Old Friend Where You Headed For Now?

“No, I don't miss you... Not in a way that one is missed.

But I think of you.

Sometimes.

In the way that one might think of the summer sunshine

On a winter night...”

― Sreesha Divakaran

Old Friend

~ Angus & Julia Stone ~

Hello Beautiful World!

There was a time when my list of friends was so long that it would actually take me almost an hour

just to say a quick hello to each one of them and wish them a beautiful day. This was something I would

do every morning as soon as I logged into Second Life. It was important to me to let them know I loved

them and that I was glad to see them online. But for a few years now, my list of friends is down to

a very few names. Now, there is not a day that goes by that an old friend does not come to mind, and then

I find myself remembering many of the beautiful moments I got to share with them.

And I begin to wonder how they are doing and if they remember me too.

“Remember that people are only guests in your story - 

the same way you are only a guest in theirs - so make the chapters worth reading.”

― Lauren Klarfeld

So in the chapter of their stories, I highlight their names surrounded by happy and sad faces, and with

full hearts and broken ones, because remembering a lost friend is always bittersweet. I usually find

myself smiling while tearing up. The beautiful memories remain in my heart, and I only wish they

had stayed til THE END of my story.

Thanks For Reading!

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

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We Are One

~ Kelly Sweet ~

Hello Beautiful World!

Today, I want to start the day by honoring a beautiful gown from the past.

This is the EMMA Gown by PURPLEMOON CREATIONS, designed by our very talented Second Life

designer Poulet Koenkamp. I featured this beautiful gown when it was first released back in November,

2014, in a blog post that I titled Take Me In Your Arms. Wow, how time flies! Good thing we don't get

old in Second Life. Unfortunately, fashion does. As you might have guessed, the gown is no longer

available. It was created for the classic avatar in five sizes (xs, s, m, l, and xl), like they used to create

fashion back then. So you would think there's no way it can fit on today's mesh bodies, right?

Well, I was shocked when I tried it on my Maitreya body, using the alpha mask that was included with

the gown, and it actually fit almost perfectly, just for a very minor detail on the top back, barely

noticeable, which can be easily hidden by wearing long hair. 

Now the gown is composed of several separate pieces that I can make copies of and use in other ways

for my photography. For example, with the flower adornments, I was able to unlink and modify them, so

I can make beautiful flower arrangements for my hair and matching bouquets. Now, don't think for a

minute that I'll be destroying the gown to create new things with the flowers. I'll be using copies of the

pieces I need for that. I have much respect for the beautiful gown and the hard work Ms Poulet put into

designing it. Not to mention that I still love it just as much as I did when it was first created. My

beautiful EMMA gown will stay with me for at least another twelve years. ;)

By the way, my hair is from WINGS (EF0208).

This is all for now my beautiful people. Have an amazing day everyone!

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

The Heart Wants What It Wants

"Some words remain, though years have worn their sound,

like daggers lodged too deep within the heart.

They never twist, they never pull away,

but linger there, a whisper in the dark,

a wound unclosed, a shadow breathing near.

No matter where you turn, they echo back,

the syllables that cut and left their scar,

a voice that lingers long after it's gone.”

― Shahid Hussain Raja

The Heart Wants What It Wants

~ Selena Gomez ~

"There's a million reasons why I should give you up

But the heart wants what it wants..."

-Lyrics

Hello Beautiful World!

And a happy Thursday to everyone. ;)

HaHaHa, hear me laugh, not because I've finally gone insane, but because now, I seriously

find it funny how heartbroken I would feel every time a boy would break my heart.

It seriously felt like the end of the world, and I thought that the pain would last forever.

Now I can look back and wonder what was I thinking with some of the love choices I 

made in the past. That was mistake numero uno, being attracted to the wrong men.

Now, I am not saying that every single ex of mine was a loser, not at all. I was lucky to find a few

decent guys who swept me off my feet. But for one reason or another, things just didn't work out

with them. Thank God for that, or else I wouldn't have found my Steppenwolf.

