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
Here are a few of my favorites-
“be kinder than necessary for every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” unknown
“time doesn’t stand still just because we do”. My mama, Anna Avent Mitchell
“Let no one leave you without being better and happier for it.” Mother Teresa.
“Just put on your big-girl panties and DEAL with it”- my friend Christi.
I thought this one would go well with the “Food” theme.
“Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.”
The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it. — Groucho Marx
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. ~William Penn
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me”. ~Erma Bombeck
Ultimately, each of us has has to flat out decide on our own what we’re going to do with this gift of life that God has given us. ~Dove in Rumbling Blocks by Earlene Flowler
“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it”
Willy Wonka
If you change the way you look at things, things change.