There's Nothing New

Under the Sun

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except 

when a seasoned woman

pays mind to the light years 

above

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and 

 is young again

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when a fragile spirit

listens to wisdom

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and is empowered by

understanding

 

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or

simply when

the gossip of bluebirds

spreads across 

the vernal sky.

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There's nothing new under the sun 

except 

when you are born again 

everyday

to

Pay attention.

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Be astonished.

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And

tell about it.
 

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(dank, mijn lieve zuster)

Last quote by the poet Mary Oliver.

It's Ubiquitous

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and there's no doubt

that

great beauty in any form

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shapes what I value. 

I know exactly where to go find


what piques my senses

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or so I thought 

until I read this:

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 Now go hunt in 

  the most unlikely places

that harbor

  what you are yet to value

and 

what will shape you into someone more

that only courage can see.

A Place Behind The Sun

I do not know what lies behind

the clouds 

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or beyond castles in the air

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but I do know that  


in all weather

there is 

A Place Behind the Sun

from where I have gathered

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imagination

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purpose

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camaraderie

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and sisterhood

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Without Lisa Moran from

Bilancia Designs

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I never would have attempted 

to open an

 Etsy shop

  or to reach beyond 

my own expectations

in 2012.

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Here is my latest paper mâché

commission for a

bridal stationary

shop window

that took over 2000 sheets

of tissue paper 

 and

one month to complete.

anita rivera designs ©

    

anita rivera designs ©

   

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Lisa's fine example

and her faith in me

encouraged me to persist

anita rivera designs ©

   

In 2013

if there's a place 

where good friends assist

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and guide each other

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to find 

A Place Behind The Sun

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 then 



That's Where You'll 

Find Me.

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