I LOVE love LOVE the "rituals of good fortune" concept! What a mindset to keep! August especially if you grew up above about the 42nd parallel carries a strong anxiety of preparation. The heat of the Dog Days belies the sense of urgent need for action and you just feel UNSETTLED... It certainly makes one feel strange to be living in a Century/Millennium from which one did not originate! Each year of this century that passes increases my sense of being a traveler/interloper in a world no longer my own... but I like to feel like because I am here now, it IS MINE (and YOURS!) AS WELL 🐛🦋🐦🌎🤩💞🎶
Oh, Mr. Ridl. I only recently learned about The Sentimentalist through our dear friend, Rosemerry (my friend, too! since her May class 🥰). You have filled a special role for me: Mr. Rogers again in form. 😂 You (and Julie and Vivi and your kitty) are truly a soft, slow place to land and breathe again. I will forevermore “open the day,” then “go into the day.” It must be a bit of longer living to absolutely understand what you described as “a bad make the bed day,” because I listened while joyfully chuckling. 😂 I loved hearing how the fish and turtles know Julie’s coming. Kindness pervades your home. I don’t spend time on social media much, yet know I belatedly listen, as Rosemerry calls it, in big time. Today I couldn’t bear taking in anymore frenzy of life. Then, the grateful deadheader’s wise, kind face appeared on my phone. 🙏💗💗 Thank you. May you and your family enjoy deeply peaceful years and years and years more of health and yummy slurps from the cup with Vivi’s nose. ❤ Happy Birthday to Julie and your sister. 🎉 Bye from one of your viewers in there, out there. 🍁
I am feeling tears. Thank you soooooo much. To think my emphasis on the sacredness of the pretty unimportant was helpful to your obviously gentle soul is a gift of joy. And another joy is your connection to the lovingly brave Rosemerry. I look forward to being with you in the ever overlooked Thursday. ❤️🫲
@@TheSentimentalist … and in the 27 more days of connection to soften your AuGust! 🫶🙏✨ Today, my sentimental tears have watered my heart, and my face smiles at our connection. And with you. ☕️ Slurp. Yum. Thanks. 😊
@@TheSentimentalist ha ha I want to acknowledge your comment with a heart emoji and (seem to) only have the option of a non-sentimental thumbs up. 💖✨🦄🫶 😁 I am honored by your tears. I’ll have to figure out TH-cam Live next. 😉
One might consider it a sign of anthropocentric hubris that we as humans could have the power to "start the / a day". So, when you say "open the day", are you using the verb 'to open' transitively or intransitively? 😊
Love...so kindly and comforting.
So so sooooo grateful, Dolores!!!!!!
I LOVE love LOVE the "rituals of good fortune" concept! What a mindset to keep!
August especially if you grew up above about the 42nd parallel carries a strong anxiety of preparation. The heat of the Dog Days belies the sense of urgent need for action and you just feel UNSETTLED...
It certainly makes one feel strange to be living in a Century/Millennium from which one did not originate! Each year of this century that passes increases my sense of being a traveler/interloper in a world no longer my own... but I like to feel like because I am here now, it IS MINE (and YOURS!) AS WELL 🐛🦋🐦🌎🤩💞🎶
Oh I am ever so grateful that’s was helpful. Thank you for telling me‼️
❤️🫲
Oh, Mr. Ridl. I only recently learned about The Sentimentalist through our dear friend, Rosemerry (my friend, too! since her May class 🥰). You have filled a special role for me: Mr. Rogers again in form. 😂 You (and Julie and Vivi and your kitty) are truly a soft, slow place to land and breathe again. I will forevermore “open the day,” then “go into the day.” It must be a bit of longer living to absolutely understand what you described as “a bad make the bed day,” because I listened while joyfully chuckling. 😂 I loved hearing how the fish and turtles know Julie’s coming. Kindness pervades your home. I don’t spend time on social media much, yet know I belatedly listen, as Rosemerry calls it, in big time.
Today I couldn’t bear taking in anymore frenzy of life. Then, the grateful deadheader’s wise, kind face appeared on my phone. 🙏💗💗 Thank you.
May you and your family enjoy deeply peaceful years and years and years more of health and yummy slurps from the cup with Vivi’s nose. ❤ Happy Birthday to Julie and your sister. 🎉 Bye from one of your viewers in there, out there. 🍁
I am feeling tears. Thank you soooooo much. To think my emphasis on the sacredness of the pretty unimportant was helpful to your obviously gentle soul is a gift of joy. And another joy is your connection to the lovingly brave Rosemerry. I look forward to being with you in the ever overlooked Thursday.
❤️🫲
@@TheSentimentalist … and in the 27 more days of connection to soften your AuGust! 🫶🙏✨ Today, my sentimental tears have watered my heart, and my face smiles at our connection. And with you. ☕️ Slurp. Yum. Thanks. 😊
@@MeditationWithAnimalsAnd my tears end with a quiet smile-and sometimes a slurp
@@TheSentimentalist ha ha I want to acknowledge your comment with a heart emoji and (seem to) only have the option of a non-sentimental thumbs up. 💖✨🦄🫶 😁 I am honored by your tears. I’ll have to figure out TH-cam Live next. 😉
@@MeditationWithAnimalsThumbs up is received with gratitude ❤
Thank you for letting me open up my day with you! Love your videos
That feels so good. Thaaank YOU!!❤️
Oh, Cap'n, I get the tummy flutters in August, too.
Grateful for the opportunity to open the day...even when the bedsheets throw us off!
Yeah, the Cap’n, however, is ever grateful for the gift of you‼️❤️
@@TheSentimentalist You did not say. It is my optimism.
@@zingardoh1bless your optimism ❤🎉😊
One might consider it a sign of anthropocentric hubris that we as humans could have the power to "start the / a day". So, when you say "open the day", are you using the verb 'to open' transitively or intransitively? 😊
I am not smart enough to know. As a poet I think metaphorically ❤️🫲
@@TheSentimentalist That's very kind of you! I'm afraid my question was neither adequate nor smart. 😏
Welcome to peach month! Thats why I love August.
Thanks for sharing.
Ya saved it You did‼️ Man, thanks!!!!❤️
I am glad to encounter you on TH-cam. Open minded people are not few.
Did I mistakenly say they are few. I certainly apologize.