"I do understand," she told me. "I want to hear you say it now....Out loud."
"Thank you.'" Tentatively, I repeated it: "Thank you - but what am I saying thank you for?"
"You're saying thank you," Maya said, "because your faith is so strong that you don't doubt that whatever the problem, you'll get through it. You're saying thank you because you know that even in the eye of the storm, God has put a rainbow in the clouds. You're saying thank you because you know there's no problem created that can compare to the Creator of all things. Say thank you!"
So I did - and still do. Only now I do it every day.
I kept a gratitude journal, as Sarah Ban Breathnach suggests in Simple Abundance, list at least five things that I'm grateful for. My list includes small pleasures:
The feel of Kentucky bluegrass under my feet (like damp silk);
A walk in the woods with all nine of my dogs and my cocker spaniel Sophie trying to keep up;
Cooking fried green tomatoes with Stedman and eating them while they're hot;
Reading a good book and knowing another awaits.
My thank-you list also includes things too important to take for granted:
An "okay" mammogram, friends who love me, 25 years at the same job (and loving it more than the first day I started), a chance to share my vision for a better life, staying centered, having financial security.
I won't kid you, having money for all the things I want is a blessing. But as I look back over my journals, which I've kept since I was 15 years old, 99 per cent of what brought me real joy had nothing to do with money.(It had a lot to do with food, however.)
It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you:
PERSPECTIVE.
And as Meister Eckhart so eloquently stated: "If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is 'Thank you God', that would suffice."
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Inspirational quotes-Limit
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as you mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.
-Mary Kay Ash
-Mary Kay Ash
Friday, July 10, 2009
Love quotes-Produce together
Love is the passionate and abiding desire on the part of two or more people to produce together conditions under which each can be and spontaneously express, his real self;
to produce together an intellectual soil and an emotional climate in which each can flourish, far superior to what either could achieve alone.
-Author unknown
to produce together an intellectual soil and an emotional climate in which each can flourish, far superior to what either could achieve alone.
-Author unknown
Thought for the day-Either you think
Either you think–or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Funny thoughts-Most famous last words
-> Let it down slowly.
-> Rat poison only kills rats.
-> OK, I'll go ahead and make your day.
-> Rat poison only kills rats.
-> OK, I'll go ahead and make your day.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Deep thoughts-Choice of life
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
Choose to live a life that matters.
Think Positive !!
This is nice - finding positive out of every negative - which we don't always manage to do.
I am thankful...
1. For the husband who snores all night, because he is at home asleep with me and not with someone else.
2. For my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home & not on the streets.
3. For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.
4. For the mess to clean after a party because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.
5. For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.
6. For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.
7. For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning because it means I have a home.
8. For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means that we have freedom of speech.
9. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.
10. For the noise I have to bear from my neighbours because it means that I can hear.
11. For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.
12. For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.
13. For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I am still alive.
I am thankful...
1. For the husband who snores all night, because he is at home asleep with me and not with someone else.
2. For my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home & not on the streets.
3. For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.
4. For the mess to clean after a party because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.
5. For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.
6. For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.
7. For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning because it means I have a home.
8. For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means that we have freedom of speech.
9. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.
10. For the noise I have to bear from my neighbours because it means that I can hear.
11. For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.
12. For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.
13. For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I am still alive.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Friendship quotes-Interested
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
~ Dale Carnegie
~ Dale Carnegie
Funny thoughts-Romance over
You know the romance is over when you come to bed, ready to make love to your wife, and she is on the phone, and she tells whoever she is talking to that she will call them back in two minutes...
Inspirational quotes-Satisfied
Never be satisfied with what you achieve, because it all pales in comparison with what you are capable of doing in the future.
-Rabbi Nochem Kaplan
-Rabbi Nochem Kaplan
Monday, July 6, 2009
Thought for the day-Sound
Coins always make sound,
But the currency notes are always silent,
So,
When your value increases,
Keep yourself calm and silent.
But the currency notes are always silent,
So,
When your value increases,
Keep yourself calm and silent.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Thoughts-The Law of the Garbage truck
One day, I hopped into a taxi and took off for the airport . We were driving in the right lane when suddenly, a black car, jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed the brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!
The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, was really friendly.
So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'
He explained, "Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. NEVER take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on with the routine life." Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...... 'Love the people who treat you right.. Pray for the ones who don't.'
The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, was really friendly.
So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'
He explained, "Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. NEVER take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on with the routine life." Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...... 'Love the people who treat you right.. Pray for the ones who don't.'
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Inspirational quotes-Fail
Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.
~H. Stanley Judd
~H. Stanley Judd
Friday, July 3, 2009
Deep thoughts-Experience
Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We cannot learn men from books.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Inspirational quotes-Hope
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
-Dale Carnegie
-Dale Carnegie
Humor quotes-Tension
Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: 'Take two aspirin' and 'Keep away from children.'
- (Unknown)
- (Unknown)
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