I love it<\/p>\n\n\n\n
when you tell me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
what to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me, a grown woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
with a house,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and a bond,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and a dog,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and a serious job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And how can it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
be so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s all <\/p>\n\n\n\n
in the telling,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
or rather,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the place <\/p>\n\n\n\n
that the telling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
is from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a place<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of deep affection,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of I-see-what-you\u2019re-doing-there,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and I\u2019m-here-to-help-you-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to-take-care-of-you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And this simple<\/p>\n\n\n\n
act,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear One,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
breaks my brain,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and cooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
my noodle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For it breaks open<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the geode<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that\u2019s been sleeping<\/p>\n\n\n\n
inside me,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
since before<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There can be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
only one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There can be <\/p>\n\n\n\n
two,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and they can<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cling together,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and be a <\/p>\n\n\n\n
force of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
nature,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and withstand<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and even flourish in,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
any storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this<\/p>\n\n\n\n
is the place<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of deep<\/p>\n\n\n\n
connection,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of oneness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
despite<\/p>\n\n\n\n
separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
place, to <\/p>\n\n\n\n
break open<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Dragon\u2019s <\/p>\n\n\n\n
egg,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and truly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And for this<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and all the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
wonder,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you continue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to bring,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thank<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I love it when you tell me what to do. Me, a grown woman with a house, and a bond, and a dog, and a serious job. Why is this? And how can it be so? It\u2019s all in the telling, or rather, the place that the telling is from. It\u2019s a place of deep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,27,52,35,9,18],"tags":[7,4,15,5,8],"class_list":["post-294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciation","category-connection","category-discomfort","category-gratitude","category-loss","category-love","tag-awe","tag-hope","tag-new-beginnings","tag-possibility","tag-uncertainty"],"yoast_head":"\n