Some Uplifting & Deep Thoughts

• "If you're headed in the right direction, each step, no matter how small, is getting you closer to your goal."

• "Losers never quit, and quitters never Lose."

• "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

• "If you're doing your best, you don't have to worry about failure."

• "Don't give up what you want most for something you want right now."

• "People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things happen. Those who watch things happen. Those who wonder what happened."

• "You're never a loser until you quit trying."

• "It doesn't matter if you fall down or not, it matters if you get back up."

• "Losers let it happen. Winners make it happen."

• "Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue."

• "If you believe in yourself, then nothing can stop you from achieving what you believe in."

• "Aim for progress, not perfection."

• "Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go."

• "Winners make their goals; losers make excuses."

• "Dieting is simply mind over matter, if you don't mind being overweight, then it doesn't matter."

• "Do more than exist - live. Do more than touch - feel. Do more than look - observe. Do more than read - absorb. Do more than hear - listen. Do more than listen - understand." John H. Rhoades

• "You can do anything if you put your focus on how to do it rather than on why you can't."

• "If you plan to succeed, you will."

• "Life is a grindstone, whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you are made of."

• "Some people do nothing wrong. The problem is, they do nothing, and that is wrong." Patrick Knueven

• "We are in control of what goes into our bodies."

• "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try just one more time."

• "The hardest challenges result in the greatest rewards."

• "If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no point in making them."

• "The road to success runs uphill so don't expect to break any speed records."

• "Don't let yesterday's disappointments, overshadow tomorrows achievements."

• Reputation is what you are perceived to be. Character is what you are." John Wooden

• "We CAN because we THINK we can."

• "If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."

• "People may forget how fast you did a job, but they will remember how well you did it."

• "Plan to work, then work your plan."

• "Dreams come true for those who work while they dream."

• "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

• "If you don't make room in your life for exercise, you won't have room for it."

• "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." Michael Jordan

• "DID - a word of achievement. WON'T - a word of retreat. MIGHT - a word of bereavement. CAN'T - a word of defeat. OUGHT - a word of duty. TRY - a word each hour. WILL - a word of beauty. CAN - a word of power."

• "If you don't fight the battle today, when will you fight it?"

• "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

• "Even the most difficult things can be accomplished...as long as you have the courage to start."

• "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got."

• "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."

• "You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets."

• "To change and change for the better are two separate things."

• "Small steps...They don't have to be big steps. They just have to head in the right direction."

• "Always take a chance. Never say you can't."

• "We're trying to get RID of fat, so don't EAT it."

• "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." Beverly Sills

• "Don't wait for the perfect time to start your diet. It will never come. Just do it!"

• "Passion, Patience, and Persistence always work!" Tony Little

• "The only way to reach your long-range goals is through surviving your short-range objectives."

• "To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are."

• "Conceive, believe, achieve!" Tony Little

• "A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn."

• "If you are feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning. "

• "Learn from yesterday: Live for today: Hope for tomorrow."

• "If you give up your dreams, it's a short walk to disappointment."

• "Sometimes you can burn bridges you have crossed but remember you can always put it "under construction" and rebuild it if you work hard enough."

• "You must have faith and believe in yourself before you can accomplish your goal."

• "It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is better from the top."

• "Be kind. Every person you meet is fighting a hard battle."

• "You'll never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."

• "The mark of a true professional is giving more than you get." Robert Kirby

• "The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." Dorothy Nevill
• "Winners make their goals; losers make excuses."

• "Just Do It!" Nike slogan

• "Success has a price tag on it, and the tag reads: courage, determination, discipline, risk taking, perseverance, and consistency - doing the right things for the right reasons and not just when we feel like it."

• "To change everything, simply change your attitude."

• "Cheaters never prosper."

• "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels."

• "If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again."

• "I deserve better."

• "Take control of your destiny. Believe in yourself. Ignore those who try to discourage you. Avoid negative sources, people, places, thoughts and habits. Don't ever give up and don't ever give in."

• "The past is behind; learn from it. The present is here; live in it. The future is ahead; prepare for it."

• "To accomplish great things; we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also BELIEVE."

• "If you can dream it, you can do it."

• "We cannot go back and make a new start, but we can start now to make a new ending."

• "When you change your focus, you will change your results."

• "To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable."

• "Don't dream it...be it!"

• "Bite off more than you can chew, and then chew like hell."

• "You have to go after it like you REALLY want it."

• "Success in dieting is like riding a bike - either you keep moving or you will fall over. Keep it moving!"

• "Fitness is FIRST!"

• "Some people daydream of success while others go out there and work hard at it."

• "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

• "If something is worth doing, it's worth doing well."

• "Rome wasn't built in a day...so why expect your body to be...be patient but persistent."

• "Life is like photography, you use the negatives to develop."

• "After every dark night, there's a brighter day."

• "Character consists of what you can do...on the third and fourth tries."

• "True power is knowing you can, and choosing not to."

• "Your toughest opponent is the little voice inside you telling you to stop."

• "Winners don't blame fate for their failures nor luck for their successes. They know that a goal is only as worthy as the effort that's required to achieve it."

• "There are times when you're tired, and times when you don't believe in yourself. That's when you have to stick it out, and draw on the confidence that you have deep down beneath all the doubts and worries."

• "Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts."

• "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

• "The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself."

• "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

• "It's never too late to be what you might have been."

• "Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion - you have to set yourself on fire."

• "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising each and every time we fall."

• "Forget about the days when it's been cloudy, but don't forget about your hours in the sun... Forget about the mistakes that you can't change now, but don't forget the lessons that you've learned... Forget about the misfortunes you've encountered, but don't forget the times your luck has turned... Forget about the days you've been lonely, but don't forget about the friendly smiles you've seen... Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right... But never forget to always have a dream."

• "It's never too late to be what you might have been."

• "God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."

• "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."



People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
it never was between you and them anyway.


Author: Anonymous




I am thankful ...


For the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching T.V.,
Because that means she is at home and not on the streets.


For the taxes that I pay,
Because it means that I am employed.


For the mess to clean after a party,
Because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.


For the clothes that fit a little too snug,
Because it means I have enough to eat.


For my shadow that watches me work,
Because it means I am out in the sunshine.


For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning,
and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.


For all the complaining I hear about he government,
Because it means that we have freedom of speech.


For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot,
Because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.


For my huge heating bill,
Because it means I am warm.


For the lady behind me in church that sings off key,
Because it means that I can hear.


For the pile of laundry and ironing,
Because it means I have clothes to wear.


For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day,
Because it means I have been capable of working hard.


For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours,
Because it means that I am alive.


And finally.......


For too much e-mail,
Because it means I have friends who are thinking of me. :-)


Author Unknown







Some Genealogy Quotes:

• "A generation which ignores history has no past and no future." Lazurus Long

• "Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." Anthony Brandt

• "A complete genealogy just can't be...there's always more."

• "A family tree can wither if nobody maintains its roots!"

• "Look to the past for guidance into the future." Robert Jacob Goodkin

• "A family history shows you have lived."

• "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings." Hodding Carter

• "The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here." Finley Peter Dunne

• "An ancestor is a person who plays HIDE and you go SEEK."

• "Every family tree has some sap in it."

The preceding list of quotes I have found very helpful in motivating me in a variety of ways (especially in my weight loss quest). I have been collecting these words of wisdom for a long time now, unfortunately, I didn't always record the author's name. I would like to give credit to them, so if by chance you know who wrote any of these quotes - please e-mail me with the person's name - I will be glad to add it to their quote. Thanks.



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