“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali
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A Look at Life by The Eagles
Is life sometimes unfair? Absolutely. Does life often snatch victory right from your hands and replace it with an epic failure? You bet. Can past mistakes and personal losses seem to heavy to carry? Most of the time, actually. Could you legitimately write a thousand and one “done me wrong” songs? At least! But, every now and then, we just have to LITERALLY take a few verses from a song by The Eagles and Get Over It!
GET OVER IT
by The Eagles
I turn on the tube and what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin’ ’don’t blame me’
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
Spend all their time feelin’ sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma’s too thin; your daddy’s too fat
Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin’ and cryin’ and pitchin’ a fit
Get over it, get over it
You say you haven’t been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if I gave you some cash
The more I think about it, old billy was right
Let’s kill all the lawyers, kill ’em tonight
You don’t want to work, you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn’t owe you a thing
Get over it
Get over it
If you don’t want to play, then you might as well split
Get over it, get over it
It’s like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You’re makin’ the most of your losin’ streak
Some call it sick, but I call it weak
You drag it around like a ball and chain
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin’ everybody down
Complain about the present and blame it on the past
I’d like to find your inner child and kick it’s little a$$…
Get over it
Get over it
It’s gotta stop sometime, so why don’t you quit
Get over it, get over it….
More Quotes About Life.
Inspirational Quote of the Day
He only is advancing in life whose heart is getting softer, whose blood warmer, whose brain quicker, and whose spirit is entering into living peace. And the men who have this life in them are the true lords and kings of the earth–they, and they only. – John Ruskin
I LOVE the first part of the quote above: “He only is advancing in life whose heart is getting softer, whose blood warmer, whose brain quicker, and whose spirit is entering into living peace…” Spend a little time today with this quote, let it sink in deep in the places it most needs to resonate.
As far as inspirational quotes go, this one’s a real beaut.
Why Not Go Out on a Limb?
I was in the yard picking apples and pears a few days ago and as I tried to work my way to the end of each branch, I thought of a great quote by Frank Scully, “Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?”
When a pear crashed down on my head, I decided I’d had enough and headed inside because of another great quote by me, “When the pear tree turns on you, run.”
I’m sure we all can think of times when we’ve stepped outside of our comfort zone and realized the truth of Frank Scully’s quote. Below are more quotes about going out on limbs and taking chances. They may just inspire me to tackle the pear tree again.
All growth is the result of risk-taking. – Jude Wanniski
What isn’t tried won’t work. – Claude McDonald
If you risk nothing, then you risk everything. – Geena Davis
Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. – Frederick B. Wilcox
Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere. – The United Church Observer
A coward meets his fate in his own hideout. – Jorge Salvador Lara
What would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything? – Vincent Van Gogh
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. – Seneca
What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree? – Logan Pearsall Smith (It was a pear, Mr. Smith)
All serious daring starts from within. – Eudora Welty
People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground. – Marcel Proust
High expectations are the key to everything. – Sam Walton
When you’re skating on thin ice, you may as well tap-dance. – Bryce Courtenay
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. – Dale Carnegie
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. – Max De Pree
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done. – Al Bernstein
A ship in harbor is safe – but that is not what ships are for. – John A. Shedd
What quote motivates you the most… really makes you want to take on the hounds of hell with a garden hose?!
A Quote From Bruce Almighty About Stress? Why Not?
“Wonderful thing…. No matter how filthy something gets, you can always clean it right up.” – “God,” as played by Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty
A few weeks ago, our family had one of “those” weeks. Oh, who am I kidding – we had one of those months. What’s worse, the month was in such a foul mood that it looked like it’d grow into one of those years. 3 out of 5 of us had sinus problems, 2 out of 4 vehicles broke completely down and took days to get fixed (not to mention $$$$), the dryer decided it didn’t like its job, and every bill that could come due did come due – without considering, for one moment, the unexpected extras.
Bills are so uncool that way.
There were other ridiculous things that happened but, for sanity’s sake I seemed to have blocked them out. Allow me to add that all of this came about as we’re planning our oldest daughter’s wedding… in two short months. Her dress? Well, it hasn’t come in yet.
Breathe.
During one of the crazy days, one of my girls pointed out that I never seemed to get stressed or “flip” out. I thought about it for a second and realized that, generally speaking, I don’t. Not over things that can be fixed, anyway. If there will be any flipping on my part, I’ll be when something or someone has been lost to me forever.
Then, well, I do give a flip.
But when you think about it, temporary situations – even those that pile up like building blocks – simply aren’t worth coming undone over. Why risk the damage it can do to your heart, your psyche, your good name – to say nothing of how ridiculous one looks mid-flip.
The next time something unsettling and stressful happens, ask yourself, “Is this a permanent loss or a temporary mess?” As the great quote at the top of the article says, messes can be cleaned up. However, if we’re busy coming unglued, stressing out, demanding, “WHY ME?!?!?” and so forth, the clean up will be put off until we’re worn out from our temper tantrum. By then, chances are that the problem has been compounded, feelings have been hurt, and time has been wasted.
It’s so much better to simply forgo the tantrum, keep your wits, and grab a mop.