

THIS THANKSGIVING
THIS THANKSGIVING mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft Answer. Encourage youth. Keep a promise. Find the time. Forgive an enemy. Listen. Apologize if you were wrong. Think first of someone else. Be kind and gentle. Laugh a little. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love. Speak it again. Speak it still again. Ano


Thankfulness
I got up early in our very full house to quietly sit alone and read a Mary Oliver poem. What a gift she is to my busy brain. Just look around and savor the beauty, the creatures big and small, the glorious color of the leaves, the blue sky and be thankful. I think about the what if's of the future and begin to worry. Now, that is a silly exercise because I have no idea or control over what the future will deliver me. I am happier, more content and relaxed when I breathe in
A POEM TO GUIDE YOU AND ME
~Time~
Do not
waste your time
endlessly navigating
the ferocious tides
of society's
artificial designs
do not greet
the morning sunrise
with regret or a sigh
as you sell your soul
from 9 to 5
building someone else's dreams
in a corporate landmine
just to stay alive
do not judge beauty
on what the media defines
to be your primary duty
because truly
your authenticity
exhibits the rarities
and beloved ancestry
of the tree that will lead you
to the roo


WE REMEMBER THEM
In the rising of the sun and in its going down. we remember them. When we are weary and in need of strength. we remember them. When we are lost and sick at heart. we remember them. When we have joys we yearn to share. we remember them. So long as we live, they shall live, For they are now part of us, as we remember them. From the Rabbi's Manual 1998 CCAR
Order in My House --- Please!
You 30 year olds - You there --- How many of you have boxes of college notes or programs of football games or high school trophies AND You can't find receipts for you taxes? Start now with a plan to organize important papers so you can find them when you need them, like for the tax man, the medical office, your children's school. This is good practice for when you are older and forget where the important papers are or safety deposit box keys are or your car's pink slip is. Yo


POSSIBILITIES
"A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; Feels your fears but fortifies your faith; Sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities." William Arthur Ward Who is the friend you have that can recognize these gifts in you and support your work completing you Last Gift Box?