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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Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain. Author unknown
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
A good deed is like peeing in your pants. Everyone knows you did it, but only you can feel its warmth. Author unknown
That first line is exactly what I needed to hear today! Thank you so much for posting this! And thank you, Christy, for starting this!
I never heard that quote before. I love it.
“We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we’ve established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.” —Earl Nightingale
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.” —William James
I live my life and teach my kids the old Practice Makes Perfect.
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference
I’m not sure the author, but i love this one
My plaque states the author as…. Rheinhold Niebuhr.
Many use it as a 12 step program motivational saying, and I have always thought it was a great saying.
Everything happens for a reason good or bad. Only God knows which.
Put your troubles in a box, sit on the lid and smile.
Jean
Goo one!
A few of my faves:
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”– Eleanor Roosevelt
“Each moment of light and dark is a miracle.”– Walt Whitman
“It’s always something!”– Gilda Radner
“Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to try that much harder.”– Paul “Bear” Bryant
It’s all going to be OK in the end. And if it’s not OK, it’s not the end.
I especially love this one. Thank you for sharing, Linda! It just about made my day!
This is a great one! thank you!
LIFE IS WHAT’S HAPPENING, WHILE YOU’RE MAKING OTHER PLANS.
As my grandpa always taught me:
“To be early is to be on time. To be on time is to be late.”
Another one ~~~
The only difference between stumbling blocks and steppingstones is the way in which we use them. —Anonymous
And Another ~~~
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
– Helen Keller
LIFE IS GOD’S GIFT TO YOU…..
WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD.
Oh Rae, this is sooo true! Thanks for this quote.
Barb
Instead of thinking about what you are missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.
Be more concerned about your character than your reputation because your character is who you are and your reputation is just what others THINK of you.
At all costs get perfect moments stuck between your teeth. Jewel
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Norman Vincent Peale
My niece Amber, who is graduating from college in a couple of months has always lived by her personal motto:
“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.” Author unknown
Sometimes I stumble, that’s when He carries me.
“Toot your own horn too much and you won’t get it tooted”
-Heard it at church years ago.
“To laugh often, to win the affection of children to find the best in others to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”
– W. Clement Stone
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive & everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
– Author unknown
If God brings you to it he will bring you through it. Unknown
This one is made of only two letter words so not complicated but true: If it is to be it is up to me. Unknown
It is nice to be important but more important to be nice. Unknown
A man has to live with himself so he should see to it that he is in good company. Unknown
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. Unknown
Don’t try to discover someone who fits your fantasy-discover who your fantasy is going to be. Unknown
I am sorry I don’t know the origins so thye can be credited.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day had enough trouble of it’s own. – Matthew 6:34
Jennifer, This is one of my most favorite Bible Verses.
Happiness is a journey-not a destination.
I love this one too….
Never let yesterday fill up today!!
Unknown
“May the light always find you on a dreary day.
When you need to be home, may you find your way.
May you always have courage to take a chance
And never find frogs in your underpants.”
I believe it is an Irish toast, one of my favorites.
Elizabeth that is so dern cute. I adore it. Thank you. P.S. I have Irish in me but never heard that one.
Never let anyone’s opinion of you be your goal. They may not like you. TD Jakes.
All the world needs is love, so smile, you are so love.
Whatever is going to happen is going to happen when it happens,
regardless of what happens.
My favorite –
We may not have it all together, but together we have it all
Author Unknown
You and I, at every moment of our lives, possess the knowledge to change the quality of our lives!
If everyone would remember The Golden Rule, this world would be heaven on Earth! I tell my kids to ALWAYS think about what they are doing before they do it, and think about someone doing the same thing back to them. Would they like it? Would it make them feel good? Kindness is so easy to give, but so often under-used!
I am soooooooooooooooo loving this!!! This is the most amazing post because each comment is a special treat!!!
Here is one I always tell my kids and I know my subscribers have heard it over and over!
“Each day when you wake up you have a choice. You can have a good day or you can have a bad day. So you might as well have a good one”
~Christy the crazed southern cook
From my friend, Pam, on Facebook:
Each day we are confronted by people who harass us or by challenges that will be either stumbling blocks or stepping stones depending on our response to them.
Quote by Cheri Fuller
Of all the music that reached farthest
into Heaven, it is the beating of a
loving heart.
Love is not a matter of counting the years;
it’s making the years count.
I love all of the sayings, and quotes, that I have read.
Thanks to everyone for joining in.
Here a just a few of my favorite quotes.
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.
Wayne Dyer
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences. Unknown
Seed Thoughts
The mind is a garden
Where seed thoughts grow.
The thoughts that we think
Are the seeds that we sow.
We must watch what we think
The livelong day.
And pull out the weed thoughts
And throw them away.
And plant loving thoughts
So thick in a row.
There will be no room
For weed thoughts to grow.
Ada Schlabach
Joan
Lovely-touches on my gardening spirit!
Not really a “positive” I guess but it makes me smile:
Well behaved women rarely make history~Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
And also:
Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, only small changes for the better, I hope, in the lives of those I love.~Dean Koontz
Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours. They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you couldn’t buy an extra hour. What will you do with this priceless treasure?
Author Unknown
Thought for the Day
It’s our conscience, not our mattress that has the most to do with
our sleep.~ author unknown
Walk in Peace, Be Happy, And have a wonderful Journey throughout your Life.
A simple quote that means a lot to me right now…
Before I shaped you in the womb,
I knew all about you.
Before you saw the light of day,
I had holy plans for you…
Jeremiah 1:5
Good Karla!
“If you need a friend, be one”.
“People Matter”
“God First, Others Second, Me Third”
-Authors Unknown
Do Unto Others as you would have them do unto you
Live each day as if it were your last
I always liked, “If mama aint happy, aint nobody happy”. That was kind of a nudge to keep things happy around the house. Plus, it’s so true.
Here are several of my favorites:
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
e.e. cummings
“I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life.”
Ronald Reagan
Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey!! – Barbara Hoffman
and one to express how I feel about diet food…
The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook. —Julia Child
hey everyone! I have too many favorites to post JUST one but I will give you my favorite site of finding them, finding unique quotes is one of my favorite pasttimes on the computer, I use them as away messages and status’s on my facebook page. Enjoy my favorite site! This is it:
http://www.aphids.com/quotes/
God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind, I may never die.
