In looking for inspiration I opened one of my favorite books. I often find good advice in The Quotable Walt Disney. I opened to a random page and was immediately reassured by the quote I found. Since no one’s life is ever really smooth I am sharing this quote with you.

“I function better when things are going badly than when they’re smooth as whipped cream.” Walt Disney

I hope it inspires you to work through the rough patches like it inspires me. I have posted it on my mirror so I can read it every day. I guess I’ll go to Disneyland after I move. Happiness squared.

Goofy Quote: (Because one Walt Disney quote is never enough.)

The secret of juggling many responsibilities is organization.” Walt  Disney

 

What are you going to start doing this weekend? How about something fun? Happiness squared.

Goofy Tip: My computer has died and I am working on a very old laptop that I bought in 2002. My tip to you is to back up your computer. Now. And then back it up often. I backed up a month ago so I am not totally out of luck, but I have lost documents that I typed since then. Don’t be goofy. Back up today.

In honor of all the men and women who have given their lives defending this great nation since its birth I am sharing a moving patriotic quote from Walt Disney recorded during a radio broadcast on Mar. 1, 1941.

Thank you for all you do. May you never be forgotten.

“Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave. That is why I believe that this frightfulness we see everywhere today is only temporary. Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life. All men will want to be free and share our way of life. There must be so much that I should have said, but haven’t. What I will say now is just what most of us are probably thinking every day. I thank God and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, democracy, and freedom.”

Goofy Trivia: During World War II the Disney animators helped the war effort by creating training videos for the Navy and propaganda shorts that were shown all over the country. All branches of the military requested films from the Walt Disney.

Roy O. Disney, Walt’s brother, said those words at the opening of Walt Disney World on Oct. 1, 1971. Magic Kingdom was the only park finished at the time, but Roy knew that all the parks would bring happiness to those who visited.

This is my vision for this website. I hope to follow in Walt  and Roy’s footsteps and help all who visit the Disney Parks have the happiest time possible. And I can’t do it without you, so thank you for reading A Goofy Idea and passing on its happy message.

Goofy Tip: Knowledge is happiness. Before you leave read books on the parks you are visiting. (Check out the side bar for suggestions.) While you are at the parks, pick up a book that you might not find elsewhere. The more you learn about Disney the more you will want to know. The magic doesn’t dim when you know the secrets; it increases because now you know what the details mean. Happiness squared is in the details.