2019, It WILL be happier...

"Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier."

 

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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12th Annual 

One Word; One Year Project

What will your word(s) be for 2019?

Now that 2018 is ALMOST over it is time to begin the new year with a word(s) (NOT a resolution) that will serve as an overarching theme for the entire year as to who you want to be or how you want to live.

I have chosen the words “MORE GRATEFUL” for my guiding words for 2019. All too often, I forget how to be grateful  for all what I have and what has been given to me and all my life experiences that have brought me to where and who I am today. And, instead of focusing on my blessings, I easily am overwhelmed if something goes wrong. 

So, my intention for 2019 is live in a constant state of gratitude. To be “MORE GRATEFUL” for all the life experiences and challenges that lie ahead in 2019. To be “MORE GRATEFUL” for the people I have in my life especially my family. To be MORE GRATEFUL for the good AND the not so good. Bottom Line: be “MORE GRATEFUL” for EVERYTHING! Let's see how it goes!! 

What will your Word(s) be for 2019? Email them in and I will create a FREE  $200.00 poster for you!  ;-)

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

To all Worldwide Quote of the Week Members, we wish you...

"Haid joule ja head uut aastat"; "God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År"; "Buone Feste Natalizie":  "Feliz Navidad"; "Nollaig Shona Dhuit"; "Joyeux Noël"; "Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan"; "Saint Dan Fai Lok"; "Froehliche Weihnachten"; "Kala Christouyenna" ; "Een Plesierige Kerfees"; "I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida"; "Merry Christmas"; "Happy Hanukkah" 

“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.” Gladys Taber

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

After all these years, it still moves me to hear this song and to know the inspirational story behind it.

Zach Sobiech, a very courageous young man who continues to inspire so many people with this very special song.

To find out about more about Zach, link here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo

Some wisdom from an Old TV Show:

The 3rd Side of Coin

"Whenever you reach an impasse look at the the third side of the coin. 

The third side is the edge, the place the two sides come together. The meeting place of heads and tails. 

Dad used to say that was the best side, because it welds opposites together. 

And it's a circle, a continuous circle, closed and perfect, as endless as understanding itself." 

Tod Stiles, Route 66

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

It's how we Learn

And it is inevitable

"We have all hurt someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. We have all loved someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. It is an intrinsic human trait, and a deep responsibility, I think, to be an organ and a blade. But, learning to forgive ourselves and others because we have not chosen wisely is what makes us most human. We make horrible mistakes. It’s how we learn. We breathe love. It’s how we learn. And it is inevitable.”  Nayyirah Waheed

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

Good Medicine for the upcoming Hectic Holiday Season

A Quote to remind us to take care of yourself during this Holiday Season!

 “Accept yourself. Love yourself as you are. Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace, and healing comes when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self-love. Roll in it. Bask in it as you would sunshine.”  

Melodie Beattie

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In what ways will you take care of yourself this Holiday Season?

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

Urgent VS Important; Made me Think

A short quote with a big meaning dedicated to Quote of the Week member, Jim Kerr

“Don't Stop Believin."  

Journey

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Congratulations to Quote of the Week Member, Jim Kerr, 

who was inducted into National Radio Hall of Fame.

As the youngest person ever to host a NYC radio show, Jim began his NY radio career in 1974 on WPLJ in 1974 and has been a fixture on the NY radio dial ever since. He has interviewed the biggest names in rock music including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger among countless others. He is now the longest running morning radio personality in NYC history. Along with his Radio Hosting Duties, Jim has also has also raised millions of dollars for community causes and charities and continues to do so. http://www.radiohalloffame.com/2018-inductees-overview

On a personal note, Jim is also responsible for the creation of this On-Line Quote of the Week Community. I met Jim in 1985 and he was kind enough to feature Mr. Nolan’s Quote of the Week which aired every Monday Morning for many years. This eventually led to the creation of this weekly Quote of the Week which is it's 19th year.  So this Rock and Roll quote by Journey is dedicated to Jim with my utmost respect and gratitude!

