From the Quote of the Week Files; January 7, 2013

Good Morning and Welcome to the Quote of the Week!  May this year smile upon you give you ALL wonderful surprises!  
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"Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.”

 Mother Teresa
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It is time for the The Word for the Year!   

Over the past several years I wrote about the difficulties of keeping my well intention-ed New Year's Resolutions and thanks to a to a blog by Kristine Kane, I now choose a word(s) for the upcoming year that hopefully will inspire me on what I want "TO BE" as opposed to what I need "TO DO".  This year my word, as you might have guessed from last weeks' quote, is a number, 525,600 (which represents the number of minutes  we have in a year). My intention is to keep that number in mind as a reminder to make the most of those precious minutes that are given to me this year! What about you? What will be your word(s) or numbers?
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A link to Kristine Kane's blog...

http://christinekane.com/blog/resolution-revolution-a-better-way-to-start-your-year/
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Wishing you a most beautiful year wherever this my find you!

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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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QX-xToQI34I

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!