Lu Unfiltered

Category: Connection

  • She is

    at first glancea smallish browndog.Kinda arb looking,happy.Tail tipped white.Lineage largelyspeculative,politely referred toasa mixed breed. Yet to experienceher,is to truly live.Joy aboundsas she terrorisesus early morning:“Wanna play, or what?” My constant shadowon work fromhome days:“Are you going to eat that? I can help you out right now!”I smile at herpolite sit,perfectly poisedand readyfor any andall adventure.…

  • We talk

    when it’s darkoutside.And the lightsare turned down low.Cosy, inbed,the worldfeels a millionmiles away. You muse atthe state of theMilky Way,and I smile,immersed in the galaxybefore me. I don’t understandthis thing.Yet I feelit, everywhere. There’s greatfreedom in thisknowing. Thiscomfort of howthings are.This looseness andtightnessall at once.Wild discoveries andhumble home cooking,synchronicity. Curiosity, humour,joy,and that sense thatsomehow, againstall…

  • Hope

    is nota strategy.Really?It’s the spun titaniumthreadthat keeps usfrom dropping toour deathsin the deep, darknessof the abyss.For the loss ofhopeis trulydismal.Thereliterally is nopoint.To anything,or anyone. And yes,In my own life,I often forgetto nurture thisdelicate beast.Insteadplodding forwardlike an ogre seekinga rare gem,feet pounding,hands clutching,in the dark.The lack of illuminatinghope, keelhaulingwhat littlemomentum,I thoughtI’d achieved. So today’sanother script flip.I’m…

  • Name it

    to tame it.These wise wordsfound metoday.I’m a writer.The prospect makesme feeltruly fulfilled,and completelypetrified.At once.Or perhapsexcited, andafraid.I have a destiny,a piece to addto the bigger puzzleof my life,and perhapsyourstoo.To give backsome ofthe blessingsI’ve so freelyreceived. Name it, totame it.I love you.With a passion thatsurprises,thrills, and alsotriggers thescary monster in the closet greys,all at once.This love couldconsume…

  • 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

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…