Two Ways of Spreading Light

by Stacey on August 31, 2010

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

~ Edith Wharton

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Susan August 31, 2010 at 1:42 pm: I never fully appreciated this comment until I saw a multi-mirrored holder with prisms, used in the Victorian era, to multiply and then scatter the light of a single candle.

(Thank you for this week’s ezine. Adversity is a gift of learning and love. There can be no other explanation for bad things happening.)

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Stacey August 31, 2010 at 3:59 pm: Hi Susan! I’m so glad that you appreciate the quote, and you are very welcome about the eZine. I’m so happy that I was able to accept that yes, adversity IS a gift of learning and love, and these past few weeks have been an amazing example of that (with thankfully happy outcomes). Take care – s

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