“There is no proof of greatness so sure as when nothing can occur to provoke you.” Seneca
I’ve been mad a few times in my life…like a…
Yesterday, I went to the market to pick up a few items and got into the express line right behind a rather imposing woman. While we waited in line…
A few days ago, I took a break from cataloguing books and went outside to a small garden next to the library for a breath of fresh air.
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This past Sunday I got a call from a friend clearly in distress.
“I have to talk to you,” she said with a tone of angst in her voice…
When I came across the image above, it reminded me of the smiles and delights a happy and tactful conversation can bring about. Not like the other…
The light from the bright full moon fell in a river along the top of a placid lake as two lovers held hands. The scent of night blooming jasmine…
I was at a dinner party last week for Librarians on the Go, a group of about a dozen of us that get together every few months to talk about our…
“To my taste, the most fruitful and natural exercise of our minds is conversation. I find the practice to be one of the most delightful…
“There can be no doubt of all the accomplishments prized in modern society that of being agreeable in conversation is the very first.” J.P…
One of the things I love about being a librarian is you can tell people to be quiet when they are talking and they have to listen (or comply). I…
To a librarian the term “inner citadel” could mean a few different things. It could be what I like to call the inner sanctum of the library—a…
”The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and Philosopher…
Of the 72 Roman emperors, Marcus Aurelius, who reigned between 161-180 CE, still reigns supreme in my mind. It's not just because he had curly…
The following passage from Gold Dust has always given me a sense of protection, knowing that my guardian angel is near at hand:
“Would you…
From Gold Dust
“There are times in one’s life when the world seems to turn against us. Our motives are misunderstood, our words…
"There is not a day in our lives that we are not distressed by some numberless little worries that meet us each step of the…
