I found a wallet STUFFED with goodies

[mikecat adjuster]

This incident reminded me of a quote from David Foster Wallace about freedom:

"The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day."

I appreciate the kind quote and believe its words are monumental, but I need to make one distinction... I was 'very sexy' as I retrieved the wallet from the street. I do yoga and Pilates and am qute supple. As I lengthened my hamstring and stretched down to get the wallet, I can assure you, without question, that I was VERY sexy. I even held my pose for, I don't know, a few seconds. I know no one saw the artistry of my statuesque stance, but believe me, the gods sang in unison as they peered down at my form below. It was a special moment in time.

So, the moral of the story is, you can do many moral and ethical things in life and still do so with an amazing degree of sexiness. I just think that point needed to be made

Luv yall. And for those of you who don't mind my wicked sense of humor, or lack thereof, I luv you even more

 

[GoodWitch58]

This incident reminded me of a quote from David Foster Wallace about freedom:

"The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day."

I appreciate the kind quote and believe its words are monumental, but I need to make one distinction... I was 'very sexy' as I retrieved the wallet from the street. I do yoga and Pilates and am qute supple. As I lengthened my hamstring and stretched down to get the wallet, I can assure you, without question, that I was VERY sexy. I even held my pose for, I don't know, a few seconds. I know no one saw the artistry of my statuesque stance, but believe me, the gods sang in unison as they peered down at my form below. It was a special moment in time.

So, the moral of the story is, you can do many moral and ethical things in life and still do so with an amazing degree of sexiness. I just think that point needed to be made

Luv yall. And for those of you who don't mind my wicked sense of humor, or lack thereof, I luv you even more

good for you! I just started a new Fitness for Life course last week--and believe me when I was stretching my hamstrings and whatever else...it felt (and probably looked) anything but sexy...but I have hope! LOL.

 

[aggieb]

I appreciate the kind quote and believe its words are monumental, but I need to make one distinction... I was 'very sexy' as I retrieved the wallet from the street. I do yoga and Pilates and am qute supple. As I lengthened my hamstring and stretched down to get the wallet, I can assure you, without question, that I was VERY sexy. I even held my pose for, I don't know, a few seconds. I know no one saw the artistry of my statuesque stance, but believe me, the gods sang in unison as they peered down at my form below. It was a special moment in time.

seriously.

(i need some coffee)

 

[Minnie]

This incident reminded me of a quote from David Foster Wallace about freedom:

"The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day."

I appreciate the kind quote and believe its words are monumental, but I need to make one distinction... I was 'very sexy' as I retrieved the wallet from the street. I do yoga and Pilates and am qute supple. As I lengthened my hamstring and stretched down to get the wallet, I can assure you, without question, that I was VERY sexy. I even held my pose for, I don't know, a few seconds. I know no one saw the artistry of my statuesque stance, but believe me, the gods sang in unison as they peered down at my form below. It was a special moment in time.

So, the moral of the story is, you can do many moral and ethical things in life and still do so with an amazing degree of sexiness. I just think that point needed to be made

Luv yall. And for those of you who don't mind my wicked sense of humor, or lack thereof, I luv you even more

 

[MaryAnne]

Accept the accolades! You certainly deserve them. You never know....someone reading this may find a wallet, lost animal, stolen car....and because he/she read this thread and thought of you did the right thing.
I hope your lonely road diminishes and leads to a field of white daisies. Daisies are just happy flowers!

 

[mikecat adjuster]

Accept the accolades! You certainly deserve them. You never know....someone reading this may find a wallet, lost animal, stolen car....and because he/she read this thread and thought of you did the right thing.
I hope your lonely road diminishes and leads to a field of white daisies. Daisies are just happy flowers!

I don't know about flowers, but I met a nice, happy couple last night at Bud and Alley's. They were a great looking pair and I had to stop the guy and tell him so. I was told by some 'friends' not to define couples as 'a great looking couple' or whatever, that they might think I was weird lol. But the guy was gracious and accepting of my compliment.

I won't tell their names, but the guy is from Atlanta and has been here for 7 years. He played, as I remember, on the Nationwide tour and his wife seemed like a vibrant and wonderful person.

My point is, I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and it inspired me. The guy spoke so affectionately about his wife. He had a glow with each spoken word about her. I've seen them out before and they seem like remarkable and warm people. And meeting them gave me a similiar feeling to returning the wallet. A vibe of goodness.

I'm not sure, exactly, how to describe the feeling. But it was a feeling of connection and truth. Genuiness. The comment of goodwitch58 kind of comes to play here. This guy gave me his attention, awareness and care. And yes, I think he was sacrificing while talking to me, because his wife is absolutely gorgeous, along with the friend she had with her. So with each word he spoke to me, he was away from her a moment too long. Belive me

But his words were wise. He spoke of finding her and what it has meant to him. I guess it hit home with me as I have had a void in my life in that regard. But as with the wonderful connection I felt with life as I returned the wallet, I notice that same connection in various ways. Meeting wonderful people here along 30A that share that invisible spirit, that is a wonderful connection. Receiving such kindness from my fellow sowal threaders and posters has been a benefit to my life and immensely so. I graciously accept all of it.

You know, I, like everyone else, am here for only a short duration. Let's live happily together :roll: And as long as I can continue doing so, hopefully, do so along 30A. And thanks to Kurt for this forum called sowal.com