Wisdom from my mother

My parents' guest room is also my mom's office.  And while we were staying there over Christmas break, I noticed that her entire bulletin board was covered with words of wisdom that she had collected over the years.  I thought they were too good not to share.  I especially need to remember some of these as I go back to work and have to deal with teenagers and... coworkers!

Feel free to copy or print for your own bulletin board or refrigerator!  I decided to leave these in my mom's handwriting, because I like it, but I've also included printable versions at the bottom of the post.

3 Choices in Life!

Give up

Give in

or

Give it all you've got.

3 Things You Can't Recover:

The moment after it's missed

The word after it's said

The time after it's wasted

"Encouragement is the oxygen of the soul" (John Maxwell)

So encourage someone today!

Phil. 4:8

Be anxious for nothing

Be prayerful in everything

Be thankful with anything

(paraphrase)

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little,

has its stages of drudgery

and triumph.

Before you speak, THINK!

T - is it True?

H - is it Helpful?

I - is it Inspiring?

N - is it Necessary?

K - is it Kind?

"You are never too old to set another goal

or to dream a new dream."

- C.S. Lewis

And, well, why not?

Grout Cleaner

7 cups water

1/2 cup baking soda

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup vinegar

Throw in a spray bottle, spray floor, let sit for a minute, then scrub

(I think this would also be a good household cleaner in general, especially for the sink and counters)

Printables (Click to view bigger size, then right click and download):

So, which piece of advice is your favorite?  Do you have any other tidbits you'd like to share?  I'd love to hear!

XOXO,

Julie