“There are those who give with joy, and that joy IS their reward.”

          - Kahlil Gibran

“Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.”

                  ~Robert Brault

T H E G A R D E N:
Come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses…

FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS:
1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of soul

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:
1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash selfishness

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:
1. Lettuce be faithful
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another

NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:
1. Turnip for meetings
2. Turnip for service
3. Turnip to help one another

TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME:
1. Thyme for each other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for friends

WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE. AS WITH ANY GARDEN, YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

                           - Simone Weil

If you’ve ever attended a luncheon , a dinner, or hit a local coffee shop in order to catch-up with a friend or family member only to find yourself competing with their ongoing text conversaton, or have their eyes locked on the screen of their lap-top as they utter, “uh-huh,” you comprehend this week’s Point-to-Ponder. 

Let us each endeavor to unfetter our souls and refuse to be slaves to technology.  It’s o.k. to make it work for you, yes, but when the opportunity arises to either connect in person or connect via cyber means…know which connection to sever, and which maintain.