Happiness is a state of mind

"Happiness is a state of mind. And like all states
 of mind, it reproduces itself in physical form."

See the good

"Be happy, not because everything is good, but because you can see the good side of everything."

Hate your life

"Dont say you hate your life, cause it can be gone in
 a instant. Be thankful for what you have, cause you
 never know what will happen next." - ndw

No obligation

"Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect,
 we take what we get and are thankful its no worse
 then it is" - ndw

Future relationships

"Don't let your past relationships get in the way of your future relationships." - Gentlemenhood

Who you are speaks

"Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Re-reading the last one

"The next chapter of your life will begin when

 you stop re-reading the last one!!- AuthorJLFord

Life and daring

"Success is loving life and daring to live it!"

The last time

"Remember, you only have to succeed the last time."
- Brian Tracy

I have it!

"Instead of thinking
                 “I want success,”


           think 


“I have success.” - ndw

Your Life, your results

"Your Life is always a result
                                 of your thoughts about it


             - including your obviously creative thought
               that you seldom get what you choose." - ndw

What are you afraid of?

"What you're afraid of has control over you. Fear paralyzes you and cause you to operate according to it." - Gentlemenhood

If helping is hurting

"If helping them is hurting you then you aren't 
  helping, you're hindering." - TonyGaskins

I miss

"I miss how we used to talk every minute
 of every day & how I was able to tell 
 you everything that was on my mind.

 I miss our conversations." - TheNotebook

Spirituality is not about

"Spirituality is not about a particular group's 
teachings and doctrines. It is about the values, 
ethics, and the deepest experience of the individual,
 not the theological dogma of the clump." - NDW

That is freedom

"To live without expectations,
 to live without specific results... 


                                                     That is freedom"

Forgiveness is for ourselves

"Forgiveness is not something

 we do for other people,         we do it for 

                      ourselves 

                                        to get well, 

                                                          and move on."

God is working

"God is working things out for you, 
even when you don’t feel it.
Have faith and be thankful!"

Hide your feelings

"Don't hide your feelings from people who show you theirs." - Ithinkthatway

You're afraid

"You're afraid to do things or try something new, but if you don't take those chances, you're going to shut out the best things in life." - JustSayingIt

What you chase

"What you chase will keep you running after it.

Those who are rich and

 in true love 

waited on those things

 to happen while focusing

 on their dreams" - LifeDictionary 

You make me

"You make me laugh at things

 that aren't funny. 

You make me smile 

without actually being here.

You make my stomach flip

 just by sending a text." - TheNoteboook

Who i am

"I was once afraid of people saying 'Who does she think she is?' Now I have the courage to stand and say... 'THIS IS WHO I AM' Thank you!"

Someone will

"Someone will always be prettier.
                   Someone will always be smarter. 
                             Someone will always be younger.


         But they will never be me."
TheNoteboook

Life without a dream

"Life without a dream is empty. If you don’t have 

one, make one. If you have one, chase it."

Being irresponsible

"Being irresponsible with your soul

 puts you in perfect position to

 meet someone who'll be

 irresponsible with

 your heart."

- gentlemantheory -

While you wake up

"While you wake up today, someone is breathing 
their last breath. Thank God for another day. Don't 
waste it."

Personal evolution

"Miracles are leaps of our personal evolution. 

This happens when we are connected

 to ourselves

                                                                personally."

Wonder or wander?

"Sometimes 

           we spend life wondering

                      when,

                                 really we should be wandering. 

                       Explore life 

                                         and 

                                all of it's great mysteries."

Not what you're saying

"What you're doing with your life

 tells the world what you really want 

- 

Not what you're saying."

Every night I go to sleep smiling

"Every night I go to sleep smiling,

 even when I have a bad day,

 i'm just thankful that 

God allowed me to live it."

I love this world

"I love this world, for all I see.

 I look around and there is wonder and beauty everywhere..

 There is always bad, but way more good. 

How can you not see

that which what I see!"

Icon

I'm a pro at hiding

"I'm a pro at hiding my true emotions, pretending to be happy. So I'm gonna just smile to hide the pain."

People will hate you

"People will hate you,

 rate you,

  shake you and try their best to break you.

How strong you stand is what makes you." - ThePsychoIogist

Three powerful resources

"Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness." - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Where the path may lead

"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why lie or deceive me

"Why lie or deceive me.

 If you can't be real with me,

 then why be friends."

God is the best listener

"God is the best listener.
 You don't need to shout 
                           nor cry out loud 
       because he hears even the very silent prayer 
                         of a sincere heart."

