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FVCKurFR!3NDS
FVCKurFR!3NDS
@fuckurfriends.bsky.social
5 days ago
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#Friendship is a two way street, its all about #giveandtake

www.fuckurfriends.com

#2Waystreet #NewBook #FuckURFriends #Comingsoon #friendships #selfhelp #relationships #fraternity #sorority #mandem #meangirls #adulting #personalgrowth

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ExhibitPhotoPDX
ExhibitPhotoPDX
@exhibitphotopdx.bsky.social
3 weeks ago
These three images are from a shoot fairly early in my so-called career. Just to recap, I took up a camera after having corrective surgery on both eyes -- I had struggled through a lot of adventures lugging a set of giant coke-bottle glasses (contact lenses were incredibly painful if they were to carry enough oomph to do the job). My initial inspiration, and a continuing one, was to lose people in patterning. Then I realized it was more fun to FIND them. I landed in Charleston during that magical November window where the weather is reminiscent of my own Pacific NW -- cooler, fresher-feeling. It was a return of sorts as I had spent a ridiculous week in the city more than a decade earlier and had very fond memories of the hospitality and possibility of the place. And, for once, it was a story that didn't carry any thought of outstanding warrants to justify the long absence. Like my first visit, I had managed to rent a unique boat moored at one of the little docks just out of downtown, this one a century-old wooden vessel that had been turned into a BnB and later in the week I'd cover it with glitter, powdered sugar and paint in various shoots. As a side bar -- never play with glitter in a space that isn't your own. I scrubbed those wooden planks a dozen times and I'm pretty sure I just managed to get a slurry of sweetly glittered paint into the bilge. Someone will be puzzled someday. Talking to my cabbie from the airport, he volunteered that he knew a model and showed me Meredith's instagram. I promptly hit her up to see if she'd be interested in shooting and before I pulled my bags out of the trunk I had my first shoot set up for the following day...and almost missed out. Meredith is many things but decisive about her outfit is apparently not one of them. We agreed to meet at a little Spanish place on my end of town and she called just after our meetup time to tell me she was still staring at her closet. The food and drink were good....

These three images are from a shoot fairly early in my so-called career. Just to recap, I took up a camera after having corrective surgery on both eyes -- I had struggled through a lot of adventures lugging a set of giant coke-bottle glasses (contact lenses were incredibly painful if they were to carry enough oomph to do the job). My initial inspiration, and a continuing one, was to lose people in patterning. Then I realized it was more fun to FIND them. I landed in Charleston during that magical November window where the weather is reminiscent of my own Pacific NW -- cooler, fresher-feeling. It was a return of sorts as I had spent a ridiculous week in the city more than a decade earlier and had very fond memories of the hospitality and possibility of the place. And, for once, it was a story that didn't carry any thought of outstanding warrants to justify the long absence. Like my first visit, I had managed to rent a unique boat moored at one of the little docks just out of downtown, this one a century-old wooden vessel that had been turned into a BnB and later in the week I'd cover it with glitter, powdered sugar and paint in various shoots. As a side bar -- never play with glitter in a space that isn't your own. I scrubbed those wooden planks a dozen times and I'm pretty sure I just managed to get a slurry of sweetly glittered paint into the bilge. Someone will be puzzled someday. Talking to my cabbie from the airport, he volunteered that he knew a model and showed me Meredith's instagram. I promptly hit her up to see if she'd be interested in shooting and before I pulled my bags out of the trunk I had my first shoot set up for the following day...and almost missed out. Meredith is many things but decisive about her outfit is apparently not one of them. We agreed to meet at a little Spanish place on my end of town and she called just after our meetup time to tell me she was still staring at her closet. The food and drink were good....

She called again an hour later saying she had just parked. I had moved through lunch and, tbh, my irritation was vastly tempered by having been fed. I remind myself regularly of this moment because had I told her to "forget it" in a fit of pique I would have missed a pivotal meeting and a wonderful human. When she finally arrived, having used her "usual" parking spot on the other side of town and walked, we took some time to chill and get acquainted. First off, none of these pictures do her justice -- Meredith is stunningly beautiful and engaging, obviously a smartypants and just flat-out awesome. It was early afternoon when we finally got going and she led me on a romp through the city, unlocking little back alleys and showing me things "just around the corner" that I'd never have found on my own. At the time, and still a minor obsession, I was mostly interested in finding the limits of the camera sensor. Can I wash someone out with light or shadow or pattern or fabric? How much can I fuck up and still find a way to pull something suggestive out of the morass? This was, a friend pointed out, a habit I had evidenced with guitar, as well. I don't RECOMMEND it to anyone but a headlong rush to the furthest physical point on the map has worked well for me more than once. Meredith, on the other hand, had done some Victoria's Secret, some bikini looks and was primarily a wedding-dress model around Charleston. She joked that her Puerto Rican derriere was getting the best of her Chinese shoulders and if THAT isn't what makes America great I don't know what is. Throw in that she's Vermont-raised and South Carolina-livin' and I start humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic and saluting. Anyway, her aesthetic was more Vogue and less vague. We made an unlikely pairing. She wasn't the first really great model I'd worked with but the locational-nature of our meander put us more on her turf than previous models had found in my studio.

