RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 31, 2011: "Cheers to a new year..."

"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."

~Oprah Winfrey

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 30, 2011: "Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past..."

"Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past.

Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go."

~Brook Atkinson

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 29, 2011: “We will open the book. Its pages are blank..."

“We will open the book.

Its pages are blank.

We are going to put words on them ourselves.

The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”

~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 28, 2011: "When you are grateful, fear disappears..."

"When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears." 

~Anthony Robbins

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 27, 2011: “People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas..."

“People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas”

~Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 26, 2011: "Act as if what you do makes a difference..."

"Act as if what you do makes a difference.
It does."

~William James

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 25, 2011: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field..."

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 

And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.'” 

~Luke 2:8-11

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 24, 2011: "For God so loved the world..."

"For God so loved the world, 
that He gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, 
but have everlasting life."

~John 3:16(KJV)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 23, 2011: "Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as..."

"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts."

~Janice Maeditere

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 22, 2011: “Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings..."

“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.” 

~Bing Crosby

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 21, 2011: "Ask your children two questions this Christmas..."

"Ask your children two questions this Christmas. 

First: "What do you want to give to others for Christmas?" 

Second: "What do you want for Christmas?" 

The first fosters generosity of heart and an outward focus. 

The second can breed selfishness if not tempered by the first."

~Author Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 20, 2011: "The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree..."

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: 

The presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other."

~Burton Hillis

RB'S QUESTION OF THE DAY: December 19, 2011: “Order your soul..."

“Order your soul; 

reduce your wants; 

live in charity; 

associate in Christian community; 

obey the laws; 

trust in Providence.”

~Saint Augustine

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 18, 2011: "Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas..."

"Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words."

~Harlan Miller, writer

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 17, 2011: "Christmas, my child, is love in action..."

"Christmas, my child, is love in action.

Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."

~Dale Evans Rogers

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 16, 2011: “We can only be said to be alive..."

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” 

~Thornton Wilder

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 15, 2011: “What an enormous magnifier is tradition!"

“What an enormous magnifier is tradition! 

How a thing grows in the human memory and in the human imagination, when love, worship, and all that lies in the human heart, is there to encourage it”

~Thomas Carlyle

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 14, 2011: "He's making a list And checking it twice..."

"He's making a list 

And checking it twice; 

Gonna find out who's naughty and nice 

Santa Claus is coming to town"

"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, 1934

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 13, 2011: "Christmas is forever, not for just one day..."

"Christmas is forever, not for just one day, 

for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away 

like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. 

The good you do for others is good you do yourself..."

 ~Norman Wesley Brooks, "Let Every Day Be Christmas," 1976

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 12, 2011: "Religious Symbolism of The Twelve Days of Christmas..."

Religious Symbolism of  The Twelve Days of Christmas

1-True Love refers to God

2-Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments

3-French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues

4-Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists

5-Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.

6-Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation

7-Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments

8-Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes

9-Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit

10-Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments

11-Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles

12-Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 20, 2011: "Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas..."

"Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

~Unknown Child, bless their wee heart

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 9, 2011: "Eggnog, who thought that one up..."

"Eggnog, who thought that one up? 

'I wanna get a little drunk, but I also want some pancakes.'”

~Dave Attell 

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 8, 2011: "God's gifts..."

"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.”

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 7, 2011: “There has been only one Christmas..."

“There has been only one Christmas -

the rest are anniversaries.”

 ~W. J. Cameron

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 6, 2011: "Those Christmas lights, Light up the street..."

"Those Christmas lights

Light up the street

Down where the sea and city meet

May all your troubles soon be gone

Oh Christmas lights keep shining on"

~Christmas Lights

      Sung By Coldplay

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 5, 2011: "Oh, geez, look at this..."

"Oh, geez, look at this!
One light goes out, they ALL go out!!!"

~From The Twelve Pains of Christmas

http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/b/bobrivers10338/12painsofchristmas335547.html

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 4, 2011: "I never thought it was such a bad little tree..."

"I never thought it was such a bad little tree.
It's not bad at all, really.
Maybe it just needs a little love."

~Linus Van Pelt

(looking at Charlie Brown's puny tree in A Charlie Brown Christmas)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 3, 2011: "Were it not for the shepherds..."

"Were it not for the shepherds, there would have been no reception. And were it not for a group of stargazers, there would have been no gifts."

~Max Lucado
From "God Came Near"

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 2, 2011: "Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people..."

"Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you ... to remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old. 

Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world ... stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death? 

Then you can keep Christmas!"

~Henry van Dyke

("Keeping Christmas" in The Spirit of Christmas)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 1, 2011: “What I don't like about office Christmas parties is..."

“What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a new job the next day”

~Phyllis Diller

Illness kept me from doing a quote last night. I apologize.

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 29, 2011: "A Christmas candle is a lovely thing..."

"A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
it makes no noise at all,
but softly gives itself away;
while quite unselfish, it grows small."

~Eva K. Logue

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 28, 2011: "Christmas Gift Suggestions..."

"Christmas Gift Suggestions: 

To your enemy, forgiveness. 

To an opponent, tolerance. 

To a friend, your heart. 

To a customer, service. 

To all, charity. 

To every child, a good example. 

To yourself, respect."

~Oren Arnold

"Christmas Gift Suggestions: 

To your enemy, forgiveness. 

To an opponent, tolerance. 

To a friend, your heart. 

To a customer, service. 

To all, charity. 

To every child, a good example. 

To yourself, respect."

~Oren Arnold

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 27, 2011: "Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone..."

"Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone."

~Charles Schulz

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 26, 2011: "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life..."

"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"

~Matthew 6:25-26 

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 25, 2011: What's the reason for the season again? Even if you don't believe it's because of the birth of Jesus, you have to believe it's better than this...

What's the reason for the season again?
Even if you don't believe it's because of the birth of Jesus, you have to believe it's better than this...

"Authorities in Los Angeles say that 20 people suffered minor injuries at a local Walmart when a woman used pepper spray on them to get to the front of the line when the store opened Thursday evening.

Police in Fayetteville, N.C. are hunting for two suspects after gunfire went off early Friday in the Cross Creek Mall.

At a Walmart in upstate New York, a man was arrested after two women were injured in a fight that broke out.

In Phoenix, television station KSAZ reported that a grandfather was roughed up by police after he put a game in his waistband to free up his hands to lift his grandson above the crowd. He was slammed to the ground by cops, who likely assumed that he was shoplifting."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/25/black-friday-violence-reported-at-stores-across-country/#ixzz1elJ52X00

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 24, 2011: “Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men..."

“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel,
to set in the hearts of honest men;
but be careful that you do not take the day,
and leave out the gratitude.” 

~E.P. Powell, 1833-1915, American author and journalist

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 23, 2011: "Change your mind and you’ll change your world..."

"Change your mind and you’ll change your world."

~Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 22, 2011: "If a man devotes himself to the instructions of his own unconscious..."

"If a man devotes himself to the instructions of his own unconscious, it can bestow this gift [of renewal], so that suddenly life, which has been stale and dull, turns into a rich unending inner adventure, full of creative possibilities."

~Marie-Louise von Franz

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 21, 2011: "Get your ideas on paper and study them..."

"Get your ideas on paper and study them.

Do not let them go to waste!"

~Les Brown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 20, 2011: "There is no room for God..."

"There is no room for God in him who is full of himself."

~Old Hasidic saying

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 19, 2011: "Meditate within your heart on your bed..."

"Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah"

Psalms 4:4

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

Psalms 46:10

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 18, 2011: "There are two kinds of men who never amount to much..."

"There are two kinds of men who never amount to much:

those who cannot do what they are told, 

and those who can do nothing else."

~Cyrus H. Curtis

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 17, 2011: "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath..."

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."

~James 1:19-20(KJV)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 16, 2011: "The world is not to be put in order..."

"The world is not to be put in order; 

the world is order, incarnate. 

It is for us to harmonize with this order."

~Henry Miller

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 15, 2011: "People are lonely because..."

"People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges."

~Joseph Fort Newton

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 14, 2011: "Hope is the companion of power, and the mother of success..."

"Hope is the companion of power, and the mother of success;

for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles."

~Samuel Smiles

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 13, 2011: "The problem is not that there are problems..."

"The problem is not that there are problems.
The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem."

~Theodore Rubin

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 12, 2011: "Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences..."

"Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections." 

~Katherine Paterson

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 11, 2011: "No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself..."

"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true."

~Nathaniel Hawthorne

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 10, 2011: "I’d gone through life believing in the strength and competence of others..."

"I’d gone through life believing in the strength and competence of others; never in my own. 

Now, dazzled, I discovered that my capacities were real. 

It was like finding a fortune in the lining of an old coat."

