MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. – Confucius, 551-479 B.C., Chinese Ethical Teacher and Philosopher

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him. – Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A WONDERFUL, FULFILLING LIFE

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A WONDERFUL, FULFILLING LIFE

1 Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

2 Memorize your favorite poem.

3 Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.

4 When you say, "I love you", mean it.

5 When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.

6 Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

7 Believe in love at first sight.

8 Never laugh at anyone's dreams.

9 Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

10 In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling.

11 Don't judge people by their relatives.

12 Talk slowly but think quickly.

13 When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"

14 Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

15 Call your mom.

16 Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

17 When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

18 Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
19 Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

20 When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

21 Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

22 Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, conversational skills will be as important as any other.

23 Spend some time alone.

24 Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

25 Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

26 Read more books and watch less TV.

27 Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time.

28 Trust in God but lock your car.

29 A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.

30 In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
31 Read between the lines.

32 Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

33 Be gentle with the earth.

34 Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.

35 Never interrupt when you are being flattered.

36 Mind your own business.

37 Don't trust a man/woman who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.

38 Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

39 If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.

40 Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.

41 Learn the rules then break some.

42 Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.

43 Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

44 Remember that your character is your destiny.

45 Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

What is really of value...

They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them
mad because they think my days have a price.

My Friday Story

My Friday Story
Life
Author Unknown
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.
"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied."
"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ...it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. "It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do."
"Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life."
"Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in."
"So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing."
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

More

Risk more than others think is safe.
Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible.
Claude T. Bissell

Words Of Wisdom

"Depending upon the government for your future financial security is like hiring an accountant who is a compulsive gambler!" Denis Waitley
"The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions." William F. Scolavino
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
"Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances." Bruce Barton
"The godly give wise advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray." Proverbs 12:26 (NLT)
"Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways." Proverbs 20:30 (GN)
"Education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus characterthat is the goal of true education." Martin Luther King, Jr.