From the Quote of the Week Files; February 28, 2011

Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!!!

Not everyone likes to set out on a road less traveled including me, so here are some thoughtts about making life an adventure. Enjoy!
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“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints.”

Wilfred Peterson
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“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”

Eleanor Roosevelt
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“At dusk the three of us encountered an elderly lady and her beagle hiking toward us. Teetering along on a walking stick, she wore a motoring cap and held a bunch of wildflowers. I said hello and asked her where she was going. She replied in Welsh, “Rydw i yna yn barod.” We looked to Erica for a translation. “She said, ‘I’m already there.’”

“A Ramble in Wales,” from National Geographic Traveler
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

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

From the Quote of the Week Files, February 21, 2011

Hello Everybody and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!

Starting with an old adage, the theme for this week's quote is Perserverance. Enjoy!)
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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again."

William Edward Hickson
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"I frequently-regularly-often trip while reaching for my high ideals. Then I giggle, or cry, and get back up."

Erika Harris
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"He failed in business in '31.
He was defeated for state legislator in '32.
He tried another business in '33. It failed.
His fiancee died in '35.
He had a nervous breakdown in '36.
In '43 he ran for congress and was defeated.
He tried again in '48 and was defeated again.
He tried running for the Senate in '55. He lost.
The next year he ran for Vice President and lost.
In '59 he ran for the Senate again and was defeated.
In 1860, the man who signed his name A. Lincoln, was elected the 16th President of the United States.

The difference between history's boldest accomplishments and its most staggering failures is often, simply, the diligent will to persevere."
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Keep on Keeping On!!
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, Valentine's Day

Welcome to the Quote of Week this Valentine's Day. Love is in the Air!

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"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died,
Give me, give me one more chance to keep you satisfied,
If I made you feel second best,
I'm sorry, I was blind.

You were always on my mind,
You were always on my mind.

Elvis Presley, Always on My Mind
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Bart, with $10,000, we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like...love!

Homer Simpson
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Wishing you a most beautiful Valentines Day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files, February 7, 2011

It is Monday and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!
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Life's Meaning is this week's theme! Enjoy!

“Life is not meaningful...unless it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.”

Abraham Joshua Heschel
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"One kind word can warm three winter months."

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

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 31, 2011

The weekend's over. It's Monday again. Welcome to the Quote of the Week!!!
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This week's Quote: Ancient wisdom about surrending to life challenges from an old Beatles song...

"And when the night is cloudy,
there is still a light that shines on me,
shine on until tomorrow,
let it be.

I wake up to the sound of music Mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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

From the Quote of the Week Files, January 24, 2011

Welcome to the Quote of the Week!! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!!
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Looking within for answers is the theme for this week's quotes...

“Not I - not anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself.”

Walt Whitman
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“You cannot teach a person anything; you can only help him find it within himself.”

Galileo
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!
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PS A Very Happy Birthday to Quote of the Week Member Loretta Nolan who happens to be my Aunt!!! She is X9 years young today!!!

"May God bless and keep you always, may your wishes all come true, may you always do for others and let others do for you; may you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung, may you stay forever young."

Bob Dylan

From the Quote of the Week Files; January 17, 2011

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good middle of the night to all Quote of the Week Members. It is time to get away from the all important details of day-to-day life, take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, kick off your shoes and enjoy reading today's quote on Leadership!
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"If you can, find that peace within yourself, that peace and quiet and confidence that you can pass on to others, so that they know that you are honest and you are fair and will help them, no matter what, when the chips are down."

Richard "Dick" Winters


Mr. Winters was the Easy Company commander whose World War II exploits were made famous by the book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers." The quote is from an August 2004 article in American History Magazine: Mr. Winters died last week in central Pennsylvania. He was 92.

http://www.majordickwinters.com/major.html
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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 comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes 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!

From the Quote of the Week Files; January 10, 2011

Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! The place to go to where you can get timeless wisdom at bargain basement prices!!
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"I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."

Agatha Christie
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About the Word(s) for the Year Project...

Proactive, Calmness, Fruition, Serenity, Courage, Wisdom, Compassion, Generosity, Willingness, Change, Kindness, Acceptance, Courage, Patience, Release, Creativity, Growth, Connect, Create, Reclaim, Balance, Smile, Create, Balance, Perseverance, Launch, Interconnect, Allow and Glow

Based on last week's post, these are the the words that some of our Quote of the Week Members are using as guiding pillars that will be their focus for the coming year. What word(s) will guide you in 2011? Will it be patience? Generosity? Gratitude?

Once you have, hold it in your mind through the year and just keep going, keep working and most importantly, keep smiling. Good Luck!.
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year."

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

First Quote of the New Year 2011!!

Happy New Year and Welcome to the first quotes of the new year!!! It is 2011 and we have a new chance to do it better or to get it right!
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"And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been."

Rainer Maria Rilke
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic....

Do your New Year's Resolutions "go in one year and out the other"?

