The Ultimate Positive, Wisdom, Feel Good Thread

[Russ]

"if you give a mouse a cookie, he'll ask for a glass of milk" finally an explanation as to why people with great gear want more gear

[fiacovaz]

Luck is PREPARATION meeting OPPORTUNITY.

[PHROGGE]

Tomorrow.... I Get The Opportunity
To Try And Win Again.....Somehow

[bongobro]

"Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration." -- attributed to Thomas Alva Edison

"Life is a marathon, not a 50-yard dash. It's never too late to begin and it's always too soon to quit." -- Leonardo Drisdel, a former radio colleague of mine from WGNU, St. Louis

And, via my church ensemble's keyboard man and fearless leader:

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'" -- Erma Bombeck

[fiacovaz]

Many years ago I read a book...The Infidel...by Georgia Elizabeth Taylor. Of the main character, this was written:

"The Secret of Life lies not in the choosing of one's
own Destiny but, rather, in how graceful and well
formed one may develop in spite of the whimsical
winds of Fate that guide each living Destiny."

In other words...CRAP happens and it's up to us how to deal with it.

[fiacovaz]

Many years ago I read a book...The Infidel...by Georgia Elizabeth Taylor. In it she wrote of the main character the following verse which has carried me through much. I hope it can do the same for you...

"The Secret of Life lies not in the choosing of
of one's own Destiny but, rather, in how graceful
and well-formed one may develop in spite of the
whimsical winds of Fate that guide each living Destiny."

[oaktree137]

"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent"- anonymous

It is important to keep on trying or going no matter what others tell you. Positivity is key, and if you keep on trying there is a much better chance in succeeding.

"Successful people make it a habit of doing things that other people aren't willing to do."- anonymous

Also to be successful you have got to go above and beyond for what you want to accomplish. You have to dedicate yourself to what you are doing and be creative and open to new things.

[drummer]

Glad to see you guys keeping this thread going. Good stuff!

[keysanddrums]

"There's always someone out there who's better than you".

Therefore, if there's always someone better than you, have fun with what you're doing. Don't worry about yourself compared to other people, do what you love to do the way you want to do it. Don't let other people get in the way, just have fun. That's what life's for anyway, isn't it?

[concrete Building]

"humble yourself and listen to your instructor" - Bill Bachman.
He actually said dat to me in an email :eyes:

[Andreeew]

Fear is greater than the danger. / An attempt is sometimes easier than expected.
-Japanese Proverb

[l_e_i_g_h]

A while back...I got into TED.

Here's one that I would always remember:

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinso...reativity.html

"To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble."
- Bill Watterson (Kenyon College, Gambier Ohio, to the 1990 graduating class.)

For Bill's entire speech:
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/stadil/spe_kc.htm

[Russ]

love is like math: add the bed, subtract the clothes, divide the legs, and pray you dont multiply

[oaktree137]

did you know:

smiling takes way less muscles to undergo than frowning?

you will live longer if you smile and are happy more often than you are sad/depressed?

did you hear the story about the man with no shoes? He complained about it but then realized he was better off when he met the man with no feet.

Tomorrow, smile at a stranger as they walk bye. Make their day, and yours

accept others for their differences, and embrace the fact that all humans are different in their own ways

think of the glass being half full, not half empty. be optimistic

P.S. Happiness is good

P.P.S. BE HAPPY

[drummer]

Good stuff Oak Tree!

[El-kevo the drumtech]

Theres no better feeling in the world than finishing a load out somewhere in canada and throwing open the doors to the loading dock after 11 pm and it still being daylight.

[Funk-Soldier]

My 7 year old little girl, Madz, is my inspiration. She faces every day with an incurable liver disease, yet she smiles at me every day with deep innocence and makes pure my soul. Love you , Maddawg!

[xweasel]

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you are usually right." -- Henry Ford

[drummer]

Keep anger in control. It leads to destruction of everything.

[NomNomNom]

Heres my story. I felt like I was just doing the right thing...........

was sitting at a stop light a a bunch of dumbass teenagers didnt stop at the light and t boned a family in a taurus and the two in from were older 50+ and they were pinned in the car and two young girls probally 6 and 7 in the back and I was the only one around. Scary ****. So I jumped out of my car without even thinking and by the time I realized it the 911 operator was telling me not to get hit as I was running across the highway. The little girl in the back was hanging out of the window screaming her head off and I finally got her to settle down I was talking to the passenger who had a broken arm and the driver was having a hard time breathing. Felt like 30min but the ambulance was there in a bout 10 and i was calling the whole family's family while waiting and trying to keep the girls in the back from getting more cut up by glass. They were able to get the two out of the front and the cops let me take the girls over to mcdonalds to get them some ice cream while we waited for thier dad to show up. The other daughter called me about 10 min ago from the hospital and said they were all ok and thanked me. So it ended up costing me an extra hour and a half to get home and $4 bucks but I think it was worth it. I never thought I would be able to do something like that but I didnt even know what I was doing til the operator said something. Weird. Well thats my story for the night.

[bongobro]

Wow! Not only did ya talk the talk, ya walked the walk, man!

update on oaktree's contribution: "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent" has been attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt...

And this one, courtesy of my Weight Watchers leader:

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got."

[Russ]

"If I do not fear the bee, the bee fears me"

I was outside sitting in the sun trying to soak up whatever much of it I could cause it's cold winter right? Then this bee comes around he mighta been a hornet or wasp I don't know. Anyways so i'm at first considering getting up and running away. Then i'm talking to myself saying "He's just doing his thing and probably wants to know who I am" and then to reassure myself I said ''If I do not fear the bee, the bee fears me." Sure enough he ran off after that after he learned that i work with his environment instead of pose a threat to it. The bee respected me because i respected him and his space, and i think a little fear went into that but i'm just rambling. If we could all be like a man sitting vs the bee going about his busy day we could exist on a higher plane of peace, love, and understanding for many years to come. The moral of the story is, I respect you as in turn you will respect me.

[drummerbox55]

"To love and be love is like feelling the sun from both sides."

for those who have been/are in love: you know this feeling
for those who are searching for love: you will know it when you feel it

just a little inspiration on my favourite complex intricate confusing subject :D

[drummer]

Heres my story. I felt like I was just doing the right thing...........

was sitting at a stop light a a bunch of dumbass teenagers didnt stop at the light and t boned a family in a taurus and the two in from were older 50+ and they were pinned in the car and two young girls probally 6 and 7 in the back and I was the only one around. Scary ****. So I jumped out of my car without even thinking and by the time I realized it the 911 operator was telling me not to get hit as I was running across the highway. The little girl in the back was hanging out of the window screaming her head off and I finally got her to settle down I was talking to the passenger who had a broken arm and the driver was having a hard time breathing. Felt like 30min but the ambulance was there in a bout 10 and i was calling the whole family's family while waiting and trying to keep the girls in the back from getting more cut up by glass. They were able to get the two out of the front and the cops let me take the girls over to mcdonalds to get them some ice cream while we waited for thier dad to show up. The other daughter called me about 10 min ago from the hospital and said they were all ok and thanked me. So it ended up costing me an extra hour and a half to get home and $4 bucks but I think it was worth it. I never thought I would be able to do something like that but I didnt even know what I was doing til the operator said something. Weird. Well thats my story for the night.

You should be very proud. I commend you for "doing something" when often people just look the other way.

[drummerbox55]

I second that! just read your story, very inspiring. If there were more people like you the worls would be such a better place.