From the Quote of the Week Files; December 30, 2013

Happy New Year Everybody!! Welcome to the last quote of 2013. I am looking forward to finding out what the new year has in store for me but more importantly, figuring out what I have in store for it!!! Enjoy! 

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“In this new year, 

may you have a deep understanding of your true value and worth, 

an absolute faith in your unlimited potential, 

peace of mind in the midst of uncertainty, 

the confidence to let go when you need to, 

acceptance to replace your resistance,

gratitude to open your heart,

the strength to meet your challenges, 

great love to replace your fear,

forgiveness and compassion for those who offend you, 

clear sight to see your best and true path,

hope to dispel obscurity,

the conviction to make your dreams come true, 

meaningful and rewarding synchronicities,

dear friends who truly know and love you, 

a childlike trust in the benevolence of the universe,

the humility to remain teachable,

the wisdom to fully embrace your life exactly as it is,

the understanding that every soul has its own course to follow,

the discernment to recognize your own unique inner voice of truth, 

and the courage to learn to be still.” 

Janet Rebhan

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

At the end of each year, I ask myself two questions:

1)    What do I want to create in this New Year? And, perhaps even more importantly, 

2)    What do I want to let go of?

Patricia Digh 

(Two good questions if you are doing an annual review or check out Chris Guillebeau site... http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/2013-annual-review/!)

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Do you have a word that will inspire and guide you in 2014?  I do. I will share it with you next week!  

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

An Inspiring Couple...

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Living and Longevity

An Unexpected Christmas!

The story of Christmas told by the kids of St Paul's Church, Auckland, New Zealand. Based on the book, 

"An Unexpected Christmas" by Simone Graham!

Merry Christmas Everybody!

The Bells of St Mary's; The Christmas Story

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 23, 2013

Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas everybody!  This week, 2 Recycled Quote of the Week Classics with Christmas as the theme!   Wishing your family peace and love at Christmas and always. 

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It's Christmas Eve, it's the one night of the year where we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more...for a couple of hours out of the whole year we are the people that we always hoped we would be. It's a miracle, it's really sort of a miracle, because it happens every Christmas Eve...

"You have to do something, you have to take a chance, you do have to get involved. There are people that are having trouble making their miracle happen. There are people who don't have enough to eat, there are people that are cold...you can go out and say "hello" to these people. You can take an old blanket out of the closet and say "here" you can make them a sandwich and say "oh by the way here!" I get it now! If you give, then it can happen...then the miracle can happen to you. It's not just the poor and hungry, it's everybody who's got to have this miracle!! And it can happen tonight for all of you! If you believe in this spirit thing, the miracle will happen and then you'll want it to happen again tomorrow. You won't be one of those (Scrooges) who says Christmas is once a year and it's a fraud...it's not! It can happen every day..you've just got to want that feeling. And if you like it and you want ityou'll get greedy for it...you'll want it every day of your life, and it can happen to you. I believe in it now! I believe it's gonna happen to me now, and I'm ready for it. It's great! It's a good feeling..it's better than I've felt in a long time! I'm ready....have a Merry Christmas, everyone."

From the movie "Scrooged" (1988) starring Bill Murray

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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... Encourage youth...Manifest your loyalty in word and deed...Keep a promise... Find the time... Forgo a grudge... Forgive an enemy... Listen... Apologize if you were 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 the wonder of earth... Speak of your love... Speak it again... Speak still once again.

Author Unknown

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For my Estonian relatives..."Haid joule ja head uut aastat"

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Wishing you a most beautiful Christmas wherever this may find you!

How to Know Your Life Purpose in 5 Minutes: Adam Leipzig at TEDxMalibu

Turkey Lurkey Time from the show Promises Promises

I am surprised that this song, Turkey Lurkey Time, hasn't become a standard Christmas Song for the season!

Here is the original cast from the Tony Award's  ceremony from 1969.  A lot of Head Bobbing!

A more updated version from the TV Show Glee!

Merry Christmas Everybody!  

Have a GREAT Turkey Lurkey Time!

Interesting; What Motivates Us!

I Loved Watching Bob Hope's Christmas Specials as a Kid! Here is one from 1967!

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 17, 2013

Welcome once again to the Quote of the Week!   Your presence, exactly as is at this very moment, is greatly appreciated. This week's quote was sent in by QoftheW member Roger Smith who I have known since 7th grade!  Roger is one of the better people on this earth!

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 "When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong."

Richard Dawkins; English Biologist and Author,

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A Recycled Quotes of the Week Classic to help you get through the Holidays!!...

"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."

Debbie Ford

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

Christmas Sing -a Long! Rockefeller Center, NY

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

Sometimes I could use a "Bench Buddy!"

What is Love An Elderly Couple, after 50 years of Marriage

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 9, 2013

Welcome to the Quote of the Week.  Today, two interesting quotes from Kate Bartolltta's inspiring article 

on how to get flat abs and rule the world!  Also, this week's quote is dedicated to QoftheW member Jim Kerr (from  NYC radio station Q 104.3) who  is celebrating his birthday today!  Jim was instrumental in making the Quote of the Week possible!  Happy Birthday Jim!
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"..but here’s the thing ~ You are alive."

Kate Bartolotta

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“Because you are alive, everything is possible.”

Thich Nhat Han

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A link to the article...

http://beyoumediagroup.com/2013/09/07/how-to-get-flat-abs-have-amazing-sex-and-rule-the-world-in-8-easy-steps/

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."

 Marcus Aurelius

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

A LInk to a A Beautiful Story About NBA Great Bob Cousy Caring for His Wife for Years

Creative Minority Report: A Beautiful Story About NBA Great Bob Cousy Caring for His Wife for Years

An Link to an Interesting Article with some GREAT reminders: How to Get Flat Abs, Have Amazing Sex and Rule the World in 8 Easy Steps.

