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The sky was nothing but clear blue and sunshine. 708 709So, I got out of my car to investigate. 710Sure enough, it really was a rainbow wedge just waiting to be spotted. 711 712I felt this surprising sense of relief that Iâd witnessed it.â¨â¨I know⦠that probably sounds strange. 713â¨@dermotkennedy has this line in his song âLost.â He sings, 714 715âMy sense of wonder is just a little tired.ââ¨â¨Thatâs how Iâve been feeling this fall â â¨like my wonder has grown weary. 716 717I love that the very next line in the song is this: 718 719âBut if only you could see yourself in my eyes, 720youâd see you shine, â¨you shine.â 721 722I saw Dermot perform this song a cappella a month ago. I stood on the floor of a packed venue with tears sliding down my cheeks. Every single person in the room knew the lyrics. For 3 minutes and 45 seconds, there was no âotheringâ â just us. All of us, together. 723 724I wanted to write about that moment, but it felt too small in the grand scheme of things.â¨â¨Then yesterday, after posting here for the first time in a while, a friend reached out. â¨â¨She trusted me with something really tough sheâs going through. 725 726And I was so grateful she told me 727because if she could see herself in my eyes, 728sheâd see she shines, â¨she shines. 729 730And I told her so. 731 732A few hours later, I saw that tiny rainbow in that clear blue sky, 733and my childlike wonder, the one that had gone dormant, was revived. 734 735I heard myself say, wow. 736â¨And suddenly, in the grand scheme of things, â¨it didnât feel insignificant at all,â¨like maybe this pocket-sized rainbow was something â¨my friend needed, 737we all needed, â¨in this tender season of weary wonder. 738 739Letâs keep looking. 740 741Letâs keep sharing. 742 743The smallest things hold us together. 744â¨My hand in yours,â¨Rachel 745 746ð What tiny marvels have you witnessed lately? In my Treehouse, I call these stories hope scrolls - as opposed to doom scroll - and they really can lift the human spirit."> 747 </a> 748 </div> 749</div><div class="sbi_item sbi_type_carousel sbi_new sbi_transition" id="sbi_18086146447961629" data-date="1763396146"> 750 <div class="sbi_photo_wrap"> 751 <a class="sbi_photo" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRKfd-KDahm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" data-full-res="https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/582604023_18513346828071382_1458635648208400448_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=OR0DhQn65ukQ7kNvwEhl6Vs&_nc_oc=Adq_IIV7kFUx9c307knuDePPklI4_QKs1u7pxP8VphicqhUgYlM2hlSHSe-fKs6boLY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=A-JaHIkck9PlFTBfOUg4Gg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQK9CoPymEHs-J61RGZ58YNE5zIPEX8ltL9wzTPDOdlhbbZtrnEhXtzLgbgj2w8Ghf7Uo0kpJlBfVA&oh=00_AQJPoUUKvbDrj0_eCjbtGOBqVNmuncEFpk7zeb5z0bTFJQ&oe=6AB2BFA1" data-img-src-set="{"d":"https:\/\/scontent.cdninstagram.com\/v\/t51.82787-15\/582604023_18513346828071382_1458635648208400448_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=OR0DhQn65ukQ7kNvwEhl6Vs&_nc_oc=Adq_IIV7kFUx9c307knuDePPklI4_QKs1u7pxP8VphicqhUgYlM2hlSHSe-fKs6boLY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&
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782isible.ââ¨And, of course, for little Rachelââ¨the girl who often wondered if something was wrong with her. 783 784There wasnât. â¨She was just planted in the wrong place. 785 786Iâll never forget the first time I uprootedâ¦â¨and found HOME among strangers who felt like family.â¨That moment changed meââ¨and itâs why I continue to leave my comfort zone to create circles of connection and belonging.⨠787May you never confuse rejection with unworthiness.â¨May you keep seeking the conditions where you can thrive. 788 789ð±You are worthy of good soil. 790â¨My hand in yours, 791Rachel 792 793ðMy final in-person gathering of 2025 is six weeks away⦠794This oneâs for the givers. 795The ones who make it look easyâuntil they break down. 796For those whoâve forgotten they are a worthy recipient of their own caregiving. â¨Iâd love for you to be part of this circle. 797⨠Only Love Today: A Restorative Retreat for Givers â¨ð November 7â9 @artoflivingboone in the Blue Ridge Mountains â°ï¸ 798Comment BELONG if youâd like more details."> 799 </a> 800 </div> 801</div> </div> 802 803 <div id="sbi_load" > 804 805 806 807</div> 808 809 <span class="sbi_resized_image_data" data-feed-id="*1" data-resized="{"17873413503425153":{"id":"553362885_18501925516071382_787707361522292015_n","ratio":"0.80","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"18086146447961629":{"id":"582604023_18513346828071382_1458635648208400448_n","ratio":"1.00","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"18179326966362121":{"id":"582420675_18513485275071382_8201124554119894005_n","ratio":"0.75","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"18160535425398675":{"id":"583832754_18513739714071382_7032423424164748731_n","ratio":"1.00","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"18129694531495949":{"id":"587686709_18514089118071382_4965631393020069280_n","ratio":"0.80","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"17940904221001158":{"id":"584381121_18514634554071382_6033016705957373556_n","ratio":"1.00","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"17927611500159324":{"id":"589186710_18515858608071382_4153758622938855550_n","ratio":"1.00","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"17993663933855237":{"id":"592470387_18516152941071382_8878268491738557908_n","ratio":"1.00","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"},"18000150008845968":{"id":"588551228_18516790162071382_5574356165847765599_n","ratio":"0.80","sizes":{"full":640,"low":320,"thumb":150},"extension":".webp"}}"> 810 </span> 811 </div> 812 813 814</div> 815 </div></section> 816</div><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-4 footer-widget-area"><section id="text-23" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Rachel’s Treehouse on Substack</h4> 817 <div class="textwidget"><p><a href="https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10001" src="https://www.handsfreemama.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rachels-Treehouse
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