Fiend4U, hee, hee. :)

LMAO... :p

How many nicknames do you have now M? Fiend, M, Friend, Franny pants, Francine, Batman, Baitman, any more? ;)

I've been called worse ;)

You've also been called better, by us, right? You're a toughy, you can take it. :)

I've been called worse ;)

Angel :p Don't forget that one.

* GOD would never have given us the power to dream, without giving us the power to achieve them!

* Dream is not what you see in your sleep.. Dream is that thing which does not let you sleep

* When I stand before GOD at the end of my life.I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left,and could say " I used everthing u gave me".

Hey there Starty, I don't feel much like an Angel lately but thank you. Friend stood in the gap for me a few times and I told him earlier he was my Guardian Angel. Strange how friendships develop here in "Virtual Land", isn't it? Just look at you and I. A year ago or so, we knew nothing of each other and now we write e-mails, stand together on fun and serious things! What blessings I have had since arriving at AMHD!

Rebbie, I feel the same way. You are all my friends, I don't know what I'd do without you. It's really strange, and hard to explain to others who haven't experienced it. I trust all of you, even though we've never met. I know you are all good people, and I am blessed to call you my friends. :) Great, now I have tears, jeesh. ;)

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M, now I'm really crying. Bad M, made Alty cry, not good. :(

You all mean so much to me, what would I do without all of you?

If only we lived closer to each other, I'd love to spend some real time with my friends. And then I could kick M's butt in darts or pool. ;):)

I found some very special people indeed :) THANK YOU!

Sometimes our hearts get tangled
And our souls a little off-kilter
Friends and family can set us right
And help guide us back to the light.
~Sera Christann

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

Thank you, my dear friends (you know who you are) who have helped to re-kindle my inner fire. That inner-glow that is me. You helped me through the death of a dream and brought me out of a darkness that could have overwhelmed me. Yours is a friendship I shall always treasure. :)

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."

-- Bernard Meltzer

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."

-- Bernard Meltzer

... and sometimes scrambled... but always sunny side up!

"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward."

"How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively."

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. Carl Jung

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. Jane Austen

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. John Churton Collins

"I value our differences" my fave quote and always will be... being here has taught me that more than ever ever ever ever ever... ;)
Nice to see you around Clough, hope you are having a nice summer!

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. Albert Schweizer

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. George Burns

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others. Anne- Sophie Swetchine

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. Bertrand Russell

Ones first love is always perfect, until one meets ones second love. Elizabeth Aston

"I value our differences" my fave quote and always will be.....being here has taught me that more than ever ever ever ever ever....;)
Nice to see you around Clough, hope you are having a nice summer!!

Thanks for the comment, startover22! I hope that you are having a nice summer, also! I haven't been around the site very much in recent weeks because I have a number of projects to complete for others and I keep getting knocked off the Internet because of the new phone service that I have. Am thinking of getting rid of my ads in the Yellow Pages and using the money spent on them for a faster Internet connection because most of my business comes from the ads that I have placed on the Internet.

"I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

Thomas Edison (1846 - 1931)

On a card my daughter sent to me...

barn's burnt down...now I can see the moon. (masahide)

The card is simple, black with scratchy white writing... sort of refreshing thinking we can have this kind of positive outlook in the face of adversity. Difficult but not impossible. The card made me laugh so it accomplished what my daughter wanted, to give me a smile and lift my spirit!!

You have been spying on me again, Jan! Yeah, things being out of the way for even accidental reasons can cause us to maybe see things that we couldn't see previously because we were so taken up with the things that were right in our way of vision.

I hope that made sense!

"I have too much pent up childhood rage to enjoy Hooters."

... me, as soon as I woke up this morning.

... weird.

"I have too much pent up childhood rage to enjoy Hooters."

...me, as soon as I woke up this morning.

...weird.


This one? I'm not going there... :)

I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future. ~David Gerrold

The living moment is everything. ~D.H. Lawrence

Forever is composed of nows. ~Emily inson

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The future is no place to place your better days. ~Dave Matthews

God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road. ~Isak Dinesen

Life's a journey, not a destination. ~Aerosmith

"The most important part of vehicle maintenance is clean windows -
so if you are broken down, you can still enjoy the beauty of the view."

Dan Eldon, 1970-1993
Artist and Photojournalist

"The most important part of vehicle maintenance is clean windows -
so if you are broken down, you can still enjoy the beauty of the view."

Dan Eldon, 1970-1993
Artist and Photojournalist

Agreed! Might as well make it as pleasant an experience as possible when your car is broken down! It's a matter of choice as to how you view and react to any situation!

As I've said before, "You can turn scars into stars!" :)

"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

Jack London
American Author

"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile
the moment a single man contemplates it,
bearing within him the image of a cathedral."

Antoine De Saint-Exupery
French Author, Aviator


All men and women are born, live suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things, and what we do to make them come about... We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.

Joseph Epstein



:)

As commanded, a few of my favorite personal philosophies... used over the years mostly to infuriate my children:

"Nothing says 'I love you' like a twenty dollar bill." - Jerry Beaucaire (my kids actually liked this one)

"I'm an optimistic-pessimist. I expect worst, but I demand the best, so I'm good either way." - Jerry Beaucaire

"You can seldom 'convince' anyone you are right. You have to 'live right' in your own life and let it inspire them to see it on their own." - Jerry Beaucaire

"It is the way it is." - Jerry Beaucaire (and about 7 million other people)

"Listen to what I mean and not what I say and we'll get along swimmingly." - Jerry Beaucaire

"Glub, glub" - Jerry Beaucaire (just after the raft flipped)

"Women and computers often are fixed by the same essential troubleshooting concept - if they're acting up, turn them off, wait a minute, then turn them back on." - Jerry Beaucaire

Dogs

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
- Immanuel Kant

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains un-awakened.
- Anatole France

Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
- Unknown

My little old dog: A heart-beat at my feet.
- Edith Wharton


There never yet has been a dog

Who learned to double cross,

Nor catered to you when you won

Then dropped you when you lost.

