Fear and love seldom
stand, shoulder to shoulder;
Its rare to laugh and
lie in the same breath.
But strength and weakness,
failure and success,
faith and desolation –
they are different ends
of a single stick.
To pick one up
is to receive both poles –
stark contrasts contribute
to a knowledge of the whole.
What is life but growing
wide and deep, so
open from weeping
that opposites, ambiguity,
and a thousand shade
of gray can co-exist
without despair?
Danna Faulds from Go In and In
As we learn to accept it all without despair. ❤️
Thanks for this Val. ❤ Accepting all that is without despair is a continual learning process for me…
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Beautiful, Val!
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Thanks Jill!
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So beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. ❤
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Thank you Louise!
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Val, I would love you to republish this gorgeous poem as a comment to my post today over on Learning from Dogs.
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Thank you Paul! Please do. 😌
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Thank you for sharing such beauty, Val! It speaks to things that are in my heart right now. Have a wonderful day! ❤
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Thank you Lorrie. I’m so glad it resonated for you. 💛
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I really needed that poem today!
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Thank you Marie. So glad it nourished you 🙂
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A beautiful poem Val. ❤
Diana xo
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Thank you Diana. I love it too!
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Great one. I have printed this out! 🙂
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Great idea Elizabeth!
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Love this piece.
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Thanks Noelle. I’m not surprised ☺️
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Such beautiful words Val. Thankyou for sharing. 🙂 Happy Friday.
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Thanks Karen! Happy Friday to you!
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Its rare to laugh and
lie in the same breath.
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Wow. Hard to ever hold opposite emotions at the same time. Emotions are so fleeting and ephemeral, why give them much power or importance, no?
What a wonderful poem!
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I love this perspective Marty! Thank you for stopping by.
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