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Michael Brophy's avatar

Thank you Gideon for this brutally honest inspiration. It reset my morning outlook.

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Gideon Heugh's avatar

Thank you, Michael.

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Sally Avison's avatar

Thank you Gideon, it seems to me that so many are declaring the world a terrible place when in fact, as you suggest it is a beautiful jaw droppingly majestic place we are privileged to be part of.

There is as you say beauty in the darkest places too, where people live connected to those around them instead of feeling separate.

It is people doing terrible things to each other that make life seem so hard. People, not God, not “ the world”.

For those too blind to see the beauty, try looking outside your thoughts- turn your attention up to the night sky; feel the sun on your face; look into the eyes of a child; inhale the scent of a flower and give thanks for being alive 🙏❤️☮️

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Annie's avatar

I feel you really bared your soul today, Gideon. Not always easy, but sometimes necessary. Thank you.

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D Wilson's avatar

Thanks so much for this writing, yes, this is the world we have been given, and so worth appreciating and loving and working for.

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Bernadette Brydges's avatar

Thank you X

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Andrew Kooman's avatar

I'm so moved by this. Thank you. This reflection reminds me of Dillard's rumination on Beauty: is it a deceptive mask placed over the world, meant to lure us?

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Stephanie Lam's avatar

Thank you, this is wonderful. To live with the and, not the or. That's the challenge and the reward❤️

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Charissa Steyn's avatar

What a gift, as usual, to stumble into the Green Chapel tonight and read your words G. I haven't been doing much of anything lately, not reading any substack, not writing (god, I miss it), my whole life feels up in flames right now, dramatic I know, but it feels true. Through it all, I'm telling myself to hold onto my smile, even if the tears fall at the same time. We humans are a stubborn, relentless bunch and I am in awe at how any of us are able to keep laughing, keep moving, keep creating, keep living....we are all miracles in my opinion. Thank you for always nudging us in the direction of goodness and hope and flowers and birdsong. 💕

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