This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one:  being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.  I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live.  I rejoice in life for its own sake.  Life is no "brief candle" to me.  It is a sort of splendid torch that I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

(Trying to think less about guilty obligation lately, and more about joyful responsibility.)

And to answer Dar's comment yesterday:

 

This is how I accumulate my quotations.

I have many times considered sorting them, but I have yet to figure out the right combination of beauty and organization on this one.  And I do love knowing that the Helen Keller quote is on the bottom of the August calendar page, and ee cummings is on a sheet of green notebook paper.

Comments

[Minneota Matron]

Gina - The entire month is just stunning. I love the quotes. Excellent selections! Hey, I love the whole web site. As someone else said, you are VERY creative. Me? If I try to scrapbook, the cuts on my fingers (from improper scissor use) would just bleed all over everything and render it useless, so why start?!