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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Dec 21, 2023 9:46:52 GMT -5
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. -- Anonymous Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us. -- Thomas L. Holdcroft
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Post by Badactor on Dec 21, 2023 13:56:01 GMT -5
Most smiles are started by another smile.
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Dec 24, 2023 4:20:07 GMT -5
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. ~Samuel Ullman
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? Satchel Paige
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Post by Badactor on Dec 24, 2023 12:51:41 GMT -5
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Dec 28, 2023 4:29:37 GMT -5
“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.” Jeremy Irons quote
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Post by shoes on Dec 29, 2023 8:36:39 GMT -5
Love those. This whole thread has been great!
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 1, 2024 4:30:37 GMT -5
January 1, 2024…. A brand New Year…..
May this be a new beginning for all- may any hurts, sorrows, hard times,stress, or whatever it was that caused chaos in your life dissipate and may radiant warmth be all you feel from this day forward--- Wishing you wonderful things....may you be surrounded with love, happiness, serenity, comfort and not struggle to get through life..... I wish for you all Health-Happiness and Prosperity-
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 4, 2024 4:54:29 GMT -5
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” I don't know who wrote that quote but it is apropos- you are who you are due to ALL the roads you have ventured down in your life- had you not lived certain situations you would be other than you are-
Not always easy…especially if your heart is broken..but we have all lived through it…a little more worn…but still here…. Have a great day
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Post by otis0930 on Jan 5, 2024 14:14:12 GMT -5
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. I am really enjoying it. My favorite so far was posted by eye123. “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”
Similar to what I have preached to my kids over the years "Don't sweat the little things and everything is a little thing"
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 8, 2024 5:26:20 GMT -5
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
”If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."
Thomas Edison
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Post by merasmag on Jan 8, 2024 7:44:46 GMT -5
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Post by bitowisdom on Jan 8, 2024 12:38:13 GMT -5
As I have tried to get through to young folks. The old adage was always....Learn from your mistakes. Heads up advice. Look around you, and learn from someone else's mistakes. Save yourself some troubles.
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 11, 2024 4:31:53 GMT -5
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great. Mark Twain
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 12, 2024 4:47:44 GMT -5
When one door of happiness closes, another opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Helen Keller
Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out. James Bryant Conant
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. George Herman ("Babe") Ruth
Shoot for the moon.Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Les Brown
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Post by spiderjohn on Jan 13, 2024 10:37:23 GMT -5
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 16, 2024 3:32:07 GMT -5
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen. -- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. -- Albert Camus
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 17, 2024 5:16:06 GMT -5
You may think you know how someone feels but there is no way you really could- even if you were to walk a mile in their shoes it wouldn't do any good -your experience would be different… Our strides and steps are unique to us even if we go down a similar path…. Best you can do is show support and love …..
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 18, 2024 4:54:51 GMT -5
"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me." Ayn Rand
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden
"One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks." Jack Penn
"Others can stop you temporarily -you are the only one who can do it permanently." Zig Ziglar
" I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday. " Unknown
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 22, 2024 4:05:02 GMT -5
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” Ivy Baker Priest
A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.” - Author Unknown
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. ” M. Kathleen Casey
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Jan 31, 2024 4:30:00 GMT -5
A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure." - Unknown
"No rain, no rainbows." - Hawaiian proverb
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. - Anon
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 7, 2024 5:40:09 GMT -5
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world. Marcus Aurelius
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain quotes
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 8, 2024 4:58:58 GMT -5
JUST ME Instead of using someone else's words I am going to try a few of my own-
Wake each day with a smile and a purpose- the world is tough but you can let it get the better of you or take the best it has to give-
Do something nice for someone each day- makes you both feel good- and the world is a nicer place for that moment-
True friends want only for you to be happy- but are also the ones with a shoulder- an ear- kind words- or hugs when you are not-
I have started to get rid of negative influences in my life- there is enough chaos in the universe without accepting it from sources that should be united with you-
HAPPINESS AND LOVE TO YOU ALL----🫶
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 10, 2024 5:17:20 GMT -5
“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” Oscar Wilde quotes
"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~
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 11, 2024 4:16:43 GMT -5
May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there,even when you feel most alone. May a kind word,a reassuring touch,and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. May the teachings of those you admire become part of you,so that you may call upon them. Remember, those whose lives you have touched and who have touched yours are always a part of you,even if the encounters were less than you would have wished.It is the content of the encounter that is more important than its form. May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart. Find time in each day to see beauty and love in the world around you. Realize that what you feel you lack in one regard you may be more than compensated for in another. What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future. May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility. Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience. May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself,and not be dependenton another's judgment of your accomplishments. May you always feel loved.” Sandra Sturtz Hauss quotes (English Poet, )
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 15, 2024 5:06:03 GMT -5
“There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all” - ANONYMOUS
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." -- HENRY DAVID THOREAU
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 16, 2024 4:11:36 GMT -5
“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.” unknown author
The best things in life aren't things. Art Buchwald
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Allan K. Chalmers
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 17, 2024 4:32:22 GMT -5
Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.” unknown (Not always easy….)
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 21, 2024 5:44:45 GMT -5
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. ~Lillian Dickson
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Post by merasmag on Feb 21, 2024 19:12:17 GMT -5
that's depressing... i call do-over!
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Post by PonyGirlJCM on Feb 22, 2024 4:25:16 GMT -5
People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves. Salma Hayek
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