Paradox.  Today is an extraordinarily beautiful day.  Perfect temps in the 70's (F), blue sky between white cotton clouds, gentle breeze, a perfect spring day in Northern Kentucky, and yet...a friend struggle's for life fighting cancer, my sister is challenged by some heart health issues, another friend's daughter in law passed away unexpectedly.  

"The moment you accept what troubles you've been given, the door will open.  Welcome difficulty as a familiar comrade. Joke with torment brought by the friend.  Sorrows are the rags of old clothes and jackets that serve to cover, then are taken off.  That undressing and the beautiful naked body underneath is the sweetness that comes after grief.  The hurt you embrace becomes joy. Call it to you where it can change."  - Rumi