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I loved the idea of the creation of a comforting quilt of hopefulness. What keeps me hopeful is that are always inspirational people sharing their work and uplifting ideas to remind me that there is a vast field of new possibilities always emerging out there!

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Hello Willowheart, yes Mark's story is beautifully uplifting and comforting. So glad you are here with us :)

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Dear Ann—shining vibrant light, illuminating beauty, and sharing it is such a gift you have. This article is stunning—in your writing you have opened me to choices. You’ve given us an invitation to join you and Mark in the power of hope itself. Thank you for both asking me on this journey, and nourishing in me the deep response to this light itself. It’s so active and joyful. Thank you. I’m so grateful!!

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Dear Dirje, Thank you, it truly was a treasure to meet Mark and hear about his remarkable journey. A deep bow of gratitude to our burgeoning friendship too. So wonderful :)

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Dear Ann, thank you! So delighted with this beauty of interconnectedness—miraculous and so joyful! I’m grateful beside you!!

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We can measure rainfall

In the inches of a cylinder

Sunfall is harder to see

But at the right momevt

A splash of light

Can reach the soul

These are the moments

That are worth everything

A drop of sunlight

If one can catch it

No inches can measure

It inspires a joy

And a melody

And it can. Last forever.

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Dear Richard, So lovely thank you. Does the poem have a name? I love the word 'sunfall', I love when words stop me in my tracks as I realise something new is here for me to perceive. Blessings for the gift of your wisdom words. xxxxx

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Thankyou so much. You’ve made my day. There’s a symphony by the Danish composer Rued Langgaard called Deluge of Sun. it’s his sixteenth and final symphony. Maybe not a classic masterpiece. But worthy of its great title and makes me realise how magnificent the moment is. The moment of hope. Like bubbles of brightness. Irrespective of what has happened or where the dandelion clock may travel its in the moment of unequivocal perfect happiness thst the treasure is to be found. And thst is a real joy.

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Hi Richard - lovely - sorry I missed this post mm The Moment of Hope. Sounds like the title of one of your poems :)

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Ann, this is a spectacular! Such a powerful spotlight on Mark and a beautiful invitation to meditate on the artwork itself. The creative process lives within all of us, centered on listening. Learning how to listen is the heart of the whole thing. Osho wries, "Listening is one of the basic secrets of entering the temple of God." It's a powerful idea—forgetting self so you can become a passageway for spirit. Thank you for shining your radiance into my life today.

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Dear Chris, thank you for introducing me to Mark, such a gift to this new adventure of spotlighting the work of others. Yes, there was a space Mark and I entered where I could listened and then heard the creative song of The Hope Suite. Mmmm thank you for calling that forward.

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Thank you for introducing me to Mark Ann. What amazes me about life that keeps me hopeful is the recognition of the sacred architecture of all the systems within systems within systems....of which I am a part. I am in awe of them!

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Hell Mark, I thought I had posted a reply here, but it has gone. MmmMMM I know that art is very close to your heart and so your appreciation of this weeks post is special to me. As I read your works the song The Windmills of my Mind came to me. I am going to seek out the lyrics. Much love Ann

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