Brother's Birthday
We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go,
we take a little of each other everywhere.
~Tim McGraw
...and Lake Wobegon revisited
What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories. — George Eliot
She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child.
— Barbara Alpert
When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points
or it would be impossible to endure them. — George Bernard Shaw
(This probably resonates truth when the girls come back for a visit!)
To the outside world we all grow old.
But not to brothers and sisters.
We know each other as we always were.
We know each other's hearts.
We share private family jokes.
We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys.
We live outside the touch of time.
— Clara Ortega
You are told a lot about your education,
but some beautiful, sacred memory,
preserved since childhood,
is perhaps the best education of all.
If a man carries many such memories into life with him,
he is saved for the rest of his days.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk.
— Susan Scarf Merrell
SISTER
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
— Lao Tzu
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