I became my own only when I gave myself to Another. | |
― C.S. Lewis | |
Happiness is not a goal… it’s a by-product of a life well lived. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
This is another of the “older” photos we took when we went on a trip to Oregon (over 10 yrs ago). We stopped along the way to view light-houses, waterfalls, covered bridges, and walk among the BIG trees in National Forests. | |
Thirty-Nine years ago I met the love of my life… Loving her a little more each day makes getting old easier than I ever imagined it would be. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Happy Meeting Day 38 (And Counting) |
9 (40) – Done | |
2021 | Happy Meeting Day 37 (And Counting) |
2020 | Happy Meeting Day 36 (And Counting) |
2019 | Happy Meeting Day 35 (And Counting) |
2018 | Happy Meeting Day 34 (And Counting) |
Storytelling | |
2017 | Happy Meeting Day 33 (And Counting) |
2016 | Picture Perfect |
2015 | Life Showed Compassion |
2014 | And Then I Met Her |
2013 | Defining Maleness |
The Run Continues | |
2012 | All Set |
2011 | Not Always |
Posts Tagged ‘Eleanor Roosevelt’
Happy Meeting Day 39 (And Counting)
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family History, Pictures, tagged C.S. Lewis, Eleanor Roosevelt, Family, Happy 39th (Meeting) Anniversary, Happy Meeting Day - 2023, National Forests, Oregon, Pictures of Hil And Me on May 19, 2023| 2 Comments »
Two More From Eleanor
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Contribution, Death, Eleanor Roosevelt, Peace, Philosophy, Quotes, Talk, Work on May 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Get Outdoors More |
2021 | Re-institute The Wall Between Church And State |
Once In My Life | |
2020 | Early Knowledge |
Seen Any Messages Lately? | |
2019 | I Don’t Think We’ll Be Serving Them Cake |
2018 | New And Old |
2017 | Ever |
2016 | At The Center |
2015 | True Value In Life |
2014 | A Potential To Be Concerned |
2013 | Fine No More |
2012 | Have You Checked Your Height Lately? |
2011 | Are You Convinced? |
Mountain Or Molehill?
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Optimism, Pessimism, Philosophy, Quotes, Stepping-Stone, Stumbling Block on April 19, 2023| 2 Comments »
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | The Invisible Community |
2021 | I’d Add Planning |
Whisper A Little | |
2020 | I’m From Missouri |
Do Not Take Freedom For Granted | |
2019 | Before & After |
Quiet, Please! | |
2018 | Heavy On The Starch |
2017 | But The Beginning Of What? |
2016 | Today’s Rule |
2015 | Remembering Oklahoma City |
2014 | Who Was That Masked Man? |
2013 | Enemy Mine |
2012 | Strengthen Me |
2011 | Service, Please |
2010 | The Church In Crisis… |
One’s Seal Of Approval
Posted in Humor, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Advantages, Eleanor Roosevelt, Guests, Housekeeping, Humor, Philosophy, Quotes on March 22, 2023| 2 Comments »
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Make It Easy |
On A Lighter Note | |
2021 | I Hope Not |
Diggin’ It | |
2020 | Organized Skepticism |
2019 | An Interest In Life |
2018 | Two: A Current President With Both |
2017 | Watch This Space |
2016 | Beyond The Foundation |
2015 | Become An Affliction |
2014 | Just Setting Out |
2013 | Scott’s Inscription |
2012 | Good Knowledge |
2011 | Social Safety Nets |
Handle It, Handle It…
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Head, Heart, Philosophy, Quotes on March 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Seek Good |
2021 | Aging Well |
Now And Forever | |
2020 | Always |
2019 | #45 Is More Of A Piddle Than A Puddle |
2018 | Found Out |
A Message To The “Wanna Be” Dictator On Leadership | |
2017 | Still Waiting… |
2016 | Same Old, Same Old |
2015 | Shout! |
2014 | I Hear Voices |
2013 | Ethics And Standards |
2012 | Swing Higher |
2011 | Convicted For Life |
Large, Reasonable And Important
