He taught me how to eat cheese–and, lately, how to lâcher prise. Photo of Jean-Marc and me taken in 1993, at La Cloche aux Fromages in Marseilles.
TODAY'S WORD: lâcher prise
: to let go
ECOUTEZ – Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce today's French word: Download Lacher-prise
A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse
THIS PEACE
Today is the big day
Lately I've been thinking about
all the peace I feel
When I feared it would be
Regret
I wonder at what point
I began to
let go
Perhaps it took this move
or the previous
or the one before
I could have stayed here
in the land of
milk and honey
Squeezed sweetness out of
This dry ground
A broken farmer's soul
…were it not for His whisper
Trust me
Lâche prise
You Dear Reader
may feel sad
Have I resigned?
I wonder
at what point
I let go
Began to feel
This peace
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Beautiful post today. Just simply beautiful. Bon courage.
And may peace stay with you Kristin in this time of uncertainty for you.
Best Wishes & Love to you both. Peace will come with a Pathway.
This is beautiful Kristi. Just keep on being beautiful! LOVE, Eileen
Good luck with whatever you do next, wherever you may go. You have touched many people with your posts. Thank you for your generosity, your honesty and your bravery. Bon courage is the word for today.
Hi Kristi,
Gorgeous post! I had to go back and reread it because it is so beautiful! I reread Jean Marc’s letter too. I hope you find the peace you are looking for! Thank you so much for sharing with us and peace be with you!
The end of one and start of a new adventure. Embrace it. Xxxxx
Lovely thoughts, lovely words. Wishing you the very best of your hopes and dreams.
Beautiful photo, beautiful words… sometimes the hardest thing to do is to let go, and trust. Once you do this, all fits in the universe. Courage!
A beautiful post today, Kristi. The right road will rise before you.You both have courage and faith…there’s not much more that we really need in life.
Oh good luck. Lacher prise… Nicola
Hi Kristi,
Thank you for sharing your wonderful journey. You have touched so many lives. Bon Voyage.
A broken farmer’s soul.
My dear Kristi you and Jean-Marc have been a part of my life for so long. In that time I have lost a love, raised two boys, and gained a love.
The look on Jean-Marc’s face…the fruit of his labour’s on his shirt.
That far away look in his eye’s, the look of love when he’s looking at you.
And you Lady…the depth of feeling when you write, you can always bring me to tears.
Keep on the path your on Kristi, it leads to happiness.
Hi Kristi, you have shared your most difficult struggle and voyage. Just letting go and allowing a new dream with its own journey evolve. Breathe and pray. Trust that this will be the next right step whatever it is. We are all with you in spirit!
And really, what could be more important than Love and Peace? You have them both.
Thank you for your most lovely post and for sharing your difficult journey. I love that term, Lâcher-prise. Love and bisous to you and Jean-Marc.
We all need to let go of the present to openly meet the future. thank you for a lovely, inspiring post, Kristi.
Kristi, my heart goes out to you in your difficult circumstances. You know – or if not then do remember – you don’t have to be perfect!
And thank you for reminding me, with tears in my eyes, to stand and stare and reflect – and pray. Very best wishes
from Margaret
Thank you Kristi for today’s post. Pas facile mais nécessaire. Bon courage pour nous deux. xoxo
Love this! A beautiful answer to the prayers I have offered up over you and Jean-Marc!
Dear Kristi,
These have to be the most beautiful and touching words you have written so far, a signature post. The peace you feel spills over into the heart of this reader and tears wash away fears. Have you resigned? I think not…you have not given in. You and Jean-Marc are moving through the passages of life and a feeling of freedom can come from letting go.
As your future unfolds, may it reinforce the decisions bringing you to today. God bless you both.
Such simple words to convey such deep meaning. It is absolutely lovely. I wish you both much love and success and happiness and peace. Someday soon, you will look back on this day, not with sadness, but with fondness and warm memories. Bon chance!
When one door closes, another door opens! Does this phrase/sentiment exist in French?
