"more than yesterday, less than tomorrow, i love you"

Oh Martie,

If I understand your poem correctly, I used to feel this way. Even when I was raising my children alone, and very low income (because it was only one income) and we were struggling just to ~survive~, I realized every time I took a shower,  there were other people in this world DYING OF THIRST, and I stood there, seemingly wasting water, Between us, at least 80 (?) life-saving gallons of water daily down the drain....made me cry when I thought it...made me appreciate what we did have...made me pray for those who really suffer....for even we with the lowest incomes and difficult situations, poor health, or that of our loves ones, are still so spoiled it would seem....And, we do have a responsibility to THEM...And, I would like to think my country is TRYING to better the circumstances of the rest of the world, in many ways. This really is touching, Martie...thank you for this inadvertent reminder of how very blessed I am....I relieve my guilt by prayers of thanksgiving and let God handle the rest about which I can do nothing. ~He~ give me serenity, it never came to me by myself or my thoughts. And, usually when I don't get the peace I need, even after prayer, it means there IS something I can and should do.

Hugs, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

Sis~

Pure gold is this~

'the quiet joy of steam
from the cooking pot'

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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"and when we get to the pearly gates ...
we'll find what we called our sins were just mistakes."

Tom Kimmel

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