- Mary Hale


Cats

Cats were put into the world to disprove the dogma that all things were created to serve man.
- Paul Gray

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you.
- Mary Bly


In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.

- Dereke Bruce

LOL! Nice.

But... what happens when you have a cat that thinks he's a dog?

Lol... I have one, have had him for about 12 years... goes on walks with me and my other 2 dogs. People get the biggest kick out of seeing him trotting along behind us. He goes to a certain spot hides under the bushes... problem is he waits for me at that spot and I have to go back and get him. He is one smart cat.

Mine actually likes his leash... weird... I know...

Loves his belly rubbed, follows me around, plays in the tub (loves the shower), and pants. He's not normal. :)

I love him though! He's my little Wookie.

My neighbors have their cats on leashes... As long as they accept it,I think it is great and see more and more people that are using leashes.

However my cat was a stray as all of them are ( I have 4)and I let them live the life they were accustomed to they come and go as they please... odd thing is they accept my home and yard as theirs and rarely wander from it. I have one that is my princess she mostly stays curled up on my computer desk.. She really looks down on the dogs, blocks my vision of the screen and lays on my paper work... but what can you do.

:) yup, that's a cat for you! :)

HC, I love this one on your sig:

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Maybe one has to be around people who can never appreciate the moment, to really appreciate this quote. I absolutely love it!

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/books-literature/if-you-had-choose-one-following-what-would-represent-you-238593.html

I started another one... more personal, I guess... :)

There are so many... to pick just one (or two) is hard, but I'd be interested to know what yours is!

I'm Only A Cat


I'm only a cat,
And I stay in my place...
Up there on your chair,
On your bed or your face!

I'm only a cat,
And I don't finick much...
I'm happy with cream
And anchovies and such!

I'm only a cat,
And we'll get along fine...
As long as you know
I'm not yours... you're all mine!

Author Unknown


For all you cat lovers. :)

Awww... cute, Alty! :)

Hee, hee, cute Alty! :);)

"You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!'" - Dave Barry

"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." - Unknown

"The more people I meet the more I like my dog." - Unknown

You can't buy loyalty,they say,
I bought it though,the other day
You can't buy friendships,tried and true
Well just the same,I bought that too.
I made my bid and on spot
Brought love and faith and a whole job lot
Of happiness,so all in all
The purchase price was pretty small
I bought a single trusting heart,
That gave devotion from the start
If you think these things are
NOT FOR SALE

Buy a brown-eyed puppy with a wagging tail

Unknown


And for the dog lovers. :)

A few more my wife reminded me of this afternoon:

"A friend is something you are, not something you have." - Jerry Beaucaire

"Character is what you do when no one is looking." - JB (said it my whole life, but I know someone famous had to have said it first.)

"Fair doesn't mean getting what you wanted or worked for, fair means getting what you actually earned." - JB

"Even if you think the answer is 'no', then you might as well ask anyway." - JB (mostly a philosophy used in bartering in stores for discounts. I'm shocked at how many times I get a 'yes' in places that you wouldn't think barter/negotiate prices.)

* Don't worry about the people in your past.. there`s a reason they didn't make it to your future...

A couple of stolen ones I used over the years:

"Its easier to get forgiveness than permission."
"You wouldn't worry about what people think about you if ever knew how seldom they do."
"It is what it is."

Wow... I LOVE this!! Its going in my signature... right... now! :)

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

-Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

I like it too. Nice one Chicky! SO TRUE!!

I love it that you put that 90210 is coming back in your signature! You da bomb... :)

I couldn't help it... :):):)
Have a great week, I am off in the morning for a cool vacation. I am driving the truck and trailer with my four babies 6 hours away to see family that I love and miss terribly. I told my daughter that, I will be crying at the beginning (because I get to see everyone) in the middle (because I know the end of our trip is near, and at the end (because it's over)

I can't wait... so while I am gone you guys behave and have lot's of quotes for me to read, I enjoy this thread so much!

:) I'm glad you enjoy it. There are an endless supply of quotes... I love reading them!

Have a great time!

"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life."

HistorianChick agrees: Kudos, M. Great quote! Have I told you lately that I MISS YOU???? *sigh*... :)

::Blush::

Ditto "J" ;)

"The shortest distance between two jokes is a straight line." - JB (not everybody gets this one... )

What we learn to do, we learn by doing.
Thomas Jefferson

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. Christopher Morley

“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We're afraid.”
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We will fall!”
“Come to the edge.”
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew.

Guillaume Apollinaire, 1880-1918

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. Christopher Morley

I was reading Miley Cyrus's biography while I thought, "I wonder how many gumballs it would take to build a small house," while I was mounting a barbie's head onto a decapitated rat.

... last one... a bit too much?

I was reading Miley Cyrus's biography while I thought, "I wonder how many gumballs it would take to build a small house," while I was mounting a barbie's head onto a decapitated rat.

...last one...a bit too much?


Umm... maybe a tad much...

Many, many gumballs... especially the $.10 ones... ;)

Not. Savory. Enough.

... at least, not for my taste.

:D

(That's all I need to say... :D... )

"You should enhance your feminine side at this time."

--my fortune cookie from dinner.

Wow Sneezy, time to get to work on that. Wait, you know shoes, you know hair products, I think you're doing just great. :)

"If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge."

Deepak Chopra
(I apologize "Love Guru")

"It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it"

" I hold this to be true the highest task for a bond between two people; that each partner protects the solitude of the other"

"Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words."

Rainer Maria Rike quotes.

"I'm here to kick @ss and chew bubblegun, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
--some... movie...

"Are you out of your mind?"
"No sir, I'm just out of bullets."
--some... movie... again.

"Madness? THIS! IS! SPARTAAAA!"
--300... and... me, some... drunk... night, right before I kicked some poor kid down a stairwell...

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.


~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

;)

* I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it.

* Love others when they least deserve it. Because that's when they really need it.

