Sometimes life gives us a cup of
sorrow, sometimes
a cup of joy.
Our choice is not
from which cup we’ll drink, but rather
how we’ll guide each
cup to our lips
and how we’ll drink.
May we find the grace to drink from
each while giving
thanks for the well
from which both come.
JDG
aholdingplace 
wonderful poem!
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Joan,
This is arresting. It takes my breath away.
Buffy
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Stunningly beautiful but I’m just trying not to choke while I drink.
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That’s the trick, isn’t it.
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