{SPT} the me before i feel

Before I feel
Before I talk with anyone
Before I clear my head
or wipe the sleep from my eyes
and the dried drool from the corner of my mouth

Before I breathe in and out with intention
Before I stretch my back in cobra pose
Before I take a shower
or put on my clothes
and paint my face and brush my hair

Before I energize my body with food
Before I check my email
Before I start my work
or organize my schedule
and begin to read the words written by others

I walk out to the living room
Sit down at the table
And take this picture

I breathe in vulnerability
and exhale self-acceptance

This is me
The me before I begin to feel
Before I remember who I am

All I ask is that if you encounter this me
Please be gentle
I will begin to feel soon enough

Comments

[acumamakiki]

lovely.

[beansprout]

Gentle. Gentle. Breathing in vulnerability...I love that. It shows. I wonder...are you as gentle with yourself as you are with others?

[--erica]

very quiet

[gkgirl]

sigh...
great description

[bella]

shh... I connect as well - mornings take me awhile.

[Sky]

young, and vulnerable, and beautiful. thanks for sharing.

[irene]

this post somehow soothes my tormented mind. thanks for sharing.

[Frankie]

Liz, this is gorgeous as always. I love how you describe that moment somewhere between awake and asleep, that moment where we are so vulnerable and so strong all at once. It's such a fantastic side of you to show!

[melba]

I love your honesty and willness to share all of you. In your post below I thought it was cool that you picked Mermaid as an imaginary life... very unique. I always thought it would be fun to own a coffee shop/bookstore, but then I realized what I really want to do is hang out in a coffe shop/book store all day!

[Swirly]

I love that sleepy time in the morning right after I wake up, when it feels like the most important thing I can be doing is to just be still in bed.

[la vie en rose]

beautiful liz! so beautiful!

[madness rivera]

Yes, very peaceful.

[HoBess]

This is terrific! Peaceful but exciting. You have taken the morning fog and made it something not just to look at but to embrace.

[Marilyn]

I absolutely love the photos people have taken of themselves for this one...so very beautiful and vulnerable and honest and real...utterly devoid of poses and artifice. Beautiful post.