Writing notes ~ shared with @dVerse #Open Link Night
Sometimes ~
We forget how far we have come
Over every ordinary obstacle
Through the muck of full-time living
Pulling ourselves out over & beyond
More than what we could have ever
Dreamed possible
Places uncomfortably discovered
When fragile changes into strength
Only in our recovery
Shadowleaves on Lake Ann 
Sometimes we must be reminded of how far we have come, so that we can remember the road others may be on, right now. And that we can appreciate the journey as well.
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Thank you for stopping by & sharing your thoughts too!
Yes, indeed when we go through tough times we gain insight of how fortunate we actually are.
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No sweat, hopefully you find the time to do so as well.
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The recoveries of life are abundant
in a life well challenged..
Ah.. the strengths of life
do come in bounty
for a life
well
changed..:)
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Thank you Katie for visiting!
Life bounties know no limit ~ the triumph of human spirit is indeed remarkable!
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I like the idea of fragile changing to strength. Nice reflection. Peace, Linda
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Thank you Aline’s for reading my blog. And thank you for your kind words.
May peace be with you also! ~joanie
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Strength, like beauty, is an inside job. Powerful bodies sometimes house tiny rodents, & weaker statures can be domicile for lions. Hindsight is 20/20, but regrets can lurk in the shadows of the past.
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Hi Glen!
Nice to see you ~ thank you for stopping in. One truly never knows how one will respond to a crisis ~ and regrets of what was unsaid or not done seem to haunt us the longest.
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“Places uncomfortably discovered” I love the way this line pleasures my ears. Ah, the sounds of poetic bliss.
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Thank you CJ for your kind words!
~ sometimes we are so surprised by life!
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Excellent. True. Simple but full of insights one can only get when in the process of recovering from something….The last stanza is exceptional. I read it on its own thrice and was triply pleased.
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Thanks so much & I am so glad you enjoyed the reading. You are so kind to visit & share your comments with me. ~thank you!
thank you! & thank you thrice! 🙂
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WOW, this is so impressive–and what a beautiful blog.
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Dell ~ thank you for joining me tonight & leaving a comment too ~ so very kind!
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You’re welcome–I enjoyed my visit.
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I think we do need to be reminded how far we’ve come for then we realize that we have strength to overcome obstacles in life.
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Thank you for visiting & taking your time to comment. I agree & perhaps, really it is the most valuable thing we gain ~ the strength to know we can surely make it through this life!
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when fragile changes into strength… the path we walk leaves its imprints and def. makes us strong as well and having mastered difficult passages is a reason to be proud and thankful
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Hello Claudia my friend ~ so very nice of you to stop in! Thanks
Yes ~ character is built in times as these and we become more than who we were.
Have a great week Claudia!
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Strength is so often seen as something else than it is. Your poem reminds me of the way a willow bends with the wind but doesn’t break.
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Thank you Bjorn for stopping in & extra thanks for taking time to comment. I love the willow image ~ yes ~ in most things we don’t know our own fortitude & faith!
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it’s sometimes good to ponder ‘how far we have come’…it makes us humble and strengthen us to move on…nice thoughts…
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Thank you for your kind words Sumana Roy!
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So often we lose perspective…we’re just too close.
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Hi Victoria ~ thank you for taking time to visit! So very true sometimes we never understand until it is over!
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We often find, are reminded of, personal strengths in places uncomfortably discovered. We learn with every step we take.
Anna :o]
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Hi Anna & thank you for your kind words!
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