Thursday, September 30, 2010

Quote: "Happiness is

Quote: "Happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence." ~ John F Kennedy

GREEN TIP: Get to kn

GREEN TIP: Get to know vendors at your local farmers' market to make sure you're buying the real deal.

“Worry often gives

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” ~ Proverb

       “There

       “There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem.” ~ Harold Stephens

"A conclusion is the

"A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking." ~Attributed to Arthur McBride Bloch

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Eliot Lee sent you a

Eliot Lee sent you an invitation to connect as business contacts on Plaxo on August 28th. That invitation will expire soon! Follow this link to accept Eliot's invitation. http://htxt.it/tSEN Plaxo is free, easy to use and takes only a minute to join. Come see what Eliot wants to share. Thanks, The Plaxo team Plaxo - your address book for life. Don't want to receive emails from Plaxo any more? Go to: http://htxt.it/56hr Plaxo, Inc. - 203 Ravendale Drive - Mountain View - CA - 94043 - USA

GREEN TIP: 20% of th

GREEN TIP: 20% of the world's plants face extinction, which could cause catastrophe for life on Earth.

"A lie can travel ha

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~ Mark Twain

"Women will never be

"Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy".

"The greatest discov

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." ~ William James

"I had the blues bec

"I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet." ~ Ancient Persian

"If the essence of m

"If the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy wtihin your heart, then in living I have made my mark." ~ Thomas L. Odem Jr.

"When you realize ho

"When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky." ~ Buddha

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

"Turbulence is life

"Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let's love turbulence and use it for change." ~ Ramsey Clark

"The secret of succe

"The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore." ~ Cyril Connolly

"The language of exc

"The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles." ~ Henry David Thoreau

"Stay calm and aggre

"Stay calm and aggressive." ~ Gabrielle Reece

"Remain calm, serene

"Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along." ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

Monday, September 27, 2010

GREEN TIP: Compact f

GREEN TIP: Compact fluorescents aren't good for closet lighting. Rapid switching shortens life-span.

"Every child is an a

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once the child grows up." ~ Pablo Picasso

"If you want to be i

"If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative." ~ Unknown

"It is through coope

"It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived." ~ Ralph Charell

"Union gives strengt

"Union gives strength." ~ Aesop

"The only thing that

"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation." ~ Bertrand Russell

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Quote: "Experience i

Quote: "Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." ~ Aldous Huxley

Saturday, September 25, 2010

GREEN TIP: European

GREEN TIP: European countries reject a proposed ban on Atlantic deep-sea offshore drilling.

Friday, September 24, 2010

GREEN TIP: General M

GREEN TIP: General Mills says it won't buy palm oil from companies accused of rain forest destruction.

"Think wrongly if yo

"Think wrongly if you please, but in all cases think for yourself." ~ Doris Lessing

"The more things cha

"The more things change, the more they stay the same." ~ Alphonse Karr

"Who finds a faithfu

"Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure." ~ Jewish saying

"Turn your face to t

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you." ~ Maori Proverb

"Not everything whic

"Not everything which is bad comes to hurt us." ~ Italian Proverb

"If you stand in one

"If you stand in one place long enough, the world will come to you." ~ Chinese Proverb

Thursday, September 23, 2010

"You dictate your ow

"You dictate your own happiness. Do not let societal pressures drive you. Drive yourself with your own passions." ~ Eliot Lee

“You can not alway

“You can not always control circumstances, but you can control your own thoughts.” ~ Charles Popplestown

GREEN TIP: Kevin Cos

GREEN TIP: Kevin Costner pitched emergency oil spill plan worth $895 million to Congress on Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

GREEN TIP: Make radi

GREEN TIP: Make radiators more efficient with heat reflector sheets that reflect heat into the room.

"You have to have co

"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." ~ Rosalyn Carter

"In seed time learn,

"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." ~William Blake

"I have memories - b

"I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future." ~David Gerrold

"Dreams are free, so

"Dreams are free, so free your dreams." ~Astrid Alauda

"Autumn is a second

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ~Albert Camus

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Can you honestly say

Can you honestly say the following about yourself? "I am flexible in my ideas, and I am willing to acknowledge other viewpoints. I see all sides." ~ Louise L. Hay. If so, cool. If not, awesome, room for improvement. CGM!

