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“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” -Abraham Lincoln
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“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” -Abraham Lincoln
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Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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“Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.”
-Alexander the Great
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“The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.”
-Bryant McGill
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“Was it you or I who stumbled first? It does not matter. The one of us who finds the strength to get up first must help the other.”
-Vera Nazarian
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“You don’t get over it, you get through it. It doesn’t get better, it gets different. Every day, just like me, grief puts on a new face.” -Unknown
And yet, there are moments of pure bliss, like stars in the night sky. Like this:
Moonrise over Belgrade. Music: Tchaikovsky – Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.
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You are not alone.
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ps 22apr2020: Meant to add music, as promised. This song, “Don’t Wait” by Addison Road was release in 2010, but when I listened to this song tonight, it felt like it a letter to the future we’re living today.
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I have only so much room on our Gems, and this poem has 109 lines. Here is the full stanza from which I pulled the lines I chose.
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Daisy, give yourself away
Look up at the rain
The beautiful display
Of power and surrender
Giving us today, and
She gives herself away-Jon Foreman
I realize I used this photo two years ago, but this is my favorite daisy photo of all time (so far). I added the stars.
I remember when daisies grew by the railroad tracks in our small New Jersey town every June. But now they bloom in November in another town only 40 miles south under my pear tree (Wish).
We’ve been having a great discussion on the KindSpring.org KarunaVirus Challenge about having a heart of service. It seems we agree: helping others feel happy, safe, joyful, well and loved is #1. Since I can remember, I’ve felt this way. Now I have an entire tribe who feels this way.
♥.
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“I like candles. It helps cover up for the fact that I have four male roommates.” -Tyler Joseph, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS
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“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” -Buddha