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– So it\u2019s a calculated move?<\/i><\/p>\n
– Sorrta<\/i>: the vineyards were fine for the wineries<\/p>\n
but a working soul can wither in the Niagara sun<\/p>\n
We chose to leave the magnificent web we had spun,<\/p>\n
leave behind the comfort, contentment of the Briarfield lair<\/p>\n
to jump into \u201cthe next phase of our lives\u201d<\/p>\n
into the deep end, with both feet<\/p>\n
and now as we consider the many unknowns<\/p>\n
that leap has us free falling into the future.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
There is so much anticipated for Almonte<\/p>\n
We know it as a colourful, caring small town<\/p>\n
A Rockwellian Main Street that time passed by<\/p>\n
filled with genuine folk who smile, nod and<\/p>\n
go about their honest day\u2019s business.<\/p>\n
A wonderful home town to nurture a growing family.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
We\u2019re excited about exiting the road we\u2019re on \u2013 for Main Street<\/p>\n
Yet I am certain we are accelerating towards new realities:<\/p>\n
Truths are exposed when no longer wrapped in familiarity<\/p>\n
The status quo is challenged when there are no recognizable boundaries<\/p>\n
Decisions are deliberately taken, one-step-at-a-time, when the path is unknown<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
– So, a calculated move: yes<\/i><\/p>\n
We are convinced that it is a necessary journey<\/p>\n
spanning both geographical and spiritual divides<\/p>\n
to discover new streets, new people and new truths<\/p>\n
to re-discover old feelings, buried muses and forgotten memories<\/p>\n
to exhume those lifeless parts of ourselves,<\/p>\n
prop them up in front of a mirror and<\/p>\n
dare ourselves to realize the potential and promise<\/p>\n
of our Family\u2019s prospects, our dreams and hopes for Life\u2019s adventures.<\/p>\n
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– Chris George<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n (ed. – This March 2013 poem is reposted on the occasion of the one year mark of our “moving day” and arrival in Almonte. It is hard to believe it has been a year!)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" – So it\u2019s a calculated move? – Sorrta: the vineyards were fine for the wineries but a working soul can wither in the Niagara sun We chose to leave the magnificent web we had spun, leave behind the comfort, contentment of the Briarfield lair to jump into \u201cthe next phase of our lives\u201d into the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5058"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5058"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10849,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5058\/revisions\/10849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}