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"sometimes, our own lives can have a heaviness"

So true. I've been trying to see my own home ground with the fresh eyes of a traveler by exploring very locally, visiting places I've disregarded or overlooked. It helps that our county's public land is mostly in the form of PA state game lands, which have few trails: one is supposed to bushwhack, and I've always been lazy about that, preferring to go to the next county to hike in the state forest. But the more I explore adjacent mountains, the more my own hill seems strange and wondrous.

Granted, I'm doing this for my writing more than for my mental health, but it's nice that, with age, they've actually begun to coincide!

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Thank you Kelli 🧡♥️💜💖 To read this lifted my soul and I always look forward to reading other’s thoughts on life and creativity they are a source of joy, comfort and inspiration. Happy Love Days 🥰

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Thank you for making us all your Valentines! Warmed my heart right up. Dot cards sound cool--definitely going to check those out. I’ve just started a Substack too and am loving the chance to write and connect with people (readers!) directly. Straight to the heart as it were. Enjoy the rest of your perfect-sounding retreat!

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Thank you for this. It made my day!! xx

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Oh, what a lovely Valentine’s treat. Take me to the water! Tx, Kelli.

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