“What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive. You keep your eyes open, you see this damned-to-hell world you got born into, and you ask yourself, 'What life can I live that will let me breathe in & out and love somebody or something and not run off screaming into the woods?”

― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

I work between the rain showers, taking my time, for there is no hurry. I cut back last year’s dead blooms and marvel at the tiny shoots making their way up through the soil. I feel myself relax back into myself. Understanding once again, how this garden keeps balanced, gives me hope, and keeps me sane.

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