"The future belongs

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

GREEN TIP: Water con

GREEN TIP: Water containing high levels of manganese (used in batteries) linked to lower IQs in children.

"A successful person

"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her." ~ David Brinkley

"Worry bankrupts the

"Worry bankrupts the spirit." ~ Berri Clove

"It took me a long t

"It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes." ~ Sally Field

"Worrying is like a

"Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere." ~ Glenn Turner

"Do not anticipate t

"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." ~ Benjamin Franklin

Monday, September 20, 2010

"I never think of th

"I never think of the future - it comes soon enough." ~ Albert Einstein

GREEN TIP: BP says t

GREEN TIP: BP says the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has cost it about 9.5 billion dollars so far.

"Meditate. Live pure

"Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine." ~ Buddha

"Have a heart that n

"Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts." ~ Charles Dickens

"Life is like a coin

"Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once." ~ Lillian Dickson

"The goal of life is

"The goal of life is living in agreement with nature." ~ Zeno

"Happiness is when y

"Happiness is when you've gotten really good at being you." ~ Hermann James

Sunday, September 19, 2010

"Communication leads

"Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing." ~ Rollo May

"Bad human communica

"Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow." ~ Rowan D. Williams

"To aim at the best

"To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing." ~ Janet Erskine Stuart

Saturday, September 18, 2010

GREEN TIP: Be carefu

GREEN TIP: Be careful choosing dryer sheets. Some scented brands contain toxic chemicals.

"Courage is going fr

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." ~Winston Churchill

Friday, September 17, 2010

"I'm not afraid of s

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." ~ Louisa May Alcott

“It is during our

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” ~ Aristotle Onassis

"Anger always comes

"Anger always comes from frustrated expectations." ~ Elliott Larson

"Keep high aspiratio

"Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs." ~ William Howard Stein

Thursday, September 16, 2010

GREEN TIP: Scientist

GREEN TIP: Scientists warn that by September 2030 we could see an ice-free Arctic due to global warming.

"We can draw lessons

"We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it." ~ Lyndon Johnson

"Talk peaceful to be

"Talk peaceful to be peaceful." ~ Norman Vincent Peale

"Calmness is the cra

"Calmness is the cradle of power." ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland

"Be so strong that n

"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind." ~ Christian Larson

"We should be too bi

"We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it." ~ Abraham Lincoln

"Of all the things y

"Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important." ~ Unknown

"Difficulties can be

"Difficulties can be stepping stones or stumbling blocks. It's just the matter of how you view them." ~ Unknown

"The language of fri

"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." ~Henry David Thoreau

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

"It does not matter

"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." ~ Confucius

"The man who can dri

"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." ~ Roger Bannister

GREEN TIP: Chinese o

GREEN TIP: Chinese officials project that in 2020 China will have more than 200 million cars on the road.

"The strongest princ

"The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice." ~ George Eliot

"Peace cannot be kep

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." ~ Albert Einstein

"You will not be pun

"You will not be punished for your anger. You'll be punished by your anger." ~ Buddha

"People and things d

"People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us." ~ Albert Ellis

"The minute you star

"The minute you start thinking that you've done it all, that's when you're in the rear view mirror." ~ Chris DeWolfe

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

"Knowledge is learni

"Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day." ~ Zen Proverb

GREEN TIP: In Alaska

GREEN TIP: In Alaska, 10,000 walruses have been driven ashore because of melting Arctic ice.

"Wise men talk becau

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something." ~ Plato

"The great majority

"The great majority of men are bundles of beginnings." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Success is never fi

"Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. Courage is what counts." ~ Winston Churchill

"Our greatest glory

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ~ Confucius

"Think like a man of

"Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought." ~ Henri L. Bergson

Monday, September 13, 2010

"Panic at the though

"Panic at the thought of doing a thing is a challenge to do it." ~ Henry S. Haskins

"Nothing in life is

"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." ~ Marie Curie

GREEN TIP: FDA may a

GREEN TIP: FDA may approve salmon that grow twice as fast due to genetic engineering.

