Category: Appreciation
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What if
I toldyouthat the magicstartstoday? With onesmallgesture.One do-differently.One newconnection.One momentofdiscomfort.One breathofenvisioningfull cream livingforyourself. You,in technicolour.You,adding tothe world,exactly asyoushould. ~Lu
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Ever notice
how we allhave some overlapsomewhere?I’m talkingsimilar traits,experiences,and feelings. Disappointmenthas come forus all,as has profoundjoy, andconversely sorrow.We are steepedin the sameexperiences,or rather,in similar emotions,stirred by differentexperiences. We forget thissometimes, whenwe dip intoeveryone-else-is-an-arseholemode.Yet whenwe takethe time to focuson the wonder andhumanity of a particularindividual, this senseof connectionoftencomes flooding backin. We arewonderfully andbeautifully made, andwe are builtfor connection.…
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Dungeon Master
Sowhy is it,that I love you,so very much?This crazycontentment,that seems to havetrapped us botha mere fourmonths in…Four months,going on ten years. It’s in your eyesthat crinkle,when you laugh,or say somethingthat’s bothfunny andhighly inappropriate.It’s the waythey look deepinto my soul,catching my breathin my throat.It’s compassion,and lust,and a softness thatI could not begin todescribe. It’s in the…
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People come
and people go.Life ebbs andflows,and today’s necessityis tomorrow’sentirely optional. Why is this?Well, I suspectit’s due to severalrelated, yet differentthings.Yep, those thingsthat aren’t thingsat all. We learn,we grow,we open up to newexperiences,we decide whatwe want,and by association,what we don’t want. Slowly the message seeps in:you get to choose,and steer,and bring into thislife of yours, what youtruly…
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Tell me
Dear Readerwhat doesyour own, personalShangri-Lalook like?How do youfeel when you’re there?And conversely,what do you misswhen you’re not?I’d love to know,as most of ushumans are quitesimilar, yet also quite different.And the things,experiences, andtogetherness thatmake our own hearts happycan sometimes bequite different. My Shangri-Lahas dogs: many and often!They’re everywhere,active and languid,big and small, okmostly big and scruffy!(Hi…
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42
really is theanswerto the meaningof life,the universeand everything!I’m chasinga V02max highof 42.This numberwill put mein the top 5% ofathletes inmy age bracket.I’m takinghuge libertieshere,and using the termathlete veryloosely. See, asa child, Ihad a dreamof being aphenomenal athlete.Just not thebody,or the diligence,or the natural ability,or the stamina.I’ve carried thisdream with meinto my fifties,and finallythere seemsto be…
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Today
the lightcrept in, througha tiny crack.I slept better.I rememberedthat I knowgreat people,who are cheeringfor me to succeed,and flourish.I smiled at astranger.I exercised mybody.My spirit liftedand Ihave a plan.To getthere,to do thething.To makea difference,to shift,to leavea legacy,to sharethe messageI’ve beencarrying insideme,for so long,as it slowlyunfurled intosomething magicalover the lastdecade.So stand back,nah, lean IN,and watch this space.Great…
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Lately
I’ve beenthinkingabout that fish andher bicycle,and how, perhaps,she may wellneed one,after all. How elsewill she seethe meadow,and flowers?And yup,I know she can’tphysically pedala bike, herself.Yet perhaps,that may notbe a requirement…What if,the bicyclewas in fact, a tandem,and someone elsecould do thebulkof the peddling?And the fishcould narratetheir journey,showcasing herunique viewpoint,like, erm, well,a fish out of water. These…
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Bring the cheese
and be super corny? Sure!Tell peopleexactly howmuchyou lovethem. And whatyou appreciate aboutthem.Even ifit scares you,or makesthat weirdvomit feelinghappen in yourstomach. Tell them.Today.Tell them.Often.Tell them.Explaining theexact magnificenceyou see.Your lense is unique,a secret windowinto their soul.And thismoment,this veryopportunity,may never berepeated again.Much like a oncein a lifetimesale,on your favouritething. So takea deepbreath.Write thattext.Make that call.Be silly.Be fun,be honest,be…
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Chapters
in books are soeasyto spot.A neat titlepage,often also anindex upfront,indicating exactlywhen a new chapterstarts. Life is notlikethis.We oftenstumble fromday to day,only to lookback weeks,months, oreven yearslater,surprisedby aha momentsof new beginnings,changes inhowwe feel,and occasionallyeven whoweare. Why am Icallingthis outtoday?Well, it’sto remind myself,and you,that we areconstantly learningand growing.And thisincludes closingout oldchaptersin our livesto makespacefor newones… So looking…