"May the glow of Christmas, the spirit of Christmas and the magic of Christmas fill your heart all year long."

"May the glow of Christmas, the spirit of Christmas and the magic of Christmas fill your heart all year long."
  Anonymous

True Meaning of Chritmas - In 20 Seconds....

Jenna tells us the true meaning of Christmas in less than 30 seconds. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10205887284246252&set=vb.1382984623&type=2&theater

God grant me the serenity....

"God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference."
   - Reinhold Niebuhr

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
- Mark Twain

JeffBallMaine: Happiness doesn't depend on any external condition...

JeffBallMaine: Happiness doesn't depend on any external condition...: "Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude." - Dale Carnegie

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions...

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."
- Dale Carnegie

There are only two ways to live your life....

"There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle."
   - Albert Einstein

JeffBallMaine: When the best leader's work is done...

JeffBallMaine: When the best leader's work is done...: "When the best leader's work is done, the people say, "We did it ourselves."    - Lao Tzu

When the best leader's work is done...

"When the best leader's work is done, the people say, "We did it ourselves."
   - Lao Tzu

I have Gratitude for Everything...

"I have Gratitude for Everything
that has brought me to this moment."
  - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"A thankful heart is the greatest virtue."
   - Cicero

Good friends are good for your health

"Good friends are good for your health."
- Irwin Sarason


What do you think?  Do you have good friends?  How have they been good for you?

It is health that is real wealth...

"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."
- Mohandas Gandhi

Life would be infinitely happier...

"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen."
   - Mark Twain

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
  - Mark Twain

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion...

"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures."
  - Lao Tzu

The best way to cheer yourself up...

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."
- Mark Twain

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours....

"Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours."
- C. S. Lewis

Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's...

"Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's
veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom."
  - Steve Buyer

Never allow a person to tell you No...

"Never allow a person to tell you No who doesn't have the power to say Yes."
- Eleanor Roosevelt

The will of God will never take you...

"The will of God will never take you
to where the grace of God will not protect you."
   - Anonymous

Rake or Mulch? Which do you do & why?

I tend to rake...  but several have suggested do more mowing... and less raking.  What are your thoughts?   https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1769286176633950749#editor/target=post;postID=1652378411764126659;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=postname

With the new day...

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
  - Eleanor Roosevelt

Success consists of going from failure to failure...

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
  - Winston Churchill

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics...

"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."
  - Thomas Jefferson

Celebrate endings.....

Celebrate endings - for they precede new beginnings.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

JeffBallMaine: Stress is to your emotional health...

JeffBallMaine: Stress is to your emotional health...: "Stress is to your emotional health as junk food is to your physical health."    - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Stress is to your emotional health...

"Stress is to your emotional health as junk food is to your physical health."
   - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Score today? Patriots vrs Broncos

Score today?  Patriots vrs Broncos 
What will make this happen?

Choose what lies in the shadows...

"Choose what lies in the shadows to be a matter
for discovery and adventure, rather than fear."
 - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You can't be everything to everyone.
- Bill Cosby

Faith is taking the first step....

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
  - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Courage doesn't always roar...

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
 at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
 - Mary Anne Radmacher

What you are is God's gift to you...

"What you are is God's gift to you:
what you become is your gift to God."
- Anthony Dalla Villa

"Every wall is a door."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

You are your greatest asset....

"You are your greatest asset.
Put your time, effort and money into training,
grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset."
- Tom Hopkins

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers....

"Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers
 but to be fearless when facing them."
  - Rabindranath Tagore

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life

"If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life."
- Rick Warren

Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want...

"Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want.
It is the belief that God will do what is right."
    - Max Lucado

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed...

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
   - Mark Twain

The best way to cheer yourself up....

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."
- Mark Twain

"Only those who dare to fail...

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
- Robert Kennedy

TUESDAY! Have a message to get out, non-profit or business to promote?

TUESDAY! Have a message to get out, non-profit or business to promote? 3 Chapters to choose from! Pick one... open to the public. Think LOCAL! Augusta 8am ; Think LOCAL! Portland 8am; Think LOCAL! Kennebunk 8:30am   Ask to join one of these here: www.ThinkLocalCommunityNetworking.org or on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/ThinkLocalUSA

There are only two ways to live your life

"There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle."
   - Albert Einstein

Networking in Southern Maine - Think LOCAL!

Worth a look:

http://www.meetup.com/ThinkLocalCommunityNetworking/

The will of God will never take you...

"The will of God will never take you
to where the grace of God will not protect you."
   - Anonymous
http://jeffballmaine.blogspot.com/

Today is the first day of the rest of your life!

And that is how I will start my blogging!