An interesting question from Valerie tonight...

'...what makes a Zealot?'

And the first thing I thought was 'A pylon, a Gateway and 100 minerals!'

Those of you who play StarCraft are laughing your butts off, and the rest are going 'Huh?'

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Some more good ones...

‘It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.’ -J.K. Rowling

 

‘To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.’ -Bertrand Russell

 

‘The destiny of every human being is decided by what goes on inside his skull when confronted by what goes on outside his skull.’ –Dr. Eric Berne

 

‘Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.’ –Thomas Paine

 

‘If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.’ –Albert Einstein

 

‘He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had tried and failed.’ –William James

 

My mantra to myself: ‘It’s OK to make mistakes. It’s OK to make mistakes. It’s OK to make mistakes. That is how humans learn.’

Well, it has been a while/years since I posted something...

...but these quotes of the day from work ‘spoke’ to me (considering the choices and directions I am making right now), and I felt like I had to share them:

 

‘Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.’ – Robert A Heinlein

 

‘Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.’ – Jean Vanier

 

‘Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you have never been hurt and live like it’s Heaven on Earth.’ Mark Twain

 

‘You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’ – Ayn Rand

 

‘A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants; and secondly, how much more unhappy he might be than he really is.’ – Joseph Addison

 

A man should never be ashamed to own that he was in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. –Unknown

 

I could write whole posts about each of these, but now is not the time- soon, however, I will.

 

Just remember- Mistakes are how we Learn! and it is OK to fail, as long as you get up, learn from the mistake, and keep moving forward. Besides, isn’t that what the Atonement is for...?

Things that make me happy...

·         A good book, and enough time to spend with it that I don’t feel rushed

·         Any sort of meal with pasta in it

·         The chocolate cake that I make for anybody, at any time,

·         Apple fritters,

·         Enough time to play computer games so that I don’t feel rushed,

·         A full gas tank,

·         A positive bank account,

·         9 hours of good sleep,

·         A nice, 20 second hug when I am sad,

·         Playing a game of basketball with my friend or brothers,

·         Valerie scratching my head when I am sleepy,

·         How I feel right after a shower,

·         My teddy bear Grey or my Cabbage Patch doll Tommy,

And finally, the one thing that helps me to be happy-

·         A happy wife.

Edit to add: I also am somewhat ashamed and scared to admit that I like Star Trek a lot-especially The Next Generation and DS9. However, as this also makes me happy, it gets included in the list. I omitted it inadvertently from my previous list. Really, I did.

In reference to Val's Zelda post!

From here.

Everything about this picture says it all!