“A day dawns, quite like other days; in it, a single hour comes, quite like other hours; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us.”
Life may not always be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance .
Sorry, I don’t know who wrote/said these.
The first one about being behind had me in stitches!!! It’s SOOOOO MY LIFE!!!!
Don’t loose what you want for what you want right now. Phil Martelli Basketball coach St. Joseph’s University
Necessity is the best motivator.
I am a quote junkie. I wish I had my quote journal with me, and I could give you lots. Maybe later! For now…
“Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” ~ Les Brown
“Go with the flow… expectations lead to misery & depression… just let life happen. Grasp opportunity when it comes along, pay your bills, say please & thank you, laugh a lot, and be happy!” ~ unknown
“Everyone should participate in some type of activity that requires boots.” ~ Juanita Markham (me)
“I don’t at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.”
—Oscar Wilde
“Our childhood is what we spend the rest of our lives overcoming.”
—Amy Bennett
“The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is because they have a common enemy.”
—Unknown
“The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.”
—Bill Cosby
“You’ve reached middle age when all you exercise is caution.”
—Unknown
“My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.”
—Ashleigh Brilliant
“Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade since it consists principally of dealing with men.”
—Joseph Conrad
“Tolerance is a great trait to contain, but so is the ability to shut up.”
—Unknown
“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”
—Sam Ewing
“My friend, if I could give you one thing in life, it would be the ability to see yourself as others see you, then you would realize what a truly special person you are.”
—B.A. Billingsly
“Live like there is no tomorrow, and live tomorrow like there was no yesterday.”
—Lindsay Matheus
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them”: ~Henri Matisse
For the Quotes below, Author Unknown:
‘Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.’
A sharp tongue can cut your own throat.
If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn’t oversleep.
Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.
The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge.
One thing you can give and still keep…is your word.
You lie the loudest when you lie to yourself.
If you lack the courage to start, you have already finished.
One thing you can’t recycle is wasted time.
Ideas won’t work unless ‘you’ do.
Your mind is like a parachute…it functions only when open.
The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime! It is never too late to become what you might have been.
“Joy is very contagious, try therefore, to be always overflowing with joy, wherever you go” -Mother Theresa
“Remember who you are.” -The Chase Murals in Venice, Ca
AvgBetty I had to use this on my emails-one of my favorites!!!!
Never be bullied into silence.
Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself
~Harvey Fierstein
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become -Buddha
Mom’s should play poker.
They can tell when you’re bluffing, plus, they already know how to deal. -anon
If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good,…if I am at peace with myself, it has been a sucessful day….Alex Noble
All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t discover why.Sucess in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or axxomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others….Danny Thomas
I wish we could put some of the Christmas Spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month….Harlan Miller
Grandma always told me: “Be sweet and play nice”
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.”
Life is not about the number of breaths you take; it is about the number of moments that take your breath away. – Unknown
That’s the one I was trying to think of that I love but can only ever remember the moments part. Thanks!
My main one is from my never-to-be-forgotten MaMaw Ella Mae Russell: “Good, Better, Best. Never rest til good is better and better is BEST!” Have a great day in Him y’all……Everyday!
Allan K. Chalmers:
The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
One of my favorites…
Get out of the bitter barn and play in the hay!
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway – John Wayne
That’s right.
“Kindness matters”
“Speak tasteful words . . . you may have to eat them.”
“Where God guides, God provides.”
“There are no mistakes, only lessons. As long as you are alive, the lessons do not end.”
One can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
I have been known to say this MANY times,” Just because I did it, it doesn’t make it right. Use your own judgement because it’s your act that you are doing !”
The path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Life if tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
Any excuse will do if you do not want to do it.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice make perfect.
Those who don’t read, have no advantage over those who can’t read.
Ok, maybe not a penny but definitely a favorite of mine.
Put on the big girl panties and deal with it.
Another….I believe from Thoreau
Everything is a nail when all you have is a hammer. (very paraphrased)
Love it!!!
I always liked the little quote
“The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you”
and also
“For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness”
Google tells me that is from Julian Germain.
“There is as much dignity in plowing a field as there is in writing poetry.” Booker T. Washington
you didn’t want the hose to water the garden…not after last summers crop!!!!
Such a great idea, Christy. After reading all this inspiration, I feel positively empowered! The only thing I could add would be my grandmother’s advice: “Sit up straight, keep your ankles crossed and never put grapes in your chicken salad.” Amen!
From my so very wise grandmother:
“Don’t borrow troubles, life is tough enough.” Dorotha Lou Grubb
“Life is too short to eat cheap chocolate or drink cheap beer.”
–Tina Jordan
You can see where my priorities are!
Life isn’t about how to survive the storm,But how to dance in the rain.
Here are some quotes I have grown up with:
Smile! Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
What goes around, comes around.
The early bird gets the worm.
Nothing is impossible with God.
I don’t know the authors of some of these but we have always said them growing up.
Cin
This quote keeps me on track and helps me make daily decisions:
“A chief cause of worry and unhappiness comes from trading what we want most in life, for what we want at the moment.”
My favorite…
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, totally worn out and screaming “WOO HOO what a ride!”
If you can’t excel with talent, triumph with effort. –Dave Weinbaum
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. –Mark Twain
Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?
When Nothing is for Sure, Anything is Possible
Where there is no faith in the future, there is no power in the present. Unknown
Another one that my Granny gave me when I was pregnant with my one and only child. “Baby, be sure you raise him so that everyone can and will love him, not just you.”
I try to keep that in mind when I want nothing more than to buy him the moon and the stars, I wonder, after I give this to him, will everyone else be able to love him or will he be too spoiled rotten??
A few of my favorites….
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
~Maya Angelou
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
~Martha Washington
Always do what you are afraid to do.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like this one…and I’ve had it on my myspace page for a while…trying to make a point to my teenagers…
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. ~Andre Gide
I love quotes and get most of mine from http://www.quotegarden.com
These quotes are great!!! What a great idea for a post Christy!
Right on, Kimberli!
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave..
