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Michele Mansfield's avatar

This is a beautiful post! Haiku is the form I go to when I am most inspired, or amused. Birds! The Birds! Your entire post brings to mind one of my favorite books by Anne Lamott, “Bird by Bird”. Have faced similar pet and family health challenges over this past year. The beauty through all of that has been partially relocating to the East Coast, and discovering it again like a tourist (I’ve been away so long) in between and alongside caring for my mom (we went to a lovely Solstice celebration last night that was pretty far out of her comfort zone, and made personal essential oil fragrances together), and had a “sleepover” at my new apartment. Snapping turtles! There is one that lives on the banks of the river behind my apartment. And I’ve been inspired to enroll in a watercolor portrait class online given by one of my favorite Cincinnati drawing teachers. Fitting creativity in as many open bits of time as possible. It is essential and life giving, and your post captures this beautifully!❤️❤️❤️Enormous hugs friend!

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Linda J Sack's avatar

Michelle, so many things! I love that you took your mom to the solstice! That is so amazing. What a beautiful thing to share. Years ago, I had a little art camp for my niece and nephew back in Nashville and we made essential oil perfumes! The way you were engaging in creative and life-giving activities inspires me. I’m sorry you’ve been through the pet challenges too. We love our people and our pets, don’t we? I’d love to get together with you again sometime. Maybe I will take another trip your way to give myself a break sometime soon. Thank you so much for this encouraging comment. It means the world to me.

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Linda J Sack's avatar

*The way you “are” not were

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Catherine Stratton's avatar

A beautiful meditation on creativity. Thank you! Your pottery is exquisite!

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Linda J Sack's avatar

Thank you Catherine! 💜💜

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lauren deborah | they/she 🌈🐆's avatar

This is so inspiring for me, thank you. I appreciate your gentleness to yourself and the encouragement that extends that gentleness to us 🧡🧡🧡

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Linda J Sack's avatar

I'm really glad to hear my words translated in the way I hoped. Love you, Lauren, and thank you so much for the comment.

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lauren deborah | they/she 🌈🐆's avatar

So much love to you!

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Absolutely brilliant Substack Linda! Love it ❤️❤️❤️

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Linda J Sack's avatar

thank you so much, Lou! xoxoxoxoxo

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Lisbeth Nordstrom-Lerner's avatar

Very artistic beautiful

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Linda J Sack's avatar

Thank you so much, Lisbeth xoxoxoxo

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