“There are, in fact, certain roads that one may follow. Simplification of life is one of them.”

― Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

the dear that crossed the lawn during longevity stick class, the birds announcing them,
stopping for a minute to just watch and listen, the two tiny hummers at the feeder,
allowing myself to unfold with spring, in my own way, feeding my sourdough starter
and thinking of my father, slowing down to allow memories to surface,
and noticing a glimmer of hope within them, finding a little bit more of myself in those memories
and letting go of mistakes and anger

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