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“The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said;
The recent buds relax and spread,
Their greenness is a kind of grief.
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Is it that they are born again
And we grow old? No, they die too,
Their yearly trick of looking new
Is written down in rings of grain.
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Yet still the unresting castles thresh
In fullgrown thickness every May.
Last year is dead, they seem to say,
Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.”
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~ Philip Larkin : 📷 Louise Kay

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“She always had that look about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world.”
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~ Joanne Harris : 📷 Mario Testino

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“Do not ask your children
To strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
But it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
And the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
Tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
When pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
In the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary
Come alive for them.
The extraordinary will
Take care of itself.”
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~ William Martin : 📷 Bonita

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“When we nourish ourselves
With good people,
Projects,
Surroundings,
Scenery, love,
Magic, beauty and self-care,
We radiate light into the world
And continually sharpen
Our vision, perception,
And clarity all at once.
This in turn spreads
To other beings which
Spreads to even more.
Remember that
One tiny drop
Can raise an ocean.
Keep wanting.
Desiring. Doing.
Breathing in the sweet things.”
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~ Victoria Erickson.
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Image of Audrey Marnay jumping on a bed (wearing Emanuel Ungaro Haute Couture) in the Suite Duc de Windsor, Hotel Ritz Paris, by Arthur Elgort for Vogue March 1999.

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“When you touch a body, you touch the whole person, the intellect, the spirit and the emotions.”
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~ Jane Harrington.
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Image of Royal Ballet Principal Dancers @marcisambe and @frankiegoestohayward by @rickguestphoto.
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Returning to the most privileged and beloved work today. Twenty five years of touching bodies and the sense of reverence is as strong as ever...

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“Ah, kindness.
What a simple way
To tell another struggling soul
That there is love
To be found in this world.”
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~ Alison Malee : 📷 Olga Sokolova.
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter Monday and hope you have all been enjoying the long weekend with this beautiful weather. Nature has definitely been reflecting this wonderful time of new life and awakening.
Sarah 🐰🌸🌱🌷xxx

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“Who am I, you ask?
I am made from
All the people I’ve encountered
And all the things I have experienced.
Inside, I hold the laughter of my friends,
The arguments with my parents,
The chattering of young children,
And the warmth from kind strangers.
Inside, there are stitchings
From cracked hearts,
Bitter words from heated arguments,
Music that gets me through,
And emotions I cannot convey.
I am made from
All these people and moments.
That is who I am.”
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~ Ming D. Liu : 📷 @marchesafashion.
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Apologies for not posting last Monday, I was doing a ten day Ayurvedic cleanse and took the decision to support the process by being very quiet at home and not being on social media. I now look forward to catching up with your feeds and seeing how you’ve all been doing.
Much love Sarah x

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“I hold a hope in me
That the reason
We all feel so heavy
Is that we carry
A little piece of
Each other
Inside us.”
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~ Christopher Poindexter : 📷 Amanda Demme

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“Day after day, ordinary people become heroes through extraordinary and selfless actions.”
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~ Sylvia Mathews Burwell.
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Image of Sander Blommaert by Jordan Matter.
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Today I wanted to dedicate my Monday post to someone who has certainly been a hero for many of us in the IG community. During the very first lockdown here in the UK, former dancer of The Royal Ballet, @sanderblommaert, made a selfless decision to offer free daily ballet classes on Instagram along with strengthening and stretching sessions.
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Sander teaches at @elmhurstballetschool and whereas most people would have stopped when work resumed (in his case initially via zoom) he continued supporting us to summer, only changing the time of the class. He offered a total of 100 free classes and raised £5000 for charity through donations.
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When lockdown came around again at the beginning of the year, Sander stepped forward once more, offering free classes three times a week. A total of £2000 was raised for charity and last Friday we celebrated his birthday and his final class before the reopening of schools this week.
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It’s not only his selfless act of offering free classes and the amazing amount of money he was able to raise that I want to highlight, perhaps more than anything, I want to acknowledge him as a person. Teaching is a gift and Sander generously passed on all his knowledge to everyone taking part. His audience was so varied from young ballet students to non professional adults like myself yet he managed to find a way to address all needs and make everyone feel included. He made classes fun and informative, his two lovely dogs often making a much loved appearance, and his constant attitude was always one of wanting to be of help. For me personally he helped bring structure to my day, nourishment for my mind and body and some much needed beauty when the world seemed anything but.
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If you are reading this dear Sander, I hope you know how loved and valued you are by all who came to know you this past year. You really have been a light in these dark times and your dedication to your vocation is truly inspiring. I shall always look back on these times as utterly precious.
Sarah x

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“I have refused to live
Locked in the orderly house
Of reasons and proofs.
The world I live in
And believe in
Is wider than that.
And anyway,
What’s wrong with Maybe?
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You wouldn’t believe
What once or twice
I have seen.
I’ll just tell you this:
Only if there are
Angels in your head
Will you ever, possibly,
See one.”
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~ Mary Oliver : 📷 Wojciech Paliwoda

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“All people are children
When they sleep.
There’s no war in them then.
They open their hands
And breathe
In that quiet rhythm
Heaven has given them.
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They pucker their lips
Like small children
And open their hands halfway,
Soldiers and statesmen,
Servants and masters.
The stars stand guard
And a haze veils the sky,
A few hours when no one
Will do anybody harm.
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If only we could speak
To one another then
When our hearts
Are half-open flowers.
Words like golden bees
Would drift in.
- God, teach me the language of sleep.”
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~ Rolf Jacobsen : 📷 Harold M. Lambert

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“Do you fall in love often?”
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“Yes often. With a view, with a book, with a dog, a cat, with numbers, with friends, with complete strangers, with nothing at all.”
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~ Jeanette Winterson : 📷 Alex Mazurov

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