Three Quotes Challenge

Three Quotes Challenge – Day 3

Published on March 21, 2016 by milliethom22 Comments

I’ve been nominated again for the Three Quotes Challenge, this time by Nitin Chandran Nair on his blog, Nitin Nair Writes. Thank you Nitin! I know Nitin mostly through the flash fiction challenges, even though I have time for very few of those nowadays. Unfortunately.

Here are the RULES for this one:

1. Post on three consecutive days

2. Pick one or three quotes per day

3. Challenge three different bloggers per day

4. Thank the blogger who nominated you.

For this challenge I’ve decided to post three quotes a day, each day on a different topic.

For Day Three I’ve chosen three inspirational quotes (well, I hope they sound inspirational to you). I think we all need inspiration at times, whether it’s to make the right decision or take the right course of action about something, or in order to pursue a piece of creative work, like writing or painting etcetera. Sometimes it can seem as though all inspiration has deserted us – perhaps only patience will ensure its return.

Anyway, here are the quotes:

It strikes me as funny that I should have (coincidentally) chosen three images with the background colour of blue for these quotes. Well, I suppose the sky is blue and that ‘great blue yonder’ definitely holds infinite possibilities – as does the vast, blue ocean. Gazing at the sky (or the sea) seems to inspire calm and thoughtfulness in a person -as well as a good dollop of awe – and perhaps it can put us in the right state of mind for inspiration to strike. Of course, inspiration can come at the strangest of times . . . when we’re taking a shower, lying in bed, swimming a few lengths at the pool or just watching TV, for example. But there’s just something about a cornflower blue sky and azure ocean.

As for the quotes, I like them all, but find the second one to be the most thought-provoking and open to interpretation. The last one begs the question of why “perfection is not attainable”. Do you have any views on that statement?

These are my three nominees for today:

Ann – on her blog at Anroworld

White House Red Door

Prabhatks on his blog, Inkyfire.

Three Quotes Challenge – Day 1

Published on March 19, 2016March 20, 2016 by milliethom37 Comments

So . . . here are the RULES for this one:

1. Post on three consecutive days

2. Pick one or three quotes per day

3. Challenge three different bloggers per day

4. Thank the blogger who nominated you.

For this challenge I’ve decided to post three quotes a day, each day on a different topic.

For Day One I’ve chosen to do quotes about Books and Reading. Books have featured hugely in my life as far back as I can remember (and my memory goes back as far as the early 1950s). My father was a big reader and introduced us – myself, my sister and brother – to the joys of the library from a very young age. A day never goes by when I don’t read at least a few pages.

There are so many good quotes about, I was stuck for choice, but I eventually settled on the following three:

I can relate to all three of these quotes . . .

The first one happens to me a lot. Characters are so important in a story; we become engrossed in their stories, their ups and downs, their loves and hates . . . As we read on, we begin to feel as though we know them personally. Is it any surprise that when the book ends, we feel as though we’ve lost a friend (or two?).

As for the second quote . . . all I can say is that I daren’t walk into Waterstones, or any other bookstore, if I’m in a hurry. How could anyone resist browsing the shelves for several wonderful hours . . . or spending a lot of money?

I find the third quote the most thought-provoking of the three. To me, reading brings ‘enlightenment’ – by which I mean a better understanding of people and the world in which we live. Whether the story is set in the past or the present, human nature is revealed in a way that we can relate to in one way or another. Understanding of so much is closed to anyone denied of books.

I would love to hear other people’s views on any of these quotes. I know that plenty of you share my love of books and reading.

There are my three nominees for today:

Simple Dimple

Snow Brooks

Farraday’s Candle

Quotes Challenge – Day 3

Published on December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 by milliethom41 Comments

I am happy to have once again been nominated to take part in the Quotes Challenge, this time by fellow blogger amommasview over there in Australia. Momma’s posts are always informative and thought-provoking, on topics as varied as health and fitness, kids and homeschooling and environmental issues – plus many more. It was Past Present and Future that Momma chose to do for her Quotes Challenge and for my three quotes I’ve decided to look at the theme of Friends and Friendship – something we all need in our lives.

One of my favourite friendship quotes is believed to come from William Shakespeare in a collection of poems called The Passionate Pilgrim. It isn’t one of the three quotes I’ve picked for the challenge because I’ve decided to write it here as a sort of introduction to the friendship theme instead. I believe that friendship is very important, and good friends can really enrich the quality of our daily lives. Well, this is Shakespeare’s quote:

“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.”

I don’t doubt the saying is true. We can all make ‘fairweather’ friends throughout our lives – those who are happy to be with us when the going is good. But when things get tough…? That’s when we find out who our real friends are.

This is my Friendship Quote for Day Three:

I think this quote makes a good discussion piece. I see it as meaning that it is better to go through difficult times with a friend – or friends – than through easy times alone and friendless. Friendlessness can so often mean loneliness – not something many people would willingly choose. Good friends will be there for each other, even when life gets tough or sadness strikes.

The rules for this challenge are simple:

Post three different quotes on consecutive days. They can be from any source, or your own. All three quotes can be of a similar theme (as I have chosen Friendship) or can all be completely different/unrelated.
Nominate 3 people for the challenge. I have chosen to nominate 3 different people each day – making a total of 9 – but some people just nominate 3 altogether. It’s up to you.

These are my three nominees for today:

Leggy Peggy

Claremary P. Sweeney at Around Zu Zu’s Barn

Farraday’s Candle

As this is the last day of my Quotes Clallenge, I want to finish by offering one last ‘Friendship’ quote. I was reminded of this one a few weeks ago by Amanda, on her blog, Forestwoodfolkart. Every Thursday, Amanda posts a couple of proverbs for readers to interpret/discuss – some Scandinavian, others…well…not Scandinavian. 🙂 She has posted several by Confucius, and this is one of them. I did think of using it as one of my three, but it holds a slightly different meaning to the those I eventually picked. Well, with many thanks to Amanda and a link to her Proverbial Thursday post, here is the quote:

“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
― Confucius

Now this is a discussion piece, if ever I heard one. But I’ll leave you to ponder on it.

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Quotes Challenge – Day 2

Published on December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 by milliethom26 Comments

“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.”

This was my Friendship Quote for Day 1 . . .

. . . and here’s the one for Day 2:

I really like this quote, too. It’s a reminder that none of us is perfect. We all have our idiosyncracies, inadequacies and flaws. A good friend may well recognise these and accept them as simply being part-and-parcel of the ‘whole’ us.

The rules for the challenge are simple:

Post three different quotes on consecutive days. They can be from any source, including quotes written/created by yourself. All three quotes can be of a similar theme (as I have chosen Friendship) or can all be completely different/unrelated.
Nominate 3 people for the challenge. I have chosen to nominate 3 different people each day – making a total of 9 – but some people just nominate 3 altogether. It’s up to you.

These are today’s three nominees:

Amanda at Forestwoodfolkart

Snowsomewhere

Bekki at Dartmoor Yarns

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Quotes Challenge – Day 1

Published on December 1, 2015December 2, 2015 by milliethom27 Comments

“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.”

And on that note here is my Friendship Quote for Day One:

The rules are simple:

Post three different quotes on consecutive days. They can be from any source, or your own. All three quotes can be of a similar theme (as I have chosen Friendship) or can all be completely different/unconnected.
Nominate 3 people for the challenge. I have chosen to nominate 3 different people each day – making a total of 9 – but some people just nominate 3 altogether. It’s up to you.

So these are the first three nominees:

Daniela at My Gorgeous Recipes

Imran Ali at Shake Your Conscience

J.C. Wolfe at The Wolfe’s (Writing) Den

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