"To be a person is to have a story to tell." Isak Dineson
"To the degree that we remember and retell our stories and create new ones we become the authors, the authorities, of our own lives." Sam Keen
"Whether we're eating or working or meditating or listening or talking, the reason that we're here in the world at all is to study ourselves. In fact, it has been said that studying ourselves provides all the books that we need." Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart
"In the act of writing is the unspoken need of having another to listen...Don't ever forget that when we write, we want to communicate, share, break through isolation to another human being." Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away.
"Sometimes life is merely a matter of coffee and whatever intimacy a cup of coffee affords." Richard Brautigan, Revenge of the Lawn
"If we think we have no stories it is because we have not paid enough attention to our lives. Most of us live lives that are far richer and more meaningful than we appreciate." Ruth Naomi Remen, MD, Kitchen Table Wisdom
"Nothing else will ever make you as happy, or as sad, or as proud, or as tired, as motherhood." Elia Parsons
A very touching post with great pictures. I hope it's a special day for them.
Posted by: Robert | June 15, 2008 at 01:03 AM
Happy Father's Day!
The photos are very special.
Posted by: Alissa | June 15, 2008 at 12:14 PM