Todays Thought

beachcottage

A joyful spirit is evidence of a grateful heart." - Maya Angelou

xoxo,Patti

MJB

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take yor eyes off the goal."...Hannah More
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

"The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God, and I call him Dad!"
~~Author Unknown.



Miss you like crazy dad!!!
xoxo,Patti

MJB

"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
Author...Theodore M.Hesburgh 1917,American Clergyman, University President.

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!"
Author...Lydia M.Child

Love and warm thoughts on this Father's Day.MJB

beachcottage

Two men look out through the same bars:
One sees the mud, and one the stars.

Fredrick Langbridge


xoxo,Patti

MJB

"What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday,and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind."...Buddha
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Morrie Schwartz, quoted by Mitch Albom, "Tuesdays with Morrie:

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.


xoxo,Patti

MJB

Hey Patti,I loved reading that book, great quote.MJB

"I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination."
Author:John Keats
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Hey MJ.....How are you doing?

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
~African Proverb~

xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

Keep your faith in all beautiful things; in the sun when it is hidden, in the spring when it is gone."

Roy R. Gilson


xoxo,
Patti

beachcottage

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. —Faith Baldwin



xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

Once you choose hope, anything's possible. ~Christopher Reeve







What Is Courage?



Confronting the dragons

Overcoming the obstacles

Understanding the risks

Really living

Always believing

Going the distance

Expecting the Best





xoxo,Patti

beachcottage

"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,
If a blade of grass
springing up in the fields has power to move you,
if the simple things
of nature have a message that you understand,
rejoice!!!
for your soul is
alive..."

Eleonora Duse, 1859-1924


xoxo,Patti

MJB

Hey Patti: I'm ok,thanks for asking, it's the computer that is not doing well. SEEMS TO BE FIXED AGAIN,at lest I hope so.Thanks my friend for keeping everything going,can always count on you.MJ

"BETTER ONE GOOD THING THAT IS,RATHER THAN TWO GOOD THINGS THAT WERE,OR THREE GOOD THINGS THAT MIGHT NEVER COME TO PASS."...OLD IRISH PROVERB
LOVE AND WARM THOUGHTS.MJB

beachcottage

Hey MJ...So glad you are up and running again...I need some company here... xoxo,Patti

To Change One¹s Life
1. Start immediately.
2. Do it flamboyantly.
3. No exceptions.
William James

MJB

Work and live to serve others,to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can.This is happiness...David Sarnoff
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind...
eileen cady...


...xoxo,Patti

MJB

An exerpt from her wonderful book "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" Annie Dillard writes:

There is always the temptation in life to diddle around making itsy-bitsy friends and meals and journeys for years on end. It is all so self-conscious, so apparently moral!But I won’t have it. The world is wilder than that in all directions, more dangerous,more extravagant and bright. We are raising tomatoes when we should be raising Cain, or Lazarus.
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

If there was ever a time to dare,
to make a difference,
to embark on something worth doing,
It is now.
Not for any grand cause, necessarily...
but
for something that tugs at your heart,
something that’s your inspiration,
something that’s your dream.”
Author UNKOWN------


Sierra I thought of you when I read this quote.... To quote you....The time is now..... How true my friend...How true....
xoxo,
Patti

Fran2630

I saw this on a church sign and thought about you and this thread. I loved it!

"If God is your co-pilot, switch seats."

Fran2630

Another that changed me after I read it. An obvious observation but a cycle we all to easily fall into.

"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Albert Einstein

MJB

"It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else"...Erma Bombeck

Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”

Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese Poet

xoxo,
Patti

MJB

" When it looks like a chapter of your life is drawing to a close, remember all good books have many chapters!"
Adam Greaves
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

TheShopMama

Build a little fence
of trust
Around today;
Fill the space with loving work,
And therein stay;
Look not through the sheltering
bars
Upon tomorrow;
God will help thee bear what
comes
Of joy or sorrow.
--Mary Frances Butts (1836 - 1902)

MJB

Hi Pam: So glad to see you posting,how are you getting along?

"I believe in humanity, and its level in a person is more important than his or her belief or faith."...Dalia Lama

Love and warm thoughts.MJB

TheShopMama

Thanks for noticing! I am so grateful to be finished with chemo. My bones feel like jello and I am sooo weary, but know this is the last time I have to feel this! God has been so good to me throughout this treatment process. I have learned many lessons, and I am sure will continue to. God Bless you!

beachcottage

"To the world you might be one person,
but to one person you might be the world."


xoxo,
Patti

MJB

" A healthy happy mind equals a healthy happy body."
Carol Lengyel ( BC Survivor )
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

You cannot do a kindness too soon
because you never know how soon
it will be too late.
Ralph Waldo Emerson