we stopped in every passing place

to watch the world move faster than we do

watch it pass with our eyes closed

the way we usually choose to

--idlewild, in remote part/scottish fiction

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these are some of the things that made me slow down, take a moment, smile or sigh or laugh or scream or somehow shut off the autopilot so that i might really take notice of the world, or at least one small part of it, before continuing on my way.

things that caught my attention, when i let them.

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recently transplanted to san francisco and falling in love with it. working on establishing roots. i'm a lefty liberal social worker therapist. laughter and drumming and making stuff and the sound of the ocean are good therapy for me. i like walking, chatting with strangers, and being surprised by what's around the next corner, but not necessarily what's next in my life.

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stop looking through scrapbooks

and photograph albums

they won't teach you

what you don't already know

you've always been

dissatisfied

--idlewild, roseability