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

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

~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

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

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

"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?