ABCs

Inspired by Visits to the Toilet

Cleveland

My sister, Dinah, has a wonderful ABC in her guest bathroom, there to be read while sitting on the loo. I was inspired to write my own, not unlike the original, but my own.

Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine

A-    Adapt to change
B-   Bring an open heart
C-   Catalyze creativity
D-   Defend the defenseless
E-    Eat with gusto
F-    Find courage
G-   Generate enthusiasm
H-   Head toward a challenge
I-     Investigate the shadows
J-     Jump into joy
K-   Kiss a friend
L-    Laugh at life
M-   Muddle through
N-   Notice the small things
O-   Overturn your assumptions
P-    Pass on an epiphany

First sighting of the sun in the USA

Q-   Quest for compassion
R-   Reinvent yourself
S-    Sing in the shower
T-    Take a hand
U-   Use what you have
V-   Validate others
W-  Walk lightly on the earth
X-   Express gratitude
Y-    Yuck more, frown less
Z-    Zero in on love

Cold, clear, a magnificent