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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Resistance

Thank you Tracie for sending me this quote. 

It seems strange that love, faith, education, community, and joy would be acts of resistance. But during this time when hate, fear, misinformation, and poor leadership are looming over us...we must resist.

And if JOY is an act of resistance...let's do that!




I savored every minute of this beautiful puzzle... 

...and I will do it again and again over the years.

 

And just like that...it's done. It's such a wonderful burst of joy.


And just like that it's undone and I'm ready for the next one. (I am getting other things done....just not ready to write about them yet.)

Mary shared her amaryllis story in a comment a few days ago....her's is tall like mine. And I just learned that one of the reasons stems grow so tall is because they get too much water. Oops! Once they start to sprout...they need little if any water at all. And that's probably why the wax casings versions bloom shorter.

We don't know until we know.

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5 comments:

  1. dotty seiter: now playingJanuary 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM

    Great job completing that great jigsaw puzzle, MaryAnn, with its accompanying wonderful burst of joy! It's a wooden puzzle, yes? It looks like such fun to make.

    Thanks, too, for helping us put together the interlocking pieces of love, faith, education, community, and joy in the puzzle of resistance in this time of hate, fear, misinformation, and poor leadership. YES!

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeJanuary 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM

      Yes...this is a high quality wooden puzzle that I bought from an artist in Maine. Putting it together and enjoying it on my table is a total burst of joy!

      Thank for making the "interlocking" connection between the puzzle and the quote.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM

    Thanks for sharing that great quote!

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeJanuary 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM

      It is a great quote. We're in some scary times and I have to believe that we can get through it.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM

    Thank you for sharing the inspiring quotation. It's time for all of us to do our part to resist the hate and share love.

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