Why You Should Always Be Yourself

Be yourself. The original is always better than the copy.
Unknown

How many times that we have heard that?  And I have to admit that I never listen! Sound familiar??

I'm Going To Be Like a Stain Glass Windows for 2016

People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

I am one of those people who see the glass as half empty  instead of  half full, but after reading this quote, my plans for the new year is to look at things differently.  I have one special friend who has that special light from withing and she is always ready to listen. Thank God for people like her! Now, it's my turn.
photo: morguefile

Be Proud of What You Do

No labor, however humbling, is dishonoring.
Unknown

In a nutshell, be proud of what you do/
offer the world... even if it's something small. All of those little things add up.

photo: morguefile

*In case you are wondering about the photo, I'm thinking about all of the people who build birdhouses and feeders to take care of all the little birds who depend on them over the winter!

You Can Tell

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. Naguib Mahfouz

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

Anton Chekhov

When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.

Lin-Chi

I think that I find a person who is willing to listen to what I have to say is even wiser. How often does that happen these days?

Quotes About Believing In Yourself

Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right...  
Henry Ford

A little praise goes a great ways.  
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself
Ralph Waldo Emerson

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.  
Allen H. Neuharth

God respects me when I work, but loves me when I sing.  
Ravindranath Tagore

If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.  
Vincent Van Gogh

Our thoughts and imaginations are the only real limits to our possibilities.  
Orison S Marden

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson


I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.
Buckminster Fuller

Most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison.
Sir John Lubbock.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.  
Ralph Waldo Emerson