This thread is for posting positive messages to inspire and lift us to a more positive plane, in much the way MacGyver seemed to do with people he met.
https://www.facebook.com/WordsToInspireTheSoul
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 06:55 PM |
| MacGyver always seemed to have a pretty positive outlook on life, even when the odds seems to be stacked against him. In reality it can be a little harder to stay positive as the trials and tribulations of life can weigh heavily on us sometimes. This thread is for posting positive messages to inspire and lift us to a more positive plane, in much the way MacGyver seemed to do with people he met. https://www.facebook.com/WordsToInspireTheSoul |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 06:55 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 06:55 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 06:55 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 06:59 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 06:59 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 07:00 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 07:00 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 07:00 PM |
I love this! https://www.facebook.com/WordsToInspireTheSoul |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 07:01 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2012 - 07:01 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 11 December 2012 - 12:33 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 11 December 2012 - 12:34 PM |
| So true. |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 11 December 2012 - 12:35 PM |
I love this one! https://www.facebook.com/WordsToInspireTheSoul |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 11 December 2012 - 03:27 PM | ||
I really like this one. Because it's so true. |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 11 December 2012 - 10:01 PM | ||
Yep. Something it doesn't say though is that they all take a long time to get and only moments to lose. |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 11 December 2012 - 11:28 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 12 December 2012 - 12:02 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 13 December 2012 - 02:41 AM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 14 December 2012 - 07:57 PM |
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| Posted by: MacGyverGod 15 December 2012 - 02:14 AM | ||
Now that sounds like Mac.  |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 15 December 2012 - 03:42 AM |
yeah it does. So does this.... |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 28 December 2012 - 12:33 AM |
| Spotted this sign tonight in a store window. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 28 December 2012 - 02:59 AM |
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| Posted by: MacGyverGod 28 December 2012 - 02:59 AM |
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| Posted by: M215 5 March 2013 - 06:39 AM |
| this was a nice pick me up on a dreary March day in upstate NY- thanks to all |
| Posted by: Daisy8577 5 March 2013 - 09:00 AM |
| These sayings are definate food for the soul. I needed a pick me up today ona cold cloudy Michigan day. |
| Posted by: AussieMacFan 5 March 2013 - 11:03 PM |
These are great!  Sometimes in life when you just feel like giving up, read this forum, maybe it'll help. Or you could have a MacGyver marathon...  |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 23 March 2013 - 01:53 PM |
 This is a little something I really felt like sharing. It's in Dutch so I'll translate it. There's a very major truth to it. Here goes: You don't look for a real friend but you'll meet him/her in life. It's a gift of life, so cherish this gift. A hug is nice, a hug feels good. A hug because it can and not because it should. A hug gives your warmth from two arms around you. Just a moment with two and not alone. A hug doesn't cost you anything except a minute from your time. But it gives you so much strength to carry on. |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 23 March 2013 - 02:15 PM | ||
Cool. I actually really like this one you posted a while back. It seems like something MacGyver would encourage. |
| Posted by: Joe SAKic 23 March 2013 - 04:15 PM |
| Posted by: Rocket 23 March 2013 - 11:52 PM |
And MacGyver would be yelling, "Go Number One!" all the way  |
| Posted by: Daisy8577 24 March 2013 - 02:31 AM |
| I love it! That was the most adorable goal shot I have seen. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 25 March 2013 - 01:28 PM |
| Another one. Always be yourself. Always be happy. Feel free. Don't think too hard. Enjoy every day. Be love. Show respect. Don't feel alone. Be happy. Be yourself. |
| Posted by: YopeGyver 22 May 2013 - 05:43 PM |
| "No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds." -Red Skelton "Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations." -Red Skelton "Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken in forming our principles." -Red Skelton "God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being." -Red Skelton "If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled." -Red Skelton |
| Posted by: MDBfan 15 June 2013 - 09:27 AM |
| I just bought this small brick/ sign with a quotation on it: |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 8 July 2013 - 04:52 PM |
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| Posted by: MacGirl 12 August 2013 - 09:20 AM |
| These are awesome, Kiwi (and everyone else)! Keep 'em coming! |
| Posted by: MDBfan 23 September 2013 - 03:08 AM |
