Thought for Sunday:

Re posting this delightful quote.

An old painting of mine

Which way do you view the world?

Quote Prompt 2

‘I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.’ E.B. White

This quote describes the cleft stick that many feel torn between. Or, are we improving the world by staying positive and doing the work we enjoy?

My letters to politicians may be a very small token to improve the world. I guess I must content myself with small increments. Improving the soil quality in our garden and growing our own vegetables brings satisfaction and cleaner air! Keeping the house clean makes it better on a micro level. Those small tasks completed to retain a semblance of order avoid chaos.

I used to think when my own grandmother was very old sitting in a chair and becoming negative, if only she could be aware that her thoughts are important! Positivity is contagious and helpful. Where as the opposite is also contagious, and can depress and hurt those you love.

So, as I get older, I am trying to take my own advice and remember to smile, as it uses fewer muscles than a frown. As my father used to say, ‘If you can’t think of something positive to say, say nothing.’

George Bernard Shaw wrote wisely about happiness: ‘The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation.’

An amusing Noel Coward quote to finish on: ‘I’ve brought you here to enjoy yourself and you’re bloody well going to.’ Mother to child at the seaside, Cavalcade.

This prompt is kindly suggested by myathiestblog., as an alternative prompt from WP.

http://myatheistblog.com/2015/03/28/quote-prompt-2-2/

Quote for today:

This exercise has been suggested by myathiestblog as an alternative to the word prompt, suggested by WP.

Single statements are evocative. What do the following quotes evoke? Choose one or all. Incorporate them into a narrative, or discuss their meaning, etc. etc. Use them however you wish.

‘I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.’

~Carl Sandburg

‘Any time you see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.’

~Alex Haley

‘I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.’

~ Edgar Allan Poe

http://myatheistblog.com/2015/03/14/quotations-1/

 

I shall choose the first quote today and just add some photos a friend sent via e-mail. I think they could each be relevant.

‘I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.’

Thanks to Mr. Athiest for these great suggestions.Thanks to the anonymous photographer for these wonderful shots.