Hours later, Adam propped himself up on an elbow and stared down at Gabrielle, pondering what made beauty. He thought he was beginning to understand. It wasn't symmetry of features; it wasn't perfection. It was uniqueness. That which one person had that no other possessed. That which was only their own.
Karen Marie MoningI was in Cancun, Mexico, sitting in a disappearing-edge swimming pool, on a bar stool that was actually under the water, watching palm trees sway in a sultry breeze against the unmistakable aqua splendor of the Caribbean Sea; drinking coconut, lime, and tequila from a scooped-out pineapple, with salt spray of breaking surf and sun kissing my skin. Translation: I'd died and gone to heaven.
Karen Marie MoningThere are moments in my life when I feel like Iโm exactly where Iโm supposed to be, doing exactly what Iโm supposed to do. I pay attention to them. Theyโre my cosmic landmarks, letting me know Iโm on the right path. Now that Iโm older and can look back and see where I missed a turn here and there, and know the price I paid for those oversights, I try to look sharper at the present.
Karen Marie MoningHe is in my soul and i am in his, and we are in bed but we are in a desert, and i do not know where he begins and i end - Mac
Karen Marie MoningA comfort zone can be a mental state:Belief in God is a lot of peoples's comfort zone. Dont get me wrong, I'm not knocking faith; I just dont think you should have it because it makes you feel safe. I think you should have it because you do. Because somewhere deep inside you, you know beyond equivocating that something greater, wiser and infinitely more loving than we're capable of understanding has a vested interested in the universe, in the way things turn out. Because you can feel that, as much as the forces of darkness might try to gain the upper hand, there is an Upper Hand.
Karen Marie Moning