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"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again." (James R. Cook)

"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where they are had to begin where they were." (Richard L. Evans)

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." (St. Francis of Assisi)

"Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." (Thomas Edison)

"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget about everything except what you're going to do now - and do it." (William Durant)

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"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." (Albert Camus)

"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." (Lance Armstrong)

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." (Elisabeth Kübler-Ross)

"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward." (Abraham Lincoln)

"The darkest hour has only sixty minutes." (Morris Mandel)

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"If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today." (E. Joseph Cossman)

"Fall seven times, stand up eight." (Japanese proverb)

“You are not your past. You are the warrior that rose above it to become the example of someone who didn't survive, but thrived in creating the most beautiful last chapter of their life.” (Shannon L. Alder)

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"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

"Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business." (Norman Vincent Peale)

"I’ve certainly had periods when I felt like life was winning and I was losing, so I think everybody can relate to that quandary — the temptation to give in, to give up, and then what It takes to keep going." (Malcolm Gets)

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On 7/30/2018 at 6:53 PM, Orchids&Dragons said:

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Ha! all I need to do is lift a 10lb bag of potatoes to a shopping cart to know I'm never eating them again!

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Feel the same about a 25 pound bag or either White Flour or Sugar.

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One from my Brownies days ever so long ago
Make.New friendss***
But keep the old***
One is. Silver***
And the other's Gold.👫👫🙅💁🙋💆💇🙎🙍

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I found a new quote and added it to my signature. I really like this one...

"Remember to recognize the small successes that you will have. Don't let the brightness of that big goal blind you to what happens on the way toward the goal. Meet one wave at a time and enjoy what progress you make."

Lucille Ball

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10 minutes ago, macadamia said:

I found a new quote and added it to my signature. I really like this one...

"Remember to recognize the small successes that you will have. Don't let the brightness of that big goal blind you to what happens on the way toward the goal. Meet one wave at a time and enjoy what progress you make."

Lucille Ball

Excellent!

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"The mind’s first step to self-awareness must be through the body.” (George Sheehan)
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"Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms.” (Gloria Steinem)
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"Over the years our bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and stranger alike of the minor and major stresses of our lives.” (Marilyn Ferguson)
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“I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.” (Oprah Winfrey)
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“Our body communicates to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen to it.” (Shaki Gawain)
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“It’s also helpful to realize that this very body that we have… with its aches and pleasures…is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive. (Pema Chodron)

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"Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don't give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people." (Tena Desae)
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"Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.” (Bradley Whitford)

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"Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments." (Bethenny Frankel)

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"The more colorful the food, the better. I try to add color to my diet, which means vegetables and fruits." (Misty May-Treanor)

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"Pasta doesn't make you fat. How much Pasta you eat makes you fat." (Glada de Laurentils)

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"Diseases happen in acidic environments, so it's very important to keep your body alkaline. Keeping a diet high in leafy greens, spring Water, fresh air, raw almonds, lemons, grapefruits, and warm water with juice from half a lemon helps lower acidity levels.” (Valentina Zelyaeva)

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"Because the biological mechanisms that affect our health and well-being are so dynamic, when people change their diet and lifestyle, they usually feel so much better, so quickly; it reframes the reason for changing from fear of dying to joy of living.” (Dean Ornish)
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"The human body is a miraculous self-healing machine, but those self-repair systems require a nutrient-dense diet." (Joel Fuhrman)
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"The choices you make each day in your diet and lifestyle have a direct influence on how your genetic predisposition is expressed - for better and for worse. You're only as old as your genes, but how your genes are expressed may be modified by exercise, diet and lifestyle choices much more than had previously been believed - and more quickly.” (Dean Ornish)
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"I think cooking is really key because it's the only way you're going to take back control of your diet from the corporations who want to cook for us. The fact is, so far, corporations don't cook that well. They tend to use too much salt, fat, and sugar - much more than you would ever use at home." (Michael Pollan)

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