Fwd: Quotation of the Day

Here is a response regarding the quotation below I think you'd all enjoy, thanks so much Thomas.

 

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."       Mahatma Gandhi

 

Excellent quotation, Jacky Bell, and I love your article! 

 

In this huge case I have been representing for the past six years, that is exactly what happened.  Just like Gandhi said; first they ignored us, then they mocked us, then they fought us, and then - - - we won. 

 

Now we are at it again. This time, they skipped the ignoring and mocking stage and went straight to fighting us. Guess they are taking us more seriously. 

 

Too bad for them – we are about to win again!

 

I love your treatment of this quotation. I especially appreciate that you gently identified the most dangerous enemy; an enemy more insidious and powerful than those who actively oppose us - - - an enemy even greater than ourselves (J). That greatest "enemy" is often a parent, a loyal friend, a caring neighbor (even, oddly enough, sometimes a mental health counselor). It is usually someone who loves us – someone who doesn't want to see us lose or be hurt or be embarrassed – someone who tries to protect us by discouraging us from trying. 

 

I love how you point out that since it tends to be that particular person's nature to "protect us" by discouraging us from trying something risky, we often talk ourselves out of the venture even whilst on our way to talk to them to share our dream and get their advice. 

 

It is also sad that when we try anyway, that caring person may be constantly saying, "Now be careful." "Don't work too hard." "Be sure you have other options." "Why don't you just do it part time, until you know it will work?" 

 

Seems like sound advice, but it's not usually good advice.

 

But your advice was right on target – to not be that loving person who inadvertently becomes (insert dramatic scary organ music) The Greatest Enemy.

 

Thanks for your quotation of the day, Jacky – and your great article. It is a wonderful way to end the year and start the new one with firm resolve to never BE the "Greatest Enemy." 

 

I will share it with my client who is winning for the second time (the State of Utah just can't seem to learn!).  He will love it.

 

Have a wonderful 2010 – the year of perfect vision

xoxox+

Thomas

 

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Quotation of the Day

"First they ignore you,then they laugh at you,then they fight you,then you win."       Mahatma Gandhi

 

 

Have you noticed when you had a dream, an idea of doing something not necessarily on the beaten path like starting a business rather than getting a job or wanting to be an actor or wanting to do something that seems to be BIG, that this quotation applies.  When we run through our minds simply telling our parents, our spouses, our confidants about our idea, we almost always talk ourselves out of our dream, our idea, before we even pose it to someone because of the response simply anticipate we'll receive?   

 

I wonder if my daughters, my friends, those who may have come to me for inspiration and support, received from me what I may have justified as common sense, or protecting them from being hurt, that I participated in the demise of their dreams.  

 

Books I have read and interviews of watched of people who have achieved great things always talk about those who laughed at them, those who tried to protect them from dreaming too loftily and being hurt perserveered and achevied something great.  Something big in their own right.  That needs to be the example.  

 

Fostering dreams is fostering all that seems impossible at this moment.  That is what I want to do, foster dreams!

 

Happy New Year

 

Anything you'd like to add?

 

Love you all,

 

Jacky

 

 

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Quotation of the Day

"We're all sustained by relationships."       Meryl Streep

 

 

What a wonderful quotation I came across this morning to share.  As we all work together, exchange with one another and go about our day this is truly what it all comes down to.  Relationships.  The day at work is either ruined or cherished because of relationships.  Family get together's, ruined or cherished.  To be sure, there are times my actions may not have been sustaining to others in fact maybe the opposite, making others suffer, making them contract from me.  

 

At this time of year, some joyfully gather others dread it.  I know that I can work harder to be the family member who unites and sustains for others, be the friend who listens and cares, be the co-worker who is solution oriented.  In all, I could point out others mistakes less, promote their attributes, own my own mistakes and look forward taking the best of qualities forward and forgetting, truly forgetting the rest. 

