I have met my enemy
                    and
                  it is me

                                          My Version Of Pogo Pogh's Wisdom

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   The President has supporters that he probably wishes would just go away.
   Such was the case of a lady in a recent Town Hall meeting. She chose to defend Mr. Obama on the question whether he was constitutionally qualified to be the President.
   "Natural born citizen?" she asked. "That's not right. Why should someone who was born by c-section be disqualified from being the President?"
   GOTTA LOVE 'EM, MR. PRESIDENT
                         

         FAILURE never stopped me.
            FEAR OF FAILURE did.

   "Let there be peace on Earth, 
                       and 
            let it begin with me." 


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"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
                                                                             – Lao-Tzu

About Lao-Tzu

The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu is believed to have lived in the 4th century B.C. Little is known about him, but it is likely that he wrote the Tao te Ching, the foundation of Taoist philosophy, and engaged Confucius in debate, honing both men's belief systems. His name means either "old master" or the "old child," and one legend says he was born with white hair after spending 80 years in his mother's womb.

   Eighty years? Oh those Chinese are such kidders, right? I haven't met a mother yet who wanted her pregnancy to last more than nine months. Have you?
   Well, I have no standing to criticize any religious belief. Many of my spiritual beliefs are "unrealistic" and supernatural.

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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
                                                            – Thomas A. Edison

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"Laughter is the closest distance between two people."
                                                                            – Victor Borge

About Victor Borge

Danish pianist Victor Borge was affectionately known as the Clown Prince of Denmark. Born as Børge Rosenbaum in 1909 to musician parents, he began playing piano at age three. After a stint as a classical pianist, he began combining music and jokes. His anti-Nazi jokes landed him on Hitler's enemies list. In 1942, he was named Best New Radio Performer by the American press. His Comedy in Music show on Broadway was the longest running one-man show in the 1950's. He died in 2000.

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              Let's Have A Happy Day!

"The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come."--
                                     Song of Solomon 2:12

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"Just don't give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong."
                                                          Ella Fitzgerald

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   If you think you are beaten, you are.
   If you think you dare not, you don't.
   If you like to win, but think you can't,
   It is almost certain you won't.

   If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
   For out of the world we find,
   Success begins with a person's will --
   It's all in the state of mind.

   If you think you are outclassed, you are.
   You've got to think high to rise.
   You've got to be sure of yourself before
   You can ever win a prize.

   Life's battles don't always go
   To the strongest or fastest man.
   But soon or late the one who wins
   Is the one WHO THINKS HE CAN.
                                Napoleon Hill
                                             Think and Grow Rich
   
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"A bad habit never disappears miraculously;

     it's an undo-it-yourself project."
                                                                      – Abigail Van Buren

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"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail."
                                                                             – Dorothea Brande

About Dorothea Brande

Dorothea Brande wrote the quintessential how-to-write book, Becoming a Writer, which was among the first to address every writer's core problem: How to sit down and let the words flow. Her book, published in 1934, remains in print today. She was born in 1893 in Chicago. She worked as an editor on the Chicago Tribune and The American Review and married the latter journal's owner. She also wrote Wake Up and Live, which was adapted into a movie in 1937. She died in 1948.

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  The Mystery Of Sailing Ships      

      One ship goes east
      One ship goes west
By the self same wind that blows,
       But it's the set of the sail
       And not the gale
 That determines where it goes.

             It's My Job To Set The Sail. 
           God Takes Care Of The Wind.

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"Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold."
                                                                                             – Leo Tolstoy

About Leo Tolstoy

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, known as Leo Tolstoy, is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time; he wrote 25 books, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina. He was born on his family's estate in Russia. Although he fought in the Crimean War, he became a pacifist and political radical after a severe midlife crisis. His beliefs greatly influenced Mahatma Gandhi, who became a friend. He died in 1910.

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SUCCESS REQUIRES NO APOLOGIES.
      FAILURE PERMITS NO ALIBIS.


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"Give us this day our daily bread."

                                                   Matthew 6:11  

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"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself."
                                                                                                    – Anna Quindlen

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   Today is my 70th Birthday and I am in awe of what a great life God has given me. 
   Happy Birthday to everyone everywhere who has August 18 as their birthday. No matter what the number of years might be, it's a great life.
   My friends at Unity Village Missouri sent me the perfect spiritual message for this happy day. I accept it completely with the joy that it obviously conveys. Here it is -  

 

Today's Daily Word - Tuesday, August 18, 2009

                         Let Go, Let God

   I release, accept, and receive.

   At times I may need to repeat an affirmation several times before it takes hold in mind and heart. For instance, I may have been carrying a heavy burden for days or weeks, and finally I understand: I've been trying to do this all on my own. I stop struggling and affirm: I let go and let God. I repeat this affirmation until I release all to God.

   The One Power and Presence never lets me down. I release any worry or struggle and accept the comfort, inspiration, and abundance of God. I receive all that I need, and more.

   I release, accept, and receive. With ease and grace, the gifts of God flow to me and through me to accomplish good.

"The Noah rule: Predicting rain doesn't count; building arks does."
                                                                                           – Warren Buffett

        

"Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them."
                                                                      – John Updike

About John Updike

John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize–winning American novelist known for his careful craftsmanship and small-town settings, has published more than 60 books to date. He was born in 1932 in Pennsylvania. As a child he suffered from stammering and was encouraged by his mother to write. After college, he joined The New Yorker as a regular contributor. He is best known for his series of novels about a fictional alter ego, including Rabbit, Run and Rabbit at Rest. He lives in Massachusetts.