"You have to lick a FEW things to get there."
--anonymous until they fess up

"Excuse me. You smell nice. Can I lick you? I'm going to lick you."
--same.. anonymous person

* When your past love is still strapped on your heart ,don't start another love!

* The easiest way to not get hurt is to not care... but that's the hardest thing to do.

* Sometimes we should give our feeling wings and let it fly away!

* Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be

Some of these are quite funny... :)

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let himkeep her.

Sacha Guitry

After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.


By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

Socrates


Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.

Dumas

The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, "What does a woman want?

Sigmund Freud

I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.

Anonymous

"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays."

Sam Kinison

"There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."

James Holt McGavran


"I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't."

Patrick Murray


Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.

Nash

The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once...

Anonymous

You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.

Henny Youngman


My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.

Rodney Dangerfield


A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.

Anonymous


A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted". Next day he
Received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."


Anonymous

First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"
Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

"Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us. "

"I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy."

"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something."

-- Ornette Coleman

"You have to lick a FEW things to get there."
--anonymous until they fess up

"Excuse me. You smell nice. Can I lick you? I'm going to lick you."
--same..anonymous person

That's... interesting... and very random...

Ok... :)

But oh! The blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

"...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars" -Jack Kerouac

Sin on bravely... Martin Luther

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."


-- Henry Ford

I wonder if there would be a way to eventually index this fine thread that you started, Historianchick? I think that I can think of a way... ;)

Ooo... really Clough? That would be awesome!

I've thought of that... so many days I need a quote that appeared "somewhere" in this thread.. . I end up looking for it... and getting distracted!

HOw can we do that?

"A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves."

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson

Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway. ~Author Unknown

In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. ~Author Unknown

Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you! ~Tommy Smothers

Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body. ~Cicero

See a theme? I'm still sick. ;)

"The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that's laughter. The moment it arises, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and asunny spirit takes their place."

M, are you trying to tell me to cheer up?

Make me laugh, laughter is the best medicine, and my meds aren't working! ;)

Well, I'm new to AMHD, but I've loved browsing through all of these great quotes. These are some of my favorites. Sorry if I'm repeating anything!

"Even a drop of love can create an ocean of tears."

"Sometimes we can't see clearly until our eyes have been washed with tears."

"We must have the courage to throw out old laundry that has had it's day."

"Our family puts the 'fun' in dysfunctional."

"It's called a break up because something is broken."

"There comes a time when the effort it takes to remain tight in the bud is more painful than the effort it takes to blossom." Anais Nin

"Do not expect of others, what you yourself are not willing to do."

"Passion is the source of our finest moments; the joy of love, the clarity of hatred, and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion, maybe we'd know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow...Without passion, we'd be truly dead." Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Sometimes strength is shown not by how long you can hold on, but by how quickly you can let go."

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Thanks again for all of the great ones I've found here already!

SSNS, Good to see you sharing on the thread! I enjoyed the quotes you shared! This is a great thread and glad you are a part of it now!

"Do not expect of others, what you yourself are not willing to do."

Sweetsour, loved this one, very humbling. :)

"Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose."

Thank you all for welcoming me! It is a great thread indeed and I have found several new personal favorites on here. I also thought of a few more that have made an impact on me.

"A wound can not fully heal that still has the arrow in it."

"That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best - which it assuredly does not." James K. Feibleman

"Love is a feeling of passionate affection for another person."

"Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire." Francois de la Rouchefoucauld

"Love could be likened to a sword. Absence sharpens it, while presence strengthens it. Both are needed."

"Parents can tell, but never teach, unless they practice what they preach."

And since a while back, HC said that song lyrics could be included, this is one of my favorite songs that has helped me to gain a greater appreciation for a certain friend that I have been blessed with in my life.

Be That Friend by Michael McLean

Well, your friends know what's right, and your friends know what's wrong,
And your friends all know sometimes it's hard to choose.
But the friend who helps you see where the choices will lead,
Is the kind of friend you never want to lose.

It's the friend who leads with love, doesn't push, doesn't shove,
Just reminds you of the truth you've always known.
Then does more than just talk, takes your hand and starts to walk
By your side along the road that leads back home.

And this friend seems to see all the great things you'll be
Even when some things you do would prove him wrong.
But he always believes that the real you he sees
Is a champion he's simply cheering on.

And the love that you feel from a friend that's this real
Is as powerful as anything on earth.
For it lifts and it grows and it strengthens and it flows
It's what allows a soul to feel just what they're worth.

So many lonely souls are calling, and our brightest stars would not be falling
If only they had a friend, a real friend.

Ev'ryone hopes to find one true friend who's the kind
They can count on for forever and a day.
Be that friend, be that kind that you've prayed you might find,
And you'll always have a best friend come what may.

God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas, but for scars. ~Elbert Hubbard

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. ~Leonard Louis Levinson

:) Morning all! I've been so busy with my new job, I haven't had time to post much of anything on AMHD. Thanks for keeping this thread going! :)

in regards to the wars in the middle east

"War doesn't give birth to anything. It is just foolish destruction." ~ Excel- Excel Saga

Well, if we're going on the war thing...

"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
--attributed to Plato, however unproven.

Beer is the nectar of the Gods, yup, it surely is. Author, me. :)

"I'm just a baboon waiting for the next flea-infested gal to walk by so I can impress her with my flea-picking/eating skills"

-- sneezy

Oooh, oooh, ahhh, ahhh! :)

What actually makes poetry poetry is of course impossible to define. We recognize it when we hear it, when we see it, but we can't define it.
Robert Morgan

I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can't teach them is the very essence of poetry.
Robert Morgan

What actually makes poetry poetry is of course impossible to define. We recognize it when we hear it, when we see it, but we can't define it.
Robert Morgan

I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can't teach them is the very essence of poetry.
Robert Morgan

Hey there BG, I enjoyed these quotes.

