"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
I talk to Mary. I'm sure that doesn't surprise you. And sometimes, I swear she answers me. Not a voice, but words come into my mind and they are not mine, so I'm guessing they are hers.
I've been really putting her to work lately, setting her off in a million directions, and putting all my burdens on her. Yesterday, as one particularly sticky situation that could have gone either way, went "my" way, or at least the way I felt was the most positive, I thanked her. "Mary, thank you. That was really great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."
"Think nothing of it," she said.
At first I just thought she was being modest, but I've come to know her better than that. She was being literal. Stop thinking. Put the gratitude in my heart, and get it out of my brain.
* Photo from www.worldofstock.com
13 comments:
Yeah. The heart is the center of the universe. We're better off there.
:)
Love Mary's response.
Love Wanda's response, too. "The heart is the center of the universe." How true.
I love all of this -- the picture, Mary, what you wrote, your gratitude. Thank you for posting.
i like that. my brain's well over capacity - might look into moving a few boxes on down.
xo
I love the conversations the two of you have.
My gosh, in some ways we must be twins! I happened upon this great quote awhile ago myself and use it a lot! I use it A LOT!!!! It's a mantra of sorts!!!!!
xoxo
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Good advice, indeed.
From one mom to another, eh? :)) I've had conversations with Mary, but not for a while. Maybe now's the time. I need her advice on a few things...
I hate it when people say I think too much!
Maybe I wouldn't mind if someone like Mary said it, though....
I've been revisiting this for days. Thanks Mary--uh, I mean Carrie.
such a beautiful icon, thank you sharing!I talk to her too, she has been tapping my shoulder for years, I only recently started to hear her. I think she had to hit me with a brick to finally get my attention, and she did! J
What a lovely post.
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