Category: Appreciation
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There’s a gentleness
when you hold me. A soft, almost anticipation in your eyes. Our breath syncs, and I cannot distinguish my heartbeat from yours. My cheeks are wet, as strong emotion escapes my body. So this is what it feels like to truly live. This simple magnificent pleasure, of being fully seen, and wanted. ~Lu
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Friends
New ones, old ones, related by blood ones, separated by distance ones, down the road ones, and dare I say “work ones”. All of them great ones. I may not have hundreds, yet the two handful count ones I do have, are literally worth their combined weight in gold. Every single one. So what makes…
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Paddling without a lifejacket and other unmentionables
There’s a certain beauty in the rhythmic, hypnotic sway of their arms, as they rapidly pass, water so still the paddles cut clean through. Apparently they lead with their elbows. Something a novice like me, cannot see. What I can do though, is feel. Feel what it’s like to be truly in my own body.…
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Today
I’m struck again by the joy of simple things. A great conversation with a new friend. A lazy stroll with someone you love. A sharp old-fashioned pencil. Solid, crisp paper. Freshly laundered bedding. The smell of coffee brewing. A random call from a dear friend. Kindness. Connection. Gratitude. The appreciation of these things is easily…
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No mud
no lotus. Looking at you I see right into your soul, your humanness, your things that you wished you hadn’t done. And I love you. I open my bad shit cupboard and I show you: my weakness, my stumble, my falling off a cliff, your hand strokes my belly, a part of me that you…
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Every woman
needs an admirer. Hmm. How about: Every living thing flourishes under the kind eye of an admirer. That’s what I know to be true. And this is particularly prevalent in my own life at this moment. So, what about your life? Do you know who your admirers are? And are you spending sufficient time with…
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I notice
her immediately. Strong arms, open smile. Hair of the raven. Sharp eyes seeking to know, to understand. Unexpected laughter. Wit. I focus my attention. Deeper we go. Athena, Goddess of war. Yes, yes, I see you there, hiding in your ever so sensible shoes, and corporate blouse. You can’t fool me. I’m with you on…
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Seasons change
as do people. Today the colder air is rolling in. And it reminds me again, how much I love the rain and the cozy hygge winter brings. Candles, pillows, fluffy throws. I’m sure I’ll miss the heat of summer, eventually and the early morning daylight. For now, though I’m luxuriating in the crisper weather. People …
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The darling switch
actually exists, Dear Reader, and is in fact fully functional, albeit not well documented, in both the male and female of the species Homosapiens. An oversight I will now attempt to correct. The trick to enabling said switch is that it’s physicality is inconsequential. Its activation therefore relying, instead on non-mechanical means. Some say that…
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And then
you do it all again. You come on over and flick the switch into overdrive and that good ol’ black magic comes flooding back in. You are magical in your everydaynes like the perfect double espresso, and conversely also in your wildness, your crazy freeness and your amazing playful spirit. A considerate hedonist, perhaps 😉…