Here, There, and All Over the Place
Quips, Quotes, and “Quosters”
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the planted seed of grace and gratitude flourishes
It is years and miles
and tears and smiles
on which all of our relationships
are built and which help us all to
navigate safely . . .
through obstacle and storm.
we cannot be arrested for what we think
but our negative thoughts do imprison us
forgiving is not about forgetting
it is about remembering to heal
sometimes the circle of life
just makes me plain dizzy
Like the constant ebb and flow of the ocean,
life comes and goes, brings us highs and lows
and waits for absolutely no one.
It is of nature's secrets that we know not how . . .
the current of tide is timeless,
the current of time is now.
Well, you know it's a really busy day when you have
a laundry list of things to do . . . and doing laundry
isn't even on the list.
Time is never a barrier between true friends but a
bridge of memories that connects the soul,
as the river of familiarity runs oh-so very deep.
May we bring sunshine wherever we go and still have the
grace to offer an umbrella to help ward off the rain.
The Gap:
Closed-Mindedness can create it,
Narrow-Mindedness can widen it,
Open-Mindedness can close it,
Like-Mindedness. . . Will Bridge It!
A compliment is an instrument
that orchestrates harmony.
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About the Book
This book is a kaleidoscope of unique perspectives in viewing the world through “rose-colored glasses,” “finger-smudged lenses,” and every vantage point in between. This broad spectrum of words and thoughts expressed within these pages is as vast as the people, observations, and situations that have inspired them. There are many people whose inspiration and influence run deep through the content, intent, contrast, and style of this book. The following is just a sample of some influential authors and prolific personalities without whom this book could not have been written: Wayne Dyer and Mark Twain, Will Rogers and Mr. Rogers (Fred), Oscar Wilde and Oscar Remick (Dad), and of course, John Lennon. Imagine that! Enjoy!
About the Author
Johnny Remick, a Maine native, has literally lived coast to coast. . . and back again.
Living much of his life in Michigan, he graduated from Alma High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Theater) from Adrian College and continued onto Specs Howard School for Broadcast Arts, which all helped in launching a successful career as a voiceover artist, commercial actor and a national touring professional stand-up comedian/impressionist from Detroit.
He relocated several years later to Los Angeles in his continued pursuit of acting.
Johnny (along with his two brothers) were taught to embrace diversity and express individuality, while extending kindness, consideration, compassion and understanding to others and self, by their loving parents. Oscar and Emma Remick bestowed upon their three sons the significance of living a life of service and modeling it by their own service to church, to community and to numerous academic and world-wide communities.
Adding to Johnny's inherent sense of humor is his mindfulness of self, combined with a profound sense of compassion for others. He respects and appreciates the power of words and their ability to cut, heal, create laughter and tears, and ignite perspective/retrospective. Inevitably, he was drawn to create "Make a Right Turn for Peace" (www.facebook.com/makearightturnforpeace), a non-partisan, universal grassroots movement, sharing the message of love, peace, understanding, forgiveness with lightheartedness and humor.
For 18-years Johnny Remick made America laugh. Although he retired from the comedy stage in 2007, he continued commercial acting and material writing for his comedic peers. He moved back to his family home on the Maine Coast during the summer of 2017 to focus on writing.
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