The above title is a quote from an anonymous author. I have not been able to substantiate the original author. This afternoon I was looking through my notebook of writing ideas. And I kept running across some of my favorite quotes. I sure hope my readers don't skip the end of my posts. Because I spend a lot of time choosing the quotes, and try hard to make sure they pertain to my subject matter. I love love love quotes, and hope to impart some of that love, and education to my readers! Give me a quote that means something to me and I can write about it. They are important to me, they move me. Sometimes they can take my breath away.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." Author Albert Einstein. When I first read that some years ago, it made me feel smarter, and gave me a huge boost of confidence. Remember my parents thought I wasn't very bright. They did not know about learning disabilities in the '50's. Albert Einstein was thought to be retarded by the age of 5 because he wasn't speaking yet. Just imagine what we could accomplish if we didn't listen to nay-sayers. Or didn't listen to our well-meaning parents. But instead when we thought about something we wanted to do, we just went ahead and did it! That is called imagination, and passion, and perseverance, and thinking things through. Every great person in history has had to go through tons of adversity from jealous co-workers, negative family members, and people that simply did not understand their dream. Those negative people certainly didn't have the knowledge to understand their field. Scientists say we only use about 10% of our brain. But I have read it might be as little as 3-4%. Studies have shown that we can increase our grey matter, and increase our intelligence. But it all starts with a good positive attitude about "who we think we are"!
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to what happens to you." Author Epictetus, Greek Philosopher. Wow! This is important for all of us. This is all about attitude, a good or bad attitude will make or break us. #%$@ happens to everyone! Whether it's health issues, or job, or our family members, or negative friends. I am not saying tough it out and get over it. This is a tough one because life is always a struggle. And hurt feelings can last a life time, if we let them. The more life I live, the more I admire the strength I see in people. Some people can just focus on what's in front of them, and then deal with the "problem" at the end of their day. That is tough for emotional people like me. I have learned over the last several years to focus on what is right in front of me. I learned this the hard way. Only 7% of what we worry about actually comes to fruition. Either the problem will go away and never happen, or it will still be there when we get home. Falling apart emotionally never helps any situation, it makes things more difficult and we don't think clearly.
Thank you, good night and God Bless! Aleta
"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." Aldous Huxley - English writer and philosopher, author of "Brave New World".
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