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February 4, 2011: The universe speaks to me constantly.

If I don’t pay attention, or listen well enough, it tends to shout. Deafeningly. Just lke I felt my Mom (pictured at left in 2009), sometimes did when I was a kid.

Still, I often don’t hear. Just like I didn't as a chlld.

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A group of professional people asked a group of four- to eight-year-old children this question: "What does love mean?"
 
Here are some of the answers:

1) “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4

Susan notes: this is a lovely story, though I have no way of knowing whether it’s true or not. Several Internet searches proved futile in confirming it’s veracity. But it’s so sweet that I’m posting it anyway.

This piece is dedicated to George (pictured at right) and Jeffrey (pets of my friends Holly and Janice respectively), who both passed on to pet heaven.