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[livewriter]

Something philosophical? Crazy? Funny? Anything. Here's my thought for today:

Careful:
Sometimes you might wish that everyone would just go to hell. Irregardless of why, be careful in doing so. You see, if everybody goes to hell, we'll have to see them
there as well. (For those who've wished without pondering)

[sandyrun]

Sorry, livewriter...this is long....but if anyone takes the time to read it....I think you'll enjoy it....and agree that most of it you can agree with / relate to.....it is good.....

I'VE LEARNED



I've learned -


that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

I've learned -

that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I've learned -

that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned -

that it's not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned -

that you can get by on charm
for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned -

that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the best others can do,
but to the best you can do.

I've learned -

that it's not what happens to people
that's important.
It's what they do about it.

I've learned -

that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned -

that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.

I've learned -

that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I've learned -

that it's a lot easier
to react than it is to think.

I've learned -

that you should always leave
loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned -

that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.

I've learned -

that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I've learned -

that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I've learned -

that regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be
something else to take its place.

I've learned -

that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I've learned -

that learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned -

that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.

I've learned -

that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned -

that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned -

that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned -

that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.

I've learned -

that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I've learned -

that just because someone doesn't love you
the way you want them to, doesn't mean
they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned -

that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them,
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned -

that you should never tell a child
their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating, and
what a tragedy it would be
if they believed it.

I've learned -

that your family won't always
be there for you. It may seem funny,
but people you aren't related to
can take care of you and love you
and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren't biological.

I've learned -

that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you
every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned -

that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn
to forgive yourself.

I've learned -

that no matter how bad
your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned -

that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned -

that sometimes when my friends fight,
I'm forced to choose sides
even when I don't want to.

I've learned -

that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned -

that sometimes you have to put
the individual ahead of their actions.

I've learned -

that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I've learned -

that you shouldn't be so
eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.

I've learned -

that two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.

I've learned -

that no matter how you try to protect
your children, they will eventually get hurt
and you will hurt in the process.

I've learned -

that there are many ways of falling
and staying in love.

I've learned -

that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves
get farther in life.

I've learned -

that no matter how many friends you have,
if you are their pillar you will feel lonely
and lost at the times you need them most.

I've learned -

that your life can be changed
in a matter of hours
by people who don't even know you.

I've learned -

that even when you think
you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.

I've learned -

that writing, as well as talking,
can ease emotional pains.

I've learned -

that the paradigm we live in
is not all that is offered to us.

I've learned -

that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned -

that the people you care most about in life
are taken from you too soon.

I've learned -

that although the word “love”
can have many different meanings,
it loses value when overly used.

I've learned -

that it's hard to determine
where to draw the line
between being nice and
not hurting people's feelings
and standing up for what you believe.

AUTHOR: UNKNOWN

[CaptDave4499]

"The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post "Thou shalt not steal", Thou shalt not commit adultery" and "Thou shalt not lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment."

George Carlin

[sandyrun]

One Hundred Years From Now
(excerpt from "Within My Power" by Forest Witcraft)

One Hundred Years from now
It will not matter
what kind of car I drove,
What kind of house I lived in,
how much money was in my bank account
nor what my clothes looked like.
But the world may be a better place because
I was important in the life of a child.



Children Learn What They Live
Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph. D.

If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight.

If children live with ridicule,
they learn to be shy.

If children live with tolerance,
they learn to be patient.

If children live with encouragement,
they learn confidence.

If children live with praise,
they learn to appreciate.

If children live with fairness,
they learn justice.

If children live with security,
they learn faith.

If children live with approval,
they learn to like themselves.

If children live with acceptance, and friendship,
they learn to find love in the world.

[Vicki]

I like that livewriter.

Vicki

[Airdna]

I have lots of one liners that I live my life by and here is a few:


Live life to the full, we might not be here tomorrow.

If you are NOT happy with something in your life then change it.

Keep smilin (people will always smile back).

Life is what you make it.

You make your own luck.

You will regret the things you don't do not the things you do.

Praise the good and ignore the bad. (These works great for your kids!)

Be positive - there is good in everything and everyone.


I think that is enough to be going on with!

HAVE A BRILLIANT DAY!!!!!

[Tinkerbell]

"If you give up or quit you will never know what could have been"

xx

[Joed]

"We become what we think about all day long."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

[livewriter]

I'm becoming a big belly fat ass from sitting all day. Think I'll take up jogging.

[sandyrun]

One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a "battle" that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

[sandyrun]

Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass.

[hisamsmith]

Without challenges we rot mind, spirit, and body. The obsiticules (sp?) in our lives are just challenges keeping us from rotting

[htwhlz97]

hisamsmith, on Sep 26 2006, 08:42 AM, said:

Without challenges we rot mind, spirit, and body. The obsiticules (sp?) in our lives are just challenges keeping us from rotting

Obsticle. And great quote!

[bigsmiles]

I know im not perfect but i'm so close it scares me......Joke

[Jilly]

htwhlz97, on Sep 27 2006, 04:29 AM, said:

hisamsmith, on Sep 26 2006, 08:42 AM, said:

Without challenges we rot mind, spirit, and body. The obsiticules (sp?) in our lives are just challenges keeping us from rotting

Obsticle. And great quote!

