{"id":600,"date":"2022-01-23T14:19:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T14:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=600"},"modified":"2022-01-29T16:41:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T16:41:52","slug":"meaning-is-found-between","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=600","title":{"rendered":"Meaning is Found Between"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ikigai-the-meaning-of-life-1-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ikigai-the-meaning-of-life-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ikigai-the-meaning-of-life-1-1-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ikigai-the-meaning-of-life-1-1-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">When I started writing this poem, I titled it \u201ctruth\u201d.&nbsp; But then, when I went back to reread it, I realised that I could just have easily titled it \u201cpeace\u201d or \u201cwisdom\u201d or \u201cinspiration\u201d or another meaning-filled concept that we spend our lives searching for. Regardless of what piece of meaning we are looking for, I believe it can be found most easily in the quiet moments that we spend in nature.&nbsp; You can hear it in the wind and see it in the sky.&nbsp; You can feel it in the rhythm of the waves on the shore and the and the warmth of the sun as it shines on your face. It is hinted at in the music that speaks to your soul and in the relationships that make up the fabric of your life.&nbsp; Simply put, it is found in the beauty that is around us and within us. The things that are most simple in life can also be what are most meaningful and important. <strong>When you have a few moments, I encourage you to find a quiet place to pause and reflect, where you can find the truth and meaning that speaks to your soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Between<\/strong>\nBy Krista Longeway\n\nThe meaning that you seek can be found\nsomewhere between the warmth of a sunbeam \nand the cool breeze that blows in off the sea . . .\nSomewhere between the quiet hum of the bumble bee\nand the rustling of the leaves as they whisper songs as old as time . . .\nSomewhere between the smell of damp earth after a spring rain\nand the silence of a fresh snowfall on a cold winter\u2019s morning . . .\nSomewhere between the first crimson rays in a sunrise \nand the glow of moonlight reflected in the water on a starry night . . .\nSomewhere between the first notes of your favourite song\nand the feeling of comfort when walking by the side of a close companion . . .\nIt is found in the space that forms \nin between that which is beautifully simple\nand that which is deeply significant . . . \nIt is found between.\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I started writing this poem, I titled it \u201ctruth\u201d.&nbsp; But then, when I went back to reread it, I realised that I could just have easily titled it \u201cpeace\u201d or \u201cwisdom\u201d or \u201cinspiration\u201d or another meaning-filled concept that we spend our lives searching for. 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