Subj: Thoughts I've Learned-Supp2 (Gz-m2)
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Randy Pausch's Last Lecture (S580)
From: hellgunner50 on 2/27/2008 (in Tho-lrn-sp2) Source: http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=ithct48cqw |
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Photo from
Carnegie Mellon University |
Randy Pausch was a professor
at Carnegie Mellon University.
After he was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer and had three
months to live, he gave is last
lecture titled "How to live
your life". You can hear
the lecture on the Oprah Show at
the source above. Don't
miss it.
The above video is 11 minutes long. It will change your life.
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Subj: Anti-Stress
(S596)
From: LABLaughsClean on 6/19/2008
That we live in an extremely
stressful environment is
abundantly evident. However,
stress is nothing new -
it's been around since the beginning.
Robert Louis
Stevenson made these suggestions
over 100 years ago:
1. Make up your mind to
be happy - learn to find
pleasure
in simple things.
2. Make the best of circumstances.
No one has
everythingand
everyone has something of sorrow.
3. Don't take yourself
too seriously.
4. Don't let criticism
worry you - you can't please
everybody.
5. Don't let your neighbors
set your standards - be
yourself.
6. Do things you enjoy
doing but stay out of debt.
7. Don't borrow trouble.
Imaginary things are
harder to
bear than actual ones.
8. Since hate poisons
the soul, don't cherish enmities
and grudges.
Avoid people who make you unhappy.
9. Have many interests.
If you can't travel, read
about places.
10. Don't hold post-mortems
or spend time brooding
over sorrows
and mistakes.
11. Don't be the one who never
gets over things.
12. Keep busy at something.
A very busy person never has
time to be
unhappy. Times haven't changed - relax:-))
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Subj: What
A Jigsaw Puzzle Taught Me About Life (S591)
From: LABLaughsClean on 5/12/2008
Don't force things to fit together.
If it's meant to be,
it will come naturally.
Be sure to look at the big picture every so often.
Perseverance pays off.
When one spot stops working, move to another.
Working together with friends and family makes any task fun.
Establish your boundaries first.
Take time often to celebrate little successes.
Anything worth doing takes time and effort.
When you reach the last piece,
don't be sad. Rejoice in
the masterpiece you've created!
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Subj: Old
Age, I Decided, Is A Gift (S575b)
From: rfslick on 1/18/2008
The other day a young person
asked me how I felt about being
old. I was taken aback,
for I do not think of myself as old.
Upon seeing my reaction, she
was immediately embarrassed, but
I explained that it was an interesting
question, and I would
ponder it, and let her know.
Old Age, I decided, is a gift.
I am now, probably for the first
time in my life, the person
I have always wanted to be
Oh, not my body! I sometime
despair over my body, the wrinkles,
the baggy eyes, and the
sagging butt. And often
I am taken aback by that old person
that lives in my mirror (who
looks like my mother!), but I
don't agonize over those things
for long.
I would never trade my amazing
friends, my wonderful life, my
loving family for less gray
hair or a flatter belly. As I've
aged, I've become more kind
to myself, and less critical of
myself. I've become my
own friend. I don't chide myself for
eating that extra cookie, or
for not making my bed, or for
buying that silly cement gecko
that I didn't need, but looks
so avante garde on my patio.
I am entitled to a treat, to be
messy, to be extravagant.
I have seen too many dear friends
leave this world too soon;
before they understood the great
freedom that comes with aging.
Whose business is it if I choose
to read or play on the computer
until 4 AM and sleep until noon?
I will dance with myself to those
wonderful tunes of the 50?60's,
and if I, at the same time,
wish to weep over a lost love ...
I will.
I will walk the beach in a swim
suit that is stretched over a
bulging body, and will dive
into the waves with abandon if I
choose to, despite the pitying
glances from the jet set.
They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful.
But there again, some of life
is just as well forgotten..
And I eventually remember the
important things.
Sure, over the years my heart
has been broken. How can your
heart not break when you lose
a loved one, or when a child
suffers, or even when somebody's
beloved pet gets hit by a
car? But broken hearts
are what give us strength and under-
standing and compassion.
A heart never broken is pristine
and sterile and will never know
the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived
long enough to have my hair
turning gray, and to have my
youthful laughs be forever
etched into deep grooves on
my face. So many have never
laughed, and so many have died
before their hair could turn
silver.
As you get older, it is easier
to be positive. You care
less about what other people
think. I don't question myself
anymore. I've even earned
the right to be wrong.