Obstacle....Hee Hee

[Lucydog]

The life that I have is all that I have
And the life that I have is yours.
The love that I have of the life that I have
Is yours and yours and yours.

[sandyrun]

Every day is a gift;
that is why we call it the present.

[bigsmiles]

Lucydog, on Sep 26 2006, 11:03 PM, said:

The life that I have is all that I have
And the life that I have is yours.
The love that I have of the life that I have
Is yours and yours and yours.

Very sweet...i like that one

[LadyPilot]

The world in perspective..



If the population of the Earth was reduced to that of a small town with 100 people, it would look something like this:

57 Asians 21 Europeans 14 Americans (northern and southern) 8 Africans


52 women 48 men




70 coloured-skins 30 caucasians




89 heterosexuals 11 homosexuals


6 people would own 59% of the whole world wealth and all of them will be from the United States of America
80 would have bad living conditions
70 would be uneducated
50 underfed
1 would die
2 would be born
1 would have a computer
1 (only one) will have higher education

When you look at the world from this point of view, you can see there is a real need for solidarity, understanding, patience and education.
Also think about the following
This morning, if you woke up healthy, then you are happier than the 1 million people that will not survive next week.
If you never suffered a war,
the loneliness of the jail cell, the agony of torture,
or hunger,


you are happier than 500 million people in the world.
If you can enter into a church (mosque) without fear of jail or death, you are happier then 3 million people in the world.
If there is a food in your fridge,
you have shoes and clothes,
you have bed and a roof,
you are richer then 75% of the people in the world.


If you have bank account, money in your wallet and some coins in the money-box,
you belong to the 8% of the people on the world, who are well-to-do.

If you read this you are three times blessed because:
1. somebody just thought of you.
2 . you don't belong to the 200 million people that cannot read.
3 . and... you have a computer!

As somebody once said:
"- work as if you don't need money,
- love as if you've never been hurt,
- dance, as if nobody can see you,
- sing, as if no one can hear,
- live, as if the Earth was a heaven."

[Airdna]

An interesting thought!!!!! lol

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[Airdna]

Oops sorry

Having probs adding a pic, hope it works this time.

I thought this was an interesting thought lol !!!!

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[LadyPilot]

38 things you SHOULD have learnt by now....

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. Don't worry about what people think - they don't do it very often.

3. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.

4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of cheques.

12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.

13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.

15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

16. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

19. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

24. Some one who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.

25. It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.


26. If you had to identify, in 1 word, the reason why the human race has not achieved & never will achieve, its full potential that
word would be "meetings."

27. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

28. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

29. You should not confuse your career with your life.

30. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

31. Never lick a steak knife.

32. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

33. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

34. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual
baby emerging from her at that moment.

35. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday.
That time is age eleven.

36. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that,
deep down inside - we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

37. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
-very true!

38. Your friends love you anyway.

[bigsmiles]

Its better to understand a little than to misunderstand alot.


A crumb of fact is worth a loaf of opinion.


The way to a friends house is never too far


Everyone is gifted, some just open the package sooner


Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

[livewriter]

If everything happens for a reason, what do reasons happen for.

[bigsmiles]

livewriter, on Oct 1 2006, 04:21 PM, said:

If everything happens for a reason, what do reasons happen for.

I think not my friend...

[LadyPilot]

bigsmiles, on Oct 1 2006, 06:51 PM, said:

livewriter, on Oct 1 2006, 04:21 PM, said:

If everything happens for a reason, what do reasons happen for.

I think not my friend...

Perhaps you should read "Why me Why this Why now" (A guide to answering life's toughest questions) by Robin Norwood ( a good book worth reading)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-

Only after the last tree has been cut down.
Only after the last river has been poisoned.
Only after the last fish has been caught.
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.

-Cree Indian prophecy

[bigsmiles]

LadyPilot, on Oct 3 2006, 08:34 AM, said:

bigsmiles, on Oct 1 2006, 06:51 PM, said:

livewriter, on Oct 1 2006, 04:21 PM, said:

If everything happens for a reason, what do reasons happen for.

I think not my friend...

Perhaps you should read "Why me Why this Why now" (A guide to answering life's toughest questions) by Robin Norwood ( a good book worth reading)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-

Only after the last tree has been cut down.
Only after the last river has been poisoned.
Only after the last fish has been caught.
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.

-Cree Indian prophecy

Will keep a look out for that one:) sounds interesting.
P.s A very deep thought for the day, this one i like.

[LadyPilot]

bigsmiles, on Oct 3 2006, 09:30 PM, said:

LadyPilot, on Oct 3 2006, 08:34 AM, said:

Perhaps you should read "Why me Why this Why now" (A guide to answering life's toughest questions) by Robin Norwood ( a good book worth reading)

Will keep a look out for that one:) sounds interesting.

Ive just checked at Amazon.UK and it is available less than £10.

[swank]

Little dreams can lead to greatness,
Little victories to success -
It's the little things in life
That bring the greatest happiness

[John Anderson]

My thought for today...

WHERE THE HELL DID I PUT MY SHADES?

That would be all for today, more tomorrow