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"The kind of friends who celebrate whenever you land somewhere new."

How do I react when my data was just erased? When I just blew money that I should have saved?

When I've been wronged and have a chance to forgive? Marcus Aurelius ( Med. 5.2) wrote, "The obstacle on the path becomes the way." Nicole what a profound expression of friendship when you are butted up against the obstacle or just called to move on. A true nugget of wisdom.

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Yes, “somewhere new” doesn’t always come with a soft landing or an exciting view. And that’s when the celebration of friends is most valuable of all.

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Nicole, I pray you land somewhere new every day.

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Thank you so much.

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I aspire to be one of those friends who celebrate!

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Eating scrambled eggs at your kitchen table... I am there! The "gravity of time and circumstance" is a universal - caring neighbors will help us rise above it. And my dog... is my dog a balloon of sorts? I think so. What an uplifting post.

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I can relate to your illustration today. I have been the one in the balloon. Moving away from friends and family who have been an important part of my life for so many years. And yet as we have come to land in a new state many miles away. Many of them have come to visit us in our new land and celebrated the change we

Have made. Thanks for the moments I was able to dwell in those thought of dear family and friends.

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Perfect, especially the ending❤️

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"Grounded people who don’t think it’s strange that someone would let themselves be taken up, carried away as long and as far and as exhilarating as invisible currents could take them. The kinds of friends who celebrate whenever you land somewhere new."

So good.

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