June 15th, 2026

The Secret Anniversaries of the Heart

“The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves and apart. the secret anniversaries of the heart…”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American Poet; February 27th, 1807 to March 24th, 1882)

“Today I am thinking of singular rites of passage, the secret anniversaries we never talk about, kept in silence and apart.”

“Secret anniversaries of the heart are not restricted by the passage of the years.”

“I am a part of all that I have touched and that has touched me.”

Thomas Wolfe (American Novelist & Short Story Writer; October 3rd, 1900 to September 15th, 1938)

“It took a secret anniversary of the heart to remind me that there is always time enough to remember. But there is never time enough to commemorate what we cherish, unless we pause to observe, when they occur, the holiest of all holidays.”

“The acknowledgment of those who have touched you is the whole point of living and being ni relationship with others.”

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–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 210 to 212 of 501.

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