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Hi Roscoe, good picture, is it yours? Thanks for visiting & for understanding, yes that helps, we can't always take it for granted that readers will follow our point so feedback is always useful. lad you enjoyed. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Hi Dusty, thank you so much, that's lovely feedback, especially for me who is always so obsessed with clouds. & it's where the write came from too, I was indeed in a cloud-like floaty space, so I'm so glad I could transport you there also... I am happy! Love a bit of Whimsical indulgence too, ta for sharing! Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Hey thanks Ms Sophie Hannah, you have a really clear & forward way of writing your comments, a great thing since you say you are quite young (relatively)... I love that you are here, I feel your mind will be so diamond encrusted with wisdom when you get to be my age, you'll just shine us all to awed admiration, & you have a wonderful diplomacy it seems, courage & diplomacy is a great combination. Glad you liked this, may you always make sure you have plenty of purple space for creating. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Yes my wonderful purple shadowed sister, I know you know, we delight in those spaces, & you of all people I know fill your life with them & spread the joy of it all over the place... as it should be... more purple contemplation, exploration, concentration... hmm I could go on & on! Yes, I tend to like the one to one thing too, mixing flavours changes the taste, it's wonderful on occassion, but to savour the myriad of experiences & influences one person brings is more intense in a way, or can be... blah blah... You know I adore you Annushka, love the way you live & express yourself... Miss you at the moment. Thank you for your beautiful comments here, lovely as ever. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Hi Stu, thank you. Glad to hear they resonate, I agree, as writers that's probably common I think... I love what you have written especially in the second paragraph, that's just wonderful, lovely jewel, ta. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Dearest Kal, the insights & depth of heart you seem to respond with are like the lakes of mountain pristine mystery & clarity for those who make time to spend by the banks or indeed brave the cool surface tension to become immersed. Thank you my friend you are such a comfort in your recognition, I do actually run groups from time to time that look at disceminating practical ways of self nurturing... it is the saddest thing that as humans it is too often beaten out of us in various ways throughout our life... It began when I was asked to do a session on massage for a group of women suffering post natal depression, I suggested a split session of hand massage, essential oils & journal writing for which I brought a basketful of "found objects" shells, bottle tops jigsaw pieces, nappy pins, jewels, petals, pegs, lego. These women who had never explored their own ability to write, or even explore their own feelings in many cases came up with writing that made them weep tears of joy & an wonderful enthusiasm for looking at things differently, it was incredibly moving... The project included more of such activities after that & I was increasingly asked to attend conferences & workshops for nurses or adolescent girls etc. etc. I also organise groups to go through the chapters of "The artists way" from time to time... Julia Cameron, if you haven't read it I recommend it highly, brilliant for writers or any creative , or feeling being. Anyway, I chanced upon this little treasure from Einstein today & thought you might like it. "A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." Albert Einstein Cheers xx Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Hi Nathaniel, back with the serious face again huh? You also have such a way with words & you seem always to evoke such a sense about them, you are a painter in letters & space, beautiful even if it's just a comment. Yes, yes, I completely agree with you, it is one of those things I struggle with all my life to find a balance between doing for others or some other reason (whatever the worth assigned) & finding time to do that which light up our own lives & often that of others as a result... I love what you have said here about it provides a better version of yourself for others to experience... It resounds so deeply in me & I KNOW it's truth... it's why I do all the things I do, I'm just not so good at making sure I do some of it FOR myself when I feel always so driven to be doing for others... the martyr legacy of a damaged Catholic mother I'm afraid, still, my responsibility to address it, & I do. I love your rambling opinion, Lordy I ramble far more, I am sorry. I also love your description of the wind chimes, so lovely, but yes it came from a wonderfully delicate & whimsical space (as Dusty noted) & I can hear it as windchimes indeed... Thank you. I am going to leave Einsteins words for you as well, they are pertinent to your comment here... enjoy xxx "A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." Albert Einstein Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.