Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 7

Words to Live by According

To Robert Louis Stevenson:

Statement #1:

Make up your Mind to be Happy,...

Learn to Find Pleasure in...

Simple Things!;

Statement #2:

Make the Best of your Circumstances...

Everyone has problems! The Trick is to...

Make Laughter Outweigh the Tears!;

Statement #3:

Don't Take Yourself to Seriously, Don't...

Think that Somehow you should be Protected...

from Misfortunes that Befall Others!;

Statement #4:

You can't Please Everybody! Don't...

Let Criticism Worry you!;

Statement #5:

Don't Let your Neighbor Set your...

Standards! Be Yourself!;

Statement #6:

Do the Things you Enjoy Doing...

but Stay Out of Debt!;

Statement #7:

Don't Borrow Trouble! Imaginary burdens...

are Harder to Bear than the Actual One's!;

Statement #8:

 Hate poisons the Soul, so don't...

Carry grudges, and avoid People who

Make you Unhappy!;

Statement #9:

Have many Interests. If you can't...

Travel read about New Places!;

Statement #10:

Don't hold Post-Mortems! Don't Spend...

Your Life brooding over Sorrows...

and Mistakes!;

Statement #11:

Do what you Can for those Less...

Fortunate than Yourself!;

Statement #12:

Keep Busy at Something! A Busy person never...

has the Time to be Unhappy!;

It's Only a Pin:

Two fond parents Watch their boy...

Where he Stands!

Apart from his...

Comrades Tonight!

and see Placed on his Camp-Battered...

Tunic, a Badge....

An Eagle! the Emblem of Right!;

It seems just a few Short Months...
have Passed! Since he Joined with the...
Youngsters next door! How proud
they were then of their Tenderfoot Pin! As...
They were Told of the Message it Bore!;


But the years have Gone by as he...
struggled along! To Learn what the...
Scout Law is all about! He practiced them...
Daily, the Oath and the Law! Until now...
He is an Eagle Scout!;


You may Smile in your worldly Wisdom...
at this and say, "Why its Only a Pin!"...
but I'll Tell you, n Honors he will...
Gain as a Man will Mean Quite...
as Much to Him!;


The Red, the White, and the Blue of...
the Ribbon you See are the Symbols...
of Honor and Truth! He has Learned...
how to Value these fine Attributes...
in the glorious Days of his Youth!;


And the out-flinging Wings of the Eagle...
that Rests on the Breast of this...
Knight of Today! are the...
Wings which will Lift him above...
Petty Deeds, and Guide...
Him Along the Right Way!;


Yes, it's Only a Pin, just an...
Eagle Scout Badge but...
the Heart beneath it Beats True!
and will Throb to the Lasst...
for the Things that are Good!
A Lesson for Me...
and for You!;

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 7

A Scouter Is:

Characteristic #1:

A Scouter is a Person who,...

Week after Week, Month after Month,...

Provides Fun, Adventure Challenge, and...

Learning for our Active Children;

Characteristic #2:

A Scouter Hurries Home, eats a...

Quick Meal, puts on the Uniform while...

Answering the Phone 5 times, and...

Arrives Smiling to Meet the Youngsters,...

all in 30 Minutes;

Characteristic #3:

A Scouter Gives up Weekends and...

Home Comforts to Teach Children about...

Woodcraft, Nature, and Camaraderie;

Characteristics #4:

A Scouter is Somebody who can...

Put up a Tent in the Rain and Dark,...

Find Lost Boots, Dry Wet Bedding,...

Handle Asthma, Blisters, Homesickness,...

and Children's Excitement on 4 Hours...

of Sleep, and Go Home Talking...

About the Next Camp;

Characteristic #5:

A Scouter is a Person who Waits in the...

Cold with the Last Kid, whose...

Parent Forgot the Time;

Characteristic #6:

A Scouter Attends Meetings to Learn...

and plan, has a Expandable Basement,...

and a Head Full of Ideas;

Characteristic #7:

A Scouter can Lead a Song, Teach a Skill,...

