08/27/2026
the journey of writing "ON GRATITUDE" was rewarding beyond my imagination. the time Dolly Parton and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library so generously granted me was transformative in ways I could not have expected. suddenly, the skies were a little bluer, the flowers a little more fragrant, life itself a little more "sensical." comes down to Dolly's wisdom, i suspect: "keep a happy heart and wake up every day expecting things to be right." thank you for the time, the grace, the goodness. may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest...