From the Quote of the Week Files; December 31, 2012

Happy New Year everybody!!  Welcome to the last Quote of the Week for 2012!!! This week's quote is a number!  
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"525,600"

Jonathan Larson; Seasons of Love; RENT
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Why a number or why that number?  That number is from the song Seasons of Love and was featured in the musical Rent. Since we are passing through the end of 2012 and tomorrow we begin 2013, it seems appropriate to reflect upon how we measure a year.

The song is a great reminder of how a year contains 525,600 minutes, and that at the end of a year all we have are our  memories with family, friends and loved ones.  And each of those minutes is an opportunity. An opportunity to move towards something; achieve a goal; to love; to help or just to be there. 

So as we approach year's end, I am thinking about where I made the most of those 525,600 minutes and when I squandered them away (unfortunately, way too many minutes). I am also thinking about the New Year ahead and planning on moving forward and taking advantage of most, if not all, of the 525,600 minutes!  In fact, 525,600 may be my word for 2013!

So Happy New Year Quote of the Week Members!!!  Let us ALL seize each minute!!! 
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The start of the song...

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
How do we measure……measure a year?
In daylights—in sunsets, in midnights—in cups of coffee,
In inches—in miles, in laughter—in strife.
In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
How do we measure a year in the life?

Seasons of Love; Jonathan Larson
(See the complete song by clicking on the You Tube link below)
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Wishing you a most beautiful year wherever this may find you!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7LRuusFqo

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From the Quote of the Week Files; Christmas Eve

"This Holiday Season...

Mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion, and replace it with trust. 
Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Offer encouragement. 
Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Find the time. Forgive an enemy. 
Listen. Apologize if you are wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy. Examine your demands 
on others. Think first of someone else. Appreciate. Be kind; be gentle. Laugh a little. 
Laugh a little more. Deserve confidence. Take up arms against malice. Decry complacency.
Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. 
Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love. Speak it again.
Speak it still once again."

And remember...

"He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree." 

Sunshine Magazine
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Wishing you a most beautiful Christmas Season. May peace, love and prosperity follow you always.
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From the Quote of the Week Files, December 17, 2012

Happy Monday Everybody!   Welcome to the Quote of the Week! 
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“Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”

Anne Frank
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A Very Recent Quote of the Week Classic (May 10, 2012)

"You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July'
Cause baby you're a firework

Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through"

Katy Perry; "Firework" Happy Monday!!!!  
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I introduced that quote/song as a Silly Song with a BIG meaning.  But after stumbling across this video, it is apparent that this song is more than just a song especially for a young lady named Jodi DiPiazza .  Enjoy this rendition!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QX-xToQI34I
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!
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From the Quote of the Week Files; December 10, 2012

"An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him."

“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”

“Attitude, not aptitude, determines altitude.”

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
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All the above quotes are by Zig Ziglar, a motivation speaker and leader who recently died at the age of 86.
I was an avid listener and reader to his teachings and they never failed to challenge my perspective as well as put a smile on my face!  In fact, I still use some of his adages in my own facilitation/consulting practice.
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Here are a few more of his insightful quotes…

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”

“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.”

“There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.”

“If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.”

“A goal properly set is halfway reached.”

I’m devoting this column to his memory by sharing a few of his insightful quotes:

“I’ll see you at the Top!” (I like this one! ;-) )
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, December 3, 2012

Pour yourself a cup of ambition as you sit back and read the Quote of the Week!
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“I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you.”

C. JoyBell C.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (something on the lighter side)...

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”

Groucho Marx
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!

Quote of the Week; November 26, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated.
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“All The Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Layin' In The Sun,
Talkin' 'Bout The Things
They Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda Done...
But All Those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
All Ran Away And Hid
From One Little Did.”

Shel Silverstein
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Are you concerned about how to have a great Holiday season?   Perhaps these two Recycled Quote of the Week Classics by Debbie Ford may help

"As the holidays approach, it's so essential to prepare yourself - body, mind and soul - for the faster pace of the coming weeks. This is the time to take extra special care.  While you're giving to others, make this the time to give to yourself as well.

