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November 4, 2009

Peaceful

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Cambridge, Fall 2009.

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Cambridge, Fall 2009.

It is funny how it goes...

Perhaps it's because I feel incredibly rested and peaceful... But today I woke without any longings. I got up without any desires or dreams to become this or that. I walked out of the house, just wishing to be kind to whomever I see. Wishing to love what I have.

Suddenly a bigger truth just hit me. I really don't want to accidently fall into another rat race. All along all I wanted was to claim and embrace some parts of me that were forgotten and silenced. I wanted to have fun again. The realization that I have done that is crisp and clear. What happens next is not my concern. I like it right here. I feel the openness and the expansion. I feel the lightness. I don't need much more than that. Certainly not an image or prestige. What I want is to gently punt down the river and enjoy the ride.

Posted by Gypsy Alex | | | Comments (16)

Comments (16)


darrah:

This post is just lovely. It gives me hope. I just quit my job so that I can experience the things that you described. I am longing for fun and peace and lightness. And more than that, I'm longing for the day that I release the longings.

Enjoy the ride. I am certainly honored that I can witness your journey from afar.

Posted by darrah | November 5, 2009 11:02 AM


Marianne:

Sigh. This is so beautiful and wise. I've been very caught up in yearnings lately and I am not enjoying the sensation! Time to take a deep breath and go for a walk and remember why I stepped away into this space in the first place. Thank you friend.

Posted by Marianne | November 5, 2009 1:23 PM


Emily Perry:

lovely post! even though i try to be conscious of being in the moment, i still sometimes find myself getting caught up in the running around, and achieving, instead of enjoying. {and those river images make me want to go to Venice... ahhh.}

Posted by Emily Perry | November 5, 2009 6:00 PM


stef:

oh Alex, this is beautiful, simply beautiful! xxoxo

Posted by stef | November 5, 2009 7:08 PM


Kerstin:

"All along all I wanted was to claim and embrace some parts of me that were forgotten and silenced." Thank you for these words, Alex. They mean more than I can express right now. Such a lovely post. Thank you. Kxo

Posted by Kerstin | November 5, 2009 11:08 PM


Karen Maezen Miller:

The feeling of coming home.

Posted by Karen Maezen Miller | November 6, 2009 5:55 AM


Steph:

How beautiful. I've been struggling with some similar thoughts and feelings. Thank you for the gentle reminder to be.

Posted by Steph | November 6, 2009 6:24 AM



mati McDonough:

yes.

i sensed that in you the other night dear alex. serene alex.

xxx

Posted by mati McDonough | November 6, 2009 11:30 AM


mati McDonough:

yes.

i sensed that in you the other night dear alex. serene alex.

xxx

Posted by mati McDonough | November 6, 2009 11:30 AM


Jennifer M:

Amazing photos! Very inspiring work. :)

Posted by Jennifer M | November 7, 2009 10:47 AM


daniela siegenthaler:

oh, what a beautiful place to be. and i love the words.

Posted by daniela siegenthaler | November 7, 2009 11:00 AM


daniela siegenthaler:

oh, what a beautiful place to be, to not yearn. i love the words.

Posted by daniela siegenthaler | November 7, 2009 11:01 AM


vanessa:

hello. i stopped over from hula seventy. i really like this post- inspiring!

Posted by vanessa | November 7, 2009 3:07 PM


Elizabeth:

perhaps this lovely breeze of a deep feeling is sweeping all the way across the sky from Northern California to New Hampshire as I have just gone through some kind of release that is just as you described. it feels heavenly, to have stopped pushing, to have stopped driving-- to step into a place of trust and breathe and observe and breathe. love what you have expressed here-- feel very connected to this--

Posted by Elizabeth | November 7, 2009 5:33 PM


Stacie:

Alex, this post really hit home for me lately. I think sometimes we yearn for what we don't have just because we have been taught that...doesn't make it true though. Thank you for a beautiful thought and way towards action...

Posted by Stacie | November 8, 2009 5:28 PM


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