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John M's avatar

I loved your metaphors and imagery in this post. As you might expect from someone who is already enchanted by the Island of Lindisfarne, your reference to illuminated manuscripts hit the spot for me. Thank you. 🙏

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Ada Pembroke's avatar

I was thinking about Lindisfarne, to be honest. While I was writing that section, it suddenly hit me how terrifying it must have been to experience a Viking raid when you didn't even know what one of those was. I didn't want you make you feel called out by mentioning it, but since you brought it up... 😁

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John M's avatar

Ax you know, it is a special place for me (and many others). It’s a tidal island with a causeway that is covered by the sea twice each day. I’ve walked the three miles from the island to the coast - serenaded the honking sound of around a thousand seals that make their home around its shores.

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Ada Pembroke's avatar

Oh my goodness, that must have been magical!

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John M's avatar

I was trying to share a couple of photos of the island but can’t work out how to send them🙄

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Ada Pembroke's avatar

You're welcome to email me, if you'd like

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John M's avatar

Done!

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Tracy Brown's avatar

A recent story, I realized I have been telling myself for most of my life, "I am accident-prone."

Why? Because I was clumsy as a kid. And even that generalization may be untrue. I was rambunctious and spontaneous, and daring and fell more times than others. And because I fell more than others, I was told I was clumsy. And so started believing it. And at some point, I became afraid to dare. Baby elephant beliefs.

Thank you!

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Ada Pembroke's avatar

Sounds like it's time for an extra yoga class 😁

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