Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to every man lucky enough to have children, lucky enough to enjoy the unconditional love it brings, and wise enough to fully embrace the responsibility entrusted to you.

I'm thankful for the wonderful, caring father I had in my formative and adult years, a dad who wasn't perfect (who is?) but always compassionate and loving, a dad who was always there when I needed him and taught me at an early age "not to judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes" and that it's not how much money you have (we didn't have much) but how much love you have that is the true measure of wealth. He died much too early but his photo in my writing room keeps his presence alive, as does the whispering I hear now and then from a source that could be only him. Ditto for my mother -- the legacy of love and the whispering!

I'm thankful for the man I married 37 years ago, a man who brought children into my life and continues to show me love in action through all the ways he expresses love for his children (my stepchildren) and our five grandchildren.

This to me is true abundance. And the more we love, the more love we receive. The more we feel wealthy, the more wealth seems to come our way. A wonderful circle of attraction. Embrace it. - ps