Change yourself!

                           "Before you try to change others,


              remember how hard it is 


    to change yourself."

People are like mirrors

"People are like mirrors, 
the fall and break so easily."

The key

"The key to your happiness 

should be in no one else's hands

 but yours."

Let your smile change

"Let your smile change the world,

 but dont 

let the world change your smile"

He knows what is best

"Trust God to direct your way... 
                  you may not understand things right now
       but you will one day. 
He knows what is best."

Put in nothing

"You only get out of something 

what you put in.

You will never get something 

if you put in nothing."

Was it worth it?

"Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to."

Lazy participation

"You call it lazy, I call it selective participation."

We do not grow absolutely,

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically.

 We grow sometimes in one dimension,

 and not in another; unevenly.

 We grow partially.

 We are relative.

 We are mature in one realm,

 childish in another.

 The past, present, and future mingle

 and pull us backward, forward,

 or fix us in the present.

 We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”

― Anaïs Nin

Be a blessing

"Be a blessing to others but don't expect them to bless you back! Your blessing will come from God!"
- TonyGaskins

Everyone comes into your life

"Everyone comes into your life for a reason,
       some good & some bad. 
                           They shape us, 
                                  form and break us 
                                       but in the end they make us 




who we are."

True Masters

"True masters are those who make a life.. 
         Not a living go ahead, do what you love.."

Pour them out

"Don't keep your emotions bottled up,

pour them out properly 

or 

you'll be full of misery

 or       

drown in hurt and pain."

The path of your feet

"The path you take with your feet

 should never 

contradict the conviction 

of your heart!"

You can't have anything you want!

"You can't have anything you want, 


for the mere action of wanting a thing 
                                             leaves you wanting it. 
         Since you create your own reality. 


               Whatever you say is what is true."

We are like sculptors

“We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image
 we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against
 their benefit, and always, in the end, a disappointment, because
 it does not fit them.” ― Anaïs Nin

That is dying

"How can you spend so much time 

doing things you don't like, 

that is not a living, 

that is a dying.. 

Life is too short for that"

Waiting for One

"I am wanted by many. I am looking at some. I am taken by none. But I am waiting for one."

Suffering, Glory

"First the suffering, then the glory."

Memories are sweet,

"Life is short,
              live it.
 Love is rare,             grab it.
              Anger is bad, 
                       dump it.
  Fear is awful, 
                 face it. 




Memories are sweet,cherish them."

Do not feel abaondned

"Do not feel abandoned, for I am always with you, and all around you.. You need only to listen and see... "  - God

The Charles Schulz Philosophy

The Charles Schulz Philosophy

(This is profound!  Scroll thru slowly and read carefully to receive and enjoy full effect!)



 The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.
You don't have to actually answer the questions.  Just ponder on them.
Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4  Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

 

 

 How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.

These are not second-rate achievers.

They are the best in their fields.

But the applause dies.

Awards tarnish.

Achievements are forgotten.

Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.


 
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.



 Easier?  The lesson:

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the
most credentials, the most money or the most awards.

They simply are the ones who care the most.

Cherish and value those people, who have either made a difference in your life,

or whom you keep close in your heart.

And...

Be Yourself! Everyone Else Is Taken!

Constantly Creating Yourself

"You are constantly creating yourself,
       you make the choices that create who you will be.
          You are continually recreating 
             'you' on a moment by moment basis.


                                Understand this!"

Personal Suffering

"Suffering has nothing to do with events,
        but all to do with ones reactions to events"

Create abundance

"If you want to create abundance
                         for yourself, 
                                   you must first create it 
       for someone else..."

What would love do

"When in doubt, 
                  ask what would 'love' do?"

A book by it’s cover

"If you judge a book by it’s cover, you might miss out on an amazing story"

People can be so cold

"People can be so cold, they will hurt you, and desert you, they will take your soul if you let them, so don't you let them" - James Taylor

Life will test

"Life will always test you and it may even break you down, all it takes is one breakthrough to prove that you have grown."

Life is a puzzle

"Life is a puzzle, the only question is how you put the pieces together."

Ideas and stars

"Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them." - Carl Schurz

Without a vision

"Without a vision you will never see the big picture."

Who replaced the "L"?

"Ok who did it, the stinking ‘L’ in my luck has been replaced with an ‘F’."

"Laying in bed,

"Laying in bed, 

remembering a conversation in your head &

 imagining 

what you should’ve said instead."

