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
God loves me so much that He will accept me just as I am…..but He loves me too much to leave me that way.
To give is important for loved ones whether your listening or supporting being there.
My father used to say this: “Lost as a ball in high weeds.” Sometimes I feel like that and think of him!
I have said: “If you look backwards all the time, then you can’t go forward.”
My Mom always said”Life’s to short to wear beige”! Yep, she was a purple person, and so was her house! She passed away in 2007. I had her coffin covered in Purple Orchids, the funeral director took photo of the Orchids, and gave me the photo, I thought this very kind of him. he said in 30 yrs he had never seen anything so beautiful!
Christy this isn’t exactly a quote but I sure thought of you when I passed by a person’s yard and read this sign. You always say don’t sweat the small things so this sign kinda sums up that theory. It said, “No, my windows are not dirty! That’s my dog’s nose art!” So when we don’t have time to clean the windows we can now blame it on the dog making nose art.
When faced with a situation (in the Army) that made me very angry but I couldn’t say anything, a dear friend said these wise words to me. “So compared to World War II, how important is this?” I try to keep this one in mind many times. This same friend also once said, “On the day of the last great battle, someone has to clean the latrine.” The philosopher’s name is James Seifert.
One that recently has come to mind, is one that my Mother always said “We each have our own cross to bear.”
This is my favorite about dogs.
“It came to me every time I loose a dog, they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog that comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are.” Anon
The heart of a dog is a wonderful thing. Unlike people, you will never wake up one morning to a note telling you they are leaving cause they don’t love you anymore. A dog will love you till their last breath. They don’t care what you have or how you look …… as long as you love them…..they love you unconditionally till the last beat of their heart!!!!!
Live as though you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi