The best thing you’ll probably read this Sunday. Comments disabled here. Please visit the original post and share some love. Thank you for writing this Pam. Loved the stories and the message within them.
That’s how the light gets in
That’s how the light gets in
–Leonard Cohen, Anthem
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Sometimes, things break.
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It is her favorite mug, the one with the cherries on it–a thick piece of crockery, sturdy and cheerful. It came from a local potter who’s recently closed up shop, so there’s that little ping of irreplaceability: This is a piece we will never see made again. It keeps her coffee wonderfully warm. It is the perfect curved shape to cup with both hands, to spread warmth from palms to soul on days when warming’s needed.
And then she drops it one morning, watches in awful slo-mo as it spirals toward the sink. A big chip flies off the base. The handle detaches with a sharp, painful crack.
She picks it up. Oh, this is silly, she thinks, as tears spurt,–silly to mourn for a mug!
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Thank you, Piyusha, for your lovely words and re-blogging!
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