One of my friends has been taking a writing class. They talk about poetry and have stated pretty much the same as these quotes. I just found that interesting that this seems to be 'across the' board true regarding poetry, having heard from other sources also, just this past year. Thanks for sharing these quotes. Just struck a sweet chord with me since I love poetry. I have a question and maybe you would want to answer via PM rather than on this thread... since this is mainly just for the quotes but poems that need to be read with a certain pattern of tone in the voice or inflection in the voice... what do you think on that subject? Dark poetry needs to be read differently than poems of fantasy or specific to one's celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

Oh , I agree but J I have never taken a class in regards to poetry(h.s junior English class) so all I have is the "laymans experience" but when I read, I always read in a monotonous tone, and then reread as I feel it should be read after the words speak to me. Also when I write I just start writing sometimes my first line will end up with as being the last line. I just like to write no ryhme or reason only what I feel at the moment, lol maybe it shows.

Recently I found a site that tells about different types of poetry, I thought it may be fun to try and match up some of my poems to the different styles(if possible) or try to write from their description. however that would take discipline and may take out some of the creativity of writing. That is where I got the idea of writing Ode To My Flowers... that turned out pretty well so maybe a little structured creativity can be a good thing.Shadow Poetry -- Resources -- Types of Poetry (http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html)

Hopefully I answered your question... I do tend to ramble...

"Enemies are the only ones who will be truly honest with you. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty." I don't agree with that in all situations, but it does have some truth to it.

"I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress." André Gide

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."

Awe is what the soul feeds upon.
Fay weldon

I read this on a gardening blog and I think no truer words were ever spoken.

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." ~ Albert Einstein

How odd, yesterday was the first time I had not worked a Saturday in almost 10 years.

I get up go to the bank , on my way home I spot a yard sale and stop, they have some really nice books for 25 cents each so I buy a few... I see one called The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks.
It rings a bell in my head, not sure why... I also like the picture of the porch and landscape on the cover... so I go home sit down and look at my treasures on my porch.

I open up the page where the reviews are at and I read... "I am nothing special: of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough." Noah (The Notebook)

I go in a lay it on my desk thinking when I have time I will read it...


So last night I am online and my daughter and husband found a movie on t.v. they yell "come watch it with us" ( I rarely watch movies) I walk in sit down and I see...
A man walking down a corrider and he is reading... "I am nothing special: of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough"
Noah (The Notebook)

We sniffle and watch the entire movie, pause the t.v. at the loves scenes(daughter should not see those)
The movie has about 5 minutes left, my 18 year old comes home... "great movie if you want to watch it on dvd I have it in my room. It belongs to my girlfriend." The Notebook was on dvd in my house the whole time!

What a small world we live in!
Just goes to prove, a quote I recite often "No man is an island unto himself"

Even , if only in small, minute ways we are intertwined in each others lives, there is a connection even if we do not realize it at the moment.

Thank you very very much for sharing this Bushg...
Means a whole lot that you did!;)

If a dropped piece of toast always lands on the Buttered side and a cat always lands on its feet , what would happen if you strapped a piece of toast on the cats back and dropped him??

If a dropped piece of toast always lands on the Buttered side and a cat always lands on its feet , what would happen if you strapped a piece of toast on the cats back and dropped him???

Only way to find out is to try it. ;)

Kidding everyone, really. Here kitty kitty. :D

A strap-on for a cat? Seriously?

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another."

M, need your help, come to this thread before I hurt someone. Really, this is going to get ugly, in fact, I think it already has. Starby is in the fight too, Sneezy as well, we could use another mans opinion, as the women aren't fairing to well.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dating/not-worth-loving-251655.html

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. ~Oscar Wilde

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do." - Olin Miller

"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings." - Olin Miller

"A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them!"

"Words - so innocent and powerless they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them."

"You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. You edit to let the fire show through the smoke."

"An optimist is the human personification of Spring." :)

"Do all your work as though you had a thousand years to live, and as if you would die tomorrow."

I wonder how many people know to whom this is attributed?

Isn't that a Shaker quote?

davina4822 agrees: I'm so glad you knew. It's Mother Ann Lee. Thought-provoking, isn't it?

I used to work at Old Fort Harrod in Harrodsburg, KY, right down the road from Shakertown. I've been to many a Shaker-event! I think that was on a cross stitch piece or something.

Yes, it is very thought-provoking!

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin. ~André Berthiaume, Contretemps

I saw this one of the break room fridge this morning:

If computers ever get too powerful we can organize them into a committee. That will do them in.

"Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows shall fall behind you"

"There is nothing wrong with you. Anyone who says something is wrong, is wrong"

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~Langston Hughes


Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. ~Roger Miller

Bad weather always looks worse through a window. ~Author Unknown

I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness. ~Adeline Knapp

Awww, Rain... yes, thank you Chicky, I loved all of them;)

A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child. Forest E. Witcraft

There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. Walt Streightiff

The work will wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow won't wait while you do your work.

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. Stacia Tauscher

See a trend today? ;)

There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer, no disease that enough love will not heal, no door that enough love will not bridge, no wall that enough love will not throw down, no sin that enough love will not redeem...

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

If only you could love enough, you could be the happiest and most powerful being in the world... "

Emmet Fox, 1886-1951
Irish-born Author and Metaphysicist


"People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering."

St. Augustine, 354 430
Early Christian Priest, Author

"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity."

-- John F. Kennedy

A great quote for anyone's day Friend! Seems we are all facing some kind of crisis all too often these days! This was meant to be for today. Thank you!

HC, loved this one especially:

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

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friend4u178 agrees: Glad you iked it Rebby :-)



iked it?? Back to spelling class LOL :eek:

Comments on this post
friend4u178 agrees: Glad you iked it Rebby :-)



iked it??? Back to spelling class LOL :eek:


:p Made me feel right at home Angel!! I have been having to edit my spelling all evening long! See what I mean, you are just always there when I need you and just in the way that helps me. I hope I can repay your kindnesses someday. :)

Are you two having a moment. :)

Can I join in? :o

Hugs? :)

Got to run, eyes are tired, so am I. YAWN! That's my quote; YAWN!! :D

Are you following me again Alty... LOL ;)

Are you two having a moment. :)

Can I join in? :o

Hugs? :)

Gotta run, eyes are tired, so am I. YAWN!! That's my quote; YAWN!!!! :D

Yep, we were having a moment! :p Yep, you may join in! Always room in our world for more friends enjoying sweet supportive moments!

