Always tell someone how you feel about them. Mean what you say and say what you mean even when it's hard...because opportunities are lost in the blink of an eye, but regrets last a lifetime.

If she's amazing she won't be easy. If she's easy she won't be amazing. If she's worth it you won't give up. If you you give up, you're not worthy. (Borrowed and shared; this is a good one.)

Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved. - Michael de Montaigne

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. - W. Somerset Maugham

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The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive, but do not forget. - Borrowed and shared.

It's Monday! Make it a good one! Smile! :-)

Don't settle for less when your worth so much more!

My plan is to forgive and forget. Forgive myself for being so stupid and forget you ever existed.

Don't consider past mistakes regrets... consider them lessons learned.

The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. - Thomas Paine

To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human. - Andy and Larry Wachowski

The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. - Mark Russell

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, Its about learning how to dance in the rain.

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away. - Ronald Reagan

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. - Ronald Reagan

I know in my heart that man is good.
That what is right will always eventually triumph.
And there's purpose and worth to each and every life. - Ronald Reagan

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. - Ronald Reagan

"...silence, pleasurable tension, peace, fear, excitement, uneasiness, hot, cold, .....yes, NO, YES ....two hands come together and each share a pleasant smile, a smile enjoyed by two..." G. D. Masters

"...silence, pleasurable tension, peace, fear, excitement, uneasiness, hot, cold, .....yes, NO, YES ....two hands come together and each share a pleasant smile, a smile enjoyed by two..." G. D. Masters

Good Friday morning! Huge deadline at 1:30 p.m. I'm NOT ready! But, I WILL BE! (Even if I have to get out and Push!) Best wishes for a Great Day! "BE COOL, Be LOOSE!" - G. D. Masters

It is a duty, a responsibility and a priveledge to be educated and knowledgable with regards to our political environment. You can't believe what you hear on the radio, see on the TV or read in the periodicals. Today you must research to seek the truth hidden, and burried under a myriad of deception, false truths and lies. - DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE! - G. D. Masters

Duty is ours, results are God's. - John Quincy Adams

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. - John Quincy Adams

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own. - John Quincy Adams

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. - Robert Orben

Pray diligently! Work hard! Enjoy your surroundings. Smile. Stay focused. It will come in due time!

Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize. - Henry James

There are women who are for all your 'times of life.' They're the most wonderful sort. - Henry James

Live all you can - it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that, what have you had? - Henry James

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself. - Henry James

She had an unequalled gift... of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities. - Henry James

When you are eight years old, nothing is any of your business. - Lenny Bruce

If you want the best things in life you have to earn them yourself. - Even if you have to get out and push!

"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office." - Robert Frost

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No one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from right now and make a brand new ending. borrowed, modified and shared :-)

Link San Antonio - The June LIVE Event
Business Professional Networking
Tuesday June 29, 2010 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Door Prizes Welcome and Encouraged
Link San Antonio - The June LIVE Event
Business Professional Networking
Tuesday June 29, 2010 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Door Prizes Welcome & Encouraged

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Link San Antonio - The June LIVE Event
Network with professionals from many Industries

Door Prizes Welcome & Encouraged
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Networking / Relationship Building
Meet San Antonio’s finest business professionals

Good Wednesday morning! Three thoughts for today: 1. Believe you can., 2. Never give up., 3. Have some fun! - Most importantly, HAVE SOME FUN! "Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" G. D. Masters

Future in the Past. Which is it?
Did you see your Future in the Past?
Or is your Past, your Future?

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. - George Santayana

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. - George Santayana

"Only by going too far can you possibly find out how far you could go." - borrow and shared :-)

Sanity is a madness put to good use. - George Santayana (think about this one for a moment...)

I want to say Thank you to all the people who took a few moments to wish me a Happy Father's Day. It feels like I had more people wish me Happy Father's Day this year, than in all the previous years added together. Thank you! I feel blessed and I am thankful!

Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster. - Quentin Crisp

He who praises you for what you lack wishes to take from you what you have. - Don Juan Manuel

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. - Quentin Crisp

"Our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!" Corinthians 4:17

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain

Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. - Mark Twain

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said I don't know. - Mark Twain

Ladies and Gents; have a great Friday evening! :-)

Good Friday morning! - Don't forget Dad! - Have some FUN this weekend! - "Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" - G.D. Masters

Patterning your life around other's opinions is nothing more than slavery. - Lawana Blackwell

You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters. - Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. - Elbert Hubbard

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. - Phyllis Diller

I'm not sure I want popular opinion on my side - I've noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts. - Bethania McKenstry (Hmmm, does this remind you of... nevermind.)

Remember, "there's no dawn without a night, there's no victory without a fight, there's no rainbow without the rain, there's no happiness without pain."

What's the number where you make the jump from your page to a "Like" page?