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| Posted by: YopeGyver 23 September 2013 - 10:52 AM |
| Love that one, MDBfan! |
| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2013 - 08:38 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 10 December 2013 - 08:41 PM |
| Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 11 December 2013 - 03:02 AM |
| I have a Flemish one so I'll translate. Never regret that you ever met anyone because the good peoples that live inside of you give you happiness, the not so good peoples give you experience, the bad peoples give you lessons and the best peoples give you fond memories. |
| Posted by: YopeGyver 13 January 2014 - 07:59 PM |
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| Posted by: KiwiTek 17 January 2014 - 03:35 PM |
I think both MacGyver and RDA would agree with this.  |
| Posted by: YopeGyver 18 January 2014 - 10:14 PM | ||
Yes! I totally agree with this one too.  Most dogs are extremely good judges of character. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 19 May 2014 - 12:18 PM |
 Things that happen around you, you can't change. You can change your opinion about those things. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 3 June 2014 - 03:25 AM |
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| Posted by: MacGyverGod 3 June 2014 - 02:44 PM |
| Always be yourself and don't worry about what others say or think of you because even if you would be the perfect person they will always find something to pull you down. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 16 June 2014 - 04:13 AM |
| Some more things to think about. 1. Just because the past didn't turn out like you wanted it to, doesn't mean you future can't be better than you ever imagined. 2. The closer you get to excellence in your life, the more friends you'll lose. People love you when you're average because it makes them comfortable. But when you pursue greatness it makes them uncomfortable. Be prepared to lose some people on your journey. 3. Never say: there is still time. Never say: maybe next time. Because there is still something that says: It's too late. 4. I laughed yesterday, I laugh today and I will laugh tomorrow. It's very simple, because life is too short to eat yourself over things that just aren't worth it. 5. Sometimes you gotta make a tough decision. But once you made it, it can be the best decision you ever made. 6. Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. I say, fall head over heels. Find someone you can love like crazy and who will love you the same way back. How do you find him? Well, you forget your head, and you listen to your heart. And I'm not hearing any heart. Cause the truth is, honey, there's no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love, well, you haven't lived a life at all. But you have to try, cause if you haven't tried, you haven't lived. - William Parrish in Meet Joe Black. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 30 December 2014 - 05:20 AM |
 I really like this one. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 19 April 2015 - 07:23 AM |
| Life is short. Grudges are waste of your happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go of things you can't change. Love deeply and forgive quickly. Take chances. Give everything and have no regrets. Life is too short to be unhappy. I rather look back at my life and say 'I can't believe, I did that' instead of saying 'I wish I did that'. |
| Posted by: MacGyver85 4 May 2015 - 11:35 AM |
| I like these: It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. -Lamentations 3:22-25 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -Romans 5:8 |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 24 June 2015 - 03:11 AM |
| Me too. Words to live by..... |
| Posted by: Jediferret 24 June 2015 - 07:02 AM |
I'm not really a church goer... but growing up, these two were my favorites, and still are.   |
| Posted by: denizen 24 June 2015 - 09:10 AM |
| Very nice Jedi |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 24 June 2015 - 09:52 AM |
| +1 on that Jedi |
| Posted by: MacGyver85 29 June 2015 - 11:10 AM |
Those are great Jedi!  Here's another: The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. Psalm 27:1-3 |
| Posted by: Elizabeth MacGyver 29 June 2015 - 02:02 PM |
| Here's a good one. |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 29 June 2015 - 07:19 PM |
| I agree.....better to burn up than rust away! I think Mac would agree with you all. |
| Posted by: Jediferret 26 September 2015 - 02:45 PM |
| Saw this on Project Happiness, and thought I'd share. |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 26 September 2015 - 04:29 PM |
| I like it Jedi! |
| Posted by: Maclover 22 October 2015 - 03:19 AM |
| Sometimes the little things count. Earlier this week a project delivered in time saved a mind boggling amount of cash for a client, but in terms of pure personal satisfaction solving the puzzle of how to get at and replace the sidelight bulb on my car was this week's crowning moment!! I've never changed the rings on a jeep like MacsJeep was planning on doing, but when you are a single mum being master of your own car is not only satisfying, but essential. I used my Leatherman multi-tool pliers!! |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 22 October 2015 - 07:13 AM |
Way to go Maclover! My Leatherman has saved the day a few times. I have a book, How to keep your Volkswagen Alive, written by John Muir, which states that doing it yourself is the first step to true freedom. I'd sure agree with that, and I think Mac would too!  |
| Posted by: Maclover 28 October 2015 - 11:16 AM |