Play a Game, Perform a Ceremony,...

Listen to a Child, and...

Say a Prayer;

Characteristic #8:

A Scouter willingly Fills the Gap so...

That a Child will not be Let Down;

Characteristic #9:

A Scouter is Committed, Caring, Hardworking,...

Sturdy, Strong, Reliable with a Wealth of...

Knowledge, a Store of Skills, and...

a Heart of Gold;

Characteristic #10:

A Scouter gets little Spoken Thanks, but...

Knows the Spirit is Passed on;

16 Steps to Build a Campfire:

Step #1:

Split Dead Limb into Fragments and...

Shave on Fragment in Slivers!

Step #2:

Bandage Left Thumb!

Step #3:

Chop other Fragments into...

Smaller Fragments!

Step #4:

Bandage Left Foot!

Step #5:

Make Structure of Slivers (Include...

those embedded in hand)!

Step #6:

Light Match!

Step #7:

Light Match!

Step #8:

Repeat "A Scout is Cheerful!"

and Light Match!

Step #9:

Apply Match to Slivers, add Wood Fragments,...

and Blow Gently into Base of the Fire!

Step #10:

Apply Burn Ointment to Nose!

Step #11:

When Fire is Burning,...

Collect more Wood!

Step #12:

Upon Discovering that the Fire has...

Gone Out while Out Searching for...

More wood, Soak Wood from Can...

Labeled "Kerosene"!

Step #13:

Treat Face and Arms for... 

Second-Degree Burns!

Step #14:

Relabeled can to read "Gasoline."!

Step #15:

When Fire is Burning well,

Add all Remaining Firewood!

Step #16:

When Thunder Storm has...

Passed, Repeat Steps!

Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 6

10 Commandments of

Human Relations:

Commandment #1:

Speak to People!

There is Nothing as Nice as a...

Cheerful Word of Greeting;

Commandment #2:

Smile at People!

It takes 65 Muscles to frown,...

but it Takes only 15 to Smile;

Commandment #3:

Call People by Name!

The Sweetest Music to anyone's Ear is...

the Sound of their Own Name;

Commandment #4:

Be Friendly and Helpful!

If You would have Friends...

Be Friendly;

Commandment #5:

Be Cordial!

Speak and Act as if Everything that You...

Do is a real Pleasure;

Commandment #6:

Be Genuinely Interested in People!

You can like Everybody if you Try;

Commandment #7:

Be Generous with Praise!

Cautious with Criticism;

Commandment #8:

Be Considerate of the Feelings of Others!

It will be Appreciated;

Commandment #9:

Be Thoughtful of the Opinions of Others!

There are 3 Sides to a Controversy...

Yours, the Other Person's,...

and the Right one;

Commandment #10:

Be Alert to Give Service!

What Counts the most in Life is...

What we Do for Others;

You Know it was a Great...

Camp When...

Point #1:

The Scouts Fall Asleep...

on the Way Home;

Point #2:

Everybody is too Tired to Complain...

and You are too Tired to Care if the Do;

Point #3:

You have Managed to Bring Back most...

of the Troop Gear, and None...

of the Dishes are Moldy;

Point #4:

You Introduced the Visiting...

Assistant District Commissioner to...

Your Assistant Scoutmaster and You...

Couldn't Remember his Name;

Point #5:

 You Introduced Yourself to the...

Assistant District Commissioner and...

You couldn't Remember your Name;

Point #6:

You have Half a Dozen new...

Jokes to Tell at Work;

Point #7:

Your Head Count finally comes out Right...

Just as You get Back to the Hall;

Point #8:

The Troop Critic Looks-up and Says,...

"How come we Never did this Last Year?";

Point #9:

Your Spouse -or- Mother -or- Friend...

Refuses to Come Close to You...

Because of the Way you Smell;

Point #10:

Your Dog Thinks...

