Handing out peace to everyone, hope. I don’t hold hope in my hand, don’t hog it, freeze it, make it mine alone. Hope works best in a community, when others around me have the optimism, the vision, the desire for […]
Continue reading »What I Can Change
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. ~ Rumi I need serenity, which comes disguised as excitement, peace, relaxation, acceptance, growth, learning, purpose, service, meaningfulness. I find […]
Continue reading »So that the Necessary May Speak
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. ~ Hans Hofmann What is necessary? I must take care of myself for I’m no good for anyone else or for any cause if I […]
Continue reading »More Holes
Daddy insisted more holes were for pepper, for he WANTED more. That was years ago, but even then warnings about blood pressure would have cautioned the wisdom. I’m like that — not about salt and pepper, for of that Daddy […]
Continue reading »What’s Wrong with You?
What’s Wrong with You? You’re no fun anymore. You order a black coffee at the pastry shop, refuse to take a bite, look happy, not deprived. When Sally told scandalous news you turned and walked away. You won’t even argue […]
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