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Lenten

February 6, 2008

For many years, it became about deprivation: No candy, no dessert, no French fries. But it is time to deprive myself of certain agitation, of the inability to settle down—as if my skin is lit with low fire. If I can find peace for even five minutes each day, I cannot help but expect a renewal, a return to something that I may have always missed.

2 comments

  1. Jennifer's avatar

    You write beautifully.


  2. The Inadvertent Gardener's avatar

    Jennifer, thank you so much! I appreciate your comment.



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