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"I try to take one day at a time - - but sometimes several days attack me at once."

- Jennifer

It's August 3rd.  My last blog was July 27th and so, I will begin again.  The giving didn't stop... just the blogging.  Today, I gave myself a gift.  I finally let go of a wedding ring that was placed on my finger in 1976.  After six short months, I was replaced by another woman.  I met my current husband in 1980 and we married in 1982.  We've been married for 29 years.  My…

"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have."

- Leonard Nimoy

Today I will go through things I have and decide to share them with others.  I will share photos and music on fb. Costume jewelry I have lots of,,, leftover from my teaching days.  Spreading it around to friends and family would be a good idea. Today will be a day of learning to let go, a day of learning to share more fully.

Maya Angelou:

"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."

Another day.  Another day of living.  Another day of loving.  Another day of giving.  It's all becoming one to me now... meshed together with a greater good.  One person committed to a simple challenge... seeking simple change in the everyday routine... seeking the soul's liberation.  

Today I gave the gift of listening to my sister as she talked…

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

~Mother Teresa~

Awakened somewhat exhausted on day 10.  Showered, dressed, and went with my husband first to visit my 87 year old mother, then his 86 year old mother.  These women, each predeceased by her husband is leaving this life a little more each day.  It is so very difficult to watch.  We…