| Todays thought is......If it's not working and it's no good broke then what have you got to lose by trying to fix it? Today's successes - three dead torches, two took a screwdriver and new batteries - easy, the mini-Maglite resisted new batteries - the old ones weren't dead according to my multi-meter, but it was still worth trying a new set, it also resisted a new bulb, in the finish I prised it into as many bits as I could get it into then tweaked all the contacts up and rebuilt it and miraculously it worked. Tomorrow's task is shopping for new bulbs for that rotten car of mine - out last night and I lost the headlight of the side I fixed the sidelight on the other day - I knew I should have changed it at the same time - it probably objected to the 'jiggling' of the light cluster when I did the sidelight. I came home on the front fogs and one dipped beam instead. The car is very dead-set on blowing headlights, I've done about 8 in five years - the garage says there is nothing they can find wrong and so I just carry on replacing the bulbs - the trouble is I haven't gotten round to replacing the spare headlight from the last one to blow, so I am off shopping tomorrow morning. I think I will buy 4 this time - and replace the spare sidelight one too. I've got it down to a fine art now - I can drop-out the headlight cluster in about 45 seconds, and even do the tricky main bulb install in about 2 minutes now. Mind you the frequency of the job says it's a skill well worth having. LOL Today's second thought is.....if you live in a house when you can never find the household 'men's' tools when you want to do a job, buy your own and hide them!! Says the woman with a multi-meter, a set of screwdrivers, a huge Halfords pro toolset, electric drill....etc.......you get the idea!!! That way a 10 minute job is......a ten minute job!! |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 28 October 2015 - 11:39 AM |
| Way to go Maclover! Get a good set of tools and hide them...it's amazing how they tend to wander off. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 30 January 2016 - 07:20 AM |
| I just read this on Facebook. 'If you want to bring peace somewhere, don't bring any weapons.' One person comments on it however that if the Allies didn't came with their weapons to fight for our freedom, Europe would be a different place. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 4 February 2016 - 06:55 AM |
I just made this my Facebook picture. |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 4 February 2016 - 10:54 AM |
| The very essence of Phoenix....I love it MacGod |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 4 February 2016 - 11:36 AM |
| That's why I made it my avatar. |
| Posted by: denizen 4 February 2016 - 08:34 PM |
| Very nice, MacGyverGod. |
| Posted by: Connelly 14 February 2016 - 05:46 AM |
| I found this a while ago in a Facebook group for Orphan Black, and (as a black sheep, loner etc etc) it made me smile |
| Posted by: Maclover 14 February 2016 - 10:24 AM |
| When you think about it those were the people that Mac interacted with the most! |
| Posted by: Connelly 14 February 2016 - 10:39 AM |
| I hadn't thought of that but you're absolutely right! By the way, I can't see some of the images on this thread, maybe because my ancient computer has only got Windows XP, so I was half expecting someone to say "Oh that was posted ages ago!" |
| Posted by: Jediferret 16 February 2016 - 04:30 PM |
| I don't think it's been posted before, but even if it was, nothing wrong with a repost. Sometimes, we need the reminder. I saw this today, thought I'd share. |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 17 February 2016 - 03:50 AM |
| Right on Jedi....Mac would agree with that! |
| Posted by: Maclover 22 February 2016 - 10:03 AM |
Funny line just heard on a teenager's American sitcom that my kids were watching that I rather liked about making the best of a bad job: "Even a kick in the pants is forwards movement" it rather made me smile. Those sorts of TV shows don't often make me laugh, but that one did  |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 22 February 2016 - 01:39 PM |
| Right on Maclover....I like it! |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 5 March 2016 - 12:47 PM |
Another nice one. |
| Posted by: Macgyver1985 5 March 2016 - 01:16 PM |
| Very True! |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 5 March 2016 - 06:15 PM |
| I agree....it can be hard, but things do work out the way they are supposed to. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 8 April 2017 - 12:20 AM |
| Posted by: MacGyversGirl4Ever 12 April 2017 - 09:54 AM |
I know exactly where I'm going to get a picker-upper. Thanks to everyone that posts!!!  |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 15 April 2017 - 05:07 PM |
| Great place to lighten the burdens of the day. Actually, our entire forum is a great place to escape! |
| Posted by: Maclover 21 April 2017 - 11:10 AM |
| Some days you need this thread more than others. |
| Posted by: MacGyverGod 3 May 2017 - 07:51 AM |
| I really like this one. |
| Posted by: MacGyverOnline 26 May 2017 - 03:42 PM |
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| Posted by: MacGyverGod 28 May 2017 - 03:38 AM |
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| Posted by: Barry Rowland 10 October 2017 - 04:20 PM |
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| Posted by: MacGyverGod 11 October 2017 - 05:55 AM |
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| Posted by: Dragondog 8 February 2018 - 06:52 PM |
| Words to remember. |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 9 February 2018 - 07:55 AM |
| Yes indeed. |