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Positive Thought

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



This quote makes me think of beachside and her awesome and inspiring posts!!
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That's really cool, Ashling.
beachside
beachside
Thank you Ashling for your kind words, I appreciate it.
Thank you for the positive thought and great post.

"Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something."
-- Daisaku Ikeda
Heidiclark
Heidiclark
Wow, it looks like we have some really inspired people here at DS tonight. Thank you both Ashling and beachside. And hello to you, Cypressmoon.
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i'm very glad you all like the quote...i know that reading these is really helping me
Heidiclark
Heidiclark
That's great Ashling. And am I imagining things or did you just change your avatar?
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yes, i did! i love forests, streams, animals.....i'm not very computer literate...i managed to muddle my way thru changing the picture! i have tons of pics on my camera's SD card but i have no earthly idea of how to get the pics from the card to the computer....lol
Heidiclark
Heidiclark
Funny you should mention the subject of computer literacy because there's a REASON why there's no picture with my name-----lol.
SBoom
SBoom
Can we turn this into a quote thread??

I like this one:

"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases." - Carl Jung
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Love that one boom.
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Boom, that kind of throws politics out of the water, doesn't it?
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