The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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...drift of uncertainty.
She was feeling blue, so I thought I’d cheer her up by urging her to be gentle with herself, and sharing one of my misadventures demanding I learn to let go. Then we both rolled over, slowly surrendering to sleep. Yet my words lingered in the air and found purchase in my dreams. The next day I felt uneasy, as though I was standing on a rock far away from the shore of certainty, out toward the infinite horizon.