From the song 'Don't Stop' by Fleetwood Mac:

If you wake up and don't want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
You'll see things in a different way.
Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don't stop, it'll soon be here,
It'll be, better than before,
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.
Why not think about times to come,
And not about the things that you've done,
If your life was bad to you,
Just think what tomorrow will do.
Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don't stop, it'll soon be here,
It'll be, better than before,
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SybgWaQy7_c

You are what you think!

"Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts."
- Holy Bible, Proverbs 4:23 (Good News Translation)

"I went to church for years and years and years and nobody ever told me that my thoughts had anything to do with my life. I had no idea that I could think my own thoughts or choose my own thoughts. I had no idea that if I was thinking something that was not correct, I didn't have to keep thinking it."
- Joyce Meyer, What's Been On Your Mind Lately
http://youtu.be/_1GAqdHOUhA

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to one and all!
- From LifeLessonsForAll.com

Look out for false friends.....

From the song 'Who The Cap Fit' by Bob Marley

Man to man is so unjust, children,
Ya don't know who to trust.
Your worst enemy could be your best friend,
And your best friend your worse enemy.

Some will eat and drink with you,
Then behind them su-su 'pon you.
Only your friend know your secrets,
So only he could reveal it.
And who the cap fit, let them wear it!

https://youtu.be/zOMMWeExwh4

Favorite from May 2015

Your environment shapes you....

"Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them."
- W. Clement Stone

What do you see? Do you see the true colors?

From the song 'True Colors' by Phil Collins:

I see your true colors
Shining through,
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you,
So don't be afraid to let them show,
Your true colors,
True colors
Are beautiful like a rainbow.

http://youtu.be/2FMtxACKlYM

Example of different viewpoints using a house for sale in Ocala, FL

Each photo is different and shows different details. Could you tell from (2) in the picture how long the garage is and how many garages/carports there are?
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/491-SE-41st-St_Ocala_FL_34480_M67754-38498

Favorite from April 2015

Our background, beliefs, attitudes and values color our view of the world.....

"There is an objective reality out there, but we view it through the spectacles of our beliefs, attitudes, and values." 
- David G. Myers, Social Psychology

Song 'Nobody’s Perfect' by Jessie J:
http://youtu.be/f0NnEDsPErM

Nobody's perfect but we are wonderfully made.....

"If you look closely at a tree you’ll notice its knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully."
- Matthew Fox

Song lesson: From ‘Complicated’ by Avril Lavigne

I like you the way you are
When we’re driving in your car,
And you’re talking to me one on one.
But you become somebody else 'round everyone else,
You’re watching your back like you can’t relax,
You’re trying to be cool,
You look like a fool to me.
Tell me…Why did you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you’re acting like you’re somebody else,
Gets me frustrated.

https://youtu.be/5NPBIwQyPWE

Hard work, giving respect are examples of things we may not want to do but are things that are ought to do......

"Most of us don’t mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn’t interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not."
- Joseph B. Wirthlin

"Dedicate yourself and you could be standing in the hall of fame."
- From the song 'Hall Of Fame' by The Script
https://youtu.be/jukv9Q1eR2g

A lesson that you can rise above failure......

"I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
- Michael Jordan

This week and next week: Twelve 2015 Favorites - a favorite from each month in 2015.