So, to answer your question,
I like being old. It has set
me free. I like the person
I have become. I am not going
to live forever, but while I
am still here, I will not waste
time lamenting what could have
been, or worrying about what
will be. And I shall eat
dessert every single day. (If I
feel like it)
MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RAINBOW
OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND
IN YOUR HEART FOREVER AND EVER!
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Subj: My Lessons
(S527b)
by Pamela Morrison
From: Joke-Of-The-Day on 2/27/2007
They say that beauty is only
skin deep
and that promises are meant
to keep
and I have to crawl before I
walk
and I have to think before I
talk
and I have to laugh to keep from
crying
and when I fail I must keep
trying
They say we can not all be winners
and the world is full of saints
and sinners
and don't put the cart before
the horse
and before the journey map the
coarse
and to always look past the
end of my nose
and to be sure to take time
to admire a rose
They say treat others as I'd
have them treat me
and to always try hard to be
all I can be
and not to put off what I can
do today
and to not be upset if I don't
get my own way
and when leaving a room always
turn off the light
and to talk to God every morning
and night
They say always remember say
thank you and please
and to cover my mouth whenever
I sneeze
and there's a time for work and
a time for fun
and don't play with fire and
don't touch a gun
and at the end of the rainbow
there's a big pot of gold
these are all of the lessons
in life I've been told
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Subj: The
Most And The Greatest (S526c)
From: gordonschuk on 2/12/07
The most destructive habit .............
Worry
The greatest joy .......................
Giving
The greatest loss ......................
Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work ...............
Helping others
The ugliest personality trait
.......... Selfishness
The most endangered species
............ Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource
.......... Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm"
......... Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome
....... Fear
The most effective sleeping
pill ....... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease
..... Excuses
The most powerful force in life
........ Love
The most dangerous pariah ..............
A gossiper
The world's most incredible
computer ... The brain
The worst thing to be without
.......... Hope
The deadliest weapon ...................
The tongue
The two most power-filled words
........ "I Can"
The greatest asset .....................
Faith
The most worthless emotion .............
Self-pity
The most beautiful attire ..............
SMILE!
The most prized possession .............
Self esteem
The most powerful channel of
communication
.. Prayer
The most contagious spirit .............
Enthusiasm
The greatest fortune ...................
Contentment
The greatest asset .....................
Health
The meanest action .....................
Revenge
The cheapest trait .....................
Miserliness
The most powerful action ...............
Charity
The most abnoxious disease .............
Arrogance
The lowest of the low ..................
Pride
The deepest intoxicator ................
Power
The highest coverer of defects
......... Wealth
The most unpredictable .................
Customer
The crown of greatness .................
Forgiveness
The greatest sin .......................
Not believing in God.
The most uncertain ..................... DEATH
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Subj: Death
Bed Wisdom (S513)
From: Joke-Of-The-Day.com on 11/18/2006
I sat next to the bed of an old
man, a friend for over twenty
years, and held his hand.
Hal was dying. We both knew these
next few days would be his last.
We spent time reminiscing about
his long and fruitful career
as a church pastor. We
talked about old friends. We chatted
about his family. And
I listened as he offered sage wisdom
and advice to a member of a
"younger generation."
At a lull in the conversation,
Hal seemed to carefully consider
what he was about to say next.
Then he squeezed my hand, gazed
intently into my eyes and whispered,
just loud enough for me to
hear, "Nothing is more important
than relationships."
I knew that this was somehow
near the pinnacle of his life's
learnings. As he considered
all of his experiences -- personal,
professional, spiritual and
family, this one ultimate observation
surfaced above the rest: "Nothing
is more important than
relationships."
"Don't get overly caught up in
your career," he seemed to be
saying to me. "Likewise, don't
use people in order to achieve
your goals, then throw them
away. No project, no program, no
task should be pursued at the
expense of friends and family.
"Remember," I heard him saying,
as clearly as if he were speaking
the words, "that in the end,
only your relationships will truly
matter. Tend them well."
Writer Og Mandino puts it this
way: "Beginning today," he said,
"treat everyone you meet as
if he or she were going to be dead
by midnight. Extend to
them all the care, kindness, and under-
standing you can muster, and
do so with no thought of any reward.
Your life will never be the
same again." At the end of a long
life, my friend Hal would have
agreed.
