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I thought it was time to pay homage to all our grandmothers. It has been one of the great pleasures of my life to watch the grandmothers in my family do their — grandmothering. A remarkable labor of love. Abraham Lincoln’s grandmother, Bethsheba Lincoln, was born around 1741 in Virginia. After her husband was killed by Native Americans in 1786, she raised her five children—including … Continue reading An Ode to Grandma Power
I’ve heard there are unexpected opportunities to be enriched by our inadvertent moments…when we’re not busy missing them. Think about it. How many magical moments were totally unplanned? That’s not to say planning isn’t necessary — it’s just to note that often the best planning occurs AFTER the fickle finger of fate has first worked its magic. Think about it. How many great discoveries have … Continue reading The Extraordinary Inadvertent Life
To read the post in its optimal format please go to the Just A Thought website. “Rise up, oh dead of Ireland, and rouse our living men. The chance has come to us to at last win our own again. Life springs from death and from the graves of dead patriot men and women spring living nations.” ~ Pádraig Pearse St. Patrick’s Day is around … Continue reading The Warrior’s Harp
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. ***** “Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore As we all steel ourselves for the long night ahead with the world in such need it’s good to remember — The song of the nightingale. Are you like a nightingale who sings … Continue reading The Song of the Nightingale
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. If you’re anything like me some of your best lessons in life have come from some of our oldest teachers. Maybe the greatest of all was Aesop, the ancient Greek storyteller. Aesop was a slave who lived around the mid-6th Century BCE. It’s said he won his freedom through … Continue reading Inspiration from Aesop