You know how you just kind of muddle through your day and don't really pay a lot of attention to things unless they are big things, such as things that mess up your schedule, or things that upset you, or things that make you miss lunch?
And you know how Facebook and Pinterest are full of good and meaningful (or meaning well) quotes that are supposed to be uplifting and make you think "Ooooo..." before you promptly forget them and mosey on your merry way again, oblivious to...well, pretty much everything that doesn't involve lunch?
Okay, we all do this, at least sometimes. And I've met some folks who I think pretty much go through their entire day not noticing anything.
Anything other than lunch.
Or supper.
So I decided that my blog entry today should be about quotes and sayings (which, to be honest, I'm not sure are not the same thing, and I don't want to dwell on the thought long enough to figure that out).
I have some favorites that I think are pretty funny, and I have some that I try to actually live by in order to be a better person. Two of them will be sayings you've probably heard me say at some point, if you know me well enough to have conversed with me beyond the "hello how are you I'm fine thanks and you?" kind of chit-chat.
So let me jump in here and get the ball rolling. Time's a-wastin' and I have stuff to do in order to not just muddle through my day.
Plus I've already had lunch so that's not on the table anymore.
Pa-dum-PUM.
This is a quote that I leaned into when my ex wasn't my ex but had decided he wanted to be my ex. It took a long time for me to get to the point that quotes were not gut-wrenching and somber threads of blackness that held me down instead of lifting me up. But then one day I found this one.
"Never put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket."
BAM. That's good, isn't it? I mean, really good. It's better than "You have to pull yourself up by your bootstraps." I guess that is partly because who has bootstraps anymore? Okay, if you wear boots you have bootstraps but do you pull yourself up by them? Doubtful. But we all have pockets. And we can visualize this saying. "Hey, you! Give me back my key! It's in your pocket and it doesn't belong there. Give it back!"
Right? That's a good one.
Then there is this one: "Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone."
Chew on that one a bit. Then, if you have time and aren't about to have lunch, seriously think through a mental list of the things you loved most about one person, then another person, and then another, etc.
Of course, if you keep doing this for a really long time, you've lost a lot of people in your life and that could get depressing. So don't give yourself more than 10 or 15 minutes at one time, maybe. But do it...it helps you to keep in your mind the kind of person you would like to be and also it sort of keeps them a little more prevalent in your heart.
I actually said this next one to someone this past week. I have felt this way for many years...I try to be an optimist but I don't achieve it as often as I'd like. Right there - that statement is proof. Anyway, here it is:
"When asked if my cup is half full or half empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup."
That's one I really do mean. I'm glad to be here on this earth. Good days or bad days or just muddling-through days when I'm waiting for lunch, I'm happy I'm here. I'm glad I have a cup.
And here is a very powerful one...the first one I embraced when my world was falling apart. Fell apart. There was no falling. It was down around my feet before I saw it happening.
"Speak the truth even if your voice shakes."
Yup. It's a keeper. I wish I'd come up with it. But since I didn't, I am glad I remember it. And I'm happy to pass it along. You're welcome.
On the lighter side, these have made me smile:
"YESTERDAY: Fixed hair and makeup and saw no one.
TODAY: Looked like Jack Nicholson from "The Shining" and saw all the people I know. All of them."
"Inspirational quote of the day: Don't be an ass."
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to be one of those senior citizens who bites everyone."
"I wish more people were fluent in silence."
"Hell hath no fury like the toddler who wanted the green cup instead of the orange one."
And on to pandemic-related quotes, to which we can all relate. You may have a few to contribute in the comments section. I hope you do.
"Once COVID is over..." is starting to sound a lot like "When I win the lottery..."
"I'm kinda feeling like the Earth just sent us all to our rooms to think about what we've done."
"20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Bob Hope, and Steve Jobs. Now we have no Cash, no Hope, and no Jobs. PLEASE do not let Kevin Bacon die."
"I am about one week away from being best friends with a volleyball."
"By the year 2020 we thought we would have flying cars. But no. Instead we were teaching people how to wash their hands."
"I don't like the fact that my chances of survival seem to be linked to the common sense of others."
"You think you're bored? When Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus it was during the plague. Do you have any idea how bored you have to be to invent calculus?"
And here is one of my personal favorites because it's clever, and it's TRUE. Oh, my gosh, is it ever true! They are amazing at how they work their drive thru lines!!!
"Whoever came up with the Chick-Fil-A drive thru process should be in charge of the government, hospitals, and the DMV."
And I'm gonna leave you with this one, after which I'm going to go find me some lunch...
"If they started putting box tops on wine, we could rebuild an entire school."
