Dear Prudence... 🍂

EXPLORING SECOND LIFE

I was seventeen, not the most beautiful or best dressed, but with the confidence of a thousand women.

Dear Prudence

~ The Leslie West Band ~

"Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play.

Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.

The sun is up, the sky is blue,

It's beautiful and so are you

Dear Prudence won't you come out to play..."

-lyrics

Hello Beautiful World!

Welcome to Cherishville (Autumn) at Tuscan Hills (Moderate)

Cherishville is a peaceful, photogenic destination set in the heart of autumn.

Free rezz is available for photography enthusiasts. Flickr.

Yesterday, Sunny and I visited this beautiful Autumn location, which is my favorite

one so far this year. I have already visited others, and after taking a few pictures for an Exploring

Second Life post, I ended up deleting them. The main problem in some of the locations I have

visited is how much orange, yellow, and brown has been used to put them together. Don't get me

wrong, I love all the Fall hues, and that is one of the main reasons Autumn is my favorite season of the

year. However, not everything has to be completely Autumn colors. The air, just as we do, needs the

incorporation of other different shades, or the scenery looks like it's drowning in a pool of tangerine melt.

Now, that is just my personal opinion. ;)

How about today's song, Dear Prudence ~ The Leslie West Band?

Now this song, originally by English rock band The Beatles back in 1968, was written by John Lennon

and Paul McCartney for their White Album.

"Dear Prudence open up your eyes.

Dear Prudence see the sunny skies.

The wind is low the birds will sing,

That you are part of everything.

Dear Prudence won't you open up your eyes?..."

-Lyrics

This beautiful song will always sound great, no matter what style it is being played.

Today, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Leslie West, who, back in 2023, was named 245th

greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone, brings it to us in his own style, releasing his rock

version of Dear Prudence back in 1975. Leslie Abel West, who passed away back on December 23, 2020

was known for playing blues rock, hard rock, and heavy metal. Characterized by his heavy riffs and

expressive, fuzzed-out tones, he influenced modern blues and the stoner rock genre.

"Look around round

Look around round round

Look around..."

-Lyrics

Now, what inspired me for this blog post was the beautiful dress that I am wearing by Le Feminique

for 🍂The Saturday Sale: The Fall Week 🍂 (Ends September 29 / Gallery)

La Feminique Morgana Dress - Autumn Edition

Kupra - LaraX - Legacy - Legacy Pinup - Reborn - Reborn Waifus

7 Options 99L each

And now going back to the beginning...

Sweet seventeen, my favorite age, one of the best years of my life.

I wasn't the most beautiful or wearing the latest fashion. My hair wasn't perfectly styled, or

wearing all the makeup most girls my age were wearing. I was more like the girl with messy

long hair or tied up in a ponytail, wearing simple dresses or tees and jeans. My face was barely

embellished by a little blush and a small touch of lip gloss, but the two things that I never left

the house without were my biggest smile and the confidence of a thousand girls.

I felt as special and as beautiful as the most beautiful girl next to me. Never more, never less,

always as equal to them. I could easily walk into any situation or place and felt very confident

and never shied away from interactions with other people, no matter who they were. I actually

hoped and initiated conversations. The confidence I felt and the big smile were always the only

keys I needed to open any door, and any heart. I was happy being myself, simple with no worries

if I was not enough or if I was better than others. Appearances and materialistic possessions

never really interested me. What I had to offer and what I looked for in other people was

something more profound, something that could not be seen with the eyes but felt with the heart. 

Thanks For Reading!

Lori Novo

♥

"Dear Prudence let me see you smile.

Dear Prudence like a little child.

The clouds will be a daisy chain,

So let me see you smile again.

Dear Prudence won't you let me see you smile?..."

-Lyrics

"Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play.

Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.

The sun is up, the sky is blue,

It's beautiful and so are you.

Dear Prudence won't you come out to play."

-Lyrics

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She's A Rainbow

~ Lola March ~

"Dearest, I'm broken

My body is unspoken

How could I be loved?

Wake up in the morning

Feeling uncertain

Like a burning old scar

For I remember

The courage I had as a child

Various colours I'm hiding inside

She's a rainbow..."

-lyrics

Hello Beautiful World!

Turning the page and moving on.

I've always hated getting stuck in a feeling for too long unless it is a good one.

Sometimes my basket is full of beautiful red apples and other times

it is full of heavy rocks. But that is life and we must learn how to carry both baskets.

OUCH! Broke a nail carrying my basket but oh well...

it'll grow back. That is the attitude. ;)

Today, it rained while I was taking an afternoon nap, and the smell of the rain woke me up.

I love the smell of the rain. I had the curtain open so I stayed in bed 

watching and listening to the rain for a good while. There was so much peace in those minutes.

