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POSTED: Mon, 05/25/2009 - 9:55pm

Quotes

Hi everyone! I'd like to share this quote with you: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined". Henry David Thoreuau

KATHYH

POSTED: Thu, 06/14/2012 - 8:43pm Sharing quotes..... "With age, he became more interior and still. It was a spiritual homecoming." Henri J.M.Nouwen

Naja

POSTED: Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:20pm I hope you know Kazantzakis. If not, he's one of our most famous writers of modern times (author of the book "Christ crucified again" or "Alexis Zorbas" to name just two). Two quotes of his I really like and are always relevant with our human nature are the following: 1. "I hope nothing, I fear nothing. I am free". And 2. "Justice is good, but for the angels. Poor humans can't stand it - they seek mercy"...

JSB	POSTED: Thu, 05/24/2012 - 2:37pm Nikos Kazantzakis Certainly,do know him.I read a lot of his writings in the seventies.I was always a philhelinon(sp?).I really liked his works.I do like the quote abot justice vs.mercy oxo

Naja	POSTED: Fri, 05/25/2012 - 3:23am Nikos Kazantzakis and Jean! Yes! You are a true philellin! And I am a true phileJean!

JSB	POSTED: Thu, 05/24/2012 - 2:37pm Nikos Kazantzakis Certainly,do know him.I read a lot of his writings in the seventies.I was always a philhelinon(sp?).I really liked his works.I do like the quote abot justice vs.mercy oxo

Jenny la Guerla...

POSTED: Mon, 05/21/2012 - 3:33pm Before I take my leave..... ....I'd like to leave a quote which has been especially meaningful to me, on this sad day: "Don’t give up on someone just because their human. Don’t give up on someone just because they make mistakes. Believe it or not – you do the same things. Maybe not in the same way but we all can offend, we all can let our tongue slip, give that unneeded look or let jealously take over from the real problem. Be humble and confess. Share you thoughts, problems, and feelings. That is what friendship is really made of. If someone has confessed to you – reach out and touch them. Let them see your love and appreciate their vulnerability. It takes an awful amount of strength and courage to apoligise. Recognise this and respond in appropriately." I do not know who wrote those wise words above, so must attribute them to "anon", but the following are from a much-loved wise man: “Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.” -Peter Ustinov

Jenny la Guerla...

POSTED: Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:01pm Why are all the quotes here taken from Anglo-Saxons? This is a website for Francophiles, non?? So, I'm going to buck the trend and post one of my favourite FRENCH quotations, which, despite being written in the XVIIth century, reminds us that our spirits cannot be broken by the events all around us. Could anything be more relevant, or uplifting, at our point in history?: "Malgré la vue de toutes nos misères, qui nous touchent, qui nous tiens à la gorge, nous avons un instinct que nous ne pouvons réprimer qui nous élève." Pascal: Pensées

MA	POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:36am Do one thing that scares you every day. I like this b/c it reminds (me )to push through discomfort...especially when doing something worthwhile feels uncomfortable b/c it is a new.

bren67

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 1:31pm I am doing that one thing this weekend.... As i am going to travel to see my son and his family,by myself...it will take me about 4 hours to get there,and yes i am nervous about it,but i have to try this as there may come times i am alone,now is the time to push through the discomfort,,,this is a first for me... I plan to enjoy this time! Bren

JSB	POSTED: Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:33am Well done Bren You will discover traveling solo can be a great experience.Time for your own thoughts and time to read and time to relax.Do enjoy every moment and tell us your adventure when you get back.Bon Voyage!OXO

miamoki

POSTED: Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:37am Bren - enjoy! Your reward will be waiting for you when you arrive :) You will be amazed at how fast the time will pass. If you are driving - why not take along a book on cd or just some of your favorite music on a cd and sing away as you drive. You may want to plan something special for your return because it may be a little harder. On the way there -you will be looking forward to seeing your family and on the way back you will feel better if you have something to look forward to as well. Good luck and let us know how it goes! You will do great!

Jenny la Guerla...

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 10:00am Spot on! I couldn't agree more. Working with Médecins sans Frontières, I have often found myself in situations I would rather flee from, so what you (and Jean-Blaise Pascal) say about rising above the misery in and around us by the innate inner strength we all have is so very pertinent. Thanks for your insight, Jenny x

JSB	POSTED: Wed, 05/16/2012 - 8:17pm MSF Tell us more,please.Where?When?I am a supporter and buy or gift Nursing Time when I can donate.I think they are amazing.oxo

Jenny la Guerla...

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 2:36pm For Malkan and Bren My reply, above, was originally intended for Malkan, but it applies equally well to you, Bren. Have a great time with the family! Jenny, x

JSB	POSTED: Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:43pm Jenny Most of us do not have French as a first language.Perhaps,you'd like to translate for us.Thanks,Jean

Jenny la Guerla...

