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jacob reel's avatar

hiiii ayanda :)) i’m new here but have been watching your videos on tiktok for months now! i want to sincerely thank you for your voice, your mind, your heart, and vision 💗💫✨ you are such a bright light in this world; your content feeds and nourishes my soul, and i am forever grateful for your light. i am so excited to be here with you, i know im exactly where i need to be. sending love, i hope you have the most gorgeous day angel ☺️💕

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ayandastood's avatar

Omg WOW JACOB!!!! I have screenshotted and saved this. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! This is so so meaningful and thoughtful and means so much to me, thank you for taking the time to write and send these kind words. It's amazing to see how you aim to Be in the world reflected back to you by another human. I so appreciate it. I too am soo excited to have you here where we can connect more meaningfully !!!! WOOOHOO!! This is exactly why I'm doing this, thank you for the warmest reminder! 💗💗💗💗

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jacob reel's avatar

🥺🥺🥺🥹 *types through sobs* you give language to how i feel Within in ways i didn’t know was possible. this Gift allows me to paint my world with more vivid colors than i could have ever possibly imagined. so from the bottom of my heart Thank You, please continue being You 💖

(💌 sending you an abundance of Gratitude and Love)

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Carmela Cruz's avatar

that tweet by @/chenchenwrites is exactly what I needed to hear today! 💓 I love all the work you share in your newsletters

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ayandastood's avatar

YAY!!! Thank you Carmela, I'm so happy to hear that!!! I hunted for it because I read it long ago and I was like, I MUST FIND THIS TWEET!!! Thank you so much, that means the world! I have just subscribed to yours!! I love the name omg. Have been thinking a lot about BLOOMING recently! oh, the blooming.... obsessed!!!! 💗 💗 💗

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Carmela Cruz's avatar

thank you so much for subscribing to my substack & for the comment on my user name 💓 you are a big inspiration to me and I’m excited to post more regularly when that time comes

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LaLeigh's avatar

Thank you for sharing artist Mary Sibande's work- the colors alone are deeply emotional- breath GONE!!

I 1000% agree with your thoughts about the word "single", can't wait to listen to the podcast!

Also, roll with that name change beautiful soul! Follow your curiosity bc that's what feeds the light of your soul that we all bask in 💃💖🥰

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ayandastood's avatar

Hi LaLeigh!!! So nice to see a familiar name over here once more, I so appreciate it!!! YAYYYY aren't the colors and the intricacies of it SENSATIONAL wow I'm so glad you were as moved by it as I was!!!! WOOHOO okay yay I am going to make an episode about that in the coming weeks then bc it needs to be said.

THANK YOU for the name encouragement!!!! You're so right, so right!!! Wow that sentence is going to my Notes app: "Follow your curiosity bc that's what feeds the light of your soul that we all bask in" MIC DROP!!! Thank you for your wisdom, darling!!!!! Have a beautiful day!!!!!! V

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LaLeigh's avatar

Ok I am READY for that podcast!!! I think one of the first things I heard you talk about over on tiktok was the idea of "who's imagination are we living in?" Boom!! That is THE question!! And damn, the imagination around singleness/partnership is so limited!! Beyond excited and encouraged that there are souls like yours saying wait we can do better, we can offer more, we can be more CREATIVE!!

Also, I just saw your tiktok that you are going with the name change!!!! YESSS!!! I'm truly so proud of you!! I totally felt that analogy that it's like leaving an old relationship- even though you know you've grown past it it's hard not to cling to the sweetness. But, THIS IS SO GOOD!! You are honoring the past by clearing the lane for a new future where all of those lessons and ideas can run and grow and get strong legs to carry whole new lessons and ideas!! Most importantly it's AUTHENTIC to you NOW! I'm imagining and feeling with you the freedom that brings!!

Ok, ok, and lastly in my 3am book to you 🤣 I want you to know how much it means to me that my words were encouraging to you. It's all too easy to feel like our own little islands and the light and nourishment it brings to authentically connect and exchange can not be overstated!! ( overstated/understated? I'm never sure lol)

Ok lovely, wishing you sweet dreams and may the morning wrap you in warmth and usher you gently into the fullness of a new day 🥰🤗

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Sania's avatar

Also I’m so so happy and glad and touched by the new podcast episode and the fact that you gave us a YouTube video version too wow i appreciate it so much 😭🫶🥹💗🍄🌷🌸🪻☘️🍃🌾🌾🐬🦋🪷🪺☁️

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Sania's avatar

always giving us the best of of the best and most wholesome things 😭🥹 thank youuuuuuuu! And the content corner segment is so AWESOME I CANT 😭 I love the art work and poem, “couple therapy” now that sounds interesting 💗

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love & liberation daily's avatar

Another fantastic issue!! Thank you for sharing your consciousness with us!! We are so grateful for you & love you so much!!! 💖

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ayandastood's avatar

ANOTHER FANTASTIC COMMENT!!! Thank you so so much my darling!! I love you so deeply! Thank YOU and love you!!! So grateful to have you here!!!!

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