Native American Proverb
“The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.” Unknown
If you can do something about it “Why Worry”?
If you can do nothing about it “What is the since in Worrying”?
“Life is not a spectator sport. . . . If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re escaping your life.”
– Jackie Robinson, 1964
“Set aside one half hour a day to do all your worrying, and then, during that period, take a nap.” —Author Unknown.
didn’t see either of these, hope I’m not repeating.
God always answers our prayers, sometimes the answer is no.
*personal fav* (I even have it printed on business cards and leave them around town)
Watch your thoughts, they become your words
watch your words, they become your actions
watch your actions, they become your habits
watch your habits, they become your character
watch your character, it becomes your destiny
a smile is more contagious than a frown
smile at your enemy’s, it keeps them on their toes
the laughter of a child is the best medicine
a baby is gods opinion that the world should go on
today is the first day of the rest of your life
a childs work is to learn, a child learns through their play
they give everything they have, and learn more everyday
a mother understands her children intuitively, because they grew beneath her heart (this is the *slogan* for the moms support group I run)
just a giggle for your Give a penny, Get a Penny …
May the light always find you on a dreary day.
When you need to be home may you find your way.
May you always have courage to take a chance.
And never find frogs in your underpants.
Have a great night & wonderful tomorrow !
The rewards for a good deed is to have done it.
Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.
Trust is the most valuable thing you’ll ever earn.
Nothing is constant but change.
You never really lose until you quit trying.
If you give Satan an inch, he’ll be a ruler.
In life and in love, there are no impossibilites.
My own personal motto:
If you cain’t dazzle them with brilliance
Baffle ‘em with bullsh*t!!
I really live on Baffle Lane and have a “Dazzle Court” sign at the end of my drive…teehee
I am trying to figure that motto into being the epitaph on my headstone…
Isn’t that what everybody, except me, does?
“Our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of gratitude to God, whatever the experience.” – Albert Schweitzer
“When we long for a life with no difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Marshall
AMEN. Especially to the first one.
“When you bury the hatchet, be sure not to leave the handle sticking out.” Anon
“Your attitude determines whether a ‘failure’ creates a learning opportunity, temporarily slows you down, or stops you altogether.”
Eric Allenbaugh
Pretty darned good.
“Things are only impossible until they’re not.” Jean-Luc Picard
“What is important is to keep learning, to enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In the end there are no certain anwsers.” Martina Horner
“A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure.” Author Unknown
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows but only empties today of it’s strength.” Charles Spurgeon
I found this on a single serving bag of sugar in a restaurant and it has echoed thru my head many times.
NEVER EXPLAIN – YOUR FRIENDS DON’T NEED IT AND YOUR ENEMIES WON’T BELIEVE YOU ANYWAY.
I remember seeing this one on the final tv show “Thirty Something” as a quote left up on the screen at the very end: “Life if full of possibilities, not probabilities”.
As a teenager I had a poster with a sea gull flying and the quote ” I can because I think I can” and that has carried with me.
A great aunt that had been through alot, even poisoning by her stepdaugter but had a gentle spirit and always looked up in life. She knew I was having a rough time adjusting to a new school and told me to always remember ” You have to be a friend to have a friend”.
An 8th grade teacher in class told us “If you never have the first drink you never will be an alcoholic” well I may not have followed those words but they were strong enough to stick with me to this day.
The last I can think to share that I received from my Mom the last few weeks before she died was for me to remember “that in life you just need to try to be happy.” If we all just lived by that life could be so much simpler than trying to live up to other people’s goal or ideas. Happiness is a choice.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
You go, “girl.” You go.
Today you are you, that is truer than true, there is no one alive who is youer than you! Dr. Suess
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land amoung the stars!
One useful thought:
When my children would say they were “bored”, I would tell them:
” Intelligent people are never bored.”
This gave them something to ponder (such as, “I bet she will find something
useful for me to do.”… Maybe some chore or work to be done.
thanks for all the wonderful quotes……
I’ve learned…. That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person
My life’s motto:
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “WOO HOO! What a ride!”
God listens to more than your words, He listens to your heart.
Walk with God and He will walk with you. He loves you- you know.
If you sow seeds of wickedness, sin’s harvest you will reap. But
scattered seeds of righteousness, yield’s blessings you can keep.
AMEN.
Be changed and the world around you begins to change.
–Dr. Gerald Epstein
“Truth, crushed to the earth, shall rise again.” ~ William Cullen Bryant
AMEN.
Whatever happens to ones life is in God’s hand. not ours. Praise him, he is the Almighty.
Believe deep down in your heart that you’re destined to do great things.
– Joe Paterno
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
– Gandhi
I never think that people die. They just go to department stores.
– Andy Warhol
Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments.
Kevin Costner
You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.and mahatma_gandhi.jpg
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.Ghandi
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Walt Disney
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.
Douglas Adams,
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
Henry Ford
Lost time is never found again.
Benjamin Franklin
About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.
Rita Mae Brown
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill
Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Mark Twain
Courage is the ability to hang on just five minutes more.
Authors unknown [ to me anyway
]
“The task ahead of us is never greater than the power behind us”
“There are no problems, only opportunities”
I have this one right at the top of my blog – I hope that when people leave they leave with this very feeling!
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.”
~Mother Teresa
I also love this one.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~Maya Angelou
Faith is not believing that God can, it’s knowing that He will.
The will of God will not lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you.
I’m not sure the author. I have these on plaques in my room!
You never stand alone when you stand with God.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.
~Norman Vincent Peal
We may not have it all together, but together we have it all!!!
“Be happy with what you got, because there is someone out there who doesnt have it”
(This is so true and we forget sometimes)
“What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”
–Lao Tsu
This has been a very inspiring thread! Here are a few of my favorites:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead
“Do or do not… there is no try.” -Master Yoda
“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.” – Mahatma Gandhi
The best and most beautiful things… must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller
This is such a blessing! I have really enjoyed reading through some of these and I hope I am not repeating a quote someone else has already used ~grins~ But I find this one to be sooo true…
“Attitudes are contagious…make sure yours is worth catching!!” Anonymous
Well leave it to me to step on someone else’s toes!! Sorry Grannie K,I hadn’t read all the posts earlier and missed seeing yours! Have a blessed day
Hey, it’s good enough to repeat!!! Thanks!
