Do not allow people to dim your shine
because they are blinded.
Tell them to put on some sunglasses.
- Lady Gaga
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Monday, 28 May 2012
Worth
Just because something
doesn’t last forever,
doesn’t mean it wasn’t
worth your while.
- author unknown
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Friday, 25 May 2012
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Monday, 21 May 2012
Friday, 18 May 2012
May 18, 2012 Chautauqua
From the Editor's Computer
Last
year I had many opportunities, on paper-delivery trips, to take an unintended
detour. The reasons for the detours included flooded/washed out roads, road
construction, or equipment moving convoys.
While I had little choice and had to depart
from the road I wanted, and thought I needed to take, I still was headed in the
direction of my desired destination.
As a bonus, I was able to see some different
scenery, yet still ended up exactly where I wanted to be, without fail.
In our lives, we are constantly making
decisions and choices, big and small, that we hope will take our life in the
directions where we want to go.
Sometimes we are faced with circumstances
that force us to take a detour and head a different direction. What we need to remember is that it is only a
detour and it will still take our lives where we want to go if we allow the
detour to take us back to our general route.
The problem arises when we become so attached
to the detour that we take a wrong turn and lose sight of where we were headed,
becoming lost.
At that point, the only one way to get back
on the right road is to turn around. We
need to find out where we may the wrong turn and find our way back to our
intended route.
There are many routes we can take to arrive
at the life we want to live. A detour is
a chance to enjoy some different scenery on our journey. It is not a life derailment, unless we chose
to let it be.
Beth
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Joy
Joy is what happens to us
when we allow ourselves to recognize
how good things really are.
– Marianne Williamson
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Monday, 14 May 2012
Heart
Until we can receive
with an open heart,
we are never really giving
with an open heart.
– Brené Brown
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Friday, 11 May 2012
Guess
Living is a form of not being sure,
not knowing what next or how…
We guess. We may be wrong,
but we take leap after leap in the dark.
– Agnes de Mille
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Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Do
Life is pretty simple:
You do some stuff.
Most fails. Some works.
You do more of what works.
If it works big, others quickly copy it.
Then you do something else.
The trick is to do something else.
- Leonardo da Vinci
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Monday, 7 May 2012
Walk
All you have to do
is look straight and see the road,
and when you see it,
don't sit looking at it - walk.
- Ayn Rand
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Friday, 4 May 2012
May 4, 2012 Chautauqua
From the Editor's Computer
Ever have one of those day? You know what I mean - everything that could
go wrong does and what doesn't go wrong still doesn't do what was supposed to.
It is very easy to get overwhelmed by days
such as that. To put it all into
perspective we need to look at days like that in a different manner.
What if your favourite comedian was using
the events of your day for a comedy sketch?
What if Dick van Dyke, Seinfeld, or any of the current comedians, was
describing your day? How would they do
it? What would they emphasize for the
greatest comedic effect to generate the biggest laughs?
When you look at the various events of your
life from that angle, the sting and stress are lessened. In fact, you may surprise yourself by
actively looking for the comedic element in and around you.
Beth
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Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Remind
I need to take an emotional breath,
step back, and remind myself
who’s actually in charge of my life.
– Judith Knowlton
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