Are You a Misfit or a Rebel

It's possible you can be a misfit and a rebel, or a misfit on your way to becoming a rebel. In any case, be what you may, and remember you have this day to make it what you will. 

Please follow along with me as I roam village streets and avenues taking in views and forever listening.

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"The most important relationship in your life 

is the relationship you have with yourself.

You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company!"

Diane Von Furstenberg

Don't follow the herd. Breakaway.

"If you're not willing to risk the unusual, 

you will have to settle for the ordinary."

Jim Rohn

 

On taking the driver's seat, do it! Take charge. If not you then who?

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.

Honestly that's pretty much all of us really. 

"The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo."

Or do we? Why not be a rulebreaker, a risk taker,

a dream chaser?

Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

"You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward,

And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

It's Who We Are.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do,"

Steve Jobs and my own input.

Step out of your comfort zone.

"The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It's about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself and making a positive difference."

Nick Vujicic

 

"Life isn't about having, it's about being."

Nick Vujicic

Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hello!

Take good care of you.

Music Critters and Joyfulness

Welcome to my SATURDAY'S CRITTERS 

post and Music in the park 

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"To be wise is to be eternally curious." 

Frederick Buechner

"A wise person knows that there is always

something to be learned from everyone."

"It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think.

 If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers."

Patrick Rothfuss

Music is a moral law. "It gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good and just beautiful." Plato

"Have books 'happened' to you? Unless your answer to that question is 'yes' I'm unsure how to talk to you." Haruki Murakami

"A story can always break into pieces while it sits inside a book on a shelf; and decades after we have read it even twenty times, it can open us up, by cut or caress, to a new truth."

Andre Dubus

"Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace." 

Frederick Buechner

 

"Compassion is the sometimes-fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. 

It's the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too."

Frederick Buechner

"Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears in its eyes."

Frederick Buechner

Thank you for stopping in and spending time with me.

Take good care of you.

Not Only Critters at the Fair

 Welcome to yesterday at the Dakota County Fair!

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Today was our lucky day, we could step up and pet this sweet, faced Service Dog below!

Happiness is found through the eyes of dogs.

"Women and cats will do as they please,

 and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

Robert A. Heinlein

This was a lover, the more sweet-talking I did the more she wanted!

"It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you."

Come One Come All

It's always fun to watch the Shootout at the Fair!

Has anyone seen this bad dude?

Tell me will the town's sheriff get his man? 

Come and watch for yourself!

The Sherrif!

Will he be shot?

"A child who loves animals is an adult who has compassion for people."

Nurturing animals not only instills compassion but empathy.

"Alright Dad the guy on the right definitely has dope!"

"He is tough as galvanized nails, this dog."

and he has heart.

Really kiddos? You bought feed and you keep passing me by? Come back! Please!

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."

Muhammad Ali

"Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm; it moves stones, it charms brutes, Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it."

Bulwer Lytton

Every single time you stop in and listen you learn things. These woodworking craftsmen and lovers of the art of working with their hands and wood or metal show us and teach us things we never knew!

He played a little wood trick with her and

I wish I'd captured the expression of amazement on her face! 

Rescues is some people's favorite breed. Above a 10-week-old puppy, rescued and already trained for stunts!

A boy and his cow.

Cow hug-

When you love something hug it tightly as if you'll never let go!

"One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful, and we let what was once a miracle become common to us." Joel Osteen

"Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home." 

Christopher Dodd

I'm forever grateful for these animal loving folks

 that take time to share their animals with us at the fair!

"If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done."

"There's no limit to how you'll know depending how far beyond Zebra you go."

Dr. Seuss

"Don't count the days, make the days count."

Muhammad Ali

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

Winston Churchill

Thank you so much for stopping in your thoughts and comments make my day!

Take good care of you and those you meet along the way.

Engage Yourself and Critters

Good morning bloggers are we ready for the last few days of July? Can you believe August first arrives Thursday?

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 and City Daily Photo.

Express yourself!

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself

 in the service of others.

Playing to the crowd.

Sing to the crowd too!

Sharing their talents all around town!

Engaging, listening and sharing memories and bits of history with interpreters, veterans and visitors was so very rewarding at the Little Log House Pioneer Village in Hastings, Minnesota.

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They Went Out and Happened to Things." 

and "Learning never exhausts the mind."

Leonardo da Vinci

Go out and photo-bomb someone today!

The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships and the secret to living is giving.

Be more limitless in your life.

"Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance."

Jin Loehr

Show off your best shoes!

The energy you put out is the energy you get back.

and

da Vinci wrote, "It is a very good plan every now and then to go away and have a little relaxation. When you come back to the work your judgement will be surer, since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose the power of judgement."

To attract positive things in your life, start by giving off positive energy.

"To be fully engaged, we must be physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused and spiritually aligned with a purpose beyond our immediate self-interest."

"How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you."

People will forever focus on your stories.

Share more stories.

Positivity is more than just a state of mind, it's a force that can transform interactions, relationships and even our overall well-being and inspire change.

"Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfish contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfilment."

Tony Robbins

Thank you for stopping by and sharing your comments and thoughts.

Take good care of you.