November 9, 2007

-------Original Message-------

From: Dr Lisa Earle
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: God's Coffee
...quite profound...must forward...thanks!

Love, LISA

> God's Coffee
>
> A group of alumni, all highly established in their respective careers,
> got together for a visit with their old university professor.
> The conversation soon turned to complaints about the endless stress of
> work and life in general ...
>
> Offering his guests coffee, the professor went into the kitchen and soon
> returned with a large pot of coffee and an eclectic assortment of cups:
> porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal - some plain, some expensive, some
> quite exquisite. Quietly he told them to help themselves to some fresh
> coffee..
>
> When each of his former students had a cup of coffee in hand, the old
> professor quietly cleared his throat and began to patiently address the
> small gathering ... ''You may have noticed that all of the nicer looking
> cups were taken up first, leaving behind the plainer and cheaper ones.
> While it is only natural for you to want only the best for yourselves,
> that is actually the source of much of your stress-related problems."
>
> He continued ...''Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the
> coffee. In fact, the cup merely disguises or dresses up what we drink.
> What each of you really wanted was coffee, not a cup, but you
> instinctively went for the best cups" ... Then you began eyeing each
> other's cups ....''
>
> ''Now consider this:
> Life is coffee. Jobs, money, and position in society are merely cups.
> They are just tools to shape and contain Life, and the type of cup we
> have does not truly define nor change the quality of the Life we live.
> Often, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee
> that God has provided us ... God brews the coffee, but he does not
> supply the cups. Enjoy your coffee!''
>
> The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make
> the best of everything they have ...
> So please remember: Live simply. Love generously. Care Deeply. Speak
> Kindly. Leave the Rest to God.
>
> And remember - the richest person is not the one who has the most, but
> the one who needs the least.




-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 1:49 PM
To: 'Dr Lisa Earle'

Pretty cool, but I take issue with the Coffee (for me Tea) cup analogy.
See, I don’t agree that the cup adds nothing to the enjoyment of the tea.
In the right circumstances, the cup can be a very pleasant but non-oral aesthetic which adds to the overall personal experience of the Tea-Time. Not because you can say I’ve got Good China or My China is Better than Theirs, but because the nice china for its own sake feels ‘good’ as an enhanced sense of civility, or perhaps better, formality.
So much for the coffee cup analogy. ;).
Love,
---Dave.

October 15, 2007

-------Original Message-------

From: Dave Ruden
Date: 10/14/2007 6:13:01 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: Re: Fw: Boogie Woogie!!

Hi Mom,
I bought another picture for my apt. This one is a simple modest landscape I saw in Walmart the other day. I liked it well enough, thought of a place it belonged, and it was on sale for about $12, so I bought it. It's not spectacular, but the photos don't quite capture its pleasure.
Talk to you later.
Love,
---Dave.

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From: Dr Lisa Earle
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 8:27 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Re: Fw: Boogie Woogie!!

Dear David,

What a lovely picture - so calming and peaceful....It reminds me of the time when you were about four years old and I asked you what you want to be when you grew up...

David:" I want to be a painter!"
Mom: "Why a painter?"
D: " I want to paint the world!"
M: "Why the world?"
D: "Because it is so beautiful!"

WOW, out of the mouth of babes... In case you ever find some little extra time, you ought to try yourself in a bit of art lessons, you might love it...

LOL, MOM

October 12, 2007

Lovely message from Steve *(aka Paul) Hirschhorn, Joschi's son...you might be interested...

Love, LISA

-------Original Message-------

From: Steve Hirschhorn
Date: 10/12/2007 1:05:22 PM
To: drlisaearle
Subject: [SPAM] Re: Emailing: 2005NBCPhoto_s.pps


Hi Lisa
thought it was my turn to send a picture or two.. these are the grandkids!
Andrea and I are off to Hungary and Rumania on business in a few days. We're hoping to stop off near to where Joe came from - Brasov? I wonder if we'll be able to do any tracing of family while we're there.
Hope you're extremely well.

Love to all
a&s

September 13, 2007

From: drlisaearle [mailto:drlisaearle@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:52 AM
To: A A; Cathy Blumenthal; Carol Kelly; DAVID RUDEN; Ellen; Irwin Fine; Irene L Clark; Judy McClosky; MARK COLIN; Lois; Mathilda Nankin; merrie meyers-kershaw; Sepop; shirschhorn; tomberry; WALTER ROY
Subject: Fw: HAPPY NEW YEAR

WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY
NEW YEAR

MAY YOU BE INSCRIBED FOR A
GOOD AND SWEET YEAR

L SHONA TOVA

LISA EARLE and FAMILY

September 11, 2007

From: drlisaearle [mailto:drlisaearle@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:59 AM

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Nostalgia is a seductive liar." - George Ball
Love, MOM

September 10, 2007

We got a family Newsletter from Debbie (Aschheim) Weiss. Lot's of to doings, and she sends her love.

(LftToRt: Debie, Aviva, David, Robert, Daniel, Rachel)

September 1, 2007

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From: drlisaearle
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 12:15 PM
To: WALTER ROY
Subject: Emailing: scan.jpg






Dearest Ariane and Walter,
We just returned from Ft.Lauderdale, had a great time and are now enjoying a visit from my son, David. We will try and call you this afternoon to say "Hi" - hope all is well with you ...we are playing this attached precious CD, remembering Simon and my Halcyon days...
Lots of Love, LISA