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Subj: Stress
Management (S495)
From: drgolfmd 7/22/2006
A lecturer, when explaining stress
management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and
asked, "How heavy is this glass
of water?" Answers called
out ranged from 20g to 500g. The
lecturer replied, "The absolute
weight doesn't matter. It
depends on how long you try
to hold it. If I hold it for a
minute, that's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll
have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll
have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight,
but the longer I hold it, the
heavier it becomes."
He continued, "And that's the
way it is with stress management.
If we carry our burdens all
the time, sooner or later, as the
burden becomes increasingly
heavy, we won't be able to carry
on. " "As with the glass
of water, you have to put it down for
a while and rest before holding
it again. When we're refreshed,
we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight,
put the burden of work down.
Don't carry it home. You
can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever
burdens you're carrying now,
let them down for a moment if you
can."
So, my friend, why not take a
while to just simply RELAX. Put
down anything that may be a
burden to you right now. Don't pick
it up again until after you've
rested a while.
Life is short. Enjoy it!
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Subj: What
Is Life About? (S483b)
From: LABLaughsClean on 4/12/2006
Life isn't about keeping score.
It's not about how many
friends you have. Or how
many people call you. Or how
accepted or unaccepted you are.
Not about if you have
plans this weekend. Or
if you're alone. It isn't about
who your family is or how much
money they have. Or what
kind of car you drive. Or where
you're sent to school.
It's not about how beautiful
or ugly you are. Or what
clothes you wear, what shoes
you have on, or what kind of
music you listen to. It's
not about if your hair is blonde,
red, black, brown, or green.
Or if your skin is too light
or too dark.
It's not about what grades you
get, how smart you are, how
smart everyone else thinks you
are, or how smart standardized
tests say you are. Or
if this teacher likes you, or if this
guy/girl likes you. It's
not about representing your whole
being on a piece of paper and
seeing who will "accept the
written you".
But life is about who you love
and who you hurt. It's about
who you make happy or unhappy
purposefully. It's about
keeping or betraying trust.
It's about friendship, used as
sanctity, or as a weapon.
It's about what you say and mean,
maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
About starting rumors and
contributing to petty gossip.
It's about what judgments you
pass and why. And who your judgments
are spread to.
But most of all, it's about using
your life to touch or
poison other people's hearts
in such a way that could never
occurred alone. Only you
choose the way these hearts are
affected and those choices are
what life is all about.
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Subj: The
Wisdom Of A Bum (S483c)
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 4/25/2006
I was parked in front of the
mall wiping off my car. I had
just come from the car wash
and was waiting for my wife to
get out of work. Coming
my way from across the parking lot
was what society would consider
a bum. From the looks of
him, he had no car, no home,
no clean clothes, and no money.
There are times when you feel
generous but there are other
times that you just don't want
to be bothered. This was one
of those "don't want to be bothered
times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for
any money," I thought. He
didn't. He came and sat on the
curb in front of the bus stop
but he didn't look like he could
have enough money to even
ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke.
"That's a very pretty car," he
said. He was ragged but he had
an air of dignity around him.
I said, "thanks," and continued
wiping off my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked.
The expected plea for
money never came. As the
silence between us widened some-
thing inside said, "ask him
if he needs any help." I was
sure that he would say "yes"
but I held true to the inner
voice. "Do you need any help?"
I asked.
He answered in three simple but
profound words that I shall
never forget. We often
look for wisdom in great men and
women. We expect it from
those of higher learning and
accomplishments.
I expected nothing but an outstretched
grimy hand. He spoke
the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.
I was feeling high and mighty,
successful and important,
above a bum in the street, until
those three words hit me
like a twelve gauge shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not
for bus fare or a place to sleep,
but I needed help. I reached
in my wallet and gave him not
only enough for bus fare, but
enough to get a warm meal and
shelter for the day. Those
three little words still ring
true. No matter how much
you have, no matter how much you
have accomplished, you need
help too. No matter how little
you have, no matter how loaded
you are with problems, even
without money or a place to
sleep, you can give help.
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Subj: Short
Thoughts I've Learned
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Subj:
Peanuts Comic Strip (S606c)
By Charles Schultz From: Comics.com on 8/13/2008 |
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The Dangers Of Plastic Bags (S597)
From: tom on 6/26/2008 |
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Subj:
Having Patience (S596b)
From: ginafm on 6/20/2008 |
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How Many of Me?? (S583)
From: ginafm on 3/23/2008 Drawing
from Millis
Performance Cars...
