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COMPLETION OF QUOTE CHALLENGE

 

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My final quote in the Three Day Quote Challenge is another from Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). It represents a goal I am constantly striving to achieve.

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

This is one of the most difficult attributes for me to accomplish. Children are good at learning new things and have terrific memories as everything is new to them. They cannot go through the motions as we can when we reach adulthood and “senior” status.

I do not dwell in the past. There was nothing about it that was better than my life is today. I spend very little time dreaming of the future; though, I have a very long “bucket” list of things I’d like to do. Regardless, I have an impossible time keeping my mind on the moment at hand. I proceed through my days by rote. My routine rarely varies, and I find I often forget what I am doing or have done as I do it mindlessly. I am trying hard to remember to be “present” in whatever it is I am doing. I’m hoping that by keeping this quote in mind, I will be able to change this habit of living my life automatically without thought.

I was selected for this challenge by Annie from McGuffy’s Reader.

The rules of the challenge are simple. They are as follows:

1.  Post for three consecutive days.
2.  Choose and share one or three quotes each day.
3.  Challenge three additional bloggers each day.

Today I am selecting:

If this is something in which you would rather not participate, please don’t feel obligated.

That completes the challenge for me.

QUOTE CHALLENGE: DAY TWO

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I was tagged by Annie from McGuffy’s Reader to participate in the Three Day Quote Challenge. Yesterday I presented my first quote, and you can read that post here.

Today I am sharing my second quote in the Three Day Quote Challenge. Each of the quotes I have selected are from Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). Here’s my second quote:

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

I selected this quote as Tom and I had a candle ceremony as part of our wedding ceremony. Like all couples, we have had our ups and downs through the years. In the 42 1/2 years that we have been married, however, I believe that we have  mostly been happy. That happiness has come from supporting, loving and caring for each other. And I do know that when Tom is happy, I feel happy as well. Just as with a smile being contagious, happiness breeds happiness!

The rules of the challenge are simple. They are as follows:

1.  Post for three consecutive days.
2.  Choose and share one or three quotes each day.
3.  Challenge three additional bloggers each day.

Today I am selecting:

Of course, If any of you do not wish to participate, please don’t feel obligated.

I’ll be posting my third quote on Thursday as tomorrow is Wordless Wednesday.

THREE DAY QUOTE CHALLENGE: DAY ONE

 

My friend Annie from McGuffy’s Reader tagged me to participate in the Three Day Quote Challenge. I never back away from a challenge, so I, of course, accepted.

The rules of the challenge are simple. They are as follows:
 
1. Post for three consecutive days.
2. Choose and share one or three quotes each day.
3. Challenge three additional bloggers each day.

I am choosing to share one quote per day. I participated in a quote challenge in September, which you can view here. I didn’t want to share any of the same quotes, so this really did become a challenge. It also can be a bit daunting to do this as we end up revealing things about ourselves that we maybe rather not. My three quotes are all by the same author, Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). Today’s quote is:

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

When I was younger, I had a really short fuse, and it didn’t take much to set me off. I usually didn’t get angry with other people but rather at situations over which I had no control. Since I was a control freak, (and still am to a degree), this is no surprise. Though I still like to be in control, I have learned things happen that I cannot do anything about. Getting angry in these instances is a waste of my energy and detrimental to my mental and emotional health, which is punishment I was bringing upon myself. Being able to let go has made me a much calmer and happier person.

If you’d like to know more about Siddhartha Gautama and how he became Buddha, click here for a short, five-minute video.

I am going to pass the challenge to these three bloggers:

Obviously none of you are obligated to participate, but I hope you’ll accept the challenge.

I will share my second quote tomorrow.