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“If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” I heard that as a child, and oddly enough it was much easier to follow that rule when I was a child than it is as an adult. I feel like we grow more resolute in our opinions as we age.
I have taken yoga classes off and on for years, which does not make me a Hindu or Buddhist. Recently I attended a yoga retreat and heard this story, which left me heart broken and embarrassed.
Here is a question for you. What do iron, wood, and calla lilies have in common? Take a second, I can wait for your answer…… Yes! You are so smart.
Sometimes it takes a very personal experience to reinforce what we know deep inside. It was supposed to be my half day at work, but with a lot to do I decided to report in early. As I headed out the door of one office to cross the hall to my own office I had a near collision with a co-worker.
Recently I had the pleasure of having dinner with a dear friend from high school. Our conversation was comfortable. As each of us took our personal journey down memory lane we caught the other one up on all they had missed.
My granddaughter and I were on our way to church. I must have said, “in general…” At which point the four-year-old asked, “What does general mean?” It was surprisingly difficult to explain, yet I use it all the time. Words are funny that way.
