We have officially welcomed 2025, and it is quite a frozen start. One doesn't want to venture outside only to freeze her fingers and toes, so I decided to rummage through my closet. There was a mission to see if some of my old scrapbooks could make their way to the trash can while assuring myself I would not become a future hoarder. My heart quickly turned the pages of so many memories and one was a printed copy of my grandfather Holm's eulogy. He was one of the most gentle human beings I have ever met, the kindest soul.
My cousin shared a poem written by Mary Carolyn Davies, "A Prayer for Everyday"
These words were an amazing reminder of how we should all live in our lives.
Make me too brave to lie or be unkind.
Make me too understanding to mind
The little hurts companions give, and friends,
The careless hurts that no one quite intends.
Make me too thoughtful to hurt others so.
Help me to know
The inmost hearts of those whom I care,
Their secret wishes, all the loads they bear,
That I may add my courage to their own.
May I make lonely folks feel less alone,
And the happy ones a little happier yet.
May I forget
What ought to be forgotten; and recall
unfailing, all
That ought to be recalled, each kindly thing,
Forgetting what might sting.
To all upon my way,
Day after Day,
Let me be joy, be hope! Let my life sing!
