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Katharine Strange's avatar

"Readiness to receive doesn’t equate to readiness to use." Yes! Thanks for this reminder. I love the Mary Oliver quote, "My responsibility is not to the timely, nor the ordinary." It can be hard to remember amongst all the newsy urgency

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Stephanie Alter Jones's avatar

Yes! - we' keep breathing, keep moving, ready or not, but I love imagining it's with higher purpose than the emergency of the moment

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Bridgitte Rodguez's avatar

what a lovely post!

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Sue Murray's avatar

This is a timely piece for me, as I am deliberately taking time out from 'being creative' and finding I'm battling an odd mix of anxiety and guilt, even though I know it's important to stop, relax, breathe, go at my own pace.

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Bridgitte Rodguez's avatar

I know I often forget to breathe— but when I do those breathing exercises I always feel better. It’s an easy way to take a pause, a moment, and just be still.

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Jennifer Rowlands's avatar

Beautiful!

And thank you for sharing the cherry blossoms 🌸 🩷🌸

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Stephanie Alter Jones's avatar

I am such a fan of cherry blossoms! 1 week later it's blossom snow time!

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Jenna Vandenberg's avatar

Happy cherry blossom season

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Stephanie Alter Jones's avatar

back at ya!

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