But anyway, when we go through a heartbreak, it really hurts like hell, but we won't die from that,

though it feels like we are, or we wish we would. But no no no, we are too precious to let heartbreaks kill us.

Cry, scream, and kick if we need to. And then just wait, and wait, and wait, and... and wait. 

♥ Healing Takes Time. ♥

One day, we wake up feeling super and ready for round two, just not with the same person...

I hope. :P  By round two, I mean giving ourselves another chance, or as many chances as we need to take

to find our other half in the world. We all have one for sure. ;)

I leave you now with a very happy HaHaHa and hope you are HaHaHa'ing together with me

because life is beautiful, and love, my friends, is the greatest!

Take care, everyone.

-Lori Novo

♥

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Little Greasy Monkey

OUR MOMENTS TOGETHER & PERSONAL UPDATE

Hello Beautiful World!

My favorite pictures to take are those that involve cars. I have been fascinated by cars

since childhood, long before hitting my teen years. My first car was very old and bright orange,

yes, I know, I know, but I loved it so much. I even loved it when the driver's side window was broken

after being hit by a truck while I was driving. I had no money to replace the window since the man

who hit me took off before I was able to collect any information from him. I drove my bright orange car

for weeks with the broken window while I saved enough to have it replaced. This happened during the

rainy season, so I had a clear plastic bag covering the window. It was really very difficult to drive in

those conditions since I had to keep one hand holding the plastic so it wouldn't fly away, and the other

hand on the steering wheel. Many times, I would just remove the plastic, fold it neatly, and throw it into

the glove compartment, and just get wet. I really never minded that; it actually felt good, and they were

very enjoyable rides. I would walk into stores, etc., soaking wet and with a big smile on my face. ;)

But my love for cars is bigger than the norm; it really goes deeper than that...

Born To Be Wild

~ Steppenwolf ~

Lori Novo: you know, when i was very young there was a time that I wanted to be a mechanic

Lori Novo: fix cars

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): wow really?

Lori Novo: yup

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): why baby?

Lori Novo: because i kept having car problems, i had a very old car, so there was this guy

who would go fix my car at my house, and i liked watching him, what he was doing to my car

Lori Novo: i would find it very interesting

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): hehe

Lori Novo: and made me want to be able to do that too

Lori Novo: muahhhh

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): its messy and ypou have to have tools

Lori Novo: yeah, but I even liked that part

Lori Novo: getting under the hood

Lori Novo: and under the car

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): sounds so different from you

Lori Novo: lol

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): you little grease monkey!

Lori Novo: lol

Lori Novo: imagine baby

Lori Novo: wearing overalls

Lori Novo: my face and hands all greasy

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): bending over the cart fenders

Lori Novo: ;)

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): oooph

Lori Novo: and jumping with joy every time i would hear the motor running

Lori Novo: lol

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): laffs

-Chat From February 9, 2026 (Monday)-

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Sign Your Name Across My Heart

 OUR MOMENTS TOGETHER & PERSONAL UPDATE

Lori & Sunny

"Compassion Begins Where Judgment Ends"

True empathy, kindness, and understanding can only exist when we stop evaluating,

blaming, or moralizing others' behaviors.

It signifies that by releasing the need to judge, we can see the human struggle behind actions,

offering grace instead of criticism, and acknowledging our shared vulnerability.

Empathy Over Evaluation: Instead of condemning a mistake,

you try to understand the pain or circumstances that caused it.

✺

Letting Go of Ego: Judgement often stems from our own insecurities and desire for control,

whereas compassion requires humility.

✺

Seeing the "Wound," Not the Behavior: It is the practice of recognizing that people's actions

are often triggered by hidden battles.

✺

"I May Not Get It, But I See You": It is a quiet acceptance of another's journey,

even if you do not understand their choices.

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Hello Beautiful World!

Tonight, I want to share with you the beautiful quote above, along with its meaning,

which I found in my Google search. While waiting for my Steppenwolf at Tempura Island, this beautiful

quote I had saved a while back came to mind, so I thought I'd share it with you.

So immediately, I started taking the above pictures to use for a Personal Update blog post for the quote.