Happiness isn’t something that you wake up one morning and find out that it’s happened to you… its a daily choice that you have to make.
God’s clock keeps perfect time… even if we don’t agree with it!
And one from my perfectly Southern grandmommy…
Pretty is only as pretty does!
Christy, this thread is AWESOME!!
You know I can’t do anything without doing it ALL the way, lady, hehehe.
Here’s a few of mine I like to share. They’ll be on the upcoming site, but heck… why wait, yeah? 
“Never underestimate the power of a loving vision you hold for another. What you see, in that moment, the Universe sees too.”
“It won’t matter how many loving, giving people surround you, eager to help you reach your wildest dreams, if you are not letting yourself be in a position to receive their gifts. Allow, allow, allow!”
“If you knew everyone in your life, even the “difficult” ones, were in your life specifically because you asked them to be there, and moreso, they asked you to be there in yours… would you still sweat those annoying folks?”
“There is no such thing as “positive” or “negative” vibrations. There is only the presence of, or absence of, well being. How do you know the difference? When you are connected to your well being, you feel good. When it’s absent, you feel terrible. Seek always to claim the well being that is your birthright.”
“There is NO guidance wiser, more brilliant, more precise and always accessible to you than your OWN inner being. One thing though – you DO have to use it”!
“Celebrate your small successes now, with joy and passion. Then don’t be surprised when the big successes start rolling in (and they will!).”
“When inspired to new ideas, dear heart, don’t ask yourself, “why me?” Ask yourself, “Why NOT?” DARE to be your own miracle!”
“Well being is yours naturally! All you are doing, from day to glorious day, is coming into alignment with that natural well being. When you are in alignment… you feel good!”
“How would you feel, right this moment, if you suddenly got what you most dearly wanted in your life? Feel it? Good! Now you know it is on its way!”
“Not everyone will always agree with you, nor should you want them to. That is just part of the nature of “contrast”. Luckily, you need no one’s permission to BE you. Aren’t you glad of that??”
“Inspiration is the Universe’s way of letting you know, in no uncertain terms, that no one can manifest the action, to which you’re being called, quite the same way you can. Believe it!”
“If only you could see just how BIG, how POWERFUL, how AWESOME you really are when held in comparison to all of your so-called “problems”? You would joyfully find that you have no “problems”; just lots of opportunities and plenty of laughter.”
(all quotes courtesy of Jessica Smith, Storykraft Kreative)
Love, love, LOVE ya gal! You will always be a rockstar in my eyes.
-Jessie
Storykraft Kreative
My daughters favorite saying. (She a junior in High School and I’m sure that we all can remember how tough those years could be!)
High School is only the 2nd inning in life, there are still 7 more innings to go.
Another saying that we love and my kids have heard it since the day they were born.
Friends will come and go. But your Family will always bee there. Make your family your best friends.
And this one is just funny, It always makes us laugh.
Family is like fudge. Mostly sweet, with the occasional nut. ;D
Whenever I encounter someone that is just wishing their lives away and not living in the present, I usually think and sometimes say,
“I wish Cotton was a monkey” —
attributed to the “Our Gang” tv program that we watched, religiously, as children
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.
— Charles Mingus
My favorite which speaks to experience…
The years have taught me what the days never knew.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Go to http://www.simpletruths.com and watch some of their videos and read some of their excerpts. More truth quotes than you can imagine. I have half the collection now and love these little books.Just tell them grandmapig sent you!
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Love this one.
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor in the morning the devil says “oh crap shes up again”
Be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
Author unknown
This one made me smile and think of Southern Plate!!!
Country cookin’ makes ya good lookin’ !!! Paula Deen
To the World you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world. Anonymous
“Take care of your business, or your business will take care of you!”
-Emily Ann Selden
Came up with this today and didn’t want to lose it!
Don’t sweat the petty stuff and don’t pet the sweaty stuff.
It is better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Some drink from the Fountain of Knowledge, others gargle.
Kissin don’t last, but good cookin do!
True joy is an addition to one that does not require subtraction from someone else.
From Nathan Bryce on twitter.
“He has the most who is most content with the least.” ~ Diogenes, an ancient Greek philosopher
My high school principal has said this quote at every graduation he’s presided over…I love it:
“Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle… when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”
I also love this page, it’s been a great place to come in the morning to get that extra boost in the morning (or whenever I need it)
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.”-Harriet Van Horne
I actually painted this on my kitchen wall.
This is one of my favorite sayings!
Believe in God and you’ll believe in miracles;
believe in His Son and you’ll experience one!
I didn’t see this one posted on this blog yet, but it’s a quote while attending Ala-Non 10 years ago that still sticks with me on a daily basis.
“Let Go and Let God”
Linda in Louisiana
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”
- Dr. Seuss
live today like you want tomorrow to be
I like this thought—-GOD is with you. Only four little words but you certainly don’t need say anything more. Just believe.
Speak when you are angry and you”ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret….Lawrence J. Peter
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.
My Rheumatologist told me…….
Your attitude can make your life bitter, or better
“If you caint say sumpin nice, dont say nuthin at all ”
from the Walt Disney movie Bambi
” If you caint say somethin nice……….come sit by me !!! ”
my friend Gail has this cross-stitched and framed in her kitchen.
Once the two of us got the giggles at a memorial service for a good friend who passed away suddenly.We were shaking the pew,we were giggling that hard. We were trying so hard to stop, but just couldn’t stop. It was awful!! Other friends were leaning forward and peering down the pew to see what was going on. Of course that made it worse. One friend passed us a handwritten note that said “You two behave !!” By that time we were wheezing and crying into kleenex. But,you know…… our friend would have LOVED knowing that at her memorial service, we laughed !!
As I am ruler over a house of wit and sarcasm (equally at times)the saying around here goes like this:
“Don’t throw it if you can’t catch it!”
You need 3 things in life: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.
Author Unknown
Even a broken clock is right twice a day! Author unknown
You can’t be hung for thinking – it’s when you spit it out of your mouth that you’re in trouble!!
To the world, you are one person, to one person, you are the world.
