♥ WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ♥: ♥ - WATTA WONDERFUL WORLD... 05/18/2013

Don't ever forget that you are Unique.

Be your best self and not an imitation of someone else.
find your strength and use them in a positive way.

Don't listen to those who ridicule the choices you make.

Travel the road that you have chosen
and don't look back with regret.
You have to take chances to make your dreams happen.

Remember that there is plenty of time to travel another road –

and still another in your journey through life.

Take the time to take the route that is right for you.

You will learn something valuable every trip you take,

so don't be afraid to make mistakes.

Tell yourself that you're okay as the way you are.

make friends who respect your true self.

Take the time to be alone, too,

so you can know just how terrific your own company be.

Remember that being alone doesn't always mean being lonely,

it can be beautiful experience of finding your creativity,

your heartfelt feelings, and the calm and quiet peace

deep inside you.

Don't ever forget that you are special

and you have within you the ability

to make your dreams come true.

~Jacqueline Schiff~

I live for those who love me,

for those who know me true;

For the heaven that smiles above me,

And awaits my spirit too;

For the cause that lacks assistance,

for the wrong that needs resistance,

For the future in the distance,

and the good that I can do.

~ George Linnaeus Banks

Seek freedom

and become captive

of your desires.

Seek discipline

and find your liberty.

~Frank Herbert

Never make your home in a place.

Make a home for yourself

inside your own head.

You'll find what you need to furnish it -

memory, friends you can trust,

love of learning, and other such things.

That way it will go with you

wherever you journey.

~Tad Williams

If you want trust, trust others.

If you want respect, respect others.

If you want help, help others.

If you want love and peace

in your life, give them away.

If you want great friends, be one.

That’s how it works.

Dan Zadra

Into each day,

put in about one teaspoonful

of good spirits,

a dash of fun,

a pinch of folly,

a sprinkling of play,

and a heaping cupful

of good humor.

~ H.M.S.

Unreasonable

Many things that were considered

completely unreasonable

a hundred years ago

are so common today that everyone

takes them for granted.

Great progress is made by those who have

the foresight and the courage

to be unreasonable.

Are your decisions being guided

by the conventional wisdom

about what is and what is not possible?

That can keep you trapped

in frustration and mediocrity.

Instead,

listen to your heart

and decide upon what you must do.

Go beyond being merely reasonable,

and live the life that you know is you.

Instead of worrying about

whether something is reasonable or not,

focus on how much

you truly desire to let it be.

Put the power of passion behind your efforts,

and it won't

really matter

whether something is reasonable or not.

If fulfilling your true purpose

means being unreasonable,

then go ahead and be unreasonable.

Instead of compromising

your dreams to fit into what

the rest of the world thinks,

Lift the world up to match

your highest vision.

Unreasonable people change the world.

Be willing to be unreasonable,

and you'll make your own world a more

beautiful and fulfilling place.

Ralph Marston

Easy Chicken and Rice

1Cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice

2 1/4Cups water

2Tablespoons olive oil

1Package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (about 3 cups)

2Small red or yellow bell peppers, cut into bite-size strips (about 2 cups)

8Medium green onions with tops, finely chopped (1/2 cup)

3Cloves garlic, finely chopped

1Cup tomato pasta sauce

1/2Cup Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

2Cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken (from 2-lb chicken)

1Cup shredded Parmesan cheese (4 oz)

3Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 Cook rice in water as directed on package.

2 Meanwhile, in deep 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms, bell peppers, onions and garlic in oil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat until rice is cooked.

3 Stir rice, pasta sauce, broth, chicken and 1/2 cup of the cheese into vegetable mixture; cook over medium-low heat about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is hot. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the parsley.