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Joni Malan Taylor
I love to run & play, always have multiple piles of laundry, & am head over heels in love with my Paul.
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On the shortest day of the year, I propped my phone up on the riverbank and aimed it at our usual spot, dark yet always inviting, right on the edge of the current. This was the largest our Solstice group had ever been--mothers, daughters, friends, gathering to celebrate the return of light. ⁣
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I’d hoped to capture it all on video, but had to laugh when I watched it back that night; there were so many of us--most had moved almost entirely out of the frame. Women overflowing a winter river, what a sight! I watched over and over again, smiling at my friends, and I saw it: women making room for each other. ⁣
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As someone stepped into the water, we shifted. We reached out our hands to let another in, moved across the water and further into the current, widening the circle again and again. Mothers, daughters, friends--our ages covered four different decades. Can I tell you something? This next generation of girls is the best there’s ever been. ⁣
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Women in the river--some stood tall, some dipped down to their shoulders, some held their breath and sank under the surface, there is no wrong way. We giggled, we howled, we inhaled and exhaled, we loosened our grips, tightening with a new hand to hold. Holding on to those that held us. In the river, in life.⁣
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Women are constantly giving. Our time, our energy, our love, our laughter and tears. We give our bodies to bring new life. We give, we give, we give. And on the shortest day of the year, clocks ticking away precious daylight, we reached out, stood strong in the current, we made room. For those quick few minutes, our collective breath rising to the sky, we received each other's hands. ⁣
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Mothers, daughters, friends, surround yourselves with those who will always make room🤍
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📸So thankful for Lisa for jumping in and out of the cold water to capture us all
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Digging through some shots from Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
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Leaving these beautiful Himalayan mountains today, so grateful to have good health and safety throughout the entire trip! Love these people🏔 #teamandre
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My daddy. So much love for all 8 of us (Andre on his mission) & countless more. Thank you daddy Max for teaching me so many things- to  treat all people with kindness and love. No judgement, just unconditional love. Showing me what a lifelong love affair looks like. Giving me the confidence to jump into the world with two feet- open eyes & open heart. Love you forever. @maxjmalan (photo circa 1980'sh). I'm in the striped turtle neck- cuddling into dads arm. ❤️❤️❤️ #80shair #80sstyle #thebestfeatheredbangs
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