January 21, 2023
Long before cellphones, people spent
their days in inner conversations with
the other – the key person in their life –
especially when the person is elsewhere.
Time there is where and when we are
talking to the important people in our lives –
talking, thinking, being in the heart of
another – but often – we too are elsewhere.
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
January 21, 2023
Quote for Today
"Standing, as I do, in view of God and eternity. I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone."
Edith Cavell [1865-1915]
English nurse, executed by
the Germans for assisting
in to escape of British soldiers
from occupied Belgium.
[The Times October 23, 1915
January 20, 2023
LAKE TAKANASSEE
A mile all around which I walked
1,000 times – not round – not oval –
lake sized – here in West End, N.J. -
with a dozen brand new benches –
on its edge – put there in 2022.
A place to walk – a place to sit –
a place to watch the birds taking off
and landing – on the water - an airport –
a place to walk every morning or afternoon
or run in the spring, summer, fall evenings.
How long did it take folks to figure out
it was as good a place to be at as
the Atlantic Ocean just a hall mile away?
How many more places around here are
just waiting for me to walk to – to discover?
© Reflections, Andy Costello
January 19, 2023
UNDERNEATH
IT ALL
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
