Awww 🤍🥹🤍This is so beautiful, it made me smile and tear up at the same time. I love that the journal already has a story and a hint of Astrid's mischief woven into it. That journal already feels like it’s exactly where it belongs 🤍I'm so very grateful for your friendship.
It seems like everything now in my life has a little Astrid mischief in it. My room is slowly becoming bear because I’ve had to hide things away from her curiosity. However, I wouldn’t have it any other way. She is an absolute blessing and a true joy. Thank you so much. I am very glad that you like it and thank you so much for this beautiful journal.
okay but this is the kind of stillness that isn’t trying to be impressive about it. it just sits there, minding its business, being quietly perfect. moon, tea, dirt, breath~ all lined up like they showed up on time without being told. it feels like borrowing someone else’s calm for a minute and realizing your shoulders have been up around your ears for hours.
and then the bite marks. (Kyahhh Astrid!) absolutely obsessed. because of course tranquility gets gently attacked by something small and feral and loved. that detail made the whole thing human in the best way~ like peace doesn’t mean sterile, it means alive and slightly chewed on.
this feels like a soft room you can step into when the noise gets loud. not preachy, not precious, just here. honestly? i want to sit there too and pretend the world can wait five minutes while the tea cools~
I drifted through your garden poem like moonlight on calm water. I felt the quiet of the earth and the warmth of that tea you sip under the moon, the way it fills the heart with that still, gentle magic. Your words are like petals falling soft and slow, touching something deep and quiet in me. Thank you for planting beauty here, for Andrea, for Astrid’s mischievous bite, and for letting us sit a while in that peaceful moment with you. 🌙🌿☕️
My goodness, thank you for this beautiful and thoughtful comment! It truly is another gift to me. I appreciate you so very much and I am so happy that you were able to find a calming place in my poem. Andrea is one of those friends who helps you to regain your composure and find calm through meditative practice. Her voice is actually so gentle and sweet when you’re talking to her if you’re upset in anyway you’ll immediately calm down and have peace. I’m so glad you felt the quiet earth and the warmth of the tea. I hope you have someone in your life who will warm your tea cups for you every morning. Thank you again for your comment. It truly made my night much better.
Thank you for asking.🩷 Yes I write it myself. I’ve studied Chinese for three years now.
To keep myself in practice I write Chinese everyday. Not being in a structured class anymore, it would be very easy to backslide and forget.
I worked very hard to develop the skill and I don’t want to lose it. the only way to keep it is by repetition. Some days I just use the copy book and copy a page down.
I’ve also started writing notes to myself in Chinese so that I don’t lose it.🩷
My professor would probably laugh and say it’s because my character handwriting is so bad you can’t recognize any of them. But I took my time and wrote slow.
Thank you so much for the lovely compliment I really appreciate it. Your comment warmed my heart.
Awww 🤍🥹🤍This is so beautiful, it made me smile and tear up at the same time. I love that the journal already has a story and a hint of Astrid's mischief woven into it. That journal already feels like it’s exactly where it belongs 🤍I'm so very grateful for your friendship.
It seems like everything now in my life has a little Astrid mischief in it. My room is slowly becoming bear because I’ve had to hide things away from her curiosity. However, I wouldn’t have it any other way. She is an absolute blessing and a true joy. Thank you so much. I am very glad that you like it and thank you so much for this beautiful journal.
“In the stillness, I sit in the garden.”
okay but this is the kind of stillness that isn’t trying to be impressive about it. it just sits there, minding its business, being quietly perfect. moon, tea, dirt, breath~ all lined up like they showed up on time without being told. it feels like borrowing someone else’s calm for a minute and realizing your shoulders have been up around your ears for hours.
and then the bite marks. (Kyahhh Astrid!) absolutely obsessed. because of course tranquility gets gently attacked by something small and feral and loved. that detail made the whole thing human in the best way~ like peace doesn’t mean sterile, it means alive and slightly chewed on.
this feels like a soft room you can step into when the noise gets loud. not preachy, not precious, just here. honestly? i want to sit there too and pretend the world can wait five minutes while the tea cools~
I drifted through your garden poem like moonlight on calm water. I felt the quiet of the earth and the warmth of that tea you sip under the moon, the way it fills the heart with that still, gentle magic. Your words are like petals falling soft and slow, touching something deep and quiet in me. Thank you for planting beauty here, for Andrea, for Astrid’s mischievous bite, and for letting us sit a while in that peaceful moment with you. 🌙🌿☕️
My goodness, thank you for this beautiful and thoughtful comment! It truly is another gift to me. I appreciate you so very much and I am so happy that you were able to find a calming place in my poem. Andrea is one of those friends who helps you to regain your composure and find calm through meditative practice. Her voice is actually so gentle and sweet when you’re talking to her if you’re upset in anyway you’ll immediately calm down and have peace. I’m so glad you felt the quiet earth and the warmth of the tea. I hope you have someone in your life who will warm your tea cups for you every morning. Thank you again for your comment. It truly made my night much better.
The poem is very beautiful; it left me with the impression of a summer breeze. And the gift is wonderful.
Thank you so much. Made my heart so happy.
Nothing like a great cup of tea, it’s like a calm breath
Thank you for asking.🩷 Yes I write it myself. I’ve studied Chinese for three years now.
To keep myself in practice I write Chinese everyday. Not being in a structured class anymore, it would be very easy to backslide and forget.
I worked very hard to develop the skill and I don’t want to lose it. the only way to keep it is by repetition. Some days I just use the copy book and copy a page down.
I’ve also started writing notes to myself in Chinese so that I don’t lose it.🩷
My professor would probably laugh and say it’s because my character handwriting is so bad you can’t recognize any of them. But I took my time and wrote slow.
Thank you so much for the lovely compliment I really appreciate it. Your comment warmed my heart.
Thank you🩷