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I'm wearing my perfume....
Posted by triskele - Dec 21, 2014 - 9:23am |
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I'm wearing my perfume.
For some reason, things like perfume have always been things that I have "saved" to use once in a while, or on special occasions.
A silent tape in my head says that luxuries are not to be wasted or trifled away.
I think I learned that from my parents, who were formed by the depression. They lived through a time of overwhelming national lack and loss, and it became part of them.
I am sure that they imparted some of that type of sensibility into their children.
But you know what?
Perfume goes bad.
It does! If it sits for years, the scent changes, it goes stale.
It becomes something you throw away.
And what's the point of having something nice if I never use it?
What's the point of not living my life fully every day, no matter what?
I have already learned a big lesson in this dance with cancer.
I'm wearing my perfume. On Saturdays. When I am dressed in my sweats.
Because I love it, and it makes me feel good.
I'm using my expensive moisturizer.
I'm sleeping as much as I can (sometimes with the help of prescribed medication..and I am giving myself permission to say THAT'S OKAY).
I'm stretching, and exercising, and eating well, and drinking lots of water, and breathing, and crying if I need to.
I need to nurture myself, nourish myself, and cherish myself.
Not just now, AND NOT just because there's something unwelcome TEMPORARILY growing in my body... but always.
Because life is supposed to be lived. Celebrated. Enjoyed. Luxuriated - in.
It's a gift to use up before it goes stale....to experience, and wear with our sweats on Saturdays.
Happy Solstice...happy new chapter to all of my loved ones, blood and chosen. May we all learn big lessons that improve our lives in the new year.
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BlueBird2014
Location: United States
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LennytheB
Patriot Guard Rider
Location: beyond the 7th sun
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Jan 23, 2015 - 9:22pm |
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You made me smile. That is something I do not take lightly.
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edieraye
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Jan 10, 2015 - 7:15pm |
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triskele
Location: The Dragons' Roost
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Dec 24, 2014 - 10:33am |
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 thank you, everyone....reveling in it...all of it...... (AND I just bought myself a new bottle of a new favorite, because my free sample was all used up! Estee Lauder's Pleasures....love it!) |
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kurtster
Location: drifting
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Dec 23, 2014 - 10:16am |
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ScottN
We're all riders on this train
Location: Half inch above the K/T boundary
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Dec 23, 2014 - 8:38am |
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swell_sailor
Eternal
Location: The Gorge
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Dec 22, 2014 - 8:48pm |
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mmmmmmmmm 
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oldviolin
ab origine
Location: esse quam videri
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Dec 22, 2014 - 5:16pm |
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Steely_D
Angular banjoes sound good to me.
Location: Biscayne Bay
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Dec 22, 2014 - 3:37pm |
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Our version of this: let's use the good china! Why is it in the cabinet?
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Coaxial
Shine On.
Location: 543 miles west of Paradis,1491 miles east of Paradise
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Dec 22, 2014 - 11:20am |
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 Excellent. So many of us have put things off for far too long...If you can, do...That's my new motto. Sending positive vibes your way. |
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miamizsun
Location: (3261.3 Miles SE of RP)
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Dec 22, 2014 - 9:55am |
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go for it use it up before it gets old  when my dad passed we went through some of his stuff and found "unopened and unused" nice cologne, boxer shorts, monogrammed socks and hankies, etc.daddy-o what were you saving this for? |
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meower
Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe
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Dec 22, 2014 - 4:38am |
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BlueHeronDruid
Location: planting flowers
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Dec 22, 2014 - 1:31am |
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Hell YEAH you are!  |
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AliGator
Je m'en branle
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Dec 21, 2014 - 10:59pm |
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Thanks for the reminder, Paula.
I think I'll wear a pair of my "dressy" earrings tomorrow. And use my "fancy" French body oil.
(PS: You're gonna kick cancer's ass.)
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helenofjoy
What Day Is This?
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
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Dec 21, 2014 - 5:48pm |
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Yes! And some perfumes actually stay really really nice for many many years! Some of the oldest were made with better ingredients than they use now - finer oils, and they last and last. So you can still wear it long into your 80's! And I expect you will!  |
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Alexandra
Living with passion
Location: PNW
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Dec 21, 2014 - 10:01am |
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Hear, hear, sistah. Words of wisdom to live by.   |
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Steely_D
Angular banjoes sound good to me.
Location: Biscayne Bay
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Dec 21, 2014 - 9:59am |
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