Mottos to live by -

My dear old Dad used to say 'You never miss the water till the well runs dry' Wise words indeed

Oh and my motto especially when I go clothes shopping? 'You're a long time dead'

Caitlin

Me too. ❤️ ? ? ?

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Comparison is the thief of joy.

I haven’t got any mottoes that have ever helped with life’s worries and struggles tbh ( or any that have cheered me up, come to that.)
I do like some of the amusing ones on this thread though, and will add...
Always walk a mile in someone else’s shoes....that way you’ll be a mile away when they discover they’re missing.

You catch more flies with honey than vinegar !

What price you're peace of mind - absolutely priceless.

It took me a (very) long time to learn this.

Two months ago, following a bladder operation, I came home fitted with a catheter. This was in place for 11 days and I can honestly say it was physically the worst thing I have ever experienced. I was so miserable. Now when I am in any negative situation, my mantra is "At least I don't have a catheter". It was a horrible time but I feel it's made me a better person and constantly reminds me to be grateful for my physical freedom and to appreciate what some people face on a daily basis.

That's quite a catchy motto.
I can imagine it on cushion covers and wall plaques.
I'm going to adopt it.

Rosiebee - so glad you are recovering now . That’s NOT a motto anyone wants to have ! ???

These are all brilliant. Mine is ‘what goes around comes around’

Have good day all

Lazy people work hardest!

(Think of how many times you’ve thrown something across a room aiming for the bin and it misses, making a mess!)

Carpe diem.
Twice a diem if possible.

How true.
Worked with two women who were not nice to me any arrangements made to go out outside of work I was never invited, never acknowledged my birthday, never acknowledged my dad dying, since we have been made redundant they want to be friends and go out.
Ps any new starter to the company invited out and birthday celebrations were order of the day.

If you can’t say anything nice, keep your mouth shut.

LindaPat

"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"

That was a favourite of my Dad's. Thanks for the reminder.

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I was relentlessly bullied by a manager in the NHS which finally, sadly, ended my career. It took a long time to regain any confidence and get back to a happier life, after missing my job, patients and lovely colleagues so much. But I now think the little mantra of... when I am walking down the lane in the sunshine with my dogs she's in an office, stressed out and driving a computer. Sad sod!
It puts the value of life into a better perspective. Always helps!!

I composed the following when I was dreading going to the funeral of someone very dear to me:-

"It will come and it will go,
Whether fast or whether slow,
But one thing that I surely know,
Is, it will come and it will go....."

It helped me and it has helped me since.

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you.
Cry and you cry alone.

Oopsadaisy I love yours. So much I looked up the origins of the first one. It sounded like Dr Johnson but proved to be by a man called Augusten Burroughs, alive and flourishing and with a life that explains it. ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusten_Burroughs

DanniRae - I like that. I’ve just copied it into my planner. ?

Cymres1 and LindaPat
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all”
That’s what my Nan used to say too.
This year it’s been ‘This too shall pass’’.
The most useful one when I was applying for jobs was, ‘If you don’t get it, you’re meant for something better.’ At the time it was hard to believe, but it was right and I love my job.

A problem shared means that more than one person has a problem!