official renewal

although it didn’t occur to me that i would have to make this commitment in october , i am renewing the vow i made in 2010 not to complain about the cold.  instead, i offer you this view from my window:

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and i would like to add just one thing this october 29th;  it is also thundering.

Whatever we are waiting for – peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.”
  Sarah Ban Breathnach