All Blog Posts Tagged 'humor' (81)

"There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day."

 Alexander Woollcott

There is one truth we all share and that is that life goes on and I am glad…

“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.”

Mary Stuart

Wow November already, while summer keeps trying to come back where I live, autumn will…

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. He who molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or decisions possible or impossible to execute.

Abraham Lincoln

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Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

Hermann Hesse

Not too long ago I suggested that our progress is often limited by our inability to let go of some of the clutter in our lives. Yesterday…

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”

Michel de Montaigne,

One of the things that makes each of us so special is our uniqueness. Each of us has our own personal attributes, challenges and style. Within ourselves is our persona that…

Live today, for tomorrow it will all be history.

I recently was sent a piece from the Positively Present folks that I really like and want to share with you today. I am not going to do a rambling introduction as it is fairly long and…

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Samuel Smiles

I am often accused of being unrealistically optimistic and I probably sometimes am. I do find life on the bright side to be a much more pleasant place to…

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Samuel Smiles

I am often accused of being unrealistically optimistic and I probably sometimes am. I do find life on the bright side to be a much more pleasant place to…

If you want to be happy, be.

Leo Tolstoy

For a number of reasons I was thinking about my children, grandchildren and my great-grandson and ended up again realizing…

“Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.”

Roger Crawford

Good morning all. I hope you are ready to begin a new day, a new week and a…

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Nelson Mandela

I would say I was sorry I missed you yesterday but since I enjoyed sleeping in so much I think I better just say thanks for letting me sleep.…

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.

Sam Keen

Today is the first full day of summer where I live. We will have our longest day of sun for this year.…

Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.

Bob Dylan

My good friend and Past Kiwanis International President Dr. Wil Blechman sent me a piece that…

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have decided that I am at an age where how I see my world and the folks in it allows me to see what I might have overlooked in…

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

Tony Robbins

One of the greatest lessons I learned in life was that there is little use in spending…

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Bob Marley

Welcome to June. In my part of the world it is always welcome with its sunny days and moderate temperatures. I am at that time in life where each…

"I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are."

Charles R. Swindoll

When I read the following article it reminded me of many of you that I know well. As we have…

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

AESCHYLUS

Good morning; I am back. One of the things I did over the last few…

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

Benjamin Franklin

I have a friend that I visit with every once in a while. He is a young guy, only in his…

Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things.

Kenneth Branagh

I am surprised that I am having difficulty moving out of the slow lane I have been in over recent months. I really need…