John D

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

Our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

World Suicide Prevention Day 10th September.
If you need help as we all do sometimes, or see someone you love struggling & need advise here are some contacts. You'll Never Walk Alone.

Pips.02890 805 850
Light house.028 90 755 070
Lifeline.0808 808 8000
Samaritans.0845 790 9090

[John D @Duffy_John_]

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full.  And scratch where it itches.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

I have learned that my actions are far more important than my thoughts.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

None of us has gotten where we are solely by pulling ourselves up from our own bootstraps. We got here because somebody bent down and helped us.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish one’s growth without destroying one’s roots.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.

[John D @Duffy_John_]

For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity.