The way to real growth is not to become more powerful or more famous,
but to become more human and more tolerant.
~Helen Steiner Rice
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Titles and fame are only accoutrements
fragile and short in season
like a maple leaf
that floats gently in the fall breeeze.
Looking in the mirror
helps us to see ourselves
without pretenses, or titles,
just who we really are.
When one is living well
becoming more tolerant and generous
With less of a focus
on oneself
We see in others
who we really are.
~Janice Henshaw photo © 2016