Favorite Quotations

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Always bear in mind that your resolution to succeed is more importanat than any other.~ Abraham Lincoln

lovemyfamilysomuch, Thank you for sharing that beautiful poem.

This is a quote from psychologist and Nobel-winning econimist Daniel Kahnemen:

'When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important. Decisions that affect how much time you spend with people you like are going to have a very large effect on how happy you are-not necessarily satisfied with your life but happy."

I've always liked this one...it is still helping me to parent teenagers:

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.  But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonishedby how much he had learned in seven years."

~~Mark Twain

The best way to break a habit is to drop it.

Someday is not a plan.

By three methods we may learn wisdom:

First, by reflection, which is noblest; second,

by imitation, which is easiest; and third,

by experience, which is bitterest.

~Confucuis

And thus we have this forum!!!

Not inspirational, but it helps me deal with ignorance and irritation:

I HAVE A DELETE BUTTON, AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT.

I apply this thought to people who make silly, ignorant or hurtful comments.  I just delete them from my existance, the comments I mean.

I apply this to emails I receive that I used to respond "please check Snopes.com" because they are so ridiculous and irritating.

I apply this to anything that irritates me, upsets me, or gets in my way. 

DELETE

DELETE

DELETE

Delete the negativity in your life.