Soon after my husband joined me at Tai Chi, however...

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): baby i wanna hold you

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): lets go dance

Lori Novo: ;)

Sents me teleport to join him at Hypnotic Romance, one of our favorite dancing spots.

Lori Novo: ty my love
Lori Novo: muahhhh baby
Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): muazzz

And then, this song began to play...

Sign Your Name

~ Sananda Maitreya ~

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): sign your name acrosss my heart..

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): muazzzzz

Lori Novo: i did the day u made me urs baby ;)

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): :))

Lori Novo: muahhhh

And the night was beautiful, as they always are with him.

Lori Novo: love u baby

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): dancing is better than tai chi

Lori Novo: yes, because we have body contact ;)

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): yeah baby

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): i want you close

Lori Novo: ;)

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): feel you move smell your scent

Lori Novo: touch your skin

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): see your eyes smile...

I tell you, after 14 years (plus ;) this amazing man continues to rock my world and melt my heart every day.

He is truly one of a kind, and I am so lucky to have his heart. I am complete, I search no more.

I have found my true love, forever.

Thanks For Reading!

Lori Novo

♥

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I'm The Bad Guy?

Writing this for a friend of a friend. Winks.

“Bittersweet? No, just bitter, the taste of your tongue.

Words you can’t have back, so they linger.”

― Coco J. Ginger

Dreamer

~ Uh Huh Her ~

Could it be possible that while she thought she was being good, she was actually the villain in the story?

That had to be it!

What else could it mean when people gathered and discussed her in such a negative light?

But it was confusing to her; those same people smiled at her and proclaimed love and devotion to her every day.

They screamed to the world how sweet and wonderful she was and how lucky they felt to have her in their lives.

But behind her, away from where her ears could hear, it had been a different story.

There was no kindness in their words when her name was mentioned. They took turns ditching 

dirt at her and burying her under their betrayal...

⟣❤♥♡♡❤♥♡♡❤⟢

“Often people that criticise your life are usually the same people that don't know

the price you paid to get where you are today. True friends see the full picture of your soul.”

― Shannon Alder

⟣❤♥♡♡❤♥♡♡❤⟢

"But..." she thought, if they had so much to say about her, they surely must have their reasons.

And sadness and doubt begin to sink in. The realization of discovering that perhaps she had been the

bad guy all along, just like in the scene in the 1993 American action/drama film FALLING DOWN,

 starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall, when William Foster (Michael Douglas)

realizes that he was actually "the bad guy".

*By the way, one of the best films ever, in my opinion, and one of my top ten scenes from a film.

"I'm the bad guy?

How did that happen?"

Yes, with their words, doubt was implanted in her head about what kind of person she really was.

And sadness began to sink in, making her want to run away, away from them and never come back

If there was only judgment in their words, why would they still want her to stick around, right?

“Let them judge you.

Let them misunderstand you.

Let them gossip about you.

Their opinions aren’t your problem.

You stay kind, committed to love,

and free in your authenticity.

No matter what they do or say,

don’t you dare doubt your worth

or the beauty of your truth.

Just keep on shining like you do.”

― Scott Stabile

But she was stronger than they were, stronger than their words and their judgments,

and instead of anger, all she felt for them was sadness...

"Poor, poor friends. Don't they know that words are more hurtful than punches?

Punch me in the face and leave me with a bloody broken nose. That will heal with time.

But your unkind words will be tattooed in the deepest part of my heart and stay

there forever. Even forgiveness can't erase them." And the trust she once had in them. won't ever be the same.

Thanks For Reading!

Lori Novo

❤

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Hello Beautiful World!

Today I celebrate the tender softness that was created in me

I am not ashamed of my tears.

They do not make me weak

But they enrich the human that I am.

They are a sign and proof that I care,

that I feel,

and that I am very much alive.

Today I celebrate my tears of sadness,

they teach me to better appreciate

tears of joy.

Today I celebrate my tears of joy,

they teach me that joy is always found after the sadness.

All that is needed is patience, endurance, and faith.

Thanks For Reading!

Much love,

Lori Novo

❤

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