Monday quotes

(1567-1622)Don't confuse what you have a right to do with what's right to do. — William Bennett (1943- )

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret. — Henny Youngman (1906-1998)

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. — Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people. — Barbara Bush (1925- )

Spring is wonderful. It makes you feel young enough to do all the things you're old enough to know you can't. — Franklin P. Jones (1908-1980)

Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment. — Iara Gassen

You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs and arms, hands and feet on 'em. — Dolly Parton (1946- )

Never compare yourself to others. You will invariably compare your weaknesses to other people's strengths. — Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. — Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. — William James (1842-1910)

Do not wish to be anything but what you are and try to be that perfectly. — St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

celebrity substance abuse news

Demi Lovato Recalls 'Dark and Deep' Struggles
Singer Demi Lovato discussed her struggles with alcohol, drugs and a eating disorder in a recent interview. "When I was in treatment, I honestly thought my career was over," Lovato aaid. "But when I came out of treatment, I had more supportive fans than ever."

Amanda Bynes Competent for DUI Trial
Former "She's the Man" star Amanda Bynes has been ruled compentent to stand trial on driving under the influence charges. Bynew was supposed of have gone on trial September 24 for the April 2012 DUI charge by failed to show up for court.

Olivia Newton-John's Daughter Battled Drugs
Chloe Lattanzi, daughter of singer Olivia Newton-John, blames the stress of growing with a famous parent for her battle with drugs, alcohol and anorexia. The 27-year-old said in an interview that, "fame totally messes you up."

Jake T. Austin's Car in Hit-and-Run
Shermon Oaks, California police are investgating an incident in which a 2010 Audio registered to "Wizards of Waverly Place" actor Jake T. Austin crashed into three parked vehciles. The driver and passengers in the Audi were whisked away by a driving service before police arrived, but it was the same vehicle in which Austin, whose real name is Jake Szymanski, got a DUI last month.

Buckwild Star Anna Davis Arrested
More legal troubles face former "Buckwile" reality star Anna Davis. The 23-year-old "wild child" of the television show's cast has been arrested fro aggravated DUI by Kanawha County, West Virginia police. The "aggravated" charge usually means a blood-alcohol level over 0.15.

Rep. Trey Radel to Enter Rehab
Freshman U.S. Congressman Trey Radel has taken a leave of absence and plans to enter rehab after pleading guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession. "I have no excuse for what I have done. I have let down our country," he said at a news conference.

Monday Quotes

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. — Thomas Szasz (1920- )

 Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. — Groucho Marx (1890-1977)

  To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. — Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
 
  The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward. — Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965)
 
   Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. — Donna Westmoreland Oneal (1949- )
 
   You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. — Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
 
    Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. — Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

May we each be the person someone else is grateful for. — Arlyn Newcomb (1966- )

Would the boy you were be proud of the man you are? — Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990)

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe, is in the end, of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do. — John Ruskin (1819-1900)

 Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. — Ascribed to Jules Ellinger

Monday quotes

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
- Walter Bagehot

I'd rather regret the things I have done than the things I have not.
- Lucille Ball

Star If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody.
- Malcolm Bane

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
- Carl Bard

Love thy neighbor as thy self, but choose thy neighborhood.

- Listening to your heart is not simple. Finding out who you are is not simple. It takes a lot of hard work and courage to get to know who you are and what you want.
- Sue Bender

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
- Milton Berle

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often more accurate than you are willing to believe.
- Claudia Black

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude... a quiet joy.
- Ralph H. Blum

Quotes for the New Year

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. — Thomas Szasz (1920- )

We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public. — Bryan White (1974- )

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. — Donna Westmoreland Oneal (1949- )

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. — Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)

 Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. — Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

 May we each be the person someone else is grateful for. — Arlyn Newcomb (1966- )

 Would the boy you were be proud of the man you are? — Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990)

 Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. — Ascribed to Jules Ellinger

 The older I get, the better I was. — Unknown

 No door is so tight that rumors cannot escape it. — Robin Hobb (1952- ) in Dragon Keeper

