A quote I recently came across:
“Don’t be yourself - be someone a little nicer.” - Mignon McLaughlin


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Candy and I hiked up to the Big Rock at 2 Mile Run this morning. Just a dumb little thing I was thinking of - the song Big Rock Candy Mountain. I lost the map halfway to the rock - it must have fallen out of my pocket after we crossed the last bridge (I remember having it then) and either we could have turned back to find it or I could try and ( Read more... )

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Still thinking about "what's the point?" Then I remembered this quote from the Dalai Lama about the purpose of life:

“I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own ( Read more... )

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
- Albert Einstein

I found this quote over on daily-gems. Love it. I never feel like much of a success anyway - so that's good - I can be useful.

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