Sun Kissed Days

Sun Kissed Days

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Escape

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Inhale,
exhale,
she says.
Her voice calm,
like stars floating in the night sky.
Her energy fills the room,
the breaths fill my lungs.
My spirit dancing,
om,
shanti,
peace.
My thoughts wander to
colorful peace signs on my notebook.
I wander back,
the waves wash over me,
I am in the ocean,
the soothing wind playing through my hair.
" no judgement", she says calmly,
and I melt into the moment.
Peace,
quiet,
my mind wanders,
like a cast at sea.
I reel back my thoughts into the present,
feeling lighter,
feeling gratitude,
feeling peace.

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132 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    no judgement, ah the great mother how she loves us....this was a beautiful read :)

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  2. Brian MillerAugust 30, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    wow. what a great meditation...the ocean has such a wonderful natural rhythm as well...great place to mentally go to...

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  3. ScarletAugust 30, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Very soothing words... lovely~

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  4. ClaudiaAugust 30, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    this sounds peaceful indeed...nature has the most tender and powerful voice....good to give in and let go..

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  5. Pat HattAugust 30, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Truly can feel peace in this piece..haha. Like how your mind wanders.

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  6. UnknownAugust 30, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Peaceful and meditative, really could feel the "melting" into it as I read. Lovely write! ~ Rose

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  7. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Love this, love your blog, love the dog! :)

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  8. steveroniAugust 30, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    What a wonderful power, our thoughts. Carrying us wherever we wish to go, and some places we never dreamed of...I appreciate so much this human attribute.

    Lovely!

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  9. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    This reminds me of a guided meditation I had recently. Sigh...

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  10. TashtooAugust 30, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    A wonderful, calming moment shared! Much needed and even more appreciated. Loved this!

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  11. Jannie FunsterAugust 30, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    like a cast at sea, my mind wanders of course to maybe a cast on a broken bone. Or the cast of some fabulous theatrical play, all so om and at peace in the waves together.

    My mind does wander, as you know. :)

    Peace and love!

    xo

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  12. DaydreamertooAugust 30, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Amazing what power the water has isn't it!
    Your prose is beautiful.

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  13. AlitaAugust 30, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    I wish I was whooshing around in the sea, even if was just my imagination. The roar of the sea, the salt in my lungs, the utter peace that nature offers.

    Thank you for taking me away from my pain for just a little while. I read your poem three whole times and slowly intake it in at that.

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  14. Uneven StephenAugust 30, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Great meditation - I felt myself drifting away to a more peaceful place as I read it. Love the imagery of "melt into the moment" and being reeled back.

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  15. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Definitely something about water... nice reflection.

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  16. CloudiaAugust 30, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    thank you!



    Aloha from Waikiki;


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  17. JeffAugust 30, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    An ocean that you can carry with you wherever you go and let the waves wash over you whenever you want.

    What else is there?

    I enjoyed this very soothing piece / peace.

    Cheers!

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  18. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    So relaxing. Want to take a nap, now.

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  19. Ed PilollaAugust 30, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    i got such a true sensation of moving from calm to calmer, and you did it in less than a hundred words. a clinic in tight writing.

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  20. Joanne Young ElliottAugust 30, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Thank you for this calming meditation. You captured the feel so well.

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  21. LisaAugust 30, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    I inhaled and exhaled and felt the relief. thank you Ayala.

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  22. Dulçe ♥August 30, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Hmmmmm! I must practice this every morning and night
    Love the end
    really love it
    So spiritual!
    Thanks for sharing :-)
    D.

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  23. hedgewitchAugust 30, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Thanks for sharing the calm and peace in your words with us, ayala. It's a good feeling.

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  24. Ann LeFloreAugust 30, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    very peaceful

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  25. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    I'm now soothed in the waters of tranquillity. Lovely :-) Great write!

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  26. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    Ohhhh...I wish I could be there, I wish I could be there, I wish I could be there....LOL!

    Wonderful tranquility!

    Thank you...I needed to read this tonight.

    Lady Nyo

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  27. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Thank you, David. :)

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  28. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Thank you, Brian. I love the ocean...and I love the way this makes me feel.

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  29. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Thank you, Heaven :)

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  30. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Thank you, Claudia. The ocean is soothing..and so is being there mentally.

