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
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.
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.
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
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.
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.
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.
Don’t forget in the Darkness, what you learned in the Light.
-Joseph Bayly