She called again an hour later saying she had just parked. I had moved through lunch and, tbh, my irritation was vastly tempered by having been fed. I remind myself regularly of this moment because had I told her to "forget it" in a fit of pique I would have missed a pivotal meeting and a wonderful human. When she finally arrived, having used her "usual" parking spot on the other side of town and walked, we took some time to chill and get acquainted. First off, none of these pictures do her justice -- Meredith is stunningly beautiful and engaging, obviously a smartypants and just flat-out awesome. It was early afternoon when we finally got going and she led me on a romp through the city, unlocking little back alleys and showing me things "just around the corner" that I'd never have found on my own. At the time, and still a minor obsession, I was mostly interested in finding the limits of the camera sensor. Can I wash someone out with light or shadow or pattern or fabric? How much can I fuck up and still find a way to pull something suggestive out of the morass? This was, a friend pointed out, a habit I had evidenced with guitar, as well. I don't RECOMMEND it to anyone but a headlong rush to the furthest physical point on the map has worked well for me more than once. Meredith, on the other hand, had done some Victoria's Secret, some bikini looks and was primarily a wedding-dress model around Charleston. She joked that her Puerto Rican derriere was getting the best of her Chinese shoulders and if THAT isn't what makes America great I don't know what is. Throw in that she's Vermont-raised and South Carolina-livin' and I start humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic and saluting. Anyway, her aesthetic was more Vogue and less vague. We made an unlikely pairing. She wasn't the first really great model I'd worked with but the locational-nature of our meander put us more on her turf than previous models had found in my studio.

If I have any real talent in photography, I think it's in dropping my own ideas and chasing what actually works in the moment. We moved through some playful lifestyle-feeling stuff and had a great time on the college campus using window reflections on the open porches. The shot here, in an otherwise-locked alleyway, gave some silhouettes that put us back on familiar ground for me and remain some of my favorite shots. We eventually wound up on the steps of the Customs Building at sunset and luckily there was a restaurant right across Market Street. We had worked up an appetite and Meredith had done the whole day in heels. I was a little under-dressed for Burwell's, which turned out to be one of the low-key best joints in the city, but Meredith looked right at home. While our waiter was explaining that he was sent to France regularly to build relationships with the wineries on offer, I asked M if she might have anything special she'd like to shoot while I was in town. I have to give serious credit to the waiter for not missing a drop when she responded that she'd "really be happiest naked and covered in doughnuts", which is exactly where she found herself a few days later. This lesson has really stuck with me over the last few years. A strong model is the foundation of a great shoot. My job is to steer us a particular direction and of course I'm making lens and setting decisions that will interpret the moment. But keeping the model in mind and playing to their strengths will do more in unexpected ways than whatever I was initially considering. I try to have a framework or two (dramatic, whimsical, colorful, subdued) and there's a tote in the truck with a few costume pieces and props but a strong model will pull things her direction.

If I have any real talent in photography, I think it's in dropping my own ideas and chasing what actually works in the moment. We moved through some playful lifestyle-feeling stuff and had a great time on the college campus using window reflections on the open porches. The shot here, in an otherwise-locked alleyway, gave some silhouettes that put us back on familiar ground for me and remain some of my favorite shots. We eventually wound up on the steps of the Customs Building at sunset and luckily there was a restaurant right across Market Street. We had worked up an appetite and Meredith had done the whole day in heels. I was a little under-dressed for Burwell's, which turned out to be one of the low-key best joints in the city, but Meredith looked right at home. While our waiter was explaining that he was sent to France regularly to build relationships with the wineries on offer, I asked M if she might have anything special she'd like to shoot while I was in town. I have to give serious credit to the waiter for not missing a drop when she responded that she'd "really be happiest naked and covered in doughnuts", which is exactly where she found herself a few days later. This lesson has really stuck with me over the last few years. A strong model is the foundation of a great shoot. My job is to steer us a particular direction and of course I'm making lens and setting decisions that will interpret the moment. But keeping the model in mind and playing to their strengths will do more in unexpected ways than whatever I was initially considering. I try to have a framework or two (dramatic, whimsical, colorful, subdued) and there's a tote in the truck with a few costume pieces and props but a strong model will pull things her direction.

