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
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.
— Charles Mingus
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
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
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
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!
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!
The best and most beautiful things… must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller