Gridlock Tension Tamer
Card Quotes

For the Outside Greeting of each card:

1. Pick a quote. Selections can be from our entire data bank, not just GRID
2. Remember the quote number and the first 3 words (you'll enter them on the order page) or
3. Use a favorite quote of your own (you'll write it on the order page)

For the Inside Message of each card:

1. Use the inside message paired with that quote (you'll select it on the order page) or
2. Change that inside message to better suit your situation (you'll write it on the order page) or
3. Pick an inside message (paired with a different quote) that works better (you'll write it on the order page) or
4. Use your own inside message (you'll write it on the order page)

Once you've decided on a gift and the quote/message you want, return to the product page (by clicking on Back or the gift link) and click on a Buy It button. You'll enter your quote/message information on the order page.

Quote
"How long a time lies in one little word!"

Suggestion
Inside the card, place the single word Gridlock to convey the image of interminable waiting. After you write this, don't forget to acknowledge the special occasion you're celebrating.

Quote
"O, how full of briers is this working-day world!"

Suggestion
To present a gridlock theme, have inside message say, However, the thornier aspects of gridlock can be eased. Open this gift and you'll become very pleased. Happy Birthday!

Quote
"Life's uncertain voyage."

Suggestion
To connect this quote and promote the gridlock theme, have inner message say, The Daily Commute. Open the gift. Arrive serene.

Quote
"I have called this principle,
by which each slight variation,
if useful, is preserved . . . Natural Selection."

Suggestion
Connect this quote to the gift with an inside message that says,
Adopt a coping skill that lets you evolve and use this Gridlock Tension Tamer. The select few who do, will prevail no matter what ensues.

Quote
"O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won."

Suggestion
This quote lauds a treacherous trip you have shared with someone. The trip can be a long trek (to a vacation destination) or a short jaunt (to work). To connect this quote to a gridlock theme, have the inner message say, Next time, let's quell our traffic hell, with this. Don't forget to acknowledge the special occasion you're celebrating.

Quote
"O how full of briers is this working day world!"

Suggestion
Introduce the gridlock theme in the inner message by saying, Improve your commute with this gridlock loot and have a Tranquil Birthday.

Quote
"Let this pernicious hour
Stand aye accursed in the calendar!"

Suggestion
Introduce the gridlock theme in the inner message by saying, Reclaim the power over your daily rush-hour. Reverse the curse with this.

Quote
"Men at some time are masters of their fates."

Suggestion
Connect the outside quote with the gridlock theme by using an inner message that says, Just not during rush hour . . . But a Gridlock Tension Tamer can make your commuting fate easier to contemplate.

Quote
"Tis but an hour ago since it was nine,
And after one hour more 'twill be eleven,
And so from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour, we rot and rot;
And thereby hangs a tale."

Suggestion
To connect this outer quote with the gridlock theme, have the inner message say, . . . of how we squander life locked in our gridlock jail. Want some reprieve? This will make you feel loose and free.

Quote
"Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day."

Suggestion
To connect this quote to a gridlock theme, have the inside card read, For the roughest part called "rush hour," here's something that smoothes and soothes. Happy Restive Birthday!

Quote
"O time, thou must untangle this, not I.
It is too hard a knot for me t'untie."

Suggestion
To introduce the gridlock theme, have the inner message say,
When caught in a gridlock knot, avoid getting flustered and hot. Try this.

Quote
"O for a horse with wings!"

Suggestion
Connect this outer quote to your inside message by saying,
Until the gene for a flying road machine
Improves the gruesome gridlock scene,
Find bliss with this.

Quote
"Alas, the way is wearisome and long."

Suggestion
Connect this outer quote to your inside message by saying, Don't despair. This tension-tamer will get you there. Merry Christmas, Dad!

Quote
" As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean."

Suggestion
Connect this outer quote to your inside message by saying,
When becalmed, subdue your qualms with this.