POSTED: Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:42pm For Jean Roughly speaking, Pascal is saying that despite the human misery that we see in us and around us, and which touches us to the point of grabbing us by the throat, we possess an irrepressible instinct which raises us above it all. Wise words methinks! English is not my mother tongue: Scots Gaelic is. It was at school that I first encountered English, then subsequently French and German, along with the dreaded but obligatory Latin (groan!!) :-)

JSB

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:01am Thanks Jenny I think that is a marvelously accurate quote for our times.Your language background is interesting.When I was in Scotland and saw the signs in Scots Gaelic,I wanted to throw everything to the Highland winds and stay and learn the language.It was not to be of course.As for Latin..ugh...five years of it,pure torture.Jean

Jenny la Guerla...

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:16am Soul mates, Jean? The more I read from you, Jean, the more I realise just how much I have grown to appreciate you in under 24 hours. You really are a great encourager. I'm guessing you were born in 1944, just six years before me, so it is perhaps hardly surprising that we have so much in common, right down to doing battle with our Latin verbs, and all those terrible declensions!! And how heartwarming to meet somebody here who loves my belovèd Highlands of Ecosse! More soon, Jenny, x

Marilyn

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:57pm Hi Jenny Another one here who battled Latin for 5 years under a very depressing teacher!! Born 1947 in the flat lands of Lincolnshire but now living in Cumbria just the English side of Hadrian's Wall!

Jenny la Guerla...

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 2:56pm What a beautiful county! Hi Marilyn, How kind of you to take time to respond to two of my posts. Your outfit of the day certainly sounds très chic! :-). How amazing that you are living in Cumbria! Whenever I'm driving up to Scotland, I love to stop off there! (Well, in truth, anywhere between the Lake District and Carlisle.) It would be great to meet up next time I tackle the drive: most likely later this Summer. I think we have more than memories of Latin in common (though it has been a great help both with my French, and even with the terminology I had to get to grips with as a medical student, way back when!!) For a start, you will remember the rationing I was reminiscing to Jean about on the Organic Food thread, I guess. I have vivid memories of the day in 1954 when sweeties came of rationing, and I tasted my first sherbet lemons. Remember those? I have a sneaky feeling, however, that all these memories are taking us a bit off-topic. Sorry, everyone else!!! Jenny, x

KATHYH

POSTED: Tue, 05/15/2012 - 6:21am Thank you Jenny and Jean

snorklee

POSTED: Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:14am Quote for my situation... "You must accept once and for all that your beliefs with regard to cause and effect may no longer be in accordance with your needs." I came across this quote today and it really resonated with me. I've been wondering why I can't seem to break out of old bad habits. Coping patterns that worked in the past, for whatever reason, don't fit who I am anymore. Our needs change as we age. Time to meet the needs I have now, and let old habits retire.

Elizabeth G

POSTED: Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:29am Interesting thought... "You can never get enough of what you don't need." (Title of a book by Mary Ellen Edmunds) You ever find yourself eating due to boredom, anger, stress, sadness? You eat one, two, three of those brownies, but they don't satisfy. Or you idly shop, tossing things into your cart hoping to cure the blues, and end up regretting the purchases. Because it's not what you really need. Maybe you need a bath or a nap or a hug or to cry & feel sorry for yourself for a bit. An interesting point of view and a reminder to live mindfully!

Marilyn

POSTED: Thu, 10/20/2011 - 8:27am Beth I like that quote, it reminds me to be kind to myself and to not shop unless I am doing so.

Meems

POSTED: Thu, 10/13/2011 - 9:38am Dr. Seuss Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened!

Meems

POSTED: Tue, 10/11/2011 - 11:12am Coco Chanel: Nature gives you the face you have at 20; it it up to you to merit the face you have at 50.

AngelaR

POSTED: Mon, 10/10/2011 - 3:34pm ?? I'm not who actually said this but it's pure gold! "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

Meems

POSTED: Mon, 10/10/2011 - 11:11am Oscar Wilde "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing; and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal." Sarcastic but usually accurate. Another one of his that I seem to remember is "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." Looks like I'd better cheer up here....goodness! Ok, final one for today. "I can resist anything but temptation!" ;)

JSB	POSTED: Mon, 10/10/2011 - 11:17am Oscar Wilde He is very quotable.He is supposed to have said,on his death bed"Either these curtains go,or I do"and promptly died.True or not,it is funny.OXO

Meems

POSTED: Tue, 10/11/2011 - 11:03am Wonderful addition! Thanx 4 the upbeat swing! XXOO:)

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