Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I MARRY MYSELF



my
dearly
b.
loved

take my hand




I arrive at this altar 
apprehensive

Terrified 
to say the things 
I'm about to say:





   




Please love me, 

             hold me, 
     
                             Never let 

            me 

                         go




I'll 
be 
leaving 
my 
tears 
with 
you






Promise to remind 
me of beauty 
my soul




Should ever I lose sight of 
my deep significance
 

 I'll be letting my dreams 
                               on you;
rouse you





 Promise to laugh
at my conviction
Only when I pass
under shadow
of doubt




I share my 
Passion/



 fruit









Stay





Even when it feels 
too precious; 
too breakable

Please stay - in the believing land




    I trust you
I pray you trust me too
Trust
Willingness. Laughter. Invention. Enthusiasm. Intelligence. Humanness. Holiness. Half-baked. Full-baked. Unripened still. 





my
dearly
b.
loved
gathered in me today
hold my hand, love my heart, say you will...





love yourSelf.

i love mySelf.

marry yourSelf.

i marry mySelf.

promise

i promise.


i do.

*

Photos by Raksha Boiteau
Posted by akka b. at 8:11 PM
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32 comments:

  1. Andrey TamarchenkoAugust 23, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    brilliant Akka - gorgeous photos!

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  2. HalkyardAugust 24, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Best marriage I've ever witnessed. Congratulations - where are you going on honeymoon?

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  3. akka b.August 24, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    To the moon and beyond - Halkyard!

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  4. adrianaAugust 24, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Quite amazing,

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  5. Klaus OstendorfAugust 24, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    So very beautiful Akka!
    Here my promise:
    I will also build my dream house
    ...and marry mySelf
    So AkkaB. let´s join me
    ...and I promise. we will have a great party
    ...and our soules will dance and dance
    ....and our angels and the gods in us will be smiling
    ...and dancing
    Greetings and love from Germany,
    Klaus Ostendorf

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  6. RMPAugust 24, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    a match made in heaven!!! :)....fabulous ceremony of deep soulful love! <3

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  7. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    To me, this is kind of like creating a mythology for yourself - very powerful! Linking the moment to the mythology seems the challenge; one really has to BELIEVE and, as you say, stay in the believing land. This inspires me for it's vast positivity! thank you.

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  8. Melissa MarkisAugust 25, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    I'm in attendance... a beautiful and uplifting way to start the day. I feel like dancing too :)

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  9. Cathy WeeksAugust 25, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    It is hard to make a comment, when you have said it all. This is the key to it all, isn't it Akka? I think I will renew my vows along with you.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Congratulations! Beautiful vows! I'm in a wedding mood myself--my husband and I will recommit ourselves at Burning Man this year: 10 years ago we traveled to the desert together and it transformed our friendship into something more...

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  11. Dionisio CeballosAugust 25, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Felicidades!, Inspiring, and beautiful photos too. AKKA, Where do we send the gifts? Do you have a Gift list at any book store?
    Con amor,

    -Dionisio

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  12. DevadattaAugust 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Congratulations with your marriage to non-duality Akka

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  13. Mukta CholetteAugust 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Beautiful! I love it. Many blessing to the newly wed. You know, I actually proposed to myself a few weeks ago with a beautiful antique/vintage ring I bought at an art-party. Now I am shopping for my dress.
    Love to you!
    Mukta

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  14. VanitaAugust 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Dear Akka and Akka Self, May the You of strength,unconditional love, fearlessness and compassion always guide you through your marriage of union, holding you close. "I am with God and God is with me." Baba

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  15. Lauri AshworthAugust 25, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Beautiful, just like you! Wow, what an amazing woman you've grown into.
    I always thought you were beautiful but even more so NOW!

    Love-
    Lauri

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  16. PhoenixAugust 25, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Gorgeous. Such a beautiful poem that nurtures one of the most important relationships we will ever be in - that relationship to self.

    Beautiful. :)

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  17. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    I love you so much and love that you did this for yourself and everybody else.

    I don't know where you come up with your crazy untamed beauty but it sure is somethin!

    I don't know who took those pictures either but they are divinely gorgeous.

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  18. akka b.August 25, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    I wish I could press the "LOVE" button on every single one of these comments. Thank you all for coming to my wedding and signing THIS guest book!!

    @strawberry blondie - my 12-year-old daughter Raksha took these shots!!

    PS>>> EVERYONE WHO LEAVES A COMMENT ON THIS POST WILL BE ENTERED TO WIN A CUSTOM ART PIECE MADE BY AKKA B. (DRAWING WILL HAPPEN SUNDAY NIGHT).

    A wedding souvenir! ;-)

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  19. dyleariumAugust 25, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    b.-trothed! Are you going to take your name?

    thank you & thank yourself,
    -dylan

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  20. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    : )

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  21. RajalaxmiAugust 26, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    I insert my heart to this drunk love fest --definitely dizzy, sometimes dancing, and otherwise? I am thrilled at this expression of your love. So pure, so sweet, so you! Thank you. Love, Raja

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  22. Maya CholetteAugust 26, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    This is so beautiful. Beautiful like you. When showing such dedication to loving yourself, others don't have a choice but to love you as well... it's just natural. I love you!

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  23. robertAugust 27, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Gorgeous, thank you....and wishing you many happy eternities

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  24. AnonymousAugust 28, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Breathless!

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  25. AnonymousAugust 28, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    The beauty expressed here makes me lightheaded. Wow! Bravo!!!

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  26. RandyAugust 28, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    mug!

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  27. akka b.August 28, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    Thank you EVERYONE!! So glad this post reached inside you all - the way writing the 'vows' reached inside me.

    I just pulled a name out of the hat of everyone here who posted and the lucky winner is.... ADRIANA!!!

    I'll be in touch about where to send the artwork. Congratulations!!

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  28. NarayanAugust 29, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Sweet B ... very, very, sweet... <3

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  29. adrianaAugust 29, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    I couldn't say more when I first looked at the pictures. I was rendered speechless. I wrote my sigh before the contest was announced, just to express the profound impact the whole concept and its beautifull realization had on me. Raksha is also a true artist in her own right, isn't she!
    Thank you and congratulations again! A

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  30. JennSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:51 AM

    This is beautiful Akka! Thank you for sharing your gift and beauty!

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  31. AntoniaJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    I found this quite beautiful, and it echos my own sentiments, exactly.

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  32. CherylSeptember 6, 2013 at 2:21 AM

    This is fantastic!

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