I crossstiched a little flower pot for my Granny when I was young that simply said
“Bloom where you are planted”.
It hung proudly in her home until she passed away several years ago. Now it hangs in my home. It continually reminds me to be a Light wherever I am and to whomever I am around.
Don’t forget in the Darkness, what you learned in the Light.
-Joseph Bayly
When life gives you lemons, put them in your sweet tea and thank god your a Southern Belle!
I saw this on a t-shirt and it immediately reminded me of you!
http://www.southernbellestore.com/Sweet_Tea_p/sb131.htm
Here are some good ones from Winston Churchill-
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
If you are going through hell, keep going.
When my son was younger I’d remind him:
Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching??
This was a reminder to him when he was acting ugly that he REALLY didn’t want me to catch that attitude or he would be very unhappy.
These came in an Email forward so no origin is known.
Forgive your enemies-it messes up their heads.
Life isn’t about how to survive in the storm, but rather how to dance in the rain.
If you find yourself in a hole-the first thing to do is stop digging.
It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today IS special.
Regina Brett
It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
Regina Brett
I got these out of a FWD. The first one when I read it, I thought of you Christy! You said something similar to that in one of ur past entries.
Hey Christy, it’s me, Dana from facebook. Here’s my little quote: “If your Yankee hubby resists your southern cooking, just tell him you got the recipe from his momma”. Worked for me.
Don’t worry about things you can not control.God will take care of you.Worry makes wrinkles,smiles make happiness
Christy, thanks for your hard work, great recipes and thoughtfulness. Keep up the good info.
Well, Christy, this one has been on my fridge for a while now. After our family had to relocate to the Northeast 7 long years ago, the 3 of us live everyday missing our Southern family/friends. This keeps me going…..
“Home is not where you live but where they understand you”
-Christian Morgenstern
Life goes on.
A funny quote I just saw and wanted to share:
“Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they will never cease to be amused.”
- Anonymous
Boy is that ever true!
Diane in PA
Happiness is like potato salad, when shared with others – it becomes a picnic
Life’s a dance – are you standing by the punch bowl?
This has been my e-mail signature for years and I truly believe it!
The more you are willing to accept responsibility for your actions, the more credibility you will have. –Brian Koslow
Oh, I forgot this one – another favorite:
We could learn a lot from crayons… Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
Be more kind than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Hi Christy,
I have to say the one quote that has inspired me the most is this one:
The key to today is the night before.
Being able to get the day going and not have so much clutter and dishes in the sink, has helped me tremendously.
Wherever you go, take love with you.
If you’re alone, I’ll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I’ll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I’ll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I’ll just be me.” –Anonymous
Friends are kisses blown to us by angels
Mamma had so many. Such as:
“strangers are just friends you haven’t met yet”
My fav of mamma’s is not so uplifting but has served me well throughout my life is:
“If you lie down with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas”
Mamma loved dogs, this was a warning about the company we keep.
Then my favorite literary qoute:
“We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results.”
– Herman Melville
May angels guard you and guide you &
May God continue to bless you and keep you
Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Everyday when you wake up you have a choice of a good day or a bad day, I choose a great day.
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 that has been opened for us.
Helen Keller
“It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.”
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.”
- B. Olatunji
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
- Aristotle
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau
Everyday may not be good, but there’s good in everyday!
…with the right combination of fearlessness and butter anything is possible!
True intelligence is the realization of one’s ignorance.
A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
I just came across this quote a few days ago on a blog and I plan on doing some type of crafty project wall art so I can display this quote in our home. I just love it!
If you change the way you look at things, things change.
“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it”
Willy Wonka
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. ~William Penn
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me”. ~Erma Bombeck
Ultimately, each of us has has to flat out decide on our own what we’re going to do with this gift of life that God has given us. ~Dove in Rumbling Blocks by Earlene Flowler
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it. — Groucho Marx
The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.
I thought this one would go well with the “Food” theme.
“Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.”
Here are a few of my favorites-
“be kinder than necessary for every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” unknown
“time doesn’t stand still just because we do”. My mama, Anna Avent Mitchell
“Let no one leave you without being better and happier for it.” Mother Teresa.
“Just put on your big-girl panties and DEAL with it”- my friend Christi.
One may forget what you said, but will never forget how you made them feel.
The highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over popularity. . . these are choices that measure your life. Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for there is never a wrong time to do the right thing.”
- Author Unknown
You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving north
May God forgive us all, for that precious moment, that we gave away.
A good attitude is like Kudzu….it spreads.
Life does not have to be perfect to be perfectly wonderful.
He who knows he has enough is rich. Lao-tzu
Dating advice from singer songwriter David Wilcox @mrdavidwilcox:
“If he/she is mean to the waiter; RUN! Because pretty soon, you’re the waiter”.
“”The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart” Helen Keller
Anything unattempted remains impossible.
Fairy tales are more than true, not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. — G.K. Chesterton
What I’ve started, I must finish. I’ve gone too far to turn back. Regardless of what may happen, I have to go forward. — Bastian (The Neverending Story)
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. — Joseph Campbell
Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. — WIlliam Ellery Channing
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity — Albert Schweitzer
Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal peoples’ souls. — Melody Beattie
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. — Napoleon Hill
Every single fear you have about losing weight is based on your belief that somebody will judge you.
You are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be.
The most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step.
Don’t be afraid that your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.
Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense.
They can conquer who believe they can. — Virgil
I am not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.
On the days when you think this is hard … remember … it’s supposed to be, or everyone would be doing it … that’s what makes it so great.
Avoiding the phrase “I don’t have time …!,” will soon help you to realize that you do have the time needed for just about anything you choose to accomplish in life.
Never regret. Never look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. — Albert Einstein
“It is never too late to be what we might have been.”
~ George Eliot ~
If this is a “repeat,” my apologies, but here is a favorite of mine:
“Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says…
‘Oh no….she’s awake!!’”
And another of my favorites:
“Friendship isn’t about who you have known the longest.
…but about who came and never left your side.”
Friends are like chocolate it is whats inside that counts.
Don’t tell God about your storms. Tell your storms about YOUR GOD!!!
Don’t let the turkeys get you down!
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind!
Life is a journey, not a guided tour.
