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allforyou , 25 Apr 2010

Inspirational Quotes ~ Add Any You Enjoy :)

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ~ Moliere “Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.” ~ Washington Irving “In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” ~ Lee Lacocca “We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely… change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now.” ~ George Sheehan “The biggest liar is addiction.”
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wildflower
April 25, 2010
awesome !! ... a place to come to remind ourselves that we ... want to overcome our obstacle .... that we have a purpose .... that we will rise above our misfortunes ... that anger, anxiety and adversity can direct us to something positive rather than negative if we busy ourselves in that direction .... that change is possible and can bring about new behaviours and better results .... and that addictions fool us and our true beliefs .... yes, if we remind ourselves of our internal fortitude and strength and use positive self talk we can overcome the seemingly insurmountable !! we have more strength than we realise.
wildflower
April 25, 2010
my additions ... The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.~~General H. Norman Schwarzkopf ...... The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.~~Voltaire ..... If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.~~Nora Roberts .... Begin with the end in mind.~~Stephen Covey .... and last but not least, pun intended ... If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.~~Will Rogers .......... :)
wildflower
April 25, 2010
i like these too ... Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.~~Orison Swett Marden .... Anything is Possible!!!~~Kevin Garnett ....... and this one ....... "The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."~~Buddha ....... would make good bathroom wallpaper, no? .... :)
allforyou
April 26, 2010
yes!! tis a great idea :) we do have a purpose ... a grand purpose .... and it is definitely NOT to be a captive to our own hands endlessly staring at ourselves in front of a mirror. what a crappy way to carry on!!!!!!!!! i just thought of this .... and i think it may help me to stay strong, and hopefully it will help others ... THINK of your LIFE as a MOVIE ... and you want to make it as entertaining, honorable and inspiring as possible. Imagine the LOVES of your life are always there, watching ... rooting for you ... believing in you ... and everything you do can make that movie and those that love you and are watching over you increasingly happy! like super happy! and the more you BRING THE BOAT INTO THE HARBOR ... aka you achieve your goals honorably ... the more you are happy and the more you inspire yourself and others around you!!!! the last thing the people who love us and our watching our "move" want for us to do is HURT OURSELVES. this may be completely corny ... but if i just stay mindful, and hopeful, and think of my life as a movie .. where others could tap into my behavior and conduct at any given moment ... it REALLY takes away any desire to go bore them and myself by sitting in front of a mirror for hours on end PICKING AWAY AT MY HELPLESS SKIN. EW EW EW , this makes me soooooooooo angry. it makes me angry that i have SPENT SO MUCH TIME DOING THIS. i am angry. i am crying. i HATE HATE HATE THE fact of how much time i have wasted doing this mindless activity. i just had a minor panic attack.. i am okay. i think it is OKAY to get angry, ... having this forum and writing about my experience is really making a lot come to the surface for me. .... i am thankful for this .. i am thankful for you all........................ ALL MY LOVE!! now ... i am going to make this MOVIE of mine very, very great ;)
allforyou
April 29, 2010
"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins." ~ Bob Moawad
allforyou
April 29, 2010
"Lack of self-discipline aggravated by stress and lack of sleep is the number one cause of reduced productivity worldwide. In essence, it explains why capitalism appears to be economically superior to communism today. If you develop self-discipline habits early, your life is likely to take an entirely different course. If you believe you are lacking in this fields, try the following exercise: as soon as an activity comes to your mind that you really are unwilling to do, do it. Your rational brain must be the master of your body, not the other way around. Stand over a pool of cold water. Do you hate jumping in? The more you hate it, the sooner you should jump. And in the end you will love it. Cold shower is a minor inconvenience once you experience the volitional power of the brain. You need to master the skill of a perfect execution of your own plans. The more precise your plan, the harder it is to execute, yet the most tangible the results. Learn to delay gratification. If you focus on your long-term goal, your daily inconveniences will by far be more bearable. A strenuous quest towards the goal is the best reward to a genius mind. Minor awards of laziness do not befit a true genius. Think of self-discipline daily. Even strongest minds can relax it all too easily. Remember about stress and sleep. Stress and sleepiness are chief factors that undermine self-discipline."
allforyou
April 30, 2010
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson
wildflower
May 02, 2010
sobering ........... “It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.” ~ Sophocles
wildflower
May 03, 2010
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” ~ Buddha ------------------> Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside.~Albert Schweitzer ------------------> One must not forget that recovery is brought about not by the physician, but by the sick man himself. He heals himself, by his own power, exactly as he walks by means of his own power, or eats, or thinks, breathes or sleeps.~Georg Groddeck ------------------> I've experienced several different healing methodologies over the years - counseling, self-help seminars, and I've read a lot - but none of them will work unless you really want to heal.~Lindsay Wagner ------------------> The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop. ~Quentin Regestein ------------------> "Never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful."~Brian Tracy
allforyou
May 03, 2010
CARPE DIEM ... LIFE IS TOO SHORT....... ***To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.*** ~William James................****We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.**** ~George M. Adams..........*****If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks' vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days.*********~Dorothy Canfield Fisher..........********contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.****** ~Nicolas de Chamfort..........******Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. *********~Charles Richards.......*******Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.******** ~ Stephen Vincent Benét........*******For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life************ ~Fr. Alfred D'Souza..........*******Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference.********* ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
wildflower
May 03, 2010
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. - Spanish Proverb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> "Make your own recovery the first priority in your life." Robin Norwood ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.~Henry de Bracton
starfish
May 04, 2010
I am going to put a post it on every mirror in my house that says "short term pleasure, but long term pain!" A woman at work even said "shorterm gain but longterm pain." I don't like that though because we don't gain anything by doing this to ourselves.

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