Diantie's Daily Quote - "Flowers are happy..."

It is starting off to be a nice sunshine day but it will get colder later. So to all the trick or treaters, come out early for your candy. The color for the lights on the Empire State Building tonight are again white, black and orange for Halloween.

Today's quote is "Flowers are happy things." Author P.G. Wodehouse.

A short, simple and to the point quote. Yes, we all like flowers and can't help admiring them when and wherever we see them. Flowers are used for many purposes. In my religion, flowers are used as an offering.

About the candy, yes, we bought the candy yesterday but did not have much of a choice so we had to settle for what was in store. The little bags are already made and awaiting the takers.

Diantie's Daily Quote - "We are made wise."

Sunshine, a little chill but otherwise it appears to be a nice day. Last night I saw on TV that the Empire State Building was indeed lighted up green and the weather person raised the question as why it was lighted up that color. Tonight and tomorrow night the colors are orange, black and white for halloween.

Today's quote is "We are made wise not by the recollection of our past but by the responsibility for our future." Author George Bernard Shaw.

Yes, I totally agree. As an accountant, I can't help tooting "financial responsibility" and I hold myself accountable to this standard too!

No candy for halloween has been bought so it is first on the list of "to do". Even thought we don't get dressed up for halloween, we make sure the kids have plenty of candy when they come "trick or treating".

Diantie's Daily Quote - "We are shaped..."

Yet another cloudy start to the day with no sighting of the Sun. No blobs of clouds passing over the Empire State Building; just dark clouds appearing as "still life". The color for the lights tonight is green.

Today's quote is "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love." Author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Interesting perspective. Don't we all love to see people in action who are passionate about what they do? It is amazing to watch. You can immediately tell the people who enjoy what they do versus the people that don't. "Fashioned" is a perfect word for those in that industry. These people are unique and find a way to distinguish themselves with something as simple as one piece of an accessory.

Yes, I would spend money to get dressed up for a charity event. And yes, I also give my money to charity. Yesterday I won a little prize from a raffle when I donated money to a charity. Working for charity is what I love to do!

Diantie's Daily Quote - "Motivation is what..."

I have been glancing out and up at the sky for the past 20 minutes and there is this batch of clouds in small blobs passing over the Empire State Building. The scene looks like wallpaper. And the Sun is fighting to pierce its way through the clouds but it seems that the clouds are winning for now. The color for the lights tonight is blue.

Today's quote is "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." Author Jim Ryun.

Talking about habit - how many people get into their cars, pull out of the driveway, and head towards their daily routine path but ... on a weekend? Guilty! Yes, many times, I should be headed in one direction and ended up driving my routine path because of habit. When I realize I am heading in the wrong direction, I turn to my sister and asked why she did not stop me.

Motivation is great and wonderful and I'm an avid believer in it!

Diantie's Daily Quote - "It is a great ability..."

It is 1.45pm in NYC right now, otherwise known as early afternoon. The weather has taken several turns for the day so far. First it was a light drizzle, then sunshine with some patches of blue skies, now it is dark clouds passing over the Empire State Building. The color of lights for tonight is again white.

Today's quote is "It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability." Author Francois de La Rochefoucauld.

Yes, that's true; it is a great ability. At times it is necessary not to conceal one's ability. Whenever someone gets ill on a plane, a call goes out for a Doctor. There are times when people with special skills don't want to be bothered so they try to conceal themselves in public. But at the end of the day, when help is needed, we all jump in.

Diantie's Daily Quote - "Balance, peace, and joy..."

It is interesting that when I write this blog in the morning, there always seemed to be clouds hoovering over the Empire State Building. Later in the day, the clouds usually disappear. Today is no different. No sighting of the Sun. The color for the lights tonight is again white.

Today's quote is "Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them." Author Thomas Kinkade.

Nice quote and quite true. We hear it all the time "balance life" but most of us don't have one. The many activities in our lives cause us to focus on what is important at that point in time while other things are neglected. Hip Hip Hooray to those who have a balance life. We all want one.

Today the tally for the blogs written is 201. Wow! I am more than half way there. I have to start planning my next challenge!

Diantie's Daily Quote - "I only go out..."

White clouds are passing over the Empire State Building while the Sun has already passed by and started its journey around the Earth. The colors for the lights tonight through Wednesday are white.

Today's quote is " I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone." Author Lord Byron.

Wow! We all know people who would rather be alone and we also know people that cannot be alone. Some people need to have friends around them all the time and others don't.

Depending on the task at hand, I like my "Me Only Time". I also like to be around people too. Last week I was telling stories and laughing my head off about things that had happen to me. I was even more entertained when the guys I was talking to started telling their stories. Human interaction is great! This goes to show that we have different appetites at different times.