Before we are born we are united as clouds in the sky.

At birth we separate and fall – some as soft rain, some as hardened sleet, some as broken snowflakes, some as . . . . .

Upon death, we reunite in the ocean to share our unique experiences.

We then evaporate back into the clouds – clouds which change with every fall.

Timothy Velner is a husband, father, attorney and author living in Minneapolis. You can follow his daily blog – a series of discussions between the worry-self and the present-self at – thespiritualgym.me

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