~Joan Mills

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 9, 2011: "...we can no longer afford to throw away even one ‘unimportant’ day..."

"...we can no longer afford to throw away even one ‘unimportant’ day by not noticing the wonder of it all. We have to be willing to discover and then appreciate the authentic moments of happiness available to all of us every day."

~Sarah Ban Breathnach

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 8, 2011: “It's important to be heroic, ambitious, productive, efficient, creative and progressive..."

“It's important to be heroic, ambitious, productive, efficient, creative and progressive, but these qualities don't necessarily nurture soul. 

The soul has different concerns, of equal value: 
Downtime for reflection, conversation and reverie; 
Beauty that is captivating and pleasuring;
Relatedness to the environs and to people; 
And any animal’s rhythm of rest and activity.” 

~Thomas Moore

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 7, 2011: “"Seek the wisdom of the ages..."

"Seek the wisdom of the ages, 

but look at the world through the eyes of a child."

~ Ron Wild

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 6, 2011: "Life loses its meaning when we get stuck up..."

"Life loses its meaning when we get stuck up in [our] comfort zone."

~M. K. Soni

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 5, 2011: "American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel..."

"American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. 

That's why that song has found the niche that it has."

~Don McLean

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 4, 2011: "He thinks with regret of the great days when..."

"He thinks with regret of the great days when he could at harvest time at least go down into Hungary and work on the big estates and bring back, as his wage, a side of bacon for the winter. That was wealth, to him." 

~Douglas Reed

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 3, 2011: "Every choice moves us closer to or farther away..."

"Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something.

Where are your choices taking your life?

What do your behaviors demonstrate that you are saying yes or no to in life?"

~Eric Allenbaugh

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 2, 2011: "And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance..."

"And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance 

I hope you dance 

I hope you dance."

~Sung by Lee Ann Womack

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: November 1, 2011: "Risk! Risk anything..."

"Risk! Risk anything! 

Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. 

Do the hardest thing on earth for you. 

Act for yourself. 

Face the truth."

~Katherine Mansfield

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 31, 2011: “Please… tell me who you are and what you want..."

“Please… tell me who you are and what you want.

And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.” 

~Gary Zukav

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 30, 2011: "I'll bet living in a nudist colony..."

"I'll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween."

~Author Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 29, 2011: "Halloween was confusing..."

"Halloween was confusing. 

All my life my parents said, 

"Never take candy from strangers." 

And then they dressed me up and said, 

"Go beg for it." 

I didn’t know what to do! 

I’d knock on people’s doors and go, 

"Trick or treat. No thank you."

~Rita Rudner

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 28, 2011: "From ghoulies and ghosties..."

"From ghoulies and ghosties

And long-leggedy beasties

And things that go bump in the night,

Good Lord, deliver us!"

~Old Scottish Saying

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 27, 2011: "One need not be a chamber to be haunted..."

"One need not be a chamber to be haunted;

One need not be a house;

The brain has corridors surpassing

Material place."

~Emily Dickinson

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 26, 2011: "For as children tremble and fear everything in the blind darkness..."

"For as children tremble and fear everything in the blind darkness, so we in the light sometimes fear what is no more to be feared than the things children in the dark hold in terror and imagine will come true."

~Titus Lucretius Carus, 99-55 BC, De Rerum Natura, bk. III, l. 87

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 25, 2011: "If a man harbors any sort of fear..."

"If a man harbors any sort of fear, 

it makes him landlord to a ghost."

~Lloyd Douglas

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 24, 2011: "Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have..."

"Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold."

~Judith Olney

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 23, 2011: "I don't need to completely understand the big picture..."

"I don't need to completely understand the big picture to know that my role is important.
I don't have to know the destination to know I'm headed in the right direction.
Though I may not know where I am going, I'm not lost, I am exploring."

~Jana Stanfield

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 22, 2011: "As you manage your money, you manage your life."

"As you manage your money, you manage your life."

~Dan Millman

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 21, 2011: "It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves..."

"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, 

and it is not possible to find it elsewhere."

~Agnes Repplier

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: October 20, 2011: "Meditation may require a lifetime to master..."

"Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. 

...If you want to judge your progress, ask yourself these questions: 

Am I more loving? 

Is my judgment sounder? 

Do I have more energy? 

Can my mind remain calm under provocation? 

Am I free from the conditioning of anger, fear, and greed?

Spiritual awareness reveals itself as eloquently in character development and selfless action as in mystical states."

~Eknath Easwaran