Motivation Monday
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Category : Monday Motivation
Tags : Mary Oliver
dear Marie,
I love Mary Oliver, but have never seen this quote. I had to mull it over for awhile and still was not sure what the message is. but here’s what I came up with – sometimes we just have to jump into life with both feet, even if we’re shaking and our eyes are squinched up tight -sometimes plugging our ears to nay-sayers and saying “lah lah lah lah like incorrigible children – to honor and pay attention to the gifts life presents. so when I went for my walk today, I was thinking about it all – and I saw my very first true, deep lilac and periwinkle colored clouds, just before dusk. so even if I misinterpreted MO’s intended meaning, I’m still thinking of those lovely clouds, and NOT thinking about cancer. thanks, Marie!
much love and light,
Karen XOXO
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Karen, your comments always fill me with happiness! Many thanks to Marie for connecting us via this blog.
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Karen, thanks for your thoughtful response to today’s quote. Mary Oliver is one of my very favorite poets and like you I hadn’t read these lines of hers before, but they really spoke to me. I read it as abandoning yourself to life – not holding back. I love your interpretation and experience out walking. Thanks again for all your support and wonderful comments – they really touch me and so many others x
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dear Marie and Nancy,
thank you so much for your responses to my comment. you will never know how much of a boost you’ve given me for your kind and uplifting words. staying connected to our BC community is a life-line for me through these days of grief and yet another round of cancer treatment. my joy and gratitude quotient just rose a good many notches!
much love and light to you both, xoxo
karen
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