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Beautiful Anne Frank Quote About Making the World a Better Place

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Anytime I hear someone bemoan the crazy, often “mean” and heartbreaking world we live in, my first thought is this: The more pain there is, the more opportunities there are.  Frankly, there are far too many people preaching, protesting, and lecturing these days without nearly enough of us rolling up our sleeves and going out on the proverbial limb to help others.

As the amazing Anne Frank said, we don’t have to wait a single moment before helping make the world a better place.  And she’s right about something else… it is wonderful.

 

 

 

 

 

Quote of the Day: If I Quit Now…

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Don't Quit Quote Graphic

“If I quit now, I will be back to where I started, and when I started I was desperately wishing to be where I am now.” – Unknown

Before we get into just how amazing this motivational quote is, I just wanted to say that I’m going to start the Quotes of the Day tradition back up again. At least four days a week, a great quote or quote graphic will be published on Self Help Daily. I’m not sure why I stopped doing these, to be honest, but I have a feeling it had something to do with “life happening.”

That and the fact that I have a large family, home-based web publishing business, and 7 other blogs to maintain and write for. Plus, baseball pretty much consumes me from April to October.

I will do better. I promise.

I am obsessed with quotes – always have been. I’ve had a love affair with words since I first learned to speak them many moons (and suns) ago. This particular quote is a favorite and, I’m not going to lie, is one I’ve often challenged or reprimanded myself with.

We all have times in life when we just want to quit. The struggle we face or the path we’re on just seems too difficult. The “pay off” doesn’t come as quickly as we’d expected or we question if the “pay off” will even be worth the struggle.

People who are trying to eat healthier, exercise more, or complete their college studies are prime victims for the “I think I’m going to Quit” bug.  If you fall into this group (or an entirely different one for that matter), I hope you’ll remember this wonderful quote because it is absolutely 110 percent true.  There was a time you’d have LOVED to be where you are now. So you know what that means… keep going!

“If I quit now, I will be back to where I started, and when I started I was desperately wishing to be where I am now.” – Unknown

 

Positive Thought: Quote About Enjoying Life

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Quote About Enjoying Life
I’m normally a really chill kind of gal – which is just my way of saying I’m a clown with a penchant for the silly things in life and a distaste for the mature things in life. Grow up? I want no part of it. Like my dad before me, I obsess over birds, coffee, and good food and shirk away from being overly serious or “down.”

However, a few days last week I was in what could only be called a funk. It was a funk’s funk. Life has been kind of…. well… unpredictable lately and has thrown me a few curve balls.

I’m not a curve ball hitter. I like them up and a little outside but life didn’t ask first – it just threw one past me. Then another. Then another…

Anyway, I failed to roll with the punches and I found myself stomping through the house one day, getting annoyed with my own foul humor and crabby mood. Thanks be to God that I caught myself before I had to subject anyone else to the stomping and scowling. My cats slept threw it, so I didn’t even have to endure their judging glances.

Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things.  – Kenneth Branagh

I came to my senses by asking myself, “What is so terrible that it was worth the cost of peace and happiness?” I stumped me, which is always a freaky kind of feeling.

The humor of the moment (as I searched for an answer that I would accept) lightened the mood and the day.  I walked around the yard with my thoughts and came to the realization that NOTHING that was bothering me was anywhere near worth losing a minute of happiness, let alone an entire day. So, I threw the worries over the fence and came back in the house.

If we were to be totally honest with ourselves, we’d admit that many… maybe even MANY of the things we get worked up over simply are not getting worked up over.  It made me think of the Kenneth Branagh quote Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about thing. 

Beautiful, wise words to live by – everyday. Even, maybe even especially, the rotten ones.

Keep smiling and keep laughing! ~ Joi (“Joy”)

Update to the Self Help Resources Page

I recently heard from a veteran ( in the US Marine Corp and US Navy units in the first Gulf War).  Veterans are a group that get my undivided attention and endless respect This Veteran is now one of our Country’s many Disabled Veterans.

He assists Maritime Injury Center in their mission of advocating for mariners and Veterans alike. In this Veteran’s own words, “Now more than ever, I think its important for service members to understand the significance of the Jones Act and how it impacts the captain and crew of merchant ships hauling military cargo in times of engagement. You can find out more about the Jones Act at www.maritimeinjurycenter.com/jones-act/.”

He went on to ask if I would consider adding a link back to MaritimeInjuryCenter.com  on the Self Help and Improvement Resources Page to help advocate for our armed forces, while also educating maritime workers on their rights if they become injured at sea.

Consider it done, sir, and thank you for your service.

 

Quote About Joy: A Joyful Quote of the Day

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Quote About Joy
I have a good mind to keep the picture of the beautiful girl (and her beautiful smile) above handy – so the next time I’m having an “off” day, I can just look at her. I have a feeling her megawatt smile could chase away any bad mood.

The quote, by Thich Nhat Hanh, is – in its simplicity – absolutely brilliant. Often, you can chase clouds in your psyche away simply by inviting a little sunshine into your presence with a big, beautiful smile.

Try it the next time you’re feeling a little off your game. It might just work wonders. If not, come back here and look at the doll above… I have a feeling she’ll do wonders!

~ Joi

Quote of the Day: Some Days There Won’t Be a Song in Your Heart….

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Sing Anyway!
Some Days There Won’t Be a Song in Your Heart. Sing Anyway.  Beautiful!

This Emory Austin quote reminds me of a day a few months ago when I found myself walking around my kitchen wearing what surely must have looked like the Grinch’s expression.

I had hurt my back, and possibly even cracked a rib, by falling against a concrete picnic table.

I’m graceful, if nothing else.

The pain was relentless and I was getting, probably, three total hours of sleep each night. When you’re running on little sleep and big pain, even coffee doesn’t help your countenance.

I decided to go all “Self Help Daily-esque” on myself. I smiled at my cat (and I’m pretty sure she raised her eyebrow at me) and declared her to be the most beautiful cat in the world – a fact she already knew.

I looked out the window and smiled at the birds, squirrels, and trees. Not one smiled back, but that was okay. When I walked back through the kitchen and poured myself another cup of coffee (all theories have to be tested, you know), I realized that I was no longer wearing a Grinch expression because I no longer felt like him.

Sure, the pain was still there and the yawns were piling up on one another – but I was smiling. My mood was lifted simply because I decided that’s simply how it must be.

Sing anyway… or, at the very least, smile!

~ Joi (“Joy”)