Quote #437, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quote #437...

"We secure our friends not by accepting favors, but by doing them."
-Thucydides-

Thucydides, a famous greek historian and educator, gives us some simple advice to chew on.

Sometimes we make things much more complicated that we have to. HMMM.

That's my view...what say you?

Quote #436, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quote #436...

"If you make every game a life and death thing, you are going to have problems. You will be dead a lot."
-Kevin Barry-

Some wise wisdom for all of us to remember.

Have you seen the crazed parents at the 11 year old's baseball game? The ones yelling at their kids, screaming at the coaches, argueing with other parents WHY their kid should be playing more.

Then of course there are the pro and college sports fans. I'm all for some face painting, crazy costumes, cheering on your team, and getting a little fired up. Nonetheless, some fans take it a bit too far, and get in name calling, fights and other silly, rude behavior.

Let's not leave out ourseleves from the discussion. I'm a golf goon. At times, admittedly, I'm a bit harsh on myself, cursing, slapping the head or leg, hitting the shoe and sometimes the foot(ouch) with the golf club.

At the end of the day, we need to remember, IT'S a GAME. Not life and death. Nothing overly serious that's really going to alter the earth's axis or how things play out.

So this quote is a good one to print off and put on the refrigerator, or post it note over the computer screen as a reminder.

We close with another dandy, from the eloquent Elbert Hubbard..
"Don't take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive."

That's my view... what say you?

Quote #435, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quote #435...

"You take people as far as they will go; not as far as you'd like them to go."
-Jeanette Rankin-

Wow, did this stir mixed thoughts!

>> My first thought was its not about YOU; it's about them.
>> Next is people will usually rise to level of expectation you give them
>> Another is that we all can usually go much further past what we originally believe(take olympic athletes for example).
>> A fourth is the ever popular 'lead to water but can't make them drink' theory.
>> A fifth is you can't do the work for the person. All the teaching and coaching in the world surely helps, but in the end, the person has to do" whatever" the task is. YOU cannot do it for them.

Enough of my thoughts on this fun little quote.. how about you?

That's my view...what say you?

Quote #434, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog Quote #434...

"When you are ready to learn, a teacher will appear."
-Unknown-

Funny how that works, isn't it?

Well truth be told, it's really not all that coincidental. The teachers are all around you, but are usually being ignored, or just simply not 'tuned into.'

When the student is ready willing and able, more often than not, the teacher will be coming, right around the corner. And what blessings these teachers are.

Three cheers for all teachers out there!
That's my view...what say you?

Quote #433, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog quote #433...

"Life can change in an instant. Sometimes, it just takes awhile for that instant to arrive."
-Jeanna Gabellini and Eva Gregory-

I love this quote because it says very powerfully; that LIFE can change very quickly. For the good or the bad.

From that, we can take many conclusions or ideas...
~ Appreciate life to its fullest, daily.
~ Live in the moment.
~ The fact that change can occur at any time is something to be cognizant of.

Perhaps the biggest thought that jumped out of my head was the 3 p's...Patience, Persistence and Perseverance. Hang in there, just keep plugging, working hard, doing good things, and when that INSTANT comes when the changing occurs... it should change in your favor, for the better.

That's my view...what say you?

Quote #432, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog quote #432...


"The vision must be followed by the venture. It's not enough to stare up the stairs---we must step up the stairs."
-Vance Havner-


First of all, it's a double shot Wednesday. Sorry for the absence of quotes as of late. A little 'catch up.'


I loved the same word, different spelling, mixed into this quote(stare/stair). It's creative, yet the message is crystal clear.


When they are producing a movie they don't say lights, camera, then nothing. We need ACTION.


If you want to get something done then DO IT. Yes it's true that most things if not all are thought up in the mind first, then put into action. So thoughts ARE required. Then, you have to complete the thought with some direct follow up. Get into motion, and get at whatever your trying to get at.


Now.. skedaddle and get up those stairs!


That's my view...what say you?

Quote #431, My Thoughts and YOUR thoughts

Here goes Blog quote #431...

"Mosquitos remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as we think."
-Tom Wilson-

Is there anything better than a humbling comment that causes us to stop and think? Well maybe. How about a humbling 'head scratcher' with some humor added to it?

Kudo's to Mr. Wilson for his insight here.

That's my view...what say you?