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Subj:
Things I've Learned From My Children (S131, S547b)
From: KMacinty on 8/3/99 and From: CHRISDADDYG on 5/24/2004 (in Kids3) |
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Maxine On Thinking (S556)
From: LABLaughsAdult on 9/17/2007 |
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Subj: Important
Alert (S531c)
From: LABLaughsClean on 3/27/2007
Source: http://www.lablaughs.com/clean_toon.php?id=C19910713
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Subj:
Pickles Comics on Learning (S511b)
Written by Brian Crane on 11/5/2006 Pickles title from Comics.com |
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Subj: Quotes
on Challenges (S503c)
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 8/18/2006
"Twenty years from now you will
be more disappointed by the
things you didn't do than by
the ones you did do. So throw
off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch
the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
-- Mark Twain
"Challenges are what make life
interesting; overcoming them
is what makes life meaningful."
-- Josh J. Marine
"Life's challenges are not supposed
to paralyze you, they're
supposed to help you discover
who you are."
-- Bernice Johnson Reagon
"Accept challenges, so that
you may feel the exhilaration
of victory." -- George
S. Patton
"Difficulties are meant to rouse,
not discourage. The human
spirit is to grow strong by
conflict." -- William Ellery Channing
"Unless a man undertakes more
than he possibly can do, he will
never do all that he can."
-- Henry Drummond
From: LABLaughsClean on 4/19/2006 (S483b)
"The whole problem with the
world is that fools and fanatics
are always so certain of themselves,
but wiser people so full
of doubts." -- Bertrand
Russel
From: LABLaughsClean on 4/25/2006 (S483b)
"The true civilization is where
every man gives to every
other every right that he claims
for himself."
-- Robert Ingersoll
(1833 - 1899)
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 8/11/2006
(S499b)
"If you learn from a negative
experience, it automatically
becomes a positive part of
your life" -- JD Robblee
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 8/24/2006
(S501b)
"Worry is like a rocking chair.
It gives you something to do,
but doesn't get you anywhere."
-- Van Wilder
From: LABLaughsClean on 11/29/2006
(S515b)
"Never mistake knowledge for
wisdom. One helps you make a
living, the other helps you
make a life." -- Sandra Carey
From: LABLaughsClean on 12/1/2006 (S517b)
"Nothing I say this day will
teach me anything.
So if I'm going to learn, I
must do the listening."
-- Larry King
From: LABLaughsClean on 12/1/2006 (S519b)
To carry a grudge is like being
stung to death
by one bee. -- William
H. Walton
From: LABLaughsClean on 1/2/07 (S520c)
Up to a point a man's life is
shaped by environment,
heredity, and movements and
changes in the world about
him. Then there comes
a time when it lies within his
grasp to shape the clay of his
life into the sort of
thing he wishes to be.
Only the weak blame parents,
their race, their times, lack
of good fortune, or the
quirks of fate. Everyone
has it within his power to
say, "This I am today; that
I will be tomorrow."
-- Louis L'Amour
From: LABLaughsClean on 1/12/07 (S521b)
"To bring up a child in the
way he should go,
travel that way yourself."
-- Josh Billings
From: LABLaughsClean on 1/16/07 (S522b)
"To be upset over what you don't
have, is to
waste what you do have".
-- Ken S.Keyes, Jr.
From: LABLaughsClean on 1/18/07 (S522b)
"Self-respect is the root of
discipline; the sense of
dignity grows with the ability
to say no to oneself."
-- Abraham Joshua
Heschel
From: LABLaughsClean on 1/24/07 (S523b)
Live your life each day as you
would climb a mountain. An
occasional glance toward the
summit keeps the goal in mind,
but many beautiful scenes are
to be observed from each new
vantage point. -- Harold
B. Melchart
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 1/29/2007
(S524b)
"Adventure is just bad planning."
-- Roald Amundsen
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 2/28/2007
(S528b)
"The trouble with America is
that there are far too many
wide-open spaces surrounded
by teeth." -- Charles Luckman
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 3/1/2007
(S528b)
Denial ain't just a river in
Egypt.
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 3/13/2007
(S534b)
The pursuit of truth and beauty
is a sphere of activity in
which we are permitted to remain
children all our lives.
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 4/10/2007
(S536b)
The things we regret in life
the most are
the things we DID NOT do.
From: Joke-Of-The-Day-Mail.com on 5/18/2007
(S540b)
People are just about as happy
as they make up their minds to be.
