Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 91

always2late · 04-25-2010, 09:03 AM

"Never let yesterday use up too much of today." - Will Rogers

JakeTulane · 04-25-2010, 09:29 AM

“The hardest part about growing up is letting go with what you have been accustomed to and moving on with something that you haven't experienced yet." - Author Unknown

JakeTulane · 04-25-2010, 09:31 AM

“Only when human sorrows are turned into a toy with glaring colors will baby people become interested -- for a while at least. The people are a very fickle baby that must have new toys every day.” - Emma Goldman

JakeTulane · 04-25-2010, 09:32 AM

"Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists, there may be moods /moods of the masses and moods of individuals, the latter no less fickle and unreliable than the former /but no opinion.” - Hannah Arendt

moxie · 04-25-2010, 09:39 AM

“When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.” - Viktor Frankl

Kobi · 04-25-2010, 10:20 AM

Overdose the senses -get out of your body, absorbing all that you come in contact with

Dance beyond the breakers - In order not to fail in the end, you have to be dependent on yourself and know that you can handle things. Most importantly, bring a little humor into despair. Lightness, imagination, flexibility - these are the things that go into making a new start.

Sponsor yourself -Dont deny yourself to please others. You only lose yourself in the promise.

Share what you know -Be generative. Pass on what you know. In sharing there is real delight. People in every stage depend on other people. Out of connection real growth happens. If there is no reciprocity, nothing ever works.

Play out your experiences - We dont stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.

Reach for satisfaction - Does what you are doing, in work or play, satisfy you? Does it make you sing, laugh? If so, latch onto it.

Always be willing to embrace challenges - A good life is like a weaving. Energy is created in the tension. The struggle, the pull and the tug are everything.

Butterbean · 04-25-2010, 02:53 PM

"Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."

~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

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Lillie · 04-25-2010, 03:12 PM

In my job I love to read to the elderly. They say I have a soothing voice

umm ok..but I think I just like to hear myself speak! lol

Anyway.. I read this today and wanted to share it with you all!

Embracing Imperfection:

"when I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! yet al my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom and asked me how my ay at school was. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning his toast. And I 'll never forget what he said "Baby, I love burned toast"

Later that night, I went to kiss daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said "Debbie your momma put in a hard day at work today and she is real tired, and besides a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!. You know, life is full of imperfect things. and imperfect people. Im not the best housekeeper or cook. Dont let a little burnt toast be a deal breaker!

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences is the one most important key to creatign a healthy growing and lasting relationship..

The end.

SOOOO of course there is always a wise ass in my group and he stands up and said:::: BULLSHIT..its great sex that keeps ya together..hahah

gotta love dementia!

Enjoy
Lillie

Sybelle · 04-25-2010, 09:37 PM

“We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy” - Walter Anderson

Fancy · 04-25-2010, 09:41 PM

Most adults messed up this planet, and now the kids have to live with it.

-my daughter

Lady Pamela · 04-25-2010, 10:14 PM

All men dream but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds
wake in the day to find that it was vanity;
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men,
for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible

Diva · 04-26-2010, 04:41 AM

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.

~Gloria Steinem

Diva · 04-26-2010, 04:43 AM

Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.

~Bo Bennett

daisygrrl · 04-26-2010, 04:53 AM

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
- Danny Kaye

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh

Fancy · 04-26-2010, 05:19 AM

Shine with joy and without fear! No one lights a lamp to hide it behind the door.

(Brilla con alegria y sin miedo! No se enciende una lámpara para esconderla detrás de la puerta)

~Paulo Coelho

Sybelle · 04-26-2010, 06:12 AM

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.
- John Milton, 1608 - 1674

redrose · 04-26-2010, 07:05 AM

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose.
~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

JakeTulane · 04-26-2010, 07:07 AM

“Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.” - Lord Byron

JakeTulane · 04-26-2010, 07:11 AM

“Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of things longer.” - Jerome K. Jerome

JakeTulane · 04-26-2010, 07:12 AM

“In our lives there is bound to come some pain, surely as there are storms and falling rain; just believe that the one who holds the storms will bring the sun.” - Author Unknown

04-25-2010, 09:03 AM	#1801
always2late Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: m'lady Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 2,000 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,231 Times in 1,462 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	"Never let yesterday use up too much of today." - Will Rogers __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

04-25-2010, 09:39 AM	#1805
moxie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: a cynical princess wannabe Preferred Pronoun?: lipgloss junkie Relationship Status: yep Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the ville Posts: 3,027 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,544 Thanked 6,770 Times in 1,847 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	“When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.” - Viktor Frankl __________________ "Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love." - Wally Lamb

