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Susan Sailer's avatar

I'm grateful for all your posts and especially this one. Yes—impermanence makes everything I do both supremely important and completely nonsignificant. I can live with that.

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

I'm so glad to hear this resonated. Thank you for this, Susan ❤️

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moe williams's avatar

This resonates with me so deeply right now. Thank you, Emily!

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

I'm so happy to hear this. Thanks for reading and for sharing this with me, Moe! <3

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Nazish Nasim's avatar

Impermanence is so real especially when children grow up. It is like losing a limb. Thank you for this, Emily 💞

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

Absolutely. Thank you, Nazish 🩵

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Amanda Brown - Type A Mom's avatar

What a beautifully written gentle reminder about living life’s ups and downs, and the magic of being made of stardust✨

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

Thank you, Amanda! ⭐⭐

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Valerie Bacharach's avatar

I love this essay. It captures my sense of the world and also of myself, standing here in my kitchen, inside my corporeal body.

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

Thank you so much, Valerie. I'm so glad that it resonates (from me here in my corporeal body typing this) 🩵

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Alyson Mosquera Dutemple's avatar

Thanks for sharing that Franny Howe poem. I love it.

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

Isn't it incredible?

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Callie DiSabato's avatar

This is exactly what I needed to read today. And listen to while reading it.

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

Thanks, man! so glad to hear this 💙

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Constance M's avatar

Brilliant! “Isn’t everything always happening against the backdrop of the grave?”…and that backdrop is more and more present as I age…as I notice what’s happening in the world. My new mantra…”impermanance”. Thank you for the inspiration! Love and hugs🙏💙🥰

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

Thank you so much, Aunt Connie! sending love and hugs right back! 💙💙

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Jane Mccafferty's avatar

beautiful words Emily! and incredible photos....

i need to meet that tree someday.

And after reading this, I think I'm gonna change my name to Dusty.

love,

Dusty McCafferty

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Emily Mohn-Slate's avatar

You do need to meet that tree! Thanks, Dusty ♥️😂

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