“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.” Calvin Trillin cartoonist
Everywhere you look these days, you see the term “comfort food.” What’s…
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“I plan on living forever. So far, so good.” Author Unknown
Okay, this is my day for trekking my way to my best “bud’s” to open a telephone call: “Are you ready for a good joke?”
My car broke down, I’m a…
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“I’ve always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a…
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“Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Inside the meeting house, the only sound is the soft whoosh of traffic blocks away. Scents of the garden’s flowers wafts through windows. Eyes are…
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“The human mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894; US writer, teacher
Did you ever think of how each day is a new beginning and how it is also a bridge…
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“It is almost impossible to find those who admire us entirely lacking in taste. “ J. Petit-Senn, French Poet
There was once a little girl who tried very hard to please her parents. She never did. Each time she succeeded…
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“I find the less you focus on your flaws, the better off you are. Be yourself and be glad of who you are. Michelle Pfeiffer, American Actress
We all do it. We often don’t know we are doing it. What is it?
We…
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“We are sometimes so busy being good angels that we neglect to be good men and women.” St. Francis de Sales
It’s a shame that Christianity is getting a bad name these days. Jesus’ guidelines can help anyone lead a life of…
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“Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit.” Jacqueline Cochran, aviator
The best gift an infant can receive is a life long sense of wonder and adventure. How many times do we feel a surge of excitement from the…
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“I’m not upset that you lied to me. I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Scholar, philosopher, critic of culture
One of the most stringent rules of any rehabilitation program is “Tell the truth.” It’s needed…
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