The stomach is the seat of emotion.
It’s about discovery.
There is so much to discover, so much to uncover. I saw a rainbow at the reservoir yester-
day and it wasn’t even raining. That, was science. Nature. That was lucky-for-me. I have
never felt so blood and bone and cellular. All my vibrance, a narrative elongating…
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The day after the inauguration, after my procedure, the nurse calls and I am teaching, I
have very good news for you. Call when you can. I call after class and she says, Leah, you
did a great job, and I say good job, body, and think: thank you body thank you spirit thank
you fear and trust and will and heart and self.
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There is so much beauty in the world. Part is at our base, part is primed and moving, part
is always attaching, a shadow paled. Part is always escaping, taking a breath. That’s
the marvel in being alive in this world: one part leads to another part and together, they
are impartial and parting the curtain to the unknown ahead
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