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“There is scarcely any passion without struggle.” Albert Camus ‘The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays.’
When The Chips Were Down
We reminisced over dinner
of all that we were and
of all that we are,
the places we’d been
people who’d come into our lives,
some who’d stayed
even at the fringes of our story,
those parenting years,
competing debt and dream cycles,
disappointments and celebrations,
there’ve been some very tough times
and yet, when the chips were down
we always came through and
we often say,
that’s what makes us.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Note: The saying “When the chips are down” was a poker term meaning your chips or tokens were so reduced that you were at risk of losing the game.
Paul, pvcann.com
parallax 
This is life.
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It sure is 🙂
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Very true
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Thank you 🙂
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Lovely Paul….reminding us all that love conquers all 🙂💕
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Yes love indeed conquers all, thank you Christine. 🙂
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so very true, weathering the storms makes for a much stronger relationship!
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They sure do Kate 🙂
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Excellent, succinct and tender.
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Many thanks for sharing that with me.
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You’re most welcome. Best to you always.
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A tale of resiliency and commitment.
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Yes one many know only too well sadly, thank you VJ
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Most welcome, Paul
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks Charles.
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Always a pleasure!!
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A beautifully complex journey woven into words so well done
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Very kind, thank you for the encouraging words.
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