Decide that Joy is the hue you want your heart to be. Then start making the little and large choices that over time will paint your heart happy. | |
— Thomas Kinkade | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | When? |
2019 | Two Guides |
2018 | A Call For You |
2017 | Because I Read |
2016 | On What Matters… |
2015 | Social Security |
2014 | Bewitching |
2013 | Visiting Joy |
2012 | Dedication To Today |
2011 | Project Second Chance – Adult Literacy |
Turning Coal Into Diamonds | |
Posts Tagged ‘Change’
Little And Large Choices
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Attitude, Change, Choices, Happiness, Joy, Philosophy, Quotes on March 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »
First Thing Every Morning
Posted in Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Philosophy, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Change, Included Video, Man In The Mirror -- music video, Michael Jackson, Philosophy, Quotes, Vevo, YouTube on February 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Man In The Mirror |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
I’m starting with the man in the mirror | |
I’m asking him to change his ways | |
And no message could have been any clearer | |
If you want to make the world a better place | |
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Like #45 And Many Of His Supporters |
(Leap Year 29th) | With Some Epic Scenery Along The Way |
2019 | Creative Prayer Time |
ADF: Day 9:5 | |
2018 | #DumbDonald: Start With Hearing What You Don’t Want Said |
2017 | The Press Is NOT The Enemy |
2016 | It Ain’t Easy |
(Leap Year 29th) | Or Try To, Anyway… |
(Leap Year 29th) | Circles Within Circles |
2015 | A Series Of Funerals |
2014 | And Your Point Is? |
2013 | Infinitely Care |
2012 | In My Room |
(Leap Year 29th) | Stingray – TV Series Review (This is my most popular post since starting my blog – hands down! It still draws hits almost every week. The hits seem to come mostly from Central Europe. I guess the show must be in syndication there. // 2020 update: While this is still my all-time, most popular post, it is no longer being viewed every week – or even month. I guess the show is no longer in syndication.) |
(Leap Year 29th) | A Single Thread |
2011 | Lyrical Mixture |
Teaching = Translating | |
Even Being President For Almost Four Years
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Character, Circumstance, Philosophy, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson on November 9, 2020| 2 Comments »
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | And Autumnal Foliage |
2018 | Up Hill, Both Ways |
2017 | Trump Carnivores – The Revolution So Far |
2016 | Election Results |
2015 | Speak Louder |
2014 | Why I Frequently Give In |
2013 | Am Remembering |
2012 | Sustained Fear |
2011 | Commitment |
Risk Free
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia, Freedom, Love, Philosophy, Quotes, Risk on July 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free. | |
― Leo Buscaglia | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Speak Up / Call Out |
2018 | Does Smiling Count? |
2017 | Giving Much |
2016 | Sounds Like Class |
2015 | Inert Ideas |
2014 | Worth Anything? |
2013 | Bruises Before Bed (Or Why You Didn’t Answer) |
Revealed Riches | |
2012 | Extra Gears |
2011 | Say What? |
2010 | Hello Frogs… |
The Spirit Of A Fighter, The Heart Of A Saint
Posted in History, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America, Change, Commitment To Change, Evil, Georgia, Good, History, Leadership, Light, Love, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, RIP - John R. Lewis, Speak Up, Truth, U.S. Representative John Lewis on July 18, 2020| 2 Comments »
Rest In Peace: John R. Lewis | |
U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 5th congressional district | |
21 February 1940 – July 17, 2020 | |
You are a light. You are the light. Never let anyone — any person or any force — dampen, dim or diminish your light. Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant. Lean toward the whispers of your own heart, discover the universal truth, and follow its dictates. […] Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won. Choose confrontation wisely, but when it is your time don’t be afraid to stand up, speak up, and speak out against injustice. And if you follow your truth down the road to peace and the affirmation of love, if you shine like a beacon for all to see, then the poetry of all the great dreamers and philosophers is yours to manifest in a nation, a world community, and a Beloved Community that is finally at peace with itself. | |
― John Lewis | |
Take a long, hard look down the road you will have to travel once you have made a commitment to work for change. Know that this transformation will not happen right away. Change often takes time. It rarely happens all at once. In the movement, we didn’t know how history would play itself out. When we were getting arrested and waiting in jail or standing in unmovable lines on the courthouse steps, we didn’t know what would happen, but we knew it had to happen. | |
Use the words of the movement to pace yourself. We used to say that ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part. And if we believe in the change we seek, then it is easy to commit to doing all we can, because the responsibility is ours alone to build a better society and a more peaceful world. | |
― John Lewis | |
Both quotes are from his book: “Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Most Hire |
Just The Three Of Us | |
2018 | Sounds Like #45’s White House |
2017 | Have We Started Winning Yet? |
2016 | Still Springy |
2015 | Well Concealed |
2014 | The History Of Warriors |
2013 | A Cult Of Ignorance |
2012 | Counting Valor |
Understanding Faith | |
2011 | I Can Hear You Now |
2010 | Inception |
Make A Fuss
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Elizabeth Janeway, Faith and Family, Happy Birthday James, Philosophy, Quotes on April 7, 2020| Leave a Comment »
If one is going to change things, one has to make a fuss and catch the eye of the world. | |
— Elizabeth Janeway | |
[Happy Birthday, James! — Mum and Dad] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Hopefully, You’re Learning To Forgive |
2018 | Enjoy The Sunsets As Well As The Sunrises |
2017 | Enjoy |
