"The simple things in life are best. An hour of sweet solitude, a cluster of bright yellow mums, the call of quail in the meadow. It doesn't take much to please us. One elusive goal after another makes us hurry by some beautiful times. It seems autumn will stand still while we do other things. [...]
Milestones are occasions where we celebrate significant change. In the bigger picture, they are just one briefly passing moment in a long process that begins before and continues after: "Ocean waves begin their journey thousands of miles out at sea. Their form, size, and shape come from the speed of prevailing winds in the atmosphere, [...]
Especially relevant in these times: "Too much is learned that adds nothing to life. The flow of troubled water washes in a mountain of debris. The unlearned feel it necessary to empty their garbage into the ears of other people without considering whether anyone wants to hear it. U yo tsv hi, the Cherokee call [...]