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Linda Lewis's avatar

Your words resonated and moved me. My favorite quotes are ,"That is life. It does not ask permission," and I let go of what I could not control. I made room. I'm glad you found something that will help you. When life played fruit-basket-upset with me (I actually died twice in Feb a year go) I went in the opposite direction. I now live in the moment, wringing out as much joy out of each day that I can. I notice. I appreciate. I am grateful. We all face changes and hopefully we all find solutions that work for us. I hope 2026 is a great year for you, John.

John Rinaldo ©'s avatar

Honored my words touched you, Linda. 🙏 Your resilience inspires me. Living present, noticing joy, and gratitude truly changes everything.

Evergreen Essence Forest's avatar

‘Long nights at the keyboard while the house slept.” Is there a writer in the room cannot recognize themselves in this sentence? The solace of early mornings (or nights) in a quiet house, with the soft melody of the keyboard singing us home. Always enjoy reading your offerings!

John Rinaldo ©'s avatar

Thank you very much! Quiet hours shape honest writing. ✍️

Giuliana's avatar

Glad to read you are taking action where change truly happens anyway…within. May blessings John!

John Rinaldo ©'s avatar

Thank you very much!

Amy Thomas's avatar

Good morning John ☕️

Your are enough , and your efforts

to bring light and positivity into

this crazy world that often does not

look for what is good and right all around us is noticed. My prayer this

day is that our savior gifts your children that sweet curiosity to find out the full truth of your love for them. Always 🙏❤️

John Rinaldo ©'s avatar

Good morning… I wish the same for you! Have a great day!

Bridget's avatar

Thank you for being visible and transparent.

That’s one of the treasures of Substack: people opening up sharing their fights against different personal kinds of adversities and so creating paths and toolkits for those in need of support.

One of the most enlightening experiences I made so far: I am less special than I thought, there are much more versions of „me“ out there... :-)))

John Rinaldo ©'s avatar

Thank you, Bridget. That’s beautifully said.

V S Uma's avatar

Hey John

Very nice rhythm to look forward .👍

All the best 😃👍

☮️💜☮️💜

John Rinaldo ©'s avatar

Thank you Uma