Love all of the quotes so far!
“If you speak kind words, you’ll hear kind echoes.”
Above is a quote I have on my board for my kids to remember to be nice to each other! I am not sure where it came from.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
-Thomas Alva Edison
“The only people you need in your life is the one’s that need you in theirs.” Love your web page and all the home style cooking.
Hi Christie
This is one of my favourite quotes, one I use often
If the devil comes knocking, just ask Jesus to answer it.
Love your site
Jan
Manitoba Canada
When you do what you can,God will do what you can,t
Stand for what you Believe in, Even if you stand Alone.
What seems like the right thing to do could also be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life. – Unknown -
Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities. – kelsey -
Remember that nobody makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.
“Often in life we forget the things we should remember and remember the things we should forget” – unknown -
Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.
Never give up on anybody because Miracles happen everyday.
We could all take a lesson from crayons: some are sharp, some are beautiful, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they still learn to live in the same box. – No sé -
Forgive your enemies but never forget their names.
Sometimes people come into your life & you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or help you figure out who you are & or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at the very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way
and sometimes things will happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, & unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming these obstacles that you would have never realized your true potential, strength, will power, or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by mean of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness & sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe & comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.
The people that you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you will become. Even the bad experiences are learned from. In fact, they are the most poignant ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love & how to open your heart & eyes to things.
Make everyday count. Appreciate every moment & take from those moments everything you could possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before & actually listen… Let yourself fall in love again, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right too.
Tell yourself that you are a great individual & believe in yourself. For if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make your life anything you wish…..Create your own life & then go out & live it with absolutely NO REGRETS. Most importantly, if you love someone tell him or her, for you NEVER know what tomorrow may have in store. And learn a lesson in life each day you live.
Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday…. Was it worth it?
- friend –
God Bless All!
You can never be hung for what you’re thinking…..it’s when you spit it out of your mouth that you’re in trouble!!
Hi Christie,
My Mom use to tell me this A LOT when I was little.
If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.
That is etched in my brain.
Here’s another one I learned later in life. It’s very good.
Stand for what you believe in, or, you’ll fall for anything.
For me this is about my faith in God and His son Jesus.
You cannot hope to solve any problem using the same energy that created the problem.
With every rising of the Sun, Think of your Life as just begun.
and
Ice Cream Is Good For The Soul.
Every artist was first an amateur.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
I saw this in front of a church “the key to heaven was hung on a nail”
The greatest risk is to have never taken one.
Wow! You surely did get a great response to your request. Here are mine:
Nothing great has been and nothing great can be accomplished without passion. G.W.F. Hegel
Do not be afraid of change. Be afaid of not changing.
(author unknown)
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. Deuteronomy 30:11
“when the student is ready — the teacher appears”
author unknown
Life is like a vapor,here today,gone tomorrow.Live your life to its fullness,as if today was the last.
learn from yesterday…
live for today…
hope for tomorrow….
( I live by this one and “One Day At A Time”)
Good friends are like stars…
You don’t always see them,
But you know
they’re always there..
To believe in the basic worth of each incividual makes it easier to deal with their differences.
We live the lives we have the courage to live.
All People Smile In The Same Language
This came from a sign my brother-in-laws mother had in her front yard and it always seemed to brighten my day whenever I would see it.
I saw this on a wall hanging in a store.
Make time for the quiet moments as God whispers and the world is loud.
The reason a dog has so many friends is he wags his tail and not his tongue.
Children leave footprints on your heart that last a LIFETIME !
Be kinder than necessary. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle.” Unknown
I always liked life is like a box of chocolates you never know what your gonna get!!I love chocolate!
On your worst day, you are some child’s best hope.
A facebook friend posted this. Not sure if it is her own quote or who the author is.
Sorry these are late…
“The Mother who really cares-makes sure the cookie jar is always full.”
“of all the questions asked by children, large and small, “what’s for dessert?” Is rated most popular of all”
“One thing is always sure to please, Just give them puddings such as these.”
“Keep within your heart a place for dreams.”
“Marriage is an institution held together by two books- cook and check. ”
“It’s not the minutes you spend at the table that makes you fat- it’s the seconds. ”
“”Have another?” produces more “yes” men than any other thing.”
“The only food that never goes up in price is the food for thought.”
“The loveliest hands in the masculine eyes are the hands that make the lovelist pies”
“The same rain that grows weeds for the pessimist spinkles the flowers for the optimist.”
“Flattery should be used like perfume- smell and enjoy it, but don’t swallow it.”
“We have never relished being in a pickle, but if the pickle would be as good as these; It wouldn’t be bad being in a pickle; In fact, it would be relished with ease”
“Happiness is like Jam. You can’t spread even a little without getting a little on yourself.”
“Character is made by what you stand for; Reputation by what you fall for. ”
My Gradmother use to have these sayings in her kitchen. I dont know where she got them, but I always liked them.
“If something intolerable simply cannot be changed, driven away or shot Southerners will not only tolerate it but take pride in it as well.”
– Florence King
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
Edith Wharton, Vesalius in Zante
Sooner or later those who win are those who think they can.
American by birth, southern by the grace of God
All days are GOOD, some are just BETTER than others!!!!
If you look at what you have not, you’ll miss out on what you have. Always be thankful for the now and look forward to the new, for God always has our BEST interest at heart.
Here is an original one from one of my sisters who at the age of 5 discovered
“If you didn’t have a bone in your head your head would be flat.”
It sure is the truth! I think I have met a few folks without that bone in their head over the years! LOL…
Have a great weekend.
Pam
Those who judge dont matter-those who matter dont judge.
My daughter learned this while she was in rehab.
Thanks for all you do!!!
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.”
~Lewis Grizzard
There is only one Person you have to live with. So to have someone you can’t live without is a blessing from above.
In the midst of our lives
We must find the magic
That makes our souls soar
William Osler – We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.
William Penn – Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of Wisdom. – Thomas Jefferson
To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. – Mark Twain
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. – Bill Cosby
When people keep telling you that you can’t do a thing, you kind of like to try it. – Margaret Chase Smith, 1964
Luck means the hardships and privations which you have not hesitated to endure, the long nights you have devoted to work. Luck means the appointments you have never failed to keep; the trains you have never failed to catch. – Max O’Rell
My parents always told me that people will never know how long it takes you to do something. They will only know how well it is done.
