Quotes to Reflect On

In my quest to "never stop learning" I read everything from textbooks to food labels. I've decided to start including some of my favorite words of wisdom. I'm always adding to these inspirational quotes, so check back often and feel free to share some of your own.

"Always give your children two choices at mealtime - take it or leave it." ~Unknown
*I think this is great advice, but as a short order cook, I'll admit, it's not one I am personally following . . .

I can do anything through He who gives me strength~Phillipeans 4:13
*This has gotten me through many roadblocks in my life.

We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. ~Ancient Proverb
*Makes you a bit more prone to "Go Green".

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.
~Alexander Graham Bell

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.~Albert Einstein
*Amen!

Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive.~Elbert Hubbard
*Just funny . . .

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Unknown

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, from Women and Beauty

Mothers of little boys work from son up till son down. ~Unknown
*And all those hours in between too . . . : )

Have no fear of perfection--you'll never reach it.~Salvador Dali

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ~Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken
*Section of the poem - the entire poem is wonderful, but this last thought is one to remind us all to live without regrets.

In the dreams of an unconscious mind lie great mysteries unknown, locked away in a silent soul.~LLB
*I attempt to write poetry on occasion . . . . It's good to unleash, like keeping a journal, or writing in this blog!