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contemplating impermanence.

just because something ends, doesn’t take away its original beauty. it doesn’t make it any less sacred. perhaps its limited time makes it more so. 

the beauty still lives in the now, in the living memory within our hearts. sometimes we just need to look a little deeper, a bit longer, with eyes of love. 

the truth is, life and death are always present. the underlying reality is always present, arising and falling, then arising again. our perception is linear, but reality is all at once, it just IS. by whatever name, it IS.

i think of loved ones and friends who have passed and they can seem so alive in my heart and mind. something of them is still there, still so close, as intimate as this breath and every cell in this body.

perhaps it’s the love. 

perhaps we never really lose anyone or anything, even though it may seem so at times, especially when we want a hug. 

we are so used to perceiving with our five senses. as miraculous as they are, they are also limited. maybe we should also try perceiving with love. LOVE is still here. so be kind to yourself and give yourself a hug with the same love you have shared with others. the love that is always present.

~j

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