REFLECTION JOURNAL

MRS. HORWITZ - TEACHER-

2nd QUARTER

2007-2008

DIRECTIONS:

1.                Open a Word Document

2.                Place Name in a Header and Footer

3.                File Save As:  Reflection Journal 1st Quarter

4.                Format the document any way you choose. 

5.                Type the quote of the week

6.                Then type a brief response to the quote, what does it mean to you.

(A response that is five sentences or greater in length is considered a well thought out response. A response that is 2-4 sentences in length is considered a good response. A response that is less than 2 sentences or less is considered to be an ok response with not much thought given.)

• Don't forget to date the quote.

11/8/07

Entry #1

LIFE/LIVING

"I 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. Even in your darkest moment, you usually can find something to laugh about if you try hard enough."
-- Red Skelton

11/12/07

Entry #2

LISTENING

"Many people may listen, but few people actually hear."
-- Harvey Mackay

11/19/07

Entry #3

IDEAS

"Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act."
-- Andre Malraux

12/10/07

Entry #4

HEALTH

"It may be possible to incorporate laugher into daily activities, just as is done with other heart-healthy activities, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator. The recommendation for a healthy heart may one day be exercise, eat right and laugh a few times a day." -- Michael Miller

12/17/07

Entry #5

LIFESTYLE

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." --
Maria Robinson

"Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game." -
- Harvey B.Mackay

1/3/08

Entry #6

PERSEVERANCE/PERSISTENCE

"It takes time to build a corporate work of art. It takes time to build a life. And it takes time to develop and grow. So give yourself, your enterprise, and your family the time they deserve and the time they require." --
Jim Rohn

Journals Due: January 7, 2008