I have two friends whose lives are especially shining right now.  One is 12-years-old, fighting for her life in a hospital.  The other is in her early 70s, wondering if death is near.

And there’s everyone in between, also leading vibrant lives, simply wanting to be happy.

There we all are in the photo.  It’s hard to pick out the individual lives.  The image is small even though the heart is big.  There are triumphs and disappointments, joys and sorrows, strength and weakness.

Let your eyes soften and see the tapestry here … swaths of light and dark, peppered with spots of colour.  It’s us.

I like the world “tapestry”.  Beyond “a wall hanging” is a musing …

In the tapestry of life, we’re all connected.  Each one of us is a gift to those around us helping each other be who we are, weaving a perfect picture together

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The softness of the eyes

The softness of the heart

We are woven