Get with the philosophy which teaches us to “Rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy.”
~Norman Vincent Peale, Positive Thinking Every Day, Quote for May 2

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Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. ~Shirley Chisholm

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By: Jared Denson
FYGD Contributor

100th Birthday Celebration – Skydiving!

What did you do for your last birthday? I’m no adrenaline junkie, so last year I was completely content with a lazy day lounging around the pool, sipping on an ice-cold beverage and going out to my favorite restaurant, The Melting Pot, with my family and friends. Welcome Fred Mack, a 100 year-old WWII engineer from Newton Square, PA. On Sunday, March 20th, this thrill-seeking senior citizen, with clearance from his cardiologist, traveled to Free Fall Adventures in Williamstown, NJ to undertake what is believed to be the Guinness World Record for the oldest person ever to sky dive.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t think you will ever catch me in free-fall at 13,000 feet at my young age, let alone on my 100th birthday; if you do, you can probably bet it would be my last!

“I’ve been waiting to do this for 5 years” Mack said. His cardiologist, Dr. Elliot Gerber, cleared Mack to skydive 5 years ago for his 95th birthday. On his 100th, his friends and family watched from the ground as he completed an impeccable landing in an open field.

“I cleared him last time, this time they didn’t ask for me to sign off,” Dr. Gerber joked. “Fred has been my patient for 20 years and he is in great shape. He is an amazing man.”

Fred is an amazing man. The former airplane engineer helped design the P-40 plane used in WWII and was a competitive skier until he was in his 90’s! Fred’s contributions to our country and his live-first, die-last spirit are what reinforced to me that life should be about celebration.

After the trip, Fred was asked how he felt; he simply replied, “I’m still alive”. Fred has outlived his two wives while several members of his family lived past 90. Good genes you say? Probably so. But it is his joy, in particular, that I believe has helped him to live such a long and prosperous life. The pure happiness and love of life Fred has is something we should all strive for at any age.

You can watch Fred fulfilling his dream below!

Source: CBS Philly

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I guess you’d call me an independent, since I’ve never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label. ~Jackie Robinson

Source: Brainy Quotes

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You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. ~Ralph Marsden

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Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th, is the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. The following quote on women reminds us to see the “glass half full” as women are inclined to do.

Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton

Source: The Quote Garden

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It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is. ~Sargent Shriver, Founder and First Director of the Peace Corps

The Peace Corps celebrates its 50th year. On March 1, 1961, President Kennedy “issued Executive Order 10924 establishing the Peace Corps as a new agency within the Department of State. The same day, he sent a message to Congress asking for permanent funding for the agency, which would send trained American men and women to foreign nations to assist in development efforts. The Peace Corps captured the imagination of the U.S. public, and during the week following its creation, thousands of letters poured into Washington from young Americans hoping to volunteer.”

Source: BrainyQuote and peacebuttons.info

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You are wherever your thoughts are. Make sure your thoughts are where you want to be. ~Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

Source: The Empty Chair, Finding Hope and Joy

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Thank you, Teresa, for your gift of Norman Vincent Peale’s Positive Thinking Every Day! Dr. Peale influenced the world with his philosophy of positive thinking. The following is an excerpt from the book’s introduction, which he wrote on January 13, 1993:

I think that quotations from great thinkers can profoundly affect one’s life. … The thought struck me so forcefully that it vitally affected my total faith and still does.

The truth of it seemed certain. I believed it. I accepted it. From my personal background I associated personal change with faith and in a flash of insight knew that I could change my life by changing my attitude. I have been advocating that truth about people people ever since. ~Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993).

Source: Positive Thinking Every Day – Norman Vincent Peale – © 1993
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Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. ~Vince Lombardi

Source: vincelombardi.com

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