#subtle differences

English Romanticism:  Lord Byron, Specifically, Is a Dick, but also Very Hot , and we all Struggle to Reconcile the competing Desires to Slap Him with a Boat-Oar or else make out with him and just Let him Ruin our Lives in general  

Daily Meditation -- January 31st

"Everyone has his own fingerprints. The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that." -- Charles R. Brown

We are often amazed at how different members of the same family seem to be. Contrasts are often great: one child might be loud and funny, one might be timid and quiet, and yet neither seems to take after the parents.

A family is like a vegetable garden. The vegetables respond to outside influences. The one exposed to more sunlight will grow differently than the one growing in a damp, shady place. Vegetables growing in crowded areas of the garden may not be as developed as those around them, but they might be tastier.

Although we may have common roots, outside experiences and friends mold us, to, making each of us unique. We sometimes lose ourselves by comparisons and feel like we don't belong, but the variety of our family garden is what makes the world so interesting!

**How can I honor another person's uniqueness today?**

          But she tries to release from her hold, and her limbs clink before locking into place.           She tries again, to no avail. A metallic, ringing sigh escapes Orianna, and she looks           around. The Ball gently bumps her raised leg, but offers no other solution.