 

I wish you all the most wonderful Christmas Holiday and very Happy New Year. 

 

Reach out and share the best of yourself all who sustain you.

 

Any thoughts you'd like to share?  I'd love to hear them.

 

Love you all,

 

Jacky

 

 

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Dec 21 09 Quotation of the Day

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."     Carl Jung

 

 

I had the most wonderful experience of having my father with me for seven and half years.  It was quite a learning experience to live with your parent as an adult.  As we lived our lives day to day I learned many my traits that I got from my father.  My internal clock was a gift from him, we went to bed around the same time each night and woke around the same time each morning. 

 

There were some difficult personality traits that I felt were difficult for me deal with for us to live together peacefully.  Some were irritating.  Over time my lesson was that I saw myself in these particular traits.  This, I came to know later, was the source of my irritation.  I was grateful to have had that much time with my father as it took me all that time to figure this out and begin to admit these unattractive traits of my own, and own up to them.  What else could I have learned had I had 15 years.  Well, that is my job to continue the learning.  But now, I know the first trigger to identify these things in myself, what is it I find irritating in others?  I know it is not always the case however, I do know know it is often true.  So, I'll always question, is my irritation because it is reflection of myself.  

 

I am sure that where I find I am impatient and don't posses an understanding of someone and I feel irritation; it is simply another form of an unattractive, nonfunctional part of myself, be it prejudice, supreriority, lack of knowledge or understanding.  No matter what, my irriatation is most likely a repsonse generated from a rather non flattering quality of me!! 

 

I'd love to hear anything you have to share.  

 

Love you all,

 

Jacky 

 

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Quotation of the Day

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you."

John E. Southard

 

"We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us."    Rabindranth Tagore

 

"It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."   Henry Ward Beeche

 

 "The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good."

Ann Landers

 

I received an email this morning from a very good friend with a wonderful Christmas card that brought home all the wonder and expression of love this time of years is all about.  So, I included a few quotations today that I feel represent some of the ideas I need to be focusing on to assure I am creating for everyone I come in contact with the same feeling she just created for me in sending the card. 

With it I include a challenge to you, how many acts can you create before Christmas that will generate the response I felt from her loving message.  I will challenge myself to heed the messages of these quotations and include my family, friends, etc. but my challenge well be to include my perceptions of the world, my judgement of those who may not share my beliefs, morals or ideals.  I will go out of my way to express kindness and acceptance to someone I don't know and has no effect in my daily life and of course for those who do as well; in an effort to continue the flow of love and warmth my friends email gave me this morning. 

And I am sure I can find something I don't need, or may need less than someone else, give it up and share my richness.  

 

Merry Christmas everyone. 

Share you thoughts or experiences, I can't wait to hear from you.

 

Love you all,

Jacky

 

P.S.

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Quotation of the Day

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you."

John E. Southard

 

"We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us."    Rabindranth Tagore

 

"It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."   Henry Ward Beeche

 

 "The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good."

Ann Landers

 

I received an email this morning from a very good friend with a wonderful Christmas card that brought home all the wonder and expression of love this time of years is all about.  So, I included a few quotations today that I feel represent some of the ideas I need to be focusing on to assure I am creating for everyone I come in contact with the same feeling she just created for me in sending the card. 

With it I include a challenge to you, how many acts can you create before Christmas that will generate the response I felt from her loving message.  I will challenge myself to heed the messages of these quotations and include my family, friends, etc. but my challenge well be to include my perceptions of the world, my judgement of those who may not share my beliefs, morals or ideals.  I will go out of my way to express kindness and acceptance to someone I don't know and has no effect in my daily life and of course for those who do as well; in an effort to continue the flow of love and warmth my friends email gave me this morning. 

And I am sure I can find something I don't need, or may need less than someone else, give it up and share my richness.  

 

Merry Christmas everyone. 

Share you thoughts or experiences, I can't wait to hear from you.

