Life Is Full of Sweet Spots

“Think what a better world

it would be if we all, the whole world,

had cookies and milk

about three o’clock every afternoon

and then lay down on our blankets

for a nap.”

— Barbara Jordan

close eyes to the world

block out the day’s commotion

nothing will be lost

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Hunter by night, the Barred Owl sleeps during the day, closing its eyes by raising its lower lids. As humans, we lower our upper lids. Both provide the same desired shut-eye • Photo and “Naptime” haiku by Mary O’Connor

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