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Colleen Krystyniak's avatar

🥰So glad it resonated!! Thanks for reading & taking the time to comment!

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Lia Pas's avatar

I love this, “Each day, choose beauty from your own garden.” Such a lovely way to describe glimmers! And IFS mentions too! It’s something I’ve just learned about recently and it seems like there’s a lot of richness in that system.

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Colleen Krystyniak's avatar

Thank you for reading🥰 Yes!! IFS is rich. I feel it’s hopeful, compassionate, flexible & dare I say- feels almost playful in its premises; reminiscent of childhood fantasies where pretend play& imaginary friends are allowed to be invited into a part of our daily worlds.

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Emily Halapatz's avatar

I love your poem. Thank you. And thank you for liking my post on Jeannine's WITD. I'm quite new at much of this.

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Colleen Krystyniak's avatar

Awe, Thank You!!☺️ So glad you enjoyed. And you’re So Welcome!!

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Veronika Bond's avatar

I can relate to all of this so much!

off to get some beauty from the garden NOW!

Thank you for a great and honest post and inspiring poem 🙏 💕

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Prajna O'Hara's avatar

Me too!

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Monica Edwards's avatar

“We can start over” is such an important reminder. I’ve been taking a writing break in the midst of a bout of grief, but am feeling myself ready to return and posts like this are so helpful to stay grounded in the realities of our humanness, and to give ourselves all the grace and permissions we can. I hope you have plenty more tea and poems.

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Colleen Krystyniak's avatar

Awe, Thank You Monica♥️-For reading, for seeing me in my humanness & for sharing your own. I just started to dig in to WITD’s comments from Jeannine’s last post. So many, including yours, feel like poems themselves.✨ It has become my favorite way to walk through my grief. The tender noticing feels so safe; so human & beautiful. I am so happy to hear you are returning. Your writing is gorgeous.

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Lindsey Kontovich's avatar

Your poem was so beautiful! I could hear all parts chiming in and asking questions and telling their story!

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Colleen Krystyniak's avatar

Thank you!!☺️ Your reading & comments mean so much.

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Deb Lund's avatar

Colleen! I think you’re the little sister I’ve always wanted. 😁

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Maureen C. Berry's avatar

“I can’t be late to my own life!” Just wrote this on a Post-it note! TY!

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Prajna O'Hara's avatar

PS Thank you for reading me, I am glad to find you!

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Prajna O'Hara's avatar

Hey Colleen, I love your writing, the lay-out makes it so engaging. My tale is wagging — I'll come back for more.

The title is the best! Trust me I don't know what I am doing!

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