A True Friend
It is rare to fully value a friend while they are still alive. It seems to be a characteristic of our species, and possibly...
Tag: appreciation
Appreciation in the Midst of it All
“The real mystery is not somewhere else. It’s right here in what we call reality, or truth, or daily life. It’s in confusion and...
Appreciating our Journeys
I appreciate it when someone who has faith in the power of prayer offers to pray for me. And I wish I could offer...
Sorry that my Thank You card is late
From my journal entry of 8/18/17: “My mother would have been 99 today”. Perhaps that thought set me to imagining myself talking with people...
Hope is a Sad Child, standing in the Rain
“Joining with ‘others’ in ‘our one world’, united in native sympathy through the similarities of mind that we share as a species, we could...
Gratitude
It’s a gift even to have a feeling that life is a gift. There are so many elements in our environment that cause dismay...
The Infinite Unique
Last Saturday morning I watched a film that had both a uniquely personal impact (reminding me of important influences in my life) and universal...
At Badger’s House.
Ralph Waldo Emerson made the observation, in his essay, “Prudence”, that if you don’t repair your roof on a sunny day, you’ll be running...