A catbird tries to fly
against the wind only
to be blown backward.
I know that feeling –
setting out with certainty
and arriving somewhere
entirely different. When
I respond with acceptance
to my unexpected
destination, the sun
clangs its cymbals of
light in silent celebration.
~ Danna Faulds
Stop trying to fly against the wind and fully embrace where you are in the highs of lows of life. Celebrate the unexpected… and the sunshine today!
Find Your Middle Ground 
Beautiful!
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Agreed ☀️
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Just had a moment like this yesterday, and flowed with it, and it’s amazing how short the darkness is when you let it be. Thanks for this post today, and all days, Val.
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Thank you dear Jet. 💛🙏💛
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A beautiful poem, I haven’t seen it before. I’ll have to look up some more of her poems. Thanks for sharing it.
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So glad you enjoyed. Danna’s words and presence are transformational 💕
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Yes, celebrate the unexpected ❤️🙂
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Thank you 🙏
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Awesome
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Thank you ☀️
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Our pleasure 😊
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A great message is wrapped in this poem. Thank you Val. Life is a dance with the wind. Have a beautiful day.
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Thank you Ali. May you go deep and as long as the subs celebration ☀️
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Yes!
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💛
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Love this reminder! 🙂
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Let the future unfold . . .
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Robert the Bruce comes to mind
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Such a beautifully evocative reminder, Val…thank you. May the wind be at your back today….
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thank you! This so speaks to me today.
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Yes! Beautiful and powerful!
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T(and you PD 🙏
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I’m going through some “stuff” right now that gives me the perfect opportunity to put these words into action. Thank you, Val. I think I needed this right now. 🙂
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So glad it helped Debra. Thank you 💛
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Beautiful! But sometimes it is truly difficult to appreciate the unexpected…
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True Helen. That’s why we need these gentle reminders. Thank you 💕
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Ah! Yes! I was on my paddle board the other day, Val, and the wind was so strong when I paddled around an island and it hit me full force in the face! If I stopped paddling for even a second I found myself moving backwards. It fostered a little fear which made everything tighten up…and paddling was exhausting. And then I heard myself saying, “relax into it.” So I did…and I found a rhythm and immediately everything changed. Life is kind of like that sometimes…what we fight we make stronger. There are so many lessons!!!
Have a great week, Val!
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What a great story and metaphor for life Lorrie! Thank you for sharing your inner voice/wisdom experience!
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