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Fatima S Nook's avatar

Yes, loved this!

Growing / maturing into being able to handle the thing… like building muscle and improving bodily coordination, by practicing / training with smaller, easier, more approachable stuff, and, yes, making sure to keep the appropriate safety measures in place :)

Btw, behind your young self, in that photograph: a river bank, a globe and books…

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Alex Baisley's avatar

Holy! Good eye, Fatima! I hadn’t noticed any of that. Dang photo was prophetic (or the photographer was!) Ain’t that a thing!

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Fatima S Nook's avatar

Ain't it just? I was wondering if you had seen it and I might just be stating the obvious.

Then I remembered: a year ago (yesterday), you listened to what I was saying and then told me I was doing 'a thing'. I'd never have seen it myself.

This past year has been such a wonderful experience of learning to wield this 'thing' that is actually meaningful and nourishing to me :)

Here's to having someone else's good eyes around ;)

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Ian Reclusado (The Kind Knife)'s avatar

Wow, that is trippy. 😳

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Ian Reclusado (The Kind Knife)'s avatar

Gol-dang, the one two punch of the video and the writing here hit home deeply to me.

I am definitely in need of maturing to really carry the damn thing, AND, I am currently having my whole self under the car. Not good. Please thank you father for his excellent advice.

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