"If you were going to make this the best holiday season ever, how would you do it?  It won't happen for most people, because most people won't have that as their #1 intention.  And it's unlikely that you'll have the life-changing holidays that you could have if you don't create a powerful intent."
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; November 19, 2012

“This is your life. Do what you want and do it often.
If you don't like something, change it.
If you don't like your job, quit.
If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
Stop over-analysing, life is simple.
All emotions are beautiful.
When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
Life is simple.
Open your heart, mind and arms to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
Ask the next person you see what their passion is and share your inspiring dream with them.
Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself.
Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.
Life is short, live your dream and wear your passion.”

Holstee Manifesto
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Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!  Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated.

I've been seeing the above quote (a manifesto really) around the internet lately and it seems to have become the new "Just Do It" approach. It was created by brothers Dave and Mike Radparvar and their friend Fabian Pfortmuller as they put on paper their ideals as they started their new business, Holstee.  Even though the business deals with consumer goods, the  the manifesto poster is now one of Holstee’s best-selling items and has been translated into 12 languages.  Hmm... It makes me think... What is my manifesto?  What is yours?
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Holstee Maifesto: A video version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QDmt_t6umoY#!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, November 12, 2012

"When you start lookin' around for something good to take the place of the bad, as a general rule you can find it."  From the movie, Old Yeller.

The above line is the ending sentence from last weeks quote and as the hardships of Hurricane Sandy (homes destroyed, devastated communities, no power or water, fuel shortages and limited transportation) are still felt, I have been lucky to have witnessed "the good that started to take place of the bad' through the kindness and generosity of volunteers and individual citizens that just want to help. So the Quote of the Week is dedicated to those KIND STRANGERS with BIG HEARTS!
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"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart."

Elizabeth Andrew

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

Mark Twain

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” 

Aesop
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A most recent Quote of the Week Classic...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Plato
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Weeks Files; Novemeber 5, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. As most of you know, the northeast was pounded last week by Hurricane Sandy.

Fortunately, I was very lucky as I was not impacted that much but I am still at a loss of words as I try to process the enormous amount of destruction that this hurricane wrought to the homes of family and friends and to the surrounding towns near where I live. And as I watch the news, It is impossible to imagine the devastation brought to so many lives throughout the northeast.

A continuing lesson for me is the acceptance of that I can only control so much in life ~ my actions and reactions. Everything else, such as nature, is up to the powers that Be.
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"That was rough.... Thing to do now is try and forget it.... I guess I don't quite mean that.  It's not a thing you can forget.  Maybe not even a thing you want to forget.... Life's like that sometimes... Now and then for no good reason a man can figure out, life will just haul off and knock him flat, slam him agin' the ground so hard it seems like all his insides is busted.  But it's not all like that.  A lot of it's mighty fine, and you can't afford to waste the good part frettin' about the bad.  That makes it all bad.... Sure, I know - sayin' it's one thing and feelin' it's another.  But I'll tell you a trick that's sometimes a big help.  When you start lookin' around for something good to take the place of the bad, as a general rule you can find it."  

From one of my favorite movie when I was a kid...Old Yeller
(I've been finding a lot of good these past few days!) 
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not... nothing is more common than unsuccessful people will talent.
Genius will not... unrewarded genius is almost legendary.
Education will not.... the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge
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Wishing you a most beautiful day!

From the Quote of the Weeks Files; Novemeber 5, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. As most of you know, the northeast was pounded last week by Hurricane Sandy.

Fortunately, I was very lucky as I was not impacted that much but I am still at a loss of words as I try to process the enormous amount of destruction that this hurricane wrought to the homes of family and friends and to the surrounding towns near where I live. And as I watch the news, It is impossible to imagine the devastation brought to so many lives throughout the northeast.

