Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

TOday is my birthday, and I've already heard from all my children and grandchildren. Also from dear friends. No, I don't have any plans, but that's fine with me. It's super hot here today and so it's best to lay low. I just finished a terrific book by Araminta Hall, Imperfect Women. It's a mystery, but quite a feminist one, and contains a lot of truth. And I have a stack of books still to read, so I'm set. I made a big breakfast this morning: juice, hash browns, veggie sausage, english muffin and melon. With it I had cold coffee from the other day, spashed with milk, and I'm still full now. My husband sent me flowers with huge orangey red roses, the kids all sent gifts, and I bought myself a necklace which has a little gold cardinal and a silver disk carved with an oak tree and the words "All we have is now". Perfect. When I talked to my granddaughter she was happy and about to go off to meet her friend, and her recovery from grief is proceeding in the right direction. The healing continues. I am grateful for my life, my children and grandchildren, my husband, my friends. I FEEL my blessings.