I was reading some quotes about life and I thought I would share some of my favorites.
Everything happens for a reason, people change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they're right, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can come together.
Marilyn Monroe
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Author Unknown
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
Kathleen Norris
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Mother Teresa
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
When Christmas Comes to Town
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I feel like it has stayed true to it's true meaning more than any other holiday out there. I love thinking about all of the things I am grateful for and spending time focused on family. This Thanksgiving I was able to help much more than usual to help things come together, it was fun to be able to rally around with my family to get everything done. I am glad that I made Thanksgiving a special day and season, but I am also glad that it is time for Christmas to come to town.
Today I spent a few hours helping put up decorations at my parents house. So many of the decorations have special significance and so many years of tradition. It was fun to be able to, once again, spend time time with my family. I look forward to the day when I have more of my own decorations that mean something special to me and my future family. I plan on doing my best to remember the true reason for the Christmas season just as I did with Thanksgiving. We really are so blessed.
Bring on the food, the music, the family and friends! It's Christmas time! What is your favorite Christmas tradition/decoration/memory? Please post it in the comments section.
Today I spent a few hours helping put up decorations at my parents house. So many of the decorations have special significance and so many years of tradition. It was fun to be able to, once again, spend time time with my family. I look forward to the day when I have more of my own decorations that mean something special to me and my future family. I plan on doing my best to remember the true reason for the Christmas season just as I did with Thanksgiving. We really are so blessed.
Bring on the food, the music, the family and friends! It's Christmas time! What is your favorite Christmas tradition/decoration/memory? Please post it in the comments section.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Gratitude
This time of year is always a special one. It is a time where we forget ourselves and focus on those around us. Gratitude, the Savior, goal setting, service, and love fill our hearts. We are surrounded by family, friends, music and all of the good things in life. It isn’t surprising that so many people love this time of year, yet it is sad to see what has become of many of these holidays.
Thanksgiving began by those who would have seemed to have little to be thankful for. They had made more graves than huts. Things weren’t looking good, yet they set aside a day of thanksgiving. We too are in a time where sometimes it doesn’t seem like there is much to be thankful for. The economy isn’t looking good, it seems like more and more of our rights are being taken away, the family is being attacked on all fronts and good is being called evil and evil good.
Yet we of all people have the most to be grateful for. I could spend the next few hours making a list of everything I am thankful for, but I’m sure you are thankful that I am not. If you think for a moment about those around you that are the happiest, you will think of someone that is grateful. Gratitude is the best attitude. On the flip side those that tend to get on my nerves the most are people who are always wining and complaining.
There is no greater difference between men than between grateful and ungrateful people. ~R.H. Blyth
I think that too often we get complacent, or are so used to having the things that we have that we forget how great they are. Indoor plumbing, heaters, computers, music, clean water, a warm bed, grocery stores, I could go on and on. We are so lucky to live in the time and place that we do.
Life is short, treat every day like it is your last. Tell people how great they are, tell them that you care, thank them for what they have done for you. Why do we keep these things in so often? Why can’t we just tell people how we really feel? A simple thing like, talking to you is the highlight of my day, thanks for being my friend and listening to me.
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern
There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed. If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude. ~Robert Brault
Today at church we were challenged to say a prayer of gratitude. I feel like I don’t do this enough. God has given us so much and without him we are nothing. If it has been a while I would invite you to do this, it is always such a humbling experience. Some of the times I have felt God’s love the most are when I remember to thank him.
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart
As this holiday season goes by way to fast, take time to pause, reflect, and focus on what is truly important. I love you all and am so grateful for all that you have done for me. I am grateful for an amazing family and for the faith that they have even in tough situations. I hope that I can be a little more thankful and when those hard days come, and they do come, that I can have an attitude of gratitude.
Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture. ~Kak Sri
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thanksgiving began by those who would have seemed to have little to be thankful for. They had made more graves than huts. Things weren’t looking good, yet they set aside a day of thanksgiving. We too are in a time where sometimes it doesn’t seem like there is much to be thankful for. The economy isn’t looking good, it seems like more and more of our rights are being taken away, the family is being attacked on all fronts and good is being called evil and evil good.
Yet we of all people have the most to be grateful for. I could spend the next few hours making a list of everything I am thankful for, but I’m sure you are thankful that I am not. If you think for a moment about those around you that are the happiest, you will think of someone that is grateful. Gratitude is the best attitude. On the flip side those that tend to get on my nerves the most are people who are always wining and complaining.
There is no greater difference between men than between grateful and ungrateful people. ~R.H. Blyth
I think that too often we get complacent, or are so used to having the things that we have that we forget how great they are. Indoor plumbing, heaters, computers, music, clean water, a warm bed, grocery stores, I could go on and on. We are so lucky to live in the time and place that we do.
Life is short, treat every day like it is your last. Tell people how great they are, tell them that you care, thank them for what they have done for you. Why do we keep these things in so often? Why can’t we just tell people how we really feel? A simple thing like, talking to you is the highlight of my day, thanks for being my friend and listening to me.
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern
There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed. If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude. ~Robert Brault
Today at church we were challenged to say a prayer of gratitude. I feel like I don’t do this enough. God has given us so much and without him we are nothing. If it has been a while I would invite you to do this, it is always such a humbling experience. Some of the times I have felt God’s love the most are when I remember to thank him.
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart
As this holiday season goes by way to fast, take time to pause, reflect, and focus on what is truly important. I love you all and am so grateful for all that you have done for me. I am grateful for an amazing family and for the faith that they have even in tough situations. I hope that I can be a little more thankful and when those hard days come, and they do come, that I can have an attitude of gratitude.
Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture. ~Kak Sri
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Writers Block
There are a lot of things that I love, but being told what to do is not one of them. At the beginning of the month we were asked by our principal to write a story by the end of the month. I thought, this is going to be easy, I love writing! I could probably even just take something from my blog or that I have already written and turn it in. But just like growing up, and being told in school that I had to read a certain book, it took all of the fun out of it. It went from being something I loved to do, to something that was an assignment. I have had writers block all month on what I am going to do. I could still just take the easy way out, but I really want to put together something meaningful. So here we are at the end of the month and my back is now up against a wall, which is when I work best, so we will see what happens. At least it got me on here writing again, finally.
In other writing news November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo in its shortened form. So hopefully I can overcome this writers block and just go crazy next month. So does anyone have any ideas what I should write about or what you do when you have writers block? Also have you had any teachers that have helped you be excited about writing? I sometimes forget what I didn't like as a student and I do the exact same thing to those I teach. I understand there needs to be assignments, due dates and expectations, but how can we make it as realistic as possible and keep that natural excitement about sharing our lives and ideas? I feel like I am doing better at this this year than I ever had, but I am always looking to improve.
If I come up with anything good before Monday I will post it here. If not it means I just used the story I wrote to go along with our personal narrative that I used with my students the first month of school. I posted it on here earlier, you can check it out.
http://downrightdave.blogspot.com/2010/03/ghost-of-vacations-past.html
In other writing news November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo in its shortened form. So hopefully I can overcome this writers block and just go crazy next month. So does anyone have any ideas what I should write about or what you do when you have writers block? Also have you had any teachers that have helped you be excited about writing? I sometimes forget what I didn't like as a student and I do the exact same thing to those I teach. I understand there needs to be assignments, due dates and expectations, but how can we make it as realistic as possible and keep that natural excitement about sharing our lives and ideas? I feel like I am doing better at this this year than I ever had, but I am always looking to improve.
If I come up with anything good before Monday I will post it here. If not it means I just used the story I wrote to go along with our personal narrative that I used with my students the first month of school. I posted it on here earlier, you can check it out.
http://downrightdave.blogspot.com/2010/03/ghost-of-vacations-past.html
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