Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice: I Stepped Inside A Rose

Sunday, June 5, 2011

I Stepped Inside A Rose

I stepped inside a rose my beloved gave to me, twenty-three years of learning to dive deeper into the one person who accepts my flaws with more grace and forgiveness than I shall ever be able to offer myself.

I am filled with gratitude for this generous man who has learned to unfold my petals with delicate accuracy and kindness.

No matter how many times my slender, thorny, insecurities cause his love to bleed, he finds a way to soften my heart and our tears flow united down his shoulder, staining his shirt, but never the commitment we share for our marriage after all these years.

I love you Gordon.

(Our anniversary was actually yesterday, June, 4th, but I was having technical difficulties uploading images and also still feeling kind of yucky.)

39 comments:

JohnJune 5, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Beautiful!
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Debra She Who SeeksJune 5, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Happy Anniversary -- sounds like you are truly blessed!
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SharonJune 5, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Happy Anniversary. This year especially your celebration coincides with nature coming alive again. May your love for each other continue on and on....
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texwisgirlJune 5, 2011 at 5:38 PM
that was so lovely. God bless you both and happy anniversary!
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Anne Huskey-LockardJune 5, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Absolutely lovely, and Happy Anniversary, though it seems superfluous to say that.....it is apparent your whole life together has been a walk down the road together, happier than most will ever know. ♥

XXOO~~
Anne
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ingridJune 5, 2011 at 6:40 PM
Happy Anniversary, and love and light and blessings to you!
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KarineJune 5, 2011 at 6:58 PM
This is to touching to read :o) Happy anniversary and congratulations on 23 years of marriage!
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CarverJune 5, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Happy Anniversary! Beautiful words and flower.
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LauraXJune 5, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Thank you everyone for your warm wishes. We are deeply blessed to have found one another so many years ago. We met when I was 18, a freshman in college and he 19...handsome and a phenomenal musician. I heard him playing piano down the hall before we even met...how's that for romantic?
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DebbieJune 5, 2011 at 10:08 PM
your words are lovely...

happy anniversary...wishing you a lfetime of happiness!!!
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chubskulitJune 5, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Beautiful macro!

Roses
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forgetmenotJune 5, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Laura, Happy Anniversary! What a lovely tribute to your husband--he should feel fortunate indeed to have found you. And you to have found him. The rose is beautiful-what an excellent picture! Hope you are feeling better. Mickie :)
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SandyCarlsonJune 5, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Heartwarming and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your world with us.
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KarenJune 5, 2011 at 11:28 PM
Happy Anniversary to you both. The power of love is without a doubt, one of life's greatest gifts.
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LeslieJune 5, 2011 at 11:50 PM
happy anniversary to you both!
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RajeshJune 5, 2011 at 11:57 PM
Very pretty.
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TeresaJune 6, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Happy Anniversary! I love the softness of the picture.
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teriJune 6, 2011 at 12:44 AM
With a breath I hear your hearts beat with a single rhythm. Your musician hears your heart- blessing for you both.
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stardustJune 6, 2011 at 2:23 AM
I seem to have come across on such a nice time..., happy 23rd anniversary! Your words of affection and appreciation is touching and your macro photo is fabulous. I feel like that I'm being swallowed deep inside the layers of passionate colored petals. Wishing two of you the best future.
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CloudiaJune 6, 2011 at 3:02 AM
congrats!

Aloha from Waikiki :)

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HOOTIN' ANNIJune 6, 2011 at 5:56 AM
Oh my gosh....so romantic!!! Gordon, I hope, realizes what a perfect 'catch' he has!!!

Winter Past is my link to Macro Monday. Do stop by when you get a chance. I'd love your company. Have a great week.
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AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Happy Anniversary and many, many more to come.
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nonizamboniJune 6, 2011 at 8:28 AM
Tender and powerful post--a lot like the love you expressed for your dear Gordon. You started my day on such a beautiful note. thanks!
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ArijaJune 6, 2011 at 8:41 AM
A lovely place to be too.
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LivingSoAbundantlyJune 6, 2011 at 10:18 AM
What a powerful testimony of your love for each other. Beautiful photo and touching collection of your thoughts! :)
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Kim, USAJune 6, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Get me teary eyed Laura. What a beautiful tribute for Gordon I am so touch. You are a blessing to everyone and you are loved too. Happy Monday! Thanks for the visit I do appreciate it!

Macro Monday
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LoisJune 6, 2011 at 11:45 AM
A lovely tribute. My anniversary was on the 2nd, 27 years! Oh my. It is such an accomplishment in these times, congratulations!
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Poetic ShutterbugJune 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Such a beautiful and inspiration post. Very creative and heartwarming. Loved it.
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mermaidJune 6, 2011 at 4:06 PM
So painfully and tenderly written, the thorns, the petals, the opening, the love.

Congratulations on your relationship surviving and thriving after 23 years!
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Myrna R.June 6, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Such sweet thoughts. Happy belated Anniversary. I know the joy (and challenges) of sharing life with another. Congratulations.

Hope you're feeling better.
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AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 7:15 PM
Your interpretation of a red rose is marvelous. The softness, tones, colors and composition draw me in. And your words are a lovely companion.
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KaoriJune 7, 2011 at 6:32 AM
What a beautiful tribute to your loved one! He must be one lucky man :D
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sueJune 8, 2011 at 11:05 AM
happy anniversary to you both.

much love...

xx
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One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.June 8, 2011 at 5:00 PM
You make me cry
You make me smile
You make me love you
Sweet Laura
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AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 11:42 PM
Such a moving tribute. I wish you much strength and healing.
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DoanLegacyJune 9, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I would love to live inside the rose!
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Deb ShuckaJune 9, 2011 at 1:18 PM
Wishing you all the love you offer to others, and many more years of growth and happiness together.
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DoanLegacyJune 13, 2011 at 6:52 AM
Wishing you many more years of happiness and togetherness.
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LeoviJune 13, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Very pretty as a red spiral exciting.
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Bright Sparks:

Remnants

Before the eMeS, my now constant companion begged me to stay close to home, I taught art, yoga and meditation to Jewish teens in the Greater Boston area. The collage series in the slide show above was created using forgotten paper scraps that slipped between the cracks of the tables onto the floor, from an Art as a Sacred Practice class I taught to High School students several years ago. My intention was to find the intrinsic value in each remnant. Often the beauty of an individual person goes unrecognized or unappreciated until it is revealed in the context of a relationship; the same is true of colors, shapes and textures. Click on the images to take a closer look. They are tiny works, some no bigger than 1.5” x 1.5”