04-25-2010, 10:20 AM	#1806
Kobi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Biological female. Lesbian. Relationship Status: Happy Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hanging out in the Atlantic. Posts: 9,234 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,840 Thanked 34,660 Times in 7,652 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	Joan Eriksons's Unconventional Wisdom Overdose the senses -get out of your body, absorbing all that you come in contact with Dance beyond the breakers - In order not to fail in the end, you have to be dependent on yourself and know that you can handle things. Most importantly, bring a little humor into despair. Lightness, imagination, flexibility - these are the things that go into making a new start. Sponsor yourself -Dont deny yourself to please others. You only lose yourself in the promise. Share what you know -Be generative. Pass on what you know. In sharing there is real delight. People in every stage depend on other people. Out of connection real growth happens. If there is no reciprocity, nothing ever works. Play out your experiences - We dont stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. Reach for satisfaction - Does what you are doing, in work or play, satisfy you? Does it make you sing, laugh? If so, latch onto it. Always be willing to embrace challenges - A good life is like a weaving. Energy is created in the tension. The struggle, the pull and the tug are everything. __________________

04-25-2010, 03:12 PM	#1808
Lillie Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: babygirl,princess,her, that girl, she! but mostly just "babygirl" Relationship Status: single Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: In the land of milk and honey!.. Posts: 358 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 406 Thanked 474 Times in 182 Posts Rep Power: 454631	Embracing Imperfection In my job I love to read to the elderly. They say I have a soothing voice umm ok..but I think I just like to hear myself speak! lol Anyway.. I read this today and wanted to share it with you all! Embracing Imperfection: "when I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! yet al my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom and asked me how my ay at school was. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning his toast. And I 'll never forget what he said "Baby, I love burned toast" Later that night, I went to kiss daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said "Debbie your momma put in a hard day at work today and she is real tired, and besides a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!. You know, life is full of imperfect things. and imperfect people. Im not the best housekeeper or cook. Dont let a little burnt toast be a deal breaker! What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences is the one most important key to creatign a healthy growing and lasting relationship.. The end. SOOOO of course there is always a wise ass in my group and he stands up and said:::: BULLSHIT..its great sex that keeps ya together..hahah gotta love dementia! Enjoy Lillie __________________ *Lillie* *The most expensive jewels I ever wore around my neck was my child's arms* http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...orizontal3.jpg http://s338.photobucket.com/albums/n...sexy/00033.gif

04-25-2010, 09:37 PM	#1809
Sybelle Member How Do You Identify?: see Scota_Parisi Preferred Pronoun?: see Scota_Parisi Relationship Status: see Scota_Parisi Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: see Scota_Parisi Posts: 264 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 384 Thanked 290 Times in 140 Posts Rep Power: 55	“We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy” - Walter Anderson __________________ "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein

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JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	“Only when human sorrows are turned into a toy with glaring colors will baby people become interested -- for a while at least. The people are a very fickle baby that must have new toys every day.” - Emma Goldman

04-25-2010, 09:32 AM	#1804
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	"Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists, there may be moods /moods of the masses and moods of individuals, the latter no less fickle and unreliable than the former /but no opinion.” - Hannah Arendt

04-25-2010, 02:53 PM	#1807
Butterbean Member How Do You Identify?: ---- Preferred Pronoun?: ---- Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: ----- Posts: 1,143 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 2,220 Times in 772 Posts Rep Power: 17690475	"Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away." ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859 .

04-25-2010, 09:41 PM	#1810
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04-25-2010, 10:14 PM	#1811
Lady Pamela Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A Lady..Femme..Free Spirit with a touch of survivalist woman in me. Preferred Pronoun?: Spiritual Warrior..She Ra..Baby Doll, or anything close..ha! Relationship Status: In perfect love and perfect trust I believe that will be directed..for now Just friends in my life. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Live in Utah but take trips to Arkansas. Plan to move there eventually. Posts: 2,579 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,073 Thanked 5,939 Times in 1,609 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible __________________ Believe what people show you the first time. It will keep you in balance, and will show you truth! ~~ Author unknown ~~ When negative thoughts come to mind, Let them die stillborn. Speak and do posotive in any situation, And watch your dreams grow and flurish. If you can't say anything posotive, Zip it up. Do not give birth to that which you do not want to see grow. See it, Believe it, Own it, Have it! ~~ Lady Pamela ~~

04-26-2010, 04:41 AM	#1812
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,180 Times in 5,238 Posts Rep Power: 0	Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. ~Gloria Steinem

04-26-2010, 04:43 AM	#1813
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,180 Times in 5,238 Posts Rep Power: 0	Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. ~Bo Bennett

04-26-2010, 04:53 AM	#1814
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04-26-2010, 05:19 AM	#1815
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04-26-2010, 06:12 AM	#1816
Sybelle Member How Do You Identify?: see Scota_Parisi Preferred Pronoun?: see Scota_Parisi Relationship Status: see Scota_Parisi Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: see Scota_Parisi Posts: 264 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 384 Thanked 290 Times in 140 Posts Rep Power: 55	Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music. - John Milton, 1608 - 1674 __________________ "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein

04-26-2010, 07:05 AM	#1817
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04-26-2010, 07:07 AM	#1818
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04-26-2010, 07:11 AM	#1819
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	“Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of things longer.” - Jerome K. Jerome

04-26-2010, 07:12 AM	#1820
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	“In our lives there is bound to come some pain, surely as there are storms and falling rain; just believe that the one who holds the storms will bring the sun.” - Author Unknown