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Taking A Trip

3/28/2017

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March 28 - The longest journey starts with a single step.
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Peace With Yourself

3/27/2017

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March 27 - When you are at peace with yourself, any place is home. 
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Education & Thoughts

3/26/2017

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March 26 - If you think education is expensive, you should try ignorance. 
​The gift of thought needs application and work to truly function to it's potential. I've found the monetary value of traditional schooling that we pay someone to learn doesn't compare to the loss when I can't figure out how to do D.I.Y.things, or be able to grow through the desire to self educate myself, or humble myself to be corrected.  Our spirit, will, and education are part of just a few things we can keep with us after death. So I'm glad that my parents and teachers introduced me to resources like dictionaries, scriptures, and prayer so I could learn how to do the things that are placed before me.
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Confusing Words 

3/26/2017

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March 25th - I have never been hurt by anything I didn't say.

I couldn't wrap my brain around what this message really means or understand why someone would state that they never have been hurt other than what they said. The only thing I can grasp is maybe this could be a motivational thought about being brave to speak out. Either way, I'd like to hear other opinions about this quote.  
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Going Someplace?

3/24/2017

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March 24th- Footprints in the sands of time are not made by sitting down. 
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24 Hours In A Day

3/23/2017

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March 23rd -  Spend your time making things happen. 

Time is funny. It seems like when were having fun - it goes by fast, but when were bored or anticipating something - it goes by slow. The only guaranteed part of time is that each and every day has 24 hours in it. Don't let it control you. Make time work for you. 
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Life's Best Things

3/22/2017

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March 22nd - The best things in life are not things.

Some of the first non-things that come to mind are: God, family, friends, love, kindness, obedience, loyalty, service, and knowledge. I'm sure I could come up with a nice long list with some help and extra thought. Isn't it a wonderful gift to be able to stop and think about all the wonderful things and non-things we have all around us​? What do you think? What non-things would you add? 
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Staying Strong

3/21/2017

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One sign of maturing age is the realization that the world doesn't revolve around you. Sometimes this can seem like sad news, but with perspective we don't have to worry too much about what others think about us nor solely  do and get everything our way. One sure way to help our confidence regarding peer pressure and  worrying about what others think is to develop moral values. If we seek to draw closer to God and follow  a moral compass, then we can find more happiness without thought of what others may or may not think about us.  
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March 21st thought for the day - You probably would not worry about what people think of you if you knew how seldom they did.

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Moments 

3/20/2017

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March 20th - There is not a single moment in life that we can afford to lose. 
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Delay Tactics:101

3/18/2017

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March 19th - Tomorrow I've got to quit procrastinating.  
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Acorns & Seeds

3/18/2017

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March 18th - The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. 
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Finding Leprechaun Magic Within Otherselves

3/17/2017

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Try this tip for getting places in life - with or without a leprechaun. March 17th inspirational thought - The way to get anywhere is to start from where you are.

Too simple? Well, then look for some more advanced tips, quotes, and inspiration to spur you on from my other daily thoughts and quotes in my blog at pleasingiftbaskets.com . Have fun.
 
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Life With Others

3/16/2017

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March 16th  - Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. 
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Praying For Power 

3/15/2017

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March 15th thought - Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work will be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.
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Personal Best Race Times

3/14/2017

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March 14th - If you start soon enough, you won't have to run so fast to catch up.

Whether we know it or not, we have already entered the race so start now and keep starting again if you fall down. Aim to master your personal best race time. Just keep getting back up and don't delay to get back in there. We all can win.  
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Nothing Breeds Nothing

3/13/2017

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March 13th thought of the day - The way to be nothing is to do nothing.
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Myself, Yourself, and Ourselves 

3/12/2017

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March 12th words to live by. . .
​Socrates: "Know yourself." 
Cicero: "Control yourself." 
Christ: "Give yourself." 
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Trust

3/11/2017

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March 11th inspirational thought - Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding; in all ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. 
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Tangles 

3/10/2017

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March 10th thought - Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. 
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Life & Sandwiches

3/9/2017

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March 9 - Life is like a sandwich. The more you add to it, the better it becomes. 
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Friendly blows verses Enemy's Kisses

3/9/2017

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March 8 - Better are the blows of a friend than the kisses of an enemy. 
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Improve Your Reception To Turn Up The Volume 

3/9/2017

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March 7th thought - What the world need is a loud-speaker for the still small voice.
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Go Forth To Life

3/6/2017

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I went to take a picture of my thought for March 6th and discovered that page was missing. It must have accidentally ripped off at some time and fell out from among all the other thoughts and quotes. So today I choose to include one of my favorite poem/hymns from Samuel Longfellow entitled Go Forth To Life. I have this hung up in my dining room for my family's roaming eyes to discover and read while they eat. For this picture, I printed a new page for the photo because the original had some scribbles, stains, and rips. 

I discovered his writings when I was researching authors for a college English assignment in 2011. I connected with his writings because I like nature, poems, hymns, music, spiritual insights, and religion.  During that time of my research it was very difficult to find information on him and his works. An example of a common problem to research him was that his more famous brother Henry Wadsworth Longfellow kept coming up instead. On a internet search I could only begin to find Samuel after at least page 10 in the search results. I privately brag to my family that the internet has gotten smarter and/or Samuel has gotten popular because of all my searching and my work. Now, if you search for Samuel Longfellow he comes up on page one. 

Anyway, in my studies I discovered that Samuel Longfellow went to school to become a reverend and most of his writings were religious hymns. He was a religious man and a good poet but his poems were not fully accepted beyond hymns because of the political implications his beliefs represented.   

In this class after we submitted our research paper, we were asked to create a child's storybook as our final in class assignment. Take a look and tell me your thoughts in the comments box.
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Perspective

3/5/2017

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​Rear view mirrors & timelines help us progress safely without turning around.
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March 5 thought for the day is . . .  If you look back too much, you will soon be headed that way.

I happily got this timeline that I saw in a magazine when I was in high school. I remember begging my mom for it and she firmly said no, so I was totally surprised when she presented it to me. One of the things that I like about this besides it's massive size and historical  connectivity is that it includes religious  history as well. It includes Adam, Noah and the great flood through time to the late 1980's when this was bought. 

For as long as I can remember I've liked timelines. They give me a  visual understanding of how events are connected. As this thought for the day implies, it's good to know what's behind you and what has happened in order to gain  perspective to determine our future and progress. We just must remember and realize that remembering and thinking about the past is only healthy to the extent of helping us in the now and future to improve. Life wan't designed with a time machine but we were given a savior who atoned for our sins which allows us to erase our mistakes and gives us a path to move forward toward happiness and our Father in Heaven. Today is just one day and there is always a tomorrow. 
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Marching Forth

3/4/2017

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Inspirational thought for March 4th, lovingly known as Ark Day - Prayer will change the night to day.
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    Janet Burrup Spencer

    Here's a brief glimpse into who I am: I'm actively a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I like to organize, decorate, and create things. I grew up in Maryland and moved to Idaho to attend Ricks College, met my husband, and am happily a wife and mother of six children and 4 grandchildren living in Rexburg, Idaho 


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