Fun Stuff...Off Topic(O/T)

[riverbabe]

The answer! Do the opposite!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUvKE3bQlY

[billyjoe]

River, I remember when I first saw that episode. Almost fell off my chair when she said "I'm Victoria, Hi !

--------------billy

[riverbabe]

Safe haven.

http://wivb.com/2016/02/18/canadian-island-welcomes-americans-who-wish-to-move-if-trump-wins/

[billyjoe]

A tie in with Louetta's post. Dr.Hook song ( Hook did cover of Sam Cooke's Only 16) written by Shel Silverstein was actually a true story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moGrcQAxmp0

An old friend of mine's brother lived on a houseboat in a marina near SanFrancisco and Shel Silverstein was his neighbor. Must have been in the early 60's.

--------------billy

[Phoenix7]

BOOST YOUR HAPPINESS !

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes
from your own actions.” ~ Dalai Lama

Happiness is elusive.

What you think makes you happy doesn’t. That new
pair of shoes, the latest technology, or indulgent
meal offers the lure of happiness, but it often
leaves us wanting. And when you think back on your
happiest memories they’re often times that just
happened. Spontaneous events that occurred, with
no recipe for making them happen again.

While there might not be a recipe for creating a
happy, spontaneous occasion there are ways you can
boost your overall happiness.

Simple things you can do to boost your happiness
and help you enjoy life every day – not just on
special occasions.

1. Thank your mind.

We’re all capable of analyzing a situation to
death. Wondering whether someone else’s actions
have deeper meanings than they do, or endlessly
turning things over in our mind.

It’s fine to think about situations, and establish
what you can learn from them. But sometimes our
mind gets a little obsessed and repeatedly churns
things over, on an endless, self-flagellating
loop. When this happens think, Thanks mind, and
move on to other things.

2. Accept your memories.

Everyone has some sad or unhappy memories. They’re
part of life, and trying to suppress them is
futile.

You don’t have to fully understand sad memories
you just need to stop fighting, and accept them.
That way you can close the door gently on those
‘rooms’ in your mind. You can choose to visit
those rooms if and when you feel inclined. But you
can also gently close them off, so that you can
grow and heal.

Your memories are part of you. Stop fighting them
and watch your happiness soar.

3. Practice self-appreciation.

Learn to love and appreciate yourself, just the
way you are. You are just as unique, interesting
and remarkable as anyone else.

Self-appreciation can be challenging because it’s
often hard to value the qualities we have, or to
see them as assets.

Try making a list of the things people value you
for, so you can remind yourself of these qualities
regularly.

4. Make people a priority.

Spending time with the people closest to us
fosters warm feelings. Human beings are pack
animals, and regardless of how introverted or
extroverted we are we need to connect with people.

Our best friends help us celebrate our wins, and
get us through the tough times.

Seek out the people who make your feel good. When
you’re just hanging out, enjoying each other’s
company, you’re sending and receiving subtle
messages of love and appreciation.

5. Scrap comparisons.

It doesn’t matter if you compare body shape, bank
balances, or partners, comparing yourself to
someone else is always going to end in tears.

There are always going to be people both ahead of
you, and behind you, on any scale. The only person
you have to satisfy is yourself.

If certain activities – like using social media –
leaves you feeling flat and unworthy, ditch it.

6. Choose your attitude.

This is really tricky to achieve, but there’s a
secret to choosing your attitude.

The key is to change can’t to can. If you find
yourself thinking that you can’t do something,
stop and force yourself to think about what you
can do.

Try thinking, ‘If someone could solve this, how
would they do it?” Distancing yourself from the
problem in this way opens up new ideas, and pretty
soon you’ll be capable of anything.

7. Stop living for tomorrow.

We tell ourselves we’lI happy when the kids are
older, or when we get the next pay rise, or when
we get a new job.

But when we get those things we put off being
happy until we achieve the next great milestone.

Happy people live now. They feel now. They love
now. This doesn’t mean they don’t have goals, but
they appreciate what they have now.

No one knows how many tomorrows they’ll have, so
live today.

Happiness is a gift you can give yourself, and
share with your friends.

So, go and grab a little happiness today, and
share it around.

[Louetta]

BOOST YOUR HAPPINESS !

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes
from your own actions.” ~ Dalai Lama

Happiness is elusive.

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That was good, especially #2. A bit different from stuff you see out there.

[Phoenix7]

That was good, especially #2. A bit different from stuff you see out there.

We all have stuff in our lives that is sometimes painful to remember!

[Phoenix7]

Historical Photos colorized ......very interesting! Sorry photos won't load? Try this link http://boredomtherapy.com/colorized-history-photos/

[Louetta]

Historical Photos colorized ......very interesting! Sorry photos won't load? Try this link http://boredomtherapy.com/colorized-history-photos/

Hepburn's my idol.

