“We think we know what we want, but we can never really know until we've got it. And sometimes when we have, we discover we never really wanted it in the first place - but then it's too late." Alexandra Potter, British novelist Walking past a computer where a daughter was checking out another Sims… Continue reading Be careful what you wish for
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The cure for fretting
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” Corrie ten Boom, Dutch writer and Nazi-resisting firebrand It's not so much that life comes at you fast, it's that it comes in bursts. That's what happened over the weekend -- a sudden storm of quiet desperation that came from just… Continue reading The cure for fretting
The road almost not taken
"The best way out is always through." Robert Frost, American poet, "A Servant to Servants" We could easily have made a different choice, possibly the wrong choice. Call it Providence, call it an unknown mapmaker's skills, call it a strong desire not to wind up on a Weather Channel disaster-in-the-woods special. Whatever made us keep… Continue reading The road almost not taken
A not-thirsty land
"Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” Bill Watterson, American cartoonist It is morning and it is raining, the puddles outside the window looking more like September than high summer. The same weather system that is keeping parts of America bone dry has sent a conveyor… Continue reading A not-thirsty land
A reason to live
"I find color optimistic and enthusiastic, and I adore it." Kate Spade, American designer It's hard not to like pretty much anything with a Kate Spade label on it. The woman's designs simply bubbled over with joy. What a tragedy it is that suicide has taken her away from her family and her talent away… Continue reading A reason to live
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 