Passages of Time.....

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of
how things turn out.
--Art Linkletter


If you indulge in self pity, the only sympathy you can expect
is from the same source.


Lives of all great men remind us
we can make our lives sublime.
And, at parting, leave behind us
footprints in the sands of time.


A part of everyone that I have loved -- is left in me.
So neither is the same – the person nor I – and neither can return
to its simplicity before I came.


This hour I tell things in confidence.
I may not tell everyone…..but I will tellyou.


God did not make woman out of man’s head
--that she could command him.
Nor out of his feet
--that she could be his slave.
But out of his side
--that she could be close to his heart.


Let us be first
to give a friendly sign,
to nod first,
to smile first,
to speak first.
And, if necessary to forgive first.

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It is not doing the things we like to do,
But liking the things we have to do – that makes life blessed.
--Goethe

The genius of communication is the ability to be both totally honest
and totally kind at the same time.


Success in never final,
And failure is never fatal,
It’s courage that counts.



The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon.
But only to hold a man’s foot long enough
To put the other somewhat higher.



No man can have vivid vitality unless it be moving towards a blossoming.
And the most powerful is that which moves towards the as yet uknown.
--D.H. Lawrence


Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality,
to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moment’s sake.


It’s more important to do the right things than to do things right.


Human language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, when all the time we are longing to move the stars to pity.
The willingness to risk excess on behalf of one’s obsessions
Is that distinguishes artists from entertainers.
--John Updike

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Your Blog Should Be Purple

You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey. You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say.

Ain't this a hoot considering my other blog was ALL purple prior to the recent changes!!!

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You’ve removed most of the roadblocks to success,
When you’ve learned the difference between motion and direction.


The hardest thing to learn in life is………
Which bridges to cross and which to burn.


He who walks in anothers tracks……….
leaves no footprints.


More good things in life are lost by indifference
than ever were lost by active hostility.


Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight.
Indecision is a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind.


Anyone can become angry……….that is easy.
But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree,
at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way……
that is not easy.
--Aristotle


Anger is not only inevitable…..it is necessary.
It’s absence means indifference,
the most disastrous of human feelings.


It is not doing the things we like to do,
But liking the things we have to do – that makes life blessed.
--Goethe

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Seek ye council of the aged, for their eyes have looked upon the faces of the years and their ears have harkened to the voices of life. Even if their counsel is displeasing to you, pay heed to them.
--Kahlil Gibran

Give me a young man in whom there is something of the old,
and an old man with something of the young: guided so,
a man may grow old in body, but never in mind.
--Cicero

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs,
eventhough checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor souls who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat.
--Theodore Roosevelt

As one journeys through life and the shadows begin to fall eastward,
one reaches the solemn conclusions that too much of the world’s
wisdom uttered and too little lived.

….the best reason for doing the right thing today is…….tomorrow.


God asks no man wether he will accept life……
That is not the choice. One must take it.
The only choice is how.
--Henry Ward Beecher

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People are always happier having been happy;
so that if you make them happy now,
you make them happy 20 years from now,
by the memory of it.
--Sydney Smith



If you blame others for your failures,
     do you credit others for your successes?



There isn’t any map for the road to success;
     you have to find your own way.



Be master of your petty annoyances,
     and conserve your energies for the big worthwhile goals.
It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out….
     it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.



A day ought to start with eager anticipation,
     and end with pleasant memories.



The people who try to do something and fail,
     are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

