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<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n ALONG THE WAY \n It\u2019s been a pretty good year, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n For on this journey <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n And as my journey continues, <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n And as I travel along this way <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n (c) barbara kausteklis 1-4-12<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n Written for CPC “Wednesday Meet and Greet.”<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/77673\/<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n wednesday-meet-greet-elfwing-bump-friends\/<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n Thanks for all visits and comments <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n Big Hugs.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n ~barb~<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ALONG THE WAY (from there to here) It\u2019s been a pretty good year, I\u2019d have to say, this journey I\u2019ve been on and what I\u2019ve experienced along the way \u2013 more smiles than frowns, more laughter than tears, and friends who share and folks who care \u2013 yes, I\u2019d have to say it\u2019s been a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,29],"tags":[63,159,41,4],"class_list":["post-77737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","category-poems","tag-barbara-k","tag-cpc","tag-photography","tag-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\n(from there to here)
\n<\/strong>
\n<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nI\u2019d have to say,
\nthis journey I\u2019ve been on
\nand what I\u2019ve experienced
\nalong the way \u2013
\nmore smiles than frowns,
\nmore laughter than tears,
\nand friends who share
\nand folks who care \u2013
\nyes, I\u2019d have to say
\nit\u2019s been a pretty good year.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nfrom then till now,
\ntraversing hills and valleys,
\nemotions swayed to and fro,
\npulling and tugging
\nat my heart
\nmore than a little bit,
\nI\u2019ve found places to stop
\nmy spirits lifted up
\nso many times
\nalong the way
\ninspired and grateful
\nfor what life has to hold.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m thankful for each day,
\nthe good
\nand the bad
\nand the in-between,
\nembracing them all
\nfor the adventure they bring
\nto this journey I\u2019m on.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nI remember to stop very often
\nto inhale the sunshine and fresh air;
\nto stop very often to consider
\nthe beauty and blessings we share.
\nYes, I\u2019d have to say
\nit\u2019s been a pretty good year
\non the road from there to here,
\nstopping at the edge of the ocean
\nand the brink of a new day
\nas I look forward to
\nthe steps that lie beyond
\nand the next phase
\nof the wonderful adventure
\nI\u2019ve been on from there to here<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
\nand for subscribing to Friends’ blogs.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n