Pick One...

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This marble plaque hangs in my bathroom, a gift from JB a few years ago. Yesterday I found myself looking at it (don't ask what I was doing please :)) and wondering which of these alphabet purposes I would choose if I could only choose one.

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Connections and needs and inspiration and opportunities arrive at different points in life. What is paramount today may not be next month. But from where I stand today, what is important to me?

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Before I tell you mine, how about taking a look at this plaque: if you were to choose only ONE of these today, which would it be and why?

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Mine: Seek Wisdom

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I can't speak for anyone else, but for me there are times when my life is calm and predictable: easy going days enjoying simple pleasures. And there are other times when it seems that the universe has thrown me a volleyball and insists that I be a fast and attentive learner.

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The volleyball time is now.

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I am learning so much about myself, my relationships, about children and class and poverty, writing, art and drawing, friends and connections across the world, gardening, photography, forgiveness, healing, and still yet and again, perhaps always now, about deep love.

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I have always been a learner, but what seems different these days is that whatever wisdom I am given is no longer mine to keep for myself. This is a time of learning and sharing. And I am glad.

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And if you don't mind a bit of introspective sharing, what on this plaque calls to you?