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Your horn sticks on the freeway behind 32 Hell's Angels.
The worst player on the golf course wants to play you for money.
You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold.
You get to work and find a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office.
Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles.
You find your sons GI Joe doll dressed in drag.You turn on the evening news and they are showing emergency routes out of the city.
Your twin sister forgets your birthday.
Your 4-year-old tells you that it's almost impossible to flush a grapefruit down the toilet.
You realize that you just sprayed spot remover under your arms instead of deodorant.
You discover that your 12-year-old's idea of humor is putting crazy glue in your Preparation H.
You have to sit down to brush your teeth in the morning.
You start to put up the clothes you wore home from the party last night ....and there aren't any.
It costs more to fill up your car than it did to buy it.You wake up to the soothing sound of running water...and remember that you just bought a waterbed.
Your car payment, house payment, and girlfriend are three months overdue.
Everyone avoids you the morning after the company office party.
The bird singing outside your window is a vulture.
You wake up and your braces are stuck together.
You call your answering service and they tell you it's none of your business.
Your blind date turns out to be your ex-wife/ex-husband.Your income tax refund check bounces.You put both contact lenses in the same eye.
You compliment the boss' wife on her unusual perfume and she isn't wearing any.
You need one bathroom scale for each foot.
You call your wife and tell her that you would like to eat out tonight and when you get home there is a sandwich on the front porch.
The restaurant check has been on the table for ten minutes...and no one has touched it.
Nothing you own is actually paid for.
You go on your honeymoon to a remote little hotel and the desk clerk, bell hop, and manager have a "Welcome Back" party for your new spouse.
You receive a 150-page instruction booklet on how to save money...from the electric company.
Airline food starts to taste good.
Your mother approves of the person you are dating.
Your doctor tells you that you are allergic to chocolate chip cookies.
You have to borrow from your VISA to pay off your MASTERCARD.
You realize that you have memorized the back of your cereal box.
You take longer to get over sex than you did to have it.
Your cat abandons the nice box you prepared for her and has her kittens in your dresser drawer.
Everyone loves your driver's license picture.
You realize that the phone number on the bathroom wall of the bar is yours.
Your kids start treating you the same way you treated your parents.
Your aunt Maddie, who has two poodles and a chihuahua, tells you that her doctor just recommended plenty of rest in a warm, dry climate...and you live in Arizona.
The health inspector condemns your office coffee maker.
You look out the window of the airplane and the Goodyear Blimp is gaining on you.
The gypsy fortune teller offers to refund your money.
People think you are 40...and you really are.
You are pigging out at McDonald's by yourself and the manager orders the numbers on the sign outside changed.
Your new lover calls to tell you "Last night was terrific." And you remember that you were home by yourself.
Everyone is laughing but you.

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BATHROOMS Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything. Just sit and stare.
DOORS Do not allow any closed doors in any room. To get door open, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particulary important during very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquitoes.
CHAIRS AND RUGS If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so it is as long as a human's bare foot.
 HAMPERING If one of your humans is engaged in some activity and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called "helping", otherwise known as "hampering".
Following are the rules for "hampering"::
1--When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.
2--For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book, unless you can lie across the book itself.
3--For paperwork, lie on the work in the most appropriate manner so as to obscure as much of the work as possible or at least pretend to doze, but every so often reach out and slap the pencil or pen.
4--For humans paying bills or working on income taxes or Christmas cards, keep in mind the aim: to hamper!! First, sit on the paper being worked on. When dislodged, watch sadly from the side of the table. When activity proceeds nicely, roll around on the papers, scattering them to the best of your ability. After being removed for the second time, push pens, pencils and erasers off the table, one at a time.
5--When a human is holding the newspaper in front of him/her, be sure to jump on the back of the paper. Humans love to be surprised.
6--When human is working at computer, jump up on desk, walk across keyboard, bat at mouse pointer on screen and then lay in human's lap.
WALKING As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible in front of the human, especially on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This will help their coordination skills.
 BEDTIME Always sleep on the human at night so he/she cannot move around.
 LITTER BOX When using the litter box, be sure to kick as much litter out of the box as possible. Humans love the feel of kitty litter between their toes.
HIDING Every now and then, hide in a place where the humans cannot find you. Do not come out for three to four hours under any circumstances. This will cause the humans to panic (which they love) thinking that you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out, the humans will cover you with love and kisses and you will probably get a treat.
ONE LAST THOUGHT Whenever possible, get close to a human, especially their face, turn around, and present your butt to them. Humans love this, so do it often.

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Dr. Seuss Quotes…….


Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and thos who matter don’t mind.

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You

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

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.
Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

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A few years ago this piece by Jolene L. Roehlkepartain was circulated by the Search Institute. She wrote: “Everyone in a community can make a difference in the lives of children and youth. Even if you don't think you can tackle tough problems such as a violence, alcohol and other drug use, or school problems, you can make a difference by being a caring, responsible friend for young people.”

