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Ashley C. Shannon's avatar

I have Lindsay's book on my shelf, all ready for a quiet, summer moment. I'm excited to dive in!

Also, love your thought about floating. Going to think on that one for awhile.

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Aly Prades's avatar

Ooh, I’m excited you get to read it for the first time! Now I need to go back and read what I said about floating 😂

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Lindsay Swoboda's avatar

This means so much, Ashley, thank you!

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Amber Cook's avatar

Loved this combination of poetry!

And I love what you said about floating at the end. I’ve always found floating to be extremely challenging.

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Aly Prades's avatar

Thank you, Amber. Yes, I’ve always found floating to be challenging, too, although I’m getting better at it.

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Lindsay Swoboda's avatar

Aly, goodness, as always, you take my breath away with your words. I, too, love the thoughts on floating, and all the micro adjustments that keep us on the surface. I also adore these lines from "Holding On," "trusting in my own ability to make magic/ finding the magic was in me all along/

Can I allow myself to receive what I have not worked for?... These struck in such a poignant, peaceful way in my heart today as I continue to recalibrate after the book launch process. Thank you for joining me on this journey. You have been such a wonderful champion, and I sincerely appreciate it!

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Aly Prades's avatar

Thanks for sharing what stood out to you, Lindsay! This was such a fun prompt. I hope you can trust that the magic is still in you even when you’re pushing to make it through the next deployment or publication 💛

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Susan Lewis's avatar

Beautiful!

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Aly Prades's avatar

Thank you!

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