Posted by Tamar on August 2, 2005, at 19:59:52
In reply to Gosh golly gee wizz guys, posted by Damos on August 2, 2005, at 17:37:13
Hi Damos,
> It's only in reading back over that other thread that I've realised that this one came from a different place. The old one was the grown up and relatively objective me speaking, but this one this came from somewhere else entirely.
Yeah, that makes sense. I read the thread from the link you put in your previous post, and the context was quite different – the other thread started out as a thread about sex. But your thread here seems to be more about physical contact in general, and being loved in a way that might not necessarily be sexual. So I can see how the other thread was about something more grown-up.
> Somewhere small and uncertain, and kind of afraid. Dare I say it almost felt like the yearning of a small child.
That makes sense. Physical comfort (or the desire for it) can often feel childlike.
> Hang on, maybe it wasn't just those words then, maybe it was the context. Maybe I'm looking at a difference face of the same cube. Maybe I'm inside the cube and just beginning to see all the faces and how all their edges are touching. Maybe I'm just growing and finally allowing myself to see and feel stuff that I've held down and denied for a very long time. I hope so. Feeling okay about it today.
Glad you’re feeling better today. Did you put the genie back in the bottle? Or is it still out and waiting to see what happens next? I got the impression from reading your posts in the other thread (the one you linked to) that the love other people feel for you seems not quite real to you. But maybe I’m off the mark.
> Must have got all your hugs cause I'm feeling warm and rather nice right now. Thank you.
> (((((everyone)))))
And hugs for you too (((((Damos)))))
Tamar
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