Reading won. Hands down!
Been wrapped up in a book that beckons my soul & fills my heart. And has taken up all of the attention which might otherwise had made time for at least one blog posting between 03/30/13 & today.
Not the sort of book you can read through FAST. A slow reader, one where every page is carefully ingested, mulled over, reflected upon. One that has taken at least two weeks to almost finish, in spite of having it with me at all times for those odd moment of suddenly-available time.
A book that has, over the 2nd part, repeatedly brought Mom to mind, a totally unexpected response. Appreciating in ways previously unimaginable what a wise elder she was, how much she embodied what I hope to attain. And how it all totally fell to pieces whenever matters involved two of my older sibs. For the most part, what I was blessed to experience was a true elder, whose warmth & wisdom touched all whose lives she - even briefly - touched.
Which explains why I went totally bonkers on the occasions she flipped from true elder to whatever it was she became. Being very literal (a mega limitation), I could never grasp how such a complete flip was possible. Still don't, but am now able to grasp that it is ungraspable, if that makes any sense.
What I can fully comprehend appreciate embrace honor is that the times she flipped were so way fewer than the times she eldered my life.
Has this book made a difference? Oh, yeah!
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