Winning Words 12/21/10
“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.” (Victor Hugo) Les Miserables (the miserable ones) is V.H.’s most famous work and could be a reflection on his own life. In today’s quote, he says that when life seems cold and grim, it’s good to have the hope of spring in your heart. At times, we can, and do, feel miserable, but don’t give up hope. The seasons do change. ;-) Jack

FROM CB IN MICHIGAN: great quote for the Winter Solstice today FROM JACK: You noticed!

FROM CS IN WISCONSIN: Starting today our days will be getting longer – another sign that spring is coming!
FROM JACK: The way we look at many events (like the change of seasons) is a mind game.

FROM NL IN FLORIDA: A DAY WITHOUT JACK IS LIKE A DAY WITH NO SUNSHINE. FROM JACK: The
shortest day of the year began with AOL rejecting my WWs to you. The 2nd time was the charm.

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: Hope is what keeps us going some days. We are eternally grateful for Hope...one of God's gifts!!! FROM JACK: Hope is what keeps me going every day...whether I consciously think about it or not.

FROM MOLINER CF: Where else but in winter can you see a total eclipse of the full moon on the Winter Solstice ... ONCE in 452 years. Find the good things in winter and spring is a true fulfillment of the promise. FROM JACK: If the cloud cover caused the moon to be hidden, did the eclipse really happen? Was the moon really there?

FROM PRFM IN WISCONSIN: I believe that most saints were human, who lived, as St. Paul, to witness to the Lord and to serve other humans . . . angels are just angels . . . saints are humans who are filled with the grace of God. FROM JACK: I look at "angels" more in the human sense...as those who carry the message of God to others. In that sense, you are both a saint and an angel.

FROM MO IN ILLINOIS: I thought maybe he meant his hair was snow-white, but there was still fire in the furnace...At any rate, HOPE is the most important word in the Engllish language, to quote Eleanor Roosevelt...We absolutely have to have it. Especially when we contemplate the world we are leaving our children and grandchildren!:-( FROM JACK: Every generation has its challenges. "God is not dead, nor doth he sleep."

FROM ILLINOIS LIZ: That's why I love the Midwest-- seasons! FROM JACK: We mid-westerners adapt to change. We might not always like it, but we adapt.