Weekender 26 -30 April 2018
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Weekender 26 -30 April 2018
No deep thoughts today - just a wish that everyone has a good weekend and that they kn ow where to come for support 
I did like this quote tho:
seems bang on for me
D
I did like this quote tho:
seems bang on for me
D
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Thanks Dee!
I can't sleep so I'm up watching reruns of The Golden Girls. I forgot how funny that show could be sometimes. Sometimes late TV is better than Primetime...
I hope everyone has a great weekend, even though it is a little early. I think we're having a party for my mom's 81st b-day, which means my sisters (yuk). I'm going because of my mom, but at least I'll get to see my niece and nephews, which is wonderful anytime. They are beautiful kids, inside and out.
Well, nitey night. I hope you're sleeping better than I am.
Love, Aly xxoo
I can't sleep so I'm up watching reruns of The Golden Girls. I forgot how funny that show could be sometimes. Sometimes late TV is better than Primetime...
I hope everyone has a great weekend, even though it is a little early. I think we're having a party for my mom's 81st b-day, which means my sisters (yuk). I'm going because of my mom, but at least I'll get to see my niece and nephews, which is wonderful anytime. They are beautiful kids, inside and out.
Well, nitey night. I hope you're sleeping better than I am.
Love, Aly xxoo
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Have some good sleep, Aly!
Petals, hugs.
Lunar - great to see you!
I am super-excited about my boxing workout today - it's been more than tree weeks!
Petals, hugs.
Lunar - great to see you!
I am super-excited about my boxing workout today - it's been more than tree weeks!
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I have been researching for a few minutes because that is my favourite quote Dee, but I knew it differently and I knew it to be by Immanuel Kant. So what gives? I needed to know....
The Quote:
The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
Sometimes rephrased to:
I believe the key to happiness is: someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to.
Who didn’t say it first:
Elvis Presley, Immanuel Kant, Alexander Chalmers, Allan K Chalmers, Joseph Addison, Rita Mae Brown
Who definitely didn’t say it:
Joseph Addison
Who did say it:
George Washington Burnap in his book “The Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures”
What’s the story?
Oh boy, this was a hard one. A veritable rabbit hole of citation. The latter quote is very widely attributed to Elvis, but is also quoted as being Rita Mae Brown, Immanuel Kant or Alexander Chalmers. Looking for when and where Alexander Chalmers said it I came across his Wikipedia page which said the quote was also attributed to Allan K Chalmers and Joseph Addison.
If you search for Allan K Chalmers quotations, this is the only one that will turn up, on one page oddly attributed to “Anon. Allan K Chambers”
On Joseph Addison’s Wikiquote, I finally found the answer - American clergyman George Washington Burnap. Here’s the quote in context:
“She is fitted to find happiness in that relation by the affections of her heart. The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. We all must have something to love. Especially is this the case with woman, whose capacity for affection is much greater than that of man.”
I needed to know....The Quote:
The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
Sometimes rephrased to:
I believe the key to happiness is: someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to.
Who didn’t say it first:
Elvis Presley, Immanuel Kant, Alexander Chalmers, Allan K Chalmers, Joseph Addison, Rita Mae Brown
Who definitely didn’t say it:
Joseph Addison
Who did say it:
George Washington Burnap in his book “The Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures”
What’s the story?
Oh boy, this was a hard one. A veritable rabbit hole of citation. The latter quote is very widely attributed to Elvis, but is also quoted as being Rita Mae Brown, Immanuel Kant or Alexander Chalmers. Looking for when and where Alexander Chalmers said it I came across his Wikipedia page which said the quote was also attributed to Allan K Chalmers and Joseph Addison.
If you search for Allan K Chalmers quotations, this is the only one that will turn up, on one page oddly attributed to “Anon. Allan K Chambers”
On Joseph Addison’s Wikiquote, I finally found the answer - American clergyman George Washington Burnap. Here’s the quote in context:
“She is fitted to find happiness in that relation by the affections of her heart. The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. We all must have something to love. Especially is this the case with woman, whose capacity for affection is much greater than that of man.”
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Hey All!
So good to see you all. Life has been a bit hectic and insane but in a good way. May 9th will mark 2 years of sobriety and I wouldn't give a day of it back. May 11th will be 7 months cigarette free. Lately, I've been working on a goal of 20 miles per day on my stationary bike (or burning at least 600 cals per day). This is a product of trying to rid myself of the unexpected addition from stuffing my face when I quit smoking. I have discovered juuuuuuuuuuust how much harder it is and how much more work it is to take off weight as you age.
Anyway.............life is good. Trying to maintain balance in recovery. Too much going on is just as bad as too little so I'm working to stay in the right zone. Seems to be going well although I really miss you guys. I want to find more time to be here but for now, at least dropping by to say hi.
I hope you're all doing well!
So good to see you all. Life has been a bit hectic and insane but in a good way. May 9th will mark 2 years of sobriety and I wouldn't give a day of it back. May 11th will be 7 months cigarette free. Lately, I've been working on a goal of 20 miles per day on my stationary bike (or burning at least 600 cals per day). This is a product of trying to rid myself of the unexpected addition from stuffing my face when I quit smoking. I have discovered juuuuuuuuuuust how much harder it is and how much more work it is to take off weight as you age.
Anyway.............life is good. Trying to maintain balance in recovery. Too much going on is just as bad as too little so I'm working to stay in the right zone. Seems to be going well although I really miss you guys. I want to find more time to be here but for now, at least dropping by to say hi.
I hope you're all doing well!
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