Monday, February 23, 2015

Quotable Monday: Perfection, Disorganization and Candles

I spent part of the weekend sorting through items. The last boxes of a move or in this case many moves. Those last boxes wound up in storage after each move. I am bound and determined to go through of them and keep what is worth keeping, giving away what can be donated and trashing what needs to be thrown out. It is a very slow but interesting exercise.

“One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.”
― A.A. Milne
 
 
"Organization aids peace of mind, creativity and time effectiveness.
Disorganization causes stress, fractured thinking and wasted time.
To stay organized you must develop systems unique to your situation, whether it is handling paperwork, managing email, conducting meetings, using a follow-up file or scheduling in a planner"
 ~ Harold Taylor

Transformation is a slow process... and I need to remind the impatient side of me of the following:
 
“It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.”
― Jillian Michaels
 
Oh about those boxes... at least three of them had candles or candle accessories....guess it is time to burn some candles!!!
 
"I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage."
-Erma Bombeck
 

Monday, February 16, 2015

Quotable Monday: Presidential Ponderings


"Some people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world."

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933 -1945)



"You can not stop the spread of an idea by passing a law against it." 


Harry S. Truman (1945 - 1953)

"There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure."

Dwight David Eisenhower (1953 - 1961)


"You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're talkin'."

Lyndon Baines Johnson (1963 - 1969)