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Corrina Dickens's avatar

Beauty as: necessary, fortifying, and meaningful - not vain and frivolous.

I think of Dan Savage saying: “During the darkest days of the AIDS Crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon and we danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.”

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Jane Pike's avatar

Yes. Thank you so much, Corrina. Your words are always beautiful. And that quote... perfection. Thank you xx

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Kelly Hargie's avatar

Stunning...! A murmuration of care... what a beautiful image.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you so much, Kelly xx

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Nat Soulsby's avatar

Thank you beautiful Jane ❤️

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Jane Pike's avatar

So welcome, Nat. Love to you xx

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J Morton's avatar

The words and the illustrations equally beautiful

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you so much, lovely Julie xx

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Linda Grund-Clampit's avatar

Thank you for this beautiful 🎁

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Jane Pike's avatar

You are so welcome, Linda. Thank you so much for reading xx

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Lenore Grubinger's avatar

Precious, beautiful, rare, and so heart-filling. Thank you.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you, Lenore. That makes my heart so happy to hear xx

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Brandy Renee McCann's avatar

Gosh, this is so beautiful, Jane <3 Thank you for sharing your work.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you, Brandy. Very grateful you took the time to read it xx

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Virginia Smith's avatar

Thank you for creating this beauty.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Thank you so much, Virginia xx

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Jean Pocha's avatar

Yes! Choose beauty, choose to hear the world turn, this makes my synapses scintillate with joy. On a similar note, I've been gone from home for a week. When I'm somewhere that's where I am, minimal thoughts of where I was. Upon returning home the life drama thoughts of home thought about moving back in, and mysteriously my hand went up. "Wait", I told them. Maybe I don't need you. What was in that airplane air conditioner? Kazaam! Hear the earth turn and the birds sing.

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Jane Pike's avatar

Synapses scintillating with joy! The perfect phrase to start my morning this side of the world! Hear the earth turning indeed ❤️

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Lorna Adley's avatar

Just what I needed today, thank you Jane

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