WOW Alty... you are already running?? But... we didn't get to have our "friend" moment! LOL You are making me yawn now!! :p

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Altenweg agrees: Boo! Yes, I am stalking you M, always. Do you mind? ;)


LOL... of course not :D

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... I'm so lost M.

... you're... a truck?

...I'm so lost M.

...you're...a truck?

Running from Alty sneezy... she's stalking me :eek:

This is one of the kindest things I've ever seen , thought this would be the right place to share it . I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.


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Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words:

Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.

I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her. You will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.

Love, Meredith.

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith, and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith ' ....in an unfamiliar hand writing. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies'. Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:

Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away. Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog.

Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you.

I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.

By the way, I'm easy to find, I am wherever there is love.

Love,
God

Friend, couldn't settle down to sleep! What a precious post!

By the way, I'm easy to find, I am wherever there is love.

Love,
God


This tells me then that He is with us on AMHD because there is so much love here!

Yes, there is a lot of love here, Jan! I couldn't spread the love again so soon after already giving it to you so recently!

So I am reading this book, just a few pages into it, I found this...
Book:Shelter For The Spirit
Author: Victoria Moran

Love is an amazing commodity; it spreads to fill the space available. Home can be a splendid site for the healing activity of love, but it is also the place where love can be generated for dispersion elsewhere. It starts with loving ourselves through attending to our needs, treating ourselves to some blissful indulgence every now and then, and acknowledging our divine essence every day! LOVE'S healing activity spreads outward as we care for the place we live and for the plants, animals, and for the special people who inhabit it with us. It can expand to encompass our neighborhood, community, and world, and at the same time help us stay focused on what is genuinely important.

I really liked this and know it isn't really in the likes of "quotes" but I thought this is worth thinking about, seriously! :)

I love that picture and the love that it shares. I feel a group hug!

This was recently sent to me by my sister. It can be adapted to just about anybody who's outlook on life has been as equally prolific.
You decide:

A Dog's Purpose (from a 6-year-old).



Being a veterinarian,

I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker.

The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker,

And they were hoping for a miracle.



I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer.

I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker

And offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.



As we made arrangements,

Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.

They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.



The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him.

Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time,

That I wondered if he understood what was going on.

Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion.

We sat together for a while after Belker's Death,

Wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.

Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, 'I know why.'



Startled, we all turned to him.

What came out of his mouth next stunned me.

I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.



He said, 'People are born so that they can learn how to live a good Life –

Like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?'

The Six-year-old continued,

'Well, dogs already know how to do that,

So they don't have to stay as long.'

Live simply.

Love generously.

Care deeply.

Speak kindly.

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp, and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.

ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!

"Each friend represents a world in us , a world possibly not born until they arrive , and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born"

Friend, I am completely emotional today, thisw brought tears to my eyes, goll;) Thanks, this is going on the board at work!

One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields - even to sadness. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Southern Mail, 1929, translated from French by Curtis Cate

Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. ~Jonatan Mårtensson

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart. ~Francesco Guicciardini

Just for you, Starty :)

"Each friend represents a world in us , a world possibly not born until they arrive , and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born"

M, had to spread the rep. Here's your greenie. :D

"Life is a series of dogs, of wagging tails, puppy breath, old age, death, heart ache and then once again, joy. A house without a pet isn't a home."

Beautifully written by our dear Alty.

Gee bushg, I'm honored and touched, actually brought tears to my eyes. I'm glad you liked it enough to post it here. :)

"Some people take a lifetime to make an impact on someone, and some people are so special, they glow, and only need a moment to impact you for the rest of your life. You my dear glow."

Alty I promise you I am not stalking you, but you did it again with these beautiful insightful words to Chery.

M, had to spread the rep. Here's your greenie. :D

Woo Hoo... thanks alty :p

You're welcome M. :)

Bushg, I'm honored and flattered. I'm so glad you like what I've written. Funny, when I actually sit down to write, a book, or a story, what have you, the words don't usually flow that well. But, when I'm talking to all of you they just come pouring out (yes M, I know, pouring and pouring and pouring out ;)).

Thanks for posting my words Bushg. :)

I was an English major. I even wrote a book (any publishers out there?) but I have had the same, simple favorites for years.

My favorite - and I have loved this since I was a child, I turned and said these words to my husband on our wedding day and I said them at his graveside - "Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die—there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you!"

It's Ruth 1:16-17.

"Where you die, I will die" is inscribed on our tombstone.

And the runner up would be: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" [Edmund Burke]

Here's a couple more I've been saving:

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill

"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." Aldous Huxley

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Aesop

Awesome, Cap'n! :)

Love the Aesop quote - had to give more reps before I gave you another greenie ;)

Ike didn't hit... darn... couldn't evac to "prettier," more interesting sides of the state...

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own."

Disraeli

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own."

Disraeli
... teach a man to fish...

I like that one.

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~Ben Williams

Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why. ~Author Unknown

I talk to him when I'm lonesome like; and I'm sure he understands. When he looks at me so attentively, and gently licks my hands; then he rubs his nose on my tailored clothes, but I never say naught thereat. For the good Lord knows I can buy more clothes, but never a friend like that. ~W. Dayton Wedgefarth

Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window. ~Steve Bluestone

I'm in a dog mood. :)

Had to spread the Rep Alty but I love those Dog quotes...

Here's another!

"A dog is not "almost human," and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such."

"Consider the postage stamp. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there."

I get mail; therefore I am.
Scott Adams

Captain, thought you'd like this one. :)
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

and because it's me. ;)

Practice safe lunch: Use a condiment.

