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Everything Changes…

Change is Life in Forward Motion…

I embrace life’s changes… but sometimes I grieve the loss related to change.

Seasons Change…the hue of the Autumn Leaves is breathtaking… the blank canvas of Winter allows for a fresh Spring start… and Summer brings the family together for backyard barbeques and adventurous vacations.

Close relationships can become “loose” over time, situations and distance.

Loved ones supplement the quality of the world we live in…then die leaving “holes” that cannot be filled.

Seeds become plants that produce flowers and fruit then shrivel and turn brown.

Quaint towns become urban driving nightmares.

Weekly family dinners evolve into occasional telephone calls and yearly visits.

Warm welcomes change to respectfully correct interactions and the cool feeling that the “Connection” has been lost.

Nostalgic family homesteads become a battle of property rights… destroying the very principles that the family was built on.

Innocence Matures to Understanding as Life’s Cycle Rolls Forward…

Substantially “Connecting” with people and with the world around me is what makes me, me… without connection there is no me… processing altered connections is hard and emotional but part of my journey…

Balancing the “Change” perception…

Strained, turbulent child: parent relationships mature into deep, caring supportive reliances.

Pictures capture a visual image that can preserve a moment in time to cherish forever.

The blessings of grandchildren…

The blessing of finding a committed companion for the duration of life…

Processing a “Matured Understanding” and developing “Peace Within”

Letting go… being alright with the journey as it unfolds.

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