Need some ideas for what you can do today? Here are 150 of them:

150 ways to show kids you care

Notice them.Smile a lot.Acknowledge them.Learn their names.Seek them out.Remember their birthday.Ask them about themselves.Look in their eyes when you talk to them.Listen to them.Play with them.Read aloud together.Giggle together.Be nice.Say yes a lot.Tell them their feelings are okay.Set boundaries that keep them safe.Be honest.Be yourself.Listen to their stories.Hug them.Forget your worries sometimes and concentrate only on them.Notice when they're acting differently.Present options when they seek your counsel.Play outside together.Surprise them.Stay with them when they're afraid.Invite them over for juice.Suggest better behaviors when they act out.Feed them when they're hungry.Delight in their discoveries.Share their excitement.Send them a letter or postcard.Follow them when they lead.Notice when they're absent.Call them to say hello.Hide surprises for them to find.Give them space when they need it.Contribute to their collections.Discuss their dreams and nightmares.Laugh at their jokes.Be relaxed.Kneel, squat, or sit so you're at their eye level.Answer their questions.Tell them how terrific they are.Create a tradition with them and keep it.Learn what they have to teach.Use your ears more than your mouth.Make yourself available.Show up at their concerts, games, and events.Find a common interest.Hold hands during a walk.Apologize when you've done something wrong.Listen to their favorite music with them.Keep the promises you make.Wave and smile when you part.Display their artwork in your home.Thank them.Point out what you like about them.Clip magazine pictures or articles that interest them.Give them lots of compliments.Catch them doing something right.Encourage win-win solutions.Give them your undivided attention.Ask for their opinion.Have fun together.Be curious with them.Introduce them to your friends and family.Tell them how much you like being with them.Let them solve most of their own problems.Meet their friends.Meet their parents.Let them tell you how they feel.Help them become an expert at something.Be excited when you see them.Tell them about yourself.Let them act their age.Praise more; criticize less.Be consistent.Admit when you make a mistake.Enjoy your time together.Give them a special nickname.Marvel at what they can do.Tell them how proud you are of them.Pamper them.Unwind together.Be happy.Ask them to help you.Support them.Applaud their successes.Deal with problems and conflicts while they're still small.Chaperone a dance.Tell them stories in which they are the hero.Believe in them.Nurture them with good food.Be flexible.Delight in their uniqueness.Let them make mistakes.Notice when they grow.Wave and honk when you drive by them.Give them immediate feedback.Include them in conversations.Respect them.Join in their adventures.Visit their schools.Help them learn something new.Be understanding when they have a difficult day.Give them good choices.Respect the choices they make.Be silly together.Hang out together.Make time.Inspire their creativity.Accept them as they are.Become their advocate.Appreciate their personality.Talk openly with them.Tolerate their interruptions.Trust them.Share a secret.Write a chalk message on their sidewalk.Create a safe, open environment.Be available.Cheer their accomplishments.Encourage them to help others.Tackle new tasks together.Believe what they say.Help them take a stand and stand with them.Daydream with them.Do what they like to do.Make decisions together.Magnify their magnificence.Build something together.Encourage them to think big.Celebrate their firsts and lasts, such as the first day of school.Go places together.Welcome their suggestions.Visit them when they're sick.Tape record a message for them.Help them learn from mistakes.Be sincere.Introduce them to people of excellence.Tell them what you expect of them.Give them your phone number.Introduce them to new experiences.Share a meal together.Talk directly together.Be spontaneous.Expect their best; don't expect perfection.Empower them to help and be themselves.Love them, no matter what.

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If a man does not keep pace with his companions,
Perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music he hears....
However measured or far away.
--Thoreau

What lies behind us and what lies before us....
Are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
--Emerson

Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person,
having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
--Elliot

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world and the best we find in our
travels is an honest friend.


I have learned that to be with those I like....is enough.
--Whitman

We are the music makers...
we are the dreamers of dreams.

Happy are those who dream dreams and
are ready to pay the price to make them come true.

No act of kindness - no matter how small - is ever wasted.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere --
before him I may think aloud.

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