Top 10 Thursday: Favorite Quotes

To my loyal readers (yes you awesome people): I would like to apologize for no entry for yesterday's Whatever Wednesday. I .had a very busy morning and last night I slept over a friend's house in preparation for today. Today we attended a Statewide Conference for NJ's Youth Groups and Family Support Organizations. We had a ton of fun and learned a lot but are extremely exhausted as we needed to be up by 6AM (when we normally get up closer to 8 or so). To find a Partnership for (Elementary School Age) Children, Youth Partnership Group (approximately ages 13-21 or older), or FSO near you check a phone book or do a google search by the county you live in. I live in Camden County and the website for YP, Parents Anonymous, and other FSO's is http://www.camdencountyfso.org. There is also the Camden County Partnership for Children @ http://www.camdencmo.org. I will post some more information about our YP Group at a later date. Looking forward to tomorrow's meeting from 530pm- approximately 830pm. I will make sure to Post the Freebie Friday blogs before then! Now onto today's entry! :)

Top 10 Thursday: Favorite Quotes

1) "Every success of every child and family being served is important and can be built upon to afford other children and families the greatest opportunity to reach their fullest potential and to be self-empowered."

2) “The family is the corner stone of our society. More than any other force it shapes the attitude, the hopes, the ambitions, and the values of the child. And when the family collapses it is the children that are usually damaged. When it happens on a massive scale the community itself is crippled. So, unless we work to strengthen the family, to create conditions under which most parents will stay together, all the rest — schools, playgrounds, and public assistance, and private concern — will never be enough.” -Lyndon Baines Johnson

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4) "Friends are family you choose for yourself." -Author Unknown

5) I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.” -Maya Angelou

6) "Kids can remind us to always nurture, love, and spend quality time with the greatest gift God could have ever given to us-kids." -Author Unknown

7) "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust

8) "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." -Marcel Proust

9) "This we know: All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We did not weave the web of life; we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves." -Chief Seattle

10) “Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.” - Virginia Satir