Quote Ramble Three..

"Make a game of finding something positive in every situation.
Ninety-five percent of your emotions are determined by how you
interpret events to yourself."

I'm not quite sure who said this but it is true. If you think your day was completely stupid just sit down. Breather deeply. And think. Think about your day and I bet you can find something worth smiling about. Something that made your day a little better. Maybe you stepped on a very crunchy leaf! OR while walking the shttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifun made something sparkle.

For me I play the ATTD game.. (Awesome Thing of The Day) This is where I post a status on Facebook or Twitter about one awesome thing that happened in my day. I got the idea not from this quote but from a blogger on YouTube called NerdzRL who got the idea from a guy who wrote a blog about the little awesome things. I believe his name is Neil Pasricha. He has also written two books called "The Book of Awesome" and "The Book of Even More Awesome". I really want to read them eventually.

Anyway! This quote made me think about all of this and I thought I would share it with you. Have a good day! And always keep your chin up. :)

-The Clartist

Quote Ramble Two...

"Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience." -Chuck Close-

It's quite true. Have you ever just been in awe of some of the paintings you see? And there are so many different styles of paintings that can be seen it's just crazy. I don't really have much to say on this quote because it pretty much explains itself. Just thought I'd share it's amazingness. :)

- The Clartist

Quote Ramble..

"Life is part positive and part negative. Suppose you went to
hear a symphony orchestra and all they played were the little
happy high notes. Would you leave soon? Let me hear the rumble
of the bass, the crash of the cymbals and the minor keys."
-Jim Rohn-

Isn't it the truth? Life being all happy would be awesome.. but if it was, being happy would become the norm and it wouldn't be happy it would start to get really repetitive and annoying even if you did feel great.

Plus isn't there a saying that what doesn't hurt you makes you stronger? Even if the horrible things hurt. And you might wish they weren't there. After awhile you'd look back on that and see how it changed you.

So give me the "rumble of the bass, the crash of the cymbals and the minor keys" because without the horrible things life wouldn't be the same. It wouldn't be anything like anything normal. Life needs roller coasters even if you do get that funny feeling on the down parts. :)

- The Clartist