Lawyers have feelings too (allegedly)

To err is human, to blame it on somebody else shows management potential.

Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now.

I R S: We've got what it takes to take what you've got.

All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy.

Time lost is never found again.

--ben franklin

"Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

"To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail."-Michael Jordan

He Who Hesitates Is Not Only Lost, But Miles From The Next Exit.

Learn from the mistakes of others, because you can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

My mom used to always say "You may not know the reason for another person's rude behavior, whether it is caused by a pinched toe or a pinched life, but you can know this: You will never lead by example as long as your behavior mimics theirs".

"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good.What you do today is important because you are exchanging a dayof your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be goneforever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."

"You can't eat the fruit the same day you plant the tree."

(in other words... if you want to reap the rewards or a certain outcome, you must plant the seeds for such an outcome far in advance and prepare to wait for a while. Don't expect to start one day and have what you want the next)

"The love you withhold is the pain you carry."

"Don't give up what you ultimately want for what you want right now."

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor

There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994

"Go out looking for one thing , and that's all you'll ever find"

Robert Flaherty

"I like long walks , especially when the are taken by people who annoy me"

Oscar Wilde

Okay, I'm in a mood, care to guess which one?

"I'm a terrible lover. I've actually given a woman an anti-climax." (Scott Roeben)

"I love sex. It's free and doesn't require special shoes." (Anonymous)

"For me, love is very deep, but sex only has to go a few inches." (Stacy Nelkin)

"There's nothing inherently dirty about sex, but if you try real hard and use your imagination you can overcome that." (Lewis Grizzard)

"Nothing makes you forget about love like sex." (Staci Beasley)

"I have no luck with women. I once went on a date and asked the woman if she'd brought any protection. She pulled a switchblade on me." (Scott Roeben)

"If sex doesn't scare the cat, you're not doing it right." (Anonymous)

Yup, guess my mood. :)

BEWARE ALL :eek:

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"I can't afford to doubt myself. It's too expensive."
--Sneezers

Aw, poor Sneezy. Sneezy, if it makes you feel any better, Wiggy spent $18,000 dollars today and we have nothing to show for it. :(

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections."

According to WikiAnswers, the human head weighs 12 pounds. Today, mine feels like 57.

:)

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost."
- Charles Caleb Colton

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin

"A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more."
by Jasmine Fitzwilliam

"Everyone is a friend, until they prove otherwise."
- sent by Steve

"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
- Elbert Hubard

"A Friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway!!!"

To My friends on AMHD, you are my friends although we've never met, you accept me for who I am, I know it's sometimes a challenge. I love you guys, don't know what I'd do without you now that I have you. :)

Alty.

When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. ~Barbara Bloom

"If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high. Look it squarely in the eye, and say, I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me."

-- Ann Landers

Psalm 116:7

Return, O my soul, to your
Tranquility, for the Lord
Has been good to you.

My mother used to say, "If you do that again I will kill you."

Does that count? It influenced my life greatly and I can (occasionally) still hear her voice saying it.

Here's a quote from a man whose sayings have helped me to
See certain situations in a better perspective in the past:

When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.

Mahatma Gandhi

"Have a happy heart Start"
My husbands grandma is failing... I can hardly think of her without tears. We are all so close, she is 91 almost 92. She is the MOST beautiful woman I have ever had in my life.
I don't even want to imagine my life or my kids life without the constant positivity she shows us all. I have to come to terms... and like she always tells me to "Have a happy heart."
If ever I would want to be like someone, it would be her...

I found this quote inside of a Hershey's bar wrapper and it changed my whole outlook of what being beautiful means:

"The best cosmetic for beauty is happiness."

It makes so much sense; when you see someone smiling you don't tend to rate their physical appearance... anyone smiling and happy is beautiful!

Carl Sandburg-
'Nothing happens unless first we dream.'

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Amy Tan (on love)
'I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.'

If you do not raise your eyes you will think that you are the highest point. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. ~Charles Simic

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ~Henry Miller

It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb


To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
~William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence," 1810

"Love doesn't make the world go around.

Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

~Franklin P Jones


"The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back."

~Abigail Van Buren

Thanks guys. Those were a few of my favorite.

"I'd rather be hated for who I am then loved for who I am not."

Beatrice:... But I beseech your Grace to pardon me; for I was born to speak all mirth and no matter.
Don Pedro: Your silence most offends me, and to be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born in a merry hour.
Beatrice: No, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born...

Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
-Mahatma Gandhi

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.
-Voltaire

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
-Mel Brooks

Life is eternal, and love is immortal,
and death is only a horizon;
and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
~Rossiter Worthington Raymond

Here's one for the upcoming holiday.

From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!
~Scottish Saying

Good-night! good-night! as we so oft have said
Beneath this roof at midnight, in the days
That are no more, and shall no more return.
Thou hast but taken up thy lamp and gone to bed;
I stay a little longer, as one stays
To cover up the embers that still burn.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. ~Kahlil Gibran

He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. ~Author Unknown

"Love does not die when a person passes on, but becoms a fragrant bouquet of respect, admiration, and hope tied with a delicate ribbon of promise." Me.

I like that one...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak , but their echoes are truly endless"


"Your on the road to success when you realize that failure is merely a detour"

M, aren't you here early? Or are you still at home, enjoying your first cup of coffee?

It's 2:30pm here.

Alty
8.50 am here. I think with you guys switching your clocks over it's confusing you ;)

M, I'm always confused, life's better that way. ;)

Aren't you still early to be at work? Or am I late? Did I change the clock back or forward? One hour or two? Where am I? What time is it? Am I awake?

Wow, beer is good! :)

Candy is dandy-
But liquor is quicker!
-Willie Wonka

“Look down at me and you see a fool;
Look up at me and you see a god;
Look straight at me and you see yourself”
(try to guess this one)

“Look down at me and you see a fool;
look up at me and you see a god;
look straight at me and you see yourself”
(try to guess this one)

Charles Manson??

Hey Angel, I will be anxious to see if you are right!! A little scarey!!

