But is one of those words that annoys me. I know…among some of the other things annoying me this morning. It’s one of those words that wakes up the universe and tells it to do an about face. That can be a good thing like “I want my god damn hour back but I’m sure I’ll figure out how to do without it beautifully.” Did you hear that universe, a little help would be good on that one. Or someone who says I got my bonus but it was less than last year because of that shitty boss of mine. You say you’re grateful but not so much. That kind of but will bite you in the butt, the universe heard you you know…just sayin.

Here’s a list of my favorite but quotes cause that’s really all I got today without that very precious hour that they took away from me yesterday. Working on it…but it might take a minute or two (listening universe???).

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius

Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Von Goethe

Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy

Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different? C.S. Lewis

You’re mad. Bonkers. Off your head…but I’ll tell you a secret…All of the best people are. Alice in Wonderland

Forgive your enemies but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. Proverbs 29:11

Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love. Buddha

Yesterday is but todays’ memory and tomorrow is today’s dream. Khalil Gibran

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Socrates

Be quick, but don’t hurry. John Wooden

Many people die at 25 but aren’t buried until they are 75. Benjamin Franklin

At some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life. Unknown

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkgaard

I’m a kind person, I’m kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me then kindness is not what you’ll remember me for. Al Capone

No one saves us but ourselves. Buddha

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust

We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at the goal. Martin Luther King Jr.

And there you have it the universe listening in both directions, for the good and for the lightning bolt moment. It’s a tiny word that bridges your intention so make sure you know your intention before you utter it.

Find though she be but little, she is fierce. Shakespeare.