“We revisit those places where we experienced love, as pilgrims return to holy places, to be reminded, restored, and reaffirmed by them.” ReturnHolyPilgrimHoly Places Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“It does not matter whether one is at the giving or receiving end of love just as long as one is part of the process in some way. It is only when we become disconnected from the process altogether that we should begin to worry.” WayGivingShouldLongDoeEndsMatterProcessWorryReceivingDisconnected Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“Rearing three children is like growing a cactus, a gardenia, and a tubful of impatiens. Each needs varying amounts of water, sunlight and pruning. Were I to be absolutely fair, I would have to treat each child as if he or she were absolutely identical to the other siblings, and there would be no profit for anyone in that.” IfsNeedsChildrenWould BeThreeWaterGrowingAmountFairsTreatsProfitSunlightSiblingIdenticalCactusPruning Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“If there is any reason to single out artists as being more necessary to our lives than any others, it is because they provide us with light that cannot be extinguished. They go into dark rooms and poke at their souls until the contours of our own are familiar to us.” IfsSoulReasonLightArtistDarkRoomsOur LivesFamiliarPokeDark Room Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“there is probably no such thing as an innocent question, at least not when a parent is doing the asking.” ParentAskingInnocent Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“To envy is to draw circles that isolate us from others, to take small, bitter trips that diminish the traveler.” DrawsEnvyCirclesBitterTravelerDiminish Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“A party is a slightly artificial event where one learns the rudiments of human behavior at its most admirable: speaking when spoken to, looking somebody in the eye, shaking hands and being friendly under duress.” HumansHandsEyePartyEventsBehaviorMannersFriendlyArtificialHuman BehaviorShakingAdmirableSociabilityDuressShaking Hands Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“one of my earliest joys as a parent lay in knowing that at the end of the day I had once again ushered three babies back to their beds, against the odds, unscathed and peaceful. Happiness was a houseful of safe, inert bodies. Actually, it still is.” StillsEndsBodyJoyThreeParentKnowingBabyBedSafeLaysPeacefulThe End Of The DayOddsAgainst The Odds Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“An enlightened person raises the level of the consciousness of the entire community.” PersonsCommunityLevelsConsciousnessRaisesEnlightened Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.” MistakeTeacherAppreciationBridgesMaking MistakesUsualLearning From MistakesMade A MistakeGreat MistakesI Make MistakesI Made A MistakeInexperienceLife MistakesMistakes And LearningMaking Mistakes And Learning From ThemLearned From MistakesEveryone Makes Mistakes Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere, without moving anything but your heart.” WayHeartMovingTeacherLettersAppreciationGood WayLetter Writing Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.” ThinkingSpiritReligionSpiritualityCreationGardenGardeningClosestHookGardenerGardening And GodHorticulturePulling Weeds Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me.” KnowsShouldPersonsKnow HowEvidenceDespiteGrandmotherBlessGrandparentGrandchildrenMy GrandmotherGrandmaGrandpaChildren And GrandchildrenMy GrandchildrenGrandkidsParents And GrandparentsGrannyMy GrandmaYour GrandmotherGrandparents DayGrandchildren And GrandparentsGrandparents From GrandchildrenMother And GrandmotherGreat GrandparentsFunny GrandparentGreat GrandchildrenGreat GrandmotherGrandmother And GrandchildrenMother GrandmotherFunny GrandmotherBeing A GrandmotherGrand MotherHappy Mothers Day GrandmotherFunny GrandchildrenNana's And GrandchildrenHappy Grandparents DayGrandmas And MomsBeing A GrandmaMothers Day GrandmaGreat GrandpaGreat Grandma Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“One of the earliest religious disappointments in a young girl's life devolves upon her unanswered prayer for a horse.” YoungGirlReligiousPrayerHorseDisappointmentAnswered PrayersUnansweredUnanswered Prayers Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux