Today's Quote

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.

-Oscar Wilde

Awesome Sweetie...

Today's Quote

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

-M. Kathleen Casey

Give your love freely, like you've never been hurt you'll be surprised at the returns you'll get!


ME

Today's Quote

There has never been an age that did not applaud the past and lament the present.

-Lillian Eichler Watson

"Don't let the same dog bite you twice?

~ Chuck Berry ~

Oh my gosh Mo, Moon, & Ponch...I love what all of you have shared! Thank you!!
This is going to be strange now here...I'm no longer a paying member as of 6/16 so my posts won't be showing right away! lol Oh well :)

Today's Quotes

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.

-Italian Proverb

Lives based on having are less free than lives based on doing or being.

-E.Y. Harburg

Gifts We Give ourselves
"Friends"

Good friends enrich our lives in so many ways. Through a magical combination of similarities and differences, friends offer us the opportunity to know ourselves as we are and help us grow into who we want to be. Our similarities attract us to each other, comforting us with familiarity when we see ourselves in them. When we are drawn to those we admire, the same recognition is at work, unconsciously acknowledging that these people possess qualities that we ourselves possess. By acting as mirrors, friends help us define who we are by reflecting our selves back to us.

Friends also help us know ourselves through our differences. Differences allow us to see other options and make choices about who we want to be. Sometimes we are drawn to those who appear to be our opposites, and we learn to accept the parts of them we love and the parts of them that don't resonate with us, thus allowing us a valuable learning experience. By expanding our understanding to include others' experiences, friends help us accept others. By understanding when someone's life differs from our own, we can learn about ourselves in contrast. There are times when we see in friends what we don't like about ourselves. That mirror reflection may be hard to take, but a good friend helps us find ways we can change and supports us in that choice.

Part of the joy of friendship is the feeling that we are accepted just the way we are, with no need to change. It is a gift they give us, and one we can give back every day. Ultimately, we choose friends because they make us feel good about ourselves and life. Through tears and difficulties, friends help us find the laughter. When we find those special people who offer us that perfect combination of comfort and stimulus to grow, we are very fortunate. Friends, those wonderful companions that walk with us through life, help us define and refine who we are and who we choose to be every day.

Great Quote...I haven't heard that one in a while....Thanks

"Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."

~Hopi ~

May hope be your constant companion!

We must always remember that a tiny seed of "hope" may one day grow......

It is better to have tried and failed than to never have tried at all.

Sooooo TRUE!

Gina Me too!...When it first came out I gave it to all my girlfriends to read.....What a way to explain life......simple

I love that book Mo!

You're welcome Mo! I get as much pleasure out of this thread as you do! I love what everyone shares here :)
I won't be posting here for the weekend - I'm heading out to the Abate WI Summer Hummer. I'll resume posting on Monday! Just thought I would let you know so you're not wondering what happened to Smiles here!

Today's Quote

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

-Cullen Hightower

100 SMALL COMFORTS

TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE, IT IS PRECISELY THE UNTHINKABLE THAT MUST BE THOUGHT.

~Tom Robbins, American writer (b. 1936)

Tis easy enough to be pleasant,
When life flows along like a song;
But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox ~

The less you open your heart to others,
the more your heart suffers.

~ Deepak Chopra ~

Carla....You always have me coming back here....Thanks for this thread.....xo....Mo

Gina I loved your Quote!