Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I had a wonderful coffee and talk with a friend this morning.  She lost her wife almost a year ago now, and she's moving on in her life, supported by her friends and big family.  She's my neighbor as well, so we comfort each other on a regular basis.  Her heart is so true, I feel open and expanded when I'm with her.  I'm taking our grandson to visit her in a couple of days, as she has plenty of toys and a grandmother's heart.  We talked about the Richard Scarry books that little boys love, and how to raise loving, empathic boys.  Her eight year old grandson is coming for a visit soon, and I described the zoo and the new exhibits that we just saw last week.  And we talked about her wife, whom I sorely miss and she grieves for.  As happens, she now seems more present again, after a year of feeling only loss.  Everything changes.