A smile could last for a second but the memory of it could last for a last for a lifetime... (borrowed and shared)

People don't necessarily change... you just never knew who they really were. (borrowed and shared)

Ladies and Gentlemen; some of you will put on your seat belt; then there are those who will strap on the harness ... I'm going in! Make it a great Thursday, even if get's bumpy... "Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" G. D. Masters

"Building a better you is the first step to building a
better America." - Zig Ziglar

"Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." - Ann Landers

I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays. - Henny Youngman

I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back. - Henny Youngman

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. - Henny Youngman

It is said that money is the root of all evil. This statement is incorrect. The LOVE of money is the root of all evil! G. D. Masters

Lack of money is the root of all evil. - George Bernard Shaw

No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather. - Michael Pritchard

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed. - Michael Pritchard

You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. - Michael Pritchard

NFL - Twitter: Ochocinco says he’s dependable … like birth control: Chad Ochocinco showed up at Bengals mandatory minicamp Tuesda... http://bit.ly/cPzOpr

"When things are at their darkest, pal, it's a brave man who can kick back and party."

Sometimes people come into your life
and you know right away that they were
meant to be there... to serve some
sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or
help figure out who you are or who you
want to become. You never know who
these people may be but when you look
eyes with them, you know that every
moment that you are with them, they
will affect your life in some profound
way. And sometimes things happen to
you at the time that may seem horrible,
painful and unfair, but in reflection
you realize that without overcoming
those obstacles you would have never
realized your potential, strength,
will power or heart.

Everything happens for a reason!
Nothing happens by chance or by means
of good luck. Illness, injury, love,
lost moments of true greatness and sheer
stupidity all occur to test the limits
of your soul. Without these small
tests, life would be like a smoothly
paved, straight, flat road to nowhere,
safe and comfortable but dull and
utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life.
The successes and downfalls that you
experience can create who you are, and
the bad experiences can be learned
from.... In fact, they are probably the
most poignant and important ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you or
breaks your heart, forgive them because
they have helped you learn about trust
and the importance of being cautious
to whom you open your heart. If someone
loves you, love them back unconditionally
not only because they love you, but
also because they are teaching you to
love and open your heart and eyes to
little things.

MAKE EVERYDAY COUNT! Appreciate every moment and take from it everything
that you possibly can, for you may never
be able to experience it again. Talk to people who you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, even if it doesn't seem right because you are too young or too far, just follow your heart. Surround yourself with those who make you smile, laugh, and make you happy.

Break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you.

Create your own life then LET GO and LIVE IT!

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you learn to appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself...and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." - Marilyn Monroe

"Time sets the stage; fate writes the script; but only we may choose our character." - Liam Thomas Ryder

"Make your optimism come true." - author unknown

"Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left." Hubert Humphrey

Tough times don't last, tough people do!

Good Tuesday morning! Make it worth the Price you pay!

If little else, the brain is an educational toy. - Tom Robbins

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. - Tom Robbins

It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea. - Robert Anton Wilson

Psalm 91 (New King James Version)

Psalm 91

Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a]
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”


Footnotes:
a.Psalm 91:3 That is, one who catches birds in a trap or snare

Watch you thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Remember: the light at the end of the tunnel may be YOU!

If the full moon wasn't last night; then Neptune was trine with Jupiter ....or some other unusal astrological bologna ...

I saw this handwritten sign yesterday morning:
"Help Wanted experience waitress speak bilingual"

Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. - Henrik Tikkanen

Remember: the light at the end of the tunnel may be YOU!

Observation: If the full moon wasn't last night; then Neptune was trine with Jupiter ....or some other unusal astrological bologna ...

I saw this handwritten sign yesterday morning:
"Help Wanted experience waitress speak bilingual"

Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. - Henrik Tikkanen

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago. - Bernard Berenson

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. - Andy Rooney

Ladies and Gentlemen; best wishes for a good Friday. No matter how tough it gets; hang in there. Fight the fight! Lord, thanks for letting me wake up today! "Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" G.D. Masters

They say bad luck, bad things happen in "threes" - if that's true ... then I completed the thrid thing yesterday. - Those three thing cost a bunch of money...I mean a bunch!

Theft, my opinion, God, and a blessing.

Dear Lord,
The guy who broke into my truck at the office (8930 Four Winds Blvd., at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2010), the one who was observed by over 10 people punching my window to get to my radar detector. Will you please bless him? Yes, I am talking about the one in the black Cavalier… I didn’t see him. Lord, life happens and we conform, assimilate and before too long we accept a bunch of bologna, sorry, I said it right, however I was thinking wrong… OK. Sadly, I hope this guy was stressed by the economy, has been scoping the parking lot for a few weeks, whatever he thought, he said …here I go. And there he went.
Lord, please help this guy find work, win the lottery or catch a break in life! This guy had to punch my window three times, before he penetrated the interior! Three punches? What the heck is this guy thinking, he needs to find work, because stealing and him, yeah that isn’t happening. I won’t settle up with him, that is not my concern or my job.

Thank you!
G.D. Masters

Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student. - George Iles

I'm kind of jealous of the life I'm supposedly leading. - Zach Braff

Is the Economy improving?
VOTE here: http://ping.fm/aHwVG

"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it." - Oogway - Kung Foo Panda

ASU Pikes - respectfully....who was the Smoking HOT CHICK that dipped snuff?

