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
“Wherever you are, be all there.” Jim Elliot
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot loose.” Jim Elliot
We were passing thru Richburg, SC a long time ago and we were at this restaurant called The Front Porch. This elderly gentleman told us “Don’t be in a hurry, their not gonna move on you!” I use that all the time when people are in a rush.. 🙂 Glad I met that man that day..
“gauge your words carefully when speaking especially when mad…you might say something you didn’t mean to say, but you meant what you said and you can’t fix that.” My Nanna, Sylvia
“You have a masterpiece inside you, you know. One unlike any that has ever been created, or ever will be. If you go to your grave without painting your masterpiece, it will not get painted. No one else can paint it. Only you.” – Gordon MacKenzie
“If Mom can’t find it, no one can.”
“Good Mom’s have sticky floors, dirty ovens, and happy kids.”
And my personal favorite:
“Insanity does not run in my family. It strolls through, takes it’s time, and gets to know everyone personally.”
Willful waste makes woeful want.
My Grandma, a sweet, kind, loving woman!