” ‘When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,’ said Piglet at last, ‘what’s the first thing you say to yourself?’
‘What’s for breakfast?’ said Pooh.
‘What do you say, Piglet?’
‘I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting to-day?’ said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. ‘It’s the same thing,’ he said.’ ” – A.A. Milne
“Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.” – Mark Twain
“…how fast and furious and masterly life is…” – Virginia Woolf
“The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.” Sir Francis Bacon
I took no photos on Saturday. Why? I got caught up in the excitement of a party and I forgot. Yes, I missed once-in-a-lifetime pictures. And I could say that I have deep regrets. Yet, that would be a lie.
Perhaps, I’m too tired to beat myself up. Perhaps, I’m getting better at picking and choosing my battles. Or perhaps, it’s something else…
Sixteen women gathered together on Main Street, in a corner cafe. Each came from a different location, generation, marital status, economic class, religion, culture, lifestyle, political affiliation, or profession. They sat together. They ate together. They played a game together. They laughed together. They shared life stories and secret dreams together. They welcomed a soon-to-be bride, together. And they departed having generously shared the beauty of time, presence, hope, peace, and joy.
“We do not completely love those at whom we cannot smile.” – Andre Maurois
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?” – John Steinbeck
