From that moment, and for the rest of my life, my mother's words--perceptive and many others--have helped me to be the thing she saw and named in me.

Karen Swallow Prior
From that moment, and for the rest of my life,...
From that moment, and for the rest of my life,...
From that moment, and for the rest of my life,...
From that moment, and for the rest of my life,...
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When my mother died of breast cancer, she left me this final note: "From that moment, and for the rest of my life, my mother's words--perceptive and many others--have helped me to be the thing she saw and named in me." How right she was. As I've grown older and had more experience in life, her words have become a guiding light. They've offered the wisdom and insight I may not have had otherwise. Her life was full of love, joy, laughter and wonder; it was also full of pain and suffering. But, her wisdom has remained constant.

Source: Booked: Literature In The Soul Of Me

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