You Smell Wonderful;

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 6

10 Life Lessons You can Learn

from Albert Einstein:

Life Lesson #1:

Follow your Curiosity!

Life Lesson #2:

Perseverance is Priceless!

Life Lesson #3:

Focus on the Present!

Life Lesson #4:

The Imagination is Powerful!

Life Lesson #5:

Make Mistakes!

Life Lesson #6:

Live in the Moment!

Life Lesson #7:

Create Value!

Life Lesson #8:

Don't Expect Different Results!

Life Lesson #9:

Knowledge comes from Experience!

Life Lesson #10:

Learn the Rules and then Play Better!

Live Your Life:

Life is a Book:

Study it!

Life is Beauty:

Worship it!

Life is a Challenge:

Meet it!

Life is a Dream:

Release it!

Life is a Sorrow:

Overcome it!

Life is a Tragedy:

Face it!

Life is a Song:

Sing it!

Life is Love:

Enjoy it!

Life is a Game:

Play it!

Life is an Adventure:

Dare it!

Life is a Promise:

Fulfill it!

Life is a Struggle:

Accept it!

Life is a Bliss:

Test it!

Life is a Duty:

Perform it!

Life is a Journey:

End it!

Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 5

Things Kids and Teens

Wished Their Parents Knew


Thing #21:
I'm going to Mess-up, Talk-Back...
be Rude, be Disrespectful, Push your Buttons...
Drive you Crazy, Cause Hell, say "I Hate You"...
& many other Bad/Horrible things!
Thats Life because I can't be Perfect!;


Thing #22:
I'm going to be Greedy, Selfish...
Materialistic, and Think that you'll...
Always have/willing to Give...
Me Money! Thats what we do!;


Thing #23:
Don't expect me to be a "Straight-A"...
Student! I just isn't going to...
Happen!;


Thing #24:
I'm going to get in Trouble at School...
thats just a Law about being a Kid!;


Thing #25:
I'm going to Fail some Tests and...
Assignments with some being...
My Fault and some being Outside...
My Control! It isn't always just me...
being lazy, uncaring, or failing to...
do Something! So listen to what...
Happened and then Make a Decision...
about what to do!;


Thing #26:
Getting a GED or Diploma and...
not doing Anything else in regards...
to my Education is Alright;


Thing #27:
Don't expect me to meet unreasonable...
expectations in anything I do!;


Thing #28:
It's my life and I decide what...
College I go to and what...
My Degree is going to be! Don't
Force what you think is...
the right College Degree for me!;


Thing #29:
Not everyone is capable or wants...
to go to a Top 20 College or be a...
Doctor, Lawyer, or Other Prestigious...
Career Choice!


Thing #30:
Just be Happy that I want to go to...
College and get a degree! Also be ready...
for me Saying I just can't finish College...
College is only designed for getting...
Certain Persons to Finish a Degree;


Thing #31:
If I go to College remember its really...
just a huge Learning Experiment! And...
I'm going to do Things that you wouldn't...
Approve of! Thats life!;


Thing #32:
Don't Force me to Keep doing a Activity...
that I don't want to do but do...
Force me to finish that Session or Season...
and then let me try something else!;


Thing #33:
Don't try to re-live your childhood...
through mine! Its my life and I...
May or May Not like the things...
I do but be Supportive of what...
I want to do, Unless it isn't...
Legal, Healthy, Ethical, or...
Inappropriate!


