What's magical, sometimes, has deeper roots than reason. - Mary Oliver

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But also I say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it’s done right, is a kind of holiness.

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No, I'd never been to this country
before. No, I didn't know where the roads
would lead me. No, I didn't intend to
turn back.

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Sometimes I need
only to stand
wherever I am
to be blessed.

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