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It‘s easy to long for nothing but good news and carefree days, but a full life includes the broken and dark and difficult parts, too.
If you stay anywhere long enough, it will start to accumulate some shadows. And those shadows make it no less beautiful. It makes it something like home. It anchors you there in ways that a steady diet of pleasantness never will.
I‘ve spent most of my life holding my breath and hoping that when people get close enough they won‘t leave, and fearing that it‘s a matter of time before they figure me out and go.
A heavy load of grief can be shared by talking about it, next time you encounter someone who‘s mourning, listen with great sensitivity, knowing that listening itself is a sacred act.
Speak to those who are suffering; don‘t leave them alone in their pain. Practice the sacred art of being present in pain, even when it feels scary or awkward.
Do whatever you have to do to connect with God in a way that feels authentic and truthful to you.
pickok - so I want to tell you about Atwood's first novel, how the second wave of feminism plays in it, but also, mainly, the humor. This is a really fun, and funny, look at a serious problem - for Marian and for the world, relevant today.
I tried here: https://www.librarything.com/work/32423/reviews/301213285
It‘s terrific and I loved it.
