bird on branch
by Snoron.com

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. ❤️

21 responses to “* Paradox”

  1. Thanks for this Val. ❤ Accepting all that is without despair is a continual learning process for me…

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  2. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. ❤

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  3. 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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    1. Thank you Paul! Please do. 😌

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  4. 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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    1. Thank you Lorrie. I’m so glad it resonated for you. 💛

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  5. I really needed that poem today!

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    1. Thank you Marie. So glad it nourished you 🙂

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  6. A beautiful poem Val. ❤
    Diana xo

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    1. Thank you Diana. I love it too!

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  7. Great one. I have printed this out! 🙂

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    1. Great idea Elizabeth!

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    1. Thanks Noelle. I’m not surprised ☺️

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  8. Such beautiful words Val. Thankyou for sharing. 🙂 Happy Friday.

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    1. Thanks Karen! Happy Friday to you!

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  9. 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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    1. I love this perspective Marty! Thank you for stopping by.

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