Today I am reminded of something a very wise colleague. Sylvia is Greek Orthodox and before she retired was the staff sage - kind, loving, thoughtful. When someone asked her about the Lenten practice of not eating meat on Fridays, she simply said, “I have always found it isn’t so much as what we put in our mouths as what comes out of our mouths.”
As I was cogitating on this I came across a Facebook post by the poet Mary Oliver and her reminder that we spread a little love and gratitude today...
I HAVE JUST SAID
I have just said
something
ridiculous to you
and in response,
your glorious laughter.
These are the days
the sun
is swimming back
to the east
and the light on the water
gleams
as never, it seems, before.
I can't remember
every spring,
I can't remember
everything -
so many years!
Are the morning kisses
the sweetest
or the evenings
or the inbetweens?
All I know
is that "thank you" should appear
somewhere.
So, just in case
I can't find
the perfect place-
"Thank you, thank you."
Mary Oliver
Happy Valentine’s Day - be kind, love as best you can.
LIFE IS RANDOM LOVE IS NOTTM
