In honor of women's history month and in memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer.
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying from cancer).
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have talked less and listened more. More on If I Had My Life To Live Over - Erma Bombeck
Received this from a friend today. WOW. Thank you, Dennis.
"Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family.
Nurture their love carefully, remembering that your children need models, not critics, and your own progress will hasten when you constantly strive to present your best side to your children.
And even if you have failed at all else in the eyes of the world, if you have a loving family, you are a success."
A good friend shared this with me, and isn't it amazing when God places the right people with the right words to just lift you up when you need to hear it the most?
"Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty.
In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times."
This quote consistently gives me a jolt of strength and power when I read it. So I thought I'd archive it on my own site so I see it more often - Enjoy!
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
Just picked up my Oprah magazine subscription, and realized its Oprah's 5th anniversary special!
Included in the plastic package (you know its special when its specially wrapped with plastic) is a mini book that's a supplement to the magazine. There are several quotes in this What I Know For Sure supplement that I feel would be an encouragement & inspiration for me, and possibly you - so here are some of them: More on The Best Of Oprah - What I Know For Sure
