Yesterday on a walk through the garden
it occurs to me
that I don\u2019t much like October
or really, I guess… it\u2019s the season that gets to me
the gardens start to look a bit
haggard
colours have dulled to brown and
rotty
not much new to spot on a walk through
just bits that begin to
disappear
stays dark too long in the morning
gets dark too soon in early evening
dull, damp, cooling
has me feeling
about
the same
and cold feet
work life taking small pieces of my
well-being
like ducks pecking at bits of bread
also as happens, I immerse myself in a story somewhat familiar
of
living, of surviving, of floundering and
finding one\u2019s way
the lasting effects of our stories, where we come from
and how reverberating the legacies of things
we cannot
fix
continue to creep in to our own
nature of things <\/p>\n\n\n\n
this story from a woman I greatly admire\u00a0
breaks my heart in wishing it were possible to offer\u00a0
an embrace that would serve to relieve some of the anguish\u00a0
that accumulates from time to\u00a0\u00a0
time\u00a0
(as\u00a0if that could help)\u00a0
my own story travels with me\u00a0\u00a0
written on the underside of my skin\u00a0
serves most times to open my heart in such a way\u00a0
as to wish I could offer up something\u00a0
that would make life for you\u00a0
just a little bit\u00a0
easier\u00a0
\u00a0
take away the pain, and the\u00a0\u00a0
shame\u00a0
the fear and the worries\u00a0
the things that make you insecure and\u00a0\u00a0
unsure\u00a0
of your footing\u00a0
\u00a0
I tend to absorb the things I can\u00a0
from others\u00a0
and when I reach the point of overwhelm\u00a0
feel the lump in my throat, the tears\u00a0
ready to fall at every minute\u00a0
of every day\u00a0
I withdraw a little\u00a0\u00a0
from the world\u00a0
sit with the difficult things\u00a0
wishing you\u00a0\u00a0
didn\u2019t have to\u00a0
\u00a0
but I keep my heart open\u00a0
knowing I am made of love\u00a0
and I send this\u00a0
to\u00a0\u00a0
you\u00a0
\u00a0
today, another overcast day and a walk\u00a0
to the garden\u00a0
to find, one brand new flower\u00a0\u00a0
only just beginning\u00a0
to bloom \u2665 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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