Diamonds In The Rough

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

If You Would Have a Lovely Garden
(Values)
Author Unknown

If you would have a lovely garden, you will have a lovely life.

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Little Things
(Values)
Author Unknown

Most of us miss out on life's big prizes.
The Pultizer.
The Nobel.
Oscars.
Tonys.
Emmys.
But we're all eligible for life's small pleasures.
A pat on the back.
A kiss behind the ear.
A four-pound bass.
A full moon.
An empty parking space.
A crackling fire.
A great meal.
A glorious sunset.
Hot soup.
Cold beer.
Don't fret about copping life's grand awards.
Enjoy its tiny delights.
There are plenty for all of us.

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

What is a Friend?
(Community)
Anonymous

What is a friend? I'll tell you. It is a person with whom you dare to be yourself. He seems to not want you to be better or worse. When you are with him, you feel as a prisoner feels who has been declared innocent. You do not have to be on your guard. You can say what you think; express what you feel. He is shocked at nothing, offended at nothing so long as it is genuinely you. He understands the little contradictions in your nature that lead others to misjudge you. With him, you breathe free. You can take off your coat, slip off your shoes. You can avow your vanities and envies and hates and vicious sparks, your meanness and absurdities, and in opening them up to him, they are lost, dissolved in the white ocean of his loyalty. He understands. You do not have to be careful. You can abuse him, neglect him, berate him. Best of all, you can keep still with him. He is like water that cleanses all you say. He is like wine that warms you the bone. He understands. You can walk with him, sin with him, pray with him. Through and beneath it all he sees, knows, and loves you. A friend, I repeat, is the one with whom you dare to be yourself.

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

by Stephen Covey
(Character)

"What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. We all know it. There are people we trust absolutely because we know their character. Whether they're eloquent or not, whether they have the human relations techniques or not, we trust them, and we work successfully with them."

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William George Jordon
(Character)

"Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil - the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be."

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

You Ride a Bicycle
(Values)
Nicholas Johnson

You ride a bicycle because it feels good. The air feels good on your body; even the rain feels good. The blood starts moving around your body, and pretty soon it gets to your head, and, glory be, your head feels good. You start noticing things. You look until you really see. You hear things, and smell smells you never knew were there. You start whistling nice little original tunes to suit the moment. Words start getting caught in the web of poetry in your mind. And there's a nice feeling too, in knowing you're doing a fundamental life thing for yourself: transportation. You got a little bit of your life back! And the thing you use is simple, functional and relatively cheap. You want one that fits you and rides smoothly, but with proper care and few parts it should last almost forever. Your satisfaction comes from within you, not from the envy or jealousy of others (although you are entitled to feel a little smug during rush hours, knowing you are also making better time than most of the people in cars).

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Experience
(Growth)
Oscar Wilde

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

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Never Be Ashamed
(Growth)
Alexander Pope

A man should never be ashamed to say he has been wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Warm Logic
(Community)
Harvey Jackins

Cold logic? No! For logic knows to care
And care effectively. It's fear that's cold,
Illogic cringe short-sighted, selfish, failing;
Nor is there warmth in pity to share.
That's just the throbbing of distresses old
In tune with ours, agreement with our wailing.
Only the zesty, eager human mind
Will always notice, care, and move to action
For self, for loved ones, and for all Humankind.
Warm logic brings success and satisfaction.

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Three Hardest Tasks
(Growth)
Sidney Harris

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, "I was wrong."

 

[beatle_bailey]

Hello Hope

a lot said in just a few word ,,,, I got to witness all of that this night ,,
:smile: Beatle

 

[mac]

This is all so mindboggling

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Only the Best?
(Outlook)
Henry David Thoreau

The world would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best.

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Point of View
(Outlook)
Author Unknown

The pessimist looks at opportunities and sees difficulties. The optimist looks at difficulties and see opportunities.

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Feelings
(Outlook)
Mike Donovan

Feelings aren't a life sentence.

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

A Great Fighter
(Growth)
Sugar Ray Robinson

The mark of a great fighter is how he acts when he's getting licked.

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

We Are So Ruled
(Values)
Leo Buscaglia

We are so ruled by what people tell us we must be that we have forgotten who we are.