Ryers Readers - Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Life

Episode Date: April 12, 2024

A collection of Pete’s favorite feel good quotes!

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Okay, story time. Today, we are going to read Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Life by Kimberly and James Dean. Pete the Cat shares his groovy, glass half-full outlook on life in this collection of all his favorite, famous, inspirational, and feel-good quotes. Pete adds his fun take on well-known,

classics from Albert Einstein to Confucius to Abraham Lincoln to Shakespeare. To begin, Begin William Wordsworth. Life takes courage, be brave. If you don't know where you're going, any path will get you there. Lewis Carroll, go with the flow. Peaked. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius Keep it simple. Chill out! Pete

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light, Helen Keller. Out! With friends, you are never alone. Pete. Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas Edison. things happen when you work hard. Pete, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Wayne Gretzky. Go for it! When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford. Groovy! If you try, you can fly. Pete, be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wild If you want to be cool, just be you. Pete.

Make each day your masterpiece, John Wooden. Look for the good in every day. Pete, every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Pablo Picasso. It's cool to color outside the line. Pete, you must do the things you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt

Nothing is impossible. Pete, write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson. The birds are singing, the sky is bright, the sun is shining and I'm feeling all right. Pete, be kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato.

With a smile and a little kindness, you can make someone's day better. This two shall pass. Unknown. Above the clouds, the sun is always shining. Pete. A meowing cat catches no mice. Yiddish proverb. Don't talk too much.

Pete, not failed. I've just. found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas Edison There are no failures, just lessons. Pete. Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is dumb, attributed to Albert Einstein. Being different is very cool, and there is something everyone can do.

Pete, hope is the thing with feathers. that perches in the soul and sings the tunes without the words and never stops at all. Emily Dickinson. Don't lose hope. Keep on rocking. Pete, most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln Be happy. Pete, who the seas do not make skillful sailors.

Proverb It can get tough, but you are tougher. A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. Mark Twain. Dude, don't even think about it. Pete. If music be the food of love, play on.

William Shakespeare. Keep strumming. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama. Starts with me. A well-spaned. Day brings happy sleep.

Leonardo da Vinci. It's a good day. The end. Don't forget to stick around to see if you are up for the Paying Attention Challenge. Before you go, are you ready for a paying attention challenge? Okay, instead of a question today, I challenge you to restart today's episode and choose a quote you find you like the best. Write it down on a piece of paper,

decorate around it if you want, and display it somewhere where you can always see it. You might just find that some days, rereading your favorite quote is just the thing to start off a great day. I hope you enjoyed that story. I wonder what we're going to read next.