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Wrought Iron Wringing Resilience: Join My 365-Day Peaceful Photo Challenge
DAY 201. Living with irrevocable differences and curating peace through contemplative photography.
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March 21, 2025
It is a typical day — Nothing different. But I feel the weight of my sons’ health, work demands, and no resolution to a two-year-old problem impacting multiple areas of life.
Today, I must work more diligently at curating peace. Awareness, breathing, contemplation, sleep, and other self-nurturing practices must multiply.
On a walk to run an errand and check something off my to-do list, I spy this wrought iron gate.
I walk past it, then backtrack to admire her.
Later, I revisit her image on my phone.
She stands alone, with no connecting fence or wall.
With her peeling paint and rust-covered form, the unsupported gate declares her age. Her intricate scrollwork confirms her identity as a relic and a witness to time.