This thread should be a sticky :)

I was charged to "find" a poem to read at my Grammy's funeral, but couldn't find one that was what I wanted to say. While looking through some poetry books that were in her favorites pile, I found a poem called "Do not stand at my grave and weep" but didn't like the ending. It just seemed to "end" without "ending." (Does that make sense?)

So, I wrote my own ending for the poem. I'll be reading this at the funeral. Thought I'd share. My words are underlined.



Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I have gone, I've climbed the steps in the sky

Greive for a while, but do not for long
I'm Home! My flight is my song.
Seek comfort in the stars, in the quiet evening light
For I shall be there, never alone in the night.

Take care of my prince, for he was my love,
My children, my heritage, my gifts from above.
In the Arms of my King, over yonder I shall wait
My mansion, my crown, my glorious, ransomed fate.

My saviour has called and I have come home
I bid you adieu, but shall never leave you alone.

My love will follow you,
My joy shall strengthen you,
My history shall encourage you,
My God shall comfort you.

Just beautiful HC. The last four lines speaks volumes! Hugs to you today! You additions were just wonderful. The verses you wrote are more like a precious song from the heart. I just love it.

"The only reason people talk behind your back is because you're ahead of them."

Friend4u - How do you think I get through High School? :-P

Friend4u - How do you think I get through High School?! :-P

Good point Lexi ;)

"Being your age is hard enough without having to act it"

A few for HC during this difficult time;

So say it loud and let it ring
We are all a part of everything
The future, present and the past
Fly on proud bird
You're free at last.

"You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember only that she's gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back,
or you can do what she'd want,
smile, open you eyes, love and go on."
We're all thinking of you HC. :)

I didn't think I had any tears left, but thank you Alty dear for bringing even more.

I love you. Thank you, dear.

I was charged to "find" a poem to read at my Grammy's funeral, but couldn't find one that was what I wanted to say. While looking through some poetry books that were in her favorites pile, I found a poem called "Do not stand at my grave and weep" but didn't like the ending. It just seemed to "end" without "ending." (Does that make sense?)

So, I wrote my own ending for the poem. I'll be reading this at the funeral. Thought I'd share. My words are underlined.



Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I have gone, I've climbed the steps in the sky

Greive for a while, but do not for long
I'm Home! My flight is my song.
Seek comfort in the stars, in the quiet evening light
For I shall be there, never alone in the night.

Take care of my prince, for he was my love,
My children, my heritage, my gifts from above.
In the Arms of my King, over yonder I shall wait
My mansion, my crown, my glorious, ransomed fate.

My saviour has called and I have come home
I bid you adieu, but shall never leave you alone.

My love will follow you,
My joy shall strengthen you,
My history shall encourage you,
My God shall comfort you.

I had to spread the Rep HC but that is BRILLIANT!! Love it!

Charles Manson ???

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spyderglass agrees: Right on the money

Woo Hoo :D

See I'm not just a pretty face spydy pants ;)

Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it 'Chops' because that was the name of his dog
And that's what it was all about
And his teacher gave him and A
and a gold star
And his mother hung it on the kitchen door
and read it to his aunts
That was the year Father Tracy
took all the kids to the zoo
And he let them sing on the bus
And his little sister was born
with tiny toenails and no hair
And his mother and father kissed a lot
And the girl around the corner sent him a
Valentine signed with a row of X's
and he had to ask his father what the X's meant
And his father always tucked him in bed at night
And was always there to do it

Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it 'Autumn'
because that was the name of the season
And that's what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and asked him to write more clearly
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because of the new paint
And the kids told him
that Father Tracy smoked cigars
And left butts on the pews
And sometimes they would burn holes
That was the year his sister go glasses
with thick lenses and black frames
And the girl around the corner laughed
when he asked her to go see Santa Claus
And the kids told him why
his mother and father kissed a lot
And his father never tucked him into bed at night
And his father got mad
when he cried for him to do it

Once on a paper torn from his notebook
he wrote a poem
And he called it "Innocence: A Question"
because that's what it was all about
And his professor gave him an A
and a strange steady look
And his mother never hung it in the kitchen door
because he never showed it to her
That was the year that Father Tracy dided
And he forgot how the end
of the Apostle's Creed went
And he caught his sister
making out on the back porch
And his mother and father never kissed
or even talked
And the girl around the corner
wore too much makeup
That made him cough when he kissed her
but he kissed her anyway
because that was the thing to do
And at three A.M. he tucked himself into bed
his father snoring soundly

That's why on the back of a brown paper bag
he tried another poem
And he called it "Absolutely Nothing"
Because that's what it was really all about
And he gave himself an A
and a slash on each wrist
And he hung it on the bathroom door
because this time he didn't think
he could reach the kitchen

Stephen Chbosky in the book "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

Oh I know, it can be deceptive at times FlyB :)

I didn't think I had any tears left, but thank you Alty dear for bringing even more.

I love you. Thank you, dear.

HC, this is for you!

Tears are good for the cleansing of the soul, to clear the path for the birth of new vision!
~~~an original from me!

Sometimes, tears are our only true expression that flows freely!
~~~me

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. James Dean

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

The difference between school and life? In school you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

I can not live without my soul.
I can not live without my life.

This quote here has helped me a lot creating/meeting the friends that I today have
"Common ground is the key to conversation"
- M.L. Fikeni

The view is always better at the edge.
"ME"

"...they were galvanized by fear. They were killing with pleasure. They were not normal" - Sebastian Faulk (Birdsong)
This is just something I pulled from the middle of a grand description of how ww1 changed people.

Two men look through the very same bars
One sees mud
The other stars- (don't remember!)
About perspectives

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing."

"jrebel7 agrees: Love it! HELP Angel, make me laugh, I feel myself aging!!!

