Simply Quotes and Aspirations

Powerful

noreply@blogger.com (Nadirah Rahman) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:07:00 +0000

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." - Marianne Williamson

How far have you gone?

noreply@blogger.com (Nadirah Rahman) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:18:00 +0000

“You won't realize the distance you've walked until you take a look around and realize how far you've been.”-unknown

#TalkQuotes

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:12:00 +0000

Lets try something new... I occassionally find a quote that I think interpretation, comprehension or feeling/experience could DEFINITELY change what the speaker had in mine when they spoke it [you know how sometimes we just have to explain ourselves?]

Well here is a quote that I think is perfect setting off our #TalkQuotes

“Your heart is my piñata.” ~Chuck Palahniuk

Interactive QnA for today April 2, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:06:00 +0000

“You owe it to everyone you love (including yourself) to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world.”

~Unknown

Remember for the #IQnA you type an Aspiration that you share with the other readers. What do you aspire to do that would be influenced by this quote? Share in the comments here and on Twitter with the tag "My #IQnA..."

QnA for Today April 2, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0000

“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”

~Buddha quote

I believe in myself enough to not doubt my relationships, my friendships or my decisions. I am a lovable person, who gives as much love as I receive. My loved ones know I love them and I know they love me in return!

QnA for Today April1, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0000

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

~Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

Just for fun for April Fool's I am PRANKING someone today :D

Free to Be

noreply@blogger.com (Nadirah Rahman) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:59:00 +0000

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want." - Muhammad Ali

QnA for Today March 31, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

"Love is like war: Easy to begin but hard to end."

- Anonymous

I will not give up! I will push through.

QnA for Today March 30, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy.

~Walt Disney

I will implement the four Cs

QnA for Today March 29, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:55:00 +0000

"A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat."

~Erma Bombeck

I can exercise alone! I can get in shape without anyone. Today I remove the reasons why I cannot lose the weight and I will go walking today.

This is the #IQnA for the day too

QnA for Today March 26, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:22:00 +0000

"If I have a cup of coffee that is too strong for me because it is too black, I weaken it by pouring cream into it. I integrate it with cream. If I keep pouring enough cream in the coffee, pretty soon the entire flavor of the coffee is changed; the very nature of the coffee is changed. If enough cream is poured in, eventually you don't even know that I had coffee in this cup."

~Malcolm X

Everything that everyone else wants me to be removes my purity of self. I am able to add what I need to my self to be able to better live with myself, my choices and my decisions. Today I will listen to what people say to me, but choose wisely on how much I take in.

Interactive QnA for today March 26, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:05:00 +0000

"Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away." ~Sophocles

Remember post your personal aspiration, inspired by the IQnA, and check your likes and dislikes.

We would like for you tweet your aspiration too.

Do you like the new layout?

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +0000

I would love to hear if you like the colors, the organization and if you will use the like and dislike radio buttons.

:)

QnA for Today March 25, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:41:00 +0000

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."
-Buddha (but disputed)

I love myself and I trust myself. My choices in the present are choices I believe in when I make them, and although things do not always go as planned, my decision making is dependable and sound. I believe in the steps that I take daily that eventually take me to my future.

QnA for Today March 24, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

"The bottom line is that love, like everything else in life that really matters, requires genuine effort. Cuddles and kisses go a long way towards making love last, but they aren't enough by themselves."

~Bradley Trevor Greive

I know that there is something else that I can do to make sure that my relationship is strengthened. Today I will take the time to think about what it is that my partner says that they need.

QnA for Today March 23, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

"Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it."

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I love myself!

Interactive QnA for today March 22, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:42:00 +0000

“It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it. ”

-Arnold J. Toynbee

QnA for Today March 22, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

"If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live."

~Lin Yutang

I am worthy of time that is just for me.

Interactive QnA for today March 19, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000

"When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek It elsewhere." -La Rochefoucauld

Please tweet your Interactive Aspiration and/or place your IQnA here our twitter is http://www.twitter.com/simplyqna

QnA for Today March 19, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

“Toys are the greatest inspiration for me. People never really grow up. They just get bigger adult bodies. And they really want to continue to play. My inspiration comes from the work of many, many anonymous folk artists.”
-Doug Taylor

My happiness and my joy is not immaturity. My desire and need to laugh and smile is not weakness. I will laugh and I will smile, and I enjoy making others life and smile and feel happy with me!

QnA for Today March 18, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:00 +0000

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Today I will begin my dream, because I am worthy of everything I believe myself to be. I can accomplish, achieve and acquire all that I set my mind to because I am worthy of all I want and need and more.

QnA for Today March 17, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:06:00 +0000

"What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness."
-Leo Tolstoy

What is beautiful to me is not necessarily beautiful to someone else. As I feel more and more successful I realize that everyone is not on cloud 9 with me and I choose to uplift others with me rather than belittle anyone.

QnA for Today March 16, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
-Michael Jordan

I do not sulk nor issue self pity. I am strong and can conquer any and all hardships that life brings to me

Interactive QnA for today March 15, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:01:00 +0000

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~Jimmy Dean

Post your interactive aspiration here or on Twitter

QnA for Today March 15, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Monique Blue) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) (7th President of the United States) quoting Napoleon Bonaparte

I do not second guess my decisions. My choices are sound because I think them out, weigh the options and then act decisively.