While I love fall, I detest spending the first hour of my day in darkness. By the end of October, I will happily accept a pre-dinner sundown if that means that the sun will rise before I drink my first cup of coffee. Of course, I will be grumbling about the 5:00 p.m. sunset by Thanksgiving, but it’s nothing that a big bowl of mashed potatoes with a side of macaroni and cheese won’t cure.
Enter in one of those “let’s declare this month {insert random thought/quirk/oddity}!” October is Positive Thinking Month, according to the people who sit around a conference table, sipping pumpkin lattes and musing over these things. In honor of this month, I am sharing ten positive and uplifting quotes.
And then I’m tweaking them. Not that there is anything wrong with the original quotes, but mine are funnier. I hope.
1. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. -Helen Keller
Always sun-safe, I say:
2. Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. -Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss must have said that before he hit middle age. My mantra:
3. I’ve expanded on Honest Abe’s quote, in a particularly timely manner given that last Wednesday was the Back to the Future date.
4. I will go anywhere as long as it’s forward. -David Livingston
Forward, backwards, I don’t care. What matters to me:
5. Og Mandino was a motivational writer and speaker. While he penned the following quote, I suspect that he may have actually stolen it from one of his children.
6. I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. -Jimmy Dean
If the guy who makes breakfast sausage can have an inspirational quote, why can’t I? Here’s my take.
7. Be so good they can’t ignore you. -Steve Martin
This is excellent advice. This is less excellent advice:
Like Donald Trump. And that, my friends, is the most political statement I will ever make on this blog.
8. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein
I don’t want to argue with Al, but my quote is just as brilliant.
9. I expanded on a quote from the first musical I ever saw.
10. And finally, how could I leave Walt Disney out of a list of positive quotes?
If any of these made you laugh, feel free to pin or share them!
I can’t believe I missed this the first go ’round! I love your quotes…and how you fixed them!
Great answers 🙂
Thanks!
Okay…your number 2 and number 8 are awesome. Pinning straight away!
ha! This is incredible. #10 is my favorite because it was really hard to let those flying dreams go. I still want to do it and impress everyone! Bah!
And really, the Donald Trump remark takes the cake.
Thanks, Tamara. I still want to fly too – I remember those dreams being so awesome. I wonder why I don’t have them anymore? And yet I still have the one where I’m in high school and realize I haven’t gone to class all year. Psychoanalyze that!
A most excellent list! I love them all!!
Thanks Jenn!
Haha, I love your twist on the quotes! Your take on #4 is definitely me 🙂
You’re my kinda gal!
They all made me laugh! Especially number 5. But I really loved the first paragraph. I’m will you. Hate to wake to dark skies, and loathe the 6p.m. sunset (I live a little further south:)).
And rainy days are the worst – ugh. Thank goodness for electric lights!
LOVE it!!!! These made me laugh and I love the shout to The Donald – HA! Very clever Dana 🙂
Thanks, Allie!
Ha! I especially love the last three! Love what you did with this and need some laughs to boost my positive attitude on a stressful day!
Always happy to provide a giggle, Lisa!
I laughed out loud several times! My favorites? Your one and only political statement and public nudity. I will leave it at that! Thank you for a great start to my morning!
The walk was a great start to mine 🙂
Haha, these are awesome, Dana! I’m particularly partial to number 5 (speaking of which, my toddler is running toward me right now and saying “Hey, mom!” over and over again.)
I can just imagine that little voice in my head! So cute, although I’m sure after the 100th “Hey, mom!” it is not so cute.
These are great Dana and now I have the song from Annie in my head and just love the way you ended that quote!! 😉
Thanks, Janine. I suppose there are worse songs to be stuck in your head, although you may not be saying that at 3:00 pm when it’s still stuck in there. 😉
Dana, these were fuuuuunnny! I loved the Annie one “because public nudity is against the law in most places!” I’m at work and I’m laughing, and my colleagues are all, “What? What are you laughing at?” Of course now they’re all hovered over my shoulder reading these as well. You’re a hit!
That made my day, Sandra – thank you! It’s always good to start your day with a laugh.