Be a snowball

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world;
I am like a snowball — the further I am rolled the more I gain.

        Susan B. Anthony, The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony

 

 

 

 

Party on

The grace of God means something like:
Here is your life.
You might never have been,
but you are
because the party wouldn't have
been complete without you. 

Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC

 

 

 

Lyrics: See You Then

Part of a dream, still hurtin'
Hurtin’ in my left eye
And I know I'm gonna have to make a last try
But if I'm back in California
Before the snow flies
I’ll see you then

I got no plans outside from livin'
Livin' till tomorrow
And I'm gonna run on every minute I can borrow
And when I pay back all my dues
And lose the sorrow
I'll see you then
Oh, yes I'll see you then, babe

'Cause I am lost
Yes I am lost
I'm lost, lost, lost, forever
Beyond your help and tender kindness
I cannot see beyond, beyond my cherished blindness

You must admit
We really, really had a nice ride
There was mornin’ after mornin’
Before love died
And if I never kiss you lips again
On this side
I'll see you then

 

        Jimmy Webb 

       [Sung by Roberta Flack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAf-GfN51FE] 

Boxing Day

I forget the derivation of Boxing Day,
but the feeling of wanting to invite
your loved ones outside one at a time
and punch them in the face,
does that come into it somewhere?

    Allison Pearson,
    I Don't Know How She Does It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Jesus

How many observe Christ's birthday!
How few, his precepts!
O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.

        Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

 

 

 

No one left out

Christmas: It’s the only religious holiday that’s also a federal holiday.
That way, Christians can go to their services,
and everyone else can sit at home and reflect on
the true meaning of the separation of church and state.

        Samantha Bee, Reader’s Digest 2008

 

 

 

 

Changing seasons

To be interested in the changing seasons is,
in this middling zone,
a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

        George Santayana, The Life of Reason