I have some good brothers.  Three, to be exact.

Well.  Sort of.

Two are natural-born brothers.  Ed & Jerry.

The other is an add-on.  Jeff Golden.  He is so much like a brother to me… he gives me a real-ribbing…. but in exactly the right way.  He cracks me up.  He keeps me thinking.  He is easy to be with.  He has a big heart of gold.

My other brothers, Edward and Gerard… are the same way.  Yet.  They are very different.  Jerry is more all-business, get the job done, motor-head, and man-cave kind of guy.  He is goofy by default.  Honest, forthright, and upstanding.  He has a big heart of gold.

Now my other brother Ed… is creativity defined.  He loves beautiful things.  Most of his life has been filled with creating beauty.  But it doesn’t stop with his talents and gifts… for sewing, knitting, cooking, painting, drawing, space-scaping, and on and on.    His love for life beauty shows in his eyes and in his smile.  He has a big heart of gold.

Today, my brother sent me a book.  An Epic piece about Chickens.  I won’t tell you which one sent it… but tonight I do the Chicken Dance… in joy.  I am lucky to have such good brothers.

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it – would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.
— Ralph Marston