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Marcia Francois's avatar

Maine sounds amazing! Enjoy.

Such a great reminder to enjoy where you are. Today is my twins’ 16 th birthday and I always feel so nostalgic for the old days of extreme cuteness. I will work on appreciating their teen selves today. (It’s 6:46 am as I post this)

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Amy Byrnes's avatar

Hi Marcia! Well, good luck falling in love with teenagers, lol. But really, HBD to those cuties and enjoy them. xo

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Half Baked Retirement's avatar

Great job, Abby. I can tell you at 73, all those memories stick with you and create great fodder for gathering later. It feels rich to have all history in the bank.

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Half Baked Retirement's avatar

Amy, Amy, Amy is what i mean.

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Amy Byrnes's avatar

LOL!! :)

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Venetia's avatar

“Comparison is the thief of joy”… how apropos! So much wisdom, from someone so young.

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Helene Fall's avatar

What a great share - appreciated so much reading it! I am right with you about enjoying “this moment” and have to actively remind myself to be in moment :) Like looking for the first firefly of the summer (saw it) and enjoying them again last evening.

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TaraES's avatar

This was a powerful one, Amy. Thanks for sharing. I loved My Mom Jayne too, btw. Enjoy Maine!

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Amy Byrnes's avatar

xo

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Kathleen's avatar

Lovely. 💖

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Mary Chamberlain's avatar

Well said - as always.

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gbe1978's avatar

I know I am not the target demographic for all your writings, but I do enjoy reading your work and this one, as well as so many others, was really special. Great stuff!

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Amy Byrnes's avatar

Hi! It's good to know that the human experience can transcend demographies. So glad to have you following (and identifying!) along! :)

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Jennifer Gallo Gaites's avatar

Love this!

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Kim's avatar

Love this. Have a peaceful week in Maine!!

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Asha Dornfest's avatar

Thank you so much for this beautiful musing, Amy. Inhabiting the present is at the same time the simplest and hardest thing in the world. That desire to go back for 30 seconds... the distance from there to here is wisdom, I think. The knowledge that only comes with time.

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