I'm not one of those people who walk with a goal in mind. I'm not aiming for anywhere because I can't see that far. I'm actually one of those people who innately enjoys the journey.I don't look four feet in front of me - I can't even see past my nose. When I walk, I don't see anything at all. I feel the motion. I walk because I enjoy so madly, the feeling of walking.
It's important for those of us who do not look ahead to remember to at least once in a while, stop. And turn our heads to look behind. Just note how behind you today the scenery is so different than a year ago today. So far you have come walking, just enjoying the feeling. Some credit is due. This is your creation. Take a bow and blow kisses if it makes you come alive. Or just learn to smile the deep inside smile.
Things are going so well. Jasmine is in bloom and I don't have time to clean my own apartment. For like, five months for real now. But that jasmine is in bloom, so all is right in the world. Things are going so well. I smell jasmine.
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i used to live in santa monica and i miss the smell of the jasmine so much. my husband watched me as we walked down the sidewalk, me trying to get my nose to inhale as much of the sweetness as i possibly could. i wanted it on my skin, hair and eyelashes. i miss that. thank you for reminding me of that spectacular smell!
Oh, thank you for saying something. I know I am not the only one out here that is intoxicated by the smell of this city twice/year. Really, I have lived in almost every American metropolitan area and Los Angeles, as polluted as it is, smells heavenly because something is always in bloom. I am affected by smell the same as you - I almost hyperventilate trying to inhale, inhale, inhale when I smell the jasmine - forgetting to exhale at all!
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