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Sprinkle joy.
The act of spreading joy does not often come from a place of my own joy. In fact, every time I can recall my own joy, it’s been a deeply personal experience, felt by an audience of one – me.
The wondrous privilege of witnessing nature; a dragonfly landing on me with wings glistening in the sunlight when I was a child in Chateauguay, a hawk calling while soaring across a central BC sky, a spider’s web sparkling in the pre-dawn light of a full moon in Brown County Indiana, the lull of the ocean’s waves crashing against the shore and receding, crashing against the shore and receding in the Dominican Republic, and more profoundly moving of late in Calgary, dogs approaching me with the same trust and love they used to approach dad with.
My joy comes while living in the moment and is deeply personal.
Spreading joy often comes from a place of brokenness; cycles of dysfunction in relationships or, stubborn ways of thinking or being, when I finally reach out with forgiveness, when I decide to break the cycle to relieve someone else’s pain through kindness and friendship.
~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~
utesmile said:
Lovely post Diana! Hugs!
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dianasschwenk said:
Thank you Ute! ♡
Diana xo
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Mahesh Nair said:
This is a beautiful post, Diana. Great to be back in touch with you. Regards.
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dianasschwenk said:
Aww thank you so much! ♡
Diana xo
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Val Boyko said:
So lovely dear Diana 💛
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dianasschwenk said:
Thank you so much Val. ♡
Diana xo
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Jennifer Kelland Perry said:
A beautiful and profound musing, Diana! ❤️❤️❤️
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Jennifer. ♡
Diana xo
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Louise Gallagher said:
This is beautiful. Like you and your heart.
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dianasschwenk said:
Thank you Louise! ♡
Diana xo
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joannerambling said:
Life is good when there is kindness shown to us and when its shown to others by us
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dianasschwenk said:
Yes. It’s good all around Jo-Anne! ❤
Diana xo
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Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author said:
Diana, By my experience of your kindness and friendship, I’ve come to understand you are the “kind” of “friend” to have.
-Alan
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dianasschwenk said:
Kind words my friend, thank you. ♡
Diana xo
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