How Do You Gauge How Happy You Are?

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From Denny: Apologies to everyone who was looking for their quote today. We had serious thunderstorms move through yesterday and we lost power. It was like the heavens opened up and decided it was time for a deluge!

Anyway, today's quote was from a U.S. President. We hear a lot of quotes and sometimes don't realize they were said originally by American Presidents. Even a culture often grows up over time around the thought in that quote, so it is with this one.

Generations later we are now addressing how to work our attitudes to improve our lives. Well, Abraham Lincoln, who knew an awful lot of terrible adversity, certainly understood what it took to build and maintain a positive attitude.

He lost 69 elections and he lost all his children over a span of time. He was also President during the trying times of America's only Civil War and was ill with a slow disease. His wife went into a terrible depression upon the loss of their youngest son from illness.

Lincoln was a strong-willed kind-hearted man who even brought his political enemies into his administration in the effort to govern the country in a bi-partisan manner. Lincoln is most famous for several of his inspiring speeches and deciding to dare to go against the tide of convention and free America's slaves. He was all about doing the best job possible for the sake of ALL the American people.

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"People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be." - President Abraham Lincoln



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How Deeply Do You Know Your Dream?

From Denny: It appears former President Franklin Roosevelt was quite the chatty guy when it came to littering history with his interesting quotes. Every time you turn around there is yet one more better than the last!

What's intriguing about this one is that is more than encouragment to follow your dreams. Rather he advises we focus on the intense beauty in all its aspects of the dreams as we engage, follow and become our dreams.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Charm, Folly and Life!

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From Denny: How often have we been wooed by the latest charm offensive of some deceitful politician trying to get our vote only to make us angry later for giving it to them? This quote will make you laugh it off!

Even the much hated President Nixon had at least one redeeming quality, as few people are only one-dimensional. Nixon played the piano handsomely for friends and family. It was like another person sat down at that piano and when the music played he was transformed into a decent guy. Sadly, the jovial attitude only lasted as long as the music... Well, I guess he is one politician who will never be accused of being too nice or boring. History seems to enjoy its villains.

"Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got." - Josh Billings

Photo: Nixon leaving the White House after he just resigned, the 1st President to ever do so.

The Peace Process

“Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy