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We in the Midwest love the fall. Most of us do anyway. Enjoy this time of year no matter where you live.
Although the weather here tells us it is time to go dormant, the energy of the season, the nip in the air, and the "start of a new year" school mentality means it is also a time of new beginnings.
Revel in them.
"When your heart speaks, take good notes."
~Judith Campbell
I would like to add: when your heart speaks, take action.
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People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, they make them.
--George Bernard Shaw
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Lyrics to love....
Here's wishing you the bluest sky
and hoping something better comes tomorrow
hoping all the verses rhyme
and the very best of choruses to
follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on the way
Ray Davies, the Kinks
thanks smartjim
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I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved.
--George Eliot
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JOY FROM YOU
The Dilemma
You're driving on a wild, stormy night. You pass a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:
1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Your car can only fit one passenger. Who do you offer a ride?
This question was used as part of a job application.
The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants)
had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered: 'I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.'
Great solutions some when we break free from thought patterns and limitations!
THANKS RANDY. |
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Click for...
my blog for healthyrockford.com
my newspaper columns
my New York Times best seller (crap, that would be under someone else's name)
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| Rockford Writers Guild
Sunday, Sept 20 @ 1 pm
Rockford Library - East State Branch
Speaker: Charlotte Hackin, in her 90s, her book is making a big splash: Stay Young to 100.
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IRELAND TRIP
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
MARCH 14 - 21, 2010
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WORDS TO PONDER
I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.
~Rabbi Hillel
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to:
PATTY RUSS
ROSANGELA TAYLOR
JENNA HASENSTEIN
PAIGE WENGER
DENISE BREWER
MIKE DONZE
JULIE J
IRELAND MACKENZIE
MARY LOU YANKITIS
BAZ LUHRMANN (I think I will watch Moulin Rouge again this weekend. Time for a Ewan fix.)
O HENRY (Didn't everyone have to read "Gift of the Magi"?)
DH LAWRENCE ("Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.")
and all the rest of you this week, and any I have missed...........
ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY
[Send in your birthday. At the end of every month, a name is drawn and a joy gift goes out!] |
Even monkeys fall out of trees.
Japanese proverb
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Advice from our good and wise friend Anonymous:
The challenge is to be yourself in a world that is trying to make you like everyone else.
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WORD NERD
Hobnob (verb)
Pronunciation: ['hahb-nahb]
Definition: To take turns drinking to or buying drinks for each other; to drink together.
Usage: Someone who hobnobs is a hobnobber and his behavior may be characterized as hobnobbery.
Suggested Usage: Keep in mind that the basic meaning of today's word (currently) is to drink together, "Let's go to the pub this weekend; we'll hobnob and watch some football on TV together." The implication is that those involved will take turns buying the drinks.
Hey locals, let's hobnob Saturday night. Mr Big Stuff Band is playing at Shooters (Don Carter Lanes) around 9 pm.
-Dr. Language, YourDictionary.com
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| Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.
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"I Will Always Love You"
Dolly or Whitney?
Cast your vote.
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You can learn new things at any tiime in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.
~Barbara Sher
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...what a day for a day dream....
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| BOOK PICK: Marry Your Muse by Jan Phillips
FLICK PICK: I finally saw Julie & Julia! LOVED IT!
and I got to see The Proposal on the flight to Cali. Love that Ryan guy. |
BRINGING ME JOY...
Long-handled wooden back scratcher
Aisle seat and flights that are on time
Making new friends
Giving stuff away
Teaching workshops & classes |
Last week when I arrived in San Diego, the shuttle took me from airport to car rental place. After an hour wait for a car, I was delighted when the guy behind the counter announced that he shared the same birthday with me (10 years younger). He upgraded me to a white Mustang convertible. Thanks Birthday buddy!
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To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation.
~Paulo Coelho
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