May I copy- and paste this superb quote because it applies to me this morning:

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. " - Harvey Fierstein

Indeed, defining oneself is a wellspring of joy.

Defining oneself is not conceit, it's an affirmation that one has been created to be interesting for the lifetime therein.

 

Who said......
"If I knew I was going to live this long, I would of taken better care of myself"

was it George Burns? (he died @ 99 yrs I think.)

 

"A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the World"

John le Carre

 

Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined by too confident a security.
John Bunyan

It seems that God which has so wisely constructed our bodies for our welfare, gave us pride to spare us the painful knowledge of our short-comings.
FDLR

Let sleeping dog lie.....

 

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. Proverbs 14:13

 

Greetings from Athens

As cold waters to a thirsty soul,so is good news from a far country.

 

The ideal weight for a mother in law is : 1 kilo inclusive the urn........

 

"Next week there can't be any crisis. My schedule is already full."

Henry Kissinger.

 

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humour, to console him for what he is ."

.....Wall Sreet Journal