Daily Reminders

"Daily reminders: 


 Most important in life – God.
 Most beautiful attire – Smile.
 Greatest asset – Faith.
 Most powerful force – Love."

Only when you believe

"You only get what you deserve when you understand and believe that you deserve it." - Gentlemenhood

History for the telling

"History is shaped by the one doing the telling..."

I trust you

"I trust you” is better than 'I love you' because you may not always trust the person you love but you can always love the person you trust."

Always defending yourself

"If you always defending yourself chances are 

you're not always under attack. 

Most of our pains are often self-inflicted." - LifeDictionary

Life is a process

“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. 


                         Where people fail
 is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it.
                                   This is a kind of death.” ~ Anaïs Nin

Without Risk

"They say that without risk
                                                    there is no reward, 
        but perhaps it goes further than that,                                                                because without risk 
                there is no exploration, 
                                            no discoveries, 
no delaying 
                       so take a risk 
                                               and see what comes.."

Practicing ignorance

"Rejecting what you can't understand is practicing ignorance."

The whole world is against me

"Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep
 down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral"
 - Robert Orben

Insecurity is an ugly thing

"Insecurity is an ugly thing. 
It makes you hate people 
that you don't even know."

Ideas into plans

"Turn your ideas into plans.
 A thought is nothing but a 
thought if it's never written
 down."

The best relationship

"The best relationship is one with complete trust and communication." - TheNoteboook

Do not give up

"Do not give up, 

your breakthrough 

is right around the corner."

Create change

"Create change

 if things are not going the way

 you want."

Your the problem

"You're your only problem, 

but you're also the only solution."

Can't build that way

"You can't build a reputation 

on what you are going to do." - LargerThanWords

I am not a princess.

"I'm a woman. 
          I am not a princess. 
I have emotions, 
                              a temper, 
                                                 opinions, 
             a very loud voice, 
                             and one hell of a right hook."

Love cant be explained

"Love isn't meant to be explained,
                  it's mean to be felt and experienced."

- TheNoteboook

Let your guard down

"Sometimes you just gotta let your guard down for that one person!"

Most beautiful and most terrible

"You are the most beautiful and most terrible thing that’s ever happened to me, 

and you will always have my heart." ~ TheNoteboook

Take the time, family first

"A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.


SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'


DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.


SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'


DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily.


SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'


DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'


SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.


SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'


The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'


The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.


The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?


After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:


Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.


'Are you asleep, son?' He asked.


'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.


'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.'


The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.


The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.


The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.


'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled.


'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.


'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'


The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.


It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love.

Our prime purpose

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." - Dalai Lama

Scorpio Dislikes

"Scorpio Dislikes: 
1. Being asked too many questions; 
2. People who know more than you do; 
3. Losing; 
4. Getting embarrassed."

Listening means hearing

"Listening means taking a second to consider what they're saying, not just hearing their words." - ThePsychoIogist

Remember the Airplane

"Whenever you think everything 
                                         is going against you, 


        remember the airplane. 
                       It has to fight all odds
                                                             to soar, 
    and it does it time after time,
                                                      incredible!"

An elderly woman at an ATM

"An elderly woman at an ATM asked me to check her balance,

 so I pushed her over.

 Yup, she needs a walker."

Love doesn't hurt

"Love doesn't hurt. Lying, cheating and screwing with people's feelings, now that hurts..." - Life

Eyes in the front

"The main reason why we have our eyes in the front because that way we can focus on the future and not on the past."

Contructing walls blocks love

                 "Contructing walls around your heart
 may keep you from pain
                                     but it blocks love too. 


Work on building bridges instead." - AuthorJLFord

Old age is not so bad

"Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternatives." - Maurice Chevalier

I Postpone Death

“I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.” ~ Anaïs Nin

No Guarentees

"Life comes without guarantees,

 there's no time out 

and 

no second chances!"

Title others

"Whatever you consistently title others often defines you. (i.e idiot, ugly, stupid, beautiful)" - LifeDictionary

Dear Independent woman

"Dear Independent woman, My goal was never to be your world, I just wanted to be the best thing in it." ~ AuthorJLFord

Slapped or kissed

"Its better to be slapped by the truth 
                          then kissed with a lie."

True friendship comes

"True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable."

Strive to become better

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." - TheNotebook

Conquer Yourself

"It is better to conquer yourself 

than to win a thousand battles. 

Then the victory is yours. 

It cannot be taken from you, 

not by angels or by demons, 

heaven or hell."

