And the angels sang.
Seems like a good time to break radio silence, or blog lethargy.
A few things could still go wrong, but I think that's a guide with a candle at the end of the tunnel and not the express train.
A few other things are looking positive also, so while life's never perfect, it's nice to lean back for a moment this weekend and draw a deep breath, even as beyond all the times insist on being interesting.
I wish I could find the exact quote, but Alexander Solschenizyn once wrote of looking at apple trees after a rain.
As long as there are moments like that, he noted, it's possible to go on and persevere a little longer.
Amen.
Congrats man! Great to hear. I try to keep in mind those golden moments myself. It's not always easy,
ReplyDelete" ... I stand under an apple tree in blossom and I breathe. Not only the apple tree but the grass round it glistens with moisture; words cannot describe the sweet fragrance that pervades the air. I inhale as deeply as I can, and the aroma invades my whole being; I breathe with my eyes open, I breathe with my eyes closed-I cannot say which gives me the greater pleasure. ... "
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christine. I couldn't seem to find that online this a.m. The particular line I was thinking of is at the end: "As long as there is fresh air to breathe under an apple tree after a shower, we may survive a little longer."
ReplyDeleteIt's all at http://www.sad34.net/~globalclassroom/Library/Russiathreeprosepoems
Yay! Congratulations! I hope your apple tree moment lasts. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, hon! You GO boy!
ReplyDeleteAmen, brother -- and major congrats!
ReplyDeleteI was going to do a lyric from 'Down in the Hole' (theme to the Wire, if any of you guys wondered), but that song's WAY too pessimistic for the occasion...
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS, man! :-D
Thanks for your article, really useful information.
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