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“But the normal filtering mechanism on his mind had been stripped away. The tiniest of sights, sounds, smells competed with the big ones for his attention. It felt like looking at ten million blades of grass and being unable to see a lawn.”
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From Laurie R. King’s Touchstone,
a novel about a highly sensitive man
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Oh crap. A glance in the rear-view mirror shows a cop car closing in. I’m so nailed, in so many ways. I turn right onto a dirt road, park, and wait. By the time the cop’s gadget-festooned torso fills my open widow, blocking the sun, I’m ready.
“Registration and insurance,” he says, holding out his hand. [...]
We care about process. We value details. Each step on the journey from A to B is worthy of pride. We’re all about the honour of deep quality.
…What? The deadline passed? But my application took weeks to complete. It’s a work of art, a sure thing.
…He died? You’re kidding, right? But that means he’ll never [...]
Pardon my dust.
Today is moving day.
I’m surrounded by packing boxes
and psyching myself up
to drive a moving van
across the busy city,
onto two different ferries,
and down some dirt roads.
Wish us luck.
Stay tuned.
Flickr photo: david eastman, by coco+kelly
“To end suffering, let go of what changes”
~ Gavin De Becker, The Gift of Fear
“When you realize that change depends on relationships, then you can seek a ‘change agent’ much as you do any other important, emotionally charged relationship with a person or community. … [And] when you find the right relationship, anything is [...]