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

A Thanksgiving Mantra

Love More

Fear Less

Anonymous

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And on Thanksgiving Day

Love More

Eat Less

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

A quote that I am pondering on this beautiful fall day...

"Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards."

Soren Kierkegaard

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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this may find you

In honor of my mother's birthday today (she would have been 98) we have some old Estonian Folk Wisdom. She was born and raised in Tartu, Estonia and during WW II she escaped the Red Army’s Soviet reoccupation of Estonia. Facing an uncertain future, she left her home with just two suitcases and survived bomb attacks, starvation and other life threatening challenges. She eventually found her way to a small town in Germany where she found work in a hospital and then became an Interpreter for the US Army when they occupied the area.  As luck would have it, she also met and married a young Lieutenant from Brooklyn, NY. and went on to raise a family in Queens before moving to New Jersey. Her story is one of survival, ingenuity and resilience.   

"He who helps himself will be helped by others"

("Kes aitab ennast ise, seda aitavad ka teised.") 

Estonian Proverb 

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

(Soovin teile kõige ilusama päeva kõikjal, kus see võib sind leida!)

Struggling? A different perspective...

“It is okay to be at a place of struggle. Struggle is just another word for growth. Even the most evolved beings find themselves in a place of struggle now and then. In fact, struggle is a sure sign to them that they are expanding; it is their indication of real and important progress. The only one who doesn’t struggle is the one who doesn’t grow. So if you are struggling right now, see it as a terrific sign — celebrate your struggle.”

Neale Donald Walsh

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

A Quick Reminder for Today and Everyday... 

"It’s a beautiful day. Don’t let it get away." 

U2; "Beautiful Day"

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

The Best and Most Beautiful things

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." 

Helen Keller

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Wishing you a most BEAUTIFUL day wherever this may fine you!

On Spreading Kindness

“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” 

Stephen Grellet

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

Take in the Moments

"Act in the moment, live in the present, slowly slowly don’t allow the past to interfere, and you will be surprised that life is such an eternal wonder, such a mysterious phenomenon and such a great gift that one simply feels constantly in gratitude." Osho

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Wishing you a most beautiful day wherever this man find you!

 Reminder of your Strength, Determination and Resilience...

“Note to self: every time you were convinced you couldn’t go on, you did.”

Anonymous

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

Filling your Glass with All Good Things

“I’m not interested in whether the glass is half empty or half full.

I’m interested in figuring out how to fill the glass.”

Donald Kaberuka

President African Development Bank  

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

It is only with gratitude

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"In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, 

and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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

It is how you make them feel that counts!

"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 Angelou

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

What can you do if you feel like the world is too cold?  

“If the world is cold, 

make it your business to build fires.”

Horace Traubel

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

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PS: A Reminder

Are you living your word for the year?

(18 weeks left in 2018)

Contrary to the self-assured image we work so hard to present, 

remember...

"We're all bozos on the bus,

so we might as well sit back and enjoy the ride."

Wavy Gravy

(via Elizabeth Lesser)

  

https://www.feminist.com/ourinnerlives/inspiration_lesser3.html

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

For Just One Second...

"For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there’s nothing else. It’s here, and you’d better decide to enjoy it or you’re going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever."

Lev Grossman, The Magicians

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Wishing you a most Beautiful day wherever this may fine you!

Inspiring Video ~ Never Give Up!

A Lesson in Problem Solving

"Improvise. Adapt. Overcome."

 Clint Eastwood; The movie Heartbreak Ridge

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

How can you make it the best day of the year?

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Sue Austin Inspires Me!

This is a precious moment!

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“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” 

Paulo Coelho

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

As Many Times as you Need to!

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- Reflect -

Re-set, Re-adjust, Re-start, Re-focus...

As many times as you need to! 

Anonymous

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

We can ​Shine our own Light!​

"The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light”  

Sara Ajna

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