[Phoenix7]

Hepburn's my idol.

Breakfast At Tiffany's Great Picture!

[Phoenix7]

SLOW computer ........go to this site and use their service "FOR FREE" that will speed up old Nellie! I have not tried it yet! http://www.neverware.com/landingpage#introtext-3

[Phoenix7]

Never ever ever give up! Read this short narrative that is floating around on the internet!

" No one would have blamed him for calling it quits and living on his $105-a-month Social Security check…

At the age of 65, all David had left was some savings and his monthly Social Security check.

Hardly the raw material for an international empire.

Yet, just 8 short years later, he had that empire.

No one saw it coming. No one but David…

As a young man, he’d worked railway jobs till he got fired for brawling.

He studied law at night, passed the bar and even practiced for 3 years, until he got into a courtroom brawl with his own client…

Then he sold life insurance for Prudential, and got fired for insubordination.

Got another insurance sales job. Hated it and left…

Started a ferry company. Did pretty well, and sold it.

Took the profits and started a manufacturing company, which promptly collapsed.

Sold tires for Michelin. Lost that job.

Ran a service station till the Great Depression shut it down.

Opened another service station. Got into a literal gun battle with a competitor. One of his sales reps was shot and killed by a competitor...

Scraped together enough money to buy a small motel. Four months later, the motel burned to the ground.

Rebuilt it and put in a restaurant. People loved his fried chicken. A positive review from a well-respected restaurant critic boosted business. Finally, things were looking up…

Until the new interstate opened a few miles from his motel, and business dried up.

At the age of 65, he was forced to sell.

No one would have blamed him for calling it quits …

At the age of 66, Harlan David Sanders, better known as “Colonel Sanders”, launched the world’s first international fast-food franchise, Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Just eight short years later, at the age of 74, he sold that company - Kentucky Fried Chicken - for $2 million, ($15.28 million in today’s money), plus a lifetime salary.

During the last 16 years of his extraordinary life, Sanders used his new-found wealth to create two charitable trusts. Now - even 30 years after his death – they still donate millions of dollars to hospitals and health organizations.

No one would have blamed him for calling it quits…"

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale I have read Earl Nightingale's books and have listened to some of his tapes.......GREAT!

[Phoenix7]

Friend of mine with too much time on his hands sent me this ........Take It for what it is worth! Well for one thing be careful when you speak ill of God or the Bible!

BE SURE YOU SCROLL WAY DOWN TO SEE WHAT THIS MESSAGE HOLDS FOR YOU!!!! YOU JUST MIGHT BE SURPRISED!!! I WAS!!!










DID YOU KNOW
THESE FACTS?


I SURE DIDNT TILL NOW










Death
is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely death!










Make a
personal reflection about this.......










Very
interesting, read until the end......









It is
written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):











'Be not deceived; God is not mocked:









for whatsoever a man sow,









that shall he also reap...











Here are some men and women









who mocked God :










John Lennon
(Singer):










Some years before, during his interview with
an American Magazine, he said:










'Christianity will end, it will disappear.
I do not have to argue about that...
I am certain.
Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple,
today we are more famous than Him' (1966).










Lennon, after
saying that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ,
was shot six times.











Tancredo Neves
(President of Brazil ):









During
the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes
from his party, not even God would remove him from
Presidency.










Sure he got the votes,
but he got sick a day before being made President,
then he died.










Cazuza
(Bi-sexual Brazilian
composer, singer and poet):









During a show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ),
while smoking his cigarette,
he puffed out some smoke into the air
and said: 'God, that's for you.'










He died at
the age of 32 of LUNG CANCER in a horrible manner.










The man who built the Titanic










After the construction of Titanic,
a reporter asked him how safe the
Titanic would be.










With an ironic tone he said:
'Not even God can sink it'










The result:
I think you all know what happened to the Titanic











Marilyn Monroe
(Actress)










She was visited by Billy Graham
during a presentation of a show.









He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.









After hearing what the Preacher had to say,
she said:
'I don't need your Jesus'.










A week later,
she was found dead in her apartment










Bon Scott
(Singer)









The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC.
On one of his 1979 songs he sang:









'Don't stop me;
I'm going down all the way,
down the highway to hell'.










On the 19th of February 1980,
Bon Scott was found dead,
he had been choked by his own vomit.










Campinas (IN 2005)









In Campinas , Brazil , a group of friends, drunk,
went to pick up a friend......








The mother accompanied her to the car
and was so worried about the drunkenness of her friends
and she said to the daughter holding her hand,
who was already seated in the car:

'My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect You.'









She responded:
'Only If He (God) travels In the trunk,
cause inside here.....
It's already full.'










