by Nasoosie » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:52 am
Hey there, Joy! Family GTGs can often be stressful, for many different reasons, so just relax and plan your own "kick-back" trip closer to home where you can be your own bosses! Don't ever worry about complaining about whatever----we are the kind of family who can listen, sympathize, empathize, and then toss it all away when things clear up! What was that quote I am trying to remember that ends with "and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away." I will find it and be better next time in quoting it, as I love it. It involves sifting through things, keeping what is worth keeping, and then that final sentence.
Have fun planning your own itinerary!
Edit----I found it, and it's so fitting for this group! A poem by Dinah Mulock in 1859:
Oh, the comfort —
the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person —
having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,
but pouring them all right out,
just as they are,
chaff and grain together;
certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them,
keep what is worth keeping,
and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.
Life is about learning to dance in the rainHappy travels!