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Dianne Moritz's avatar

Wow, you have been gifted with patience. Bravo. The bane of my existence in this now very complicated world is untangling wires from all my devices.

Kari Burroughs Kraakevik's avatar

Well, gifted determination maybe! I actually enjoyed it:)

SouthpawDE's avatar

Life's little rewards. Different for every person. A great read.

Kari Burroughs Kraakevik's avatar

Thank you so much sometimes it’s the little things that bring the most joy:)

Lisa O'Neil Guerci's avatar

As someone whose cottage is lit almost exclusively by fairy lights, and have had my share of major untangling projects, I find this writing so enchanting! Patience is the key to magic!

Kari Burroughs Kraakevik's avatar

Thank you so much! It’s therapeutic and so rewarding!!

Linda Carmi's avatar

This is wonderful!!!

Kari Burroughs Kraakevik's avatar

Thank you so very much:)

Jennifer Silva Redmond's avatar

Excellent piece. I hated for it to "end."

Kari Burroughs Kraakevik's avatar

Thank you so very much!

Tiffany Bertolami-Fong's avatar

Untangling... the word gives me anxiety. Claude helped me with a spreadsheet I was working on... it kept saying, 'untangling' - stressed me out. Reading this was very gratifying and enjoyable to approach the tangle from your calmness, thank you! 😊

Kari Burroughs Kraakevik's avatar

thank you so much! I hope the word untangling brings a different calm after reading it :)

Jonne Tikkanen's avatar

I liked this. You show it through the concrete details, and you take me right into how your mind moves now. Fascinating, and beautifully written.

I should be bringing my patients tangled lights like these.

Kari Burroughs Kraakevik's avatar

What a wonderful comment! And yes it is therapeutic for me and helps my mind calm it would be interesting in a therapy environment!