Betsy

“Just as it takes a tree a long time to begin to grow again once it’s transplanted, so you can give your healthy roots time to find the nourishment of your new soil in your new community.”
― Amy Hollingsworth, The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the World's Most Beloved Neighbor

“spring, we expand and stretch in all directions. It’s green exuberance and giddiness, bright clown colors and”
― Anne Lamott, Help Thanks Wow: Three Essential Prayers

“When President Roosevelt talked about the necessity of work, he meant that the government would create jobs that paid well enough to give people new leases on life. When we talk about job requirements today, we mean, “go find something that exists in the private sector and that you’re qualified to do today, even if it doesn’t pay wages that enable you to deal with transportation, childcare, and all the other aspects of your life that must be well managed in order for you to do and keep your job.”
― Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations

“In spring, we expand and stretch in all directions. It’s green exuberance and giddiness, bright clown colors and Easter colors, too; the rebirth of the tender growing soul.”
― Anne Lamott, Help Thanks Wow: Three Essential Prayers