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Friday, January 11, 2013

Be Here, Not There

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.”
― Henry David Thoreau

you must be "here" ...not "there"

So, Today while surfing some of my favorite Google+ Communities, I ran across this quote.

I do try to live in the present. Not because my past is all so horrific that looking back evokes painful memories. Well..let's just say that I doubt my past is any better or worse than the majority of people walking around on this planet today.

The past defines who we become in our future. However, we always have the free will to make our own choice. Which in turn, leads us down a path of our own choosing. Good, Bad, Happy or Sad...in places where we wanted to be, in places we never dreamed we would be, in places we wish we had never been to or in.

I suppose in the end, each choice leads us to a lesson we need to learn, or an experience we must live through, meeting people along the way. People who we learn to love, learn to hate, keep, lose track of...or suffer the loss of ....all choices..all choices made by the sum of each past experience ..

with the hopes of a better tomorrow.

Quotes for Today

“The word "happiness" would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. ”

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.”
― Audrey Hepburn

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

― George Eliot

“This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, somg go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babve, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up becuase if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”
― Marilyn Monroe