If I'm young, I am respectful of the old farts. If I'm an old fart I don't recite platitudes to the young. ~Pocket Sponsor
Today I am grateful...
- for Ravi Shankar's performance at the Monterrey Pop Festival in 1967 and who is still to touring at age 88. We watched it last night and it was mesmerizing. R and I saw him at Jones Hall years ago. The concert lasted over two hours but when he was finished playing it seemed at if only a few minutes had passed. A true master.
- that Bunny made it through our whole walk last night in the rain. He didn't like it one bit, but he marched on, occasionally stopping under the umbrella to look at me with the cutest and most confused looks.
- that I can relax in my life. I do not want to be rushed any more--if I can help it.
Those who enjoy the greatest lives are not extraordinary people, or even ordinary people with something added. They are not necessarily the wealthiest or most professionally acclaimed. Those who sparkle with aliveness are ordinary people with nothing taken away. They have not lost their wonder of the moment. They cherish the presence of a friend; they marvel when a child takes their hand. They find a gift in each moment of living. ~Mary Manin Morrissey
6 comments:
Great quote about having a sparkle. I like to think that I have that aliveness now. And I wonder at most every moment.
Today, I shall try (my hardest) not to fart in anyone's general direction.
What a great description -- they have not lost their wonder of the moment. Almost as if it were a marble, an old shooter, you could hold in your hand, carry in your pocket, maybe in an old Bull Durham bag, and take it out every once in a while and hold it up to the light, and wonder.
Here we go! Today!!!
Maybe Bunny wants to hold the umbrella.
He probably just thinks you're a nut for getting out in the rain.
I recently saw a movie in which this girl farted into her girlfrieds purse. As usual, loved the quotes.
i am pretty sure that when mary manin morrisey wrote that, she was thinking of me :)
i'm full of me aren't i?
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