Tag: blessings

Credit where credit is due

November 9, 2006 | No comments yet

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they

Grateful today?

November 7, 2006 | No comments yet

I don’t know who said it, but I picked it up on a slide show a while ago: “We seldom think of what we have, but often think on what we miss.” ~Author unknown In response, I’m reminded of a

You have what you need

October 30, 2006 | No comments yet

There must be more to life than having everything! ~Maurice Sendak You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy. ~Eric Hoffer The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub

Maya Angelou’s thoughts on growing older

October 6, 2006 | 1 comment

In April, of last year, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 74th birthday. Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older. And, there on television, she said it was “exciting,” and went on to share some of