On Perseverace; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 23, 2016

On Perseverance

“I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that’s what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I’m back. In Memphis, talking to you. I have ice in my glass… And I’ve lost her all over again. I’m so sad that I don’t have Kelly. But I’m so grateful that she was with me on that island. And I know what I have to do now.

I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring? ”

From the end of the Tom Hanks movie, Cast Away,

explaining how he stayed alive and got off the island

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRuh-35RSQI

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

Turbulence's that we all Face in Life; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 16, 2016

On the 

​T

urbulence

​(s)​

 that we 

​all f

ace in 

​Life

"And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about”

Haruki Murakami

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"Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?"

Hunter S. Thompson

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

What Lies Within; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 9, 2016

What lies Within

​“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you.

If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”

Gospel of Thomas

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“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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Acceptance; From the Quote of the Week Files; May 2, 2016

“I am my own biggest critic. Before anyone else has criticized me, I have already criticized myself. But for the rest of my life, I am going to be with me and I don't want to spend my life with someone who is always critical. So I am going to stop being my own critic. It's high time that I accept all the great things about me.” 

C.JoyBell C  

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A Remarkable Young Man; Inspirational

The Secret of Life; Quote of the Week; April 26, 2016

The Secret of Life

“If we want to live perfectly happy lives...we must drive out selfish character tendencies such as pride, ego, vanity, jealousy, lusts, envy and worry. When we learn to live selflessly, putting others before ourselves, committing to what is noble, right and good; treating others with love and compassion...that's when true happiness is experienced. A genuine focus on selflessness cures all and creates an environment for true growth. It's the secret to every great relationship. We gain...when we give up self. Sacrificing one's selfish characteristics through diligent thought, meditation, prayer and action gives life to true love and abounding joy."

Jason Versey;  A Walk with Prudence

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All Quotes Italian: From the Quote of the Week Files; April 18, 2016

All Quotes Italian!

The above poster on How to Live Happily was sent in by Quote of the Week Member Silvia,

who is from Italy and it inspired me to feature

following popular Italian quotes.

Grazie Silvia!

Can you translate the poster and the quotes below?

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"Noi non potemo avere perfetta vita senza amici"

Dante

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"Non puoi insegnare niente a un uomo. Puoi solo aiutarlo a scoprire ciò che ha dentro di sé"

Galileo Galilei

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Augurandovi un giorno più bello, ovunque ciò si può trovare!

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Quotes Translated

"We cannot have a perfect life without friends."

Dante

"You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help find it within himself."

Galileo Galilei

From the Quote of the Week Files; April 11, 2016

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Karma Quotes for this Week!
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“Not only is there often a right and wrong, but what goes around does come around, Karma exists, chickens do come home to roost, and as my mother, Phyllis, liked to say, “There is always a day of reckoning.” The good among the great understand that every choice we make adds to the strength or weakness of our spirits—ourselves, or to use an old fashioned word for the same idea, our souls. That is every human’s life work: to construct an identity bit by bit, to walk a path step by step, to live a life that is worthy of something higher, lighter, more fulfilling, and maybe even everlasting.” 

​Donald Van de Mark

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"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life, happiness, freedom and peace of mind, are always attained by giving them to someone else."Peyton Conway March

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By the Way...

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The Spiral Upward! From the Quote of the Week Files; April 4, 2016

This Week...

Seeing Things Differently

"Upward spiral" from a "Vicious Circle"
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“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards.

The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”

Hermann Hesse

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Time to Reevaluate my Circle

Again ;-)

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Are you in Control? From the Quote of the Week Files; March 28, 2016

 

“Today I am in control because I want to be. I have my fingers on the switch,

but have lived a lifetime ignoring the control I have over my own world.

Today is different.”

A.S. King; Please Ignore Vera Dietz

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic...

“Nothing truly stops you.  Nothing truly holds you back.  For your own will is always within your control.  Sickness may challenge your body. But are you merely your body? Lameness may impede your legs. But you are not merely your legs. Your will is bigger than your legs. Your will needn’t be affected by an incident unless you let it.”

Epictetus

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Wishing you a most BEAUTIFUL DAY wherever this may find you!

Risky Quotes; From the Quote of the Week Files; March 21, 2016

"So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man,

he who has braved the storm of life and lived

or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?”  

Hunter Thompson

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A Recycled Quote of the Week Classic on Risk

"A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are made for."

John A. Shedd

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

Quotes from La Divina Commedia; From the Quote of the Week File; March 14, 2016

Quotes from La Divina Commedia

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The ​Devine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

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“…for sitting softly cushioned,
or tucked in bed, is no way to win fame;
and without it man must waste his life away,
leaving such traces of what he was on earth
as smoke in wind and foam upon the water.
Stand up! Dominate this weariness of yours
with the strength of soul that wins in every battle
if it does not sink beneath the body’s weight.”_________

"Se segui tua stella/non fallirai a glorioso porto";

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"If you follow your star, you cannot fail to reach a glorious port."

​)​

Dante Alighieri;

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La Divina Commedia

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

All Quotes Groucho; From the Quote of the Week Files; March 7, 2016

This Week...

​All Quotes Groucho​

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“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself; I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”

Groucho Marx
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Two Recycled Groucho Quote of the Week Classics...

"Time flies like an arrow, and fruit flies like a banana."

 "Outside of a dog, a book is 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​!