Author unknown
Rene Descartes – “It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”
Walt Disney – “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure to grow anything beautiful from them.
—Alain de Botton
It’s not a matter of whether or not someone’s watching over you. It’s just a question of their intentions.
Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive, 03-24-07
Webcomic pioneer
Norman Ford – “Never try to tell everything you know. It may take too short a time.”
Anais Nin – “Dreams are necessary to life.”
Here is a site where you cand find several good quotes plus see a wonderful pps.
Have a good day and store them away for anytime you want to use one11
Wendy
http://www.powerofattitudemovie.com/land.php
Make your words sweet, for tomorrow you might have to eat them!
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.” Abraham Lincoln
Well in case you don’t have enough quotes . . . – rolls eyes –
My cute Philosophy teacher at UAH said
“be careful what you think because you will say it,
be careful what you say because you will do it,
be careful what you do because you will become it.”
My next favorite quote is:
“It is our choices . . . that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”
spoken by the character Prof. Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Love it!
Kamilla
“Keep away from the people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain
From a church sign: Aspire to inspire before you expire.
Don’t be too open minded-your brains might fall out.
I always know God won’t give me more than I can handle, but I sometimes wish He ddin’t trust me quite so much.
My idea of a balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
A word to the wise is not necessary-it’s the stupid ones who need it.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
My favorite is probably my favorite because it was written on a little porcelain butterfly that held small items like a ring or necklace chain that my mother gave to me when I was very young – it read, “Happiness, like a butterfly, lights on you when you least expect it”
“The old girl’s chock full to the brim with fizz and ginger” – Bertie Wooster
A day without smiles is like a day without sunshine
I was looking through a cookbook, put together by a women’s club, and there was a quote on one of the pages.
“God does not give us happiness. He supplies the ingredients and leaves us to do the mixing.”
I thought that was so true and so fitting for a cookbook, or for a wonderful cooking blog like yours, dear Christy!
Barb
Moma always told me when I was having the toughest times in my life….”It’s always the darkest before dawn”.
Another favorite of mine is one I heard Mr. T preaching a sermon on….”Never cry over anything that can’t cry over you.” I thought of this one when I once walked into my home being robbed by two men and I had my teenage daughter with me. I lost some worldly posessions by my daughter and I were kept safe from physical harm. God is so good.
“wotthehell wotthehell toujours gai I always say, there’s life in the old girl yet.” — Mehitabel
“Life is not tried it is merely survived if you’re standing outside the fire.” –Garth Brooks
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – Anonymous
Remember you are unique, just like everyone else
Happiness is th eplace between too little and too much.
Sidenote-When I first read this my mind went to money and that is very apt, but in thinking more on it I realize it is true of many things. Hunger,company, possessions,rules,jealousy. I think it is more profound with more than initial thoughts.
I think my brother just made this one up….
“If it doesn’t kill you it will make you stronger!”
“Everything you do says something about who you are” !
I have had this quote on my refrigerator for years as a reminder to my sons (as well as myself)
Bountiful Blessings !
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is yet to come. We only have today. Let us begin”. Mother Teresa
BLOOM where you are Planted!
I saw this on an old man’s hat while getting my car serviced last weekend,
Taste your words before you spit them out!
So true!
Friendship isn’t a big thing—It’s a million little ones
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. –
Vince Lombardi told to us by Coach Jack Powell, during basketball practice
“The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked.” — Napolean Hill
Other by Noaplean Hill that I like…
* “Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you; until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire; until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.”
* “Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.”
* “You don’t have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn’t know you possessed.”
* “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, It can achieve.”
* “Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or a greater Benefit.”
My fav quote is “Life is the art of drawing without an eraser”.
Find out who you are and do it on purpose. ~ Dolly Parton
“Bloom where you’re planted!” Don’t know who said it first, but with all the moving we’ve done, I’ve had to remind myself of this many times. It makes for a really positive outlook, no matter the circumstances. Have a great day!
Learn From Yesterday,
Live for Today,
Hope For Tomorrow.
You can take the girl out of the south, but you can’t take the “South” out of the girl! Born and raised in the south, lived there for many years. Moved to norther state about 10 years ago. and I am still being teased about my southern drawl.
I like my sweet tea really sweet! There’s nothing better than having a glass of sweet tea sitting visiting with a friend or family!
Yard by yard, life is hard; Inch by inch, life’s a cinch!
Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.
Absolutely!! Amen! Faith, optimism, and stick-to-it-ivity are key factors in living a happy, productive life. There is an absolutely delightful movie from the 1960’s called, “So Dear To My Heart”, with Burl Ives in it, and also the children that were in “Song of the South”. It’s an old Walt Disney movie that illustrates “Stick-to-it-ivity”. It’s about a little boy living with his Granny on a farm, that fights the odds to raise the runt of the litter, and take his special farm animal to the county fair. This little boy has industrious determination, too. I can’t tell you anymore, or I’ll ruin the story for you! Granny is played by the actress that played George’s mother in the movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
I know it will warm your heart, and it’s fun to watch with children.
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Sweets eaten in healthy moderation, are good for the soul…especially when shared with others!!
PS. The moral of the story in “So Dear To My Heart” is that “It’s what ya do with what ya got, that turns out in the end!” (That is the lyrics of a song in the movie.) Actually, cooking is a little like that sometimes… ha ha.
I’m glad that Christy is making the most of her wonderful knowledge of cooking, and sharing her love of it with others.
Thanks, Christy!!
About a year ago, I was in the Hallmark Store and this quote was on a small decorated plate. Needless to say, I purchased the plate and it has brought endless smiles and laughs to family and friends when they have come to visit……” Enjoy life, think of all the people on the Titanic who passed up dessert”.
Have a great day and I hope I brought a smile to your face.
Carole
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I read this one somewhere and believe it heartily. “Give the devil and inch and he’ll become the ruler.”
I am so enjoying reading all the other submissions; some I’ve heard before and a fair few I have not. Love, love, love your web site:)
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The difference between an ordinary life and an extraordinary life is finding extraordinary things in an ordinary life.
