History

"If we don't know our history, we will be mis-informed and act irresponsibly."
Cheryl Manchisi

Camera and Cannon

"The camera is more powerful than the cannon.
Individuals can make a difference.
Anybody can make a difference."
Ocean Warrior Captain Paul Watson

Real Love

"Real love should always make you do the right things for the right reasons.
Real love lasts. It's something that lasts. You don't have to rush into it.
You shouldn't rush growing up - there'll be plenty of time for adult problems."
BYUTV series "Wind at My Back"

Dictator? Doormat?

"Neither a dictator nor a dormat shalt thou be."
Wendy Green

Love

"Love is more powerful than hate."
Phindi Khumalo

Take the Journey

"Take the journey from fear to courage.
Make something out of every moment.
Feel strong. Supported.
Go to peaceful places where there is no danger.
Touch a tree - it calms you.
Open your mind to a new experience.
In calm energy the body heals, so does the mind.
Perspective is part of knowing you are a part of a bigger scheme of things.
Take the splendour and power that surrounds you inside of you.
See the beautiful, the calming, the splendour."
Dr Helgo Schomer

Fun People

"Fun people don't clean all the time."
Leanne Morgan - comedienne

Peace

"You can't find peace until you find the pieces."
Oprah Winfrey

I add - some peace is better than no peace.
Ever new piece of the whole picture is an added bit of peace as we face all of our truth.
"...the truth shall make you free."

Face it!

"Face it! That's what faith is - there's stuff you don't know!"
Joyce Meyer

Honour Your Husbands

"Sisters, honor your husbands. They need to hear a good word. They need a friendly smile. They need a warm expression of true love."
President Thomas S Monson
Ensign May 2008 p 112

Revelation

"Without a revelation of who you are, you will shrug (throw) off self-discipline."
Arette Burger

Phenomenal Woman

Many people wonder where
my secret lies,
I'm not cute or built to suit
a fashion model's size.
When I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say
It's the fire in my eyes,
The flash of my teeth,
The swing of my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They'll try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud,
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
The palms of my hands,
The need of my care,
Because I'm a woman
Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,
That's my mother and your mother,
And my grandmother and your grandmother,
And my great grandmother and your great grandmother,
And your great great and your great great great...
And all you women...
And me.

And still I rise.


Maya Angelou "I love this poem. I wrote it for all women."
This version as she spoke this poem.
(The written version has some differences.)

Show Up!

"If you continue to 'show up,' life will continue to be beautiful."
Oprah Winfrey
"Brilliantly Aging Women" show

Maintain...

"You maintain your house, your car, your garden - maintain your body!"
Raquel Welch

Stop...

"Stop giving somebody else the responsibility for your joy...
Stop giving someone else the responsibility to keep you happy...
You cannot live in peace unless you get a new lifestyle...
My lifestyle was - If I didn't get my way, I was upset...
Now, I have to have peace...
Make sure you're thinking right, talking right...
If you're going to live right, you have to do it on purpose."

Fit

"It is fantastic to be fit - you feel really great!"
Cindy - South African Cyclist

Bitterness and Wrath

"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."
Paul - Ephesians 4:31,32

Designing your Home

"Design with a style that doesn't go out of date.
Choose some things to be permanent, some to be elegant, some to be dignified.
These choices help preserve you from fads."
(They will save you money over many years too...)
JS Papers Project

Zion

"Zion is a place of living the laws of God... Move to a location of a change of heart."
Joseph Smith Papers Project - BYU Television

Lost and Found

"Persona lost...
Personal found... it will be a process.
As you journey to foundness, change the path you are on.
It's not too late.
Make one choice at a time.
Take one step at a time.
Realize the goodness, Godness in you.
Be patient.
Express your pain.
Walk through your pain.
Thank pain.
Pain makes you change."
Source unrecorded

Make Peace

"Make peace with your abilities.
Flowers in ditches do not refuse to bloom because they are in a ditch.
They bloom because that's what they do, how they were created.
Bloom where you are planted.
Go on vacation. Let your soul go on vacation."
Joyce Meyer

Failure

"What happens if I fail? It's just a failure. I will get over it."
Iman

Righteous Affection

"There is a power in righteous affection.
Your children will literally stretch the hell out of you.
Learn to suspend judgment.
Our children are given to us to make better Christians of us.
Let go of bad mental habits: fear and self-pity... being unforgiving."
Source unrecorded.

Help...

"God is never going to help you be somebody else."
Joyce Meyer

Stand

"Stand in the Word of God.
Clothe yourself with the Word of God.
Take your place in the home.
Be the heart of the home."
Angus Buchan

Of Some People...

Of some people in our lives we can say truthfully:
"They are very mean-spirited, and they tell lies."
Dr Phil

Keep Moving

"Keep moving - I don't say "Get over it" - keep moving - forward!"
Dr Toni Luck

How long?!

"Avoid, evade, hide... How long do you think you can go on with this?!
There is no virtue in avoidance. Dig yourself out! Manage yourself!"
Dr Phil

Care for Yourself

"They (your children) don't need a broken mother."
Dr Phil

Being Strong

"Being strong can be a very lovely thing."
Emma Smith

Equality

"Women who think they are equal demand equal rights.
Women who know they are... don't"

I heard this many many years ago over the radio.
When I find the source - I have it somewhere..., I will come back to this entry and give credit where credit is due.

Suffer...

"We suffer what we must, for only a new world will bring us peace. We'll just have to find friendlier indians (people).
By the grace of God and the kindness of friends I have survived.
Four hands can do more than two.
Together is better I know."
I think I wrote this down from a BYU Children's programme about early settlers experiences in the USA.

Elegance

"Elegance is good taste with a dash of daring"
Carmel Snow

Act

"To think is easy, to act is hard; but the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking." Goethe

Stuff

"There is stuff better left unsaid."
Whitney Houston

Being Me

"There are days I hate being me - but then I smile because I'm not you!"
Words on a T shirt.

Change...

"With small steps, and a big dose of determination, we can all make changes."
"Real Families, Real Answers" BYU Television

Tears

"Tears are liquid prayers that flow straight to the heart of God"
Quoted by Jen Morris

We become...

"We become someone we have chosen to become."
Jennifer C Lane
BYU Forum Address

Achievement

"I used to achieve to be happy; now I achieve happily."
Justin Cohen