A continuing lesson for me is the acceptance of that I can only control so much in life ~ my actions and reactions. Everything else, such as nature, is up to the powers that Be.
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"That was rough.... Thing to do now is try and forget it.... I guess I don't quite mean that.  It's not a thing you can forget.  Maybe not even a thing you want to forget.... Life's like that sometimes... Now and then for no good reason a man can figure out, life will just haul off and knock him flat, slam him agin' the ground so hard it seems like all his insides is busted.  But it's not all like that.  A lot of it's mighty fine, and you can't afford to waste the good part frettin' about the bad.  That makes it all bad.... Sure, I know - sayin' it's one thing and feelin' it's another.  But I'll tell you a trick that's sometimes a big help.  When you start lookin' around for something good to take the place of the bad, as a general rule you can find it."  

From one of my favorite movie when I was a kid...Old Yeller
(I've been finding a lot of good these past few days!) 
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not... nothing is more common than unsuccessful people will talent.
Genius will not... unrewarded genius is almost legendary.
Education will not.... the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge
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Wishing you a most beautiful day!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 29, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!  What would YOU like to say about your life when you turn 95?  Well, Quote of the Week member Mike Pennella's father knows as he turns 95 today!!!!  Best wishes on a landmark birthday!
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"Its a good place to be and I am in a good place in my life.  I exercise, I pray, I read, I write, I play piano, and I count my blessings. I am ninety-five and counting."

C. Robert Pennella
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A recylced Quote of the Week Classic...

"A man's age is something impressive, it sums up his life:  maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, griefs and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves.  A man's age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories."

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 22, 2102

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!

Are you dealing with unavoidable change? Are you coming into a new and different world and have trouble coping? Have you reached a turning point in your life on how you want to live the rest of your life? Do you need and want to take charge of your own choices?  

Then perhaps these lines (quotes) from the movie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel can give you the insight you are looking for.  (I obviously saw the movie and enjoyed these upbeat aphorisms and quotable quotes.
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“This is a new and different world.  The challenge is to cope with it.  Not just cope but thrive.”

“All we know about the future is that it will be different.”

“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing.”

“The only real failure is the failure to try. And the measure of success is how well we cope.”

“Most things don’t work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.”

“The light, the colours, the smiles. The way the people see life as a gift, a privilege — and not a right.”

”The only real measure of success is how we cope with disappointment. We get up in the morning and do our best.”

“Everything will be all right in the end, so if it is not all right, then it is not the end.”
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 15, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week ~ Serving the Psycho-Spritual Needs of People on the Go since 1984 (Quote of the Week member Phyllis reminded me that the year is probably earlier if you count answering machine messages :-))

After spending a wonderful hiking with family and friends at Mohonk Mountain House, this week's quote is on Nature. By the way, our mantra for the day was "Think Outside; No Box Required"
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“If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature.”

John Burroughs
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live.  He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything."

Albert Schweitzer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; October 8, 2012

Welcome back to the Quote of the Week.  This week we feature 2 quotes that have a common theme!  Can you discover it?
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"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."

Leonard Cohen
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"A stumble may prevent a fall."

English Proverb
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside."

Dag Hammarskjold
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!f

From the Quote of the Week Files, October 1, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!  Two quotes today both by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  Why Mozart quotes?  Well I happen to be in Vienna, Austria and this is his birthplace.  Enjoy!
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“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” 

“The music is not in the notes,
but in the silence between.” 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."

Eric Hoffer
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, September 24, 2012

Hello and Welcome to the Quote of the Week, your weekly your weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. 
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“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.” 

Neil deGrasse Tyson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....

Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours. 

Swedish Proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, September 17, 2012

Welcome!!  This week, quotes on the lighter side.  Enjoy!!
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"Problems are like washing machines. They twist, they spin & knock us around. But in the end we come out cleaner, brighter & better than before."

Author Unknown
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A Recycled quote of the Week Classic...

"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."

