Art by Eloise WilkinWhen Christmas day came, the little girl brought the teacher a seashell of lustrous beauty. "Where did you find such a beautiful shell?" the teacher asked. The child told her that there was only one spot where such extraordinary shells could be found. When she named the place, a certain bay several miles away, the teacher was speechless. "Why, it’s gorgeous . . . wonderful, but you shouldn’t have walked that long distance for a gift for me." Her eyes brightening, the girl answered, "Long walk part of gift."
When you look at the living room today, and wonder why you worked so many weeks for an event that lasted only one day, remind yourself: "Long walk part of gift."
Thanks for the perspective. So true.
ReplyDeleteA great way to put all that goes into a gift!
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I miss you. Please come home soon. Carolyn Howell xoxo
That's so good. My house looks very destroyed at the moment- pieces and parts everywhere. It's all a gift. The no yelling, no making anyone clean up, just enjoying the moment for a whole day. It's so hard when you start thinking, "who's going to clean all this up?" knowing it's you for the next 3 weeks. One day they'll figure that out too. And because I now have, thanks for the many magical Christmases. Truly my memories of Christmas are awesome - even when we watched Terminator & had the flood of potato skins & peas. Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteThat, my dear friend is a message to remember...thank you!
ReplyDeleteThat's a phrase I'll try to remember for future Christmases!
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