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Post by ClutterBlind on Feb 14, 2013 23:57:58 GMT -5
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Feb 15, 2013 0:09:06 GMT -5
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Feb 15, 2013 0:14:58 GMT -5
I agree. It's great! ![lol](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/70gKR226h9rBn4CaD0Tc.gif) @ " now I must run out immediately and get a mantle to put my cards on" Oh dragoness, glad you're home, and I hope you stay well and keep getting better! P.S. did you see the video (courtesy of moggyfan) on previous page?
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Post by ClutterBlind on Feb 15, 2013 0:39:48 GMT -5
Just make sure you keep the get well cards dusted off, so they don't look old! Glad you are back home. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/GuBQQkiwyXxnHbJKesLq.gif)
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Feb 15, 2013 0:58:54 GMT -5
I don't find humor in finances. ![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/Gds64Xp_K4TTtGx5Kktx.gif) Dearest Lioness, I am sorry you are not able to find much humor in this month's topic. I know these are extremely difficult times for you at the moment and perhaps you'll find next month's thread more helpful. ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/xitP0jPdwJqnxUGMSshO.gif) I must admit that I was a bit selfish when choosing this month's topic. I, as well as three people I know that 'lurk' upon our board, are currently facing extraordinary bills due to our various medical problems. If I live for three more lifetimes, I'm not sure I will ever get my debt paid off. (Well, unless I get to be a big millionaire in one of those lifetimes--maybe then. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/xhusb00xeHahwsdWTDyd.gif) ) So believe me, I know just how depressing and overwhelming the demon of endless debt can be. But despite everything my accident took away from me, I received a tremendous gift: I learned that even in the darkest times and most dismal places, we can find laughter if we look hard enough. Now don't get me wrong--I'm nobody's idea of Pollyanna. When you're lying in a hospital bed and the doctors are telling you that hey, you're probably going to eventually lose one of your legs and by the way, all of the medications you're taking to stay alive are slowly destroying your kidneys, but don't worry, we're on the case and here's our bill for thirty-seven eleventy million bazillion dollars...um, no, trust me, you are not laughing. (Not unless they've given you a whole lot of drugs. ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/ol8ZmgLuDy5I7GVABf2f.gif) ) But when all the fear and anxiety subside and you're sick of being sick and tired and scared, that's when you learn to take a deep breath, step back, and lo and behold--you find something that makes you laugh or brings a smile to your face (even if it's just the fact that one of your doctors could not match a tie to his shirt even if Christian Dior lived in his closet or how the lady down the hall sings hits from the 1940s as they walk her around the floor every morning). I know everyone has different problems and different ways of dealing with them; whatever works for each and every one of you, I applaud your courage in choosing to continue working to improve yourselves and your situation. It is my sincere hope that everyone will eventually find something on this thread, be it this month, next month, or six months from now, that will inspire you, motivate you, cheer you, or just make you laugh--and that may help you move just a little farther down the road to the better life you deserve.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Feb 15, 2013 1:00:50 GMT -5
"There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."--James Holt McGavran
"There is only one thing for a man to do who is married to a woman who enjoys spending money, and that is to enjoy earning it."--Ogden Nash
"Real happiness is when you marry a girl for love and find out later she has money."--Bob Monkhouse
"A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man."--Lana Turner
"If you marry for money, you will surely earn it."--Ezra Bowen
"Many things can make you rich, but only a few things can enrich you."--Robert G. Allen
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Feb 15, 2013 1:03:03 GMT -5
More quotes intended to cheer us up on Valentine's Day:"I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon." ~Author Unknown I swear I almost laughed myself into an asthma attack with this one. The rest were great, too, but this one is a classic. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/5W4UEP3N1aQXkhreE2zR.gif)
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Feb 15, 2013 11:58:16 GMT -5
But despite everything my accident took away from me, I received a tremendous gift: I learned that even in the darkest times and most dismal places, we can find laughter if we look hard enough.
Now don't get me wrong--I'm nobody's idea of Pollyanna.
