Beautiful Useful Moves Detected…

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Lauren DiMarco in Ireland © Joan Currie

First time he kissed me, he but only kissed
The fingers of this hand wherewith I write,
And ever since it grew more clean and white,
Slow to world-greetings, quick with its “O, list,”
When the angels speak. A ring of amethyst
I could not wear here plainer to my sight, 
Than that first kiss…
from First time he kissed me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Grateful for the small yet sacred declarations of love…

Tender mercies…

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© James Currie

Lake Ontario © James Currie

And then,
the sacrament of waiting began.
The sunrise and sunset watched with tenderness.
Clothing her with silhouettes
they kept her hope alive.
from The Sacrament of Waiting – by Macrina Wiederkehr

Sometimes the waiting period is better than the one that follows…

Beautiful Standing Pretty…

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Lauren DiMarco in Joshua Tree

What matter if I stand alone?
I wait with joy the coming years;
My heart shall reap where it hath sown,
And garner up its fruit of tears.
from the poem Waiting by John Burroughs

Still hopeful that you will stand by my side one day…

Resolutions interrupted…

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© Joan Currie

© Joan Currie

Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle. – Eric Zorn

For once, I am hoping to keep the promises I made to myself…

Beautiful Resolutions…

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© Khrystyna Kazakova with Inna Mathews and Kristina Varaksina.

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. 
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.
Neil Gaiman

Taking some time to figure out my new year’s action list…

Model: Khystyna Kazakova

Christmas time-out…

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© Bacca da Silva

But in this season it is well to reassert that the hope of mankind rests in Faith. As man thinketh, so he is. Nothing much happens unless you believe in it, and believing there is hope for the world is a way to move toward it. 
Gladys Taber

Taking some time to appreciate all the happy moments from today…

Model: Lauren DiMarco