While most people think about food this time of year, I contemplate the end of the world.
Endings . . . and Beginnings
What She Said, November 25: Mary Oliver
Praying
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
― Mary Oliver
What She Said, November 24: Julia Reed
If you die and nobody brings food, it’s a sign that you weren’t very nice.
– Julia Reed
What She Said, November 23: Sue Taylor Lilley
Happiness is a virtue.
– Sue Taylor Lilley
What She Said, November 22: Louise Gluck
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 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
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