There Can Be No Joy Without Gratitude.

The Most Difficult Of Decisions Are Often Not The Ones In Which We Cannot Determine The Correct Course; Rather The Ones In Which We Are Certain Of The Path But Fear The Journey.

Psychologists Tested The Story Of The Good Samaritan. What They Learned Gives Us Reason To Pause. The Greatest Determinant Of Who Stopped To Help The Stranger In Need Was Not Compassion, Morality, Or Religious Creed. It Was Those Who Had The Time. Makes Me Wonder If I Have Time To Do Good.

We Humans...are Seriously Flawed. The Things That Are The Most Necessary, The Most Critical To Us, Are The Things We Take Most For Granted. Air. Water. Love. If You Have Someone To Love, You Are Lucky. If They Love You Back, You're Blessed. And If You Waste The Time You Have To Love Them, You're A Fool. -the Christmas List- P. 296

"wait And See" Is No Easier Now Than It Was As A Child.

I Have A Penchant For Fresh Notebooks And Mechanical Pencils. It Seems Every Time I Go To The Store, I Buy A New Notebook. I Have Dozens Of Them Just Sitting Around.