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Mike Leavy's avatar

What a refreshing respite from the workaday world; to wake up on a Tuesday morning and - coffee safely in hand - consume these words like a warm meal for the soul. One gets lost in these little worlds that you conjure, Victor - thank you for that.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Hi Mike, So glad you enjoyed a warm meal, which is a very poetic way of putting it. Many thanks for your beautiful comment.

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Sarah Star Poet's avatar

So beautiful and inspiring. I think a word in the last line needs to be "petals" not "pedals"? Thank you so much for sharing this.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Thank you Sarah, for reading, your lovely comment, and catching my error. Sometimes I read and re-read and still don't see. Thanks again!!

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Sarah Star Poet's avatar

I know what you mean. I was a newspaper reporter for many years and I missed my own errors all the time. I just didn't want a little typo to detract from the beauty of the piece. I've copied and printed it out for my journal. Thanks again, Victor!!

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Very kind of you, Sarah. I'll try to be more careful next time. :) Thankfully, Substack makes it easy to fix something!

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Mike Leavy's avatar

lol. I know for a fact that gremlins inhabit the Substack servers, modifying words and sometimes entire sentences to entertain themselves. They do it to me with alarming regularity.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Yes, I've seen the gremlins, but in this case, it was me. Maybe next time they'll catch those things for me before I hit publish :)

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Edward Rooster's avatar

"You are not an abandoned spirit", a moving phrase. Such wonderful phrasing for this landscape.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Thank you for reading and sharing, Edward. I'm glad that phrase resonated with you. It's something I hold on to.

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Andrew MacDonald's avatar

Nice meditation. For me a confirmation that leaving the mundane and practical world is what sets our feet on a surer path, our own. Thanks for it!

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Thank you Andrew and I agree with your sentiments for finding our surer path. All the best!

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Jeanne S's avatar

‘The vessel’ is waiting for me too but like you I’ll ‘ stay awhile ‘. I loved the mood. Thanks.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Thank you, Jeanne. And yes, let's stay put and enjoy the view.

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Margaret Sefton's avatar

This is amazing! I loved reading this today. Such profound beauty and encouragement.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Margaret. I really appreciate your comment, and of course, your inspiration. You helped bring this here. Thanks so much.

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Feb 14, 2023
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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Thanks Garrett, glad you liked it. Something a little contemplative for Valentine's Day. Next week quite a bit different if I stick to what I'm thinking of.

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Feb 14, 2023
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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Good advice Edward, leaving the raft behind and saying to do better this time. Many thanks; your comments always get me thinking. Appreciate you having a read of it.

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Feb 15, 2023
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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

I've listened quite a bit to Alan Watts. There's various recordings on YouTube, and I find them inspirational in various ways. Joseph Campbell has been a while, but I have read some his work before.

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Feb 14, 2023
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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

I don't think there's anything exactly to get. It's yours to interpret or relate to as fits you. Anyway, that's how I think about the things I put out there. Some people have told me that and I tend to agree. As my About page says, my intention is to provoke reflection and I don't do that exactly consciously. It just sort of comes out and sometimes it works.

I really appreciate you reading, Mitchell. Thanks a lot.

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Victor D. Sandiego's avatar

Thanks Mitchell. There's a funny part in the movie Little Big Man near the end where Grandfather says "Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn't" - always makes me laugh.

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