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Edith Wharton

04/17/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways. Edith Wharton, A Backward Glance, 1934 … [Read more...]

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Seneca

04/06/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

There is nothing so bitter that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: bitter, hope, patience, patient mind, Seneca, Solace, Solace in So Many Words

Some days

03/31/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

You see clouds and think if you could just cross those peaks and find a soft place on the other side, you’d be okay. Ellen Wade Beals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Clouds, Ellen Wade Beals, hope, Poetry, safety, sky, Solace in So Many Words, Wishes, Wistful

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