"Those who don't perceive beauty in the face of a Down's Syndrome person are blind to all beauty and are so fearful of difference that they must at once turn away from every encounter with it. In every face--in even the plainest and the most unfortunate countenances--there is some precious aspect of the divine image of which we are a reflection, and if you look with an open heart, you can see an awesome beauty, a glimpse of something so radiant that it gives you joy." (1)
"There's a reason they say that love is a two-edged sword, rather than a two-edged Wiffle bat, or a two-edged Fudgsicle, because love is sharp, it pierces, and love is a needle that sews shut the holes in our hearts, that mends our souls, but it can also cut, cut deep, wound, kill." (1)
(1) excerpt from "Seize the Night". Dean Koontz.
Putting random thoughts on "paper". Scary. But at least they're not running amok in my head anymore. Promise.
backing in. slowly.
and oh so very carefully.
Come on in. Relax. Put your feet up.
Wine? Coffee? Tequila?
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