Hi Christy….love your view on concentrating on the positive vs negative. It’s a struggle sometimes, but if one realizes one mood/attitude you can adjust your “sails” on your journey through life.
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BE the change you want to see in the World.
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Success comes in cans, not cant’s
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Recently lost my son in a tragic accident. This quote came to mind very shortly thereafter.
“Please don’t drink and be behind the wheel, not another life this addiction should steal.”
Christy,
I’ve been making muscadine jelly today and I used the hulls to make a filling for fried pies like my late mother did, except I used a can of crescent rolls and filled them with the hulll mixture. I cooked the hulls down, mashed them up, added butter and sugar. Sure were good! Try it!
My late mother-in-law’s favorite saying was “It’s a long road that has no turn.”
If you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot in the end and
hang on.
Christy,
Do you have your granddaddy’s favorite stew bowl? It matches one of your casserole dishes, the Friendship one. Beautiful.
Love this recipe.
My quote for the day:
A ship iin the harbor is safe,
but that’s not why ships are built.
Always give more than you would ever take.
and
Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
Love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don’t.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said life would be easy.
They just promised it would be worth it.
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Happiness is….finding out that your pants hangers are too wide for your pants!!
Thanks Christy, I love this site!
These are three of my favorites:
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.
When God takes something from your grasp, He’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.
The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.
This quote was on a quilt. I love it!
Family,
Like fabric,
Has neat seams
and
Frayed edges.
Author Unknown
What you learn…teach….what you get….give! Oprah
Don’t live in the moment. It passes. Neil Cavuto
Heal the past, Live the present, Dream the future…
Got that one from my daughter’s facebook page.
Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away
I am not LUCKY… lucky is winning the lottery. I am BLESSED.
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Wow-that was a lot of scrollin gto get here!
Don’t count the days-make the days count. Muhammad Ali
When you come to a roadblock-take a detour. Mary kay Ash
Life has no limitations except the ones you make. Les Brown
Once you choose hope, anything is possible. Christopher Reeve
Reach up as far as you can reach and God wil lhelp you the rest of the way. Greg Hickman
Tough times never last, but tough people do. Robt. Schuler
Obstacles are the frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. Henry Ford
Sometimes joy is the source of a smile-sometimes youe smile is the source of joy. Thich Hanh
I know that is a lot for one post but I have afriend who is going through a rough patch in life so I have been sending her a positive thought each day and I wanted to share the better ones.
Realize that every time you wake up in the morning, you experience a rebirth.
Between Birth and Death there is a small interval called Life. Take time to ENJOY it.
I grew up on sayings from my Dad. Two that have served me well:
Never go out of your way to hurt someone’s feelings, you’ll do it enough by accident.
Save your pennies and your dollars will save themselves.
Morning Christy…
I heard this on the TV a week of so ago, wrote it down and put it on my refridgerator and read it every day.
Blessings and continued Success to you and yours
Linda Madden
Here’s the quote:
“It’s so much easier to face the truth,
Then to spend all the time and energy running away from it.”
Morning Christy…
Heard this quote on and interview on TV…. I wrote it down and putit on my refridgerator.
Blessings to you and your success!!
Linda
” It’s so much easier to face the truth,
then to spend all the time and energy to run away from it.”
If we all lived by this quote we would all be better off in this world.
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“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” ~John E. Southard
Hey Christy! Here’s my contribution, straight from my Mama to you:
God don’t like ugly!
Can’t never could and should never would, but can did do.
(It took me a bit when I was younger to get the second one down, but now I love chirping that to my nieces when they can’t figure something out.)
Thank you for brightening my days!
CJ
Choose your words with good taste, because one day you may have to eat them.
“Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.”
-Henry Ford
My Favorite “going to a male gynecologist is like going to a mechanic who has never owned his own car” – anon
“I believe the Good Lord gave each of us a finite number of heartbeats, and I am not going to waste one of mine running up and down the street” – Neil Armstrong
I love, love love, this quote
“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”
St. Francis of Assisi
There is only one person you have to live with for the rest of your life. Having someone you cannot live without, that my friend, is what you call a blessing.
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Be a giver…You always have something to give…even if it is only a smile. You can make someone’s day with your smile.
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Adults don’t make children….children make adults.
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God never promised a calm passage, just a safe landing.
When raising children, the days are long but the years are short.
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FEED YOUR FAITH AND YOUR DOUBTS WILL STARVE TO DEATH.
“Whatever you desire is already connected in some way to who you are and what you now have. Find that way, follow the connection.”
Ralph Marston
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A smile is a frown turned upside down.
And it rhymes too!
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“If something intolerable simply cannot be changed, driven away, or shot – Southerners will not only tolerate it but take pride in it as well.” – Florence King
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Dear Christy.
I made your sloppy joe recipe last night and it was a big hit in my household. Everyone loved it and came back for seconds. Thank you so much and i can;t wait to try your casserole recipe.
thanks again.
Youssef,
Victorville Ca.
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I don’t believe in miracles, I rely on them.
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love yalls quotes! here are a few that have kept my head in the right place over the years.
“…for better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and the struggle to make them real.”
“The turning point in the process of growing up is when ypu discover the strength within you that survives all hurt.”
“Love may be what keeps the world spinning around, but friendship is what keeps us from throwing ourselves off.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make toy someone else is a great accomplishment.” -Me, Carrie Schwind
“Even if youre on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.”
“Make the most of yourself, for thats all there is of you!”- Papa
Jack London
“The quality of ones life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence.”
“Mise en place, a place for everything, and everything in its place.”- good ole chefs wisdom
“Prior preperation prevents poor preformance”- my Father
Finally, the most helpful marriage quote I have ever read:
“True love dosent come from finding the perfect person, but by LEARNING to see an imperfect person perfectly”.
unfortunately, I do not know the sources of most of these… they are no less important for the wear.
LOVE your website!
Don’t put of till tomorrow, what you can do today. Because Tomorrow may never come.
In the twilight of our years we’ll be judged by love alone and the only thing we can take to our grave is our character.
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Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.
Charlotte Carpenter
When or Lose, Good or bad, I am going to praise you for allowing me to run the race!
Myself