Starting off the Day Inspired

By ashleyhackshaw | March 14th, 2013 at 7:50 pm

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I was in an airport recently and I saw this little bird scurrying around. He was walking right up to the waiting passengers and looking for crumbs they might have left behind.  I noticed that he was missing part of his foot but he didn’t seem to miss a beat.  He flew and fluttered around like any other bird. I watched this little creature while I was reading my book for over an hour and I came away thinking he might have been the happiest little bird I’d ever seen. It reminded me of this quote:

I love starting off my family’s day with a good quote or saying. Sometimes it’s just a simple “make good choices today” and other times it’s something a little more specific to help my daughter get through the day.   I write quotes down from movies, books, Pinterest and even the adorably funny quotes from my 6 year old daughter. They are little tidbits of wisdom…..”Cliff’s Notes” I want to remember to model each day around.

My daughter’s sentences she writes in school get me every time….I love her great attitude:

Note: Yes, my daughter thinks she has legally changed her name to “Boo”….and has even convinced the school.

I wish I could freeze time for her.

Here are a few favorite quotes. I’ve paired a few of them up with my morning Instagram hiking shots…..it’s beautiful here in the Southern California desert.  I hope today you are as happy as can be:

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  The Art of Happiness

  I work on this every day. What can I do without? How can I live with less? How can I pass this on to my daughter?

  /babble-voices/hey-look-at-me-ashley-hackshaw/2013/03/14/starting-off-the-day-inspired/#the-art-of-happiness
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  For What It's Worth

  I love this quote from Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It's never too early, it's never too late, there are no rules....

  /babble-voices/hey-look-at-me-ashley-hackshaw/2013/03/14/starting-off-the-day-inspired/#for-what-its-worth
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  You're Out There

  I'm out there every day! Making mistakes by the boatload....

  /babble-voices/hey-look-at-me-ashley-hackshaw/2013/03/14/starting-off-the-day-inspired/#youre-out-there
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  Considerate

  My mission in life: to raise a considerate, humble, hardworking child who has empathy and compassion.

  /babble-voices/hey-look-at-me-ashley-hackshaw/2013/03/14/starting-off-the-day-inspired/#considerate
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  Show Them How

  My daughter said to me today: I don't know the names of anyone in my pottery class. I asked her if she had introduced herself and she said no. We made a plan that next time she would take the initiative and ask her classmates names and what grades they were in to break the ice and make it easier on everyone!

  /babble-voices/hey-look-at-me-ashley-hackshaw/2013/03/14/starting-off-the-day-inspired/#show-them-how
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  Without Your Consent

  Another quote I used today with my daughter only I changed the words a bit: no one can make you feel bad about yourself!

  /babble-voices/hey-look-at-me-ashley-hackshaw/2013/03/14/starting-off-the-day-inspired/#without-your-consent
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  Self Pity

  I first wrote this quote down after seeing G.I. Jane years ago. The rest of the quote is: A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

  /babble-voices/hey-look-at-me-ashley-hackshaw/2013/03/14/starting-off-the-day-inspired/#self-pity

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