"Hope is the thing with feathers," and it is also the thing that "perches in the soul, / And sings the tune without the words, / And never stops at all..." So here's to singing even if we don't know the words, and never stopping at all.
Hi there. I'm Francesca. I'm a mother, a reader, a writer, and a teacher. I'm using this platform to capture and document moments of inspiration or grace.
Something odd will cross my mind, or a memory will catch me off guard, or my monkey mind will swing from the ceiling fan, or a tiny ant will crawl up the bookcase next to my chair. Then I get curious and curiosity is the first step in an unknown direction
The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.
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