If I walked a mile in your shoes they would no longer be your shoes. They would be mine. I will step differently. I will tread heavier, or lighter, or skip when you plod, or slow down where you may sprint. Nor will my heart, my thoughts, and my reactions be identical to yours. And even if I walk with you, no matter how closely I walk with you I cannot walk your mile and experience you.
And you cannot walk mine.
Let’s walk together when we can.
And respect one another’s journey.
©
Love to you.
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Thank you Cindy 🙂
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If you want to walk a mile in my shoes
We’ll have to sing together about the blues
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Whoops, I forgot to add this tune…
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Thank you Ivor. This is part of something I wrote many years ago. I just have been thinking of it of late.
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Well said. I’ll walk with you when I can and enjoy the togetherness and company. ( in our own shoes) 🙂
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I’d like that Ute. Thank you. 🙂
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Truth be told. What matters is that we try on other’s shoes and while walking with another listen to their stories. I like this one Colleen.
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I love the ‘listening’ part Ali. I used to work with juveniles and I always said “walk and talk with me”. 🙂
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We are such connected spirits.❤️
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I think so ❤
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and if either of us trips and falls in a hole, the other will make sure we are both safe, help out if asked, and continue on our journey
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That is the best way to walk Beth. I like it. And maybe even…we could help each other avoid the holes.
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Yes
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I think I may find them very comfortable!
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Awwwww, well, if you need my shoes Peter I will be happy to give them to you. But then they are yours for the journey. 🙂
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Yes, experience and appreciate, that would be the key, MBC.
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A good key at that.
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Beautiful message dear Chatter. ❤️
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Thank you my friend 🙂
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Thank you Colleen! 🙂
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You are welcome Holly ❤
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🤗
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“Oh we ain’t got a barrel of money, we may be ragged and funny, but we travel along, singing our song, SIDE BY SIDE.” You said it well, Colleen. Side by side creates harmony and peace. It’s the only way.
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Now I have a lovely tune in my head, and I’ll probably dream of me and you walking along and singing! 🙂
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Awesome post, speaks to the heart!
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Thank you ! 🙂
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Very welcome!
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Perfect!! No one can know what anyone truly feels or experience even if or when we happen to walk a simile of their shoes. Awesome, Colleen!! xo
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Thank you AmyRose. We can sure ‘think’ we know. But I’ve learned to say “I really don’t know” instead of “I know how you feel”. I never want to assume I know someone else’s depth.
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Wise woman!
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You are too kind.
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I love this! It is very true – we can never experience something exactly as someone else did. To think that we can is arrogant. You are someone that I would gratefully walk next to, however!
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And I would walk gratefully with you. Imagine the talking! 🙂 and the comfortable silence. 🙂
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Oh yes!
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beautiful imagery!
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Thank you Jodi 🙂
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Beautiful written Colleen and let us join each other 🙂
Take good care of yourself.
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Thank you IRene, and you do the same 🙂
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Thank you, Colleen 🙂
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You’re very welcome.
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Very special, Colleen. I think the respect reminder is key. We really need to emphasize that more and more, I feel.
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I agree Debra. And thank you.
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