Do over
There are no backspace or delete buttons in life, but don’t let that stop you from trying again.
~ Christine Sternfels
I think we’ve all been in situations where you might say “Wish I could click undo. Do over!”
I’ve been there too many times and continue to realize that had I given up in my darkest moments, I wouldn’t be here. Had I given up on love, I wouldn’t be happily married. Had I given up on my daughter, someone else would be helping her plan her wedding. Had I given up on my career, I wouldn’t be able to pursue my dreams. We learn things along the way and we don’t find the value in pain and hardships at the time but it’s what helps us achieve. Learning from our mistakes makes us wiser and more equipped to be able to handle, maintain and appreciate success.
Life is one lesson after the other. Each time you fall flat on your face or even if it’s just a scratch, get up and start all over again.
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Stay still…
Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best. ~ Anonymous
In the woods…
The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.
~ Anonymous
The Path
Early one morning I tried to chase the sunrise without paying much attention to which way I was running through the woods. Thank goodness a path was there that led me back to my cabin.
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Fathers & Daughters
A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. ~ Anonymous
It’s snowing today. I grabbed my camera to take pictures of winter scenes and on my way out the door I stumbled upon this. What a perfect picture of my daughter’s and husband’s boots. They were playing in the snow earlier today…
Generations
They say genes skip generations. Maybe that’s why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable. ~Joan McIntosh
Reflect
We shouldn’t wait for this time of the year to reflect on our past to better ourselves for the coming year. This we should do as often as we can so our goals can be more attainable and realistic. So I ask myself, what can I do today that will make me a better person next week? If I do this every week, I will have made 52 small improvements so when I reflect on my past, it is to celebrate my achievements and not to remind myself of what I failed at or was short on. ~ Christine Sternfels
Quiet time…
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Tantrums
If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate
something about your size? ~ Sydney J. Harris
Driving Miss Daisy
Daisy: “Charles, I think we’re lost. We must stop for directions.”
Charlie: “Shush woman, I know what I’m doing… ooh look…. camera, say cheese!”
Curiosity
I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
Not a cloud in the sky
Every once in while, a person will do something obvious and direct that is no more than it appears to be. I think they do it to throw you off. ~ Steven Brust
The four-legged human
“Dogs never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.” ~ Jerome K. Jerome
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