“One needs others to get to know oneself.” Carl Jung
In Their Faces When the harrowing voice pierced my body a thick roke of darkness became my inward days, feeling the essence of sorrows all around me, reaching the fragile wraith of my heart into their deeps and seeing the innocent faces of loved ones peering through the the threshold of suffering as a multitude of all before, as a sign of hope that the cliches of time are true enough in honouring the layers of pain so easily stored in the flesh, now let go in the moment I see myself in their faces. Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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“Feeling the essense of sorrows all around me” is a painful place to be, overwhelming at times.
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This sure has been a difficult year for me around that very fact, thank you for sharing that experiential insight.
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This is a time of sorrow, for sure.
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Yes, absolutely
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The origins of compassion
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That’s it Ana, spot on, a deepening of it really for me.
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OMG, my brother, you’re in it awful deep already — don’t drown on us, the rest of us need you! 🤗
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Needing a life-belt really
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I’ll just bet!
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It sure has been hellish for everyone, and I’ve come to realise I’m in that same place oddly enough.
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Do you read Brenda Hoffman at WP’s Life Tapestry Creations site? I’ll bet it would do you as much good as it does me…
You’re in a tough posting, on a tough assignment — I know I couldn’t get through six hours of your duty without falling flat! Stay the course — isn’t that a gleam of light we’re seeing at tunnel’s end, now? 🙏🏼🥰
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Yes, a gleam of light (hopefully not a freight train – lol) I haven’t discovered Brenda – so thank you for the kind tip-off. Very much appreciated Ana.
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I had that freight-train thought myself, haha! It cheers me to think you will have Brenda’s comfort now. Much, much love to you
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And to you for your kind thoughts and encouragement.
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the faces are all white
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Not so fast 🙂 there are some other faces if you look closely 🙂 But in fact it was more about choosing a representative of those near to me in some way.
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yes… add the word majority…. isn’t it sad that our neighborhoods are not truly integrated?
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Yes, absolutely, too many segregated blocks, very unhealthy.
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*humble applause*</em< for you, Paul.
❤
David
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Thankful for the applause David 🙂
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Thank you so much for sharing this Chuck.
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Have a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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this is beautiful such a poignant poem! ❤
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Affection?
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Yes, with new sight of those in front of me.
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🙂
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🙂🙂
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Deep and revelatory
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