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This rose bush was on the path I travelled when I walked the parking lot of the condo in Gatlinburg. It took several passes before the details caught my eye and I took time to stop and give it my full attention. Do you see it? All stages of the life cycle were on display. Buds, flowers just opening, some fully open, others almost gone. And each one was proudly wearing the beauty that came with where it was in it's journey. I keep going back to this picture because I need the reminder-all of life is worth living fully.