Quotes
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Did you get what you wanted from this life, after all?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself
Beloved, To feel myself Beloved, On Earth.
Raymond Carver
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It has
been said, `time heals all wounds.´
I do not agree. The wounds remain.
In time, the mind (protecting its sanity),
covers them with scar
tissue and the pain lessens.
But, it is never gone.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Start by
doing what's necessary,
then do what's possible,
and suddenly you are
doing the impossible.
Saint Francis of Assisi
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I don't
think of all the misery,
but of all the beauty that still remains.
Anne Frank
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It is in
this solitude that we discover
that being is more important than
having,
and that we are worth more
than the result of our efforts.
Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude
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True
wisdom lies in gathering the precious things
out of each day as it
goes by.
E.S. Bouton
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The
woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep.
And
miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost
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To live
happily is an inward power of the soul.
Marcus Aurelius
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If I
keep a green bough in my heart,
the singing bird will come.
Chinese proverb
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Be happy
while you're living,
for you're a long time dead.
Scottish
proverb
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Grief
can take care of itself,
but to get the full value of a joy
you must have somebody to divide it with.
Mark
Twain
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There
are many changes that take place
when one loses a
spouse.
One of those changes is that
you now have a new
title.
For a woman, the word 'wife'
is replaced with 'widow.'
It is a title that is given without choice.
AARP
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Meditation
on Loneliness,
from Solitude
by
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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A
Special Poem on Aging
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Even
This Shall Pass Away
I
memorized the first stanza of this long ago, and it has both helped and
haunted me over the years... I was delighted to discover the
entire poem recently, and even more impressed with its
full message.
Once
in Persia reigned a king,
Who upon his signet ring
Graved a maxim true and wise,
Which, if held before the eyes,
Gave his counsel at a glance
Fit every change and every chance.
Solemn words, and these are they:
"Even this shall pass away."
Trains
of camels through the sand
Brought him gems from Samarkand;
Fleets of galleys through the seas
Brought him pearls to match with these;
But he counted not his gain
Treasures of the mine or main;
"What is wealth?" the king would say;
"Even this shall pass away."
'Mid
the revels of his court,
At the zenith of his sport,
When the palms of all his guest
Burned with clapping at his jest,
He, amid his figs and wine,
Cried, "O loving friends of mine,
Pleasures come, but not to stay;
Even this shall pass away."
Lady,
fairest ever seen,
Was the bride he crowned his queen.
Pillowed on his marriage bed,
Softly to his soul he said:
"Though no bridegroom ever pressed
Fairer bosom to his breast,
Mortal flesh must come to clay -
Even this shall pass away."
Fighting
on a furious field,
Once a javelin pierced his shield.
Soldiers, with a loud lament,
Bore him bleeding to his tent.
Groaning from his tortured side,
"Pain is hard to bear," he cried;
But with patience, day by day,
Even this shall pass away."
Towering
in the public square,
Twenty cubits in the air
Rose his statue, carved in stone.
Then the king, disguised, unknown,
Stood before his sculptured name,
Musing meekly, "What is fame?
Fame is but a slow decay -
Even this shall pass away."
Struck
with palsy, sore and old,
Waiting at the Gates of Gold,
Said he with his dying breath,
"Life is done, but what is Death?"
Then, in answer to the king,
Fell a sunbeam on his ring.
Showing by a heavenly ray,
"Even this shall pass away."
-Theodore
Tilton
1835-1907
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Books
A room without a book
is like a body without a soul.
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
Special
Favorites:
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Web
Links of Interest
American
Tribute
God
Bless the USA
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Music
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Midi
Files for the computer:
"Regarding
MIDI music: If you listen to these songs with a wave table sound
board and have a set of good speakers (hopefully with a
sub-woofer), this stuff is going to sound like a real band. Otherwise,
it could sound like Donald Duck's orchestra." - Harry Todd
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Some
Favorite Songs:
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Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson
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Uncloudy Day - Willie Nelson
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
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Precious Memories - Emmylou Harris
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Very shortly after Al's death, when all the well-wishers were gone
and I was first so alone, I decided to use a gift certificate for
some new music. Didn't really know what I wanted, just something
different. I found Dolly Parton's "The Grass is Blue,"
which seemed to speak directly to me, especially the title song.
It still helps me face the world and handle many well-intentioned
inquiries from those who don't really want to know...
The Grass Is Blue - Dolly Parton
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Sweet Dreams (Of You) - Patsy Cline
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A
lovely but little-known tune by Waylon Jennings...
Mona - Waylon Jennings
"I can give you golden tinkling bells,
to weave and dangle
through your long black hair...
I can give you magic satin
slippers,
woven just to take you anywhere..."
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One of Al's
favorites, too -- sung to absolute
perfection by John Ireson, the singer who was the reason
Al and I met. He sang and played his guitar at our wedding in
1978, and sneaked in a few bars of 'Mona' - above - as I was
walking down the aisle. He has such a powerful voice, trained in
opera, has written several wonderful songs of his own.
Old Man River (Showboat) - Paul Robeson
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Ill Fly Away - Gillian Welch
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Bob
Dylan and... Ralph Stanley? who knew?!!
The Lonesome River - Bob Dylan & Ralph Stanley
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Go Rest High On That Mountain - Vince Gill
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Guardian Angels - The Judds
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