Thanks for the bad things.

I got this from my Friend Jen and I thought it was awesome. It really is easy to think of "good" things to be thankful for but how about all the hard stuff that you go through on an everyday basis living life? Looking back they make you who you are...

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.


Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

What have you learned?

I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seem today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."

I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

-Maya Algoquin

The one I put in bold are my favorites...I saw this and It went into my quotes file so I figured I would post it too...What is something that you have learned up to this point in your life?



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Live your life to the fullest....

Pretty cool...tons of simple truth. I love quotes! What are some of your favorites?!?


"Don't go for looks, for looks can be deceiving.
Don't go for wealth, for wealth can be lost.
Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile."

"Love begins with a smile and it grows with a kiss."

"Maybe we were meant to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift."

"Maybe when the door of happiness closes, another opens.
But often times we look so long at the closed door, that we don't see the one which has been opened for us."

"Maybe the best kind of friend is one you can sit with on a porch swing for hours, not saying a word, then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had."

"Maybe it is true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but maybe it is also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives."

"There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them in real life.
Dream what you want to dream.
Go where you want to go.
Be what you want to be, because you have but only one chance to do all the things you want to do in this life."

"In life, may you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy."

"The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything that comes their way."

"The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past.
You can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches."

"When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so that when you die, you are the one smiling and everyone around you is crying." -Unknown

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. – Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888, American Novelist

When you come to the end of your rope,tie a knot and hang on. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only way to have a friend is to be one - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fool me once,same on you;fool me twice shame on me.

Goals are dreams with deadlines

Don`t find fault. Find a remedy.

If you want the rainbow you have to put up with the rain.

If you can accept losing,you cant win. -Vince Lombardi

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. -William Jennings Bryan

An apology is the best way to have the last word.

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. – Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947, English Mathematician and Philosopher

He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself is enlightened. - Lao-tzu, 604-531BC, Chinese Philosopher

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States

Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair,it gives you something to do but it never gets you anywhere.

Scars remind us that the past is real....

Scars are souvenirs you never lose.....

Forked tongues in bitter mouths can drive a man to bleed from inside out......

Quotes and Sayings....

I have alot to actually write about but I dont have the time to do it right now...I did want to post something so I can keep my word (Josh and Steve) and update my blog this weekend (even though it`s over already.)

I Love quotes and Sayings so I figured I would start a blog and keep it going with new ones. The one for this week is:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson, 1992

What do you think about that? Do you have one to post? Let me know.