“Letting go has never been easy, but holding on can be as difficult. Yet strength is measured not by holding on, but by letting go.” Len Santos
My daughter Carly has set out upon a new journey, leaving the west coast for the east. Saying goodbye is bittersweet – I will miss her like crazy, but I look forward to watching her path leads.
“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” Arthur Golden – Memoirs of a Geisha
Those of us who have experienced shattering adversity know so well that these are not just pat words. Having no choice when adversity strikes . . . it is then that we can either be torn apart – or keep intact the core of who we are and, ironically, become stronger and more compassionate and accessible to those around us.
This photo was taken on the train tracks in San Miguel, Ca.
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” John Muir
Thank you John Muir, for your wise, wise words.
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