Rachel and Dao

  Dao-Ji, Do you remember when we first met in person? I remember your smile and thinking you were pretty darn cute. I remember the sensation of feeling welcomed. It was comfortable. I wanted to know more. I liked the way you carried yourself when you walked. I still like that distinctiveness. Do you remember putting your hand on my shoulder to walk with your eyes closed over to the hammocks at Crestview? I must have already had a crush on you because that touch was so soft and inviting. It felt like seeds of trust in retrospect. Do you remember talking in the garden one evening after game night? I was worried I had offended you as "Danger Dao" in an NVC role play, and I wanted to check in. I absolutely loved talking with you and listening to your ideas about the importance of being heard. Do you remember when I gave you the gratitude and dental books... and later a knitted friday hat??? I carried a note in my jacket pocket for the longest time that said "I wanted to be ...

mutual support/healing hearts/self acceptance, growth/facing fears/empathy/communication/physical bodies, safety (agreements, exit strategies) unconventional/pleasantly surprised/curious, simplicity/authentic/raw/real/nature

R Saunders Mon, Feb 1, 12:24 PM (2 days ago) to  me Once you go Dao You begin to allow A certain unease That then starts to please All your senses at once Suffusing for months Your body and soul Until you feel whole Once you go Dao You step out of now And track your direction (A future projection) Of how you might dwell Two paths parallel Each with firm roots But still in cahoots Once you go Dao Your mind wonders how This improbability Is in fact a reality Of love and of play A story day by day It's unfolding slowly And involves guacamole Mmmmmmmmmmm xxoo :*