ASU Pikes - respectfully....who was the smoking HOT CHICK that dipped snuff? (...brain cells....we'll stop there...)

http://ping.fm/cWcrr

ASU peeps: Does anyone know what happend to Susa McCutcheon? I know she was there in '82, '83, .... not sure about after that...

A question for today: You know what you read, hear and see; Is the economy improving?

Be Bold & Courageous! Try something NEW and different, NOW not later. Otherwise you may regret never doing it at all.

A question for today: You know what you read, hear and see; Is the economy improving?

A question for today: You know what you read, hear and see; Is the economy improving?

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
— Hunter S. Thompson

Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth; capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth. - Lester Brown

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. - John Kenneth Galbraith

There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers. - Richard Feynman

Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists? - Kevin Throop III

There can be no real individual freedom in the presence of economic insecurity. - Chester Bowles

We are an impossibility in an impossible universe. - Ray Bradbury

Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians. - Chester Bowles

"If your heart is in the right place, if you are going in the right direction, if you've prayed about it, and you are still going against the grain? Don't stop! Lean into it! Drive! Desire! Ambition! Determination! Hunger! Passion! Intensity! Keep going! Keep Pushing On! Keep Moving Forward!" - G. D. Masters

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer. - W. Somerset Maugham

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. - W. Somerset Maugham

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. - W. Somerset Maugham

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it. - W. Somerset Maugham

"It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. " Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind."

" ...woke up in life and found I almost missed it!"

"We Either Make Ourselves Miserable or We Make Ourselves Strong." - Carlos Casteneda

" ...celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
this is the critical mass ..." - I know it's on the way .....

Good Monday morning! - I hope everyone had a pleasant weekend. (...two days on the Torrent River.) Best wishes for a good week. Try something different; don't argue with co-workers and family this week... Yeah, that's a big challenge! - "Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" G.D. Masters

We are only on this earth one time; make sure it's enough!

I think Superman should go on the Larry King show and announce that he would come back to life if people in all 50 states wanted him to. - Dave Berry

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it. - Dave Berry

Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night. - Philip K. Dick

"Life moves fast, too fast. If you can, slow down...even a little bit and enjoy your surroundings. Enjoy where you are, what you are doing, who your with and remember...YOU woke up this morning! Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" - Gary D. Masters

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs. - Unknown

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously. - Nicholas Butler

"Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves." - Walter Anderson

Be a best friend. Tell the truth. Over use I love you. Go to work, do your best, dont out-smart your common sense. Never let your praying knees get lazy and Love like crazy. - (borrowed and shared)

" ...don't live your life by the dollar sign, live life to the limit that's the bottom line, no guarantees what tomorrow will bring, be the BEST AT WHAT YOU ARE ..."

“You’re only as good as your last accomplishment! You can only ride on your last accomplishment so long.” Gary D. Masters

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.

Make it a great Friday, even if you have to get out and push! "Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" Gary Masters

Yesterday, was yesterday ...However, I woke up this morning ...another day to enjoy the Human Experience! Make it a great Friday, even if you have to get out and push! "Be COOL, Be LOOSE!" Gary D. Masters

"There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that once unleashed, can make any vision, dream or desire a reality." - Anthony Robbins

You shouldn't have to sacrifice you just because someone has a problem with it.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change. - Alfred North Whitehead

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. - Donald Trump

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it. - Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937)

I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something. - Jackie Mason

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. - Eric Hoffer

Ladies and Gentlemen; it's Thursday, yeah! A short week where we try to CRAM five days of work into four days. - It can get tough out there; make it worth the price you pay! Have a great day! :-)

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try Again. Fail
again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail
again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett (I like this one!)

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. - Louise Pasteur

One must know oneself, if this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better. - Blaise Pascal

The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. - Thomas Paine

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness. - Thomas Paine

I have no regrets about the things I have said, but many regrets about the things that I have not!!

I have no regrets about the things I have said, but many regrets about the things that I have not!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.
(borrowed & shared)

"You're only as good as your last accomplishment! You can only ride on your last accomplishment so long." Gary D. Masters

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."

There comes a time in life when you have to let go of all the pointless drama and the people who create it and surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard that you forget the bad and focus soley on the good. After all, life is too short to be anything but happy.
(This is a repeat; however it is too good, to not periodically re-post.)

The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw. - Havelock Ellis

The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum. - Havelock Ellis

What we call 'Progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance. - Havelock Ellis

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. - Jane Wagner

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong. - George Carlin

It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great. - Havelock Ellis

It's our differences that make us interesting, and often attract us to each other.

"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in
fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit
my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit." - Dawna Markova

The minute you settle for less than you deserve ...you will begin getting less than you settled for! Imagine that ...

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager." - William S. Burroughs

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow. - Evan Esar

The minute you settle for less than you deserve ...you will begin getting less than you settled for! Imagine that ...