Margaret Halsey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, September 10, 2012

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night to all Quote of the Weeksters.
Are you ready to enjoy a new inspiring or insightful Quote of the Week?  It's great with a fresh cup of coffee or tea as you begin (or end) your day!
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“Fear knocked on the door.
Faith answered.
No one was there."

Anonymous
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic.

"The way into this new world can be so simple - and so sweet. When you're willing to listen to your own voice and trust yourself enough to follow your heart, you encounter your true power - a power marked by courage and vulnerability. Any moment you offer a whole-hearted 'Yes!' to your own truth, you are infused with the power, self-worth, self-respect, self-esteem and confidence that will give wings to the best year of your life."

Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!


grace

From the Quote of the Week Files; September 3, 2012

One author, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Four themes, Smiling, Love, Understanding and Compassion!  Enjoy today's Quote of the Week!
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"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

Thich Nhat Hanh
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one.  To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion.  When you understand, you cannot help but love.  And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people."

Thich Nhat Hanh
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you
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grace

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 27, 2012

"What My Son's Disabilities Taught Me About 'Having It All" is the article that inspired this week's quote.  Because of her child's problems, the author will never have a tidy, peaceful life. But none of this keeps her from being happy -- as long as she asks herself the right questions. (From the Business of Life Blog)
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When I look at friends and acquaintances, many with perfectly beautiful children and wonderful lives, and see how desperately unhappy or stressed they are about balancing work and family, I think to myself that the solution to many problems is deceptively obvious. We are chasing the wrong things, asking ourselves the wrong questions. It is not, "Can we have it all?" -- with "all" being some kind of undefined marker that shall forever be moved upwards out of reach just a little bit with each new blessing. We should ask instead, "Do we have enough?"

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/07/what-my-sons-disabilities-taught-me-about-having-it-all/260479/
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Don't criticize, condemn, or complain."

Dale Carnegie (His first of nine Human Relation Principles)

Here are are the other eight...

2. Give honest and sincere appreciation
3. Arouse in the other person an eager want.
4. Become genuinely interested in other people.
5. Smile.
6. Remember that a man's name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
7. Be a good listener.  Encourage others to talk about themselves.
8. Talk in terms of the other man's interests.
9. Make the other person feel important — and do it sincerely.
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 20, 2012

Reciprocity, A Generous Heart and Wholesome Actions are the themes for this week's Quotes!! Enjoy!
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Zigong asked: ‘Is there any single word that could guide one's entire life?’ The Master said: ‘Should it not be reciprocity? What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.’

Analects of Confucius
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"It is worth reminding ourselves that what brings us the greatest joy and satisfaction in life are those actions we undertake out of concern for others. Indeed we can go further. For whereas the fundamental questions of human existence, such as why we are here, where we are going, and whether the universe had a beginning, have each elicited different responses in different philosophical traditions, it is self-evident that a generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millenium
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 13, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week. This week's quote comes from my favorite fictional character, Detective Dave Robicheaux, created by the crime writing author, James Lee Burke. It gave me pause to think. Enjoy!
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“It has been my experience that most human stories are circular rather than linear. Regardless of the path we choose, we somehow end up where we commenced - in part, I suspect, because the child who lives in us goes along for the ride.”

James Lee Burke, The Glass Rainbow
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”

T. S. Eliot 
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you.

From the Quote of the Week Files, August 6, 2012

Yes, It is the Quote of the Week!  Promoting Cosmic Wisdom at Bargain Basement Prices!
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The Bushman in the Kalahari Desert talk about two "hungers."
There is the Great Hunger and there is the Little Hunger.
The Little Hunger wants food for the belly; but the Great Hunger,
the greatest hunger of all, is the hunger for meaning...

