Serendipity Smiles 200th Blog Post!
It IS my 200th blog post so let’s party! Perhaps I should have planned a bit better, but there’s cake, fruit punch, beer in the cooler, good tunes playing and some of the best bloggers and friends a girl could ask for. Now, I’m one of those quote collectors and since we can’t all party in person, I asked you to send me your favorite quotes…and you did!
Brenda Pearson sent the first awesome quote: “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential” ~ Winston Churchill
Megan “Joy Girl!” Bord sent me this “If you run away, your problems will run after you. Be undisturbed by a situation, and it will fall away of its own weight.” Florence Scovel Shinn
Angelia Sims digs Elbert Hubert’s “The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or good, but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage, and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected, as ready to say I do not know, if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality, to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. I wish others to live their lives, too – up to their highest, fullest, and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I’ll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant – to radiate life.”
Nadia from Happy Lotus sent me two quotes! “If there is a solution to your problem, then there is no need to worry. If there is no solution to your problem, then there still is no need to worry.” ~ Shantideva
And “Genuine, human friends stand by whether you are successful or unlucky and always share your sorrow and burdens. The way to make such friends is not by being angry, nor by having good education or intelligence, but by having a good heart.” ~ Dali Lama
Wilma Ham’s favorite quote is from Humberto Maturana; “Love is the only emotion that expands intelligence.” Wilma wrote, “I absolutely adore that quote, because when I am anxious I become stupid but when I love what I do, I do notice my increased ability to come up with intelligent actions and solutions. Also in a loving environment I learn a lot better.”
One of my stepmom sisters, Stacy sent me this fabulous quote from her iPhone: “If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” – Jimmy Buffet
Karen Myers, one of my Wednesday night yoga students sent me this great quote: “Life is not measured by the breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.”
SuZen sent me this loving acceptance quote by Robert Frost: “Always fall in love with what you are asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever is going. Not against: with.”
Marina sent me one of my favorites: “Follow your bliss.” ~ Joseph Campbell
My good friend Maureen Campaiola, widely known in my neck of the woods as The Dare Coach, sent me this: “You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta be.” Elizabeth Gilbert, “Eat, Pray, Love”
Ellen sent this phenomenal quote she read in a magazine: “Just when you think your world is falling apart, it might actually be falling in place.” (HOW TRUE!)
Jodi Sloane sent me this gem: “Love the moment and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries.” Corita Kent
Thank you all for sharing your awesome quotes! Now…let’s have some cake and icecream!
Hi Peggy,
Woohoo!! Your 200th post!! That is awesome!!
I’ll have some cake (and where’s that cooler with the beer??)!!!
Since I am late to the quote party, I’ll share a short one here now:
“Bark less, wag more” ~ Bumper Sticker
Happy 200th Peggy!!!
Thanks Lance! The beer’s out back
Love your quote and it is so true…we can learn so much from our furry friends just by wagging more!
Hi Peggy:
Congratulations on your 200th post! As a blogger myself I fully understand what it takes to put out great content all the time. This blog is always full of the kind of stuff that makes you really have to think. Thanks for a wonderful blog…you make it look easy…
Love ya, Maureen
Thanks for your quote Maureen! I LOVE it! And Thank You for your kind words
xo
Peggy
Congrats, Peggy! What a wonderful collection of quotes. Thank you so much for sharing.
Congrats! I somehow missed the idea of sending in quotes, an idea I absolutely love. So much wisdom there…
Here are two of my favorites:
“There is a way to do it better. Find it.” T.A. Edison
“Every day may not be good but there is something good in every day.” ~ Ann Nonymous (she is my favorite sage!)
Go find your ‘something good’ today!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Hi Erin!
I LOVE your quotes! Thanks for sharing them here!
I’m off to find my something good today in a pedicure
xo
Awesome Peggy! Boy you know how to throw a party! Woot!
These quotes are all awesome and well worth reading again and again. Thank you for staying you and staying true and keeping us all inspired!
HAPPY 200TH!!!!
xoxoxo
Thank YOU Angelia for coming to the party and sharing that most awesome quote!
Hi Peggy! YAHOO! I LOVE a good party – and from the fabulous quotes here, not to mention the PEOPLE, well, Peggy, you are LOVED! I’d like to propose a toast:
To Peggy – Who is a magnificent combo of spunk, compassion and intelligence – who inspires and challenges us and makes us think – who shares her life experiences with grace and love. I am honored to call you my friend, my friend! Congrats and – of course – Hugs
suZen
I will so drink to that! Thank you SuZen!
Raising my glass too!
I am raising my glass on that as well, cheers to a fab woman and writer with the big heart and so much courage.
Hi Peggy,
Congratulations about the 200th post!!! WOO HOO!!!!