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Love, Needs, Philosophy, Quotes, Respect, Rights, Stature on November 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good. It assumes that the other person’s stature is as large as one’s own, his rights as reasonable, his needs as important. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | The Question Is Courage |
Never Change | |
2020 | Two Quotes Which Remind Me Of Our Lame Duck President |
Still Running | |
2019 | I’m Up For Trying |
60 Day Health / Weight Update (Nov 2019) | |
2018 | #PresidentBoneSpur |
2017 | My Staggering Confusion |
Zapped!!! | |
2016 | And Bloggers? |
2015 | Ethical Energy |
2014 | Are You Likely To Defend It? |
2013 | Might As Well |
2012 | The Long And Short Of It |
2011 | Bravery |
Truth Without Humiliation
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Writing, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Fiction, Humiliation, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes on November 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | My Thoughts On Global Climate Change |
And Never Understand | |
2020 | Waiting For 20 January 2021 |
#45: You Would Cry Too… | |
2019 | #Corrupt45 Fails Another Great Test |
2018 | Where The Economy Is Headed Thanks To #IncompetentDonald |
2017 | Time For More Research, Too |
2016 | Original Thoughts |
2015 | If They’re Good Enough |
2014 | Three… |
2013 | Uncle Joe’s Song |
Live, Then, As If… | |
2012 | Still Trying |
2011 | Not Deserving |
Not By The Fireside
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Contentment, Curiosity, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fireside, Life, Philosophy, Quotes on July 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I could never be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | None Live Apart |
Gotta Have A Friend | |
2020 | In The Moment |
2019 | I Will Try Again |
Original Chips | |
2018 | Still Blogging |
2017 | Reliable Vision |
2016 | Still Walking |
2015 | Steps |
2014 | To Be Greatly Good |
2013 | Limited Capacity |
2012 | Two Ear Ticklers |
Justification | |
2011 | To Avail The Nation |
What Really Matters
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Doing Your Best, Eleanor Roosevelt, Philosophy, Quotes, What Matters on July 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I have never felt that anything really mattered but knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Families |
Every Now And Then | |
2020 | A Message To Optional Trump Supporters (Basically Everyone) |
2019 | Bigger Jaws |
On The Other | |
2018 | Hoping For A Blue Wave In November |
2017 | Garden Dreaming |
2016 | Well, Maybe Not “No” Talent |
2015 | An Appetite For Life |
A Trip To The Library | |
Great Expectations | |
2014 | Pass The Soul |
2013 | Zapping Music And Art |
2012 | Not Quite Fantastic |
That Kid Is Back | |
2011 | Wolves At The Door |
2010 | I’m Feeling Patriotic… (Well, more than usual, anyway.) |
Beating the Heat… | |
My Interesting Life
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Interests, Life, Life's Lessons, Philosophy, Quotes on July 16, 2022| 2 Comments »
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
[And so I continue to look around for new / interesting stones and shells on the shoreline. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Saving Democracy And A Voting Rights Act |
Just Chillin’ | |
2020 | Two Hours From Now |
Criminal Incompetence, Criminal Indifference Or Both | |
2019 | Slow Wisdom |
It Is A Start… | |
2018 | Young, Fun And Playing Well |
2017 | Earning Your Blessings |
2016 | A Suggestion… |
Capable Of Being | |
2015 | Looking For The Needles In The Haystacks |
2014 | The Definition Of A Gentleman |
2013 | Thar She Blows (Not)! |
2012 | Naturally |
2011 | Been Here, Done That |
Remember | |
2010 | Timeless Classics |
I’m Still Friends
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Friendship, Philosophy, Quotes on April 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | I’m Still Friends |
