quote tuesday

The 'return' of quote Tuesday:

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Sometimes life can be hard.  Sometimes you don't get what you'd really prefer.  Sometimes you don't realize just how lucky you really are.  Take a few moments today to think of what/who make you truly happy...and be thankful for what you have, and most importantly, be happy.

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Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.

~J.C. Watts

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An overdue update post is in the works, I swear it is.  Because I'm more in the mood right now to punch teddy bears, I will not attempt any witty commentaries, other than to post a motivational quote:

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters to what lies within us.- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Lord help me, I've been reciting the Serenity Prayer in my head ad nauseum... let's hope between that and the intelligent prose of Ralph Waldo Emerson, I shall get through another quote Tuesday.  Hope you're all enjoying a good day.  If not, get back to me, and we shall plan a time and meeting place to let out our aggressions on our childhood stuffies....xo.

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Sadly, Jack Layton lost his battle with cancer on August 22, 2011.  I felt it rather fitting to quote him* today, on quote Tuesday:

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." ~ Jack Layton

What a wonderful person he was, and what a difference he made to this country.  His spirit will live on, and I hope his final words become something we will all remember, and live by.

*This was the end quote of a letter that Jack wrote only 2 short days before his passing.  I encourage you all to click on the link in the post which will take you to the actual letter, if you've not yet read the whole thing.  Our country is in mourning.  So, so sad.

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I had intended on posting a quote yesterday but I was too busy editing the weekend post I guess.  A friend just updated this quote as her FB status, and I promptly stole it:

If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. ~Author Unknown

To all my friends near, and far..

To those who I don't see nearly often enough but are truly as close as can be in my heart...

I thank you for being there...xoxo.

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All of us can use a little encouragment from time to time:

Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

~Jacob A. Riis

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Whatever you want in life, start today.
Not tomorrow - today.
Let it be a small beginning - a tiny beginning.
Your happiness depends on starting today - every day.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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Love can be fickle.  Love can be fragile.  When you find it, it's truly the best feeling in the world.  Some days it's easy to take for granted what is the most awesome in your life.  We don't mean to do that, just, sometimes, life can get in the way.  Today's quote of the day is brought to you by the wise Bob Marley, and is dedicated to Christopher.  Thanks for loving me, babe...I love you to the moon and back... xoxo:

"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there."
- Bob Marley

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I owe you a few Tuesdays' worth anyway, so even though I already posted a quote for today, after finding this one, I figured I'd post it instead of saving it:

"I believe things happen for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually start to trust no one but yourself, & sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." ~ Marilyn Monroe

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"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile". ~Author Unknown

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It's June? Really?

Hehe...supposing this cute little cartoon doesn't sufficiently explain my absence in posting - especially, since, you know, it's only June 1 today, and my last post was a week ago.  Nevermind the fact that there's a new season of the Bacherlorette on and I've not even mentioned it (I'll get to it, my pretties, fear not. Playing catch up and I've not seen this week's show). Heck, I even missed Quote Tuesday yesterday!  Ok, I promise a catch up post soon, and to mark the missing quote Tuesday, here's one of my favourites (I kinda use it as my own motto):

"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted" ~ John Lennon

Happy Hump!

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I found the following quote from W. Brett Wilson's newsfeed.  I think this is a quote that we can all benefit from:

‎"Do not judge and you will never be mistaken." - Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Yep, still raining.  There might be some sunshine tomorrow. Apparently.  

It's quote Tuesday!  Here's one to ponder:                                                 

"Your presence is a present to the world. You're truly one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take the days one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You'll make it through whatever comes along. Within you are many answers. Have courage. Be Strong. Wish upon a star, and don't forget....how very special you are."

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...it's still raining.  I thought about searching out a sunshiney-blow-rainbows-out-yer-arse type quote, but that wouldn't be Amber-appropriate at all, so I decided on one that should make you think (err...pardon the pun):

"The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking."  ~ A. A. Milne

Today's task:  Stay first-rate, people ;)

Now it's your turn - write your own on your own blog, or send me something in the comments :)  Happy Tuesday!

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Wow, is it really Tuesday all over again? 

Today's quote was easy.  I borrowed it again, from a FB status.  Several on my friendship list had this posted actually.  In light of some recent events, it really speaks volumes, to me:

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Osama bin Laden was killed.  An eye for an eye?  Sure, the man was responsible for unspeakable grief and suffering.  But will this end the horror?  Of course not. Will the man's counterparts not declare justice, or revenge on the people responsible for the act?  Of course they will.  As Obama and the rest celebrate the victory, I sure hope they tighten up the security.

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Last week, I started a new blog item - and I plan to keep up with it.  Here is this week's installment:

"Laugh when you can. Apologize when you should. Let go of what you can't change. Love deeply and forgive quickly. Take chances and give your everything - Life is too short to be anything but happy. You have to take the good with the bad. Love what you got. Always remember what you had. Forgive but don't forget, but always remember that life goes on." 

I stole it from a friend's status on FB. I don't know who wrote it, or who she stole it from (heh, maybe she even wrote it herself), but, I like it. Now, it's your turn...

And GO!  (Feel free to send me a fav quote in the comments, even - I like to collect them).  

Quote Tuesday

Isn't it awesome how the Internet works?  Thanks to Toughie, I'm participating.  Toughie discovered this idea over on Pepper's page, and I hope you wanna play along, too!  Every Tuesday, let's share a favourite quote.  Maybe you just like it.  Maybe its message resonated through your mind enough to get you through a rough patch in your life.  Maybe it makes you laugh, or just smile.  Maybe it's naughty, or silly.  Maybe it just makes you go, 'huh'?

I came across the following quote while perusing status updates on facebook (where in Gawd's name would we be without FB, anyway?).  I love it.  It's cute.  And, it really reminds me of the relationship I'm in with TheChris:

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love" ~ Dr. Seuss

Thanks Pepper (and Tough) for passing along this idea.  I will try to be back every Tuesday with a new quote.  Go on over to Pepper's page to play, too, won't you?