Accepting life as it is<\/span>, I had a wonderful time with my friend. <\/span> Of course I had my slips, falling back into memories, conversations, attempts to grasp, to figure out, and so on. But bringing acceptance <\/span>to these moments brought me back to the present, the ever-full and joyous present.<\/p>\n 1. Friends from afar<\/span> will be my first gratitude item this week, SJ in particular, but there have been many others that have made their presence in my life felt these last few weeks. Thank you all. For SJ\u2019s part, I must say that he brought an amazing sense of <\/span>wonder<\/span> to so much of daily Montana life that I would otherwise take for granted.<\/span> So many times he would point out things in our journeys, from little birds to the vividness of the colors around us, always positive, always exploring. <\/p>\n
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