asleepylioness: Dearest Lioness, THIS is the photo I chose (well, I had seven but this is the one
asleepylioness: Dearest Lioness, THIS is the photo I chose (well, I had seven but this is the one that won out). I chose it because I love how the original photo is done, the coloring and the gal are very beautiful and her smile is such a lovely touch. But I chose it not for the aesthetics but for her message. I, like you and her, am one hell of a “feeler” in terms of emotions. Growing up I was always chastised for being “too sensitive” or “too open” or “too honest” or just “too much“ and it took me about two decades of life to realize there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I’d rather feel the energy of the Earth or the people around me than feel nothing at all like those who walled themselves off. I fight for the burning in my chest that spreads to my fingers and toes. I actively seek people, places, and experiences that make me feel truly alive. I’m only going to be this version of myself once, I want to feel and experience life in it’s deepest, rawest, most beautiful form. I fell off the wagon for a hot second, but I’m striving to let go of the fear of pain and failure and embrace it as part of the wonderful journey that is life. I’m learning to follow my bliss and live life to the fullest. This weeks theme was really cool. I spent a bit of time searching through previous submissions and reading stories to see which one I wanted to emulate. There were a lot of inspiring words that made me want to quickly thank you for putting this together weekly. You truly are a gem of a person. -sexsvmbol First things first - you just inspired my new life motto: ‘I might have fallen off the wagon for a hot minute…’. Lady, you are incredible. You took a nearly perfect image - that i can only imagine was intensely difficult to replicate and improved upon it by sharing the sentiments. To paraphrase a caption so many of us already know… ‘for me only the mad ones will do’, yes? -- source link