How is your Time?

"Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent

and not enough time on what is important. "

  ~ Stephen Covey, writer and educator

I am guilty of this at times.  The tyranny of the urgent. While the urgent is most pressing, it is so important not to neglect the important in life.  To do so we need to have dedicated priorities but also need to have discernment and flexibility to choose which urgent matters to give our time.  The urgent will always be with us.  The important may not always be there, especially if we deem it unimportant by the amount of time we allot to it.  Choose wisely.   

Success or Value?

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

~ Albert Einstein 

I think that by striving to be of value, we are guaranteed to be successful.   Maybe not successful in everyone's eyes, but at least in your own. However, if we are striving only to be a success, we may push and shove our way and then lack value.  

Choices

It is our choices
that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities. 

JK Rowling, author 

Albus Dumbledore in 

  Harry Potter and the chamber of Secrets

You can do it!

"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.

If I keep on saying to myself 

that I cannot do a certain thing, 

it is possible that I may end by 

really becoming incapable of doing it. 

On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it,

I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it 

even if I may not have it at the beginning." 

~~ Mahatma Ghandi  

Is there something your unbelief is hindering? 

W is for Wisdom

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. 

  ~ Thomas Jefferson          

By three methods we may learn wisdom:

First, by reflection, which is noblest; 

Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and

Third, by experience, which is the bitterest. 

   ~  Confucius                   

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

~ Socrates                  

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom

 when it becomes too proud to weep, 

too grave to laugh, 

and too selfish to seek other than itself.

~ Khalil Gibran    

[quotes from brainyquote.com]    

Q is for Quotable Quayle

The 44th Vice President of the United States was Dan Quayle.  He served from 1989 - 1993 alongside President George H.W. Bush.    Regardless of whatever good Quayle accomplishes, he will forever be linked to a spelling bee and spelling the word "potato" incorrectly.  Dan Quayle would take a few (to be generous) dings in his intelligence factor.

We all have our days. We all say things without thinking.  But it seems that Quayle continued to add evidence to the pile that he was a bit of a fool.  What follows are some of his quotes.  See what you think.

[This blog post is purely for entertainment sake and does not reflect any bearing on my political leanings.  Let it be noted that I am very glad that the media does not quote every stupid thing that comes from my mouth!]     
 

"I love California.  I practically grew up in Phoenix."

"It isn't pollution that is harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."

"I have made good judgments in the past.  I have made good judgments in the future." 

"It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago."

"A low voter turn out is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."

"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."

"It's a very good historical book about history."

"I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child."


Which of these quotes do you think tops the charts as sounding most idiotic?  






Quotes from Brainyquote

K is for Kindness

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. 

    ~William Arthur Ward   

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. 

~Aesop                         

                   

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. 

~Ralph Waldo Emerson  

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others;

for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; 

and for poise, 

walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. 

~Audrey Hepburn      

Constant kindness can accomplish much. 

As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes 

misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility 

to evaporate. 

~Albert Schweitzer 

Excellence

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things

you develop the habit in little matters. 

Excellence is not an exception,

it is a prevailing attitude."

~ Colin Powell  

Ponder on this....

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.                        

                                            ~ Walt Whitman 

Celebrating Dr. Seuss

Slice of Life Challenge #2

A few years ago on this day I was up early preparing a special treat for the 4th grade class at school.  My grade level colleagues and I took on this project to serve our kids scrambled eggs and slices of ham for a breakfast celebration.  I should mention that the eggs were green.  That's right, we were giving our students "Green Eggs and Ham."  This was to celebrate both the birthday of Dr. Seuss and a reading/writing project they had finished. 

Fast forward three years.....

Today I watched my four month old granddaughter so that my daughter could take my three year old grandson to the newly released movie The Lorax.  This movie is based on the Dr. Seuss book by the same name.   Of course, I said I would. 

What do you do with a four month old?   Besides the necessities of eating drinking, sleeping, and diaper changing; we stretched our arms & wiggles our toes, we cooed at each other, and we played with the Cat in the Hat!  It doesn't take much to entertain a baby! 

I am glad that both my grandchildren interacted with the Dr. Seuss today - the day of his birth. I hope they will come to love his books as they grow. 

Some favorite Dr. Seuss quotes:

"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?"

"The more you read the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

"Be who you are and say what you mean.  Because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

And a Dr. Seuss quote especially fitting for this Slice of Life Challenge:

"Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one."   

 

Adversity - Our attitude is key