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Hello all! I've been abundantly blessed by my virtual coffee chats with so many of you in this wonderful forum on Books and Literature! (The Relationship forum is fun too, but this is where inspiration comes from... "the stuff dreams are made of" )
Anyways... We all have favorite quotes, quotes that have touched a chord in our hearts and minds, quotes that have influenced our decisions, inspired us to go that extra mile, give us courage to face the day, and shown us what real living is like.
Lets share these divine inspirations with our little world here - on this little posting. I'll start with one of my all-time favorites....
Being a star-gazer myself and being the proud owner of a tempestuous personal history, this is one of my favorites - it reminds me that no matter what is swirling around me at a given time, I can get through it.
"The most tempestuous wind cannot disturb the quiet of the stars."
Literary wishes and Shakespearean dreams,
HistorianChick
One of my favorite fragrances is the incoming rain, not yet arrived, but the fragrance precedes to give us the promise of much needed moisture.
I read a story of a little girl who, having been in danger of dying just after being born and being in a state of health where the parents could not touch her little body, the mother prayed that God would hold her in His loving arms and care for her until they could. Several years later, while at a sporting event of her brother's, the little girl nonchalantly mentions when her mother speaks of the incoming rain, that is how God smells. The mother explains that, no, it is just rain. The little girl explains that when she was sick, God held her against his chest and that is how God smelled. I don't do the story justice in this and may not have gotten it all correct.
I can remember the joy as a child of a shower moving in and it smelled so fresh and clean and then how marvelous it was to just walk in the rain and feel it hit your face and feeling so free. The rumbling of thunder is to me so calming.
I think we should all walk in the rain and enjoy the experience even as adults. I seldom use an umbrella. When I see people running in and out of building, with newspapers being held over their heads or rushing to their cars with umbrellas, I always wonder why.
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~Albert Schweitzer
A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. ~Donna Roberts
A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. ~Grace Pulpit
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares. ~Henri Nouwen
A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. ~Lois Wyse
If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. ~Author Unknown
In my friend, I find a second self. ~Isabel Norton
When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. ~Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1894
Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change. ~Malcolm X
Eat a third and drink a third and leave the remaining third of your stomach empty. Then, when you get angry, there will be sufficient room for your rage.
Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can't last.
Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Laurence J. Peter
US educator & writer (1919 - 1988)
Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people. (To late)
Mario Puzo, 'The Godfather'
US novelist & screenwriter (1920 - 1999)
Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people. (To late )
Mario Puzo, 'The Godfather'Yes, but isn't this the same guy that put the horse head in the bed???? That's not exactly "reasoning...."
US novelist & screenwriter (1920 - 1999)
“You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions.” There can be no hope when there lacks interest for better. There can be no trust when there lacks confirmation of truth. There can be no faith when there lacks complete confidence of purpose.” To move ahead you need to believe in yourself...have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs, Without faith, hope and trust, there is no promise for the future, and without a promising future, life has no direction, no meaning and no justification.”The tears of faithfulness to your beliefs cleanse your spirit to envision the road ahead. Everything is possible for the person who believes, Success is a welcomed gift for the uninhibited mind!
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