in the mood
Sunday finds me unfurling, surrendering to an irrepressible joy with the gift of a few days in a cabin on the lake. Is it possible that I love swimming in a shimmering lake even more than the sea? This photo was taken after a pearly afternoon swim ~ no one was around on this private beach so we skinny dipped which was so beautiful and yet…it was my soul which felt most naked as I slipped into the water with a full blooded ease that is nothing short of thrilling. The photo above was taken after my swim so please excuse the tangled tresses:)
What makes your soul feel naked?
I am in the mood for a little night swimming…and my favorite conductor Gustavo:) Have a lovely Sunday!
category: Sunday's are for lovers, curious and wondersome | | 17 comments »
August 30th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
i’ve never done this before but i can’t say i won’t
my soul feels naked when i write from the heart (and it’s been awhile since i have
hope you have a great week!
(lovely writing & picture)
August 30th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
What a lovely, magical day you had!
August 30th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
My soul is always naked.
August 30th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
oh did you say soul? oh yes you did! my soul sheds all weight behind the lens… “naked as the day you were born that soul of yours is”, my grandmum would say. : )
i want to twirl your tresses.
August 30th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
dear girl, this post fills my soul. i have never been skinny dipping in the sea or a lake. hmmm…maybe this is something to put on my list to do in the next year. yes.
my soul feels naked when i am eye to eye with my reflection and i simply acknowledge all the truth that sits between us.
August 31st, 2009 at 7:48 am
beautiful you, you look so refreshed.
my soul feels most naked when I express myself through words or dance.
xoxoxo
August 31st, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I too, have never skinny-dipped…but it actually is on my ‘to do’ list…:-)
What makes my sould feel naked? Well…sometimes my husband and I will just be curled up together, staring into each other’s eyes without speaking. I find it hard…but beautifully soul-baring.
Have a wonderful time at the lake…:-)
xo
August 31st, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Sounds like heaven Maddie!
Love how you described your adventure too!
xox
Constance
August 31st, 2009 at 1:38 pm
i grew up just minutes from a big beautiful lake with sandy beaches and white capped waves, inky black still nights with moon shimmers and soft rain on clouded lulls so i know all about skinny dipping and oh how i miss those days … sigh, in a moment you brought it all back, thank you my dear friend
my soul always feels naked and i think i like it that way … it was bared years ago and i’ve never quite managed to clothe it up proper since and am ever thankful for that …
xoxox
August 31st, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Sometimes it is being still and listening to really good music until it takes my breath away.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
what a lovely day! i can’t even imagine being brave enough to do that! go girl!
AND, i love what you’ve done with your blog. so lovely.
xoxo
August 31st, 2009 at 10:15 pm
while i love the sound and feel of the ocean, i love swimming in the clear cold waters of lake superior the best.
do you know that i’ve never skinny-dipped in the day-time? (at least since i was little) night-time, yes. day-time, no. hmmmmm ..
i think my soul feels naked behind my camera lens and sometimes when i write.
love the description and photo
September 1st, 2009 at 1:56 am
A lovely recount of your soulful afternoon. Sounds like a lovely end-of-summer break! As for me, I think soulful moments are certain times spent with good friends; other times when a writing piece comes together and glimpsing beauty and unusual people and things through my camera lens. xoxox
September 1st, 2009 at 5:25 am
I love skinny-dipping, although it’s been years and years since I’ve done so. This year in the woods of New Hampshire I plan to jump into the lake and let my soul remember.
SO looking forward to our e-course beginnings. xoxo
September 1st, 2009 at 6:21 pm
You’ve just described my most perfect day, Maddie. It IS my most perfect day.
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:36 am
Well there is nothing like skinny dipping, it’s second to being back in the womb.
I love it!!!
Truthfully, it’s been years since I’ve had the opportunity. Maybe now one will manifest itself for me.
My soul feels naked when I accept me for who I am, meditatively, with no makeup on, in the silence of my own space…I connect with me. Earthly distractions have a way of making us feel too disconnected.
Looking forward to the bones course!
xo
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:19 am
…when I write deeply and from above my head
… when I read something wonderful
… eating fresh, ripe berries.
xo