Yep. The Red Breasted House Finches that nest on our side porch every spring have given me a great sense of ‘life goes on’.
“The glorious sunrise persists.” And it’s there for all.
Thank you for sharing your view of it.

There’s a passage in Return of the King that this reminds me of - Sam sees a star whose beauty is forever out of reach of the damage Sauron can do, and marvels at it.

This is wonderful all the way through, visual enough to put me there, the language allows the scene to unfold.
So many thoughts come to mind throughout, about how the positive and negative changes affect our environment and our outlook.
I choose hope, too!

Thank you. Beautifully written and delivered. Inspiring. I can relate and I believe many of us can. Katie and I saw a Northern Flickers in our backyard for the first time last week. We watched hop around, eating insects from our lawn. It was one of many moments we’ve enjoyed in the calmness of this pause.

At the beginning of the pandemic, I wrote the word ‘COURAGE’ on a piece of paper because I wanted to remind myself to have it. A game developed where Katie and I would hide this paper strip of ‘COURAGE’ around the house for each other to find. At one point, Katie said “courage is everywhere!” My hope was realized.

Straight from the heart and we the listeners are so much better for it

“Hope is a choice.” My new refrain. Namaste.

Incredible and so, so touching! Made me cry …and smile.