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Tory's avatar

Noriko ❤️

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Anneke's avatar

You've put into words, what has been in my mind for a long time. Thank you for this beautiful story, Sean, I'm so glad I met you on PS all those years ago and have enjoyed a lot of your creativity over time! I'm dancing with you!

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Sean Sakamoto's avatar

Thank you! It’s been a long and beautiful dance.

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Maya Rushing Walker's avatar

This is so beautiful! What a gift to find this in my inbox. If you had told me at age 18 that I would one day be homeschooling four children in a ramshackle farmhouse, I would have cried and assumed that this was evidence of failure. Crazy. Thanks for this essay!

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Sean Sakamoto's avatar

Sounds like you have a very full life!

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Polly Tait's avatar

What if loving and being loved IS one’s life work?

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Sean Sakamoto's avatar

Exactly.

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

Reflecting on my role in life as a dancer I understand how this analogy applies to my own life. There are superior choreographers much better at directing and staging shows. I’ve learned as a participant I’m part of the grander scheme of things.

I recognize my interconnectedness with the universe and feel harmony and alignment with the greater forces at play.

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