I think here I will leave you. it has come to seem there is no perfect ending. Indeed, there are infinite endings. Or perhaps, once one begins, there are only endings. –Louise Gluck
What She Said, November 22: Louise Gluck
What She Said, November 21: Martha Gellhorn
I had a sudden notion of why history is such a mess: humans do not live long enough. We only learn from experience and have no time to use it in a continuous and sensible way. –Martha Gellhorn
What She Said, November 20: Corrie Ten Boom
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It robs today of its strength. –Corrie Ten Boom
What She Said, November 19: Maya Angelou
Let gratitude be the pillow on which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. –Maya Angelou
What She Said, November 18: Brene Brown
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. –Brene Brown
Thanksgiving: Carving Out New Traditions
My mother came from a family of nine kids and Thanksgiving was a very big deal – a joyous event I looked forward to every year. We usually went to my Aunt […]
What She Said, November 17: Doris Lessing
Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel. –Doris Lessing
What She Said, November 16: Oprah Winfrey
True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for the experience.” –Oprah Winfrey
Exegesis of a Journey and a Poem
The winter holidays are on their way. Since leaving my hometown in Texas thirty years ago, I have spent almost every Thanksgiving and Christmas since driving or flying hundreds of miles to […]
What She Said, November 8: Ellen DeGeneres
“When I go hiking and I get over the hill, that means I am past the hard part and there is a snack in my future. That’s a good thing as far as I am concerned.” – Ellen DeGeneres
The Gloria Sirens 