Like the way light enters raindrops to form a rainbow, a smile enters the pain of tears to inspire a multicoloured transformation.

For eleven weeks in a row, I had the pleasure of facilitating a creative writing group called Facing the Sun with a lovely bunch of people at a local wellness centre. I noticed that the theme for each week’s session became more positive and life-giving, without trying to force things in a happy-clappy way.

A sensitive, gentle smile flowed through our time together, a smile in the face of mental health challenges and real life hurdles. We still acknowledged how we really were with each other. Sometimes we experienced downers, periods of sunniness, or a mixture of highs and lows.

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