Inspirational thought of the day

[Will]

Share stories, quotes, or ideas that gets you through the day.

This I Believe:

The presumption of decency is not naiveté. Instead, it requires a certain amount of realism. If you expect perfection, you will spend your days being furious at irresponsible teenage babysitters and equally irresponsible politicians. A better approach is to recognize human frailty and to be generous in our judgments. Today's political dialogues could particularly benefit from the recognition that both parties are led by imperfect but not terrible people, whose mistaken policies are more often the result of error than evil.

[katlady]

This is a bit of a downer actually but an incredible contrast to the school/mall shootings we've been seeing in the last couple of months.

A paramedic saw a guy about to jump from a bridge. The story is told from the paramedic's pov:

The man looked at me. I could tell he'd been crying. "Why'd she have to do it tonight?" he asked. "Of all nights, why tonight?"

"Who?" I asked. "Who are you talking about?"

"My wife. We've been married a month. And tonight she announces that she made a mistake. She doesn't want to be married to me any more. On Christmas Eve she tells me this! After just a month! She couldn't wait two or three more days?"

"Is it really worth ending your life?" I asked. "There's no possibility that you'll ever find anyone else?"

Suddenly the man performed an incredibly thoughtful act. He didn't want us to feel as if we'd failed. Pointing to each of us in turn, he said, "It's not your fault, and not your fault, and not your fault. But I'm going."

With that, he turned and leaped headfirst over the edge. All three of us rushed forward, but we weren't nearly close enough to stop him. We got to the railing just in time to see his body splash into the water far below.

[arcadian]

how about just some incredibly cute pandas...

[Joanne]

Originally Posted by Will

Share stories, quotes, or ideas that gets you through the day.

"This Too Shall Pass"
That was my mothers favorite saying and she was the most optimistic person I have ever known. She recently passed away (5 months ago) and it's been rough but I know that this pain will pass and one day I'll be able to think about her, and look at her pictures without feeling sad. That quote gets me through the day.

[Jess]

I keep Hack Yourself on my toolbar for a mid-day pick-up. My favorite part? "The race is still being run. Get up and keep moving."

[Will]

Love that quote Jess. That reminds me of one of my favorite quotes of all time:

"The race goes not to the swift but to those who keeps on running."

[Savio]

Nice quotes there, Will and Jess.

Here something..

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extaordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. YOur mind transends limitations, your conciosness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a great, new and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties & talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed youself to be.

--Patanjali.

[windycindy]

I have always liked this quote by Helen Keller~The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched~ They must be felt with the heart.

[breadandbutter]

"If you could only love enough, you could be the most powerful person in the world." -- I'm in love and happy. This is also true right? Just give enough love, not overly too much. You would still have love left for yourself and at the same time gain respect from the people you love.