Your babies have left the nest! It is time for you and your soul mate to embark on your next journey! Who knows what awaits you! Bon voyage!
With sincere warmth and best wishes,
Eileen
Beautiful poem. Strong hearts.
A beautiful and encouraging post for all of us who have come to love you and your family. I will pray for God’s continued peace and guidance for you. As a lover of all things french, I love your blog and eagerly await for it in my inbox. Best wishes for this season and all seasons to come.
I can’t say anything more than has already been said by your eloquent and wise readers, except that I’m proud of you both! Here’s to the future and to wonderful memories ( and to making new ones!!) I hope I’m as brave as you are when my time comes to lacher prise…
What an extraordinarily beautiful poem, Kristin. Full of faith and courage. My heart and prayers are with you.
Simple and thoughtful words…yet powerful…
Beautiful…simply beautiful. Good things will
come your way.
Blessings and prayers. It is the journey, and how we live it, that counts the most. xoxo Mary
Beautifully written. With your attitude toward life, you will find happiness anywhere. I’m looking forward to following your future adventures, wherever they take you!
Yes, I feel that peace for you
Life is a journey
A beautiful post, Kristi ~ your words are soaring as you travel on this journey. You brought this song into my head: “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven …” (Turn, Turn, Turn -Pete Seeger – words from the Book of Ecclesiastes)
Bon courage 🙂
p.s. And thanks for teaching me “lâcher prise.
So sad you are leaving. I feel as though I am leaving too, for in reality, I know I will one day have to face the same departure from my little bit of Paradise.
Good luck.
Ron.
When you have love and peace in your heart life will be good. Beautifully written.
This is just beautiful. No matter when you land you will have beauty and peace. When we have to fight too hard for something, it probably means that there are only better things waiting for us. More peace, more happiness, more of everything !
I love reading your posts, thank you for sharing your life with us.
Beautiful, Kristi! I have been reading your blog for a long time, but only commented once or twice. Carpe diem!
I wish you peace and happiness. You have become an important part of my life and I will miss you. Please don’t stay gone.
Beautiful. Letting go is one of the hardest but most important things we need to learn, and if your man has helped you to learn that as he has learned it himself, than I would say you have a truly successful marriage because you are helping each other to grow.
Thank you for teaching me lacher prise today. It is such a coincidence because last night I also decided to Let go, Let God. I often forget this as I struggle to attain the things I want and end up being disappointed when I don’t get them. But letting go is so much better than the struggle.
You are so strong. I think you have done the right thing, letting go is peace. Bonne chance!
Cheering you on!
Merci mille fois for letting us in on your journey, both the highs and the lows. It takes a lot of courage, but you have that, even in dark moments, know that your story is helping many others feel more open, more vulnerable, but en fin, much stronger.
I wish you and your family a wonderful New Journey . It really is amazing sometimes how the hardest things we think we are doing can turn into joy and new beginnings. A new surprise awaits you . Sometimes we just don’t know we are doing the right thing until we do it – et voila !!! I am so happy I read “French Word a Day” a few years back and have been able to enjoy your writings and learned some delicious new French phrases. Merci, Patricia…….. Lache Prise – perfect.
Beautiful. Peace.
Somehow I always felt you would experience this sense of peace with letting go. Have been following you a long time. You will find another place to put down roots, ( literally and figurative), and then will come the excitement of a new venture and new stability in your lives. It will all be for the good. You’ll see.
I think I am speaking for all of your readers in that we wish the very best for you and your family, and that comes from love.
You have found the Perfect Solution. May you all be well.
Wishing you love and blessings as you move forward. I have truly loved reading your life’s stories. May peace, love and joy guide you and your lovely family always. Hugs.
Blessings to you always – what a beautiful sentiment. Be at peace, endure in love.
I have admired your writing and stories for many years. I, too, rarely comment on your posts, but felt called to today. I am sending warm thoughts to you and J-M. Your courage, strength and embrace of life’s crooked path inspires so many of us.
Wishing you peace and calm as you start the new chapter in your life. Please continue to take us along.