Grief, as I read somewhere once, is a lazy Susan. One day it is heavy and underwater, and the next day it spins and stops at loud and rageful, and the next day at wounded keening, and the next day numbness, silence.

As we speak cruel time is fleeing. Seize the day, believing as little as possible in the morrow. read more

• Thought Speak Cruel Time Fleeing Seize Day Believing Little Possible Morrow

Agriculture, manufactures, commerce and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are the most thriving when left most free to individual enterprise. read more

• Thought Agriculture Manufactures Commerce Navigation Four Pillars Our Prosperity Most Thriving Left Free Individual Enterprise

Today is a BRAND NEW day a perfectly good reason to get up and start over. Never give up. read more

• Up Good Never-give-up Good morning Over Reason Today Day Give Get New Start Perfectly Brand

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Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy. read more

• Thought Constant Complaint Poorest Sort Pay for Comforts Enjoy

You can fall from the sky, you can fall from a tree, but the best way to fall is in love with me. read more

• Thought Fall from Sky Tree Best Way Love

I do not at all understand the mystery of grace--only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. read more

• Thought Do Understand Mystery Grace Meets Us Does Leave Found

My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog. read more

• Thought Idea Absolute Happiness Bed Rainy Day Blankie Cat Dog

The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines. read more

• Thought Road Enlightenment Long Difficult Try Forget Snacks Magazines

You will lose someone you can"t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn"t seal back up. And you come through. It"s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp. read more

• Thought Lose Someone Live Without Heart Badly Broken Bad News Completely Get Over Loss Beloved Also Good They Forever Doesn Seal Up Come Like Having Leg Heals Perfectly Still Hurts Weather Gets Cold Learn Dance Limp

Raising a child, whether or not it is yours, is like Nautilus of the heart and soul. read more

• Thought Raising Child Whether Yours Like Nautilus Heart Soul