When you're lying in a hospital bed and the doctors are telling you that hey, you're probably going to eventually lose one of your legs and by the way, all of the medications you're taking to stay alive are slowly destroying your kidneys, but don't worry, we're on the case and here's our bill for thirty-seven eleventy million bazillion dollars...um, no, trust me, you are not laughing. (Not unless they've given you a whole lot of drugs. ![](http://images.proboards.com/rolleyes.gif)
But when all the fear and anxiety subside and you're sick of being sick and tired and scared, that's when you learn to take a deep breath, step back, and lo and behold--you find something that makes you laugh or brings a smile to your face (even if it's just the fact that one of your doctors could not match a tie to his shirt even if Christian Dior lived in his closet or how the lady down the hall sings hits from the 1940s as they walk her around the floor every morning). Wow. Quote of the day. from our own DisorganizedDragon.Thank you! ![](http://gs252.photobucket.com/groups/hh28/1IO3E0AI9A/SOShug.gif)
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Feb 15, 2013 12:03:26 GMT -5
For all those who feel hopeless about their attempts to get their lives in order, here are some quotes to welcome you back to continue trying alongside us:
"Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving, come, come again. Even if you have broken your vows 1000 times, come, come again." -- Rumi (Asian Sufi mystical poet who lived 1207–1273)
another version of the above: "Come, come, whoever you are. Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow 1000 times, Come, yet again, come, come." -Rumi
Another version adds onto the end: "Ours is the portal of hope, come as you are."
I really love that ... Ours is not a caravan of despair. Ours is the portal of hope come as you are.
"Keep coming back" -- modern 12-step programs
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Post by ClutterBlind on Feb 15, 2013 21:11:17 GMT -5
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Feb 15, 2013 23:33:37 GMT -5
"Anything you lose automatically doubles in value."--Mignon McLaughlin
"The most expensive component of anything is always the one that breaks."--The Law of New-Fangled Gadgetry
"Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail."--Kinky Friedman
"Bankruptcy stared me in the face, but one thought kept me calm: Soon I'd be too poor to need an anti-theft alarm."--Gina Rothfels
"You can never get enough of what you don't really need."--Unknown
"Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power but character, health, knowledge, and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions."--Roger Babson ![:-*](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/Dw179BIkgAcWuRwk1oBK.gif) Clutterblind and Lioness, thank you so much for the welcome home from the hospital! I really appreciate it. I was so exhausted when I got home last night, I knew I would forget to do something--and it was thank both of you. ![](http://gi252.photobucket.com/groups/hh28/1IO3E0AI9A/yellclap-1.gif) A big additional thank you for all the great contributions to the thread--Moggy for the marvelous Valentine's Day video about single cats, Hiding and Lioness for the wonderful quotes, Di for the funny lyrics, and Clutterblind for the hilarious images. Clutterblind, the one you posted today is so, so true--cleaning my room has gotten to be better than going to a thrift store or garage sale. I never know what fascinating things I'm going to find and better yet, they're free. ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/xitP0jPdwJqnxUGMSshO.gif) Lioness, a big hug and thank you for your kind words about my post...
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Feb 16, 2013 1:30:22 GMT -5
a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. ![](http://gi252.photobucket.com/groups/hh28/1IO3E0AI9A/heartbeat.gif) Love this. Thank you for posting it!
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Feb 17, 2013 0:40:41 GMT -5
"Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit."--George Carlin
"Anyone with money to burn will always find himself surrounded by people with matches."--Joe Ryan
"When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience winds up with the money and the person with the money winds up with the experience."--Harvey McKay
"His money is twice tainted: 'taint yours and 'taint mine."--Mark Twain
"All I ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work."--Steve Martin
"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go."--Margaret Walker ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/GuBQQkiwyXxnHbJKesLq.gif) Lioness, that is a wonderful quotation, isn't it? I think it's a great reminder that all of the best things in life, like the love of our animal companions, can't be purchased with money.
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Post by hiding on Feb 17, 2013 3:10:06 GMT -5
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can. ~ Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due. ~ Will Rogers
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Post by ClutterBlind on Feb 17, 2013 18:54:40 GMT -5
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