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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_6049Independence

Standing strong
isn’t easy
but independence
doesn’t mean
you never lean
upon others
or ask for help.
It means that
even when you do
those things
you continue to walk
your own path.

When we first got together, I was terrified that our relationship would decimate my independence.  I did not want to be under the thumb of another, nor controlled by someone… anyone other than myself.   I have come to learn, though, that it is still very much possible to be both fiercely independent and in a loving and supportive relationship.  I’ve learned this because you were patient enough to not just teach me it can happen… but show me it is possible.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_6115Cozy

Soft and comfy
like a fuzzy blanket
time with you
soothes my soul
comforts my heart
and wraps me
in a sense of
peace
I can find nowhere else

I’m so glad that we’ve gotten some time together the last few days.  I hadn’t realized how much I was needing that warm and cozy feeling you provide in these hours spent together, or how much that time creates a soothing balm on my soul and helps me find that place in my heart where everything feels just a bit more right in the world.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_4598Explore
with me
Come see what I see
The magic
the wonder
it’s all there for thee.
Open your eyes
and take a breath
step through the veil
I’ll do the rest.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_5849Je ne sais quoi

It happens sometimes
that moment of concern
as we prep to play
and I look at
the character chosen
and think
“Can I fill these shoes?”
“Have I lost the voice?”
And then we start
and everything slips
into place
and I can breathe a sigh
of relief.

Some of our characters I enjoy so much that when we take a break from them and then go to play them again, I find myself worrying that I won’t be able to slide back into their skin and play them again.  That I’ll have lost their voice… their  essence.  That thing that makes them unique. I’m so relieved to have found that special spark again today and realized that it was not lost for the chars we are playing.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_6336Love is…

Delicate
yet resilient,
Surprising
and yet comforting.
It lifts the spirit
and calms the soul
It scatters joy
through each day
and every moment.

Thank you for your love.  I am so proud and so grateful for every single moment we have together and all the love and care you pour into my life without reserve or condition.  You are such a remarkable man… and that you’re mine makes me the luckiest man in the world.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_6676Identity

Someone
the other day
called me
a Dryad
and
I was honored.
I had
no objection
and no argument
to give.

Funny how sometimes people pay attention and you don’t even realize it’s happening until they come out with an observation out of the blue that signals they’ve learned some intricate and core part of who you are without even realizing until that moment that they have.

My connection to the earth is so strong, so essential and so very much a part of who I am that I do not often realize that it is so visible to others.  It might be silly, but it felt sort of good to have that part of myself recognized and so casually… so easily… accepted.

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