won’t you be my neighbor?
“the more we can be in a relationship with those who might seem strange to us,
the more we can feel like we’re neighbors and all members of the human family.”
-fred rogers
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in honor of mr. rogers on this day and every day
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the sands of time slip away so quickly.
who better to understand this
knowing they cannot stop it,
than the kinder
who live every moment to the fullest?
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“every second is of infinite value.”
-goethe
along the way on my weekday drive
there is often a traffic mishap or accident
and if I begin to worry about being late
or get annoyed by the hold up
i think about how the person/people involved must feel
how their life instantly changed in that moment
they were just having an ordinary day
and then
this happened
maybe they were
headed to work
to visit someone
leaving for a vacation
going to a celebration
helping someone
so many possibilities
i’ve got no room to complain
nothing to worry about
puts it all right back into perspective
so i listen to my music and sit with my gratitude.
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“since human wisdom cannot secure us from accidents,
it is the greatest effort of reason to bear them well. “
-john paul jones
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image credit: wellandgood.com
as merely an observer of the event
I’d have to guess
that she when she arrived at the store
perhaps with the intention
of buying a tea towel
she did not plan to leave
with a giant metal chicken
and may have even worried
that if she did not buy it today
someone else might come along
and find
they too could not live without it
one day longer.
life is funny that way.
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‘buying involves decision-making.
it’s a performance activity, like sports or acting.’
-mark goulston
standing by what could be the longest word in the universe.
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‘this universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables
which are not those of one’s mother tongue.’
-tahar ben jelloun
one great climb and just the beginning
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“after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
-nelson mandela
while working hard to gather rocks for the garden
we look up to see the buzzards patiently waiting
the pressure is on
as we pick up the pace
and wonder
just who/what are they waiting for?
“winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.”
-billie jean king
feeding the worms and roll-poly’s
everyone’s got to eat
all meals are free and served with love
“food is our common ground.”
-james beard
this may take a while….
after a breakfast with the grandies
sandwiches, coleslaw, hash browns, pancakes, and juice
talk turned to our worst juices
tomato.
lemon.
‘mine is hot dog juice, i tried it.’
yes, you win.
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“what is all this juice and all this joy?”
-gerard manley hopkins
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