Thing #34:
Just because you don't like or understand...
my interests doesn't make them wrong!
We each lived in a different time period...
So, therefore were going to want to do...
different and according to you "Somewhat Weird"...
Activities/Interests! Be supportive and try...
to find out about my interests but don't...
criticize them!;


Thing #35:
As a young Person living in the 21st...
Century I'm going to want to use...
the computer, social networks, and...
all sorts of other things you never...
dreamed possible!;


Thing #36:
Stop living in the "Technological Stone Age"...
your going to have to Figure out the...
Computer and Mobile Electronic Devices...
there just a Part of Everyday Life for me;


Thing #37:
Encourage me to get involved in a Physical...
Activity but don't think I going to be...
the Best, a Champion, Always Successful,
or want to do the same Physical Activity...
that you did as a Kid but Encourage...
me to do Something to Help me Stay Healthy;


Thing #38:
Don't Compare my Ability in Regards to Anything...
I do to other kids or teens because then...
I won't ever meet your expectations!;


Thing #39:
Don't Allow Me or Yourself to have...
Double-Standards! If you Expect me to do...
Something have the Expectation that you...
should be willing to do before Making a...
Quick and Inaccurate Judgement!;


Thing #40:
The Most Important thing for you to Remember is...
that Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem can't be...
Learned through only just Experiencing success...
Too Many People Believe that to develop these...
It Requires Someone to Ensure that you...
Always will Succeed but the Truth is...
Learning by Failure is the Best Teacher...
One word of Caution though is that Failing...
Doesn't Mean you aren't Learning something!...
It just Means that you weren't able to...
Accomplish what you wanted to Accomplish!...
So LET ME FAIL but DON'T JUST DWELL ON WHAT...
I DID WRONG but INSTEAD FOCUS on SHOWING...
ME WHAT I CAN LEARN from that.....
PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!;
Can do is to let me build my Self-Confidence...

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 5

Things Kids and Teens

Wished Their Parents Knew

Thing #1:

Be willing to be our scapegoat...

It's a Natural Thing and if you don't...

Think so Really Look at what your...

Parents told you and I bet they Hated

being your Scapegoat!

Thing #2:

I'm willing to Sit-Down for Dinner...

Sometimes but Don't Expect me to...

Want to Do it Every Night!

Thing #3:

Its okay to share with us things about...

What you did at work and...

How you Felt your Day went but...

Don't Expect us to Want to Listen...

When your just Complaining about how...

Awful your Day was;

Thing #4:

Don't take work issues home...

or Take it Out on us if you had...

a Bad Day, because if you do...

I'll Think I'm Allowed to do the...

Same Thing but I'm not allowed to...

and get in Trouble for It! So why Don't

you get in trouble when you do it too?

Thing #5:

We hate it when you Say...

"Do as I say, Not as I Do!"...

because thats the Quickest way...

to want to act out more!

Thing #6:

We know Parents and Authority Figures...

Deserve Respect and were willing to...

Do so to but, that doesn't Give...

You the Right to Disrespect Us;

Thing #7:

Respect only comes Easily when...

Both of us do the Same for...

Each Other and that doesn't...

Just come from us it's Also in...

The latest "How to Be a Good Parent" Book;

Thing #8:

If you Want us to have Open Dialogue...

Jumping in and Judging me will only...

Make me Push you Away. So to...

Have that we Need to Feel that...

Me telling you things won't Always...

Lead to Getting in Trouble or being...

Grounded;

Thing #9:

We including us teenagers value...

Your Opinion but don't Force it...

Because if you Force it, We'll...

Stop Asking for it;

Thing #10:

Just because we "Messed-Up" Before...

Doesn't mean thats Always going to...

Happen but if you Have that Expectation...

Its more likely to Happen. So...

Believe that the outcome will...

be different this time because...

We Need you to Believe in Us!...

Thing #11:

The World we Live in Tells us...

We won't Succeed, but to...

Do so Anyway Requires...

Someone to Believe in us and There's...

No more Qualified Person than you;

Thing #12:

We don't Need you to be Embarrassing...

in front of my Friends and peers...

because the World is Already a Mean...

Enough Place already and your not...

the one who has to be with them...

Day-In and Day-Out, So don't

make my world anymore Difficult...

by not being Embarrassing;

Thing #13:

Your job as a Parent is never over...

but instead its a 24 hour a day...

