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Sunday, February 13, 2022

Food For Thought

Albert Einstein once wrote on a blackboard: 9 x 1 = 9 9 x 2 = 18 9 x 3 = 27 9 x 4 = 36 9 x 5 = 45 9 x 6 = 54 9 x 7 = 63 9 x 8 = 72 9 x 9 = 81 9 x 10 = 91 Suddenly chaos erupted in the classroom because Einstein made a mistake. Obviously, the correct answer to 9 × 10 isn’t 91. And all his students... Sign in to see full entry.

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Not all those who wander are lost. - J. R. R. Tolkien At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can. - Frida Kahlo Sign in to see full entry.

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What? Me Worry? - Alfred E Newman

You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future. - Anonymous How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened. - Thomas Jefferson Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. - Swedish Proverb Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 12, 2022

She said, "Don't call the doctor, I want to fall asleep peacefully, with your hand in mine." He told her about the past, how they met, their first kiss. They didn't cry. They smiled. They didn't regret anything. They were grateful. Then she repeated softly, 'I love you forever!' He returned her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Been there, wished for it. There will be ten seconds of your life that you wish you could have back or you could do-over. Sign in to see full entry.

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You know that you have fully experienced love when you turn into love - that is the spiritual goal of life. - Deepak Chopra Love is the ultimate meaning of everything around us. Love is not a mere sentiment. Love is the ultimate truth at the heart of creation. - Rabindranath Tagore Love is an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Four for the Price of One

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. - Oscar Wilde Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau To know the whole world is nothing when it is compared to knowing your own inner mystery of life. - Osho The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather. - Pema Chödrön Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

We never know how high we are Till we are asked to rise And then if we are true to plan Our statures touch the skies —The Heroism we recite Would be a normal thing Did not ourselves the Cubits warp For fear to be a King. Emily Dickinson Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 7, 2022

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up 60 seconds of peace of mind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Sign in to see full entry.

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I've collected and savored 'quotes' since I was young. Some were from 'famous' people, and some were from folks like you and me. If it caught my fancy, I saved it. Now, I'll share them with you.

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