
“Rear View”


Create your own space where you can stand proud so that when friends and loved ones come to call, you can greet them with open arms.
If you do not like what you see, strive to be the you that you visualize and idealize.
Violence and intimidation are wrong and are no longer needed as a part of the human paradigm.
There he is,:
The apex of my desire for a man
There he was:
The man who rekindled my soul.
If only they could meet me in the middle,
I might experience at last my role.
I wanted to give my all
And so I extended
But seedlings of growth
Withered around me
Because there was
Little reception –
No earth for them
To root upon.



Draco is to the right centerish, with its tail left and head angled upward right.
Experiencing healing occur
And moving on with my life.
If it was to be the light or the dark, she preferred no court at all.
For both of them were jaded, and she did not want to fall.
In those few precious moments, he was authentic with me.
That’s what has stuck with me.
I loved him for his brief vulnerability – and the strength it took for him to walk away.
I have been smiling more from my heart these days.
Hey man, I was just getting a new routine down!
Are you fecking kidding me?!!
Supreme Being – Movie The Fifth Element
I am filled with it.
Yeah.
I’m terrified.
But, I keep striving –
I keep living, anyway.
The greatest loss is when people turn away from love. We are designed to give and receive it.
There is no flexibility between
What a man wants and doesn’t.

to be picked by the eye
rather than the hand
is to be held in
an admiration of reverence
https://leafandtwig.org/2023/06/30/ways-of-being-chosen/#comment-85433



Do you know how hard it is to find someone who can relate to you?
Who can understand, empathize with, and absolve the darkness that clings tenaciously, discoloring every bright moment you would claim that would be lost without their belief in you?
And how precious it is to spend what few moments we have in their presence – knowing that just by their very existence on this material plane with us that everything is going to be ok despite the hardships?
On his death bed, he finally summoned her, after not speaking with her for decades.
“Do you now see why I denied you?” he inquired, gesturing at his declined state. ” I wanted you to live your life free of me – free from this – unhindered and happy.”
“I regret nothing,” she replied. “Except every minute lost that I could have spent with you.”
They say if you feel comfortable,
Best to run the other way
But they are the thieves and liars
That trick us to not play.
Weren’t we both screaming
At injustices experienced?
Weren’t we both flawed,
Yet were giving our all?
Weren’t we both hurt
And thrown onto dirt?
But without an end,
You were my friend.
CAROL CONNELLY: And I know it’s better for me to not have contact with you because you’re not ready. You’re a pretty old guy to not be ready and I’m too old to ignore that. But there were extraordinary kindnesses that did take place. Anyway. Thanks for the trip. Good night.
MELVIN UDALL: Okay if I say something now?
CAROL CONNELLY: Go ahead.
MELVIN UDALL: I should have danced with you.
Love has guided me forward through every trial, searching for its nourishing care.
Where I feel “comfortable” may resonate with my identity easier, so I need to be more gentle with myself when I step out of my “normal” zones.
Having one ‘s self empowerent restored can make one happy in the world.

One of this year’s first blooms from our roses.
Its sweet smell and beauty make me smile.
I do not have much closet space for clothing.
Since skirts may be hung from hangers and a rack may be hung over a door, I have decided to hang my skirts behind – yet “on” the door.
It feels weird to break the patterns of conformity.
I guess it’s like coloring outside of the lines.
I’m enjoying stepping beyond prior limits.