It always amazes me to see how universal human emotions and situations really are. We could be very far, geographically speaking, and still, through words we get to feel such a deep identification with feelings and reflections so beautifully written... "The economic insecurity I've lived with is slowly sorting itself, as I sort myself ..."... The joy and peace so many say they see in me,is a testament to inner richness,
because outer riches have not yet arrived ... " and "Remove the false parts. Feature what's true ... " Those were three segments that truly resonated with me. Spoke to me about honest retrospection, patience, consciousness, hope. A Venezuelan poet Aquiles Nazoa once wrote a poem, "Punto y Raya" ("Dots and Dashes"), he said that when you actually walk the land, the world, you get to see rivers and mountains, jungles and deserts, but no dots and dashes! Those don't exist really, he said... Let's just say that when I read your post this morning, it touched my heart, no matter the distance. Thanks for sharing!