November Quotes and Trivia – Gary’s Monthly Gems

Babies born in mid-November are often the product of those conceived on Valentine’s Day! So I guess it’s fair to refer to these Scorpions as the “love children.’

The first Thursday of November is National Men Make Dinner Day, a particularly handy practice when your wife is about to give birth to a new Scorpio!

Speaking of Scorpions (the animal, not the Zodiac sign), did you know they can eat a massive amount of food in one meal? They have large food storage organs that along with low metabolism and an inactive lifestyle mean they can survive 6-12 months without eating again.

If we could do that, one “Men Make Dinner Day” would be all we need to get us through the year. Our grocery bills would be slashed as would our gym membership cards.

Here are a few November GEMS to stimulate your appetites, Scorpion or otherwise!

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Find a way to make beauty necessary. Find a way to make necessity beautiful. – Anne Michaels ” quote=”Find a way to make beauty necessary. Find a way to make necessity beautiful. – Anne Michaels ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away. – Bob Schieffer ” quote=”‘Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.’ – Bob Schieffer ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The truth is hard to swallow when you’re choking on your pride. – Meat Loaf ” quote=”‘The truth is hard to swallow when you’re choking on your pride.’ – Meat Loaf ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”By the time you’re 80 years old, you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it. – George Burns ” quote=”‘By the time you’re 80 years old, you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.’ – George Burns ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”I have lived with several Zen masters – – all of them cats. – Eckhart Tolle ” quote=”‘I have lived with several Zen masters – – all of them cats.’ – Eckhart Tolle ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running. – Author Unknown ” quote=”‘The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running.’ – Author Unknown ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? – Arab Proverb ” quote=”‘The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? ‘ — Arab Proverb ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Don’t hold on to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love. – Leo Buscaglia ” quote=”‘Don’t hold on to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.’ – Leo Buscaglia ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind. – Caroline Myss ” quote=”‘The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.’ – Caroline Myss ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”In poverty she is envious. In riches, she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms. – John Steinbeck ” quote=”‘In poverty she is envious. In riches, she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.’ – John Steinbeck ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking you are worthy. – Wayne Dyer ” quote=”‘Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking you are worthy.’ – Wayne Dyer ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Success is never owned. It is only rented – and the rent is due every day. – Rory Vaden ” quote=”‘Success is never owned. It is only rented – and the rent is due every day.’ – Rory Vaden ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Mirth can be a major tool for insight changing “ha-ha” to “aha”. – Author Unknown ” quote=”‘Mirth can be a major tool for insight changing “ha-ha” to “aha”.’ – Author Unknown ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone. – Joni Mitchell (Big Yellow Taxi)” quote=”‘Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone.’ – Joni Mitchell (Big Yellow Taxi)” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Stay positive; all other choices are pointless punishments to your psyche. – Joe Peterson ” quote=”‘Stay positive; all other choices are pointless punishments to your psyche.’ – Joe Peterson ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in. – Alan Alda ” quote=”‘Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.’ – Alan Alda ” theme=”style2″]

And the thought I’d like to leave you with this month is:

I learned over time that happiness can be easier had by keeping a healthy balance and perspective on life.

Overthinking and obsessing about happiness is precisely what makes us unhappy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination. If all your focus is on getting ‘there’ you will miss all the lessons that will inevitably lead you to complete your journey.

There are turns not taken and detours that must be.

There are right turns and wrong turns – all of which define not only where our destination is, but what it is.

So, the quote I like to feature this month is: