http://www.woodswanderer.com/2009/01/29/yankee-blue-skies/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.woodswanderer.com/2009/01/29/yankee-blue-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Walt Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:50:06 +0000 http://www.woodswanderer.com/?p=48#comment-557 Thanks for sharing your story, Ron. It definitely provides food for thought. Thanks for sharing your story, Ron. It definitely provides food for thought.

]]> http://www.woodswanderer.com/2009/01/29/yankee-blue-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Ron Wilson Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:07:59 +0000 http://www.woodswanderer.com/?p=48#comment-551 For too many years I also held mostly negative thoughts for mostly everything. Over time, the habit disappeared and I now realize the fading began when I started my work in animal hospice, caring for those voiceless creatures in the process of passing. Such dignity and patience they had and, thinking back over their lives, I saw how every day for the most part was filled with happiness. That, in turn, helped me appreciate Nature all the more. How can things be really so bad when Nature is so good and avaiable for the asking? Glasses can be half full or half empty, yes. A little fantasy manipulation will bring you a glass half full...twice! For too many years I also held mostly negative thoughts for mostly everything. Over time, the habit disappeared and I now realize the fading began when I started my work in animal hospice, caring for those voiceless creatures in the process of passing. Such dignity and patience they had and, thinking back over their lives, I saw how every day for the most part was filled with happiness. That, in turn, helped me appreciate Nature all the more. How can things be really so bad when Nature is so good and avaiable for the asking? Glasses can be half full or half empty, yes. A little fantasy manipulation will bring you a glass half full…twice!

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