Just To…

To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden path, or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life breathes easier because you have lived:  this is to have succeeded.
—    Ralph Waldo Emerson
[The above quote is a single sentence in the original, but I prefer it in verse-like formatting…    —    kmab]
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On This Day In:
2022	No Ulterior Motive
2021	A Soul Passing
	I Hear You Singing In The Wire
	Thank You, Georgia!
2020	Implications
2019	Just To…
2018	Still Going…
2017	Great Risk
2016	Robbery
2015	Humanity Plus
2014	Dinner For Two?
2013	Exercise For Those Over 50
2012	Tearful Joy!!
	Except When He’s Left

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