Lu Unfiltered

Category: Contentment

  • And today

    I’m remindingmyself thatlife really is bestlivedin thetiny details.That first sip of a greatcup of coffee. Thatquick chat witha friendly stranger.That momentwhen things“just” feelnice. Yeah, the BIG highsare fantastic. In mostlives though, theytend to be quite few, andfar between.Leaving a wastelandof average days and moments,to be contended with, and toblossom intomeaning. Life is for living, at…

  • The luxury of time

    I wassurprised, to findthis… Hidinginside a tent flap,by a river, whileholding anactual book. I lingered, feelingthe minutesdrag by.The gentlebuzzing ofrandom flyinginsects, thedeliciousnessof yet anothercup of coffee.My bare feet,toes wriggling… I just was.There,in those moments,filled withnothingnotable, yet sogloriously memorable.Rush wasmissing, anda languid easespreadeverywhere… Slow walks.Noticing clouds.Wind in trees.Water flowing backwardsas the sun played with and confusedour…

  • Dear One

    I lovethe tendernessthat is you.Your early morningslow fuzziness,awakening andnot quite readyto seize the day. I love the paradoxof your exuberant, almostblustery gambler.The chattiness of yournerd as hetalks to hisfavourite friend, me. I love thatI know that Icanprotect you,yet yours isthe solace I seek.Your carethe blanketthatstaves offthe chill ofeveryday living. You areindeedsomuch morethan Ihad hoped,and evenlonged…

  • This path

    willbe restored.The currentpooled-up stiffnesswill givewayto flow.The sun’s rayswillcaressyour faceagain,the shivers ofwinter ebbingaway.The leavesof autumnwillsoftenyour footsteps.And thedarkwill comeagain. Yet youwill alwaysbe there,with you.And today’sdarknessand uncertaintywill shift andtransforminto knowing.You willpack it away,having sippedthe deep wisdomit brings. And you willchange,as yourone preciouslife continuesto unfurl,the fern frondof your destinyswaying tothe gentlebreeze oftime. ~Lu

  • Sustenance

    where do youfind yours,in this oneprecious life?Do you have sometucked away inthe soft warmrubs of yourdog’s tummy?The lazy smile ofyour lover?The smell of yourmorning coffee,and that tiny mouthwateringmoment beforethe first sip? Have you made spacefor it on yourbookshelf? Orperhaps betweenthe pages of yourfavourite books?In the gentle kindnessof dear friendsperhaps?Or in thoseawe inspiring momentsin nature, when…

  • There is

    a certainjoy,a certain luxuryto being truly seen.And fully experienced.By someonewho perhapsa few minutes,days, weeks or evenyears agohad been anot-so-perfect-stranger. These simplyamazing creatureswho cross ourlife paths somewhathaphazardly a best,and creates a tsunamiof events oreven feelings,at worst. Only it’s not worse.It’s so much better,to have the opportunityto spend timewith thesespecial people. They are fabulouslyflawed, just likeyou.And they…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Blissed out

    who knewthat thiswas evenathing.My bodyhumscontently.My mind isclear.My nervoussystem is dialledtoa deepforest green. Who knewyou would actuallycomeback,like you saidyouwould. Who knewwe couldpuzzle pieceour weekstogether,chatting andlaughing,while buildingthis ordinarylife,filling ourmarble jarto the brim.We bothknow therewill be withdrawals,and kinksin theroad ahead.There will bethick salty tearsin the back ofmy throat,and therewill alsobe more bliss,as we,the novicesstumbleforwardinto this randommagnificencewe continue to…

  • I tell

    youthat you’reawesome,quite often. This freeexchange of admitting thegenuineemotions I experience,surprises me,perhaps evenmore sothan the actualemotion. I like you,and you’reamazingand I’d likeyou to knowthat. And yes,I know you’renotperfect.And I’m exceedinglygrateful to havedodged thebullet ofhaving to live witha perfect human being,or worse,one who perceivesthemselvesassuch. So this ismepopping inwith thisveryrealreminder:you mission, shouldyouchoose to accept it,is toremember tocelebrate yourawesomenessdaily.And…