2016 | I Got A Feeling |
2015 | Fiction Leading To History |
2014 | A Self-Correcting Process |
2013 | None But He Knows |
2012 | 99% Are Demanding |
2011 | All In The Family |
Take Your Pick | |
The Most Pressing Task
Posted in Education, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Change, Learning, Peter F. Drucker, Quotes on December 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. | |
— Peter F. Drucker | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Seek A Clear View |
2017 | Living With Myself |
2016 | Still Looking In Mirrors? |
2015 | Fear No Evil |
2014 | And Nothing Can Be As Tragic As… |
2013 | Your Tax Dollars At Work |
2012 | Historically Unacceptable |
2011 | Niners Are NFC West Division Champions!! |
The Essence Of Leadership | |
A Temporary Surrender
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Gail Sheehy, Growth, Living, Philosophy, Quotes, Security, Surrender on August 16, 2019| 3 Comments »
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. | |
— Gail Sheehy | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | I Am Spartacus |
The Privilege Of Milking | |
Day 20: Relief | |
2017 | Try Not To Run Short, Too |
2016 | I Feel The Same (Thankful) |
2015 | It Couldn’t Hurt |
2014 | Sir, I Have Reasoned It Out! |
2013 | What Are We Becoming? |
2012 | Miracles |
2011 | “W” Finds A Nut! |
2010 | No Strain At All, But I’m Not Sure About Stress… |
An Evening at the Pavilion… | |
Even Tiny Progress
Posted in Diets, Health, Other Blogs, Quotes, tagged Celebrate Small Victories, Change, Diet, Fear, Food, Habits, http://greatist.com/, http://greatist.com/eat/whole30-beginners-guide, Jamie Webber, Melissa Hartwig, Philosophy, Progress, Quotes, Relationship To Food, Struggle, The Beginner's Guide to Whole30, Whole30 on September 21, 2018| 2 Comments »
The struggle is a normal, necessary part of the process. Changing your food is hard. Changing your habits is even harder. Changing your relationship with food is the hardest part of all. The process requires struggle — it’s how you know you’re growing — but don’t make it harder than it has to be! There is no such thing as the ‘perfect Whole30,’ so if your beef isn’t grass-fed or your travel meal doesn’t look exactly like our meal template, don’t sweat it. Your only job is to stick to the Whole30 rules for 30 days, and some days, you’ll have to let good enough be good enough. When you do struggle, remember why you took on the program in the first place, and don’t be overwhelmed by the big picture — just focus on the next day, or the next meal. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it, and high-five yourself for the victories you’re achieving every day you’re on the program, no matter how small. Even tiny progress is progress. | |
— Melissa Hartwig | |
Quoted by: Jamie Webber | |
In the on-line article: “The Beginner’s Guide to Whole30“ | |
Specific link: http://greatist.com/eat/whole30-beginners-guide | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Real Conservatism |
2016 | The Business Of Life |
2015 | Alone Again, Naturally |
2014 | Agreed |
2013 | Smile From Your Heart! |
2012 | Like You |
2011 | Got Days? |
2010 | K9 Humor – Has Anyone Seen My Setter? (Must read!!) |
A Longer Blog Than You Want To Read (Probably) | |
2009 | Back and Forth and Round Again… |
Change Happens
Posted in Quotes, tagged Change, Dean Karnazes, Quotes, The Road To Sparta on August 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The notion that change takes time is fanciful. Change happens in a flash. The underlying magma may have been heating for a while, but when a well-timed counterforce disrupts the system, change erupts instantaneously, like a volcano, and suddenly nothing is ever the same. | |
— Dean Karnazes | |
From his book: “The Road To Sparta“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Still Removing Bricks |
2016 | Namaste |
2015 | Still Learning |
2014 | Dark Processes |
2013 | To The Last Link |
2012 | Slept In Again |
2011 | Home Again, Naturally |
2009 | Thoughts after a long day of OT… |
Hoping For Better Come November
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged Change, Georg C. Lichtenberg, Politics, Quotes on July 14, 2018| 2 Comments »
I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. | |
— Georg C. Lichtenberg | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Give And Keep |
2016 | No Change Here |
2015 | Campbell’s Law |
2014 | Dignified Values |
2013 | Unappreciated Skill |
2012 | Living Courage |
2011 | What’s Happening To Us? |
2010 | Toothbrush, Carbon and Monoxide |
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! | |
Change Is Law
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Philosophy, Quotes, Socrates on June 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »
If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality. | |
― Socrates | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | A Dog Day Of Summer |
2016 | Chances Are |
2015 | Truer Spoken |
2014 | Not Quite There Yet (Either) |
Many Colors | |
2013 | Distance, n. |
Less Can Be More | |
2012 | Rise Up! |
The Gift | |
2011 | Artful Courage |
2010 | A Handful of Lessons… |
Is Your Sky Falling?
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Henry Mintzberg, Leadership, Philosophy, Planning, Quotes, The Sky Is Falling on May 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Changes that appear turbulent to organizations that rely heavily on planning may appear normal to, even welcomed by, those who prefer a more visionary or learning approach. Put more boldly, if you have no vision but only formal plans, then every unpredicted change in the environment makes you feel like the sky is falling. | |
— Henry Mintzberg | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Unseen Here, Too |
2016 | Criticized Anyway |
2015 | Sometimes The Truth Hurts |
2014 | All Agreed, Say “Aye” |
2013 | Two Books, Two Movies |
Just Because | |
2012 | God’s Requirements |
2011 | Greater Purity |
Dangerous Systems
Posted in Leadership, Quotes, tagged Change, Leadership, Niccolò Machiavelli, Quotes, The Prince on July 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones. | |
― Niccolò Machiavelli | |
From: “The Prince“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2012 | Useful Science |
2011 | Say It, But Please Don’t Make Me Listen |