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 from 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
IN MAKING DINNER FOR A FRIEND
DON’T FORGET THE LOVE
Jeanne Moreau
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called. ~A.A. Milne
“If you want to be happy, be.” ~Leo Tolstoy
Where the heart is willing, it will find a thousand ways. Where it is unwilling, it will find a thousand excuses. -Arlen Price
Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon. – Denis Waitley
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. – Denis Waitley
Oh there are all sorts of wonderful things I remember of my Grandmother. She was born and raised in Lancaster (Kershaw County) South Carolina. She lived to be 102! Teddy Roosevelt was president when she was born.
But the two things I think of most of her saying was
1) an Old Cow will need her tail come fly time! Which meant that if someone mistreated you, that eventually you would get the upper hand. Because like a cow might not need their tail in the dead of winter, in the summer when the flys were after her she sure would.
2) Every Pot Rests on its own bottom. Everyone has to be responsible for themselves