Today I would like to express gratitude for my bookclub. In the past two-plus decades, we have read more than 200 books, and many (if not most) of those books I would not have picked up had it not been for the suggestions of these Novel Women. We met today for our “retreat”, which we do at the end of the year to choose books for the next year. We also take care of a few business matters pertaining to the Little Red Bookshelf, which we have placed at a local food bank. This fabulous project supplies new books for children to read, keep, and perhaps cherish. This group of women have been such a blessing to each other. In times of trials and the sharing of joyful events, we are there for each other. Today we passed phones around the dining table with the newest photos of grandchildren, as we all marveled at their beauty. Through the years, our friendships have grown and encompassed us all in loving care. Thank you, dearest friends, for the good books, the good times, and all the beauty which has come from knowing you.
“Love never loses sight of loveliness. Its halo rests upon its object. One marvels that a friend can ever seem less than beautiful. Men and women of riper years and larger lessons ought to ripen into health and immortality, instead of lapsing into darkness or gloom. Immortal Mind feeds the body with supernal freshness and fairness, supplying it with beautiful images of thought...”
Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 248:3-11
“In the holy instant no one is special, for your personal needs intrude on no one to make your brothers seem different. Without the values from the past, you would see them all the same and like yourself. Nor would you see any separation between yourself and them. In the holy instant, you see in each relationship what it will be when you perceive only the present.”
A Course in Miracles T-15.V.8:2-5
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