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To leave the world a bit better                                                                                                        Whether by a healthy child or a garden patch                                                                                 Or a redeemed social condition,                                                                                                        To know even one life has breathed easier                                                                                  Because you lived,                                                                                                                              This is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

These are the thoughts and words inside my heart today. Ponder, enjoy, disagree – it is up to you! Talking takes the edge off of sadness… somehow makes you feel less alone. When in doubt, leave it out. Make the most of automated telephone messages… they can’t be rude to you! Clarity brings power                                                                                                                         Clarity…

Today my niece is celebrating her 30th birthday. She and her dear little boys aged almost 4 and 18 months old are visiting to share a cake. To me, birthdays are days to be treasured and shared, to be celebrated in every way possible. It is a great joy to be invited to celebrate someone…

Today I’m having fun with being just a bit more confused than some other days! How to add a poem to my Poem page????? I know I’ll eventually work it out, but when?

Life is like a watermelon, sweet and juicy with a few black seeds. Do the seeds represent opportunities or are they just there to annoy you? Such a deafening question, but surely one that is easily answered. Of course the seeds are opportunities, YOU just have to see them that way. As always, it is…

This is my first official post. What to say… It is a beautiful sunny day, and I am contemplating whether or not to add my first poem to this blog. More research required on setting up the website, how to avoid stalkers, how to personalise this forum????? Not much time today. So for now, just a quote…