Winter Doldrums

This weather is for the birds and when I say that I mean penguins!

I don't know about you, but after shoveling and snow blowing a few times already this year, some minus zero-degree temperatures and soaring heat bills, I'm a little down. My bike is sitting in the garage waiting to be ridden, most of my home gym equipment would stick to my skin if I tried to use it and even the thought of venturing out to a gym or yoga class is daunting.

I started a new class this week at LCCC. Creative Nonfiction. It runs to the middle of May, so hopefully, it will keep me from becoming like Jack Nicholson in the Shining!

Here's Bobby!

I figure we all needed some motivational quotes to keep us going - So I went back in my archives labeled - "STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF - READ THIS" and pulled some pick me up quotes that I thought were uplifting to share with you. Here you go and you're welcome!

• Are you alive or just existing?

• The universe is not on a budget - Ask for more, then multiply it!

@ Matrixwizard/X

• There are so many adventures you've yet to go on. So many more places to explore. So many more important people you are yet to meet who you're going to love with your whole heart. There are delicious meals you haven't tasted yet and a song not written that will speak to your soul. Films you'll fall in love with and lots of belly laughs and happy tears yet to come. KEEP GOING!

• You can't add more days to your life, but you can add more life to your days!

There's that damned penguin

• Your light may not reach everyone, but it will reach those who are seeking it. KEEP SHINING!

• Some ask, "What if I fail?" Oh, but my darling, "What if you fly?"

• Bad days are also part of a very good life.

• A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.

@thematrixwizard/X

• You will not be in the waves forever, one day you will ride them with ease.

• Wisdom is HEALED PAIN.

• Let go of what wants to fall - if you cling to it, it will pull you down. Carl Jung

• If you can stay positive in a negative situation, you win.

At least they're not penguins

• Believe you can and you're halfway there - Theodore Roosevelt

• When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love - Marcus Aurelius

• Keep your face always toward the sunshine--and shadows will fall behind you - Walt Whitman

• Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe

• Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. Victor Hugo

• When everything seems to be going against you, remember the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

• Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett

• Today is a good day for a good day. - Unknown

• Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile, and start again. - Unknown

• Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon

Some funny ones just to make you laugh:

• If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito! Dalai Lama

• A day without sunshine is like, you know, NIGHT. Steve Martin

• If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you. Steven Wright

• Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth. - Unknown

• Always remember that you are unique - JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. Margaret Mead

Mae should know!

This one resonated with me. Also, with my alter ego.

• Think like a proton. Always positive!

FINALLY:

• Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you're donating blood - Bill Murray

Well, that's it from me for today. The quotes and pictures from today came from a bunch of sources including Chive, Shutterfly, Reader's Digest and others. I added credit when known. I hope it made your day a little brighter, lighter and made you forget about the cold a bit. But let me leave you with this - I've got about 150-200 people that read this blog currently and if you're one of them, know that you're already in my heart and I want the very best for you. So go out and find some more folks and spread the joy.