I was so taken with Meredith that as soon as I got home I called her and asked what she was doing for Christmas and we met up in Key West for a short week. The highlight was certainly getting out into the immensity of the Gulf and playing on a sand shoal. Honestly, I need to meet a Meredith in every city -- I could quite happily while away the rest of my days with a camera in hand and a witty dinner companion. By this time I had already met some models in Oregon who had become great friends and whose rambling road-trip discourses were shaping my thinking about model photography. I had started with a reflexively male-gaze erotica idea but found that it didn't really resonate with me. I leaned more into figurative art and while embracing the nude I've kept it more in a space that felt universal, more the Sally Mann-style nudity than than MetArt. I've shot a few private things for couples and for OF and one for an older gal who "wanted some hot pictures for the boyfriends". LOL. Maternity work turns out to be really fun and I've even tried my hand at weddings, which I also enjoy. Commercial work carries with it the challenge of pleasing the client and I do love the freedom to fuck it up to please myself. In any case, I struggle between the urge to make a conventionally "pretty" image and the thought that we KNOW the model is pretty so let's find something unexpected to give the viewer something to chew on. I'm unabashedly a fan of smaller breasts and great nipples but also of curves and lines that shout femininity from the rooftops. There's a never-ending cornucopia of new ways to capture an image and I find myself using fewer props, becoming simpler in pursuit of a message of truth. I still have opportunities to smile at Meredith every so often. She runs a business now and I have given up trying to talk her into a desert getaway. But I owe her a huge debt of gratitude because I review these files and relearn these lessons every so often. Thanks, M.

I was so taken with Meredith that as soon as I got home I called her and asked what she was doing for Christmas and we met up in Key West for a short week. The highlight was certainly getting out into the immensity of the Gulf and playing on a sand shoal. Honestly, I need to meet a Meredith in every city -- I could quite happily while away the rest of my days with a camera in hand and a witty dinner companion. By this time I had already met some models in Oregon who had become great friends and whose rambling road-trip discourses were shaping my thinking about model photography. I had started with a reflexively male-gaze erotica idea but found that it didn't really resonate with me. I leaned more into figurative art and while embracing the nude I've kept it more in a space that felt universal, more the Sally Mann-style nudity than than MetArt. I've shot a few private things for couples and for OF and one for an older gal who "wanted some hot pictures for the boyfriends". LOL. Maternity work turns out to be really fun and I've even tried my hand at weddings, which I also enjoy. Commercial work carries with it the challenge of pleasing the client and I do love the freedom to fuck it up to please myself. In any case, I struggle between the urge to make a conventionally "pretty" image and the thought that we KNOW the model is pretty so let's find something unexpected to give the viewer something to chew on. I'm unabashedly a fan of smaller breasts and great nipples but also of curves and lines that shout femininity from the rooftops. There's a never-ending cornucopia of new ways to capture an image and I find myself using fewer props, becoming simpler in pursuit of a message of truth. I still have opportunities to smile at Meredith every so often. She runs a business now and I have given up trying to talk her into a desert getaway. But I owe her a huge debt of gratitude because I review these files and relearn these lessons every so often. Thanks, M.

I'd be curious to hear others takes on their evolution as photographers. More in the alt-text. #tutorial #mentorship #collaboration #artmodel #stylevsstyle #giveandtake #pdxphotographer #travelingphotographer #muse #inspiration

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Citi of Books
Citi of Books
@citiofbooks.bsky.social
1 month ago
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Rise with purpose and shine with God’s love in Give and Take by David Read! ☀️📖

Learn how every thought, action, and relationship reflects what you give and take in life. Grab your copy today at CitiOfBooks tinyurl.com/ycx3zjmb

#GiveAndTake #DavidRead #DailyInspiration #BookLovers #booksky

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Citi of Books
Citi of Books
@citiofbooks.bsky.social
1 month ago
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Love begins with what we give… and what we choose to receive.💞

In Give and Take by David Read, discover how giving and receiving deepen your faith and love. ✨

📖 Grab your copy today:
Amazon: tinyurl.com/zaryzrfm
CitiOfBooks: tinyurl.com/ycx3zjmb

#GiveAndTake #DavidRead #BiblicalWisdom
#booksky

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Jennifer Karp ❤️ 🙂✍️
Jennifer Karp ❤️ 🙂✍️
@jenniferkarpwriter.bsky.social
1 month ago
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Thanks to the @sandiegopoetryannual for publishing my #poem #GiveandTake

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Anuradha Sarup
Anuradha Sarup
@anuradhasarup.bsky.social
2 months ago
A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

A pair of White-throated Bee-eaters sitting on a electricity line. One bird has a bee in it's beak that it is giving to the other. Scientific Name: Merops albicollis Conservation status: Least Concern

The Transfer.

