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a friend wrote me an email recently, and there was one part that moved me deeply so i thought i'd share:

i met a girl. she is wonderful. her smile, her laugh. holding her hand. shes very attractive. something i find very attractive: she has a certain calm about her, a certain way she is always at ease, even though everything is not always easy, how do i describe. . .good natured, warm, a certain easy-going, untroubled air. . she is cheerful, very cheerful. . .secure, relaxed within herself, you can sense all of this in her smile, see it all in the way she carries herself, almost as if she is gliding along, floating, light as a feather, only also heavy with care for those around her, generous, loving, genuine. i like this quality about her, its very attractive. you should meet her sometime.

i hope i do get to meet her someday. i have no doubt that she is beautiful from the inside out.

in my mind, this woman is probably just as he described, but also it is that when he sits beside her, she's able to become herself in a way that is unique to their dynamic. what a beautiful thing.