If I could, I would shield you from your own sorrows. From phones that don’t ring, the 7 AM alarm clock, missing the train, fair-weather friends, the frayed ends of the welcome mat.
I would protect you from backaches and headaches, and unnecessary tirades, the losing team. Mostly, I would shelter you from false hope, women with an agenda to harm, and those wildflowers meant only to disarm.
I would encourage you to take ferries and planes, and leave the ink revised map at home, to become a mid spring season, dandelions covered, savor the sunshine, take risk. Breathe.
Remember the music of your soul. Listen to your heart’s sway. I would implore you to make love, make art, and to praise the song and rhythm your body prays.
-Tosha Michelle
Wonderful.
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Thank you z
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Such an amazing flow of words. You are a spectacular writer and someone who always seems to find the words I need to hear. Thank you.
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Aww. That’s so kind. Thank you
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Yes. 🙂
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😀
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We’ll be OK. Good people must, don’t you think? And, in fact, few people don’t have the capacity to be good …
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Yes. I agree. However, I’m still naïve enough to believe in the goodness of humanity. Probably one of my greatest flaws
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No. I am a hopeless optimist too, with plenty of hope. If that makes sense?
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It totally does. I think we’re a lot alike
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Yes. I find your work resonates with me so much. It’s good to read, and whether happy or sad, brightens my day when I have the opportunity to meet up through your words. So thank you for that. Truly.
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Thank you! I’m touched and honored
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Tender and pretty. Love. xo
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Thank you 😀
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You’re welcome. xo
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A letter everyone should read. We all need to remind ourselves from time to time, and most importantly to hope! Cheers Tosha, love the purity of thought behind this 💕
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Thanks. You’re lovely
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😃💕
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If only…
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Yes!
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Beautiful and heartfelt, a true cri de cœur. Xo
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Thank you lovely
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You’re welcome.
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Marvelous
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Thank you
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Listen to your heart’s sway ❤ Love. Love
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💕💕
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🙂
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Beautiful, Tosha!
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Thanks zz
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Another beautiful presentation from Tosha Michelle
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Thank you xx
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All the beautiful women I know are giving such great advice. And I’m happy to take every word of this and make a note in my heart. Wonderful, Tosha! ❤
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You’re so lovely
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🙂 ❤
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Such a beautiful post. Words and images. 💖
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Thanks zz
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I downright love that last paragraph. So beautiful and hopeful.
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Thank you so much
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Amidst the oracular misery, tendencies to fly emerge
Like flutters in the consistency of truth.
Foreseeing only separation and diffuseness,
The microcosmic antibodies splurge
And burgeon.
Splicing, more and more and more;
Unstoppable macro-Petri all-of-a-suddenness,
As propulsion and soul volition take control,
Gunning down the infidelic universe
In waves of human love and awe.
Conspire, console, construe, construct –
Come now, for we are in great motion,
Growing, turning, morphing,
Realising destiny in every reaction…
Tumult.
Exalt.
Sheerness
Dissolving down the edifices
Which no longer tower over man,
Our uprisings
Pure creation,
Anew.
Auspicious humanity unleashed,
Such that
We are all catharsis now,
Through and through.
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Lovely
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Wow…Thank you for this. Such beautiful thoughts and words. You are such a lovely and artistic soul, through and through.
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That’s so kind of you. Thank you
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Oh wow. 💕
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Thanks xx
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Your alarm doesn’t go off until 0700?! What kind of magical world do you live in!!! 😉💚
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One with college age kids ha
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Work has me up at 0500! The baby slept until almost 1000 today! I don’t even know what I would do with myself if I slept that long!
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You show off haha. Happy Thursday you early bird
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I’d rather be ignored & rested. Showing off isn’t my style.
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It will be when you own that kilt ha. You’re a good man, Charlie Brown
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Ha! I’m looking forward to it!
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This is very emotional to me… I think a letter like this, if sent to me long ago, would have changed many things in my life… ♥
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Awe You get another hug
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Thanks ♥
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You’re welcome xx
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Great advice. Wisdom of brokenness comforts the heart’s desires, that’s willing to listen &breath.
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Thank you. Happy Thursday
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Bonjour TOSHA
Entre nous , nous avons scellé un pacte celui de l’amitié
Cette amitié une fleur qui s’épanouies au fis des jours des mois des années
Ces pétales ont eu du mal de s’ouvrir au départ mais ensemble
On en a pris soin et ses pétales ce sont grandes ouvertes
Comme la naissance d’un enfant
Alors empêchons cette fleur de se faner
Je t’embrasse passe une agréable journée
Bernard
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Could you shield me from over crowded subways, rude people, and women with too much make up?
This is an instant classic. Wonderfully written. A great reminder to follow one’s heart and live our lives.
Bravo
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Sure. But it might require you wearing a blindfold and never leaving your house haha. OK, that was meant to be weird. Ha ha
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LOL Don’t want to shock you, but I have the blindfold. Yeah, that was weird. lol
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Haha anything I think it’s just going to make it weirder so. Ha. You and Allie rock on
😀😇
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Thanks another lost message
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Kindness always flows from your heart. x
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Thank you. 😍
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Beautiful words, beautiful rhythms, lovely music… thank you for sharing.
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Thank you for reading
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Ma’am, this is a very nice piece of work, excellent.
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Thank you, sir x
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This is a beautiful piece of work this young lady has put up, please give it a moment of your time, it should bring a smile to your face.
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