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The Simplicity of Enough
“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy” ― Isaac Newton The clothes pile up on the bed or the chair, waiting to be put back on hangers, but set aside until a choice can be made. So many shirts, slacks, skirts, blouses, and jackets from which to choose. Oh, what to wear? […]
Read MoreFriends, the key to longevity?
“In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. They keep the young out of mischief; they comfort and aid the old in their weakness, and they incite those in the prime of life to noble deeds.” ~Aristotle Driving late at night, you are tired and looking for a place to rest. […]
Read MoreIt Takes Patience and Wisdom Not to Break that Zipper
“I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.” ~Tommy Lasorda It was just a thread, just a tiny thread, and I really couldn’t see why it was posing such a problem. Patience […]
Read MoreAfter the Storm…
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. ~Alice Walker As we walk through the neighborhood, my husband asks “Which kind is this?” Elm? I reply with some hesitation, as I look at the leaves and the bark. “If you had had Mrs. Ross, you’d […]
Read MoreThings Fall Apart to Come Together
‘Tis healthy to be sick sometimes. ~Henry David Thoreau The picture of a man standing in front of a huge pile of rubble caught my attention. He was in Oklahoma and the rubble was clearly what was once his home, destroyed in a tornado. What a sense of despair he must have felt, yet he […]
Read MoreStop Assuming the Worst. Invite the Best of Life into Your View!
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in.” ― Alan Alda Growing up in a tiny Tennessee town with a mother who was a sweet Sooner from Oklahoma and a father who was a brilliant Boilermaker from Indiana, I was exposed […]
Read MoreAll work and no play…the secret to society’s failings?
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” ― Plato Mac and Nano are two funny fellas. When we arrive at Nano’s to visit, Mac is literally wiggling like a worm in his excitement. As soon as the leash is unlatched from his collar, Mac […]
Read MoreAnd She Laughed…
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”― Victor Hugo When I was in college, my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I was taking a health class at the time, and I chose to write a paper about the disease for one of our assignments in hopes of finding some piece of information […]
Read MoreThe Beauty of a Wrinkle
“Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.” ― Clarence Day Jr. Putting on eye shadow has never been a difficult task for me. Well, it wasn’t difficult until about a year ago […]
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Thoughts to Encourage
Nothing helps like a good nap…
Birds are Beautiful
A Dog is Faithful…