From: Joke-of-the-Day-Mail.com on 5/20/2007
(S541b)
One of the lessons I have learned
in life (through hard knocks)
is when you have a major decision
to make always wait until the
next day to make up your mind,
after you have slept on it and
prayed over it. Many times
I wish I had only done this, it
could have saved me a lot of
money and grief!
From: Joke-Of-The-Day.com on 5/22/2007
(S541b)
If you always do what you've
always done,
then you'll always get what
you've always got.
From: Joke-Of-The-Day.com on 5/31/2007
(S543b)
You have to do your own growing
no matter how tall your grandfather
was.
From: Joke-of-the-Day.com on 6/19/2007
(S544b)
I've learned that making a "living"
is not
the same thing as making a "life."
From: Joke-of-the-Day.com on 6/20/2007
(S545b)
Quote that I live by: "I have
learned that being bitter
is like drinking poison and
then waiting for the other
person to die."
From: RFSlick on 9/22/2007 (S557b in
fishing2)
Nothing in this world feels
so good as your
ass sliding off the hook.
Ask any trout.
From: RFSlick on 9/22/2007 (S557b)
Wisdom is not knowing when to
pick-up something hot,
but knowing to put it back down.
A blacksmith had just gotten
done making a new horseshoe.
It had just turned from red
back to brown when a boy walked
into the shop. Holding
the horseshoe with a set of tongs,
the blacksmith thrust it forward
and said "Here boy look
at this."
The boy took the horseshoe in
his hand and immediately
handed it back.
The blacksmith asked "Why did you return it so fast?"
The boy answered "It doesn't
take me long to look at
a horseshoe."
From: ginafm on 11/16/2007 (S565b)
"Be who you are and say what
you feel...
Because those that matter ...
don't mind...
And those that mind ... don't
matter."
From: LABLaughsClean on 12/11/07 (S568b)
"When a deep injury is done
to us, we never
recover until we forgive."
-- Alan Paton
From: LABLaughsClean on 12/14/07 (S569b)
You don't have to attend every
argument
you're invited to.
From: LABLaughsClean on 12/29/07 (S571b)
Death is more universal than
life. Everyone dies,
but not everyone lives.
-- Unknown
From: LABLaughsAdult on 1/16/08 (S576b)
Money isn't everything.
But it keeps the kids in touch.
From: LABLaughsClean on 1/14/08 (S576b)
"A small trouble is like a pebble.
Hold it too close to
your eye and it fills the whole
world and puts
everything out of focus. Hold
it at a proper distance
and it can be examined and properly
classified.
Throw it at your feet and it
can be seen in its true
setting, just one more tiny
bump on the pathway
of life".
From: LABLaughsClean on 3/21/08 (S583b)
"Life is mostly froth and bubble;
Two things stand like stone:
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Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own"
-- Adam Lindsay
Gordon 1833-70
From: LABLaughsClean on 3/17/08 (S584b)
"What do we live for, if it
is not to make life less
difficult for each other?"
-- George Eliot
From: LABLaughsClean on 4/2/08 (S584b)
"If you have made mistakes,
there is always another
chance for you. You may have
a fresh start any moment you
choose, for this thing we call
failure is not the falling
down, but the staying down."
-- Mary Pickford
From: LABLaughsClean on 6/11/08 (S594b)
"The young do not know enough
to be prudent and therefore,
they attempt the impossible
and achieve it, generation
after generation." --
Pearl S. Buck
From: LABLaughsClean on 6/13/08 (S595b)
Every day, tell at least one
person something you like,
admire, or appreciate about
them. -- Richard Carlson
From: LABLaughsClean on 6/26/08 (S597b)
Life may not be the party we
hoped for,
but while we're here we should
dance.
From: LABLaughsClean on 7/4/08 (S599b)
The greatest discovery is that
a person can change their
future by merely changing their
attitude. -- Unknown
From: LABLaughsClean on 7/8/08 (S599b)
The things that come to those
that wait may be the things
left by those who got there
first. -- Unknown
From: LABLaughsClean on 7/25/08 (S602b)
"You can find on the outside
only what you possess
on the inside." -- Adolfo
Montiel Ballesteros
From: LABLaughsClean on 8/11/08 (S605b)
"Every man's work, whether it
be literature or music
or pictures or architecture
or anything else, is
always a portrait of himself."
-- Samuel Butler
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