Everyday Job So, don't

Believe your ever Going to...

Have a Day off until you Die;

Thing #14:

If you tell me to do something...

Trust that we'll Follow through with...

What you Asked me to Do;

Thing #15:

When we tell you we are finished...

with whatever you Asked us to Do...

Check to make sure the job is done right...

but don't criticize, nit pick, or tell me I...

Failed to do that Job! If you don't think its...

Done or Needs more Work tell me...

Kindly that I need to do Additional...

Work and what you Need me...

to Finish but don't forget to tell...

me How to Fix it;

Thing #16:

If I'm not Doing Something the way...

you want me to Do! Tell me...

but Don't Treat me Like I'm a...

Idiot or say "You Just Can't Do...

Anything Right!";

Thing #17:

If you didn't Explain what I need to...

Do don't Complain that I'm doing...

it wrong or in a Horrible Way! I

Can't read your Mind so tell me...

How to do it and let me try again...

because its Your Fault Im not doing...

What you want When you didn't Tell...

Me What to do in the First Place;

Thing #18:

Don't say things like "I never did that...

to my parents!" or "I wouldn't treat...

my parents like that" or "Back in the day...

we had it so much harder than you" or...

"We wouldn't ever have done that" or...

"When I was growing up I didn't have X...

So why do you need it when I didn't"

Thing #19:

If you Think you didn't cause Trouble...

with your Parents your Ignorant...

because the Facts Say otherwise!;

Think #20:

Don't EVER tell me that you...

were Always "Good" or that you...

were Always a "Perfect Child"...

because thats a out right lie!;

Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 4

Paradoxical Commandments

of Leadership:

Commandment #1:

People are Illogical, Unreasonable...

and Self-Centered...

Love them Anyway;

Commandment #2:

If you do Good, People will Accuse...

you of Selfish Ulterior Motives...

Do Good Anyway;

Commandment #3:

If you are Successful, you will Win...

False Friends and True Enemies...

Succeed Anyway;

Commandment #4:

The Good you do Today will...

be Forgotten Tomorrow...

Do Good Anyway;

Commandment #5:

Honesty and Frankness make...

You Vulnerable...

be Honest and Frank Anyway;

Commandment #6:

The Biggest Men with the Biggest Ideas...

can be Shot Down by the Smallest Men...

with the Smallest Minds...

Think Big Anyway;

Commandment #7:

People favor Underdogs, but...

Follow Only Top Dogs...

Fight for a Few Underdogs...

Anyway;

Commandment #8:

What you Spend years Building...

May be Destroyed Overnight...

Build Anyway;

Commandment #9:

People really Need Help but may...

Attack you if you do Help Them...

Help People Anyway;

Commandment #10:

Give the World the Best you have...

and you'll get Kicked in the Teeth...

Give the World the Best you have Anyway;

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 4

Beatitudes of Scout Leaders:

(But Appropriate for any Leader of Youth)

Beatitude #1:

Blessed is the Leader who has not...

Sought the high place, but...

Who had been Drafted into...

Service because of his Ability...

and Willingness to Serve;

Beatitude #2:

Blessed is the Leader who Knows...

Where He is Going, Why He is Going...

and How to get There;

Beatitude #3:

Blessed is the Leader who Knows...

no Discouragement, who...

Presents no Alibi;

Beatitude #4:

Blessed is the Leader who Knows...

How to lead without being...

Dictatorial, true Leaders...

are Humble;

Beatitude #5:

Blessed is the Leader who Seeks...

the Best for Those he Serves;

Beatitude #6:

Blessed is the Leader who Leads for...

the Good of the most Concerned...

and not for the Personal Gratification...

of His Own Ideas;

Beatitude #7:

Blessed is the Leader who Develops...

Leaders while Leading;

Beatitude #8:

Blessed is the Leader who Marches...

with the Group, Interprets Correctly...

the Signs of the Pathways that...

