emilyg's Blog

Control

 

  You can't always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.

Entry #363

Most Negative Images in World

1.  Israel        56%

2.  Iran            56%

2.  US              51%

4. N.Korea      48%

 

 from BBC poll

Entry #362

Limits to Success

 

  Your limits to success are defined bby the agreement you've made about what's possible.  Change that agreement and you can dissolve all these limits.

Entry #361

Matters of Taste

 

  In matters of taste, you alone are, and must be, the sole judge of what pleases you.

Entry #359

Abundance

 

  Have a heart of gratitude.  Focus on appreciating what you have.  Reflect on your blessings during the day.  What you focus on draws more of the same into your life.

 

"The world we have created is a product of our thinnking.  It cannot be changed without changing our thinkings."

                Albert Einstein

Entry #358

Thoughts

 

  The thoughts you choose to think and believe right now are creating your future.  These thoughts form your experiences tomorrow, next week, next year.

Entry #357

Self-Worth

 

  Self-worth cannot be verified by others.  You're worthy because you say it is so.  If you depend on others for your value, it is "other-worth."

Entry #356

TV Medicine

 

  (Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso are studying an x-ray of a light bulb in a patient's rectum.)

Dr. Kelso:  What do you think?

Dr. Cox:  Either he has a light bulb up his ass or his scrotum has a really good idea.              From Scrubs

 

                                                ROFL

Entry #355

Purpose in Life

 

  If you want to find your true purpose in life, know this for certain:  Your purpose will only be found in service to others, and in being connected to something far greater than your body/mind/ego.

Entry #354

Silence

 

  Make peace with silence, and remind yourself that it is in that space that you'll come to remember your spirit.

  When you're able to transcend an aversion to silence, you'll also transcend many other miseries.

 

 

Entry #353

Poverty in America

 

  The number of Americans living in severe poverty has expanded dramatically under the Bush administration, with nearly 16 million people now living on an individual income of less than $5,000 a year or a family income of less than $10,000.

 

Entry #352

Fighting

 

  Fighting weakens, while harmony strengthens and empowers.

Entry #351

Peace

 

  When you're at peace with yourself and love yourself, it's virtually impossible for you to do things to yourself that are destructive.

Entry #350

Al Gore's Oscar Given to Bush

 

    George Bush

winner of 11 academy awards including:

Best Fictional War    "War on Terror"

Most Convincing Special Interest Effects    "The Haliburton Story"

Best Supporting Puppet    "Colin Powell"

Achievement in Historical Editing  "The Clinton Years"

Achievement in Sound Bites    "Bring 'em On

Costume Design    "Flight Suit"

short acceptance speech    "I'd like to thank big oil"

Entry #349