Hours later,
news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident,
everyone had died,









the car could
not be recognized what type of car it had been,
but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.










The police
said there was no way the trunk could have remained intact.
To their surprise, inside the trunk was a crate of eggs,
none was broken










Christine Hewitt
(Jamaican Journalist and entertainer)
said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book
ever written.










In June 2006
she was found burnt beyond recognition in her motor vehicle.









Many more
important people have forgotten that there is no other name
that was given so much authority as the name of Jesus.










Many have died,
but only Jesus died and rose again,
and he is still alive.










'Jesus'

[billyjoe]

What a vengeful god !

----------billy

[Phoenix7]

YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK!

Have you ever felt like you couldn't do
something that you really wanted to do because you lacked
the resources? If so, you are about to learn 10 vital
lessons about resourcefulness from the "red paperclip
guy."

But first, let's talk about how he got this odd nickname:
This is a guy who had a red paperclip, which he traded for
a fish-shaped pen on July 14th, 2005.

He then traded the pen for a hand-sculpted doorknob, which
he traded for a fully fueled Coleman camp stove.

On September 24th, 2005, he traded the stove for a Honda
generator, which he traded for an "instant party"
(commitment to fill an empty keg).

He then traded the "instant party" to a comedian in
exchange for a snowmobile. He then traded the snowmobile
for a two-person trip to British Columbia, and he traded
the trip for a cube van.

On February 22nd, 2006, he traded the cube van for a
recording contract in Tokyo.

He traded the recording contract to Jody Gnant for a
year's rent in Arizona, which he traded for an afternoon
with Alice Cooper, which he traded for a KISS motorized
snow globe.

He then traded this to Corbin Bernsen for a role in Donna
on Demand, and he traded that role for a two-story
farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan.

All of this was done in a year.

Ten Things You Can Learn from This Story

1. Don't Despise Small Beginnings

No matter how small and insignificant something may seem
at first, never underestimate the fact that it could grow
into something much greater ... and really fast.

Think about how this guy started out with one red
paperclip and ended up with a house--simply by making a
series of well-crafted trades.

Most likely, you have a lot more resources than a simple
paperclip to help you start doing what you want to do.

2. Persistence Pays

While reading the list of exchanges which led to the
house, it might be easy to assume that this was pretty
simple.

It wasn't. Remember that this is a process which took a
year and sent "the red paperclip guy" to many different
locations.

He probably also heard the word "no thanks" hundreds of
times ... but he didn't give up until he met his
objective.

3. You Don't Need Money to Acquire Stuff

No matter what you want in life or how expensive it seems,
this story proves that you don't always have to have money
to get what you want.

Think about it: Exchanging materials or services was the
way in which the American economy (one of the largest in
the world) was established. In fact, it wasn't until a few
hundred years ago that the US started using paper money.

So remember this, and the story of the red paperclip guy
... and that you don't always need money to get what you
want.

4. Creativity Pays

Look at the list of exchanges this man made to acquire
this two-story summer home, and you'll realize what a
significant role creativity had to have played.

Creativity is probably your most valuable asset when it
comes to getting anything you want: more money, the
perfect partner, a better body, a better career, etc.

5. Ask and You Shall Receive

Again, look at the list of exchanges and you'll realize
that in some of them the red paperclip guy got a MUCH
better deal than the other person.

These are all deals that he would not have gotten if he
had thought: "Ah, that's not an even trade ... they'll
never go for that."

If there's something that you want, you'll never get it if
you don't ask for it. But if you just get into the habit
of asking for what you want, you might be amazed at how
easily people say yes.

6. Value Is Relative

This is probably one of the most vital lessons you can
learn about success: Value is relative. After all, who
decided that a red paperclip was worth a pen ... or that a
KISS snow globe was worth a part in a TV show?

7. Resourcefulness Is More Important Than Resources

Again, considering the series of exchanges which led up to
the acquiring of the house, obviously the red paperclip
guy was a resourceful person. It was this resourcefulness
that made up for a tremendous lack of material resources.

8. One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure

Again, value is relative. If you have something that you
don't want, don't just assume that no one else wants it
either.

What you have that you don't value could end up being the
tool you use to get what you really want ... without
really giving anything up.

9. It Doesn't Take 30 Years to Own a House

Most people try to realize the dream of home ownership by
taking out a 30-year mortgage. This guy did it in a year.
This should also prove that when time is lacking,
creativity can do more than make up for it.

10. You Can Make Your Own Luck

Is this guy just lucky or is this the result of strategic
persistence and creativity?

Surely, luck can cause isolated incidents to occur, but
not a strategic series of trades which led from a dinky
red paperclip to a house in a year.

If this man "made his own luck" this way, certainly you
can too if you put these ten lessons to work for you and
do the same.