Budda

Expect and believe

"Expect and believe something good 

will happen to you. 

Put your worries to death 

and your blessings 

will come to life."

- LifeDictionary

Never Stop Fighting

“ To be nobody but yourself 
         in a world that's doing its best to make
                    you somebody else....
                                                               Is to fight the hardest battle
                                                             you are ever going to fight....




            Never stop fighting......"- E. E. Cummings

Forget Perfect

"Time spent trying to be perfect is better spent trying to be happy." - TheNotebook

High five

"Some people just need to be high fived on the face with a chair."

Boldness is unmovable faith

"Boldness is unmovable faith. Arrogance is unmovable belief. There's a thin line between the two & a good amount of confusion bout the two."

Pursue the heart

"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those." - Michael Nolan

Sometimes...

"Sometimes I want to;
            REFRESH my mind, 
                   DELETE all my problems, 
                          UNDO all my mistakes, 
                                    and
                   SAVE the happy moments."

The smallest piece

"The smallest piece of your heart could give her the biggest peace of mind."  GentlemanTheory

Never assume that someone likes

"Never assume that someone likes you by their sweetness.
 Sometimes, you are just an option when they are bored."

Sitting around wishing never works

"Sitting around wishing never works,

 If your really want something, 

or the love of someone, 

you know what to needs to be done.

The only one standing in your way is you!"

Technically, I'm single

"Technically, I'm single, but my heart is taken by someone I can't call my own." TheNoteboook

Communication is important

"Many of our relationships fail because we tell everyone else our problems but "can't communicate" them to each other." ~ AuthorJLFord

Be (U)nique

"Be yourself, Everyone else is already taken.

 Live your life, everyone else living theirs.

 Focus on you,

 because no one else WITH A LIFE OF THEIR OWN to live will. 

Be (U)nique." LifeDictionary

Love yourself, not be someone else

"Love yourself for who you are, 

not for who you wish you could be!"

Be Happy, life is short

"Life is too short to give another minute

 to anyone or anything that doesn't make

 you happy!"

Money for War?

"Why is there always money for war,

 but not for education

 or health?"

There is heaven so there is no limits

"The sky isn't the limit, heaven is but heaven has no 
limits. Therefore there are no limits, there are no 
impossibles through Christ." - LifeDictionary

To say it or not

"Have you ever wondered which hurts the most; 

Saying something and wishing you hadn’t 

or

 saying nothing and wishing you had?"

Cozy Christmas

"Cozy Christmas
Philosophy: Pure simple enjoyment of a day with family and loved ones.
10 ways to enjoy a cozy Christmas:
Nestle by the fire, sip hot chocolate. Wrap yourself in a soft blanket, cuddle with a loved one, enjoy a home cooked meal, watch your favorite holiday movie in your jammies and fuzzy slippers, read a book in bed, light candles throughout the home, soak in a hot bubble bath preferably with your loved one, give lots of hugs.."

Attitude by example

"If 'Attitude is Everything' 
               and we all tell our children that...

How is ours? 

Look in the mirror 1st, 

Then 'assess' your children"

Dare to Fail and Learn

"Only those who dare to fail greatly

 can ever achieve

 greatly."

Strength for our Trials

"God only puts us through as much as we can

 handle, so the people who struggle the most,

 have been chosen

 by God

 to be the strongest ones."

Apart and Onre

"Why are we so far apart when are hearts are one?" - Icon

Family is what counts

"It isn't so much what's on the table that matters as
 what's on the chairs." ~ W.A. Gilbert

Be kind and refuse

"It is kindness to immediately refuse

 what you intend to deny."

Time passes in a blink

"Time passes by in the blink of an eye, 

so laugh like today is all you've got,

 forgive and forget, 

and 

love as if you've never been hurt."

We are all afraid

"Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something" - Proverb

More often than not

"More often than not,

 the thing you're meant to do in life is the same 

thing you're too scared to try!"

Who cares to knock

"Sometimes we put up walls. 
   Not to block people out, 
     but to see who cares enough 
                                            to knock them down!"

What we call our desitny

“What we call our destiny
          is truly our character and that character can be altered.
    The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes
                     does not need to be discouraging, 
             because it also means that we are free to change this destiny.
   
One is not in bondage to the past, 
                    which has shaped our feelings, 
                                                               to race,
                                                                    inheritance, 
                                                                             background.
                     All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine
                                                  how it formed us.
              We can alter the chemistry provided 
                                      we have the courage to dissect the elements.”
― Anaïs Nin