I was talking to ML a few weeks back and she mentioned the heart harness for this weeks Tie Me Up Tuesday prompt. I was excited to see this as Saturday was National Love Note Day and I had an idea for a post. No prizes for guessing what I had in mind! So I sat down and wrote, my heart pouring out of my fingers as I typed. But something was wrong. I would apologise, but somethings don’t need sharing on a public forum. If I share that then it needs to be read by the intended recipient, direct and personal.
Outside of my parenting love is a fairly new feeling for me. But how did I come to let it in?
This morning I had a reminder pop up in my phone. A photograph which took me back to a beautiful autumn evening.
It is 5 years since I sat on that beach and watched the biggest moon I have ever seen rise over the cliffs to the east. As it did M came clambering up over the ridge and surprised me with a hug. He and I were never destined to be together forever, but through our parting I started to understand love and what it means to me. I still had a couple of years before I realised that I was hopelessly in love with Sir, apparently I am a bit slow on the uptake! Others have known this for as long as I have known them. And I only had the one true friend that I knew I loved. B was a revelation and the first of my tribe. This is a phrase that B is keen on and I finally understand what she means!
From here on in I started to open doors and let people in. And there are so many wonderful folks in the world that I am so lucky to have met. Occasionally someone comes through the doors that it may have been better if they hadn’t, but life is about learning and through these people I have learnt boundary setting and my expectations. Most importantly though, I have learnt that I am alright. By learning to love others freely, without expectation of them, I am able to let them love me in their own special ways. And what does this mean?
And I can tie pretty little chest harnesses and wear my heart on my sleeve breasts. I can let myself be beautiful and see the beauty in others. For someone who is late coming to these feelings I still find it uncomfortable to write about and say how I feel. Perhaps that is due to life events, or maybe it is just because I like to show rather than say? Whatever it may be I am no longer sleepwalking, constantly learning and growing. Sometimes it is a force from above, other times I can feel it rushin’ in, cleaning my soul. Why? How?
I don’t know…
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Loving someone and being "in love" with someone may sometimes work hand-in-hand but are such different things. I'm glad you discovered love outside of the romantic version.
Lovely job with the tie!
the ties look brilliant Barefoot and it is certainly a good feeling to no longer be sleepwalking - I had that epiphany once - and i ain't ever going back to a half life.
May xx
It's so much better to live a life in full technicolour, isn't it? Even when things don't go exactly as we'd choose it's still better than the alternative N xx
Beautiful post, and damn, I love that heart of yours... both the one tied in rope, and that heart of the lovely person you are :)
~ Marie xox
The heart is so visible. Nicely done indeed!
Thank you Michael. It came together quite nicely and made me smile.
That's very sweet of you Marie. I think it's just a fragile thing really, so I'd best keep it tied up for a while longer N xx
Love is such a thing, isn't it? I think I learned through my friendships that I can love people without having to be in love with them. This was a rather heartwarming post to read. And what better place than to wear your heart on your breasts? :P
I love that you used the pink rope inside the other one. It stands out so well like this and has the perfect width. The heart is so clearly visible
I brought the wrong rope down, my extra long natural rope. So i had to double up. It was a happy accident, but I am so chuffed with it.
I think that we learn a lot through friendships. It is a shame I had to wait until my mid thirties to start finding out about that side of things, but I am so lucky with the amazing people in my world.
great post and lovely rope
Lovely post and the ropes are ❤️
Hehe, thank you.