Sir Laurens van der Post from Hasten Slowly, a film by Mickey Lemle
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"The best year of our lives is not made up of days or weeks or months. It is made up of moments. Moments when we allow our separateness to melt away so we can be truly intimate with another; moments when we take a risk and express our love in an unexpected way; moments when we choose forgiveness over resentment; moments when we appreciate the perfection of where we are and who we are with. These are the moments that bring meaning to our lives and joy to our hearts."

Debbie Ford
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Wishing you a most beautful day, wherever this may find you!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 30, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!  Are you a traveler or a tourist?  Today's quote may help you answer that question.  Enjoy!
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"Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what’s right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in."

Andrew Zimmern
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us."

Joseph Campbell
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 23, 2012

Remembering Steven Covey

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey has been one of my favorite management/personal development books and I refer to it often. Unfortunately, Mr. Covey passed away July 16th and here are a few of his timeless insights.  May he rest in Peace.
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"Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny."

"Until a person can say deeply and honestly, ‘I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,’ that person cannot say, ‘I choose otherwise.’"

"To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know."

"Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.

And, of course, the meat of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:

Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Steven Covey
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 16, 2012

How to start (and end) a Virtuous day is the theme for this week's Quotes!  Enjoy!
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"What good shall I do this day?"

Benjamin Franklin
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The story behind Franklin's thinking...

In his autobiography Benjamin Franklin outlined a "Precept of Order, requiring that every part of my business should have its allotted time, one page in my little book contain'd the following scheme of employment for the twenty-four hours of a natural day." The first order of business in his precept was to ask himself simply, "What good shall I do this day?"  And of course he ended the day by asking, "What good have I done this day?" (see below ~ the page from his autobiography)
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"Finish every day and be done with it.  You have done what you could; some blunders
and absurditites crept in;  forget them as soon as you can.  Tomorrow is a new day;
You should begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 9, 2012

Two quotes by the 4th Century B.C, Chinese thinker and social philosopher Confucius  are this week's quotes.  I have to remind myself of the 1st one when I go jogging or enter a 5K race. It is also a pretty good life lesson as well.  Enjoy! 

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"It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop."

Confucius
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...


"Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but wanting what you have."

Confucius
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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, July 1, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the week! For what it's worth is the theme for this week's quote and song.  Enjoy (for what it's worth)!
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"For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."


From the movie, Benjamin Button (a letter to his daughter)
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For what it's Worth: A great song by Buffalo Springfield...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...


“Strangely enough, this is the past that somebody in the future is longing to go back to.”


Ashleigh Brilliant
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, June 25, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!  I was looking at the Zappos website and stumbled upon their 10 Core Values.  I thought it was interesting (I have some more work to do based on this list) and I hope you do as well. 
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Zappos Core Family Values


1. Deliver WOW Through Service
2. Embrace and Drive Change
3. Create Fun and A Little Weirdness
4. Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
5. Pursue Growth and Learning
6. Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication
7. Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
8. Do More With Less
9. Be Passionate and Determined
10. Be Humble


http://about.zappos.com/our-unique-culture/zappos-core-values/deliver-wow-through-service
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...


My Autobiography in Five Short Chapters


Chapter One....


"I walk down the street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.  I fall in.  I am lost.  I am helpless. It isn't my fault!  It takes me forever to find a way out."


Chapter Two....


"I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.  I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I'm in the same place, but it isn't my fault!!  It still takes me a long time to get out."


Chapter Three....


"I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the middle of the sidewalk.  I see it there. I still fall in....it is a habit. I know where I am.  It is my fault.  I get out immediately."


Chapter Four....


"I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the middle of the sidewalk. I walk around it."


Chapter Five....


"I walk down another street!"


Portia Nelson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, June 19, 2012

Welcome to the delayed Quote of the Week.  SUCCESS is the theme for this week's quotes!  Enjoy!
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“Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the summit. It is the whole process of reaching for a goal and, sometimes, it begins with failure.”

