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Posted on January 7, 2020 by beth

walking on a bridge and looking down at each side

same day, same time, same place

what you don’t see

is what is happening just below the bridge

to make each side of the very same river

act in a very different way

“no bridge has ever taken sides.”

-ljupka cvetanova, the new land

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Sadje on January 7, 2020 at 5:08 am said:

Very interesting!

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 6:04 am said:
  
  thanks, sadje –
  
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  - Sadje on January 7, 2020 at 6:37 am said:
    
    😍
    
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Chatter Master on January 7, 2020 at 5:46 am said:

THIS is life.

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 6:04 am said:
  
  spot on.
  
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cnw on January 7, 2020 at 6:08 am said:

I love this so much. The bridge also connects two sides, as well.

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 6:19 am said:
  
  exactly. and what you don’t see is what’s below the bridge, causing each side to react in a very different way
  
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Kiki on January 7, 2020 at 6:56 am said:

May I guess? You like water very much….
This is actually and factually something I often did and would lie to do again. Standing on a bridge, looking down on each side.

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 9:11 am said:
  
  I love to be near the water
  
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t_r_a_v_e_l_l_e_r on January 7, 2020 at 7:30 am said:

❤❤❤👌👌👏👏

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 9:10 am said:
  
  ❤️
  
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markbialczak on January 7, 2020 at 7:35 am said:

Here’s to bridging the divides, Beth.

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 9:10 am said:
  
  Yes, here’s to that !
  
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Jodi on January 7, 2020 at 7:58 am said:

Very Deeeeep! LOVVVVEEE it! Have missed reading your daily inspo!

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 9:10 am said:
  
  Thanks, jodi
  
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Peter Wells aka Countingducks on January 7, 2020 at 9:06 am said:

Always true !

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 9:10 am said:
  
  It is
  
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Jim Stewart on January 7, 2020 at 9:57 am said:

Under a bridge is a mysterious place.

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 12:00 pm said:
  
  It sure is!
  
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short-prose-fiction on January 7, 2020 at 10:34 am said:

Beautiful metaphor, Beth.

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 12:00 pm said:
  
  Thank )
  
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  - short-prose-fiction on January 7, 2020 at 12:05 pm said:
    
    My pleasure 🌸
    
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johnrieber on January 7, 2020 at 11:52 am said:

Terrific!

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 11:59 am said:
  
  Thanks, john
  
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Martha Kennedy on January 7, 2020 at 1:06 pm said:

Whoa…

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 5:43 pm said:
  
  A good whoa?
  
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  - Martha Kennedy on January 7, 2020 at 6:17 pm said:
    
    The best whoa.
    
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    - beth on January 7, 2020 at 7:25 pm said:
      
      Yay!
      
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happygourmand on January 7, 2020 at 3:16 pm said:

and yet, sometimes standing on a bridge with someone, staring down, can bring you together.But then perhaps I played Pooh sticks too often as a child…

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 5:33 pm said:
  
  Yes, I agree with you
  
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renegade4god on January 7, 2020 at 8:03 pm said:

…but they are a means to an end. I see a rapid transition here, Beth.

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- beth on January 7, 2020 at 9:21 pm said:
  
  ooh, yes
  
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Miriam on January 8, 2020 at 4:41 am said:

Lovely post!

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- beth on January 8, 2020 at 5:17 am said:
  
  thanks, Miriam
  
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insearchofitall on January 8, 2020 at 11:17 am said:

PERFECT!

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- beth on January 8, 2020 at 12:23 pm said:
  
  thanks!
  
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Jim Borden on January 8, 2020 at 5:51 pm said:

I wonder if you’d find Chris Farley living in a van on one side of the river 🙂

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- beth on January 8, 2020 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Oh, I so forgot about that – still miss him
  
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  - Jim Borden on January 8, 2020 at 9:49 pm said:
    
    he was one of the funniest guys I have ever seen
    
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    - beth on January 9, 2020 at 5:20 am said:
      
      yes! I so agree –
      
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ParentingIsFunny on January 11, 2020 at 12:56 pm said:

That seems rather profound to me.

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- beth on January 11, 2020 at 2:20 pm said:
  
  ❤️
  
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