forsythia bright in my quarantine kitchen
blossoms have begun to fall
everything is temporary.
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“Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” – pema chodron
When I read the title, I thought: Well, she sure has a thing with stuff falling down….. I’m pleased it’s only the forsythia petals….
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yes, it was a plus that it was only the flowers this time -)
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I love forsythia. It is bright and cheerful when it’s in bloom.
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the early flowers are one of my favorite things about spring
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Lovely. The quote is one I have not heard, but is spot on for the day. Time for some new flowers. 🙂
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thank you –
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You capture great power and meaning is the smallest of words. Beautiful!
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thank you, brad – i’m a word minimalist )
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Brevity is the home of the wise!
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hope that is true )
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Interesting quote, Beth. It requires some pondering. Thank you.
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yes, it is one to think upon, i see it as a positive way to see life, in all of its good and bad moments, each are valid.
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They are. Without the bad, there’d be no good, ‘they’ say. I wouldn’t mind trying some time though. 🙂
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The next cycle of bloom, other plants to brighten, are next on the stage, Beth.
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exactly right, mark. the circle of life continues
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…a circle in a double helix arrangement, perhaps. 🙂
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Yes
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I’ve been reading Pema again, too. Such a sensible comforting woman xo
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She really is
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Let’s hope so Beth!
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I do –
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Perfect quote for your intro.
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Thank you, sadje
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A pleasure Beth.
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Not to worry.
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Yes –
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It will surely fall into place…
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Absolutely)
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I hope my students don’t try to quote from chodron after taking a test… 🙂
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An excellent point, jim )
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❤
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True and such a beautiful picture! ❤
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Thank you-
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LOVE that quote!
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thanks!
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Well said!
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thank you
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🙂
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Beautiful Haiku!
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Oooh, pretty.
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