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    This is random, but I have something written on my bulletin board that I have been forgetting about lately that I used to read often to remind me of the person I want to be. I thought I might share it with you guys. It's by Mother Theresa I beleive.

    "People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives; be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank; people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight; build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you have anyway. You see in the final analysis, it's all between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway."

    Just somethin ta think about.

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    Pooka, that is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it. Kind of hard to be in a sad mood when you read that...

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    I love the inspirational quotes!

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    Pooka I think thats part of the reason everybody here Lubs you. It seams that you strive to be the person that was written about.

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    *grins big*



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    i need all the help i can get with stuff like this.
    thankyou thankyou !!!!

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    Thank you Pookita!

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    With all the stuff goin on around here lately, and the post where somebody took a jab at Pooka, I was reminded of this post. So I figured why not bring it back to the top for another read, so Please read the OP
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    You Cant Quit until you try, You cant live until you die, You Cant learn to tell the truth until you learn to lie.You Cant Breath Until you choke,You gotta Laugh When your the Joke, Theres Nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive! Will you swear on your life, that no one will cry at my Funeral!
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    Yes please save me from this life of debauchery! You can all kneel down and worship at the Church of the Holy Clitoris to convince me!!

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    Oh, I missed this the first time. I love this--and I'm stealin' it!
    “What a caterpillar calls the end of the world we call a butterfly.” - ECKHART TOLLE

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    Oh this is perfect and beautiful. Thank You Pooka.

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    that's exactly how i live my life!

    i've been used because of my niceness....i've been told that i have "ulterior motives" for doing something nice and putting my whole heart into helping others. and it hurt me bad for a while (still does does occasionally)

    but the ones saying i have an ulterior motive, are sad bitchy people.

    and i REFUSE to turn into a bitch! it's much more fun being positive and nice! and people are drawn towards that.

    on a side note....

    lets run away together pooks and live in a daisy field with sunshine everywhere and blow bubbles all day long while twirling in our white summer dresses





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    Thanks for bumping this, B! And yes, sassy, I know what you mean. Lets go run and play in the sun away from bitchiness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PookaShell View Post
    Thanks for bumping this, B! And yes, sassy, I know what you mean. Lets go run and play in the sun away from bitchiness.
    YEAH!

    **holds pooks hand and skips away**





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    No Problem P
    You Cant Quit until you try, You cant live until you die, You Cant learn to tell the truth until you learn to lie.You Cant Breath Until you choke,You gotta Laugh When your the Joke, Theres Nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive! Will you swear on your life, that no one will cry at my Funeral!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Optimist View Post
    Oh, I missed this the first time. I love this--and I'm stealin' it!
    As did I. Definitely the kind of thing worth keeping around!! I think I'll have to print it out!

    Quote Originally Posted by sassysummer View Post
    that's exactly how i live my life!

    i've been used because of my niceness....i've been told that i have "ulterior motives" for doing something nice and putting my whole heart into helping others. and it hurt me bad for a while (still does does occasionally)

    but the ones saying i have an ulterior motive, are sad bitchy people.

    and i REFUSE to turn into a bitch! it's much more fun being positive and nice! and people are drawn towards that.
    It's amazing how people treat each other but it's never going to change. We just have to hold strong to our virtue.

    I agree, it is more fun being positive and nice and it's so little effort to be sweet to each other. It just seems like it's so time and self consuming to be hateful, and honestly, what the hell is the benefit of being nasty to someone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sassysummer View Post
    that's exactly how i live my life!

    i've been used because of my niceness....i've been told that i have "ulterior motives" for doing something nice and putting my whole heart into helping others. and it hurt me bad for a while (still does does occasionally)

    but the ones saying i have an ulterior motive, are sad bitchy people.
    Oh God, Gwen (my friend) & I used to have a female co-worker who assumed everyone was as shifty & dishonest as she was....she never believed my kindness was genuine...She was never kind unless she was getting something out of it...

    Karma caught up to her...She is persona non grata with all of our old co-workers & is now miserable to boot. "Karma- It Works, Bitches!"

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    "Virtue is its own reward" explained clearly. Good stuff. Thanks, Pooka.

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    This is awesome...True words of wisdom!

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    Thanks pooka. i needed to read something like this today.

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    I absolutely 100% totally agree with this.

    One of my favorite "warm and fuzzies" comes from an interview with Tiger Woods when he was asked what his biggest challenge was.

    He simply replied, "How can I become a better person tomorrow..."



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