Dream Seeds
Plant...Water...Reap
Dream Doers........................Sarah Ban Breathnach
"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do."
Keep climbing.....................Thomas Henry Huxley
"The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher."
God can ..........................Anonymous
"God can draw a straight line with a crooked stick"
Commitment.......................Goethe
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elemental truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitively commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no person could have dreamed would have come one’s way."
Focus....................................Zig Ziglar
"I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you're never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants."
Don't compare..................Anonymous
"Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you."
Extraordinary things............Philip Adams
When people say to me: "How do you do so many things?" I often answer them, without meaning to be cruel: "How do you do so little?" It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever.
Leave a trail........................Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
No fear ................................Babe Ruth
"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
Be different............................Jim Rohn
"Let others lead small lives, but not you.
Let others argue over small things, but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.
Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."
Love yourself.........................Buddha
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
3 Basic Choices .....................Charles Millhuff
"Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with; and, the laws you choose to obey."
Dreamers are winners...........Robert A. Schuller
"When one has a dream, he is a success, for the dreamer cannot be a total loser. It is impossible to have a dream and be a total failure. The dreamer has already succeeded over despondency, despair, cynicism and depression. These alone can defeat many of us. Most of us do not even dare to dream. That is why I say that the person who has a dream is already a winner."
Choose happiness...................Groucho Marx
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
The History of Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day was originally named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine. It's observance was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500AD. It's origins had no correlation with the expression of love and affection. The day first became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Over the years romantic legends evolved. For example The Golden Legend of Valentine. The legend claimed that on the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote the first "valentine" card to his beloved. It was a note that read "From your Valentine."
In 1382 Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love: "For this was Saint Valentine's Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate."
Later in 1797, a British publisher issued The Young Man's Valentine Writer, which contained prewritten sentimental verses for young lovers. Printers began producing cards with verses and sketches, called "mechanical valentines." This opened up a way to exchange cards anonymously by mail.
Paper Valentine's became extremely popular in England in the early 19th century. Fancier Valentine's were made with lace and ribbons. The first mass-produced Valentines containing embossed paper, lace and ribbon were made in 1847.
Fun Facts about Valentine's Day
The US greeting card association estimates that approximately 190 million valentines are sent each year in the US between family members. The exchange of valentine cards in schools spikes that number to 1 billion
Valentine's Day is the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas
Women purchase 85% of all valentine's
In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers.
Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day.
Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.
Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.