Thank you, Sky! Thank you for acknowledging the story and thank you for this last post of yours. There's so much wisdom both in the words from these famous people as well as wisdom on your part to choose these particular words.

Something came to mind as I read your post. It is very simplistic and not nearly as "worldly" as what you have posted but I feel I need to share it.

For me it is easier to roll around and sweep all three rooms of my home than to do it room by room. I gather Everything that is on the floor in one central location as I sweep, then I only have to bend down once to sweep everything into the dust pan. But before I push everything into that dust pan, I sort through what is trash and what isn't. I pick up lose change, jewelry, toys, etc. and then do I push the "trash" into the dust pan to dispose of. Seems that's what I've done with my thoughts this time, too. I had a big pile of thoughts that I couldn't live with anymore, so I swept and picked out whatever wasn't to be thrown out with the trash.

I'm amazed at what "treasures" I've found in that pile of "trash!" Maybe I've helped a few readers to pick out the "sparklies" in their pile of "trash" while I was trying to help myself.

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