Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Happiness

Quote - Albert Einstein

Quote of the Day

"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience." - Eleanor Roosevelt

I need to look at the bigger picture... :)

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day.

"The happiest people do not have the best of everything - they just make the best of everything they have." :)

Quote of the Day.

So, I just called to make a reservation at Tocco in Chicago and got their answering machine. Bruno, the owner, leaves you with (in a thick Italian accent): Good Wine, Good Food & Good Shoes Make Your Life Better. I wouldn't disagree!

Year of the Tiger.

In peaceful tranquility quiet your mind, then empty and erase your mind of thoughts. Written by the grand master and doctor Mu Wee Dang at the age of 91.

This Sunday marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year, which according to traditional astrology will mark the beginning of twelve months of contemplation, sensitivity and prosperity.

Quote of the Day

"Be Yourself. Everyone else is taken."

Quote: Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

"If I listen to some utterly perfect performance of an utterly perfect piece while I’m driving, I might want to close my eyes and die right then and there. But listening to the D major, I feel the limits of what humans are capable of—that a certain type of perfection can only be realized through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect. And personally, I find that encouraging."

Quote of the Day - Albert Einstein

If At First An Idea Isn't Absurd,

There Is No Hope For It.

Albert Einstein

Reminders From Regina Brett (90 Years Old) of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone... 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch. 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry wi th someone. It's more healing than crying alone. 8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. 12. It's OK to let your children see you cry. 13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it. 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks. 16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. 17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger. 19.. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer. 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special. 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow. 23. Be eccentric now.  Don't wait for old age to wear purple. 24. The most important sex organ is the brain. 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words "In five years, will this matter?" 27. Always choose life. 28. Forgive everyone everything. 29. What other people think of you is none of your business. 30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time. 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 33. Believe in miracles. 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. 35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. 36. Growing old beats the alternative--dying young. 37. Your children get only one childhood. 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back. 41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. 42. The best is yet to come. 43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 44. Yield. 45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.                         

Quote of the Day - Albert Einstein

"Life is like riding a bicycle.  To keep your balance you must keep moving."

Quote of the Day - Albert Camus

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life."

Quote of the Day - Albert Einstein

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

John Wayne Quote

"Life is Hard.  It's harder if you're stupid."

Ellen Glasgow Quote

"NO LIFE IS SO HARD THAT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT EASIER BY THE WAY YOU TAKE IT"

Coco Chanel Quote

"Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity."

Something I Ran Across...

So I got to work today and began to clear the clutter that has been accumulating for the past couple months... Where it comes from I have no idea. But I ran across a Post-It note where I scribbled down something I belive Jeff Garlin said when he was at Flashpoint a while back and it stuck with me. WEAR THE MASK TOO LONG IT STARTS BECOMING THE FACE It is a funny but very true statement. We all are guilty of occasionally doing things that are inherently not definitive of who we truly are (that is just "so not me"). But when does it come to the point when you can distinguish between the talk, action and essense? What I mean is you act upon a given instance according to something inside of you, then you can either be silently proud of how you acted because it was in tune with your inner essence (I cannot think of a better term) or you can talk and disavow what you previously said with some form of an excuse. But if you continously act out and disavow than how can you claim to be otherwise inside? I just am just somewhat startled by the amount of people who act one way and claim to be otherwise... that is why I find this quote so relevant and so true. If you do act a certain way time and time again and if you pretend to be this or that for some ulterior motive (whether you acknowledge the motive or not), you have to at some point morph into whatever facade you put forth. And this is true with both the good and bad... I don't know, something to ponder.