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Conny Borgelioen's avatar

There's an irreverent light, always in any darkness. That's what keeps me going, and I can see it in your writing too.

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jane c. hu's avatar

tragic optimism gang rise up

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Kate Horowitz's avatar

it's bad! we're trying! go team!

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Rebecca Chaperon's avatar

Beautifully written, I love it entirely.

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Kate Horowitz's avatar

Your painting is such a perfect complement. I still can't quite believe how perfect it is.

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Elinor Abbott's avatar

Loved this. The "tears of things" made me think of Shinto-- which would say there are tears (💧) in things bc there is life in all things

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Kate Horowitz's avatar

Oh, yes yes yes. What a beautiful thought. And yes, Virgil was all about the Liz Taylor tears in all things. (That emoji only has one meaning to me now, and it's Sad & Famous)

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Tul's avatar

“Even if it isn’t, we can still do something. We can still help each other.”

This feels so important as we move through life together with our tears and tears. 💙💙💙

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Kate Horowitz's avatar

💙💙💙

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John Lovie's avatar

Thank you, Kate, for this and for the nudge to catch up with LWON.

Viktor Frankl has been on my mind too. Perhaps it's the time we're in, where we're struggling to find the meaning in the suffering.

I'm glad you're here.

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Kate Horowitz's avatar

Thanks, John. I've been meaning to read some more of Frankl's writing. Maybe I'll look him up today.

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John Lovie's avatar

This one seems made for these times, well, all times.

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

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Kate Horowitz's avatar

That is a very good one, and always timely.

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