日期：2013-08-06 I used to like sheepherder coffee, a cup of grounds in my old enameled pot, then three cups of water and a fire, and when it's hot, boiling into froth, a half cup of cold water, to bring the grounds to the bottom. It was strong and bitter and good,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-08-06 Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken（沉没的） living room. I had never actually seen one... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-08-06 Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. No he isn't. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk. It was like some sort of cosmic joke. I could still rec... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-08-06 The woman in my life catches me when I've fallen And holds me like a baby when I'm hurt. No matter how high I climb She guides me safely back to earth. And she's there when I need her, My guardian angel, In the dark I can see her Here by my side. Th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-08-05 Growing up, I always wanted a dog. Probably because most of my friends had them, my favorite TV families had them, and it just seemed normal, and American, to have a pooch（杂种狗） in the house. My Dad is very clean. Not just clean, I might say mor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-08-05 When I was a kid, I remember my dad used to sing an old, WWI song, Pack up your Troubles, while he was getting dressed for work in the morning. The lyrics from the chorus of the song play in my head often when I'm packing for a trip - Pack up your t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-07-10 When he told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which has just smashed. There were pieces of me all over the tidy, tan（黄褐色的） tiles（瓷砖） . He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, explaining it was for the best, I could do better, i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-07-10 To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of one week: Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-07-10 I was sitting outside my new home yesterday (we just moved last week, and we love the new place), watching the world go by. There were people in cars, in a hurry to get to their next appointment. There were birds flying by, insects just as busy as t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-07-10 I'm one of those people who's terrible at saying no. I take on too many projects at once, and spend too much of my time doing things I'd rather not be. I get stuff done, but it's not always the best I can do, or the best way I can spend my time. Tha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-07-10 Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man or beast. How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-27 Dear World: I bequeath（遗赠） to you today one little girl ... in a crispy（干净利落的） dress ... with two blue eyes ... and a happy laugh that ripples all day long and a flash of light blonde hair that bounces in the sunlight when she runs. I tru... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-24 If somebody tells you, I'll love you for ever, will you believe it? I don't think there's any reason not to. We are ready to believe such commitment at the moment, whatever change may happen afterwards. As for the belief in an everlasting love, that... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-24 Have you ever known a married couple that just didn't seem as though they should fit together -- yet they are both happy in the marriage, and you can't figure out why? I know of one couple: He is a burly ex-athlete who, in addition to being a succes... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-24 Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. -- Dale Carnegie If we really want to be happy, why do we act like such babies? We can claim to be proactive（有前瞻性的） in ou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-24 We all have weaknesses and strengths no matter who we are. Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it's the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some struggle to manage their finances properly. Some people are... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-24 Once, when a relationship I loved but struggled with was ending, I felt convinced that if only he and I went to the spot of one of our first dates (a place we had returned to throughout our relationship and where we always felt calm and connected),... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-20 Be still. Just for a moment. Listen to the world around you. Feel your breath coming in and going out. Listen to your thoughts. See the details of your surroundings. Be at peace with being still. In this modern world, activity and movement are the d... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-20 Joshua Loth Liebman On my head pour only the sweet waters of serenity（平静） . Give me the gift of the Untroubled Mind. Once, as a young man full of exuberant（繁茂的） fancy, I undertollk to draw up a catalogue of the acknowledged goods of life. A... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-20 Dear God, Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is... 阅读全文>>