 

Love you all,

Jacky

 

P.S.

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Quotation of the Day

Scars remind us of where we've been, they don't need to dictate where we are going.    Author Unknown

 

 

There is no author for this quotation as it was simply a statement I heard spoken and I don't the name of the person who said it.  But I found this profound.

 

I remember allowing the pain of my scars to dictate my emotions of the day.  Because I lived there, in the past, in the pain.  And I choose to allow these past experiences to injure my present self esteem, spoil my present decision making ability, break my spirit and therefore, dictate my future.  As a result, I did not feel worthy of anything good that may have been an opportunity for me in the present.  I avoided the things that were possible opportunity's, not because the opportunity didn't exist but because I didn't feel I deserved it.  What I believed I deserved was the event that created the scar! 

 

My memory logged the event as one where the opportunity never existed.  Because, I did not see myself as one who would pass up a good opportunity.

 

There comes a time when we must take responsibility for today, today.  We must realize the miracle we are each moment and the current moment is "ours" to spend, to live, how we choose, happy, sad, indifferent, inspiring.  And ttomorrow is whatever we choose to make it.     

 

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

 

Love you all,

 

Jacky

 

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Fwd: Quotation of the Day

"The longer you stay in one place, the greater your chance of disillusionment."     Art Spander

 

"The Lord has no patience with anger!  Anger stems from pure selfishness."          Spencer W. Kimball

 

Hello Everyone: 

 

These two quotations give me the opportunity to put into words a way of thinking that has stretched my capacity for humility, increased my acceptance of others and opened my mind to what I may be able to learn about the things I think I already know.  

 

Just yesterday I read Spencer Kimball's quotation, and the moment I read it I knew it to be true.  My previous level of understating of anger would not have included "selfishness" as a quality involved in this manner.   This opened a entirely new dimension to this common human response.  So,now I know when "anger" is my response I have closed off to the other possible perspectives involved in the situation.  Wow what a revelation.  

 

The first quotation relates for me because, while anger is a common emotion to all of us, and my believing I understood it, a simple quotation altered this everyday word and emotion in a way that will change my response to others who are angry, my response to my anger and deepened my ability to understand many situations more effectively.  

 

Yet another reason for me to be willing to fight the comfort and ease of complacency and enter the world of change and growth saving myself  from my own disillusionment.  

 

Any thoughts you'd like to share?

 

Love you all,

 

Jacky

 

 

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Fwd: Quotation of the Day

"Whatever we feel we most need is what we most need to give."      Unknown

 

"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."
— Maya Angelou

 

I remember a time when I believed the "love" I possessed was limited and I should give that love to only those special people in my life.  I am very thankful for Krysta's (my daughter) father, as I watched him, he gave so much caring, love and compassion to everyone.  I learned by watching him the cup in my soul filled with love is bottomless.  As soon as some love has been given, the cup is refilled. 

In those years, I yearned to be loved.  Now, that I know "love" is naturally generated, with out effort, and I give it spontaneously to everyone, my life is filled with love from a multitude of sources.  My cup runneth over.

Anything you'd like to share.  I'd love to hear what you have to say. 

All of my quotations are posted on my blog at http://jackyabell.blogspot.com/.  Visit there, there are two feeds that provide new quotations each day that are inspirational and I'd love for you to post your comments there for others to learn and responds to.  Or you can respond to this email to share you thoughts, which ever makes you more comfortable. 

Love you all,

Jacky

Quotation of the Day

"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."       Hugh Downs

 

Isn't it such a wonderful thing to realize that your happiness can be carried with you, already determined.  You don't have be concerned about any circumstance or situations, you simply know you're going to be happy.  This is probably the most most valuable gift I have gaven myself when I learned this lesson. 

 

Remembering the time I spent in my life prior to knowing I am responsible for my own happiness, no one else, wow life is so much richer, consistent and precious in comparison. 

