Looking For Guides

Grizzly Meadows, Trinity Alps, California in September

…even if we could lead love-thirsty people to the water,
they would still have to fill their own glass, and take a sip.

Next they’d need to remember how to repeat those steps – day after day after day.

The business and practice of loving is hard work.
(When you have forgotten where the water is, look for guides.)

martha lee phelps

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