Erik Weihenmayer
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So who is Erik Weihenmayer?  I had the pleasure of sitting next to him and his wife on my home from Colorado last night.  Check out this link to find out more about Erik and his accomplishments.

http://www.touchthetop.com/
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, June 11, 2012

Kindness continues to be the theme of this week's quotes!  Enjoy!
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“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be any kindness I can show...let me do it now.”

William Penn
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....

"The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love."

William Wordsworth
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And speaking of kindness, there is an old song that says "Be kind to your web footed friends...."  With that in mind, I decided to have one (a web footed friend that is) for dinner on my stoop! I think he enjoyed himself!!  ;-)

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files, June 4, 2012

“Be Kind for Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Great Battle.”


Plato
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The above Quote of the Week has been bouncing around in my head for the past couple of week since reading it Tom Peter's book, The Little BIG Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence.  I was reminded of the quote the other day as I met 4 people going through tremendous personal battles and they were all dealing with their challenges with grace and dignity. 


By the way, it not certain that Plato was the author of this quote.  Some people think it might have been John Watson.  Either way, it is a great quote!
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...


"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these."


George Washington Carver
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 29, 2012

"It's a beautiful day!"


Father Joe Nolan
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A simple quote with great meaning!  


We celebrated my Uncle Joe's 90th Birthday and 65th anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood on Sunday.  It was quite a party as we celebrated at Belmont Park Race Track and had a race named in his named in his honor (The Joralemon Street Gallup ~ he was born on Joralemon Street in Brooklyn). The quote is the way he began all his homilies. 
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic... 


“Success is not a matter of spontaneous combustion.  It is you that must set yourself on fire."


Reggie Leach
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 21, 2012

It was raining pretty hard this morning and this quote came to mind!  Enjoy! 
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“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass…
it’s about learning how to dance in the rain!”

Vivian Greene
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A Recycle Quote of the Week Classic...

Live Everything

"I want to beg you, as much as I can, to be patient toward all that is unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. 

Do not seek the answers, which cannot be given to you because you would not be able to live them. 

And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer." 

Rainer Maria Rilke
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; May 14, 2012

It is graduation month in the US and it marks a big step in a student's life. This week's quote is an excerpt from a Commencement Speech given by Dr. Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was told in Aug 2007 that he only had 3-6 months to live. When he gave this speech at Carnegie Mellon, it was the 9th month (May 2008). He later passed away 2 months after that. 
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“We don’t beat the reaper by living longer. We beat the reaper by living well and living fully. For the reaper is always going to come for all of us. The question is: What do we do between the time we are born, and the time he shows up? Because when he shows up, it’s too late to do all the things that you’re always gona, kinda get around to.”

Randy Pausch
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (2 really)...

"Be thankful for brick walls.  Brick walls are there for a reason.  They let us prove how badly we want things."

 Randy Pausch
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"Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you." Sometimes, it might even take years, but people will show you their good side.  Just keep waiting."

Randy Pausch
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYv5x6gZTA

From the Quote of the Week Files, May 7, 2012

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?  Or, do you ever feel, feel so paper thin like a house of cards, one blow from caving in? If so, then this week's quote is for you!!!! 


It is part of the lyrics of one of my favorite jogging songs and it helps me from feeling like a waste of space and reminds me that I am an original, that cannot be replaced!!   
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"You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July'
Cause baby you're a firework


Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh
As you shoot across the sky


Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down


Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through"


Katy Perry; "Firework" 
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...


You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beautiful as you feel.


Carole King; "Beautiful"
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw&ob=av3e YouTube - Videos from this email

From the Quote of the Week Files, April 30, 2012

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night. Are you ready to enjoy a new inspiring or insightful Quote of the Week?  It's great with a fresh cup of coffee or tea as you begin or end your day!
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"We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us."

Marcel Proust
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Remember that Right Now...

