When I had a mothermy hair would cascadein curls of auburn perfectiona red velvet bow to accentuate the wave And I’d wear my bestnewly sewn frockwith lace at the neckand fishnet stockingsand patent Mary Janes And the girls giggling with delightwould skip hand-in-handto the school promand the boys shyly perchedagainst the back wall would wonderhow […]
Isolated and incapacitatedI am prohibited from partakingof the influx of information incessantly presented consequently cut offfrom prescribed expectationsdictating costuming and culture external expressions of acceptanceare sorely missing, suggestingan overall lack of self-worth. Interestingly inverse to such conclusionsis the sudden contentment that arisesfrom escaping the mayhem Internal relief overrides dictated performancesurrendering willingly to intrinsic motivationand renewed […]
How we frame our lives goes through many changes as we age, but as you said, gratitude can also frame our moments. The last photo is a wonderfully framed miracle . ❤
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Thanks Olga.
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Love your final image and thought on this one VJ. So very true. Would that we could maintain that thought more often!
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Yes. Thank you Tina!
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Your thoughts and the pictures all beautiful V.J.! I agree with Amy she expressed it so eloquently! 😀 ❤
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Thanks Deborah!
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Good photos, thoughtful comments.
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Thanks, John
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Wonderful submission.
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Thanks
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…so do our perceptions, our abilities, and our dreams, so well said. I love how you eloquently describe about the inevitable change in our life, and these framed photos reflected it nicely. Thank you, VJ!
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I appreciate that you take the time to read, Amy. Thank you so much.
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