I need to have those three quotes nicely written and framed where I can see them every night and every morning. ..along with the Serenity Prayer.
I am in Northern Virginia 35 miles west of the swamp. It has been dry and we have only had a dusting of snow. The rain and cold have not been "meshing" to make snow but that is typical of this area. Feast or famine. We have had some whopper years of snow.
The sunset is beautiful. I noticed it driving home on Sunday. Hubbs and I went to the Richmond area to see my oldest daughter's new home, and hubbs and I loved on the girls.
Oh what a day. Oddly, I was also in the early stages of some sort of virus I have going on here at present, headache ringing ears fatigue, feeling nauseous. Oh nice... I was lucky enough not to realize I was a sicko until I got home. Hubbs is not sick so it must be just my very own personal gift to me - being sick.
How nice to be in Western Michigan. I love that area so much
Hi Rosemary - I keep the poem Desiderata next to the mirror in my bathroom 😌
"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
I am bold to presume you are her daughter-in law. How lucky, or more likely, how good she is to have a DIL who loves her so much to refer to her in that way. You made my day, just knowing people like you and her are among us.🙏
I need to have those three quotes nicely written and framed where I can see them every night and every morning. ..along with the Serenity Prayer.
I am in Northern Virginia 35 miles west of the swamp. It has been dry and we have only had a dusting of snow. The rain and cold have not been "meshing" to make snow but that is typical of this area. Feast or famine. We have had some whopper years of snow.
The sunset is beautiful. I noticed it driving home on Sunday. Hubbs and I went to the Richmond area to see my oldest daughter's new home, and hubbs and I loved on the girls.
Oh what a day. Oddly, I was also in the early stages of some sort of virus I have going on here at present, headache ringing ears fatigue, feeling nauseous. Oh nice... I was lucky enough not to realize I was a sicko until I got home. Hubbs is not sick so it must be just my very own personal gift to me - being sick.
How nice to be in Western Michigan. I love that area so much
My hubbs is from Mason
Hi Rosemary - I keep the poem Desiderata next to the mirror in my bathroom 😌
"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
by Max Ehrmann ©1927
I hope you will be feeling better soon, the weather will improve and many beautiful sunsets will greet you in the coming days.
Oh yes. My dear "mother in love" (MIL) had that noticeably displayed in her home.
I loved that! I will do that, absolutely!
"My dear "mother in love" (MIL)" 👈🥰
I am bold to presume you are her daughter-in law. How lucky, or more likely, how good she is to have a DIL who loves her so much to refer to her in that way. You made my day, just knowing people like you and her are among us.🙏