Quotes that have influenced your life

"If you have to ask how much something costs, you probably can't afford it." (I think it was Rockefeller but don't hold me to that.)

These are some I have passed along to my grandchildren, I don't know the origins:

Charity begins at home, with a smile and a kind word.

Be open, Be kind, Be careful and take your time.

May your words be sweet today for tomorrow you may have to eat them.

May you always have a song in your heart and harmony in your life.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Merry meet; merry part

Smile and the world smiles with you; weep and you weep alone.

Forgive, as you would hope for forgiveness

Righty tite-y; Lefty loosy.(opens and closes everything)

Try to stay closes to your family, especially grandmas.

I'm embarrassed to say how often I use this.

Here's another favorite: "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."

This is not a quote but I read this at probably once, twice a week. This is something I think we all need as a gently reminder every so often. For me that .... Every so often... Is once a week (short term memory, maybe?)

Enjoy....

To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else.

To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization that I don't control another.

To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences.

To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.

To let go is not to try to change or blame another, I can only change myself.

To let go is not to care for, but to care about.

To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.

To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.

To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.

To let go is not to be protective, it is to permit another to face reality.

To let go is not to deny but to accept.

To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but to search out my own shortcomings and to correct them.

To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires but to take each day as it comes and to cherish the moment.

To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone but to try to become what I dream I can be

To let go is not to regret the past but to grow and live for the future.

To let go is to fear less and love more.

Author Unknown

"Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."
-- Mark Twain

Was reminded of the truth of this quote today...

Here's to everyone truly living life to its fullest!

"Who is John Galt?" --Ayn Rand

If you've ever read Atlas Shrugged--that quote is a daily reminder that anyone can stand up and do what's right, and in doing so, can change the world.

Be smarter than the equiptment that you are working with

I got that from the US Army in Basic Training. LOL

"HistorianChick agrees: "Atlas Shrugged" twice in the space of a few days.... I just may have to pick that one up too. Crud. There goes my paycheck."

I got my copy really cheap on half.com - the shipping cost more than the book.

"Keep your mind ever on the Star, but let your eyes watch over your footsteps...", The Kybalion.

Knowledge is power!

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