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I'm sixty-three years old. I have lost parents, wife, friends, and neighbors, yet I consider my blessings to be the moments I spent with each. What I learn...
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I'm sixty-three years old. I have lost parents, wife, friends, and neighbors, yet I consider my blessings to be the moments I spent with each. What I learned from them are irreplaceable diamonds of wisdom, the crushing grief, moments of hard won lessons.

The ache of failure is what made me who I am, not the sunny walks in the meadow. Those are beautiful, but my broken soul made me humble..and that's where success starts.
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NIKON D60

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 400 Shutter 10/2000 Focal Length 2000/10

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Nov, 2016

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Ur words are amazin'

Thank you for your encouragement, my friend :-)

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All your losses are completing your being
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It certainly changed how I wrote. Thank you, Glenda for your kindness :-)

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impressive and inspiring...

Thank you very much :-)

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You write beautifully :)

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