I'm back :-)

after approx. 90 days, i'm back  :-)    -first day of the new year seems appropriate.  and still, it practically took a 2 by 4, because the thought of starting again seemed so overwhelming (thank you ed for teaching me by your example that sometimes you just have to "force yourself to do it").

my intention is to begin sharing again, daily, a quote (the one i've chosen for my four children), with a little meditation.  as well, i'm going to catch up, sharing all the daily quotes that i've been texting them since i stopped blogging last sep. 30 (i also send the quote via text to some family and friends -32 in all).  there are over 90 to do, so the  meditations may be a bit shorter than normal since i'll be in catch up mode, but i hope they might be helpful in any case.  i've learned this much -whether they are helpful to you (and i hope they are), they are definitely helpful to me :-) so, thank you for being the inspiration, along with my four children, to get me to do them.

and with that in mind, (by Gods grace and as a result of lots of practice) i like the idea of being as anonymous as possible.  i will continue to be known on this site as michael a.m.a. (an anonymous man).  i hope i will always remember what the most important people in my life have taught me.... humility brings happiness, not fame....

todays quote (which i'll share with a meditation when i'm caught up....) is one of the best i've ever found:  "Peace begins with a smile."  -Mother Teresa

hope you're smiling.  -michael