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When we are having just a gloomy and blue day, look here for some inspiration! Thought this kind of thread might help us out of the winter blues:)

Hope to see some great quotes or pic's to spread hope and Joy:)

I found this one today...

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I don't have one at the moment but if I feel down I stop myself quickly knowing that life has to be appreciated, loved and lived and there is always someone worse off than myself. I have seen alot, been through enough but it could always be worse. The best thing to do is to share your time and volunteer.

 

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Budda also said, "What you think, you become" (avoid dwelling in negative thoughts, you'll attract negative things and experiences / constant positive thoughts create positive things and experiences)

 

I've told a certain SP here that I'm sickenly positive as part of our getting to know each other. I'll let everyone else know now too ;)

 

Something that I've adopted many years ago is always responding to the question of, "How are you?" with a resounding "Excellent!" Too often peoples typical response is something negative (I'm tired today etc.) or at best "ho-hum". I've found that this simple response usually catches people off guard and causes them to smile. A smile sets a positive tone for the remainder of your interaction. It's really just part of putting, "What you think , you become" into action.

 

Works for me, try it! If it doesnt work, you're doing it wrong! Try again.

 

Chuck

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Good one, thanks Issy.

 

To that, I will add - express your love to your loved ones, while they can still hear you.

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Life isn't measured by the breaths that you take, but by the moments that take your breath away!

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Ani Difranco has been my favourite singer since I was an awkward twelve year old crushing on my beautiful twenty-something camp counsellor. Over the years I've purchased almost all of her albums, but this song will forever be an inspiration to me. Here is the video, and the lyrics:

 

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"32 Flavors"

 

squint your eyes and look closer

I'm not between you and your ambition

I am a poster girl with no poster

I am thirty-two flavors and then some

and I'm beyond your peripheral vision

so you might want to turn your head

cause someday you're going to get hungry

and eat most of the words you just said

 

both my parents taught me about good will

and I have done well by their names

just the kindness I've lavished on strangers

is more than I can explain

still there's many who've turned out their porch lights

just so I would think they were not home

and hid in the dark of their windows

til I'd passed and left them alone

 

and god help you if you are an ugly girl

course too pretty is also your doom

cause everyone harbors a secret hatred

for the prettiest girl in the room

and god help you if you are a phoenix

and you dare to rise up from the ash

a thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy

while you are just flying back

 

I'm not trying to give my life meaning

by demeaning you

and I would like to state for the record

I did everything that I could do

I'm not saying that I'm a saint

I just don't want to live that way

no, I will never be a saint

but I will always say

 

squint your eyes and look closer

I'm not between you and your ambition

I am a poster girl with no poster

I am thirty-two flavors and then some

And I'm beyond your peripheral vision

So you might want to turn your head

Cause someday you might find you're starving

and eating all of the words you said

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