New Day - New Wisdom

[Jilly]

But..but..but...my beach in Lake Ontario doesn't have any salt....we got bad fish and probably something else...

 

[scott43]

But..but..but...my beach in Lake Ontario doesn't have any salt....we got bad fish and probably something else...

No no..the e-coli count is WAYYYY down...

 

[Tricia]

I was thumbing through a scrapbook my sister gave me several years ago and this page resonated with me.

 

[Tricia]

I've snagged a couple bits of inspiration lately.

And this, was on the wall at a fitness center where we did a demo on a ski deck.

 

[Uncle-A]

I've snagged a couple bits of inspiration lately.

And this, was on the wall at a fitness center where we did a demo on a ski deck.
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I seem to remember posting the last one a while back. Still a good one, and worth repeating.

 

[Tricia]

I seem to remember posting the last one a while back. Still a good one, and worth repeating.

I often find myself revisiting great mantras in life. Thanks for sharing!


One thing that I'm sure I posted earlier in this thread but something I revisit often is on a bracelet I wear from time to time.

Wisdom engraved on a bracelet I wear:
Don't stumble over something behind you

 

[DanoT]

When this pandemic stuff is over and we're back to live music and dancing, out comes the t-shirt with the outline of a happy running dog and emblasonded with: "Live like someone left the gate open".

 

[Michael Kane]

 

[Bad Bob]

When the kids were little and we had a sailboat getting the kids comfortable with the boat leaning much was a bit of a challenge. I came up with.

"You have to make the boat tip to go fast."

I have heard them use it with the grand kids; it worked.

 

[Tricia]

....it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks.

People are always judging each other and, the truth is, they're not very good at it. Don't put a lot of concern into what people think of you. You weren't created to please and entertain everyone. You were created to be you, so feel good about yourself.
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My take away from this...
We should stop judging each other because we're not very good at it.

 

[Monique]

I came up with this one myself yesterday, after losing my cool:

It's hard to get up on your high horse when you're flinging mud on the ground

(I am open to wordsmithing)

 

[Tricia]

I came up with this one myself yesterday, after losing my cool:

It's hard to get up on your high horse when you're flinging mud on the ground

(I am open to wordsmithing)

My grandpa used to say:
There's no sense in throwing shit on someone. The only one left with shit on their hands is you.

 

[SSSdave]

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
...Mark Twain

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
...Mark Twain

You may be offended by the shit I say but I'm more offended by your lame ass excuse for being offended
...Jerome Montgomery II

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
...Albert Einstein

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.
...Albert Einstein

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
...Oscar Wilde

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
...George Bernard Shaw

 

[Michael Kane]

 

[Tom Co.]

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances"

 

[Tricia]

Not sure if this belongs here or in the funnies thread, but I think its more about wisdom than humor.

 

[Tom Co.]

Not sure where to post this?
My wife got this as an email from a friend and it really hit home with me.
Please read-

I am a 45 year old white woman living in the south, and today was the first time I spoke frankly about racism with a black man.

When Ernest, my appliance repairman, came to the front door, I welcomed him in. As this was his second visit and we’d established a friendly rapport, I asked him how he was feeling in the current national climate. Naturally, he assumed I was talking about the coronavirus, because what white person actually addresses racism head on, in person, in their own home?

When Ernest realized I wanted to know about his experience with racism, he began answering my questions.

What’s it like for you on a day-to-day basis as a black man? Do cops ever give you any trouble?

The answers were illuminating.

Ernest, a middle-aged, friendly, successful business owner, gets pulled over in Myrtle Beach at least 6 times a year. He doesn’t get pulled over for traffic violations, but on the suspicion of him being a suspect in one crime or another. Mind you, he is in uniform, driving in a work van clearly marked with his business on the side. They ask him about the boxes in his car--parts and pieces of appliances. They ask to see his invoices and ask him why there is money and checks in his invoice clipboard. They ask if he’s selling drugs. These cops get angry if he asks for a badge number or pushes back in any way. Everytime he is the one who has to explain himself, although they have no real cause to question him.

Ernest used to help folks out after dark with emergencies. Not anymore. He does not work past dinnertime, not because he doesn’t need the business, but because it isn’t safe for him to be out after dark. He says “There’s nothing out there in the world for me past dark”.

Let me say that again. Ernest, a middle aged black man in uniform cannot work past dark in Myrtle Beach in 2020 because it’s not safe for him. He did not say this with any kind of agenda. It was a quiet, matter of fact truth.

A truth that needs to be heard.

When I asked Ernest what ethnic terms he gets offended at, he said that the most offensive term people use is ‘boy’. Ernest has a bachelors in electronics and an associates in HVAC. He is not a ‘boy’, and the term ‘boy’ in the south implies inferiority in station and status. He came to Myrtle Beach and got a job at Hobart. The supervisor repeatedly used the term ‘boy’. Ernest complained. After several complaints Ernest was fired.

Ernest says most white people are a little scared of him, and he’s often put in a position where he has to prove himself, as though he’s not qualified to repair appliances.

After getting a job for 2 years at Sears appliance, Ernest started his own company, one he’s been running for several years. He is the best repairman we’ve had, and has taught me about washer dryers and how to maintain them myself, even helping me with another washer/dryer set and a dishwasher without charging me. I highly recommend his company, Grand Strand Appliance.

I asked Ernest what he thought of “black bike week” in Myrtle Beach, where thousands of black people come with bullet bikes and trash our town. He says it hurts black people in our city, and he disagrees with the NAACP coming in to sue businesses that close on black bike week. He hates working that week.

Ernest doesn’t have hope that racism will change, no matter who the president is. His dad taught him “It’s a white man’s world”, and he’s done his best to live within it.
When I asked him what I could do, he said, “everyone needs to pray and realize we’re all just one country and one people”.

I am a 45 year old white woman living in the south. I can begin healing our country by talking frankly with African Americans in my world---by LISTENING to their lived experience and speaking up. I can help by actively promoting black owned businesses. That’s what I can do today. Let’s start by listening and lifting up. It’s that simple.

#listenandlift
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Edit: I asked Ernest if I could take his picture and post our conversation on facebook. He thought it was a great idea. As he left my house an hour later, he looked me in the eye and said, "If you ever march, or have a meeting on this topic, or want to change things in Myrtle Beach, I'll stand with you."

What a great idea. Let's begin standing together.
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Edit: 1pm EST on 6/1. Ernest just called me and we had one of the sweetest moments, both laughing and crying about the response to this post. He started the conversation by saying, "Caroline, I don't know if I should kill you or kiss you--my phone is ringing off the hook!"
He doesn't have a FB profile, so he's coming over later so I can help him set one up. He's been absolutely overwhelmed, as have I, with the response. We're going to be sitting down together to read your comments. They mean so much. In addition, the Myrtle Beach city manager has contacted me and I'm getting all of us together to be sure this doesn't happen in our city any longer. THANK YOU WORLD.
Tom

 

[Tricia]

Not sure where to post this?
My wife got this as an email from a friend and it really hit home with me.
Please read-

I have seen this spread around on FB.

 

[Tom Co.]

I have seen this spread around on FB.

Nice to know as I am not a facebook person

 

[Tricia]

This is timely, considering that I'm about to go out and ride my bike on terrain that is daunting to me.

Fear results from doubt.

When you are not sure, when you hope for the best, then you will fear the worst. When you are absolutely certain, even if it is a certainty of suffering, fear disappears, and strength flows in its place.