Gwen ~ I know you, too, are intimately familiar with loss, and you faced it at such a tender age. I saw your post. The same page, yes. Melancholy sometimes. But so real.

This is a beautiful post for me, because you put into words what I have experienced, and do experience, in life. It is hard to describe to others the beauty I have felt, seen, and known in the ‘darkest’ days of my life. I have seen the profound beauty in those moments that were painful beyond measure, yet when I met the pain with an open heart, it turned to luminosity, to presence.
Thank you for sharing your light on the page with all of us.
Blessings,
Julie

Stephanie ~ I hope your “being able to identify” means your heart is strong in the face of everything.

Constance ~ Thank you.

Marybeth ~ Thank you for receiving these words and holding yourself at the tender edges of your own heart. Blowing kisses back to you.

Duff ~ It means a lot to me to see your words here. Even though I haven’t commented, I’ve been aware of your recent “discussions” across the internet. I don’t know that my way is nicer, it’s just my way for now. I know a few people who have gotten entangled with some of the shortcut sellers, but what I’ve discovered is they don’t want to admit the warning signs. There a lot of specialness and grandiosity involved, and they don’t want to let go of that.

Hazel ~ Your words are always filled with such generosity. I’m grateful for your presence here and in my life. Palms together _(|)_

Sandra ~ Thank you. (I have a lot of memories of rainy days in Japan – 20+ years ago, oh my!)

Virginia ~ Thank you, too, for sharing your thoughts. You remind me, while remembering what truly matters we also have to be able to focus on the daily details. Like where we’ve put our purse :)

Debbie ~ The words are best when I don’t try to think of them and they just “arrive.” I’mhappy you like the flowers, too.

Jess ~ Hi there! Thank you & you’re welcome :)