Grateful
Mother always said that every day should be a day of Thanksgiving. This the reason she gave for our lack of participation in the feast that all our neighbors and friends celebrated. Can’t be like the world. Can’t join in the world’s festivities. And I knew she was right--just as she was righ

Surprised by Joy
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Book Therapy
When I was a young girl and life overwhelmed I just buried my nose in a book.Happy endings always seemed to make life more bearable. You know--the ones where the knight slays the dragon, the princess is rescued, and they all live happily ever after.Trouble was, see, the sorrows of life continued to roil along beside as I immersed myself in story. I was able to suspend them for a time as I was carried away into a fictional land, but eventually the book ended and I had to come up for air.While this coping mechanism left much to be desired, it did instill in me a healthy dose of optimism. Every good psychologist knows that a

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Dark Night
One of my favorite things about this season is the transparency of the landscape. There is nothing more beautiful to me than a naked tree. When I look upon the starkness of their branches I often feel that the gangly limbs tell my story. I see myself in their bare, outstretched