I guess I had an air head moment when I thought the guest post with Lance was the 200th post. Apologies for that…I just have those moments every now and then.
And yay for cake and ice cream!
Looking forward to the next 200 posts!
Keep smiling!
Nadia – Lance would have been a good choice for #200! I’ll have to see if he’s available for #300
Thank you for your awesome quotes and for helping me celebrate!
xo
Hi Peggy!!
Happy 200th post!! What an awesome accomplishment! As I think back on your posts, I realize how much I have learned from you. I have learned of resilience and the importance of a positive attitude. I have learned from you that our body reacts (negatively and positively) to how we live and what we’re thinking so it’s always better to live in sync with what is in our heart. I have learned from you about the importance of living with passion in everything you do. And I have learned of the importance of temperance, as even you, the energizer bunny (!!), seeks to focus on what is most important in order to really propel yourself to the next level of success that you seek. I have also learned more about love from you, as I have witnessed how much of it you have for your husband, your girls, your grandbaby, your future son-in-law, stepmoms everywhere, and all of us here. Thank you for giving so much of yourself, and for sharing your thoughts and beautiful writing with us. It has been a pleasure getting these little peeks into your soul!! And now for the cake!! xoxoxo, Jodi
Dearest Jodi,
You bring tears to my eyes. Really. Thank you so much and thank you for being part of my blogging journey from the start!
I heart you my friend!
Peggy
Peggy,
Yay! I’m very late to the party, but that’s okay, because I am so glad to be here!
You have provided so much encouragement and inspiration to me, and I’m sure to countless others. Your humor is fun, your blissful moments are beautiful, your story is one of Grace Beauty Faith Joy Love Peace. Every time I visit, something touches me in some way. And I love that. Thank you for the time, energy, emotion you share on this blog!
So, here’s to 200 more:)
Hi Joy!
Thank you so much. I feel the same about your blog – you are so inspirational and uplifting!
xoox
Peggy
Dear Peggy.
Hear, hear to all what has been shared already, especially Jodi.
You are a role model for all women, for me.
There is a life waiting for me, I can change to become a woman who powerfully contributes rather than slinks through life feeling second best and giving from obligation rather than from grace and inner fulness.
That is such a gift you are giving me and all other women, Peggy.
I love how you share your talent for writing to tell us what you have been through and how you have come out off it.
Your writing is clear, compassionate and so good to read.
In my old life I would have envied you, now I am so pleased to have such a gifted woman in my life who contributes so much.
Peggy, cheers and can I too have some cake please?
XOX Wilma
Dearest Wilma,
I am so glad we have gotten to know each other because one of my passions in life is to connect with creative and energetic women and contribute to the collective journey we seem to all be on. You are just one way the Universe has given me what I want!
xxooo
Peggy
Happy 200th, Peggy! Your blog is as wonderful as ever, and I continue to be moved by the wisdom of your words.
I loved so many of those quotes, and am grateful you compiled them.
And MY GAWD… That cake looks fantastic. I might have to bake brownies tonight and pretend they’re that cake!
Thank you so much Megan! I had fun compiling the quotes!
Did you make brownies last night?
xxoo
Peggy
Happy 200th, Peggy —- Wow! And thanks for sharing the quotes. My favorite (that I copied) is the one that Angelia Sims sent. What a prayer!
Sending you great big wishes for the next 200, and for the stamina you’ll need
You go, Girl!
Thank you so very much Jeanne!
xxoo
Hi Peggy .. congratulations and I’ll have some cake if there’s some left! Well done .. brilliant achievement. Those blogging milestones are amazing – we start off and we don’t think we can keep going .. but look what happens .. here we are blogging ..
Great news and now onto to 250 & who knows where beyond that .. enjoy your celebratory weekend .. with the latecomers!! Left overs are always good .. and we can relax and just share life, fun, natter away without a care in the world .. til the next post comes around .. good for you though – Hilary
Thank you so much Hilary!
There’s plenty of cake – enough for the whole weekend!
xo
Peggy
Congratulations! You were given some GREAT quotes!
Here from SITS and will be back!
Thanks so much Sally!
Happy, happy; joy, joy! We’ll raise a glass to you and your 200-after we get our 2 feet of snow cleared and we can go to the store for something to drink!
Congratulations Peggy!
The more I get to know you the more I am blown away by your BE-ing. Despite your busy life, when you are here, YOU are here with us, you are present and oh so willing to contribute to us, to share openly so that we too can prosper from the journey that you have taken yourself on. You are awe inspiring and here’s to the next 200 blog posts.
You Peggy make a difference and it is so wonderful to hang out with you and learn from you, a chara!
Much love Ann-Marie x
Right back at ya AM! I love hanging out with you and learning from you, Wilma and John.
xxxooo
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