Being smart as a whip includes knowing when not to crack it.

Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot.

The cactus thrives in the desert while the fern thrives in the wetland.

The fool will try to plant them in the same flowerbox.

The florist will sigh and add a wall divider and proper soil to both sides.

The grandparent will move the flowerbox halfway out of the sun.

The child will turn it around properly so that the fern is in the shade, and not the cactus.

The moral of the story?

Kids are smart.

If Music is a Place -- then Jazz is the City, Folk is the Wilderness, Rock is the Road, Classical is a Temple.

I am happy.

I have something to accomplish, create, and achieve.

I am happy.

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.