Give Value

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…  It has no survival value;  rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.
―    C.S. Lewis
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On This Day In:
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2020	The Premium Few
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2019	Is That Why Love Hurts?
2018	And Honest Politicians
2017	Maya, Maya
2016	Give Value
2015	Believe In Substitution
2014	Pragmatic Religion
2013	How’s Your View?
2012	Giants Win Game 3 Of The 2012 World Series 2 To 0!!!
	Still Haven’t…
	Accidental Me
2011	What Is Your Ratio?
2010	Giants Win Game 1 With 11 Runs Scored – Repeat 11 Runs!!

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Along The Path

Flowers
I do not seek to place you
In a little box named Joan,
I seek instead to understand
Why thru you I have grown.
Your name is not a label
I have placed upon a box,
You are instead a flower
On a path that I have crossed.
Do not fear, Little Flower
The longing in your chest
We are all a little lonely
And perhaps, that is best;
From loneliness we learn
To reach out to each other —
So on our paths of life we may
Become as little flowers.
So if along your life’s path
There among the rocks
You spy a little flower
Growing in a box…
Look a little closer
And a beauty it may show,
And by this bit of beauty
You may simply grow.
And growing, you will go
Further down the path
Seeing truly each little flower
You may encounter after that.
—    KMAB
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On This Day In:
2015	Make Mine Rare, Please
2014	Passion Flooding
2013	On Purpose
2012	Sans Gall Bladder, Day 4
	How Did You Spend Your Day?
2011	It’s Hammerin’ Time!!
	Convenient Auxiliaries

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Lifetime Friends

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
―     Friedrich Nietzsche
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On This Day In:
2021	I Think They Mean It
	An Endless Stream
2020	ITF (365) – Update
	Word Up!
	My Fear: A Second More Tyrannous Term
2019	Reality And Imperfection
	Day 8: One Stone
2018	Pity The Nation (Part 1)
	Day 41: Hiccup Or End Of Days?
2017	Sharp-Edged Beauty
2016	Start, Keep, Finish
2015	Lifetime Friends
2014	Acknowledgement
2013	Longevity, Tenacity and Diversity
2012	What Reagan Really Cared About
2011	Seeming Sane (Or Not)

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From A Letter To A Friend

I enjoy life and I question everything and I want to share my joy and my questions.  At the bottom line this is all I have to offer you and your capacity for the same is all you have to offer me.  Remember one thing – though you many never find what you’re looking for, I will still – always – help you look.
—    kmab
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On This Day In:
2021	Back To Paying Dues
	Keep Rollin’
2020	Diets And Lifestyle Changes
	Pay Attention
	Just Not Sure, And That’s Okay
2019	The Right Questions
	Day 3: Still Difficult
2018	A Thought For Those Continuing To Support President Trump
	Day 36: Pushing On
2017	Imagining Humor
2016	So Go On And Deal With It
2015	From A Letter To A Friend
2014	Your Part (Here)
2013	Complements
2012	Sound And Light
2011	Two Politicians Visit A Farm…
2010	Labor Day And Honorable Men

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Nothing But Pride

An apology is a friendship preserver,
an antidote for hatred,
never a sign of weakness;
It costs nothing but one’s pride,
always saves more than it costs,
and is a device needed in every home.
—    Dag Hammarskjold
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On This Day In:
2021	How Learning Infections Begin
	Stay Young At Heart
2020	Policies Not People
	Just Thinking To Myself
2019	Should I Start With My Religion?
2018	Fear And Hope
	Day 33: Good News & Prep
2017	Directions
2016	Handle With Care
2015	Nothing But Pride
2014	Go
2013	Well, Does It?
2012	Near Misses Aren’t Successes
2011	Uncomfortable Feelings
2010	San Francisco (favorites)…
	Bullets or Butter?

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A New Friend

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend.
––    Oliver Goldsmith
From his book:  “The Citizen of the World“
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On This Day In:
2014	Do I Have To Fall In Love?
2013	More Democracy, Please
2012	Speaking Of Love
2011	Limits

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Shout!

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.
—    Alice Walker
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On This Day In:
2014	I Hear Voices
2013	Ethics And Standards
2012	Swing Higher
2011	Convicted For Life

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In Hand

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.
—    Helen Keller
[Found on one of the blogs I follow:  “Jane Says Rise“;  found at:  http://janesaysrise.com/
The specific post is at:  http://janesaysrise.com/2014/04/26/on-flipping-the-stigma-workin-through-the-darkness-over-here/
—    KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2013	No Fear
2012	Comic Books
	Keeping The Peace
2011	You Still Have To Pay For It

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That Marvelous Feeling

Almost all of our fellow-beings deceive us, but a few of us have known the joy of meeting a woman or a man whose sincerity and frankness were genuine, who in almost every situation has behaved according to our wishes, and who in our most difficult moments has not forsaken us.  Those few are familiar with that marvelous feeling:  confidence.  With at least one person they are able for a little while each day to lift the heavy visor of their helmets, breathe freely, and show their faces and their hearts without fear.
—    André Maurois
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On This Day In:
2013	Exceptional
2012	A Wild And Crazy Believer
2011	A Lack Of Scarcity
	The Joy Of Prevention

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Like Shells On The Shore

Well fitted for friendship is he whom men have not disgusted with mankind, and who, believing and knowing that there are a few noble men, a few great minds, a few delightful souls scattered through the crowd, never tires of searching for them, and loves them even before he has found them.
—    André Maurois
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On This Day In:
2013	More And Why
2012	How To Gain Effective Fire
2011	Patriot Act

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Someone Else Believes

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship;  it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.
—    Ralph Waldo Emerson
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On This Day In:
2012	The Practical Value of Science
2011	Seize Gladly The Difficult Task
	A Constitutional Conversation
2010	The Fierce Urgency Of Now…

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As I…

As I love nature,
as I love singing birds,
and gleaming stubble,
and flowing rivers,
and morning and evening,
and summer and winter,
I love thee,
my Friend.
—    Henry David Thoreau
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On This Day In:
2012	But We Need Room
2011	A Definition Of Leadership

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Gentle Invitation

A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you’ve been, accepts who you’ve become, and still, gently invites you to grow.
—   Anonymous
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On This Day In:
2012	Pleading The Insanity Defense
2011	Graduations And Conservatives
	The Big Sin

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Two For One

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
—    Aristotle
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Location, Location, Location

Don’t walk behind me;  I may not lead.  Don’t walk in front of me;  I may not follow.  Just walk beside me and be my friend.
—    Albert Camus
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