Lets Jump Together

Gentlemen, why don’t you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I did not laugh, I should die.
-by Abraham Lincoln

I came upon this quote today, and thought it was a good one to share.
My grandmother used to say, It makes the day worth living if you have laughed at [...]

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
-by Helen Keller

This quote reminds me of a song by Garth Brooks, Thank God for Unanswered Prayers.
No one likes to have their happiness taken away, [...]

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
-by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Not an easy thing to do in this crazy world of today.  Holding onto your values, standing firm what for is right, and making the right choices for yourself build a strong foundation in the walk through life.
And [...]

I would like to share a portion of an email that I received earlier this week.
It had some really good points, and I couldn’t let it pass without some mention.
A few things to work on each day:
Personality:
Don’t compare your life to others. [...]

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-by Helen Keller

In order to complete the total feeling of being human on this planet, we need all the emotions - even the ones that don’t always make us happy.
It makes us really appreciate those happy ones when [...]

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
-by W.T. Purkiser

And thanking the loved ones that make up our blessings is one good way of using them.
Hope all my readers have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving with the ones they love the most!

If you don’t think every day is a good one, just try missing one.
-by Cavett Robert

I read this one and had to share it.
Quite often it is too easy to get drawn into a bad attitude and let it ruin the day for yourself and the others around you.
Not being able to experience a [...]