There was an ocean above us, held in by a thin sac that might rupture and let down a flood at any second.
It__ the wonderment of water that makes it so appealing: thoughts of what__ beneath the surface, or out there beyond a watery horizon.
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It__ the wonderment of water that makes it so appealing: thoughts of what__ beneath the surface, or out there beyond a watery horizon.
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When she remembers to look at herself in a spiritual light, she sees the deep capacity for love this pain has brought her. The realization fills her with wonder. Now she can rise in the morning and greet the new day with eagerness and grace.
Lament invoked love.Woe invoked wonder.Grief invoked grace.Cry invoked celebration.(Page 80)