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Do you have an inspiring or favorite quote to share?

Posted by Zebra @californiazebra, Jun 21, 2023

I'll start with three quotes from the very inspiring Helen Keller as noted in "Your Year of Healing" book by Amit Sood, MD:

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched -- they must be felt with the heart."

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

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brandysparks | @brandysparks | Jul 31, 2023
In reply to @lagrange5 "@artist01 and @olderdiva12345 you both have hilarious senses of humor! You are like two happy legal..." + (show)
@lagrange5

@artist01 and @olderdiva12345 you both have hilarious senses of humor! You are like two happy legal eagles.
Which reminds of the friendly law adage:
Old lawyers never die. They just lose their appeal.

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[Smiling...] Ugh!

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brandysparks | @brandysparks | Jul 31, 2023
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@olderdiva12345

My current husband was Lead Councel for Slumberjey (SP?) and traveled with world and had over 100 attorneys reporting to him. He is a fine "gentleman", honorable, kind, generous et al.

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I believe it's "Schlumberger"... possibly out of Texas? (where I attended law and MBA school)

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Valerie | @lacy2 | Jul 31, 2023
In reply to @artist01 "@lacy2. Ah, yes, Valerie, that's the song I so dreadfully misquoted! Lol I'm going to write..." + (show)
@artist01

@lacy2. Ah, yes, Valerie, that's the song I so dreadfully misquoted! Lol
I'm going to write down the wording you posted so I can go around singing to myself! (Nobody else would want to hear me try to hold a tune but I love to sing anyway. I used to have a parrot that loved my singing too.)
Thanks a million. Warmest Wishes Laurie

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ok i just did an internet search: "lyrics those were the days" have found other songs that way too ... just fyi J.

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olderdiva12345 | @olderdiva12345 | Jul 31, 2023
In reply to @artist01 "@lagrange5 Oh, that's a good one! 😆 Love it!! I also like the song with the..." + (show)
@artist01

@lagrange5
Oh, that's a good one! 😆
Love it!! I also like the song with the line,
"Those were the best of days, we thought they'd never end..."
(I hope I got that right.)
Sigh.

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...and these are the days if we allow them to be.

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olderdiva12345 | @olderdiva12345 | Jul 31, 2023

Today I have soooo many! Just a few:

"Getting old is like climbing a mountain; ou get a little out of breath, but the view is much better" - Ingred Bergman

"The idea is to die young as late as possible" - Ashlely Montagu, British-American anthropologist.

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." - LUcille Ball

That all for today - enjoy each moment.

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Valerie | @lacy2 | Jul 31, 2023

...am doing all I can to have a good day but my body just will not listen to me!

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olderdiva12345 | @olderdiva12345 | Jul 31, 2023

I understand and I am sorry to hear you are having issues today.
Do you or are you able to take a walk outdoors? The sound of Nature is soothing to the brain and body.
If not some soothing music may be of help or if you are a reader that may help. I read my kindle every day to relax and forget that my back hurts.

If you have a frend to walk with it is much more fun. I take my Cavalier King Charles, Peyton, with me or I go alone. Yesterday I walked with him at 3:30 and the heat index was 113o. Not smart. If you live in a state like Florida, please, do not walk in that kind of heat or you may have a heat stroke. Hope you will be feeling better soon.

P.S. I am extatic to have found this site quite by accident. It is a wonderful place to vent with others who may have similar issues.

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artist01 | @artist01 | Jul 31, 2023
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@lacy2

ok i just did an internet search: "lyrics those were the days" have found other songs that way too ... just fyi J.

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Yes, I'm an internet addict, always browzin' around in search of anything and everything! Love my computer.

Get Outlook for Android

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Valerie | @lacy2 | Jul 31, 2023
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@artist01

Yes, I'm an internet addict, always browzin' around in search of anything and everything! Love my computer.

Get Outlook for Android

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,,,,,As a Senior I am on Internet a lot to make up for the many years I live before we all had computers! I remember even checking out my symptoms of cancer of cervix in The Readers Digest Medical Book ! OK, so the Internet/web sites etc. have the good, the bad and the ugly, but could we really go back to not having information about every subject at our fingertips? I don't have a cell phone tho - inherited one and left in pocket of item put in washing machine and ended up paying for the phone and balance of contract! Hey, we wouldn't be chatting on here and helping each other without it !

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Aug 1, 2023

I had this sign on my desk when I was a shy teenager:

It is better to remain silent and be though a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
(various people have been credited with this).

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