I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this… Read More
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Happy Birthday, Papa!
He will be 97 years old in a few days, my sweet papa. I miss him terribly—his dry sense of wit, his stoic Norwegian temperament, his way of making you feel loved without saying it. He left three years ago as quietly as he lived,… Read More
Caring for Others
“The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.” Tenzin Gyatso One of the most valuable things we can do for ourselves during… Read More
Compassion is Contagious
“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” John Holmes Compassion. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Human affliction often encourages beautiful acts of compassion by people… Read More
If There Be Any Kindness
“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this… Read More