saw the spirit of liberty yesterday
her return was lovely
yet she was there all along
never really left
there was just no stopping her.
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“life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”
-khalil gibran
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image credit: 1907 barribol – the spirit of liberty twirls the american flag
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Lady Liberty is a strong and proud woman. She can be curtailed, but never vanquished in the hearts of the people. I find myself basking in the glow of a promising new world!
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right, and me too, brad –
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How beautifully apt.
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it is exactly as it felt
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I agree
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what a wonderful quote, what a wonderful new beginning, Beth; I rejoice in my heart with you 🙂
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it was truly one of the best days ever, from beginning to end
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speaking to my friends and family, Beth, we wish well for your country; we have Hope 🙂
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yes, that is the feeling here too, did you see/hear our young poet laureate who spoke at the inauguration? just 22 years old and amazing
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no, I didn’t; I will look it up tomorrow;
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btw Beth; showed my mates that video clip, the one you sent with Joe and that stuttering boy; they were moved 🙂
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Lovely and the quote really compliment it.
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thank you –
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What a glorious day indeed!
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❤
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Beautiful
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❤️
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💐😍🙏
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What a great day it was, Beth.
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Frankly, that parade of flags with the music reminded me of a scene from a movie about the Roman Empire.
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We watched from afar and sighed in relief.
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Okay. I finally relaxed. We have a real President and his behavior is presidential. Great concept.
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Ys
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The going’s going to be tough for a while. I wouldn’t want the job of righting so many messes, but I believe things will just keep getting better.
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There will be huge challenges but we will be heading in the right direction
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Ah…hope bloomed yesterday. We just have to water it and make sure no one steps on it.
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Absolutely
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Beautiful. 🙂
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sometimes we have to remind ourselves that we are free…there is a beautiful quote by Rumi that says: Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?
Thank you for your beautiful writing
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I love that quote- thank you
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At last we can again move forward and up instead of backward and down.
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At long last
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Yes, what a moving and beautiful day!
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It so was!
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outstanding paring! 🙂
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Thank you!
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pairing, zut alors!
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Merci!
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My heart danced and my spirit soared.🥰
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Me too
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I almost forgot what felt like to feel hopeful again! Yesterday was a wonderful day.
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yes, yes to all of that!
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She is lovely!
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indeed!
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Tears of joy yesterday. I was mesmerized by Amanda’s poem. I especially appreciated Amy Klobachur’s brief history about the Capitol dome and how she intertwined it with the recent events.
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it was brilliant and powerful and touching from beginning to end. i cried too –
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Such a fitting tribute for the day. Young and old spoke well (the poet laureate was a real inspiration) and Lady Gaga did a beautiful job of supplying some pomp and ceremony to make up for the additional protocols. There were so many of us cheering from here above the 49th parallel- maybe you heard us? Welcome back.
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it was all amazing-
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Congratulations with a new and better future. I think the reactions world wide says it all (although there are still too many people unfathomably supporting what was).
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Thank you so much
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