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Good Morning Sunshine! Coffee at the right! Rady to roll! Almost! A bit of Joyce Hifler!

“How often in the early morn____ when all the world is new____ I stand and gaze at the rising sun____ and my thoughts will turn to you____Are you happy? Is life worthwhile?____ Are your hours to few?___ Do you mind when the day is done____ that your dreams have not come true?___ Do you weary of all the things___ that life demands each day?____ Can you find a quiet place___ apart in which to pray?____ And do you leave time___ between morn and night___ some time to be free?___ But more than that I want to ask___ Do you think of me?”

“Timing is of essence in any venture, but never more so that in choosing the persons and possessions that make up your everyday lives. We are eager to embrace that which touches our emotional nature, eager to possess that which seems to be ours, because we have already claimed it in our minds and hearts, but claiming is not enough without wisdom.”

This is an interesting train of thought. Life is an adventure, especially if we question how we can make it one. After Thomas died in 2020 that is How I thought I would look at life. And I did decide who the most important people I would bring into my inner circle. I wanted to be more of the grandma and Mother/friend to my daughter. She wanted me to live closer and so did I to her. We needed each other to make a larger immediate family, for years we had lived further apart, and as I aged, I wanted to learn about where I would live and be a part of that community. I wanted happiness to continue. I wanted to learn who am I now? I could focus on art more deeply and writing. I was no longer the loving care giver. I had been married most of my life. The kid’s dad and being the farm wife. Then the love of my life, Thomas. Life was full of love and laughter, and we grew in who we were together. I was so well loved that I remain happy without Thomas physically being here. He is within, a part of my heart and mind always. So, I am good. I know what he would say to me, how he would encourage me to do anything I deem as something good to do.

Well, on with the day! And very best of wishes! Pejj 2/15/2025