certainly showed her ap-TEA-tude for writing in Gift From the Sea. (1955) So much so, that after receiving the book as a gift from dear friend, college chum & Pi Phi sister, Maureen Kinney, I read it every January for over 30 years. After she died, not so much. Reading it nowadays is like a memorial to her and our friendship.
Though not necessarily spiritual, her words offer wisdom that I can view from a godly platform.
Here are some treasured words:
Here are some treasured words:
I want to be at peace with myself....I want....to live "in grace"....(p.23)
Art of being alone is a difficult lesson...but once done....incredibly precious. (p. 42)
to be the still axis within the revolving wheel of relationships, obligations, and activities. (p. 51)
World's false values:
- weighed in quantity, not quality;
- in speed, not stillness;
- in words, not in thoughts;
- in acquisitive, not beauty (p.119)
Gifts Pre-cepts or Signposts toward another way of living:
- Simplicity....to retain a true awareness of life;
- Balance of physical, intellectual and spiritual;
- Work without pressure;
- Space for significance and beauty;
- Time for solitude and sharing; ....a life of human relationships. (p.120)
128 pages of Morrow's ap-TEA-tude.
