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QUOTE & POSTER: Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. –Jim Rohn

by Michael Josephson on June 18, 2013

in Quotes, Observations, Worth Reading, Worth Your Time

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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: Your kindness causes ripples that are felt all over the world

QUOTE & POSTER: Your kindness causes ripples that are felt all over the world

June 18, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER:Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints! ― Chief Seattle

QUOTE & POSTER:Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints! ― Chief Seattle

June 18, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. –R Tagore

QUOTE & POSTER: You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. –R Tagore

June 18, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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COMMENTARY 832.3: The Paradoxical Commandments

June 18, 2013 Commentaries

In 1968, when Kent M. Keith was a 19-year-old sophomore at Harvard, he wrote the Paradoxical Commandments as part of a booklet for student leaders. He describes the Commandments as guidelines for finding personal meaning in the face of adversity: 1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. 2. If you do good, [...]

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COMMENTARY 832.2: The Truth About Trust

June 17, 2013 Choices

Everyone seems to understand the importance of trust. No one seems to doubt the vital role that  it plays in personal relationships, business and politics. We want to trust the people in our lives and we want them to trust us. Trust is so hard to earn and so easy to lose. So why do [...]

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QUOTE & POSTER: Lately, all my friends are worried they are turning into their fathers. I’m worried I’m not. – Dan Zevin

June 16, 2013 Commentaries
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HOW TO BE A GREAT SON OR DAUGHTER

June 16, 2013 Commentaries

What kind of son or daughter are you? Are you as good as you could be or should be? Here’s a guide on how to get in the Hall of Fame. Father’s Day is set aside to honor dads, at least those worthy of being honored. But how often do you think about how well [...]

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To Fathers – Good and Bad. Which are you? What do you wish you could do or say differently? Is it too late?

June 16, 2013 Commentaries

Let’s face it, even when viewed through the most generous lens, not all fathers have done or are doing the most important job of their lives well. What kind of dad have you been? if you are one of the good guys who can honestly say you have done your best, that you have truly [...]

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OBSERVATION: If Your Dad is Gone.

June 16, 2013 Commentaries

If your dad is gone, what do you wish you could say to him that you didn’t? I hope you have warm sentiments to share and the thought of your father evokes genuine gratitude and sadness that he’s gone, but be honest. Not all dads were great. Even through

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OBSERVATION: What if You Had a Bad Dad?

June 16, 2013 Commentaries

Some dad’s are/were genuinely great – worthy of praise and gratitude. Others were or are outright jerks or villains. Most fall somewhere between these extremes. How well you did in the dad lottery is something you had no influence on. If you got a good one, enjoy your good fortune and be grateful. If your [...]

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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. –Clarence Budington Kelland

QUOTE & POSTER: He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. –Clarence Budington Kelland

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: Why is it that you hardly ever see mothers throwing their children in the air? Fathers are special Happy Father’s Day

QUOTE & POSTER: Why is it that you hardly ever see mothers throwing their children in the air? Fathers are special Happy Father’s Day

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: I was so lucky to have you as a dad I can’t wait to have my kids have you as a grand dad. Happy Father’s Day

QUOTE & POSTER: I was so lucky to have you as a dad I can’t wait to have my kids have you as a grand dad. Happy Father’s Day

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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QUOTE & POSTER: Happy Father’s Day

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations

One of the greatest things about daughters is how they adored you when they were little; how they rushed into your arms with electric delight and demanded that you watch everything they do and listen to everything they say. Those memories will help you through less joyous times when their adoration is replaced by embarrassment [...]

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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: One of the greatest tragedies of life is the that fathers and sons can love each other deeply without ever getting to know each other. Get to know each other Happy Father’s Day

QUOTE & POSTER: One of the greatest tragedies of life is the that fathers and sons can love each other deeply without ever getting to know each other. Get to know each other Happy Father’s Day

June 14, 2013 Worth Reading
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: The view from atop your shoulders was the best I’ve ever had. I see more, know more and can do more because of you dad. Thanks. Happy Father’s Day

QUOTE & POSTER: The view from atop your shoulders was the best I’ve ever had. I see more, know more and can do more because of you dad. Thanks. Happy Father’s Day

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: Treasure these moments. Nothing you ever Experience will Be sweeter. Happy Father’s Day

QUOTE & POSTER: Treasure these moments. Nothing you ever Experience will Be sweeter. Happy Father’s Day

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: Your father doesn’t need another Father’s Day tie, wallet, or sweater. If you want to give him a gift he will treasure forever, buy a nice picture frame. Inside it put a handwritten note telling him he did a good job with specific memories of how he’s enriched your life. Then tell him how much you love him. –Michael Josephson

QUOTE & POSTER: Your father doesn’t need another Father’s Day tie, wallet, or sweater. If you want to give him a gift he will treasure forever, buy a nice picture frame. Inside it put a handwritten note telling him he did a good job with specific memories of how he’s enriched your life. Then tell him how much you love him. –Michael Josephson

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: No matter how old she is, a daughter’s chances of getting what she wants from her father increase greatly if she calls him “Daddy.”

QUOTE & POSTER: No matter how old she is, a daughter’s chances of getting what she wants from her father increase greatly if she calls him “Daddy.”

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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WORTH SEEING: Vintage Images of The American Flag

June 14, 2013 Worth Seeing

   

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WORTH SEEING: Father’s Day – Vintage Cards and Images

June 14, 2013 Commentaries

   

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WORTH WATCHING: Father’s Day Videos

June 14, 2013 Worth Watching

Touching Father’s Day Video’s Funny Father’s Day Video’s  

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OBSERVATION: A Note from Michael Josephson. It’s flag day!

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations

A great time to think of the symbolism of the American flag and the rules and ritiuals (http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/flag-rules-and-rituals.aspx) that have developed around it. I wonder whether the new generation gets the same inner sense of awe and pride I still get when at the playing of the Star Spangled banner or the recitation of the [...]

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WORTH WATCHING: The American Flag Tributes

June 14, 2013 Worth Watching

 

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QUOTES: For Father’s Day: The Best Quotes Ever About Fathers by Michael Josephson

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations

It’s only when you grow up and step back from him―or leave him for your own home―it’s only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. -Margaret Truman, in an address to a joint session of Congress (1984) Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap on a rope. -Bill [...]

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WHAT DOES THE FLAG MEAN TO YOU? Are noble democratic ideals and aspirations embodied in our founding documents infused into the DNA of the American flag? They are for me.

June 14, 2013 Quotes, Observations

June 14 – official Flag Day in the U.S. ! Do you care? What does the American flag mean to you? And, if you are not American, what does your flag stand for in your heart?I doubt that many young people have any special feelings when they stand for the National Anthem or utter the memorized [...]

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COMMENTARY 832.1: Perfect Father’s Day Gift

June 14, 2013 Commentaries

When I was young, I idolized my father, judging him for his virtues. For most of the rest of my life, I criticized him, judging him for his faults. I always loved him, but I didn’t always appreciate him. I was so aware of his imperfections (surely, no worse than my own) that I greatly [...]

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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children ― Chief Seattle

QUOTE & POSTER: We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children ― Chief Seattle

June 13, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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Thumbnail image for QUOTE & POSTER: Every accomplishment starts with the decision to begin.

QUOTE & POSTER: Every accomplishment starts with the decision to begin.

June 13, 2013 Quotes, Observations
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