After
weeks of relaxation, it’s time to get busy again. Whether you took
a “bucket list” destination vacation, basked in the grandeur of
our many national, state, and city parks, or simply enjoyed the
beauty of your home and neighborhood, here’s hoping you spent
quality time with some of the friends and family you love this summer. And
enjoyed some interesting activities. This kind of pursuit is what
brings to mind the phrase, “What a great country we live in!” (a
thought that never occurs in traffic).
But the
beauty of friendships and loved ones, and of nature cannot be denied.
Even some significant strangers can captivate us. One such
stranger, who died yesterday was Robin Williams. He taught us how to
laugh at sometimes terrible situations, and made us feel that
everything would be OK. That was his gift to us. We’ll miss him.
A good
friend of ours living in Iowa, has also shown us a thing or two.
Energetic, and outgoing, he travels widely, and is a lover of nature.
After retiring, he still has little idle time. These days he is
focused on photography. We’ve discovered that he has an award
winning talent for composition. His work shows the wonder of the
world around us that we might otherwise miss. It is his gift to us.
As we
dig back in, let us not fail to see the good, the beautiful, and the
light-hearted (even if small) things that life offers. And know that
together we’re making it better.
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