Quote for Thought and Inspiration

These are quotes from a variety of sources that have helped me walk with grief...by looking at love, friendship, creativity and the soul.

Beauty, truth, friendship, love, creation – these are the great values of life.
We can’t prove them, or explain them, yet they are the most stable things in our lives.


-- Jesse Herman Holmes

Happiness is when what you think, what you say,
and what you do are in harmony.

-- Mahatma Gandhi

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.

-- Romain Gary

If someone listens,
or stretches out a hand,
or whispers a kind word of encouragement,
or attempts to understand a lonely person,
extraordinary things begin to happen

-Loretta Girzarlis-

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sand of time.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest
acts. This is the secret of success.
- Swami Sivananda

See first that the design is wise and just;
that ascertained, pursue it resolutely.

-- William Shakespeare

The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.

-- John Quincy Adams

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

-- A.W. Pinero

Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise."

Stephen Covey

You are...
You are the sun that brightens my whole life.
You are the stars that comfort me through troublesome nights.
You are the soft breeze that makes me laugh.
You're the time spent which makes sadness pass.
You're the earth below and the sky above
which fills my world with so much love.

You are my heart, my essence and breath.
You are my beginning; you are my death.
You're in my dreams and run through my mind.
You're that angel who's one of a kind.
From the words I've written I hope you see,
you make up everything that's a part of me.

I love you more than these words can say.
I love you more with each forthcoming day.
I love whether far or near.
I love you more with diminishing fear.

--Unknown

You can't always control the circumstances in life,
but you can control your attitude toward those circumstances.

-Alexander Lockhart-

I've learned....
That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned....
That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned....
That just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day.

I've learned....
That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

I've learned....
That being kind is more important than being right.

I've learned....
That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

I've learned....
That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.

I've learned....
That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned....
That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned....
That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

I've learned....
That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I've learned....
That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned....
That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned....
That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned...
That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned....
That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?

I've learned....
That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I've learned....
That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

I've learned....
That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned....
That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

I've learned....
That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned....
That there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.

I've learned....
That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I've learned....
That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned....
That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

I've learned....
That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

I've learned....
That I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.

I've learned....
That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.

I've learned....
That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

I've learned....
That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

I've learned....
That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

I've learned....
That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

I've learned ...
That it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.

I've learned....
That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

--Written by Andy Rooney a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words.