More Cherry Than Candy Apple (Or My Continuing G.A.S.*) | |
2021 | The Heart Of Science |
Too Thin | |
2020 | Up Again |
2019 | Advice From #1 To #45 |
2018 | How Much I Will Miss The Trump Administration |
2017 | We Need To Continue Experimenting |
2016 | Consistently |
2015 | We Must Dissent |
2014 | Now What? |
2013 | Judgement |
2012 | Stuck In My Mind |
Life’s Hope | |
2011 | Just Getting Up |
Directions Please | |
By Any Other Name (Or Description)
Posted in Humor, Quotes, tagged Descriptions, Eleanor Roosevelt, Flattery, Humor, Quotes, Roses on January 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: “No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.” | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | By Any Other Name (Or Description) |
2021 | Democracy, Pandemic, Economy And Climate Change |
Heaven Is… | |
2020 | Hoping For #46 In January 2021 |
2019 | Interesting, But Not Fascinating |
But Try To Eat The Low-Hanging First | |
2018 | Me, Too |
2017 | Apt Enough? |
2016 | Now Or Ever |
21, Pause, Restart | |
2015 | I Am Shocked, Sir, Shocked… |
Lucy & FSND-2 | |
2014 | Less Difficult |
2013 | The Spirit Of Liberty |
2012 | The Essential Freedom Of Aloneness |
2011 | A Problem Of Scale |
Fred Doesn’t Live Here Anymore | |
2010 | Another Book, Another Jog… |
Still Trying To Understand
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes on November 22, 2021| 1 Comment »
If you can develop this ability to see what you look at, to understand its meaning, to readjust your knowledge to this new information, you can continue to learn and to grow as long as you live and you’ll have a wonderful time doing it. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Still Trying To Understand |
V Memories From Saudi Arabia | |
2020 | Sometimes Just Being There Is Enough |
And I Owe It All To You | |
2019 | Or Live For It |
2018 | Happy Thanksgiving (2018) |
2017 | Grateful Humility |
2016 | Obstacles |
Election + 2 Weeks | |
2015 | Done What You Could |
2014 | Impossible To Other Men |
2013 | Just In Case |
2012 | Isn’t This Just Pleasant? |
2011 | No Void In Sight |
Still Building
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Character, Courage, Eleanor Roosevelt, Experience, Honesty, Life, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Quotes on November 21, 2021| 4 Comments »
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Still Building |
Golden | |
2020 | Books And Blogs |
You Don’t Know What I Got | |
2019 | #45 Is The Inverse |
2018 | A Message To The White House Press Corps |
2017 | Eeny Meeny Miny Moe |
Binge, Binge, Binge | |
2016 | Feeling Warm Yet? |
Four Documentaries | |
2015 | Just Like All The Others |
2014 | In My Own Vanity |
2013 | Filled With Words |
2012 | Lectio Auget Existentiae Meae |
2011 | Lied Lately? |
2010 | Born To Work At Faux News |
Lost Again (Uh, Make That Still) | |
Qui Genus Humanum Ingenio Superavit | |
They’re Back… (Part 1) | |
In My Unending Story
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Dreamworlds, Eleanor Roosevelt, Giving, Philosophy, Quotes, Relationships, Storybooks on September 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »
To me who dreamed so much as a child, who made a dreamworld in which I was the heroine of an unending story, the lives of people around me continued to have a certain storybook quality. I learned something which has stood me in good stead many times — The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | In My Unending Story |
Say You Will | |
2020 | A Day With No Sun |
A Beautiful Thing | |
A Moment To Rejoice | |
2019 | Where And Why |
Day 12: Pause Or Plateau? | |
Eating Later | |
2018 | Here And Hope |
2017 | Choose |
2016 | All I Ever Wanted |
2015 | Compassionate Toward Yourself |
2014 | All And None |
2013 | Voices In The Dark |
2012 | Does Uncommonly Flexible = Flip-Flopping? |
2011 | A Modest Review Of A Modern Day Classic |
Encouragement Is The Path To Immortality | |