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The Lost Mistress: A Poem by Robert Browning

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The Lost Mistress

Robert Browning

All’s over, then: does truth sound bitter

As one at first believes?

Hark, ’tis the sparrows’ good-night twitter

About your cottage eaves!

And the leaf-buds on the vine are woolly,

I noticed that, today;

One day more bursts them open fully

– You know the red turns grey.

Tomorrow we meet the same then, dearest?

May I take your hand in mine?

Mere friends are we, – well, friends the merest

Keep much that I resign:

For each glance of the eye so bright and black,

Though I keep with heart’s endeavor, –

Your voice, when you wish the snowdrops back,

Though it stay in my soul for ever! –

Yet I will but say what mere friends say,

Or only a thought stronger;

I will hold your hand but as long as all may,

Or so very little longer!

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Inspiring Quote for Today: Family and Friends, Priceless

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“Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.”

—John Maxwell

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Today’s Inspiring Photo: Experience Joy

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Today’s Photo ~ Friends on the Journey

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We All Need a Friend

Thinking Out Loud ~ Falling in Love

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Saint-Exupéry writes in The Little Prince of the Little Prince meeting a fox. The fox asks the Little Prince for a favor that will change both their lives.

The fox was silent and looked a long time at the little Prince: “Please tame me!” It said’

“I want to,” replied the little Prince, “but I don’t have a lot of time. I have friends to find and lots of things to know.”

“We know only the things we tame,” said the fox. “Men do not have more time to know anything. They buy things all made at merchants. But as there is no point of merchants of friends, men do not have friends anymore. If you want a friend, tame me.”

“What should be done?” said the little Prince.

“We need to be very patient,” answered the fox.

Note: We may fall in love at first sight, but we haven’t fallen in love with the person we first saw. We fell in love with an image. Falling in love is a process much like the peeling of layers of an onion. There’s always another layer. With each layer we learn something new about the person with whom we are falling in love. Each day is a new falling in love adventure. There is no steady state. We are either falling in love or falling out of love. Falling in love takes patience and hard work and it is worth the time and the effort.

Feel Good Tip ~ Move Out of the Tight Circle

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I am blessed. I am surrounded by good neighbors and friends. They care about me and I care about them. When we move outside of our tight circle we discover a beautiful world filled with beautiful people who care and have loving hearts.

Daily Inspirational Quotes ~ Here’s Hoping You Have Many Good Friends

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“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.”

—Unknown

Photo for Today ~ Good Friends

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Photo of the Day ~ Celebrate Victories

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Celebrate victories. Celebrate your victories

and the victories of those you love.

Today’s Positive Thought ~ We Become Like the People we Associate With

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“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best (Epictetus).”

We become like the people we associate with. If we associate with perssimists and angry people, we’ll become like them. If we associate with people who refuse to quit and who believe they will make a difference we’ll become like them. Choose friends and associates carefully.

 

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