Kelly's Point to Ponder

"91 years old and still painting"...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:45:43 +0000

Life - See it through. It's fun.

- Hilda O'Connell, New York painter

Here's a nice 10-minute video about her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZxcGo_Sb4

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A positive life...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:55:08 +0000

A negative mind will never give you a positive life.

Time...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:57:49 +0000

Time is the most valuable thing you have, and once it is gone, you never get it back.

In everything we do...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:11:11 +0000

We have an opportunity to harm or heal in everything we do.

- Danielle Slupesky

Think about these numbers...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:18:00 +0000

Think about these numbers and what you can do:

In 1937, the worldwide remaining wilderness was 66%.

1954: 64%

1960: 62%

1978: 55%

1997: 46%

2020: 35%.

It's ok...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:25:02 +0000

Stay calm. It's okay to not have everything figured out.

Keep smiling...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:24:15 +0000

Keep smiling!
People around you may be going through tough times and your smile can change their day. It's free and doesn't take much time. Aside from helping others, your smile will automatically elevate your own mood and day.

Fujifilm survey results...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:48:00 +0000

Photography improves well-being, according to a survey by Fujifilm:

- 80% said looking at old photos brings happiness and calm.
- 71% said that looking at their own photos makes them happier than social media.
- 64% said looking at photos makes them smile.
- 58% said looking at photos reduces anxiety.

Be patient...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 02:16:00 +0000

Remember to be patient with yourself. Growth takes time and setbacks are a natural part of the process.

Balance...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:19:00 +0000

The key to happiness is all about balance -- a combination between fun and loving life in all forms, while being successful at the same time.

- Richard Branson

Let it go...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:24:00 +0000

Let it go. Never ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday.

Your work...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:22:00 +0000

Artists:

If you’re making work to please the crowd, then they’re directing your work not you.

- Sean Tucker

Competition...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:43:00 +0000

The way to escape competition is to just be authentic to yourself. If you are fundamentally building and marketing something that is just an extension of who you are, no one can compete with you on that.

- Naval Ravikant

Creativity...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:13:00 +0000

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

- Scott Adams

The right thing...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:09:00 +0000

Don't let anyone make you feel bad for choosing what feels right to you. If it brings you peace, if it makes you feel alive - it's the right thing.

Increase your savings...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:35:00 +0000

One of the most powerful ways to increase your savings isn't to raise your income it's to raise your humility. - Morgan Housel

Let yourself...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 30 May 2025 13:43:00 +0000

Let yourself be who you are.

You don’t have to be who others want you to be.

- Kelly Shipp

Find new ways...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:34:00 +0000

Fight less, cuddle more. Demand less, serve more. Text less, talk more. Criticize less, compliment more. Stress less, laugh more. Worry less, pray more. With each new day, find new ways to love each other even more.

– Dave Willis

What could go right...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Mon, 19 May 2025 14:02:00 +0000

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right.

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If you're passionate...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 16 May 2025 14:13:00 +0000

If you're passionate about something, pain is part of it.

- Chad Stahelski
Director, John Wick 1,2,3,4.

Wonder...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:19:00 +0000

I'm very concerned that our society is much more interested in information than wonder; in noise rather than silence. How do we do that? How do we encourage reflection? Oh my, this is a noisy world.

- Fred Rogers

Don't carry it around...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:48:00 +0000

Don't get stuck in the past. You can't change yesterday's newspaper. Forgive everybody. You don't have to forgive them in person. That's the past, don't carry it around anymore.

Don't compare...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:24:00 +0000

Don't compare. The only person you should try to beat is the person you were yesterday.

- Amy Morin

What you pay for...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:15:00 +0000

You actually do get what you pay for, you just have to be clear what that “what” is.

- Hugh Brownstone

Drive out darkness...

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Shipp) — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

- Martin Luther King Jr.