Lu Unfiltered

Category: Connection

  • Peeling onions and other tricky life bits

    So the storygoesthat one canavoid cryingwhile peelingonions,by biting intoa match,and havingthe flint endhang out,not unlikeAndy Cap. Peeling humansseems to bea similarlytricky pursuit,although I’mnot quite sureofwhat oneshould bite into… For humansand understandingthem,and what you findas you peelback the layers,can be supertricky.For we area truly flawedspecies of equallyflawed individuals,and mostof us,prefer not toloose face. So what now?Does…

  • For Che

    To call yousweet,would be tosaythe same ofGodiva chocolateand whoon earthwould do that? There is a softness,a kindness,that glowsfrom you,yet much likethe Persianrice youserve us,there is a deliciousgrit at thebottom, a chewytenacity whichtransformsthe outer dish. While beautyis indeed, or at leastpartly, in the eye ofthe beholder,there an unmistakenawe thatflows from thefolds of yourmagnificence. Do not underestimatethe…

  • And then

    we talkand I blowthe doors of my heartwide openexposing my fearand panic.And I literallysay exactly what’scrept under myskin,suddenly appearinglike an itchytapeworm,the compulsionto scratchso strong,while my blooddrips slowlyto the floor. And you tellme what I need toknow,and it’s not pretty,or tidy, or sugar-coated.It’s gritty, and horribleand tender, andreal, and itbreaksmy hearteven more open,to love you,to keep…

  • The kindness

    of strangers,can betricky toanticipate andunderstand,at the bestof times,and at the worst,can leave onequite flabbergasted. See,kind people reallyarejust kind.It has very littleto do withyou,their oftenunintended audience. So really,much likeothergreat thingsthat happenin life,it’s very muchhappenstance. This meansthatpeople will indeedbe people,and showyouexactly whothey trulyare.All you haveto doissit up,take notice,and tally thescore,so to speak,remembering alwaysthat you too,are a person,and…

  • Being sensible

    is sucha great assetin life,really. Being sensiblealso happensto be theantithesisof my defaulttemperament. How interestingit is to meetpeople, exactlywherethey are…Rather thanwhere your preconceivednotions mayhaveparked them. People,after all, arecomplex beings.And we alllongfor love, and belonging. So what happenswhen people shiftbetween theseinformal groupings,changing gearsfrom love to belonging? For I believe thatloving someone means,that they areforever there,even if only…

  • It’s good

    to knowwho your peopleareand converselywhothey aren’t. Even asmall tribeof like-minded, committedpeople, canchange theworld.In fact, that’sexactly how greatchange oftenhappens. So yup, cling tothese kindred spiritsand move mountainsand continentsto connect,meet up,inspire, dreamtogether and feedoff the wonderof that amazing,even virtual,togetherness. And the otherfolks then?What of them?Best to leave them to beand findtheir own tribe.Diversity reallydoes make us all…

  • I love you

    because we arethe same,and I livefor the gettingof my in-jokesand BSG. I love youbecause you’renothing likeme:big, and wild,and dangerous,with somegreat livedstories to tell. I love youbecause youbring such greatand ofteninfuriatingperspective.Are you evenhuman?And how canchocolate notbe a recognised and appreciatedprimary food group? I actually haveno idea howto trulyloveyou, as Iwitness thecare and considerationyou applyto this everydaything…

  • Gone fishing

    Dear Reader,I am takingmy museon a road tripfor a few glorious days,or perhaps,I’m the plus-one?Time will tell 😉 It will beinteresting to seethe levelof domesticationcapable with said muse,as I’ve cometo expect thebest musesto be quitepetulant,not unlike 12-year-oldgirls.Alas, this he is not,and so it is verylikely that Iwill be wrong, again,as I have most definitelybeen before.And…

  • Anticipation

    is a  powerful force. Closely related to hope and awe. It literally is the stuff that dreams are made of. And it scares some of us half to death. Because admitting to anticipating something means that a) you really want it, and b) you open yourself up to the dreaded d-word. Disappointment. Because suddenly you’re…

  • For D

    Be still and know that I am God. Be still, and know that I am all around  you. And that everything is exactly as it should  be. I am the Dragon in your belly. And the pounding in your head. The rush of blood through your  veins. And the  puppy in your lap. I am…