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Silence
”Many’s the man (or woman) lost much just because he (or she) missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing,” says Claire Keegan, author of Small Things Like These.
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Questions and answers
I found this quote in a museum in Guanajuato, Mexico, and thought about it as I finished reading Claire Keegan’s book Small Things Like These. “A work of art does not answer questions. It provokes them, and its essential meaning is the tension between contradictory answers,” the musician Leonard Bernstein once said. –Joy
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Christmas is over
I am almost through undecorating the Christmas tree. A fun trip and a nasty virus put me behind schedule. However, even after the all of the Christmas decorations are stored away, I promise to remember what Scrooge said: “I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will…
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Deep peace to you
Deep peace, a soft white dove to you. Deep peace, a quiet rain to you. Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you! –Fiona Mcleod What we need during this holiday season is peace. Peace in our hearts, peace in our families, peace in our communities, peace around the world.
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Peace on earth
What we need during this holiday season is peace. Peace in our hearts, peace in our families, peace in our communities, peace around the world. These are words from a song written by Jill Jackson-Miller and Sy Miller. “Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on…
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A mystery
“Look at someone not as a problem to be solved, but as a mystery to be solved,” says David Brooks, The New York Times columnist. I heard Brooks speak recently at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas. His new book is How to Know a Person—The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Seen Deeply.
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Happy December!
We are busy working on Christmas cards—but I am going to remember to take time to think about peace and hope and love during the holiday season. –Joy
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To be seen
The thing we want most is to be seen in our fullest,” says David Brooks, The New York Times columnist. “The thing we fear most is to be seen at our fullest.” I heard Brooks speak recently at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas. His new book is How to Know a Person—The Art of…
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Keep being thankful
Thanksgiving is over. Christmas is coming! I am going to pledge to continue to be thankful throughout the holiday season. Here’s an anonymous quote I like. “May your heart be filled with both—thanks and giving.” –Joy
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Emerson once said, “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends.” And, I would add, “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my family—and for my friends!” –Joy