I love when you comment, it’s always deep and insightful, and always somehow surprising. So are you gonna do it, Mercy? Write a book? It would be fascinating. Across cultures, across careers.
I really resonate when you talk about a time of great bravery (or perhaps foolhardiness; but are the two so different?) in your life. My precipitating event was different, but like you — I found that a step of bravery can lead to a life of transformation and change. And what more do we really ultimately want? This is how I usually put it: I’m a sucker for transformation!
Now, turning 80, I feel like for the first time, I am who I am. The fullness of that. Without knowing what that is, but no longer caring very much. I’m content to say, It is what it is. Like Popeye, I yam what I yam. It’s peaceful. But I wouldn’t have given up any of the turbulence that got me to this place, either. Greetings across the miles!
It’s wonderful to hear from you, but someday I’d love to be with you in person again! Maybe 2015?
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