Before my nap, I had been in my Steppenwolf's arms feeling so loved,

and waking up minutes later to the rain was the perfect continuation of many small special

events that life so lovingly and generously kept gifting me throughout the day.

Life is truly full of beautiful moments!

- Lori Novo

❤

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“But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen 

when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woods…

for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity 

and whiteness had not yet come upon them.”

― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Windy Poplars

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The Wound Is The Place Where The Light Enters You

-Rumi

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“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.”

― David Richo

Hello Beautiful World!

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The Twelve Letters

May you sail far to the far fields of fortune

With diamonds and pearls at your head and your feet

And may you need never to banish misfortune

May you find kindness in all that you meet.

-lyrics

Hello Beautiful World!

After my mother passed away years ago, all her belongings were passed down to me.

As I went through some of the boxes I found twelve letters that my father had written to my

mother after I was born. Wanting to respect their privacy since they were 

written for my mother, I placed them in a drawer. Days passed 

and my curiosity to know what was written in them grew every day. So finally, one day I 

decided to go ahead and read them.

I carefully arranged them by dates and sat by my favorite window and as I begin to read I realized

that not once did my father mention me. According to the dates of these letters, I would have been

just a baby not even a year old at the time. Letter after letter, not a single time did he ask "How's the

baby?" or anything about me. These letters were more of a man that wanted to control my mother's

life by ordering her what and what not to do. I stopped reading after the eighth one and burned them.

I wasn't really surprised by what I had read.

I grew up without a father but I always wanted to meet him at least once. I always dreamt of

shaking his hand but he never had any interest in getting to know me. I could never understand

why my father didn't want me since my mother always spoke of him as the most wonderful man 

she had ever met. However, after reading his letter I discovered that he was far from being the

wonderful man my mother always made him out to be. 

My mother not once did she speak any ill word about him. She always made sure that I grew up 

with a good image of my father. Now I know that it was her way of protecting me. Her love for me

was so great that she didn't want me to grow up feeling any hate or resentment for this man.

She wanted me to grow up with a heart free of those negative feelings that rejection and

abandonment can bring. I can honestly say that thanks to my mother I learned not to carry any

anger or hate for him or any other person.

Reading the letters was not a disappointment for me since my father was never part of my life.

But it would have been nice to see some kind of acknowledgment of my existence. It was as 

if I was never born. However, in those letters, I continued to see what an exceptional and

loving woman my mother was and continues to be in my life. She continues to be my greatest

inspiration of strength, love, happiness, and forgiveness.

Thanks For Reading!

Much love,

-Lori Novo

❤

Sleepsong by Fionnuala Gill 

- A Lullaby -

Life is Ours, We Live it Our Way

Trust I seek and I find in you

Every day for us something new

Open mind for a different view,

And nothing else matters...

-lyrics

And then, I opened my eyes and the first words out of my mouth were, F*CK IT!

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

Hello Beautiful World!

After months and months of fighting a self-created battle in my head, this morning I woke up with

a very clear answer to what has been one of the things that have been tormenting me.

I tend to dwell intensively sometimes on minor things. 

Many times we are the creators of our demons wouldn't you agree?

Grab that bull by the horns and show it who's the boss!

Life shouldn't be so difficult when it comes to decision-making on the things that are meant to bring

us joy. Once something starts feeling more like a burden rather than a pleasant task then it is time

to abandon-ship or at least take it in a different direction.

I chose this time a different direction. I am not ready to abandon ship just yet, that 

will most likely be decided on how much life my computer has left in it. I can almost hear my poor

Mac screaming in agony and fearing the end is coming soon. Once that happens maybe it will be

time to take a long, long break from Second Life until I can save enough for a new machine.

That would take me approximately... let's see, $5 to $10 dollars saved a month...

you do the math. :P

My Mac is very old, it has reached the grandparent stage at this point

but keeps trying to act like it still can perform, but who are we fooling really. For every picture you

see here in this blog post (21 to be exact) there were at least 4 to 10 disastrous ones in-between each camera click. 

Small example below.

 Come on click them, don't be afraid :P

I know I know, the horror and the frustration.

This photoshoot took approximately five hours to be completed, with many crashes, freezes, etc.

But going back to where we started.

Many people ask what is the purpose in life and the answer for me is to be happy.

To do everything possible to feel happy in what we do even if this means many times

letting go of the things that no longer can be effectively applied to the new plans and goals we

set for ourselves, even if these things once served us greatly. Times change and change

always bring new and different things and therefore will require new tools and methods 

to be applied.

Let Go of What Weighs You Down!

Memory Warps Time

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“Memory warps time, as it does the sights and sounds and smells of reality; 

for what shapes it is emotion, which can twist what seems clear, 

just as the surface of a pond seems to bend the stick thrust into the water.” 

― Sherwood Smith, Crown Duel

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