Famous people quotes-Within

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
– Buddha

Thought for the day-Transformed

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
- Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)

Friendship quotes-Calendar

"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar".
-Robert Brault.

Quotes-Wonderful

If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had them first.
~Lois Wyse

Thoughts-Ten Guidelines From God

Ten Guidelines From God

Effective Immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life.

These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life.

After all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please, follow these 10 guidelines

1. QUIT WORRYING:
Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?

2. PUT IT ON THE LIST:
Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care of the problem. I can't help you until you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am after all... God. I can take care of anything you put into My hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize.

3. TRUST ME:
Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me.
Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials.
Problems with the kids? Put them on My list.
Problem with finances? Put it on My list.
Problems with your emotional roller coaster?
For My sake, put it on My list.
I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.

4. LEAVE IT ALONE:
Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now?
It's simple.
You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them.
I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started?
Leave them with Me and forget about them.
Just let Me do my job.

5. TALK TO ME:
I want you to forget a lot of things.
Forget what was making you crazy..
Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control.. But there's one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don't forget to talk to Me -OFTEN!
I love YOU!
I want to hear your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in your life.
I want to hear you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me.
I want to be your dearest friend.

6. HAVE FAITH:
I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are.
Have faith in Me that I know what I'm doing.
Trust Me; you wouldn't want the view from My eyes.
I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs.
You only have to trust Me.
Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7. SHARE:
You were taught to share when you were only two years old.
When did you forget?
That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you.. Share your joy with those who need encouragement.
Share your laughter with those who haven't heard any in such a long time.
Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry.
Share your faith with those who have none.

8. BE PATIENT:
I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences.
You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much.
How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do-list?
Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect.
Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.

9. BE KIND:
Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you.
They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all.
Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical.
Please, know I love each of your differences.

10. LOVE YOURSELF:
As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only -- to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love.
Love Me.
Love your neighbors. But also love yourself.
It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me.
Don't ever forget......

Famous people quotes-In me

"What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me."
- Helen Keller

Political quotes-Stupid

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
- John Stuard Mill

Philosophical quotes-Fish trap

The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?
~Chuang Tzu

Love quotes-Normal state

Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
- Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904)

Famous people quotes-Reason for time

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.”
– Albert Einstein

Friendship quotes-Nicest and best

"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be".
-Douglas Pagels

Deep thoughts-No hurry

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
– Lao Tzu

Hilarious quotes-Energy

I wish I had the energy that my grandchildren have - if only for self-defense.
~Gene Perret

Thought for the day-Growing old

Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

Quotes-Opposite

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.
- Bill Cosby

Famous people quotes-Infinite

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein

Proverbs-Clear conscience

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
-Chinese proverb

Philosophical quotes-The slow arrow of beauty

The noblest kind of beauty is that which does not transport us suddenly, which does not make stormy and intoxicating impressions (such a kind easily arouses disgust) but that which slowly filters into our minds.
- Friedrich Nietzsche, 1890

Love quotes-One direction

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
Anne-Sophie Swetchine

Famous people quotes-Something to aim at

“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
– Bruce Lee

Daily quotes-Anger

Never give way to anger - otherwise in one moment you could burn up the joy that you collected over a long period.

Thoughts on Life-Damned

Life is just one damned thing after another.
- Elbert Hubbard

Famous people quotes-Thorough preparation

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.
~William Feather

Thought for the day-Travel plans

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
– Lao Tzu

Hilarious quotes-Best baby sitters

The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby's grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida. ~Dave Barry

Inspirational quotes-One reason to laugh

"Every day offers you 10,000 reasons to cry, but if you can find just one reason to laugh then you will be all right."
~Maya Angelou

Friendship quotes-Varying moods

Give me one friend, just one, who meets the needs of all my varying moods.
- Esther M. Clark

Famous people quotes-Honey

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
- Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French Poet/Dramatist/Novelist

Famous people quotes-Unrequited love.

Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.
- Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), Charlie Brown in “Peanuts”

Sexual quotes-In abundance

"Whether a long one or a thick one it matters not, as long as it satisfies in abundance !"
-Islamic proverb

Political quotes-Imbecility of Men

The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Philosophical quotes-Swatted

The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter.
~G.C. Lichtenberg

Motivational thoughts-Pencil and Eraser

Pencil: I'm sorry....

Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.

Pencil: I'm sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser: That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was Made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad. :)

I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational. Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way... they get hurt, and become smaller (older, and eventually pass on). Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad.

This is for all parents out there.....

Famous people quotes-Love all

Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), “All’s Well That Ends Well”

Inspirational quotes-Past

Don’t let the past steal your present”
– Cherralea Morgen

Success quotes-Over and over

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
– Michael Jordan

Deep thoughts-End result

Every choice you make has an end result.”
- Zig Ziglar

Famous people quotes-Great love

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.
- Mother Teresa

Good quotes-Powerful handclasp

One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grand baby around the finger of a grandfather.
~Joy Hargrove

Proverbs-Good company

"No road is long with good company".
-Turkish Proverb

Thought for the day-Simple to be wise

"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it."
~Sam Levenson

Famous people quotes-Champions

"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."
- Muhammad Ali

Motivational thoughts-Love my past and present

I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.
- Colette

Inspirational quotes-Begin

“Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson

Friendship quotes-Betraying

"If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country".
-E. M. Forster

Philosophical quotes-Universal

The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. And here we will have the science to study that which is just as that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which, just as a thing that is, it has.
-Aristotle

Famous people quotes-True love

True love brings up everything - you’re allowing a mirror to be held up to you daily.
- Jennifer Aniston, O Magazine, February 2004

Political quotes-Run for President

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.
~Gore Vidal

Positive quotes-The only way

Honesty is the only way with anyone, when you’ll be so close as to be living inside each other’s skins.
- Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign, 1999

Love quotes-Clarity of mind

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)

Famous people quotes-Genius

Genius is born - not paid.
- Oscar Wilde

Hilarious quotes-Better time

Men have a better time than women; for one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.
- H. L. Mencken

Philosophical quotes-Live in the Lord

"Those who live in the Lord never see each other for the last time."

Sexual quotes-Like Banking

Sex for men is just like banking. First you make a deposit, then you make a withdrawal, and then you lose interest.

Deep thoughts-Sacrifices

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her…but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Moon and Sixpence

Friendship quotes-Somewhere in the middle

"Yesterday brought the beginning, tomorrow brings the end, and somewhere in the middle we became the best of friends".

Famous people quotes-Hero on the way

But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Northanger Abbey

Thought for the day-Cry

It's OK to let your children see you cry.

Thoughts-Do not surrender

Do not at any cost surrender your life to the weaknesses within your life. Do not surrender your life to the mediocre thoughts of others; do not surrender the belief you hold in yourself and in your abilities, do not surrender the dreams that you have worked so hard to hold within the palms of your hands. For what right do others have to judge another's dreams for they have not walked a mile in your shoes! There are no limits to your courage and determination. The only limitations are those that we place upon ourselves. Our thoughts make the world what we want it to be. Mold your thought into a weapon of immense power.

Wipe away the tears from your heart and let your life be brushed by the fingertips of your immortal soul, breathe deep, with purpose and a deep held conviction. There is an inner strength and an inner peace within us all, which the world cannot penetrate and the hypocrisy and ignorance of the human mind cannot poison. Embrace that inner source of strength and you will become fearless and the obstacles within your life will seem insignificant.

You must be undisturbed and stern in your resolve that you are a creature so versatile and resilient that you cannot be defeated and you must hold firm in the conviction that you will not be defeated. You are a creature of boundless beauty and perseverance. You are a creature which can and which will endure. There is nothing that you cannot achieve and there is nothing that you do not have the ability to overcome within your life. Harness the power of your mind for it is your greatest barrier.

You are an individual of immense courage within the battlefield of life and there is no greater battle than that which will be fought with your own life. You must not, despite the pain, the despair, the grief, the intensity, the loneliness within your life, surrender the very essence of your dignity and hope to the enemy which hovers around you in pursuit of conquering both your mind and your soul.