Popular quotes i read on posters, cards and books often catch my attention and never leave me. I am not much into long readings but when i was a lot younger with better memory, i always catch myself repeating beautiful quotes i read around me and applying them to my every day life. I still remember the first time i read 'HAPPINESS IS A WAY OF TRAVEL NOT A DESTINATION' by Helen Keller. It saw it on a poster at Greenbelt National Bookstore. I was in highschool then spending my summer vacation in Manila. It opened my eyes a great deal! We always, tell ourselves, 'someday i'll have this... someday i'll do this.. someday...' it's always someday as if we can't do anything in our 'today' to do something that can already contribute to that bigger picture we have in our 'someday'.... as if we can't find happiness in our 'today'.. why does it have to be someday? why does it have to be 'tomorrow'? And so, by living the quote I never had a wasted time in my life - all the ups and downs have been 'felt' and 'enjoyed'.. thanking God for all those feelings He allowed me to feel to make my journey here on earth a rich experience. Indeed, happiness is not a destination... happiness is a way of travel - it is how we live our lives.
Helen Keller's quote serves as a reminder so i can always enjoy my present status and so i can live my life in gratefulness. The more i acknowledge God's blessings in my every day life, the more blessings i receive.
I live in gratefulness - that is how i live my life... that is how i travel through life. That's how i feel God's blessings.
Out of this favourite quote of mine... i was able to come up with my own self reminders... Something worth sharing.
Our present is our yesterday's tomorrow. Today is our tomorrow's yesterday. Make sure that the things you do in your 'today' will have the result you want to see in your 'tomorrow'. So that when your 'tomorrow' becomes your 'today', you'll be happy living in it.
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Blessed are those who find joy in the every day occurence of their lives for they don't have to long for happiness because they are living in it.
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Live a day that gets you closer to your dreams.
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I'm always grateful for the things i have achieved through God's grace but i never say i'm done.
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Gain control over your life. Life is yours to shape. Let others shape theirs and yours you.
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People who have bitter pasts, find happiness in their imagination of the future... but why imagine when you can make it a reality? Start living a happy 'today' so that when your 'future' becomes the 'present', you can then close your eyes and also find happiness in the 'past'.
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