  A goal without a plan is just a wish. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt. — George Sewell (1690-1736)
 
  Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others. — Jacob M. Braude
 
 
 

Monday quotes

Don't let anyone steal your Dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
- Jack Cainfield


We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
- Joseph Campbell


 Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a li
- Sandra Carey


 The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
- Nicolas Chamfort

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who'll never find out.
- Frank A. Clark


Success is the sum of small efforts -- repeated day in and day out.
- Robert Collier


I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
- Bill Cosby


The greatest power is often simple patience.
- E. Joseph Cossman

Monday quotes

It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.
- Rabindranath Tagore


Examine the contents, not the bottle.
- The Talmud


Reality is a mysterious changing thing, because one's perception of it never remains the same.
- Joe Tan


We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.
- Stacia Tauscher


The greatest evils, are from within us; and from ourselves also we must look for the greatest good.
- Jeremy Taylor


I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.
- Shirley Temple

The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts.
- William Makepeace Thackeray

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.
- Sara Teasdale

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
- Margaret Thatcher

What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient.
- Bodie Thoene





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the 16 steps to recovery

The 16-Steps

We affirm we have the power to take charge of our lives and stop being dependent on substances or other people for our self-esteem and security.
Alternative:  We admit/acknowledge we are out of control with/powerless over ________ yet have the power to take charge of our lives and stop being dependent on substances or other people for our self-esteem and security.
We come to believe that God/Goddess/Universe/Great Spirit/Higher Power awakens the healing wisdom within us when we open ourselves to the power.
We make a decision to become our authentic selves and trust in the healing power of the truth.
We examine our beliefs, addictions and dependent behavior in the context of living in a hierarchical, patriarchal culture.
We share with another person and the Universe all those things inside of us for which we feel shame and guilt.
We affirm and enjoy our intelligence, strengths and creativity, remembering not to hide these qualities from ourselves and others.
We become willing to let go of shame, guilt, and any behavior that keeps us from loving ourselves and others.
We make a list of people we have harmed and people who have harmed us, and take steps to clear out negative energy by making amends and sharing our grievances in a respectful way.
We express love and gratitude to others and increasingly appreciate the wonder of life and the blessings we do have.
We learn to trust our reality and daily affirm that we see what we see, we know what we know and we feel what we feel.
We promptly admit to mistakes and make amends when appropriate, but we do not say we are sorry for things we have not done and we do not cover up, analyze, or take responsibility for the shortcomings of others.
We seek out situations, jobs, and people who affirm our intelligence, perceptions and self-worth and avoid situations or people who are hurtful, harmful, or demeaning to us.
We take steps to heal our physical bodies, organize our lives, reduce stress, and have fun.
We seek to find our inward calling, and develop the will and wisdom to follow it.
We accept the ups and downs of life as natural events that can be used as lessons for our growth.
We grow in awareness that we are sacred beings, interrelated with all living things, and we contribute to restoring peace and balance on the plane

quotes for today

We must be grateful for our mistakes, without them we wouldn't know any better.
- Ayash Sabbagh


When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you'll never forget it.
- Carl Sagan


It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery


Failures are divided into two classes -- those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.
- John Charles Salak


It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one a failure.
- Herbert Samuel


I glory in this world of men and women, torn with troubles, yet living on to love and laugh through it all.
- Carl Sandburg


Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as someone else.
- William Saroyan


The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
- Jean-Paul Sartre


Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant


Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
- Ruth Ann Schabacker

Monday quotes

It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable. — Moliere [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622-1673)

A good listener helps us overhear ourselves. — Yahia Lababidi (1973- ) in Signposts to Elsewhere

Enjoy the little things in Life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things. — Robert Brault Don't confuse what you have a right to do with what's right to do. — William Bennett (1943- )

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

 Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

 He who wants to accomplish finds a way. He who doesn't finds an excuse. — Hector D. Cantu (1961- )

 Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. — Lou Holtz (1937- )

Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others? — Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened. — Lao Tzu (6th Century BC?)

 There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware. — Doug Larson (1926- )