Happy Birthday to me

Like Jack Benny, I am 39 — again.

Hope helps us bear hardship

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

— Thich Nhat Hanh, “Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”

Lotus image: Wikimedia Commons

A new hope

One’s own way

Journey to a dream

The journey is essential to the dream.

— St.  Francis of Assisi

Eastman Johnson, A Ride for Liberty — The Fugitive Slaves