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sensitive coach’s pHiloSoPhy's avatar

Oh Aileen this is gorgeous. It brought home home (Scotland for me, I live near London) closer to my bones, skin and heart and let me breathe, thank you 🙏🏼 G:)x

Aileen Smith's avatar

Wonderful. I’m Scots born and bred and take every opportunity to travel North - especially to the West coast or islands- a very special place.

Moira Haagen's avatar

Aileen, you have a beautiful voice. Thank you for these offerings...your essay and your lovely poem. I found myself resonating with moments, like with the deer, reminding me of my own early morning moment of noticing a deer and the deer noticing me. Staying with the stillness. 🤍

Nicola Benedict's avatar

Ah, Aileen, this was a such a delight to read. I found myself conjuring up that “liminal place” of dawn in my imaginings, the time when “it’s too early to ‘do’ but exactly the right time to ‘be’.” What a perfect choice of words for that sublime time of day. I wanted to linger there amidst the stillness and the birdsong. A tender and thoughtful piece. Thank you💕