<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">How to Stop Rushing<br class=""><br class="">Sit in an alpine meadow or<br class=""> by the side of a dying friend<br class=""> <br class="">Taste the wind<br class=""> her letting go breaths<br class=""> <br class="">Imagine a glacier scouring the valley<br class=""> her first inhale<br class=""> <br class="">A butterfly alights on your hand:<br class=""> become a flower, nourishment for it’s life<br class="">Her gaze turning toward eternity, finds you:<br class=""> become a bridge for her passage<br class=""> <br class="">You will not rush the butterfly or<br class=""> your friend’s last glimpses of this life<br class=""> <br class="">So: why rush <i class="">this</i>?<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Jennifer Louden</div></body></html>