Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I had a lovely, spontenaeous talk with a friend this morning.  We shared some parenting stuff as we both understand how complex and tricky parenting adult children can be.  Mainly, though I reveled in the fact that I've known her for over thirty years, we've watched each other's children grow up, marry, and have children and we've become grandparents.  And each day, we know that that our time is finite and we want to treasure the rest of what we are given.  We've gone through more than one career each, witnessed our parents die, and felt the loss of people our own age taken too soon.  So every word we speak is measured for truth and honesty.  We appreciate each other.  We are seen.  Whatever our flaws, mistakes or defects, our whole selves are accepted.  We are human, and we have to capacity to love.  That ability transcends all else.