Back in January of 2008, The Quote of the Week featured a new way of of making New Year's Resolutions (thanks to Kristine Kane's blog). She suggests that instead of making resolutions, we would pick a word or words that would guide us throughout the year. It would remind us of living our lives at the TO BE level instead of the To Do or To have level.

Last year my word was Openness (not sure how well I did but...) and this year I am choosing the Latin phrase, Memento Mori which translated means "Remember your mortality". Hopefully this phrase will be my reminder that my life comes with an expiration date (usually unexpectedly) and to live accordingly.
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What will be your word or words will you chose that will guide you throughout the year? Care to share yours?
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

"The possibility of making this your best year ever exists in every moment, because having the best year of your life depends not on some outside accomplishment but on allowing the greatest expression of yourself to be unveiled. Having the best year of your life is about becoming the person you always wanted to be. It's about embracing a vision of yourself at your best and developing the qualities that will take you there."

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

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 27, 2010

Welcome to the Quote of the Week's annual "Old Year Reflection Questions." For the past few years, I have come up with a list of questions that will hopefully help you (and me) reflect on this year so you may clear the path for the brand new year ahead of us and to move forward on a more positive pathway to manifest what's next! Here are the Questions...
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Some Old Year Reflection Questions to think about...

1. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you?
2. If there is a symbol that represents 2010 that would capture its essence, what would it be?
3. If you could give yourself a name that symbolizes you in 2010 what name would you give yourself?
4. Name the people who made a difference in your life. Whom do you appreciate and why?
5. What gifts have you received this year? (This could be tangible like your income, a favor or emotional support.)
6. What gifts have you given others this year? (tangible or not)
7. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.
8. How did your relationships grow, change or end? What did you learn?
9. What journeys have you taken? (inner and outer experiences i.e. a new baby, a vacation, a new job)
10. What goals did you achieve and what do you need to celebrate?
11. For Review-What and who did you grieve this year and where are you in the process?
12. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?
13. Where did you find joy?
14. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it?
15. What would be the sound track/song that represents your life in 2010?
16. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
17. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? What are 5 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?
18. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Will you do it in 2011?)
19. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
20. Your own question.
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This week Quotes...

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
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So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun

John Lennon
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"If you think back and replay your year, if it doesn't bring you tears, either of joy or sadness, consider the year wasted."

John Cage, From the show Ally McBeal
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Wishing you a most beautiful 2011, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week; December 20, 2010

The quote for this Christmas Week are the lyrics from the song, “Put a Little Love in your Heart.” It was first made famous by Jackie DeShannon in 1968 and later served as the ending theme song for the movie “Scrooged” starring Bill Murray (sung byAnnie Lennox and Al Green). It is a small song with a great meaning! Enjoy!
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Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart

You see it's getting late
Oh please don't hesitate
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see

Another day goes by
And still the children cry
Put a little love in you heart
If you want the world to know
We won't let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Wait and see

Take a good look around
And if you're lookin' down
Put a little love in your heart

I hope when you decide
Kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart

And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see

Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in -
Put a little love in your heart...
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic

"If you don't have Christmas in your heart yet...you won't find it under a tree."

Charlotte Carpenter
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A little Christmas joke....

Question: "How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?
Answer: "Deep pan, crisp and even."
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Wishing you a most beautiful holiday wherever you are!!!!

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 13, 2010

Welcome back to the Quote of the Week ~ Your Weekly source for nurturing your mind, body & spirit. Abundance is the subject of today's Quote. Enjoy!
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"There is an ancient metaphysical law that says if we desire more abundance in our lives we must create a vacuum to allow ourselves to receive the good we seek. How can more good come into our lives if there is no room for it? The way we create the vacuum is by giving away what we no longer need or desire but what can serve others."

Sarah Ban Breathnach
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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.
It is my personal approach that creates the climate.
It is my daily mood that makes the weather.
I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration,
I can humiliate or horror, hurt or heal.
In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated and a person is humanized or de-humanized.
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse.
If we treat people as they could be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.

J.W. Goethe
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Wishing you a most beautiful day, wherever this may find you!

From the Quote of the Week Files; December 6, 2010

Hello & Welcome to the Quote of the Week! This week's quote is from a video clip that my Aunt Loretta emailed me. Enjoy and remember No Regrets (in love or in life!!)
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No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day

No, no regrets
No, let there be no regrets
Why explain? Why delay?
Don't go away, simply call it a day

Pleading moments we knew
I will set them apart
Every word, every sign
Will be burned in my heart

But no tears will be shed
There'll be no one to blame
Let it always be said
We attempted what came

No, no regrets
No, we will have no regrets
As you leave, I can say
Love was king, but for only a day

Life still goes on
Yes, even though love has gone
One last kiss
Shrug and sign

No regrets
Even though it's goodbye
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwOZvvGsRs
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A Recycled Quote of the week Classic...

"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."

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