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
A crust that’s shared is finer food than banquet served in solitude.
(I stitched this verse on a sampler 50 years ago). Is this telling you how old I am?
I love your recipes and the stories even more. Bless You!!!
In the process of dating after a divorce, I fondly remember my mom’s words about men:
honey, there always is a better model, somewhere…
So keep looking untill satisfied!
“Tackle the world with a smile, and the world will tackle you back with more than one.”
I heard that from a friend once and it has stuck with me ever since.
“If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.” – John Wooden
“When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wrote down “happy.” They told me that I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them that they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” – William Saroyan
“You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.” – Steven D. Woodhull