“Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” — William James
Thought for Today
Thought for Today
“If you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterizes children before they are deformed by adult society.” — Jean Piaget
Thought for Today
“Blessed are the weird people-poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, troubadours-for they teach us to see the world through different eyes” -Jacob Nordby
Women’s Heart Thought for June
“Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 600,000 people each year, half of them women. And yet many women — and their health care providers — still believe heart disease is less serious in women than in men. This is simply not true.” — Mehmet Oz, M.D., from: AARP The Magazine, February 2, 2012
Thought for Today
“Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.” — Khalil Gibran
Thought for Today
“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.” — Thomas Jefferson
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“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” — Chinese Proverb
Thought for Today
“Stress is not what happens to us. It’s our response TO what happens.
And RESPONSE is something we can choose.” —Maureen Killoran
Celebrating the Small Things: Grocery Shopping at 4 AM
One of the good things about being retired is having more control over our schedule. So if we want to go to the large 24 hour bag your own grocery store at 4AM, why not?
This is not my regular store, but they have a few things I can’t find anywhere else. During the day, the store is busy and often difficult to navigate. But at night… it is our own private store.
The drive to the store was quiet and peaceful. We live in a city, but not a 24 hour city. Overnight the streets are often deserted. Not having to face oncoming traffic meant I could drive in the dark. The weather was cool. After shopping we went to our favorite restaurant (open at 5 AM) for breakfast.
Overall I do not enjoy shopping, so turning an unpleasant task into an enjoyable outing is something to celebrate.
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Thought for Today
“My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, and recovered from them.” — Bono
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