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Nancy Santos's avatar

I love how the landscape is alive in this painting, not flaccid from my vantage point, Janaka!

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Janaka Stagnaro's avatar

Haha 😆

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gail smith reynolds's avatar

This subject causes me to tread lightly. I've been avoiding deeper conversation around this. I find lately less investment in security and more tendency to form intentions of every kind around love. I am intensely interested in investigating all things intimate, including the relationship between lovers. Is there anything else. Maybe I am an obsessive romantic. I don't know what sense I can make of this at late hour . That's all I got. until tomorrow. It's a cliche but I am testing it nonetheless, that the more I cherish myself, the more I find beautiful people and energies coming at or to me. It's intimidating but I prefer it to pretending to be neutral or cool or without all aspects of my humanity available to my daily life. okay: too tired to clean up edit. I shouldn't have taken on this conversation tonight but was sure fun trying. regards gSr

P.S. I loved the Carson McCullers piece. That's what I meant to talk about. Good evening Thanks for the essay.

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Janaka Stagnaro's avatar

What a lovely comment, Gail, and what a wonderful investigation. I don’t think there is anything more important than love, in whatever forms it may take. Other languages, like Greek and Sanskrit, have words denoting the many forms of love. Ultimately it is the love that transcends time and form, the temporal that we are all seeking, which is our true nature. But it sure is lovely to see it reflected back in others in our lives.❤️🙏

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Janaka Stagnaro's avatar

Thanks. I am glad you think so, Alexa.

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Janaka Stagnaro's avatar

Ahh, you too, eh? In love with love.❤️🙏

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