Morning

 With palms together,  it is a Monday morning here in Las Cruces, NM and the ground is wet from an afternoon and night of rain. The air is heavy with humidity, unusual for us in the desert southwest. 

From my seat I see the sun is peaking out from the clouds. It is a beautiful sight. Ever since Vietnam in 1966 I have been deeply grateful for the morning light and its promise of another day. For me, each day has been an unexpected blessing as I was told at the time I likely would not survive. Ha! I have and at nearly 80 years old my purpose in life has been to be in service to others. 

I don’t know and will likely never know whether I’ve made much of a difference in people’s lives. That’s ok because my awareness of that is not particularly important. We are not to be helpful for ourselves, but for those we help. We are to “just do.”  It’s important to keep that in mind. 

Be well, 

Daiho