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Carmine Hazelwood's avatar

Your impressions are so crisp and vivid, rendered with such snap and freshness. Thank you for positioning a summer well spent as one spent away from a keyboard (agreed) and for writing beautifully about the portal before you/us. Bless x

Lydia McDowell's avatar

Ahh what a lovely reflection, Carmine. It was nice to be untethered for awhile and get to come back and weave our experiences together. Blessings in the portal back to you ๐ŸŒ„

Lyndsay Kaldor's avatar

This is exquisite Lydia, I love the sound of your summer and the freedom that came with it. I also love how you hold all of the rich experiences so lightly and trust in each oneโ€™s imprint in your life. Sending much equinox love xx

Lydia McDowell's avatar

Mmm thank you Lyndsay. They do feel lighter and freer in my energy field this year. May the softness continue for all of us ๐Ÿ™

Andrea Rich's avatar

Travel has a psychedelic quality.!!!

You wrote that, and I love it. It does excuse my lack of writing while traveling and I don't feel bad using the word excuse to express it. Once again you've taken me there. And now I'm clear of this place called Portal. Excusing myself from time these days, as a way to deflect the ever present pressure, yet pressure is always there to write. Travel is psychedelic, and when nomads do find the space and 'time' to write we all rejoice.

Eda McDowell's avatar

Dear Lydia, loved your writing and poem. Sounds like your summer and transition into fall was all so light and fluid - even though you traveled, you made the best of it through enjoying, appreciating life in its simplest forms. May your โ€œportalโ€ in life this fall on this rotating earth be ever so light and simple - enjoying your loved ones and what our good earth beholds for you. Love you dear one. Mom

Lydia McDowell's avatar

The simple fullness of it all is deepening as I read your reflection of it. Thank you, mom, for your cherishing eye on what I share here. XO