Good Intentions
On this the birthday of A. A. Milne who was born in 1882, it is my intention to do as Christopher Robin asked Pooh:
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
“It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.”
~ Walt Kelly
So, I’ll just continue to do what I feel in my heart to be right.
Good Intentions our Loose Blogging Consortium topic, was chosen today by the man of great ideas, never mind intentions - The old Fossil. So why not leap on over to read his take on the topic before doing the rounds of the other active members: Delirious, Maxi, Maria/Gaelikaa, Maria SilverFox, Padmum, Paul, Ramana, Shackman speaks, The Old Fossil, Will Knott.
Maxi said,
January 18, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Love the quote by Walt Kelly. I need to remember this … energy has to be launched.
Blessings ~ Maxi
Delirious said,
January 18, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Great quote! I try to act in the moment because the longer I procrastinate, the more the desire to act leaves me.
Nick said,
January 18, 2013 at 1:44 pm
You can have all the good intentions and all the high hopes in the world, but if you don’t plan something carefully and carry out the plan intelligently nothing much will come of it.
shackman said,
January 18, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Following your heart may have a few bumps along the way but in the end the positive outcomes win out significantly. Good on ya GM. Nice quotes too.
Big John said,
January 18, 2013 at 3:31 pm
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” … “but still not clever enough to put your pants on” !
Nancy said,
January 18, 2013 at 8:08 pm
You always know just the right thing to say, Grannymar…..
wisewebwoman said,
January 18, 2013 at 8:33 pm
Good quotes.
XO
WWW
Mayo said,
January 18, 2013 at 9:34 pm
I had good intentions of reading your blog today, but I’m still trying to get over the crushed nuts.
Maria from 'gaelikaa's diary' said,
January 19, 2013 at 7:01 am
You have to do what’s right for you…
Grannymar said,
January 19, 2013 at 9:09 am
Maxi - Some days launching my energy is a tricky!
Delores - Just follow gut instinct, it usually works for me.
Nick - We have a perfect example of the ‘lack of planning’ on our streets right now.
Grannymar said,
January 19, 2013 at 9:37 am
shackman - Life is full of bumps whether we follow our hearts or not, being positive makes taking the bumps a little easier.
Big John - Did I forget them again today?
Nancy - Thank you.
Grannymar said,
January 19, 2013 at 9:43 am
WWW -
Mayo - I hope it is not too painful!
Maria G - We all do.
Rummuser said,
January 19, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Great approach to life.
Grannymar said,
January 19, 2013 at 3:56 pm
Ramana - It is the only way I know and it has tood to me for the past sixty five years.
blackwatertown said,
January 19, 2013 at 9:12 pm
Good quotes.
Grannymar said,
January 19, 2013 at 9:57 pm
BWT -
speccy said,
January 20, 2013 at 4:52 pm
The Milne paragraph always makes me cry
I’ve snivelled my way through so many little bedtimes. Morpugo’s War Horse was the worst
Grannymar said,
January 20, 2013 at 5:07 pm
I remember not being allowed to turn over a page in The Velveteen Rabbit. I brought it out to the living room - I could not wait until the next night to find out what happened!