 

Any thoughts you'd like to share?  Please do.

 

Have a wonderful Holiday Season:

 

Love you all,

 

Jacky

 

 

Quotation of the Day

"There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments, there are consequences."     Robert Ingersoll

 

As a human species, being of reasoning minds we tend think of ourselves above all other forms of nature.  We don't accept the just because our seed blew in the wind to a southern face of the mountain where the survival is least likely.  We uproot out plant and move it to the location of most significant advantage to our survival. 

 

But, I question, do we take implementation of "rewards" and "punishment" too seriously?  Are "natural" consequences often enough in many cases to teach the needed lesson.  Do "rewards" over feed our minds with a superficial prize and detract us from true joys of life? 

 

 

Hmmmm!   Any thoughts?

 

Love you all,

 

Jacky

 

 

Quotation of the Day

"A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood."          Chinese Proverb

 

I have thought about his quotation for several days.  The plethora of aspects where this idea could be applied is so vast my little mind cannot comprehend.  But the idea I feel compelled to write about and solidify in my mind is how this applies to how my mind deals with prejudices. 

When I hear again things I have said and review the thoughts that stream through my mind and I listen to the news, or to people speak about social issues or even when talking about work, employees of one office of the same company often judge those who work in another office.  Or a when there is about a particular religion vs. another religion, religious people vs. spirituals, straights vs. gays, etc., all I hear is judgment generating "prejudice".

What is happening is not our implementation of our morality, or spirituality, not our exampling our faith; but our own mind telling us those who are "different", those living unlike "our" way, are immoral, they are unfaithful, wrong, dangerous, and a plethora of uniquely created "judgments" our personal minds can create.

When, all this time I have participated in such ungracious activity I know my heart has told me acceptance is God's expectation of me.  Any thought I give to the ways of others I am deviating from grace.  I am taking on Gods role of which I am perfectly and completely incapable of.  Actually, my act of judgment is an act judging of God's creations.  Wow, the time I've spent in life judging others, completely and wholly acting above God.  Oh My!!!!  I will read this quotation for a while to assure I keep my eyes focused with-in, trusting God to create all in this world in his infinite wisdom and spend my time to improve the work he has trusted in me. 

Sorry this one was so long I simply needed to create this as my own check on my minds activity.

Please share your thoughts.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 5/28/2009

The best way out is always through. Robert Frost


I am too often guilty of working my way around but not through the issue. And avoidance is especially successful (As I tell my son-in-law, the view from Denial is exactly the picture I want to see). When in the midst of the problem why is it that, the truly easiest and most effective way out being "through", doesn't feel like the easiest option. Why does avoidance on any level feel more comfortable and often our choice of preference?

Any comments?


Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 5/20/2009

Few are those that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. Albert Einstein


Just a short time ago I would not have understood the meaning of this one. I was so consumed with what others thought, and saw that I did not focus at all on my own. Thank goodness that I am learning now to live in my own skin, assess with my thoughts and values. The silver lining for me in this lesson was; that I now judge others less than ever before and I am not consumed with concern about being judged by others. What a wonderful blessing this lesson delivered.

Any experiences you're willing to share?

Love you all,

Jacky

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do."Ralph Waldo Emerson


So, how often is it that we do what we are afraid to do. I don't!!! Even when I can look back and find specific times in my life when circumstances pushed me to do something fearful and I overcame it and was so grateful at the outcome, still I allow the presents of "fear" to deter me from forging forward. The most difficult things in my past brought me some of the most treasured blessings whether they be opportunity, traits like strength or confidence, whatever. How is it that we can keep the blessed outcome in our present mind to aid us in forging forward and DOING those things that spur the fear?

Any ideas?

Love you all Jacky

Quote of the day 4/25/2009

I am reading the book Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Verse 17 of The Tao is very enlightening talking about leadership principles. I thought that those of you who are parents might gain something from this so I thought I'd share:

Verse 17:

With the greatest leader above them,
people barely know one exists.
Next comes one whom they love and praise.
Next comes one whom they fear.
Next comes one whom they despise and defy.

