Give A Penny, Get A Penny
Give A Penny, Get A Penny
Most gas stations in the South have little change dishes by the register. If you’re paying for a transaction and need an extra penny or two, you simply take one from the dish. People then reciprocate this good turn by dropping a few coins in the dish from time to time, thereby creating a community bank of sorts, based on goodwill.
So in that spirit, this is Southern Plate’s “Give A Penny, Get A Penny” page.” I dearly love positive quotes and am always scouring the web for more so I thought this would be a great place to compile all of those. I’ll post mine, you post yours, and we can all “Give A Penny” when we have one and come back to “Get A Penny” when we need one.
I’ll also draw on these quotes to include at the bottom of my posts and emails that I send out to Southern Plate readers and be sure to credit the person who provided it, so include a link to your blog if you have one.
I would consider it a personal favor if you’d take the time to share a quote of motivation or positivity in the comments section below. Quote yourself, your Mama, someone famous, or our best friend “Anonymous”, it doesn’t matter, long as you drop your penny and then come back on one of those days when you feel like you might need one yourself.
Gratefully,
Christy
Some of my favorite quotes to start us off
“Pretend you’re a star and poke a hole in someone’s darkness”
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~Abraham Lincoln
“Squeeze every bit of love you can out of life, and life will HUG you back like never before” ~Ticha from Facebook
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When I get upset and find myself angry at somone, I remember that “A SPOKEN WORD WILL ALWAYS BE A MEMORY” this stops me dead in my tracks, and I withhold whatever hurtful or mean thing I was going to say. I take a breath and adjust my attitude. It works !!!!
Dear Mary,
Your post made me stop “dead in my tracks.” I think of myself as a gentle and genteel woman, yet my mouth is sometimes not kind when I have been hurt repeatedly without cause. I know as a Christian that there is no excuse for reacting with unkind words and I wish that the true and heartfelt apology would erase the memory. I am reminded anew that our Lord is the impetus for making good memories, as all that we do should reflect our love for Him because he first loved us.
Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket … keep it in your own.
Write your sorrows in sand and your your blessings in stone. Unknown
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“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock”
-Thomas Jefferson
“It is never wrong to do the right thing!” From my sister Katie, don’t know where she got it, but it sure is good! I love you Katie!
Believe your beliefs, doubt your doubts but never doubt your beliefs or believe your doubts.
One of the greatest freedoms is realizing what you can’t control.
Michael J. Fox
Great words of wisdom! How much better we all would be if we realized we can’t control every single thing in our lives and could just let go of the things that we really can’t control so that they don’t drive us crazy. A friend quoted this to me the other day and said it is fast becoming her favorite quote and a compass for her life.
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I can’t say this is an inspirational quote but I sure like it.
Quote of the Week:
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake,
zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
- Jim Davis, “Garfield”
“Women are Angels”. When someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly, on a broomstick! After all we are flexible!
My mother enjoys watching Deal or No Deal and she always say: “A bird in the hand is worth more than 2 in the bushes”. She will be 92 years young March 20, 2010. No matter how old or young you may be, write down the stories of your parents past. One day you’ll wish you had. I’m 63 and I am going to make myself start writing a journal.
OOPS, her birthday is March 22, not 20th. the 20th is my anniversary.
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When you smile at the world, the world smiles back!
Don’t put the key to yur happiness in someone els:e
pocket. Keep it in your own.
“You don’t stop laughing when you die, you die when you stop laughing!!”
Wisdom is knowing the right path to take…integrity is taking it.
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QUOTE:
“WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF YOUR ROPE, TIE A KNOT AND HANG ON!”
No one cares what you know till they know that you care
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Hey Christy-
Not sure how inspirational this quote is but one of the seasoned ladies from my church said it and i just loved it. “Run to God, He’s in love with you!”
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. Pierre Corneille
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I’m an angel…and if someone breaks my wings I continue to fly on a broomstick…I’m very flexible. Ü
“If you are born without wings, do everything you can to
grow them.”
Coco Chanel
Your only limitation is your own imagination!
When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.
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Lord , Please keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth…AMEN
“Experience is what we get immediately after we really needed it.” Author Unknown (most likely died before getting really needed experience).
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Enjoy every day of your life – THERE IS AN EXPIRATION DATE!
My grandmother use to always tell me “control the controlable and leave the everything else on the front steps.”
Oh how I miss her so…. she was and always will be my insperation in the kitchen! The greatest gift we (myself and sisters, and brother) got as children was when she would cook us our favorite meal for dinner! We didn’t realize then how much it meant until she passed and we no longer got to go to her house for our birthday dinner. It is the little things in life that mean the most.
“Even though you are the right track, you will be run over if you just sit there.” (Don’t know author)
“Even though you are on the right track, you will be run over if you just sit there.” (author unknown)
“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.. it’s about learning how to dance in the rain”.
Be kinder than necessary,because everyone you meet, is fighting some kind of battle!!!
Don’t let the joys of today get lost while worrying about tomorrow.
I once complained I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.
Be grateful, not hateful!
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Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Cherish those who love you for what you have done… not what you have
Nothing’s a mistake. It’s a learning experience.
Some experiences, you learn more than others.
Dull women have immaculate houses!!
May all your ups and downs in life be with a needle and thread.
If one cooks by opening cans it’s still homemade.
And the idea comes from the soul, so it’s really homemade.
Take a lesson from the weather.
It pays no attention to Criticism.
“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate,
is called a grandparent.”
Sam Levenson
Treat every day as your last , because you may not have tomorrow!
Here is a quote I keep on my refrigerator from “Oh the Places You will Go!” I wanted to share in honor of Dr. Seuss Week!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own.
And you know what you know.
And YOU are that guy who’ll decide where to go!
May the bridges I burn, light my path.
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It’s not original with him, but my grandfather Hy Slakter told me this when I was little:
As you go through life
Let this be your goal:
Keep your eye upon the doughnut
And not upon the hole.
My grampa is long gone now, but after all these years I have yet to find more solid advice.
“Tell me who you go with and I’ll tell you who you are.” Sage advice I’ve heard all my growing up years from my mom. I love and miss you so!
These are some that I use for my status on Facebook! I love to collect meaningful sayings that really appeal to me, and then share them.
“To expect the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person, is like expecting a bull not to charge you, because you are a vegetarian.”
The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it.
Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is – a sense of humor.
Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
God never judges someone until they are dead. So why should we?
“Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends.”
- Mary Catherwood
When we dance…our purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor…it’s to enjoy each step along the way.
From a friend: “Be pretty if you can, witty if you must, and gracious if it kills you.”
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are…something to do…something to love…and something to hope for.
“Knowing and doing are two different things.” (I’m sure this isn’t original, but it’s something I’ve been telling my daughter for quite some time now.)
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The good thing about dieting and exercising is that you will one day die healthy! ~Anonymous~
I just found your website and love it! When driving my kids to school, we pass a small church whose sign always has great food for thought. Here are a couple of postings:
Can’t sleep? Count your blessings.
Love has no color.
And here’s my favorite saying that my Grandma Rachel always used to say: This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad!
Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. – Jawaharlal Nehru
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God’s gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. -Frances Farmer
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. – John Burroughs
I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it. – Charles M. Schulz
You have 10 minutesto feel sorry for yourself,than get up and do something,the energy of movement send the Universe into action.
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