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Dinner Party:

"You know, there's a tradition in quilting where you always leave a mistake in the quilt, because life isn't perfect. But it's still good. And there's a mistake in this pie, but I'm going to serve it anyway, because you are all my friends and I feel safe with you."

Front Porch No. 3:

And I thought, ah, who cares what sorrows might visit you in a day? Look out at the summer night from the chair on your porch, and be glad.

Post: Tiny Dares

Why not? Why not start a musical group out of all your friends who like to sing? Why not offer an unexpected compliment? Why not pick up the tab for an unsuspecting couple at the local diner? And so on. I think it's accurate to say that the best things in my life have come from taking myself up on tiny dares.

Post #20

Benny(the goldendoodle):

" I thought, the only good thing about sorrow is that it brings us down to ground zero inside ourselves, it reacquaints us with our best and truest self, and it releases compassion like some mighty hormone and if there's one thing that is good for us, its to have compassion, because it brings us together. "

On aging:

You can happily abandon your fantasies of being everlasting young and rich and famous and understand that true wealth and beauty have nothing to do with money or good looks. Your legacy can be simple and clear: I was here, and I cared, and I showed it.