Thought for the day or Something to think about.

[SmokeyBob]

You Never Forget a Feeling
Quote:"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."Lesson to learn:We may not remember the details, but we'll always remember the impact a person had on us.


Nobody's Perfect
Quote:"Think of the most attractive person you know. Even that person, at some point, has had raging diarrhea."Lesson to learn:Nobody's perfect - even Jennifer Lawrence has had raging diarrhea. Probably.


Don't Get Too Comfortable
Quote:"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."Lesson to learn:We can be safe and comfortable at home, but the point of life is to experience adventure and live it to the fullest.

[SmokeyBob]

“Man is a genius when he is dreaming. “ ~ Akira Kurosawa

“You’re only given a little spark of madness. Don’t lose it.” ~ Robin Williams

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

[SmokeyBob]

“Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.” ~ Zig Ziglar

“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

“Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.” ~ Alain de Botton

[SmokeyBob]

Pick Yourself Up
Quote:"If you're going through hell, keep going."Lesson to learn:The only way out of a bad situation is to continue in order to get yourself out of it.


It Only Counts When It Hurts
Quote:"I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That's what makes you a champion."Lesson to learn:The victories only truly count when they take the most effort. Push yourself by celebrating the ones that made you work for it.


Great Things Always Begin From the Inside
Quote:"If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. If broken by an inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from the inside."Lesson to learn:Real change can only come from within.

[SmokeyBob]

"Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom." ~ Alain de Botton

"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures." ~ Lao Tzu

“If things go wrong, don’t go with them.” ~ Roger Babson

[SmokeyBob]

"If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month."

~ Theodore Roosevelt


"I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way."

~ Carl Sandburg


"All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific."

~ Jane Wagner

[SmokeyBob]

“Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for.”
~ Oliver James

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
~Mahatma Gandhi

“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
-Anaïs Nin

[SmokeyBob]

"It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy."
~ Lucille Ball

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
~ Leo Tolstoy

"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive."
~ Howard Thurman

[SmokeyBob]

"I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature’s rebirth?" ~ Edward Giobbi

"April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go." ~ Christopher Morley

"An optimist is the human personification of spring." ~ Susan J. Bissonette

[SmokeyBob]

"Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world." ~ Virgil A. Kraft

"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." ~ William Shakespeare

"There has been opposition to every innovation in the history of man, with the possible exception of the sword." ~ Benjamin Dana

[SmokeyBob]

"Our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ~ Steve Jobs

[SmokeyBob]

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own."
~ Harold Coffin

"A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion." ~ Washington Irving

[SmokeyBob]

"What is originality? Undetected plagiarism." ~ Dean William R. Inge

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
~Norman MacFinan

"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

[SmokeyBob]

"Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace." ~ Anthony Burgess

"When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about." ~ Albert Einstein

"None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives."
~ Kathleen Norris

[SmokeyBob]

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
~ Benjamin Disraeli

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
~ Hank Aaron

"I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be."
~Douglas Adams