Happy New Year

"...but that's the magic of New Years...When that clock strikes midnight, we all get a fresh start...and I don't know about you, but I could really use one...and that magic moment starts in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..." ~ Robin Scherbatsky, How I Met Your Mother (s07e13)

Today

"May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."

~ Mother Theresa

Let's Make Peace With Beauty

"In 2005, Dove commissioned a global study based on the hypothesis that women have a narrow definition of beauty. The global study - The Real Truth About Beauty found that only a startling 2% of women describe themselves as beautiful, and served as the foundation for the now award winning Campaign for Real Beauty."

on being human

"I used to be very upset with myself for being human, and having limitations. Now, I am so glad to recognize those limitations, because it means I can catch myself from flying off the edge. " ~ Jennie Ketcham

 

 

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more beautiful...

"When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful." ~ Barbara Bloom

 

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Getting Back Up

"If I look down and see scars on my knees, they are only reminders that I got up again! We get knocked down, but we don't have to stay there."~ Heather Palacios

on the road...

"Some of the dearest moments ever spent are those on the road I didn't want to travel."  ~ Joyce Sequichie Hifler







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life begins again

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees – just as things grow in fast movies – I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer."  ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby



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If by Rudyard Kipling

Typography: IF by Rudyard Kipling from George Horne on Vimeo.


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In the end...

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr. American Baptist Minister and Civil Rights Leader

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On When to Hold & When to Fold...

"Today if you feel conflicted about whether you should hold on or let go, ask yourself: If you cleared away your fears and self-judgments, what choice would you make?" ~ Lori Deschene

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We all need courage and strength

"Dear Lord,
Thank you so much for the blessings of all of my friends and my family, and thank you for all the amazing screaming fans that are here tonight.

Dear Lord, please give me strength to be a winner for all of them and not for myself.

Dear Lord, remind me to empower not myself, but to empower those around me
because that is my gift. My gift is not self worship. My gift is the worship of others. So please help me to be strong and help me to know my own strength. Please help me to be brave Lord.

Dear God, give me courage. Do not let me give in to those feelings. Do not let me give in to my own insecurities. Allow me to walk in your light.

Allow me to live and breathe and sing and dance for all the dancers on that stage, for the band, for the music, and for You. Amen." 

~ Lady Gaga, backstage at Madison Square Garden

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strong at the broken places

 

"Life breaks us all and afterward, many are strong at the broken places" - Ernest Hemingway

changed for the better

i've heard it said
that people come into our lives for a reason
bringing something we must learn
and we are led
to those who help us most to grow
if we let them
and we help them in return
well, i don't know if i believe that's true
but i know i'm who i am today because i knew you...

like a comet pulled from orbit
as it passes the sun
like a stream that meets a boulder
halfway through the wood
who can say if i've been changed for the better?
but because i knew you
i have been changed for good...

 

it well may be
that we will never meet again
in this lifetime
so let me say before we part so much of me
is made of what i learned from you
you'll be with me
like a handprint on my heart
and now whatever way our stories end
i know you have re-written mine
by being my friend...
like a ship blown from its mooring
by a wind off the sea
like a seed dropped by a skybird
in a distant wood
who can say if i've been changed for the better?
but because i knew you

i have been changed for good...

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Intention

"Exercise for the joy of feeling good and getting better. Eat right with the intention of fueling your body with the things it needs to perform." - Tony Horton

Loser Like Me

Yeah, you may think that I’m a zero
But, hey, everyone you wanna be
Probably started off like me
You may say that I’m a freakshow (I don’t care)
But, hey, give me just a little time
I bet you’re gonna change your mind

All of the dirt you’ve been throwin’ my way
It ain’t so hard to take, that’s right
‘Cause I know one day you’ll be screamin’ my name
And I’ll just look away, that’s right

Just go ahead and hate on me and run your mouth
So everyone can hear
Hit me with the WORST you got and knock me down
Baby, I don’t care
Keep it up, AND SOON ENOUGH YOU"LL FIGURE OUT
You wanna be
You wanna be
A loser like me
A loser like me

Push me up against the locker
And hey, all I do is shake it off
I’ll get you back when I’m your boss
I’m not thinkin’ ’bout you haters
‘Cause hey, I could be a superstar
I’ll see you when you wash my car

All of the dirt you’ve been throwin’ my way
It ain’t so hard to take, that’s right
‘Cause I know one day you’ll be screamin’ my name
And I’ll just look away, that’s right

Just go ahead and hate on me and run your mouth
So everyone can hear
Hit me with the words you got and knock me down
Baby, I don’t care
Keep it up, I’m tunin’ up to fade you out
You wanna be
You wanna be
A loser like me
A loser like me

Change

"You change for two reasons: Either you learn enough that you want to, or you've been hurt enough that you have to." ~ Unknown

 

 

 

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How Do You Define Perfection?

"Perfection to me is peace and joy; it's connection and understanding." ~ Cesar Millan

 

 

 

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Pretty, Pretty Please...

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"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." ~ Gandhi

Shaken

Brennan: “I need to ask you some things.”
Booth: “You gonna ask me about God and the devil?”
Brennan: “Yes.”
Booth: “You’re going to ask me about how God could place such a burden on good people.”
Brennan: “No, I’m going to ask you how you still believe in a kind God after a case like this.”
Booth: “Is my faith shaken? Yeah, mmmhmm, it is.”
Brennan: “It is?”
Booth: “I’ll go home tonight and I’ll lie in bed; I’ll toss and I’ll turn, and I’ll beat myself up, and, uh, I’ll question everything.”
Brennan: “Will you get your faith back?”
Booth: “Always have in the past.”
Brennan: “So you have faith that you will retain your faith. Why?”
Booth: “Because, Bones, the sun will come up and tomorrow’s a new day.”
Brennan: “I know that feeling.”
Booth: “Really?”
Brennan: “Mmhmm.”
Booth: “You know what it feels like to get your faith back?”
Brennan: “When I see effects and I’m unable to discern the cause, my faith in reason and consequences is shaken.”
Booth: “And then what happens?”
Brennan: “Two plus two equals four. I put sugar in my coffee and it tastes sweet. The sun comes up because the world turns. These things are beautiful to me. There are mysteries I will never understand, but everywhere I look I see proof that for every effect, there is a corresponding cause, even if I can’t see it. I find that reassuring.”
Booth: “And life is good again.”
Brennan: “Life is very good.”
Booth: “Yes it is.”

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You're a Firework

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Katy Perry Firework lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com/katy-perry-firework-lyrics.html

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe"


Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

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Wisdom

"Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it." ~ Doug Larson 





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Believe

"Everything is possible for him who believes."

Mark 9:23








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Be Yourself

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." ~ Oscar Wilde



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