When a leader trusts no one,
no one trusts him.

The great leader speaks little.
He never speaks carelessly.
He works without self-interest
and leaves no trace.
When all is finished, the people say,
"We did it ourselves."

In this chapter Dr. Dyer talks about the role of Leader being exchangeable with teacher or parent. I thought is was a great lesson for parents I wish I had learned years ago. He interprets this verse explaining that as an good leader you;
stay in the background, be an astute observer, act with out interfering, create an

environment inspiring everyone to act responsibly.

inspire by example creating space for others to achieve their own

greatness/accomplishment developing their own leadership qualities/ability.

be of service making a difference in others lives resolving conflicts with love and

praise, (other tactics create fear of the leader, they will act opposing you in your

absence, despise you, defy you, detach from you for dictatorial adult/leader tactics).

praise, trust them in their own decision making process even when their behavior may

conflict with yours.

take pride in not taking credit for their achievements.

He quotes Hafiz describing this in a poem:

Even
After
The sun never says to the earth,
"You Owe Me."

Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole
Sky.

Love those you're intrusted to lead, just like the sun loves our planet. Simply be there to serve, never demanding anything in return.

As I wrote a few weeks ago about my sermoning my children rather than acting on the knowledge that children primarily learn by example anyway. This is such a beautiful expression of that same lesson. Allowing children to make their own decisions, pay the price of the consequences of their own decisions as children when the natural consequences are are far less severe than the consequences of the decisions made once they've moved out on their own. It is so hard to "shut up" when they are in your charge, you just want to help and protect them from hurt/pain. But the lessons, self confidence and empowerment they achieve through this process will serve them in developing leadership qualities of their own. And then when you're not around to provide your guidance, such as when they've become a teen, they're out with their friends, this is the time they need to have been well practiced at deciding for themselves.

I found this to be profound advise not just in business leadership but parenting:

I hope this was of value to you.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 4/24/09

What might my life be like were I to give in to the rhythms of my own ragged dance? —Susan Hanson


I am running into a lot of quotes with this theme. If they're showing up like this the message must be needed somewhere so I'll share it.

Like the last quote I sent talking about that we sense there are things we should or desire to do and we don't act. Again a quote that tells us to go inside of ourselves, find our own answers, be inspired and let our purpose come to life!!! Isn't this what we are meant to do? I all to often I do not go inside, contemplate and allow my feelings to inspire me. I allow reasoning, thinking to detract me in to what seems acceptable and appropriate. I fear being judged by others.

Look at history, and books successful people have written about their accomplishment, and a common theme is those around these people who were so successful, were thought by their friends and loved one's to be crazy, eccentric and often were scorned for acting on their desires.

Well based on what they have, they created or attained I need to adjust who I'm allowing to influence my actions and trust myself and never give up.

Share you thoughts PLEASE!

Love you all,

Jacky

It's...best to assume that heaven is right here, right now, and let the stars fall where they may. —Margaret Gunther

I have worked hard in the last 5 years, reading, studying, adjusting my responses and controlling my thoughts in an effort to try to accomplish what is stated in this quote. Then in the last few months I fell off the wagon in a big way. I believe this quote states the way we were meant to live our lives, trusting that the things that come to us are divinely inspired and to not resist the things that appear to difficult or "ends" but rather to trust the saying when a door closes a window opens and move forward boldly, confidently and know the outcome will be a blessing.

I have allowed emotion and most likely some fears rooted in past hurt to undo my hard work. I failed to be diligent in controlling my thoughts and allowed complacency to be the door for weaker, victimization thoughts to creep back in.

This regression has brought a loved one of mine to suffer along with me, for that I am sorry. I will work to adjust this set back and be a more positive influence and trust that all outcomes are the stars falling where they may.

