A little bit of everything

A special thanks to another awesome blog called forthemeaningoflife for posting a shout out about my blog. It was very appreciated. If you would like to check out his blog check on the side of mine for the link. Thanks again. - Joy

I was having a really bad day, and I just wanted to get home. I was trying to get onto the parkway, and someone cut me off! I was so angry and I just wanted to yell at them, but then I saw there license. It said HVFYTH, which means have faith. I saw this and just laughed. I was having a bad day, and just wanted to get home, and i didn't realize that all i needed was faith. Have Faith.
-Frienda

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. -Martin Luther King Jr

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. -Steve Bartkowski

Hope is like a road in the country; there wasn't ever a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. -Lin Yutang

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but moments.

-Rose Kennedy

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. -Laura Ingalls Wilder

Kindness makes a fellow feel good, whether it’s being done to him or by him. -Frank A. Clark

This christmas season let's slow down. Take a breather and enjoy the holidays. Remeber "It's not about the journey, it's about the destination." - Nikki

Be yourself.

Many times in our lives
we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt
by the decisions we make, and the circumstances that come our way
we feel as though we are worthless,
but no matter what has happened, or what will happen
you will never lose your value
dirty or clean
crumpled or finely creased
You are still Priceless to those who love you.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know
but by who we are
you can be whoever you want
and You are special
Don't ever forget that.

What we are today is result of our own past actions;
Whatever we wish to be in the future depends on our present actions;
Decide how you have to act now.
We are responsible for what we are, whatever we wish ourselves to be.
We have the power to make ourselves.

If you want to be someone else -
BE SOMEONE ELSE!
If you want to act a different way -
ACT A DIFFERENT WAY!
Be the person you want to be. No one is stopping you.
- Anonymous

If you have a positive attitude, you have a better change of becoming a better person.
- Anonymous


What you want to see in others,
you must first see it inside you.
What you expect from others,
you must first expect from yourself.
Life is just a mirror.
So before you can love others,
you must love yourself.

But most importantly, don't lose the real you in the search to becoming who you want to be.

You can change who you are.
No one is stopping you.

Watercolors

These are some watercolor paintings I made,
and I just wrote a cute inspirational quote on it. =]
Hope you like.
-Joy

Happy Thanksgiving

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." --Oprah Winfrey


Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.--Brian Tracy

Thankfulness
"Let us rise up and be thankful,
for it we didn't learn a lot today,
at least we learned a little,
and if we didn't learn a little,
at least we didn't get sick,
and if we got sick, at least we didn't die;
so let us all be thankful."
-Buddha

If one could only learn to appreciate the little things...
A song that takes you away, for there are those who cannot hear.
The beauty of a sunset, for there are those who cannot see.
The warmth and safety of your home, for there are those who are homeless.
Time spent with good friends for there are those who are lonely.
A walk along the beach for there are those who cannot walk.
The little things are what life is all about.
Search your soul and learn to appreciate.
--Shadi Souferian

As you and your family are sitting down, and about to indulge yourself with delicious food, take a minute to hold hands, and go around saying what you are thank full for. There is so much to be thank full for. Just take a minute and say, "Thank you God, I am very thankful for all that you give me."

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Happiness

Today, I had a little girl tell me that I laughed and smiled a lot.
It was, to be honest, the greatest thing I've heard in a long time.. It just made me realize that I'm actually a happy person, and not the miserable one I feel like I am.


I saw this today on Socialmoth, and it inspired me to make this post.

Smile because it is the prettiest thing you can ever wear.

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
~Woody Allen

If you can't see the font it says, "Joy is infectious: therefore, be always full of joy."
(For some reason i think this girl looks like me.)


A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller

If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy

Do not hate, Love

Whatever you give to life, it gives you back.
Do not hate anybody.
The hatred which comes out from you will someday comeback to you.
Love others, and love will come back to you.

I am worthy of love.

The more I love, the more that love is returned to me. Love is eternal and ever-lasting. I nurture my inner child, love her and have allowed her to heal. I am responsible for my life and always maintain the power I need to be positive and have joy.

Some one may hate you. They may be out to get you, but you can not get down on their level. Don't hate them back. Love them. Open your heart to them, and Love them. Don't spread rumors, talk trash, or spit in their face. Be nice to them, smile and say hello. This will be hard, but in the end you will be the happier, and better person. - Friend

Hope

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times,
happy moments and unhappy moments.

The next time you are experiencing
one of those bad times or unhappy moments,
Try your best not to let
the situation get the best of you.

If the going gets tough and
you are at your breaking point;
show resilience.
Bend; But don't break!

Words Of Hope by For Today:
Believe in yourself
Know that these words
These words of hope
Are yours to take

Poem for Hope
A Hong Kong Proverb

As long as we have hope,
we have direction,
the energy to move,
and the map to move by.
We have a hundred alternatives,
a thousand paths and infinity of dreams.
Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go;
Hopeless, we are lost forever.

Everyone has a bad day now and then, but you have to keep on going. You have to have hope that tomorrow will bring a better day then todays. Without hope you have nothing. - JP

Keep laughing. As long as you’re laughing you still have hope. -Moe Howard

Inspiration =]

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.
William Arthur Ward



A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. ~Douglas Pagels

Don't Quit

When things go wrong
as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging
seems all uphill,
When the funds are low,
and the debts are high,
And you want to smile,
but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing
you down a bit...
Rest if you must,
but don't you quit.

Success is failure
turned inside out,
The silver tint of
the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell
how close you are,
It may be near
when it seems afar.

So, stick to the fight
when you're hardest hit...
It's when things go wrong
that you mustn't quit.

_{~Author unknown}

Happiness: Jumping in the air with my best friends while singing our hearts out.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.
-Miguel De Cervantes

The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

-Walter Bagehot

The past week was the official date of TWLOHA. It inspired me to see so many people write love on their arms. it showed me how many people out their truly care. - Anonymous

ok so my one friend told me this quote that he thought could help me with whatever i was going through. (best not to get into that right now.) ok so he told me that "god doesnt give us any feelings that we can not handle" hearing this really inspired me to get through each day no matter what was going on and no matter what god will help you through it. this is one of the motos that helps me with everything that i do so i hope it helps you out too!

and i think this is prob one of the coolest things that any of my friends have done keep up the good work
Corrie :)

Frank Warren, PostSecret
By Tim Dillion USA TODAY

This man has inspired me to finally make this blog after I had just pushed the idea to the back of my mind for months. He has showed me how much of an impact just once person can make on this world. - Joy

Feeling Beautiful

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

"Beauty is not simply a youthful glow or collection of attractive features. It may, in fact, be just the opposite. Real beauty blooms from the soil of experience, knowledge, and wisdom. It is more a reflection of inner attitudes than a physical image in a mirror." - Linda Picone

you are beautiful

"I never saw an ugly thing in my life; for let the form of an object be what it may - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful."- John Constable

"Don't worry over how other people think of you because it will just keep you down. It's more important of how you think of yourself." - RC

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In the world now a days all everyone cares about is looks. They see the skinny actors and actresses and in return think that they need to be like that. Some starve them selfs to look like that, while others do it the healthy way, and exercise. Either way everyone is still unhappy with the way they look. God made us all differently and we have to learn to accept that and feel beautiful. The way I look at it is as long as you're happy with yourself then that is all that matters. I think it's a great idea to want to exercise, but don't go crazy and hurt yourself. - Joy

P.S. You don't need love to make you feel beautiful.