"This is where I most love to live--the place where two rivers meet." I love that line and I love the one Kathryn picked out too "And who we've been is flowing together with who we're about to become." Both are wonderful insights for right now. And the confluence I think about is the Green and Colorado rivers here in the American West, where the Green, muddy and olive-green most of the year, flows into the Colorado as a wide stripe. It takes several miles for the two rivers' water to mix and that stripe to disappear into the river that they make together. Thank you and many blessings!
Confluence is one of my favorite words; seeing it in the natural world is mesmerizing. Even if you don't live near big rivers, you can see them in small creeks flowing into each other as they build into streams. I went to a talk, and the speaker, who wrote a book, said they put the image of two rivers combining on the cover to illustrate that life thrives in the confluence.
Yes...becoming. I actually have in the back of my mind to read Michelle Obama's book, "Becoming." This space is so rich...the confluence of so many layers of life. ~:0)
Confluence is one of my favorite words; seeing it in the natural world is mesmerizing. Even if you don't live near big rivers, you can see them in small creeks flowing into each other as they build into streams. I went to a talk, and the speaker, who wrote a book, said they put the image of two rivers combining on the cover to illustrate that life thrives in the confluence.
A beautiful observation and very relevant to me as I transition from the job I’ve had for almost 8 years into “retirement” as if last Friday, or an intentional pause before the next focus when I figure out what that might be. Thank you Candace as always for your insights. Happy spring!
"This is where I most love to live--the place where two rivers meet." I love that line and I love the one Kathryn picked out too "And who we've been is flowing together with who we're about to become." Both are wonderful insights for right now. And the confluence I think about is the Green and Colorado rivers here in the American West, where the Green, muddy and olive-green most of the year, flows into the Colorado as a wide stripe. It takes several miles for the two rivers' water to mix and that stripe to disappear into the river that they make together. Thank you and many blessings!
This one really landed in my heart today.
So agree. This one, I love beyond any words I could conjure right now.
My favorite line:
"And who we've been is flowing together with who we're about to become."
I've seen many confluences in my life, and yes, as uncertain as this time might feel, I, too, love this place of becoming. Thank you for the words.
Right???? Wow. "Who we've been is flowing together with who we're about to become." I am in that waiting room...with expectation!
Confluence is one of my favorite words; seeing it in the natural world is mesmerizing. Even if you don't live near big rivers, you can see them in small creeks flowing into each other as they build into streams. I went to a talk, and the speaker, who wrote a book, said they put the image of two rivers combining on the cover to illustrate that life thrives in the confluence.
Oh my goodness. This is precious!
I usually resist reading Substack first thing in the day, but yours always gives me a lilting lift! Thank you.
So lovely! The painting and the words
This is so heartfelt and poignant. Thank you so much for a bright spot in the morning:)🦦
Love reading your substack, Candace! So beautifully written and illustrated <3
There's something magical about bodies of water coming together and you capture that so well, Candace!
Yes...becoming. I actually have in the back of my mind to read Michelle Obama's book, "Becoming." This space is so rich...the confluence of so many layers of life. ~:0)
I like that last line
Perfect!
Lyon.
Confluence is one of my favorite words; seeing it in the natural world is mesmerizing. Even if you don't live near big rivers, you can see them in small creeks flowing into each other as they build into streams. I went to a talk, and the speaker, who wrote a book, said they put the image of two rivers combining on the cover to illustrate that life thrives in the confluence.
A beautiful observation and very relevant to me as I transition from the job I’ve had for almost 8 years into “retirement” as if last Friday, or an intentional pause before the next focus when I figure out what that might be. Thank you Candace as always for your insights. Happy spring!