Life gives you what you need

"Life doesn`t give you the people you want.

It gives you the people you need.

To help you, to hurt you, to love you, to leave you, 

and to make you into the person you were meant to be."

Happy Quotes

I always wanted to be one of those people who just loved life, and always seemed to be cheerful. That was never me. I'll admit it, I focus on the negative way too much. I'm trying to get myself away from the way of thinking. It's time to stop worrying about stuff that I don't need to be worrying about. It's time to be more positive.

So here is sort of a little pep talk, in the form of quotes and sayings I've collected over time. Please, feel free to share your own favorites :)

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“Are we going to be friends forever?" Asked Piglet.

"Even longer", Pooh answered

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. -Mark Twain

Happiness is a direction, not a place. -Sydney J. Harris

A pessimist sees only the dark side of clouds and mopes;

A philosopher sees both sides and shrugs;

An optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.

Everyone has someone in their life that keeps them looking forward to another day.

Don't live in the past, its over & you can't change it.

Don't worry about the future, it hasn't happened yet.

Live in the moment, do what you want, and live your life.

Life is only beautiful if you make it beautiful.

Happiness will never come to those who don't appreciate what they already have.

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

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PS. Has anyone been watching Regis and Kelly? The current Canadian episodes filmed a block away from my apartment? How nice for our island to get so much publicity.

I'm taping them all on the DVR, but haven't watched much yet. I'm not a big fan of these types of shows normally but I can't wait to get watching them.

A Questionnaire for my Readers

A pessimist sees only the dark side of clouds and mopes;
A philosopher sees both sides and shrugs;
An optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.
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I feel like my life is on pause, yet fast forward at the same time. Nothing is the way I want it to be, and I'm just waiting for certain things to happen. Time is just flying by. I can't wait until things are figured out, but only time can help. I wish there was a way to speed some things up. Or to see the future, to know how this will all end up. I can do this. I just can't wait much longer.

"Even if you think you have nothing worth stealing..someone will come along & steal your tail" -Eeyore

• Today was my last official day of training for our new front desk system at the hotel. I'm actually sad it's over. I enjoyed the people training, and all the people from the other hotels were hilarious. I've missed interacting with non-customer people. I don't do it often enough.

• I posted a button on my sidebar, which links directly to the paypal for donations to Monkey. She is an adorable 16-month old baby girl with a form of cancer. I posted a bit more here, but if you're interested in helping out in any way, head on over to Ian's blog to get more details and become involved. 

• My first (in my life) one-year anniversary is coming up on Saturday. Sadly, I don't feel much excitement for it. We both work anyway.

"She was trying to figure it all out.
Maybe she liked him,
or maybe she liked the idea of him."

• My 101 Things in 1001 days now has its own blog.
  
  

In your life you meet people, some you never think about again, some you wonder what happened to them, there are some that you wonder if they ever think about you and then there are some you wish you never had to think about again … but you do.
- The Wonder Years

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I know this post is a little random today. My thoughts are just all over the place. I wanted to ask you guys, my readers, some questions. The more people that answer, the happier I will be.

1. Have you ever  felt 'can't-live-without-you-never-want-to-try' in love, and what happened. Did someone end up heartbroken, or are you still living happily ever after?
   
   
2. How many friends do you have that you could call in the middle of the night if you were upset over something little, and they'd be happy to listen?
   
   
3. How many big life goals are you waiting anxiously for? (Graduation, wedding, career, children, retirement, lottery winnings etc)
   
   
4. Would you say you're working your dream job?
   
   
5. What are some activities that you get the most enjoyment out of? (Walks on the beach, partying, your first cup of coffee, anything)
   
   
6. Tell me some of your favorite blogs! I'm looking for a few new ones to follow. 

Thanks & have a great Wednesday!