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Over the last three years (wow, has it been that long?), I've read and reviewed a lot of books. Here are a few quotes that stood out for me. No One Cares About Crazy People In No One Cares About Crazy People, Ron Powers intertwines a sweeping history of mental illness stigma with the stories… Continue reading Interesting Book Quotes from Past Reviews
Image by Emiliano Gaudiello from Pixabay Today is Blue Monday, supposedly the saddest day of the year. This idea originated as a PR stunt by Sky Travel in the UK back in 2005, but it's picked up steam since then, probably because it seems reasonable on the face of it. After all, it's not a pretty time of… Continue reading Words of Wisdom from MLK for Blue Monday
I was tagged by Paula of Light Motifs II in A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip's game 321 quote me, on the topic of knowledge. Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.Howard Nemerov Please feel free to jump in and join the adventure!
disneyclips.com I was tagged by Beckie's Mental Mess for this quote challenge. All of the quotes are from Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh's eternally pessimistic friend. When I was young, I had Winnie the Pooh wallpaper, and Eeyore was my favourite. This is sort of what it feels like when depression has knocked my brain out… Continue reading 3 Days, 3 Quotes: Eeyore
I've been tagged for 3 days, 3 quotes by A Guy Called Bloke. I'm going to go with a Yogi Berra theme; he was a baseball player with the New York Yankees who had a knack for blending the wise with the ridiculous. CNN You can observe a lot by watching.Yogi Berra CNN When you… Continue reading Quote Fun: Yogi Berra and Seinfeld
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you're doing the impossible." St. Francis of Assisi I like this quote because there's a lot of days when doing what's necessary is all that I can contemplate. "The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who… Continue reading Quote Challenge: Strength