Take care, smile a little, and try to live in such a way that if someone should speak badly of you, no one would believe it.
And you know how Facebook and Pinterest are full of good and meaningful (or meaning well) quotes that are supposed to be uplifting and make you think "Ooooo..." before you promptly forget them and mosey on your merry way again, oblivious to...well, pretty much everything that doesn't involve lunch?
Okay, we all do this, at least sometimes. And I've met some folks who I think pretty much go through their entire day not noticing anything.
Anything other than lunch.
Or supper.
So I decided that my blog entry today should be about quotes and sayings (which, to be honest, I'm not sure are not the same thing, and I don't want to dwell on the thought long enough to figure that out).
I have some favorites that I think are pretty funny, and I have some that I try to actually live by in order to be a better person. Two of them will be sayings you've probably heard me say at some point, if you know me well enough to have conversed with me beyond the "hello how are you I'm fine thanks and you?" kind of chit-chat.
So let me jump in here and get the ball rolling. Time's a-wastin' and I have stuff to do in order to not just muddle through my day.
Plus I've already had lunch so that's not on the table anymore.
Pa-dum-PUM.
This is a quote that I leaned into when my ex wasn't my ex but had decided he wanted to be my ex. It took a long time for me to get to the point that quotes were not gut-wrenching and somber threads of blackness that held me down instead of lifting me up. But then one day I found this one.
"Never put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket."
BAM. That's good, isn't it? I mean, really good. It's better than "You have to pull yourself up by your bootstraps." I guess that is partly because who has bootstraps anymore? Okay, if you wear boots you have bootstraps but do you pull yourself up by them? Doubtful. But we all have pockets. And we can visualize this saying. "Hey, you! Give me back my key! It's in your pocket and it doesn't belong there. Give it back!"
Right? That's a good one.
Then there is this one: "Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone."
Chew on that one a bit. Then, if you have time and aren't about to have lunch, seriously think through a mental list of the things you loved most about one person, then another person, and then another, etc.
Of course, if you keep doing this for a really long time, you've lost a lot of people in your life and that could get depressing. So don't give yourself more than 10 or 15 minutes at one time, maybe. But do it...it helps you to keep in your mind the kind of person you would like to be and also it sort of keeps them a little more prevalent in your heart.
I actually said this next one to someone this past week. I have felt this way for many years...I try to be an optimist but I don't achieve it as often as I'd like. Right there - that statement is proof. Anyway, here it is:
"When asked if my cup is half full or half empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup."
That's one I really do mean. I'm glad to be here on this earth. Good days or bad days or just muddling-through days when I'm waiting for lunch, I'm happy I'm here. I'm glad I have a cup.
And here is a very powerful one...the first one I embraced when my world was falling apart. Fell apart. There was no falling. It was down around my feet before I saw it happening.
"Speak the truth even if your voice shakes."
Yup. It's a keeper. I wish I'd come up with it. But since I didn't, I am glad I remember it. And I'm happy to pass it along. You're welcome.
On the lighter side, these have made me smile:
"YESTERDAY: Fixed hair and makeup and saw no one.
TODAY: Looked like Jack Nicholson from "The Shining" and saw all the people I know. All of them."
"Inspirational quote of the day: Don't be an ass."
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to be one of those senior citizens who bites everyone."
"I wish more people were fluent in silence."
"Hell hath no fury like the toddler who wanted the green cup instead of the orange one."
And on to pandemic-related quotes, to which we can all relate. You may have a few to contribute in the comments section. I hope you do.
"Once COVID is over..." is starting to sound a lot like "When I win the lottery..."
"I'm kinda feeling like the Earth just sent us all to our rooms to think about what we've done."
"20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Bob Hope, and Steve Jobs. Now we have no Cash, no Hope, and no Jobs. PLEASE do not let Kevin Bacon die."
"I am about one week away from being best friends with a volleyball."
"By the year 2020 we thought we would have flying cars. But no. Instead we were teaching people how to wash their hands."
"I don't like the fact that my chances of survival seem to be linked to the common sense of others."
"You think you're bored? When Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus it was during the plague. Do you have any idea how bored you have to be to invent calculus?"
And here is one of my personal favorites because it's clever, and it's TRUE. Oh, my gosh, is it ever true! They are amazing at how they work their drive thru lines!!!
"Whoever came up with the Chick-Fil-A drive thru process should be in charge of the government, hospitals, and the DMV."
And I'm gonna leave you with this one, after which I'm going to go find me some lunch...
"If they started putting box tops on wine, we could rebuild an entire school."
Take care, smile a little, and try to live in such a way that if someone should speak badly of you, no one would believe it.