sandrewn Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -Unknown sandrewn Edited November 24, 2018 by sandrewn 1 1 1 Link to comment
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted November 25, 2018 Site Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2018 "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss 3 1 Link to comment
Mancunian Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) A problem stops being a problem when you see it as a challenge, now is the time to meet your challenges. Anon. Edited November 25, 2018 by Mancunian 4 Link to comment
sandrewn Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 "A bore is someone who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it." - Henry Ford sandrewn 2 Link to comment
sandrewn Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything. -Unknown sandrewn 2 Link to comment
Thorn Wilde Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 hours ago, sandrewn said: Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything. -Unknown sandrewn I dunno... I feel like whomever said that has probably never had nothing. 1 Link to comment
Former Member Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 25 minutes ago, Thorn Wilde said: I dunno... I feel like whomever said that has probably never had nothing. I have to say that my attitude when I was homeless made a big difference. When I was staying at a Rescue Mission (in a town I’d never been in before), there were people there who continually complained about everything, nothing was ever good enough for them even though they weren’t paying for anything they were being given. They stomped around with frowns on their faces and complained about how rude everyone was and how horrible the city was. I decided I didn’t want to be like them. I talked to people waiting at bus stops and on the bus. People were very helpful and friendly to me. I made sure to thank people for what I was given even if it wasn’t really what I would have wanted. My experience in the very same city was completely different. ;–) The woman who referred me to the Rescue Mission told me that she had moved into a part of town that was strange and intimidating to her. She explained that she decided to treat the experience as if it were a sociology experiment. She asked lots of questions and was curious about her new surroundings instead of being afraid. ;–) I took her advice and approached everything with curiosity and learned about the people around me and my surroundings. Patience had something to do with it because poor people have to wait in lots of lines for everything (and have to wait for free shipping). But how you deal with the frustrations of not having money has much more to do with attitude. ;–) Link to comment
Thorn Wilde Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 29 minutes ago, droughtquake said: I have to say that my attitude when I was homeless made a big difference. When I was staying at a Rescue Mission (in a town I’d never been in before), there were people there who continually complained about everything, nothing was ever good enough for them even though they weren’t paying for anything they were being given. They stomped around with frowns on their faces and complained about how rude everyone was and how horrible the city was. I decided I didn’t want to be like them. I talked to people waiting at bus stops and on the bus. People were very helpful and friendly to me. I made sure to thank people for what I was given even if it wasn’t really what I would have wanted. My experience in the very same city was completely different. ;–) The woman who referred me to the Rescue Mission told me that she had moved into a part of town that was strange and intimidating to her. She explained that she decided to treat the experience as if it were a sociology experiment. She asked lots of questions and was curious about her new surroundings instead of being afraid. ;–) I took her advice and approached everything with curiosity and learned about the people around me and my surroundings. Patience had something to do with it because poor people have to wait in lots of lines for everything (and have to wait for free shipping). But how you deal with the frustrations of not having money has much more to do with attitude. ;–) Oh, attitude definitely. Patience, however... That’s very easy for those who have never experienced poverty to say. But I’m gonna leave it at that before I go all social anarchist on you all and get political. 1 Link to comment
Mikiesboy Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Thorn Wilde said: I dunno... I feel like whomever said that has probably never had nothing. they have had both ... they had everything and lost it, and regained it. while they had nothing they learned humility and patience and saw the world from a different place. when they regained it, they didn't forget what having nothing felt like. i know this because i have lived it. and i try to remain humble, patient and grateful for what i have. i try to remember the lessons poverty, cold and being alone can teach. 2 1 Link to comment
Solivagant Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 My favorite scene from the movie "Bridesmaids" (2011): Annie: I can’t get off the couch, I got fired from my job, I got kicked out of my apartment, I can’t pay any of my bills, my car is a piece of shit, I don’t have any friends. Umm… Megan: You know what I find interesting about that Annie, it’s interesting to me that you have no friends, you know why that’s interesting? Here’s a friend standing directly in front of you trying to talk to you and you choose to talk about the fact that you don’t have any friends. No, No I don’t think you want any help you just want to have a little pity party. I think Annie wants a little pity party. You’re an asshole Annie, you’re an asshole, I’m life, is life bothering you Annie? I’m life Annie, I’m life Annie, is life bothering you? Fight back for your life. You better learn to fight for your life. I’m life and I’m going to bite you in the ass. It’s not me, I’m your life. I’m trying to get you to fight for your shitty life. And you won’t do it, you just won’t do it. Stop slapping yourself, I’m your life Annie, I’m your shitty life. Smack.Nice hit.” 1 1 Link to comment
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted November 28, 2018 Site Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2018 "Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose." Tom Krause 1 2 Link to comment
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted December 2, 2018 Site Moderator Share Posted December 2, 2018 "Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless." Jamie Paolinetti 1 Link to comment
sandrewn Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) "As you go through life you are going to have many opportunities to keep your mouth shut. Take advantage of all of them." - James Dent sandrewn Edited December 4, 2018 by sandrewn 1 2 Link to comment
Former Member Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, sandrewn said: "As you go through life you are going to have many opportunities to keep your mouth shut. Take advantage of all of them." - James Dent sandrewn Sorry, I can’t resist! ;–) Link to comment
sandrewn Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 8 hours ago, droughtquake said: Sorry, I can’t resist! ;–) sandrewn 1 Link to comment
Former Member Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so. -Belva Davis the first African-American female TV reporter on the US West Coast California Hall of Fame 12th Class (2018) inductee Edited December 5, 2018 by Former Member Link to comment
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted December 5, 2018 Site Moderator Share Posted December 5, 2018 "If you only do what you know you can do - you never do very much." Tom Krause 1 Link to comment
sandrewn Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Life always offers you a second chance it's called tomorrow -Unknown sandrewn 1 2 1 Link to comment
sandrewn Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn't make a decision. -Unknown sandrewn 3 Link to comment
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted December 9, 2018 Site Moderator Share Posted December 9, 2018 "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." Dwight D. Eisenhower 1 1 Link to comment
Daddydavek Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Sounds a bit like a riff on Helmuth von Moltke, a German general from the 19th Century who said “no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy.”. 3 Link to comment
sandrewn Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 As you breathe right now, another person takes their last. So stop complaining & learn to live with what you have. -Unknown sandrewn 1 Link to comment
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted December 12, 2018 Site Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2018 "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden 1 Link to comment
Thorn Wilde Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 5 hours ago, TalonRider said: "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden This is so relevant for me right now, you have no idea. 2 Link to comment
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