Respond with comments please:

I love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the Day 4/13/2009

Our ideas, like orange-plants, spread out in proportion to the size of the box which imprisons the roots. Edward Bulwer Lytton

If only my creative mind could be as indiscriminate in search for new direction and growth as roots reaching out, what would I learn, what would I see, what would I come to understand that my limited experiences have not provided me. My judgement of directs my decisions, how can I undo that learned process to allow the variety or options this vast world provides.

I do exercise my mind to grow through exposure to new material through reading and challenge myself to be better through self examination therefore I believe I'm transplanting into larger boxes as I go. However, my discretion selects direction when if I could eliminate judgement I believe surprises of life would unfold. Where did this take your mind??

Respond with your thoughts.

Love you all, Jacky

Quote of the day 4/7/2009

If you see failure as a monster stalking you, or one that has already ruined your life, take another look. That monster can become a benevolent teacher, opening your mind to successes you cannot now imagine. —Martha Beck


As I look back on my life those at most painful experiences, the times I felt the most despair, I realized these were the most valued lessons in my life. I felt victim. Blamed others and didn't take the responsibility for constructing a positive outcome. But once I had the opportunity to heal from the pain of the experience I could look back and see value of the lessons learned, I could see the change in me and that I had grown from it. My compassion for others expanded as well. I now feel comforted while going through these experiences that something of value will result.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 4/3/09

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones.
John Burroughs

Wow, I really hope some of you respond to this one. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this quotes and how it applies to your lives.

For me, this hit hard as I look back at the parent I was. I so PREACHED. And PREACHED and PREACHED. Just ask my kids. Long diatribes of how many times I had to say this same thing over and over, listing all the things I had done to try to improve their behavior, bla bla bla bla!!!! Had I listened to my mother, and allowed life to teach me as I went along I would have learned and implemented more effective skills so much earlier. But, rather than listen to my heart and nature I used my reasoning to justify my actions. When really my actions were is personal release, all I got out of my poor parenting skills was forcing a captive audience to listen to my woe's. I was taking out my frustrations on my children rather than stepping up being an Example to them and showing love and support. I distracted them from the best teacher and failed to allow them to learn lessons through through their own natural consequences. I was self absorbed and believed my sermons were useful to them.

For me the quote should read: Most effective parents teach by example rather than preaching.

I love my children so much as I did then and wanted to the right thing by them. I so want to be the Mom that provides unconditional love, unfailing belief and support, and act in ways to empower them to reach beyond their own dreams.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/18/2009

"Victory belongs to the most persevering." - Napoleon

I am sure this is not Napoleon's meaning of this quote however, I post this one today because I am reading a relationship book called Love and Respect and this relates so well to the point of the book that who you are a partner ultimately has nothing to do with your partner. Your alone are accountable for your actions as a partner regardless of your partners actions. Therefore, if you can be the partner you're meant to be, be responsible for your own actions and then Persevere, your relationship will be successful.

I seems incredibly too easy to decide to stop working on a relationships. But the only way to reap the reward is to Persevere and reach the 50th anniversary, sit on the porch and feel the love and pride you've attained in mastering all you've been through.

I have many mentors of this behavior in my life. You know who you are I have told you. Let me say again, they way you handle your relationships are lesson to me in developing one I in which I choose to persevere! Thank you. Mentors are constant support that aids me in making better decisions even though I may have never talked to you about how you've impacted me.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/17/2009

"It's never too late to become the person you might have been." - George Elliot

"Never give up, never, never give up." - Winston Churchill

If a trip of a thousand miles begins with just one step and today is never too late to start to be what you want to and be, do what you want to do, or have what you want to have. That means tomorrow is the same. So if you fell off the wagon yesterday, today isn't too late as is tomorrow. Forgive yourself and then, Never give up, never, never give up.