"Above all, be true

"Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it." ~ Hardy D. Jackson

“Freedom is the wi

“Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

"We are driven by fi

"We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.” ~ William Glasser

"Boundaries are actu

"Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time." ~ Eduardo Chillida

"Simply pushing hard

"Simply pushing harder within the old boundaries will not do." ~ Karl Weick

Sunday, September 12, 2010

GREEN TIP: One-third

GREEN TIP: One-third of the 280 known freshwater turtle species currently face extinction.

"Money often costs t

"Money often costs too much." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Saturday, September 11, 2010

GREEN TIP: Diet of l

GREEN TIP: Diet of livestock must be changed in order to curb greenhouse gas-causing emissions.

"We must use time as

"We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch." ~ John F. Kennedy

"Your skills help yo

"Your skills help you, but they can also help someone else. Share your knowledge now." ~ Unknown

"Be your own check a

"Be your own check and balance." ~ Eliot Lee

"Your worst enemy ca

"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts." ~ Buddha

"Mindfulness is the

"Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience." ~ Sylvia Boorstein

"The pleasure and jo

"The pleasure and joy that arise in dependence on the eye: this is the gratification in the eye. That the eye is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change: this is the danger in the eye. The removal and abandonment of desire and lust from the eye: this is the escape from the eye." ~ Buddha

Friday, September 10, 2010

"A friend is someone

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." ~ Jim Morrison

GREEN TIP: Study lin

GREEN TIP: Study links chemicals used in nonstick cookware to high cholesterol levels in children.

"There are two thing

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot." ~ Plato

"If you can, help ot

"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them." ~ Dalai Lama

Thursday, September 9, 2010

"Never ascribe to ma

"Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

"Tough times never l

"Tough times never last, tough people do." ~ Robert Schuller

"Money is powerful,

"Money is powerful, but charm is unbeatable -- turn it on to get what you want." ~ Unknown

"I don't know the ke

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone." ~ Bill Cosby

Quote: "It's easy to

Quote: "It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference." ~ Tom Brokaw

GREEN TIP: Survey sh

GREEN TIP: Survey shows people who don't stop to ask for directions waste $3000 in gas over a lifetime.

GREEN TIP: BP takes

GREEN TIP: BP takes some blame for spill in new report; says Halliburton and Transocean also at fault.

"You have succeeded

"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." ~Vernon Howard

"Eliminate physical

"Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter." ~ Terri Guillemets

"A diplomat is someo

"A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip". ~ Unknown

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

"Instead of complain

"Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses." ~ Proverb

"Humor is the instin

"Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully." ~Max Eastman

"Humor is a reminder

"Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one's bottom." ~Taki

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

GREEN TIP: Experts s

GREEN TIP: Experts say erratic rainfall patterns caused by climate change threaten global economy.

RT @BreakingNews: Wi

RT @BreakingNews: Wildfire near Boulder doubles to 7,000 acres burned, feds to take over as county resources run out http://htxt.it/NU8c

RT @bouldercounty: P

RT @bouldercounty: People who want to donate should call 211. The public phone line is up and running for this purpose. #boulderfire

“Communication is

“Communication is depositing a part of yourself in another person.” ~ Unknown

“Kind words can be

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"The single biggest

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“There is a sacred

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.” ~ Washington Irving

"Teachers open the d

"Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself." ~Chinese Proverb

Sunday, September 5, 2010

"In order to be irre

"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." ~ Coco Chanel

Saturday, September 4, 2010

"The ornament of a h

"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday, September 3, 2010

"We are what we thin

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world." ~ Buddha

"Perseverance is not

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." ~Walter Elliott, The Spiritual Life

"Even if you're on t

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." ~ Will Rogers

Thursday, September 2, 2010

"Promises are like b

"Promises are like babies: easy to make, hard to deliver." ~Author Unknown

"Nature does not hur

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." ~Lao Tzu

"What you don't see

"What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth." ~Jewish Proverb

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

“We often take for

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” ~ Cynthia Ozick

"See the wind, turn

"See the wind, turn the rudder." ~ Chinese Proverb

‎"Your task is not

‎"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ Rumi

"Always be a first-r

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." ~ Judy Garland

GREEN TIP: Coating i

GREEN TIP: Coating in microwave popcorn bags may be dangerous when heated. Better to pop your own.