But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Khalil Gibran
(photograph by Joya Gibson)
Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.”
A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Anne-Sophie Mutter plays the Bach Sarabande in D minor in tribute and gratitude to her mentor, Herbert von Karajan.
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
Joseph Campbell
i like my body
i like my body when it is with your
body. It is so quite a new thing.
Muscles better and nerves more.
i like your body. i like what it does,
i like its hows. i like to feel the spine
of your body and its bones, and the trembling
-firm-smooth ness and which I will
again and again and again
kiss, i like kissing this and that of you,
i like, slowly stroking the, shocking fuzz
of your electric fur, and what-is-it comes
over parting flesh…And eyes big love-crumbs,
and possibly i like the thrill
of under me you quite so new
Contract: Wishes Made and Granted
Wishes are actively encouraged, especially when they become dreams. However, small and medium wishes will not be considered inferior to large wishes; they are equally important to a sense of wholeness.
The wisher may make and communicate as many wishes as she likes, about anything she likes, with no fear of censorship, rejection, or sanction. While wishing potential is understood to be infinite, the wisher may also wish for more wishes whenever she wants.
Wishes may include those that can only be fulfilled by oneself or by others not present (i.e., wishes do not require the participation of both parties to this contract to be valid or worthy of expression).
Should any wish place undue strain upon the material, mental or psycho-physical resources of the wishee, said wishee may elect not to fulfill a wish presented by the wisher. As per paragraph two (2), the wishee shall not be subject to rejection or sanction for making such a decision, nor unduly pressured to change her mind.
Any relationship between healthy organisms includes natural give and take and inherent balance. Therefore, there shall be no tallying of wishes fulfilled or unfulfilled. Should an imbalance be perceived, the parties shall enter into direct verbal communication to restore the natural order of things.
The act of wishing shall be understood to include an overwhelming sense of gratitude. This should never result in a trivial sense of obligation, but rather in the awareness of our infinite potential and the general bounty, beauty and joy of the known universe.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Audrey Hepburn
She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.
Toni Morrison, Beloved
Like Water, I…
flow
fit every container
grow stagnant easily
swell with deep passion, fleeting obsession
take shape, rise above, fall down the drain (help)
reflect bursting buds, soft pink tongues, the velvet sky
rush through you, kiss your skin, warm you, hold you, clean you, float you
quench your deepest thirst (effect may be temporary)
ripple with the merest touch
descend into darkness
rest in utter stillness
occasionally flood
sparkle, spatter
shine
