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FMM 11 19 2021 Lessons Learned
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.” ~ Khalil Gibran. I was introduced to the poet Khalil Gibran in high school. I don’t know who was the first person to find and share ‘The Prophet’ but his prose […]
FMM 5 12 17 Push comes to Shove
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”~Napoleon Hill. My parents were married for 66 years when my father died. Theirs was a partnership that endured through many struggles and across many miles and left a legacy of enduring lessons along with a large family. But it was one which could easily have not […]
FMM Life’s Great Ironies
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.” ~Stephen King I had an ‘a-ha’ moment while ironing the other day. It is not like I spend a great deal of time ironing – it is a chore that […]
Friday Morning Messages 