Take My Breath Away

Posted on June 4, 2012 | 29 Comments

Another quote to keep me going this week.

All this quoting seems to be helping…..

In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.

      -  SHING XIONG

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29 Responses to Take My Breath Away

  1. magsx2 | June 4, 2012 at 4:54 pm |

    Hi Selma,
    Very good quote as well, and very true. :)

  3. Jennifer | June 4, 2012 at 9:34 pm |

    One of my favorites! And a reminder to live in the moment.

    • Selma | June 5, 2012 at 10:12 am |

      Oh yeah, Jen. Spot on with that one. Living in the moment is so important, but often is hard to do. One of my faves too!

  4. benedicte delachanal | June 4, 2012 at 11:18 pm |

    A very good way to start the week, so true!

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  6. Roshan | June 5, 2012 at 2:43 am |

    I was outside and the dust & pollen made me start to sneeze and get an onslaught of asthma – truly took my breath away!!

  7. Lauri | June 5, 2012 at 2:49 am |

    How absolutely true. Thanks, let me try to live my week with that in my head. :)

  8. annewhitaker | June 5, 2012 at 6:39 am |

    I don’t know how I’d have got through my life without quotes to inspire….thanks for posting some of your favourites. Here is one of mine:

    “To laugh often and love much, to win the respect of intelligent persons and
    the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one’s self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – this is to have succeeded.”
    Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882) American essayist and poet

    • Selma | June 5, 2012 at 10:15 am |

      I completely agree, Anne, the wisdom of others often pulls us out of slumps and acts as a catalyst. Fantastic quote by Emerson. Just abouy everything he said was quotable. One of my favourites!

  10. meleah rebeccah | June 5, 2012 at 1:03 pm |

    best. quote. ever. SERIOUSLY.

  11. Gabrielle Bryden | June 5, 2012 at 1:24 pm |

    quality not quantity :) love your quotes Selma.

  12. bluebee | June 5, 2012 at 9:36 pm |

    Yes – that would be a life well lived

  13. The Querulous Squirrel | June 6, 2012 at 2:35 pm |

    Beautiful and profound quote.

  14. Selma | June 6, 2012 at 4:07 pm |

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  15. cathy | June 13, 2012 at 1:08 am |

    I really like your quotes each week. We all need the positive in our lives and sometimes we need a reminder to stop and appreciate all that is around us instead of being cynical and jaded. It’s easier and takes less energy to be positive than negative.

    • Selma | June 16, 2012 at 4:07 pm |

      That is a really crucial point, Cathy. It DOES use up so much energy to be negative. It’s exhausting, really. Much easier to turn that frown upside down :mrgreen: