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Seasons have a way of shaping our lives.
I’m noticing these days, as the warmer weather comes, the number of
people who are out walking, jogging or working in their yards. Perhaps,
it’s our response to winter being over and spring arriving.
I’m also noticing that people are stopping to talk to each other for
longer periods of time. Public lingering is afoot around Saugeen Shores.
When walking to work, I, too, find myself stopping and talking to people
for longer periods of time. (next column)
18/04/2009 03:52 PM
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The seasons change and my desire to linger does too ... to reconnect
with our neighbours ... to meet someone on the sidewalk and catch up on
how things are going ... to celebrate the sunshine together and the
emergence of new life all around us.
In a way, the seasons create meetings and coming together. Times when we
meet each other for no purpose or agenda. Moments when the gift of being
human causes us to pause and wonder for a while. When this wonder is
shared it becomes wonder-full.
Seasons shape us into who we are and into the possibility of community.
How will you and I be shaped this season?
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