Good morning and happy Friday! April is upon us! Already. I hope that you are doing well.

For today’s quote, I rummaged through the Quotationary book my mother gave me. And I found a wee quote that I really enjoyed.

“My body which my dungeon is, And yet my parks and palaces….” ~Robert Louis Stevenson; excerpt from the poem “My body which my dungeon is” from Underwoods, 1887

Our bodies can often be a source of torment and pain. Agony even. But they are also a thing of beauty and grace and splendor. If you’re having a bad pain day, try to remember that there is also beauty within your torture-racked body. Take a moment to breathe and focus. And have a good long cry or a shout.

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