[serendipitous]

So, I was wondering if anyone has a 'mantra' for life or a quotation they have in their minds when they are making decisions.

I like things by Thoreau, particularly...
“I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, To put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die Discover that I had not lived.”


though I have a quotations book and I do collect pithy things which I like to keep in mind.

[Wheelie]

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. - moulin rouge ^^

[Rube]

My sig: "You rise, you fall, you're down then you rise again/What don't kill ya make ya more strong" Lol I'm such a dork, using Metallica lyrics as my motto

[mamuk]

memento mori
in the sense that I want to enjoy life as it is while I have it

[energeticelephant]

"Fall seven times, stand up eight. "

It's a Japanese proverb. I feel it the most right now finding out that I have RA. I talk about it a lot because it really has drastically affected my life. There are some mornings, when I feel like I'm 80 years old and I'm having trouble putting my clothes on and walking to the bathroom that I just want to crawl back in bed and sleep the rest of the day. I have to remember that no matter how many times I may fall, I just have to keep standing up. I gotta remember that that's the only way to keep going.

It helps to have good friends and a lovely support system, though. They can really help you take that 8th step

[serendipitous]

Ooh, like them, like them. Keep them coming folks, don't tell me you don't have 'em

[mamuk]

those who matter won't mind, those who mind don't matter

[truevitality]

I noticed something in my life that spurred this new motto.

Appreciate the beauty in your life. The little things make a big difference.

[bfranklin]

My motto, mission statement, has always been "How can I make a difference in the world?" or "Does what I am doing or going to do make a difference in the world?"

Works for my peace of mind.

[samyeaboy]

The "creative insanity" is something like "No one will like this, but I am doing it anyway", the ultimate reason to not to think practically.

I read this a few days ago just surfing the net, pure gold for me.