Let's talk about love. Not the fairy-tale kind or empty platitudes, but real love, and real stories. Got a story of your own, or an URL worth visitng? Posts about love are a semi-regular Saturday feature, so use the comments or drop us a line via "lovestories", here @ windsofchange.net if you have one of your own. Lots of room for Guest Blogs.
Megan McArdle of Asymmetrical Information writes about her grandfather George Farrell. The first sentence is especially meaningful as we contemplate our lives this New Year:
"It's one of the great tragedies of human life that we tend to save our best compliments for eulogies...."
It is. A blog called Legacy Matters has a key excerpt, and the link.
The High Holidays aren't just about repentence, they're about creating a better life, a better you. About doing things that make others happy, not just addressing our sins. Are there people in your life whom you love very much? Then resolve to bring them joy of telling them so, and do it. Meanwhile, the mitzvah of sending your thoughts and prayers to Megan and her sick grandfather can be fulfiled by emailing to "janegalt", over @janegalt.net
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