Rebby
This song may help give you a laugh , I posted it on another thread as well this morning :)

Oops this is the "quotes "Thread" :eek: ah well I'm sure HC will get a laugh out of it as well ;)

YouTube - Rodney Carrington - (OFFICIAL) Dear Penis - Chris Dill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIqttbRlJUQ)

Rebby
This song may help give you a laugh , i posted it on another thread as well this morning :)

Oops this is the "quotes "Thread" :eek: ah well I'm sure HC will get a laugh out of it as well ;)

YouTube - Rodney Carrington - (OFFICIAL) Dear Penis - Chris Dill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIqttbRlJUQ)

(((((( OH MY GOODNESS!!! ))))))))) I have lived a sheltered life Angel. I didn't know things like this were out there! You not only protect me but you educate me as well... :o :o Catchy tune!! LOL If you didn't make me laugh, you shocked me out of my world!! LOL

Always there for me, aren't you?? LOL :p

Oooh, we're posting naughty lyrics. Yay!

YouTube - Vasectomy Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW1BDiWMvrc)

This is a personal quote that I saw the other day and realize the truth of it.

"People have looked for happiness everywhere. They have traveled to the corners of the earth. They have spoke to world's wisest people. They have read thousands of books. The problem is that finding happiness is only in one place, and that place is the hardest to look at. It is within yourself."

The attitude behind your words is as important as the words themselves;) Oh yes, so true!

'Two things are infinite: The Universe and Human Stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.'

- Albert Einstein

Had to spread the rep FlyB, good one.:)

I'm loving this Christmas song this year. :)

Merry Christmas, Here's to Many more.
By: Reliant K

I made it through the year and I did not even collapse
Got to say, "Thank God, for that"
I'm torn between what keeps me whole and what tears me in half
I'll fall apart or stay intact

With tired eyes I stumble back to bed
I need to realize my sorry life's not hanging by a thread
At least not yet

So look at me now
Its finally Christmas and I'm home
Head indoors, to get out of this weather
And I don't know how
But the closest friends I've ever known are all inside
Singing together
Singing merry Christmas, here's to many more

It always hurt to be all by myself this time of year
A cold and lonely Christmas eve
And living out my days alone
Well that had been my deepest fear
But you promised you won't leave

I look towards the east and see a star
Jesus Christ, it's blessed my life to know just who you are
You are my hope

So look at me now
Its finally Christmas and I'm home
Head indoors, to get out of this weather
And I don't know how
But the closest friends I've ever known are all inside
Singing together
Singing merry Christmas, here's to many more

Deck the halls with mistletoe
May all your heavy burdens go
Up the chimney in a cloud of smoke
The fire's burning bright
Strike up the band and play the tune
Cause Christmas will be here and soon
You'll hear our song in every room
This merry Christmas night
Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer - Relient K ::: BREATHEcast.com ::: Christian Artist Database, Bios, News, Albums, Concert Dates. (http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Relient.K/AlbumView-213_1672.htm)

Beautiful HC!! Just beautiful. I also really enjoy the Kubler-Ross Quote in you sig. : )

Lets concentrate on the solution,not the problem.(Terry Goodkind)

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.
This makes it hard to plan the day. ~Elwyn Brooks White
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Life is simple, its just not easy. ~Author Unknown
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I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it. ~Jack Handey
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Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee,
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.
~Robert Frost, "Cluster of Faith," 1962
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My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot. ~Ashleigh Brilliant
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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards."

"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Some don't recognize when they're living in their fifteen minutes. Other's think it hasn't run out yet. - Me

“Everyone has a right to be stupid; some people just abuse the privilege.”


“He fell out of the Stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down”

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Altenweg agrees: Are you in a stupid mood M? ;)

LOL... you could be right Alty :)

Here's another...

“I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid”

“Everyone has a right to be stupid; some people just abuse the privilege.”


“He fell out of the Stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down”

Are these originals Angel?? Love them! I think I qualify nicely on that second one, well, except I am a she and not a he.. :p

Are these originals Angel???

YES they are originals Rebby... just not by me LOL :D

YES they are originals Rebby..............just not by me LOL :D

LMAO, typical M. :)

Angel, I think yoou are in rare form tonight, don't you Alty?? LOL

And here are some quotes that are just plain stupid.

"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff,"--Mariah Carey

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body,"--Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.

"That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jacka$$, and I'm just the one to do it,"--A congressional candidate in Texas.

"Half this game is ninety percent mental."--Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark

"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."--Keppel Enderbery

"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."--Al Gore, former Vice President

"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur."--Al Gore, former VP

Yup, I feel smarter now. :)

friend4u178 agrees: What are you incinerating Alty ;)

Nothing dear M, do you need something incinerated? ;)

More stupid quotes. You know you love em. ;)

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."

As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error.

Helpful Warnings: "CAUTION: Knife is very sharp. Keep out of children"

"A verbal contract is not worth the paper it's written on."

Really, I'm feeling brilliant now. :)

Speaking of stupid quotes/signs...

I drive across South Dakota to go back home and see my parents. It's mostly a lot of grass, grass, cows and grass. There's this one billboard on the side of the interstate I always laugh at. It's old, cracked, paint peeling, with a picture of a tow truck and the words:

"Toe Service"

I always wonder if they noticed this? Or maybe didn't care...

Okay Aries, now I have to post these;

13989

13990

13991

13992

Haha :D Those are too good. I think the stop one is my favorite. You'd think at some point during that slow process that he/she would realize it? Obviously not.

Beautiful and thought provoking. Very nice.

"Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of -- for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear."

-- Socrates

Never attribute to malice that which can be easily explained away as stupidity.

You can't fight city hall, but it's still there!

-me, again...

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone!" - A Christmas Carol, Charles ens

"It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour."
- A Christmas Carol, Charles ens

"Only once you accept your limits can you go beond them."

Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home. ~Carol Nelson

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ~Roy L. Smith

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

Even as an adult I find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve. Yuletide excitement is a potent caffeine, no matter your age. ~Carrie Latet

"if you have a pulse, you have a purpose"

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have,and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."

Wouldn't allow me to rate your quote Angel!! Hits home hard this night. Great quote, great advice.