How to Get Flat Abs, Have Amazing Sex and Rule the World in 8 Easy Steps. | {Be You}

Today's Lesson ~ How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio

An Old Song; A GREAT Singer; An Inspiring Message! Here's to Beginning Again!

From the Quote of the Week File: December 2, 2013

It's time for the Quote of the Week!  Enjoy!

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“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.”

Thomas Merton
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Everybody Knows:

You can't be all things to all people.

You can't do all things at once.

You can't do all things equally well.

You can't do all things better than everyone else.

Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.

So:

You have to find out who you are, and be that.

You have to decide what comes first, and do that.

You have to discover your strengths, and use them.

You have to learn not to compete with others,

Because no one else is in the contest of "being you".

Then:

You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.

You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.

You will have learned to live with your limitations.

You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.

And you'll be a most vital mortal.

Dare To Believe:

That you are a wonderful, unique person.

That you are a once-in-all-history event.

That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.

That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.

And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.

Author Unknown

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

The Law of the Garbage Truck

The law of the garbage truck

One day I hopped in a taxi and we 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 on his 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. And I mean, he 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 that 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. Don't take it personally, just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

Inspiring Music!!

From the Quote of the Week Files; November 25, 2013

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!  The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices. Can a commercial for Johnny Walker Red Label serve as the Quote of the Week?  The answer is YES!

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"Your entire life ~ every routine, every risk, every moment, every step forward and every step back has led you to the next step and it has the power to change everything. Your entire life, the routines, the risks, the moments steps forward and the steps back have led you to the next step where all the possibilities lie.  Your entire life, all of it, leads to the next step. The chance to define yourself by where you're headed rather than by where you stand.Keep Walking."

Johnny Walker Red Commercial

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To see the commercial, click on the link below...

http://youtu.be/GIN1EQn6DaE

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” 

Soren Kierkegaard

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

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A Story: Alexander and Diogenes

Alexander and Diogenes

Now when Alexander [the Great] appeared before the Greek leaders in Corinth they greeted him warmly and paid him lavish compliments- all of them, that is but one. A funny fellow, a philosopher named Diogenes. He had views not unlike those of the Buddha. According to him, possessions and all the things we think we need only serve to distract us and get in the way of our simple enjoyment of life. So he had given away everything he owned and now sat, almost naked, in a barrel in the market square in Corinth where he lived, free and independent like a stray dog.

Curious to meet this strange fellow, Alexander went to call on him. Dressed in shining armour, the plume on his helmet waving in the breeze, he walked up to the barrel and said to Diogenes: 'I like you. Let me know your wish and I shall grant it.' Diogenes, who had until then been comfortably sunning himself, replied: 'Indeed, Sire, I have a wish.' 'Well, what is it?' 'Your shadow has fallen over me: stand a little less between me and the sun.' Alexander is said to have been so struck by this that he said: 'If I weren't Alexander, I should like to be Diogenes.'

"A Little History Of The World" by E.H. Gombrich

Dan Pink Speaks on Motivation!

I'm a New Soul! Nice song!

From the Quote of the Week Files; November 18, 2013

Here is this week's Quote!!  Enjoy!

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“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.”

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

If at any time, anyone struggles with unanswered questions that disrupt serenity, I offer the following reflection:

Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.

Don't search for the answers that could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them.  And the point is, to live everything.  Live the questions now.  Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Wishing you a MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY, wherever this may find you!

Inspirational Poem: Carry On by Robert W. Service

Carry On

It's easy to fight when everything's right,

And you're mad with the thrill and the glory;

It's easy to cheer when victory's near,

And wallow in fields that are gory.

It's a different song when everything's wrong.

When you're feeling infernally mortal;

When it's ten against one, and hope there is none,

Buck up, little soldier, and chortle:

Carry on! Carry on!

There isn't much punch in your blow.

You're glaring and staring and hitting out blind;

You're muddy and bloody, but never mind.

Carry on! Carry on!

 You haven't the ghost of a show.

It's looking like death, but while you've a breath,

Carry on, my son! Carry on!

And so in the strife of the battle of life

It's easy to fight when you're winning;

It's easy to slave, and starve and be brave,

When the dawn of success is beginning.

But the man who can meet despair and defeat

With a cheer, there's a man of God's choosing;

The man who can fight to Heaven's own height

Is the man who can fight when he's losing.

Carry on! Carry on!

Things never were looming so black.

But show that you haven't a cowardly streak,

And though you're unlucky you never are weak.

Carry on! Carry on!

Brace up for another attack.

It's looking like hell, but - you never can tell;

Carry on, old man! Carry on!

There are some who drift out in the deserts of doubt,

And some who in brutishness wallow;

There are others, I know, who in piety go

Because of a Heaven to follow.

But to labor with zest, and to give of your best,

For the sweetness and joy of the giving;

To help folks along with a hand and a song;

Why, there's the real sunshine of living.

Carry on! Carry on!

Fight the good fight and true;

Believe in you mission, greet life with a cheer;

There's big work to do, and that's why you are here.

Carry on! Carry on!

Let the world be the better for you;

And at last when you die, let this be your cry:

Carry on, my soul! Carry on!

Robert W. Service

Good Question: Which comes first? Happiness or Success

Ithaca; A Great Poem; A GREAT Message; Thanks Mike Pennella

Thanks to my friend Mike, 

I am once again reminded of the message

behind this wonderful poem!

Need a Hug?

From the Quote of the Week Files, Veterans Day, November 11, 2013

It is Veteran's Day in America in which we honor those who have so bravely served this country. A quote by Dan Lipinski reminds us of this day. 

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"On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free."

Dan Lipinski

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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!