Listen.
Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts.
Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts.
Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me…
Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. ~Shel Silverstein.
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I honestly think he was afraid of being blown away that day. The wind didn’t turn out to be so bad after all…
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He was never a huge fan of the bridge. ~W
great photo and great quote 🙂
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Thank you! ~W
Ditto what Kat said. I love your Sunday Sermons 🙂
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Uh, you realize this makes you a faithful church attender? 😀 (and thanks!) ~W
I LOVE that quote!
oh, and thank you for your thoughtful email.
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I do too! And it’s been nice “meeting” you! ~W
Ah, lovely! And keeping in tune with this Sunday thus far. After feeling adrift here for a bit I got up and decide nothing is going to happen unless I open the windows and doors. As much as I’ve been avoiding organized religion like a disease lately I walked the one block to the UCC the good Lord conveniently left at my doorstep and it was wonderful! On every single front- music, sermon, atmosphere, social awareness- it was really great. And smart and thoughtful feeling. In a couple hours I’m taking the leap into a serious yoga committment, too- plus I went before church to the zoo to observe the meerkats and the aardvark (stinky guy) in prep for tomorrow’s test. This day feels balanced AND full of possibilities- as though anything can be. Thank you, Wende, for this little post.
BW looks aptly nicknamed in this photo- and not in the sense that he is a super child. I like this photo a lot.
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Oh my, organized religion AND meerkats. That’s some day! As for BW: you’ve hit on the real reason we call him that! ~W
Very touching photo and listening is very important–at any age. I have to actively work on that; I am a huge talker, which puts my children off at times. So, I have to consciously tell myself to SHUT. UP.
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You know, even the “good” listeners could stand to be taught to really “listen”. I don’t think we do it all that well or all that often! ~W
I love seeing a little boy’s hand in his father’s. You captured a special rapport here.
I believe in miracles, too!
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Thank you. It’s one of those moments where I’m thankful to have captured it. ~W
Perfect…I think you’re directly talking to me (vain aren’t I? 😉 ) I have been trying so hard to remember to be in the exact many moments of my life lately, so that I can enjoy them…because I’ve realized that I never quite know what’s coming up next, and I “waste” so much of my time in the past or future sometimes…And slowing and listening is one of the most important things isn’t it?
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Ah yes, this is the power of a good sermon. Everyone in the audience thinks it’s just for them. I don’t think that’s vanity, really. Being present is one of those lessons I don’t think we ever really “learn” but keep on “relearning.” It’s a moment by moment thing. Good news is, if we miss a moment, there is still this one! ~W
Darn it, you made me cry again! But in a good way. ~A 🙂
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Oops… 😉 ~W
Great quote & super sweet photo of your two guys!
Thanks for the lovely walk this morning… see you soon. 🙂
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Well, the skinny girl trapped inside me thanks you for your help in rescuing her! 😀 ~W