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Sheila's avatar

Beautiful .. I danced in the sunlight and splashed in the lake side while reading your poem ! Thank you ... In the darkness that may invade us, nature brings us(me) back to what is beautiful and ever lasting !! my heart still sings!!

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Abigail Thomas's avatar

Glorious, Judy.

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Judith Hannah Weiss's avatar

Thank you. I am honored by your words. Deeply. Honored. By you.

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Mira Dessy's avatar

Lovely! And the image is beautiful too, did you make that?

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Judith Hannah Weiss's avatar

Thank you for your comment and yes, I did make the image.

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Mira Dessy's avatar

I like it. It’s given me inspiration for a collage piece. Thank you

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Emily Sinagra's avatar

Amazing !

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Sonny's avatar

You are brilliant. Every essay you offer makes me honoured to be able to read your words.

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Judith Hannah Weiss's avatar

I am honored by your words. Deep bow.

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Jim Cox's avatar

J, you started this essay with an amazing spiritual truth, that we cannot control what happens to us, but that we can indeed control what we do about it. Thank you for this fine, taut essay!

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Chris Roberts's avatar

The things that happen are our “experience of life” - not necessarily “good” or “bad”.

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Judith Hannah Weiss's avatar

Thank you for restacking my work. I deeply appreciate it.

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sallie reynolds's avatar

Your spirit is wonderful. Blessings on you and Will B

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Connie Ahlstrom's avatar

beautiful

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Hugh Briss's avatar

Superbly uplifting. Wherever you might have been after the truck smacked you, a hardy welcome back. 🤗🌹

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Jerry's avatar

Wonderful. It’s always about how each of responds to circumstances we encounter every day. It’s up to us to do our very best to make the situation tolerable and even great. East to blame “life”, but as Jimmy Buffet sang: Some people say a woman is to blame, but I know it’s my own damn fault”. As always thanks for your thoughts.

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Nancy L. Glass's avatar

Love the accompanying collage….

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Sharon Nolfi's avatar

I love the paragraph about trees and the collage.

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Susan OBrien's avatar

Like that piece of art.

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Glenn Lippman's avatar

You are still brave, miraculous and courageous. Thank you for reminding us to look for blueberry trees. I think unicorns hide under those branches.

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