Somebody is very proud of you. 
Somebody is thinking of you. 
Somebody is caring about you. 
Somebody misses you. 
Somebody wants to talk to you. 
Somebody wants to be with you. 
Somebody hopes you aren't in trouble. 
Somebody is thankful for your support. 
Somebody wants to hold your hand. 
Somebody hopes everything turns out all right. 
Somebody wants you to be happy. 
Somebody wants you to find him/her. 
Somebody is celebrating your successes. 
Somebody wants to give you a gift. 
Somebody thinks that you are a gift. 
Somebody hopes you're not too cold, or too hot 
somebody wants to hug you. 
Somebody loves you. 
Somebody admires your strength. 
Somebody is thinking of you and smiling. 
Somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on. 
Somebody wants to go out with you & have a lot of fun. 
Somebody thinks the world of you. 
Somebody wants to protect you. 
Somebody would do anything for you. 
Somebody wants to be forgiven. 
Somebody is grateful for your forgiveness. 
Somebody wants to laugh with you. 
Somebody remembers you & wishes you were there. 
Somebody needs to know your love is unconditional. 
Somebody values your advice. 
Somebody wants to tell you how much they care. 
Somebody wants to share their dreams with you. 
Somebody wants to hold you in their arms. 
Somebody wants you to hold them in your arms. 
Somebody treasures your spirit. 
Somebody wishes they could stop time because of you 
somebody can't wait to see you. 
Somebody loves you for who you are 
somebody loves the way you make them feel. 
Somebody wants to be with you. 
Somebody wants you to know they are there for you. 
Somebody's glad that you're his/her friend. 
Somebody wants to be your friend. 
Somebody stayed up all night thinking about you. 
Somebody is wishing that you noticed him/her. 
Somebody wants to get to know you better. 
Somebody wants to be near you. 
Somebody misses your advice/guidance. 
Somebody has faith in you. 
Somebody trusts you. 
Somebody needs you to send them this letter 
somebody needs your support. 
Somebody needs you to have faith in them. 
Somebody will cry when they read this. 
Somebody needs you to let them be your friend. 
Somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.

Anonymous
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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grace

From the Quote of the Week Files; April 23, 2012

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!  Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated. Come on in and enjoy this week's quotes!
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Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful,
the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds
and their feet on the ground.  Walk with those who have ideals,
with zest to help and lift, to create and contribute.
Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better
than when you found it. . . . Associate with the creative people
wherever you find them.  Make friends with them, go where they are,
talk with them, listen to them, be open and receptive to them,
let them inspire you.  Catch their attitudes, their way of thinking and living.

Wilferd A. Peterson
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
To allow my living to open me,
To make me less afraid,
More accessible.

To loosen my heart until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance;
To live so that which came to me as seed
goes on to the next as blossom
And that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.

Dawna Markova
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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grace

From the Quote of the Week Files, April 16, 2012

I hope you don't mind but this week's quote comes to you from Geneva Switzerland! As a matter of fact, that is also the theme of this week's quotes ~ The Mind!! Enjoy!!

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“Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you have always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you continue to act as you have always acted, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. If you want different results in your life or your work, all you have to do is change your mind.”

Author Unknown

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Recycled Quote of the Week Classic (Actually 2)

"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work unless it's open."

Frank Zappa (Or at least some people think it was him!)

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"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!!

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grace

From the Quote of the Week Files, April 9, 2010

Hello everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!! What is your definition of happiness? Famed movie director, Alfred Hitchcock knew and that is this week's quote! Enjoy!__________

"A clear horizon — nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive… I can’t bear quarreling, I can’t bear feelings between people — I think hatred is wasted energy, and it’s all non-productive. I’m very sensitive — a sharp word, said by a person, say, who has a temper, if they’re close for me, hurts me for days. I know we’re only human, we do go in for these various emotions, call them negative emotions, but when all these are removed and you can look forward and the road is clear ahead, and now you’re going to create something — I think that’s as happy as I’ll ever want to be.”

Alfred Hitchcock
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Check out the link below to see Alfred Hitchcock speak on happiness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dOICbwSIs&feature=player_embedded
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month -- get married.
If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else."

Chinese Proverb
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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grace