i feel safe

dear diary,

i know i know i know i can't stop thinking about what they think about me.

but, you know what? last night, wonderful words from wonderful women.

one, with whom i had never danced, said to me, "i feel safe."

another, also a first encounter (a delightful experience, by the way), said, "i feel that you have this ability to just be, right here, right now."

i couldn't fall asleep for a long long time. i was so happy.

validation?

joy.