Lead to Success;

Beatitude #9:

Blessed is the Leader who has His...

Head in the Clouds but his Feet...

on the Ground;

Beatitude 10:

Blessed is the Leader who Considers...

Leadership as an Opportunity to Serve;

Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 3

Within My Power: I'm not a very Important Man, as... Importance is Commonly Rated, I Don't... Have Great Wealth, Control a big Business... or Occupy a Position of Great... Honor or authority; Yet I may Someday mold Destiny... For it's within my Power to Become... the most Important Man in the... World in the Life of a Boy... and every boy is a Potential... Atom Bomb in Human History; A Humble citizen like myself might... have been the Scoutmaster of a... Troop in which an undersized... unhappy Austrian lad by the Name... of Adolph might have Found a... Joyous Boyhood, full of the... Ideals of Brotherhood, Goodwill... and Kindness and the World would... have been Different; A Humble citizen like myself might... have been the Organizer of a... Scout Troop in which a... Russian boy called Joe might have... Learned the Lessons of... Democratic cooperation; These Men would never have... known that they had averted... World Tragedy, yet actually they... would have Been among the most... Important Men who ever Lived; All about me are Boys, They are... the makers of History, the... Builders of Tomorrow... If I can have some Part in... Guiding them up the Trails... of Scouting, on to the High Road... of Noble Character and... Constructive Citizenship, I may... Prove to be the Most Important... Man in my Community; A Hundred Years from now it... Will not Matter what my... Bank Account was, the... Sort of House I Lived in, or the Car I Drove. But... the World may be Different... Because I was Important in... the Life of a Boy

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 3

You Are Unique:

You May not Think that the...

World Needs You, but it Does...

for You are Unique like No 1...

That has ever Been Before or..

Will Come After;

No 1 can Speak with Your Voice...

Say your Piece, Smile your Smile...

or Shine you Light. No 1 can...

Take Your Place, for it's...

Yours Alone to Fill;

If you are not There to Shine...

Your Light, who Knows how Many...

Travelers will Lose their Way as...

They Try to Pas by Your Empty...

Place in the Darkness?

Making Mistakes:

Learn to Admit Your Mistakes...

Before Someone Exaggerates...

the Story;

Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 2

Gandhi Quote:

Many People...
Especially Ignorant people...
Want to Punish You for...
Speaking the Truth for Being...
Correct, for Being You;


Never Apologize for Being...
Correct, or for Being...
Years Ahead of Your Time;


If You are Right and You...
Know it, Speak Your Mind;


Even if You are a Minority...
of One, the Truth is...
Still the Truth;

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 2

5 Rules of Happiness:

Rule #1:

Don't Hate!

Rule #2:

Don't Worry!

Rule #3:

Give More!

Rule #4:

Expect Less!

Rule #5:

Live Simply!

Thank You, World:

Thanks to Those:

Who Hated Me...

You Made Me Stronger;

Thanks to Those:

Who Loved Me...

You Made My Heart...

Go Fonder;

Thanks to Those:

Who Cared For Me...

You Made Me Feel...

Important;

Thanks to Those:

Who Entered Into My Life...

You Made Me Who...

I am Today;

Thanks to Those:

Who Left Me...

You Showed Me That...

Nothing Lasts Forever;

Thanks to Those:

Who Stayed with Me...

You Showed me...

True Friendship;

Thanks to Those:

Who Listened To Me...

You Made Me Feel Like...

I was Was Worth it;

Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 1

Steve Jobs Quote:

Your Time is Limited...

S0 Don't Waste It...

Living Someone Else's Life;

Don't Be Trapped by Dogma...

Which Is Living With The...

Results of Other People's...

Thinking;

Don't Let the Noise of Others'...

Opinions Drown Out Your...

Own Inner Voice;

And Most Important have the...

Courage to Follow Your...

Heart and Intuition;

They Somehow Already Know...

What You Truly Want...

To Become;

Everything Else is Secondary;

~2005