Was it a parent or was it a loving partner? I can't tell but it was a sweet moment to see and now to share with you.

#WhiteThroatedBeeEater

#Ghana #AnkasaForestReserve #beeEater #birdphotography #WillTravel4Birds #sharing #GiveAndTake #ebird #birdlife #BirdsSeenIn2026

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Mimi
Mimi
@mimi93536.bsky.social
2 months ago
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Tarot card reading of the day.
#tarot #6pentacles #spirituality #giveandtake

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✨Black Rose de Guerre🕊️
✨Black Rose de Guerre🕊️
@blackrose-deguerre.bsky.social
3 months ago
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✨🫂🫶🏼 #truths #LifelongLearning #lifelessons #giveandtake #balance 🪷

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Laura
Laura
@laurajk32.bsky.social
3 months ago
Tarot card 6 of Pentacles

Tarot card 6 of Pentacles

Today's card is 6 of Pentacles 

Give and take in equal measures. 

#equal #giveandtake

#tarot #tarotmessage #LauraJK32

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Spaceship Earth (Ecoregion 65n)
Spaceship Earth (Ecoregion 65n)
@spaceship-earth.bsky.social
3 months ago
A little free library with a bow and red berries tied to the post

A little free library with a bow and red berries tied to the post

One of my neighbors decorated the little free library #lfl #giveandtake #slowculture

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MAKI🇯🇵RPMM
MAKI🇯🇵RPMM
@bajidas.bsky.social
3 months ago
Preview
669.お土産ギブ&テイク - バリアフリー探求所 〜心の壁を考える〜 | stand.fm GIVE & TAKE アダム・グラント https://www.audible.co.jp/pd/B093Q6N6G9?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp 
分け合うも　望まぬ心　触れるなら そっと引き去る　優しさもある #GIVEandTAKE #ギブアンド...

分け合うも　望まぬ心　触れるなら
そっと引き去る　優しさもある

#GIVEandTAKE #ギブアンドテイク #思いやり #人間関係 #職場あるある #心理的安全性 #バリアフリー探求所 #バリ探
今日も楽しんで生きましょう！
stand.fm/episodes/693...

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MAKI🇯🇵RPMM
MAKI🇯🇵RPMM
@bajidas.bsky.social
4 months ago
Preview
666.SNSのギブ&テイク - バリアフリー探求所 〜心の壁を考える〜 | stand.fm GIVE & TAKE アダム・グラント https://www.audible.co.jp/pd/B093Q6N6G9?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp 返すたび　また返される　優しさよ 少しの多さが　未来を押す手 #視覚障害 #GiveAndTake #ギブアンドテイク #心の壁 #ポッドキャスト...

返すたび　また返される　優しさよ
少しの多さが　未来を押す手

#視覚障害 #GiveAndTake #ギブアンドテイク #心の壁 #ポッドキャスト #レジリエンス #人とのつながり #バリアフリー探求所 #バリ探
今日も楽しんで生きましょう！
stand.fm/episodes/693...

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Damon Brown
Damon Brown
@browndamon.bsky.social
4 months ago
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Adam's classic book Give and Take amzn.to/48fh3qb
My book Build From Now amzn.to/48fh3qb

Thanks for having me, BSCAI!
#CS25 #ContractingSuccess2025
#keynotespeaker #coaching #Vegas #BSCAI #giveandtake #bringyourworth

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Citi of Books
Citi of Books
@citiofbooks.bsky.social
4 months ago
Amazon.com

🛒Get your copy today!
👉Amazon: tinyurl.com/zaryzrfm
👉Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/4fthfdvc
👉CitiOfBooks: tinyurl.com/ycx3zjmb

#DavidARead #GiveAndTake #FaithJourney #SpiritualGrowth #PurposeDrivenLife #GratitudeAndGrace #SpiritualEquilibrium #ChristianLiving #booksky #mustread #CitiOfBooks

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Land of AI Men (NSFW)
Land of AI Men (NSFW)
@landofaimen.bsky.social
4 months ago
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Return the ball. Wag the invisible tail. Earn the tug on the leash. When he finally lets me rest, I lie there sticky and full and sure: I was made for this moment between command and praise. #pupplay #giveandtake

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Citi of Books
Citi of Books
@citiofbooks.bsky.social
5 months ago

From faith and struggle to courage and redemption, these books reveal the human journey toward purpose and belonging.

