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Lynne greene's avatar

It was a hard lesson to grasp and it was even harder to live.

Like you, there are many who have lived through it and understand the difficulty quite well.

Thank you for always reading and paying attention.

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Bothwell G. Lee's avatar

The most beautiful imaginable life trajectory, character, grit, creativity, heart & beauty.

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Jason Fisher's avatar

“It is impossible to plug today’s wisdom into yesterday’s choices.” This hits very hard. There are so many things I wish I could have done differently, and I probably dwell on them way too much. It’s good to know that you can still change your direction and become someone you maybe always wanted to be. Thank you!

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Joan Savarese's avatar

Wow, Lynne......this is so, so beautifully written! I read this three times and I think it may be my favorite yet! Keep writing! xx

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Christopher LaGrua's avatar

Very interesting timeline of signifigant events in your life. We were never meant to walk alone on earth. If we were there would only be one . Which one would it have been , a man or a women .

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Lynne greene's avatar

God made his choice.

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Nancy McKay's avatar

Beautiful story of your journey, Lynne. Thank you for sharing in such rich language. (And, personally, I am so happy for your finding love. It makes all the difference.)

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Lynne greene's avatar

Thank you for your compliment and your lovely sentiment.

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Courtney Collins's avatar

Wow, this is my favorite article yet! I deeply admire your honest reflection. Reading as someone trying to “figure it all out” in their 20’s, your insights are incredibly valuable. Thank you for sharing.

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Alexandratrower@gmail.com's avatar

Love this dear Lynne. It as if we were sitting together and talking. You are such an inspiration and so real. Thank you for setting out such a wonderful path to follow and learn from.

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Lynne greene's avatar

Thank you for reading and commenting. You, in fact, are my inspiration.

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Anthony P Teri's avatar

Dear Lynne, all of your stories have been special touching different emotions in all of us. This one may very well be the zenith. You found a way to take your dad’s farming practice and relate it to one of life’s most difficult but necessary lessons. Some things must take their course before we can move on, come to terms or recover. Having been there with you during a portion of your professional ascent, I can relate to the great insights you’ve presented here. Beautifully written, poignant. Bravo.

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May's avatar

Thank you for sharing in such a relatable and personal manner Lynne. You are a gifted writer. You have many chapters left to your story!

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Lynne greene's avatar

Thank you for reading and always offering support!

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Lauren Anderson's avatar

A beautiful recounting of a most wonderful life! Thank you Lynne. We love your writings so very much. YOU always touch us in ways that no others every have!....Lauren and Scott

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Elizabeth Rankin's avatar

I so relate to your intentional efforts to succeed beyond the small town in which you grew up. I’ve never heard it better said that it’s a fire that can’t be extinguished but must burn itself out. Thank you, once again, for your on point reflections.

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Lynne greene's avatar

.. And thank you for being such an important guide in this new chapter.

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Diane's avatar

Wow…how similar yet diverse the trajectory of our lives took us…from innocent future dreams to the realization of life’s disappointments. Somehow our choices end up where we are now…. content and satisfied. Beautiful.

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Lynne greene's avatar

Beautiful…

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Terry Young's avatar

❤️

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