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Pictures & Words | Shari's avatar

Your post just showed up in my stream today, ten days after you wrote it. Go figure. I'm just grateful it did.

My humble opinion...Yes! You did shrink it! We are more powerful than any of us fully realize (yet).

And great writing and photos.

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John Hamilton Farr's avatar

I think it's so important to pay attention to what we tell ourselves. Thank you for the affirmation, and I'm happy you enjoyed the post!

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Kelly Coughlin's avatar

This line hooked me, right off: “The flowers pulled me out of what passes for depression these days..”

The rest took me to uncharted territory, except for the hike and pancake party. Beautiful writing.

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John Hamilton Farr's avatar

Happy you enjoyed it. Thank you!

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NMrocks🤘🏻's avatar

🖖🏻

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John Hamilton Farr's avatar

Gracias! The journey is all.

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Rebecca Gummere's avatar

Glad for the more positive report - love your photos.

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John Hamilton Farr's avatar

Thank you!

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Jim Bob Moore's avatar

Nice stuff, as always, John. You always write well on this passage of life. I think you make mortality seem more like a gift than something to fear.

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John Hamilton Farr's avatar

Thanks for restacking, Jim! And for the observation also. At this point in my life I think the angle of a gift is pretty cool though I don't think about that much. My natal horoscope being overloaded in the 8th house may be relevant. Otherwise the stimulus is more like, "WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO???" I don't make any of this up, of course. It's just whatever happens.

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