#FrankfurtBookFair2025 #CitiOfBooks #FrankfurtBuchmesse #GiveandTake #BornGiftedandtheTragedyoftheSame #Unwelcome #DavidRead #BerniceStephensMiller #CaptainDawnOttman #BookSky

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Citi of Books
Citi of Books
@citiofbooks.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Thanks to all who came and to David for making it unforgettable!

📸 Stay tuned for photos and highlights. You won’t want to miss them!

#FrankfurtBookFair2025 #DavidRead #GiveAndTake #BookSigning #CitiOfBooks #AuthorEvent #ReadersUnite #MeetTheAuthor #BookishEvents #FrankfurtMoments #BookSky

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Association of Fundraising Professionals - New York City
Association of Fundraising Professionals - New York City
@afpnyc.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Anyone can take. It’s #giving that takes strength.

#ThoughtfulThursday #quoteoftheday #AFPNYC #giveandtake

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@larrykesslin.bsky.social
5 months ago
Video

Are you swimming like a shark, a dolphin… or just pretending to be one? 🦈🐬

Real connection and trust come from giving — not from keeping score.

Read the rest of my blog here: www.linkedin.com/in/larrykess...

#JoyMolecule #GiveAndTake #Leadership #Connection #Trust #Mindset #AuthenticLeadership

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Citi of Books
Citi of Books
@citiofbooks.bsky.social
6 months ago
Preview
Give and Take Give and Take [Read, David] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Give and Take

👉Amazon tinyurl.com/zaryzrfm
👉B&N tinyurl.com/4fthfdvc
👉AbeBooks tinyurl.com/m6kup9nm
👉Walmart tinyurl.com/3rceebnn
👉COB tinyurl.com/ycx3zjmb

#GiveAndTake #DavidRead #SpiritualGrowth #FaithJourney #DivineWisdom #KnowledgeIsPower #BookRecommendation #MustRead #TransformYourLife #BookSky #CitiOfBooks

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林鶯山 憶西院 超覚寺
林鶯山 憶西院 超覚寺
@namuamidabutsu.bsky.social
6 months ago
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① #超覚寺
②広島県広島市中区八丁堀
③２０２５年１０月６日掲示
④ #マヤアンジェロウ

#仏教
#南無阿弥陀仏
#親鸞聖人
#浄土真宗
#真宗大谷派
#伝道掲示板
#お寺の掲示板

#ギブアンドテイク
#giveandtake
#自利利他円満

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Shellymarie Lucas
Shellymarie Lucas
@shellymarie73.bsky.social
6 months ago
9.17.25 The Aloha Perspective.
9.17.25 The Aloha Perspective. YouTube video by The Aloha Perspective with Shellymarie

9.17.25 The Aloha Perspective. This was definitely a little bit of something and a whole lot of everything. #selflove #selfcare #giveandtake #sensuality #levity #giving youtu.be/aVav-8Pj4Es?...

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Dating Course
Dating Course
@datingcourse.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Dating is about balance 💞—a true give and take. If you only focus on taking, you’ll never understand what real love means. 🌱✨ #DatingAdvice #LoveWisdom #GiveAndTake #HealthyRelationships #DatingCourse

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Flammable Thots
Flammable Thots
@flammablethots.bsky.social
7 months ago
Video

#kingthelady. IG #REpost

How are you being #intentional in your #relationship right now?

#blacksky #love #GiveAndTake #WeListenAndWeDontJudge

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Danae Koukouvinou
Danae Koukouvinou
@dan4ae.bsky.social
8 months ago
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ανταλλαγή // exchange

#drawing #inkdrawing #bnw #blackandwhite #giveandtake #exchange #exchanging #communication #communicating #beings #unorthodox #out #somewhereintheuniverse

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こがゆう
こがゆう
@koga-yu05.bsky.social
8 months ago
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🔄「生きる」ってこういうこと🔄
金八先生の言葉、深く心に響きます。
私たちは、誰かに何をお返しできるだろう？

kogayu-blog.com/w-kinpachi/
note.com/koga_yu/n/ne...

#金八先生 #名言 #生きる意味 #感謝 #GIVEandTAKE #貢献 #恩返し #人生哲学

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The Alchemista
The Alchemista
@thealchemista.bsky.social
9 months ago

When you become
The kind of person
Who heals broken reciprocity,
You don’t fix the world -
You become a clearing
Where others remember
How to breathe freely,
How to give and receive
Like flowers turning toward light.

#reciprocity
#giveandtake
#universallaws
#healing
#poem
#poetry

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