June 30, 2009

quotes

Sometimes we do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions not answers.
---John Le Carre

Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
---Theophrastus

June 24, 2009

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft. (Henri Matisse)

More about the color green



More about the color yellow



More about the color purple


More about the color red

Our reaction to color is almost instantaneous and has a profound impact on the choices we make everyday.


I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.

---Georgia O'Keeffe

Thoughts From Ginny

Anytime I need to hear something positive and supportive or when I need a good laugh, I can always turn to my good friend Ginny...

Two thoughts from her for the day...

I'm always where I'm suppose to be even when I'm not.

Never cook bacon naked.

June 22, 2009

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money. (Joe Weinstein)



I know pets aren't for everyone. Even though I have a cat and a dog, there have been occasions when I wonder if I really am a pet person myself. In the end however, the unconditional love and free entertainment (minus the cost of their food of course) do provide me with lots of smiles and happiness.

Health Benefits of Pets

Pet Adoption


Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
---George Eliot

Our necessities are few but our wants are endless. (Josh Billings)



Sorting out my wants from my needs is a difficult process filled with stumbling blocks and tough decisions, but I am finding life much more satisfying and rewarding when I am truly focused on my needs.


How to Give up Keeping Up with the Joneses

Stop keeping up with the Joneses



I do not read advertisements - I would spend all my time wanting things

---Franz Kafka

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. (Vonnegut)




I have often found that the best way for me to find a new
perspective on a serious problem and move toward a better solution is to find a way to put a little humor into the situation.

June 21, 2009

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. (Byron)


Laughter: The Best Medicine

The Benefits of Laughter

20 Most Popular Funny Websites

Sunshine and Chocolate - Keys to Happiness



Our old friend the sun not only gives us light and warmth, it also makes us happy....here is a little
spotlight on sunshine.

(Need some ideas on how to get more sunshine in your life...click here.)

Chocolate not only taste great but research says it can bring you happiness.

(Click here for chocolate recipes and information on another food and two teas that make you happy.)

hug someone


Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
---Aristotle

June 19, 2009

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. (Nietzsche)

The Best Things in Life

10 Quirky Economic Indicators

if for nothing else but to give a good laugh...

You can make a big difference by having everyone you know send in A DOLLAR FOR PEACE.

Food not Bombs

President Barack Obama said it was "not acceptable for children and families to be without a roof over their heads in a country as wealthy as ours."

Florida tent city offers hope to homeless

quotes

"Just wait till tomorrow. I guess that’s what they all say, just before they fall apart."
---
New Order

"if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
---Nietzsche

"Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful."
---Sophia Loren

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
---Einstein