04/25/2022

"I believe for every drop of rain

that falls, a flower grows

I believe that somewhere in the 

darkest night, a candle glows . . . "
~Stillman, Drake, Graham, Shirl

Our personal beliefs are important.

And I've found they become even

more so as we grow older. There

seems to be this need to nail them

down, as it were!

The popular rant of today is to 

believe in yourself above all. I do

buy that on some level, but can't

imagine whatever happened to, 

you first; I'm right behind you!

So now that I'm about a hundred

years old, I find myself pondering

my own personal belief system

more and more. Obviously, 'tis a 

tad easier to believe in the tangible!

I believe in my family and friends,

hearth and home!

What about the intangible . . . I

believe in God as an all inclusive

term. The Bible has roughly 950

names for God, after all. I am 

personally drawn to that tangible 

evidence otherwise known as 

Mother Earth.

I believe in personal integrity 

and I am utterly committed. I'm

coming to the conclusion that

these are my three . . . family and

friends, Mother Earth and personal

integrity . . . really enough for me.