"Yesterday's failures are today's seeds that must be diligently planted to be able to abundantly harvest tomorrow's successes." - Author Unknown


The things in life you personally sacrificed and grew the most for, are the most prized possessions. Be bold in defining what you want and in sacrificing to get it.

My Confession: In the last couple of weeks I have learned that I often do not own or take responsibility for what I want out of life. I become passive and I think I mask this passivity as thought it were humbleness. Or possibly even a caring for others when truly it was a cop out not to have to stand up and act and know as though I deserved what I wanted and that I needed to take the responsibility to attain what I wanted. In preparing for this Quote of the Day by reading through he quotes I may want to share this weakness in myself was revealed. I'll now post these quotes and this writing in a place I'll see for a while to keep this in my awareness so I can work on improving.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/14/2209

"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you." - James Allen


So, this being true, I cannot look anywhere else to blame for what I have in my life right this minute. My current situation/life was created by my imagination, desires, beliefs, basically what I chose to focus on and spend my energy thinking about.

I have a great deal to be thankful for. I also see that I have a great deal to be responsible for. Therefore, I must take the time to identify what I spend my time thinking about and take control of the what takes up the recesses of my mind and create the situations/life I choose to have. I must stop allowing my thoughts to manifest by default and DECIDE what occupies my mind!!!!! As, that is where my tomorrow is obviously created.

Any thoughts?

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/12/2009

Wisdom requires knowing how little we know. —Marvin Bell, poet

This was a hard lesson for me in my youth cuz I knew it all, just ask my mom. In fact I found not knowing everything pretty incomprehensible. Thankfully, life teaches you, and the more you seem to learn the vastness of what you don't know becomes so apparent. Then next step I found so difficult was that what was relevant and helpful in my life was not relevant or helpful in others lives. Accepting that each road each of us finds to realize our purpose, and how that manifests for each of us is unique and cannot be judged from the outside.

Lessons I still work on today.

Please share your comments.

Love you all,

Jacky

Quote of the day 3/11/2009

"I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition." Martha Washington


Making the decision to live in a grateful and contented state, becoming responsible for my own disposition has provided me with much more sound and predictable day to day experience. I hope to become more and more in control of my disposition and possibly that may come to alter my circumstances.

What do you think?

Love you all.
Jacky

Quote of the day 3/10/2009

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."- Robert F. Kennedy


I need to dare much more greatly. I conservatively do, to protect the size of the losses. I must reach higher and take pride act of doing rather than focusing on what I may look like or if I'll see the outcome of my efforts as successful. I must see the act "doing" as success!!! I will work on this.


Jacky

Self-trust is the first secret of success. Ralph Waldo Emerson




Wow, I need a lot of work here. I trust myself in many areas but a few very important ones I often don't look inside for answers, and when I do I often do not trust the response and will look to others for guidance. Maybe sometimes that's helpful and others I'm not practicing a secret to success!!! Great learning point for me.

Love you all

Jacky

Quote of the day 2/26/2009

*Insist on yourself; never imitate...Every great man is a unique.
Ralph Waldo Emmerson*

Quote of the day 2/25/09

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again. Og Mandino

Wow, I would like to believe I could adopt this philosophy and treat everyone this way every moment. I would like to know the feeling of living that consciously and kindly.

Please share your comments.

Love you all,
Jacky

Quote of the day 2/24/09

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.


I apologize I do not know the author of this one to share with you.

Anyone have an example of how a problem brought them an unexpected gift?

Love you all, have an awesome day.

Jacky

Quote of the Day

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort. Charles Dickens


Hi everyone: This says way too much about my folly. What do you think of the quote?
Post your response for others to enjoy, respond and share.

Jacky

Hi everyone:

I am trying something new. I have a dream, it is to share with others a positive discourse starting with "quotes" that inspire or motivate and have a forum for us to share our thoughts with each other.

I hope you enjoy and participate.

Love you all Jacky