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  31. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Pat, you made me smile...it's not easy to focus...my mind always wanders. :)

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  32. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Thank you, Rose. :)

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  33. mrs mediocrityAugust 30, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    you definitely took me to that place...gentle, beautiful

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  34. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Thank you, Kellie. My dog thanks you too. :)

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  35. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Thank you, Steve. :)

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  36. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Darkangelwrites, it feels so good, doesn't it?

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  37. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Thank you, Tasha. I appreciate it :)

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  38. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    Jannie, you are too funny and cute. I do know your mind wanders and that's good :) xo

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  39. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Thank you, Daydreamertoo. :)

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  40. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Dear Alita,
    I am happy this helped your pain.
    I am sorry you are not doing well.
    xo

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  41. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Thank you, Stephen :)

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  42. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Thank you, Wolfsrosebud. :)

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  43. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Thank you, Cloudia. :)

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  44. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Thank you, Jeff. I am happy you enjoyed it.

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  45. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Thank you, Victoria. :)

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  46. kaykualaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    The relief of being found innocent can also be traumatic, lingering for a long while. Beautiful verse and thanks for your visit, ayala!

    Hank

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  47. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Thank you, Ed :)

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  48. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Joanne, so glad you enjoyed it. :)

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  49. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    Thank you, Oceangirl...so glad you did!!!!

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  50. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Thank you, Dulce. :)

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  51. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    Thank you, Joy :)

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  52. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Thank you, Sarah :)

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  53. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Thank you, Pervagus. :)

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  54. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Thank you, Jane. It makes me feel good to know that this gave you some tranquility.
    :)

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  55. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Thank you, Mrs. Mediocrity. :)

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  56. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Thank you, Hank. :)

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  57. colleenAugust 30, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    I love "reel my thoughts" in the ocean context. I want to float.

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  58. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    A lovely guided meditation. It brought back wonderful memories of college dance class where my professor would have us do a reclined meditation in the mornings. Unfortunately, I worked the early bird shift in the dishroom so half the time I fell back to sleep :).

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  59. Helena WhiteAugust 30, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    This reminds me of a dream I once had about floating down to earth and being surrounded by white canopies ~ Beautiful ~ peaceful ~ So Spiritual ~ I love this Ayala!♥

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  60. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    Thank you, Colleen. :)

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  61. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Thank you, Anna. I am glad it brought back such wonderful memories.... :)

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  62. ayalaAugust 30, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Thank you, Helena. This is sweet of you to say!

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  63. Joseph HeschAugust 30, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Having begun a bit of meditation (shh, don't tell anybody, I'm just coming to grips with everyone knowing I'm a poet), I enjoyed the spirit and images of this piece. loved it, Ayala.

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  64. BaishaliAugust 30, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    wow reading your poem early in the morning is like an meditation in itself :) very soothing and insightful.

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  65. RudriAugust 31, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    I could feel the calmness in my own being as a I read these very serene words. Well done Ayala.

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  66. UnknownAugust 31, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    Yes, peace is such a gift, and what better place to find some than in the great waters. Beautiful :)

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  67. lynneAugust 31, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    I grew up with the Atlantic as my backyard.. many an angst was relieved on those shores.. Beautiful write...

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  68. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Great job of capturing the peace of meditation.

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  69. Robert Gibson: PWES EditorAugust 31, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    This reminds me of the time I took a foreign lecturer to a beach bar to celebrate a birthday - she had never seen the sea up close ... I turned around to offer her a drink - and she wasn't there!

    On looking around I found her sitting on the sand and staring peacefully at the majesty that is the Caribbean Sea.

    Awesome read.

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  70. AmeenaAugust 31, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Beautiful job...this totally calmed me down during a really crazy busy morning! I might need a second read a little later this afternoon. :)

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  71. Maude LynnAugust 31, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    This did the same for me. Thank you!

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  72. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Yes, rocked in the sea, but not to sleep. Especially love the casting line metaphor, reinforces that floating feel. Excellent meditation. Thanks!

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  73. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    This makes me lament living in a landlocked state. Wonderful meditation.

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  74. UnknownAugust 31, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Ooooh.... This is exactly what I need! You know, I started writing last week - same theme in mind. I still haven't finished... Maybe I need more of your shanti :)

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  75. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    this is great but the play on words in the last stanza (cast- reel) was very witty!

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  76. SheilaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    where were you cuz I want to go! (smiles)

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  77. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Thank you, Joe :) glad you enjoyed it!!!!!

