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
When I get upset and find myself angry at somone, I remember that “A SPOKEN WORD WILL ALWAYS BE A MEMORY” this stops me dead in my tracks, and I withhold whatever hurtful or mean thing I was going to say. I take a breath and adjust my attitude. It works !!!!
Dear Mary,
Your post made me stop “dead in my tracks.” I think of myself as a gentle and genteel woman, yet my mouth is sometimes not kind when I have been hurt repeatedly without cause. I know as a Christian that there is no excuse for reacting with unkind words and I wish that the true and heartfelt apology would erase the memory. I am reminded anew that our Lord is the impetus for making good memories, as all that we do should reflect our love for Him because he first loved us.
I’ve foound that “people remeber you for how you make them feel, not for what you say”.
Upon learning I was an Ovarian cancer survivor, my future husband was inspired and thus, penned this for me:
“Strength comes from the inside but, must be fed on the outside to be able to grow.”
-Richard Manintveld
10 years later, I’m still kicking and he feeds me every single day .. good thing I married that silly Dutch guy .. <3
Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect-
It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections.
Source unknown
We are but angels with one wing and we can only fly by embracing each other.
Write it on your heart that everyday is the best day of the year.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
this is on the back of our scout pack/ troops class B shirt:
who are hosted by Christ Methodist Church Knoxville Tn
Great Smoky Mountain Council #506
“Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
For as long as you ever can.”
-John Wesley 1703-1791
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life
Winston Churchill