Quote of the Day

[dachshundonstilts]

"As we look for new answers in the modern age, I for one prefer the tried and tested recipes, like speaking well of each other and respecting different points of view; coming together to seek out the common ground; and never losing sight of the bigger picture."
-Queen Elizabeth II

This is the wisdom that's in such short supply today.

[dachshundonstilts]

"We long for what we cannot have, yet desire it not so much because it would benefit us, as because it is beyond our reach."
- L. Frank Baum

[donnie]

"We long for what we cannot have, yet desire it not so much because it would benefit us, as because it is beyond our reach."
- L. Frank Baum

Ah, yes. So true. The grass is always greener because it's on the other side.

[donnie]

"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Kitty]

"All change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and so gorgeous at the end." --- Robin Sharma

[donnie]

That's a good one, and encouraging to remember, which I'm going to try to do.

And the "hard at first" part made me think of this one:

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
-Confucius

[Kitty]

"Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." --- George Carlin

[donnie]

Yeah, I think that's probably good advice both ways.

[Kitty]

"You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart. Then people gonna treat you better, you're gonna find, yes you will, that you're beautiful as you feel." -- lyrics from Carole King's Beautiful from her album Tapestry

[Kitty]

"A year from now you may wish you had started today." --- Karen Lamb