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  78. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Thank you, Baishali :)

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  79. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Thank you, Rudri :)

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  80. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Thank you, Lori :)

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  81. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Thank you, Lynne. That must have been quite a backyard :)

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  82. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Thank you, Matt :)

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  83. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Bajanpoet..thank you for sharing your memory of that day..it's special to watch someone transform in the moment...nature does that :)

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  84. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Thank you, Ameena. I feel content that it helped. :)

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  85. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Thank you, Mama Zen :) wishing you well.

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  86. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Thank you, Joanne :)

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  87. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Thank you, Randall :)

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  88. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Thank you, Debbie. Can't wait to see your finished piece. :)

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  89. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Thank you, Amanda :)

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  90. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Sheila...I wish I knew :)

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  91. LauraAugust 31, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    such a beautiful practice you've described...I felt like I was floating with you Ayala.

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  92. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Thank you, Laura. :)

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  93. ChrisAugust 31, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    I needed that! Perfect. Thanks so much for this meditation.

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  94. signed...bkmAugust 31, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    A very peaceful read...filled with calm..thank you..bkm

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  95. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Thank you, Chris. I appreciate it :)

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  96. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Thank you, Barbara. :)

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  97. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Yes... a peaceful treat for me after a very hectic day. Thank you!

    ~laurie

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  98. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Beautifully peaceful--made me think of a yoga class.

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  99. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    loved this, now I must wonder if you were in a class or following a guided session. I am with you, a good session can fill you with peace. Namaste ~

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  100. TALONAugust 31, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    So soothing, just reading your words, ayala. The peace signs on the notebooks took me back to Grade 10 and the many many doodles that covered my old binders :)

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  101. Apryl GonzalesAugust 31, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    soothing and peaceful! great write Ayala :) I could almost hear the sound of the waves

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  102. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Thank you, Laurie. :)

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  103. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Thank you, Gayle. :)

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  104. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Angela, I was inspired by my instructor and the peace that I felt during yoga. Her voice is soothing and she says not to judge yourself because your thoughts wander but to let them wander and then release them.

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  105. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Talon, I used to love the peace signs when I was a teenager and recently I bought myself a notebook with colorful peace signs. I love it ! :)

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  106. ayalaAugust 31, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Thank you, Apryl :)

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  107. GlynnAugust 31, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    I think I hear the waves in this poem. It's lovely.

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  108. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Just lovely...

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  109. ~LAugust 31, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    This was so beautiful... I read this over and over again!!!! I felt like i was at the ocean....

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  110. James RainsfordSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    A beautiful haunting quality to this ayla.

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  111. ayalaSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Thank you, Glynn :)

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  112. ayalaSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Thank you, Marilynn. :)

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  113. ayalaSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Thank you, L. that's sweet.

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  114. ayalaSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Thank you, James :)

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  115. CMSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Wow, that was beautiful! So serene.

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  116. Other MarySeptember 1, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Oh, what a great way to start the morning. Thanks, and thanks too for the comment on my moon poem.

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  117. ayalaSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Thank you, CM :)

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  118. ayalaSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Mary, thank you and I am happy it helped you start the day :)

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  119. ChristineSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    I love being lulled to sleep by the sound of water, so soothing, perhaps memories so deep before we were born

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  120. ayalaSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Christine, perhaps that's it :)

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  121. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Nice Ayala. Your words are so refreshing especially after a rather long week. Thank you. :)

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  122. HopeSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    wow! peaceful...just as it should be
    thank you!

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  123. LeslieSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    even though the ocean is never still, i somehow feel like i'm being led "beside still waters" when i go there...

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  124. SaraSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Just what I needed to hear today - 'no judgement'. Beautiful!

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  125. ayalaSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Thank you, Mel. :)

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  126. ayalaSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Thank you, Hope. :)

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  127. ayalaSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Leslie...it's great, isn't it ?

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  128. ayalaSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Thank you, Sara :)

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  129. KBSeptember 4, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    Beautiful!

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  130. ayalaSeptember 4, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Thank you, KB :)

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  131. Kat MortensenFebruary 5, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    That kind of peace is hard to attain. Your poem graces us with just a taste of it.

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  132. ayalaFebruary 5, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    Thank you, Kat. You are right, it is hard to attain :) I am filled with gratitude when I do :)

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