Todays Thought

MJB

"What is my proudest accomplishment? I went through some pretty difficult times, and I kept my sanity"...Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

"Forgiveness will never fail to free you."

-- Jerrold Mundis


xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

In every ordinary day there is a handful of miracles



xoxo,Patti

MJB

Faith keeps happening...Anita Loos

Nobody has ever measured, even poets,how much the heart can hold...Zelda Fitzgerald
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. ~Charles Richards



xoxo,Patti

MJB

"High achievement always takes place in a framework of high expectation."...Jack Kinder

"All successful employers are stalking people who will do the unusual,people who think,people who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them."...Charles M. Schwab
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship."
-Louisa May Alcott


xoxo,Patti

MJB

The ugly scapegoating that divides our country is the problem,not the solution...Barbara Bush

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside...Pearl Bailey
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere."

-- Agnes Repplier


xoxo,Patti

MJB

Sisterhood,like female friendship, has at its core the affirmation of freedom...Mary Daly
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. ~James Thurber



xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. -- Danny Kaye


xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

Yesterday is experience. Tomorrow is hope. Today is getting from one to the other as best we can.-John M. Henry

xoxo,Patti

MJB

The human heart does not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making...Lillian Smith
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Remember, most smiles are started by another smile.

— Author unknown



xoxo,Patti

Fran2630

Maya Angelou said this: "I've learned that no matter what



happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be



better tomorrow." "I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person



by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage,



and tangled Christmas tree lights." "I've learned that regardless of



your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone



from your life." "I've learned that making a "living" is not the same



thing as "making a life." "I've learned that life sometimes gives you a



second chance." "I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a



catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things



back." "I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open



heart, I usually make the right decision." "I've learned that even when



I have pains, I don't have to be one." "I've learned that every day you



should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a



friendly pat on the back." "I've learned that I still have a lot to



learn." "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."

beachcottage

Fran thank you..I love this one..I am going to print it out....Keep them coming xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

'In the end only kindness matters.' - Jewel



There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Beverly Sills

MJB

Thank you,Fran, for sharing that wonderful woman's wisdom.
Maya Angelou is a very special Lady in my life,I have learned so much from her,I find her voice mesmerizing.
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

MJB

I came across these words from Pam Brown and I would like to share them with you:

"Every kindness spreads in a shining circle---see how good people everywhere set rings of light moving across the darkness,rings that link and interlock and keep at bay the forces of the night."

When we are troubled and the world seems a sad place, I think they are worth remembering.
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

Fran2630

Words of comfort MJB!

beachcottage

Our mind is like a parachute, it only works if it's open! Author unknown


xoxo,Patti

MJB

Thank You Fran, we can all use a little comfort now and then. Have a great day.MJB

My thought for today in these early hours of the evening comes from the pen of that well loved Scottish poet Robert Burns, who is revered the world over. These lines are full of experience and love of life:

THEN CATCH THE MOMENTS AS THEY FLY
AND USE THEM AS YE OUGHT,MAN!
BELIEVE ME, HAPPINESS IS SHY,
AND COMES NOT AY WHEN SOUGHT,MAN!
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

"The human spirit is stronger than anything that happens to it."
---Unknown



"No happy time is really gone if it leaves a special memory."
---Unknown


xoxo,Patti

MJB

Life's too short to sit around
And moan about what's wrong,
From these actions comes the sound
Of such a plaintive song.

So let us change the tune and try
To banish fear and doubt,
And orchestrate as time goes by
There's much to sing about...John M. Robertson

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want...Psalms 23:1
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Beauty is not in the face ; Beauty is a light in the heart - Kahlil Gilbran



xoxo,
Patti

MJB

Consider these points to ponder which I found in an article called "All I need to know about life I learned from trees":

It's important to have roots.
In today's complex world, it pays to branch out.
If you really believe in something,don't be
afraid to go out on a limb.
Be flexible so you don't break when a harsh
wind blows.
Sometimes you have to shed your old bark in
order to grow.
How true,don't you agree?
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

MJB

"Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new."...Ursula K. Guin

Love and warm thoughts. MJB

beachcottage

Live Well,
Laugh Often,
Love Much.

xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

"Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is... in every way... and that so many things.... that one goes worrying about.... are of no importance whatsoever."
---Isak Dinesen