"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
---Ralph Waldo Emerson
I love this quote and have it framed on my desk, as to me it really says it all when it comes to living a worthy life.
Today I had the privilege of going shopping with a friend who is very wise, a woman getting up there in years but youthful in spirit who cannot drive herself to far away places. So I took her to a fancy mall and we walked around and shopped.
I was sure I'd buy nothing whereas I think she had hoped to buy shoes or perhaps a skirt. As luck would have it, I made several small purchases and she bought zilch! She has exquisite taste and mine is, well, not as exquisite. So I bought things like perfume and candy.
Usually shopping is low on my list of preferred activities. But to go with such a classy person who also happens to be super nice - well that's not a chore but rather a treat!
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