Winter must be cold, for those with no warm memories.
Photo: Ghost Gum in Palm Valley, James Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia.
(c) Marie Trudinger 1955
Quote of the Week – Memories
Category: quotes
Quote of the Week -Lost It
When I finally got it all together, I forgot where I put it.
Photo: Mudflat, Gumtree, Waikerie, SA. (c) L.M. Kling. 1985.
Quote of the Week – Problems
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night
is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
US author John Steinbeck.
Photo: South-west Tasmania. (c) D. Trudinger, circa 1985.
Quote of the Week – Insight
Insight often comes during moments of peaceful contemplation.
Photo: Lake Louise, Canada. (c) Marie Trudinger , 1987.
Quote of the Week – Tact
Tact is the ability to convince someone else that they are smarter than you.
Photo: Avon River, Christchurch, New Zealand. (c) Marie Trudinger 2000.
Quote of the Week – Kindness
Entry in a diary:
“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regrets.
For I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.”
Photo: Flinder’s Ranges, South Australia. (c) Margaret Johnson, circa 1968.
A Prayer – for those growing old
Lord, You know I am growing older. Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed with the idea that I must express myself on every subject.
Release me from the craving to straighten out everyone’s affairs.
Keep me from the recital of endless detail. Give me wings to get to the point.
Seal my lips when I am inclined to tell of my aches and pains. They are increasing with the years and my love to speak of them grows sweeter as time goes by.
Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be wrong. Make me thoughtful but not nosey; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom and experience it does seem a pity not to use it all. But You know, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end.
Amen.
Photo: Blue Mountains. N.S.W. (c) Marie Trudinger 2010.
