Just stalking your page and found this lovely article. I'm going to quote my favourite part:
"[I]t is so nice to be out of my head, for the while that I can, heading around familiar corners, whiffing all that is floral, feeling feelings I didn’t know I had but that movement brings them up, and here I am, I’m moving through it all."
Each edition of Sunday Candy is so beautifully unique. I admire how you blend prose, poem, colors, and music to create these mini masterpieces. Thank you for sharing them with us so we can unwrap and savor them each time 💗
29 issues in and “Stay Tender” still reminds me of 🍗, not 🍬. Speaking of, I ordered some EXTRA FIRM ramen noodles the other day. They were definitely not tender; are you mad?
Which I hadn't though of in maany years, but was so important in my teens.
And then with the perfectly curated oldies, it adds an upbeat, quirky layer. Enjoyed both equally!
And made me reflect on how adding different sounds and senses changes your view, and relates to how inaccurate is that transmission from thoughts to words you mention, which then relates to how you accurately and deservedly mention movies and scenes, thought about the importance of the visual side to drive a point home, and maybe, just maybe, we can be graced with some video of yours from those walks? Would love to see what you see, and could add an interesting extra layer (damn that was some stream-of-consciousness string of thoughts you caused).
Also, the fist part captures beautifully the ups and down I experience in any given day, the turmoil and ever-changing inside of me. I loved it and deeply related. Reading it gave me as much peace as one of my favorite quotes ever: “I tell you: one must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.”
Thank you for always making my head spin with interesting and soul-warming words!
This song is great! I didn’t know it, but wow, you must have been SO angsty as a teenager hahaha. See ? This is how I know we would have been friends. Thank you for sharing this. What specifically made you think about it?
I both love and hate the idea of a video of a walk. It feels like it would be way less romantic than it sounds like, but also invasive? And on the other hand…I could do some fun things with it! Ahhhh. It’s tempting. I wonder if there’s a way to do it that wouldn’t feel like it was showing too much?
I LOVE that quote you shared. Keep sending good quotes.
Always here to hopefully make heads spin for the better...? :D
Hahahah definitely existentially angsty and we definitely would've been friends, happy to have found you with a 15 year delay! Much, much better than never :))
What made me think of it is the bittersweet quality of your writing, which is very close to how life is and you pull it off so nicely. I find that song has those elements: it's very hopeful but also sad, melancholic, in a perfect balance.
By the way, have you read Bittersweet? (https://susancain.net/book/bittersweet/). I haven't, but her previous book made a big impact on me. Saving this one for later this year.
On the video thing, I feel you on hating it and loving it. Just filming definitely would be less romantic than it sounds, but maybe little snippets or vignettes? Adding some voiceover? Text? I'm thinking aloud, but there's definitely something interesting to be made there, and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one that would love to see the experiment!
Glad you liked the quote and please do keep making my head spin for the better :)
"existentially angsty" hahaha....has that changed?👀
Ah, yes. Bittersweet, indeed. I haven't read that book yet! But I've heard enough interviews of her talking about it and I can tell it's right up my alley. Quiet made a big impact on me too.
I'm holding onto your video idea. I might play with this. I've been wanting to do some video stuff in Sunday Candy, but I know it would take me way more time, but it's definitely on my list of things I want to experiment with, I may have to get to it soon....
PINK SUNDAY CANDY 😍 Your header looks like fallen peonies petals and smashed pink cake icing. I’M HERE FOR IT 💖
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Your first confession is so relatable. I love how you put fleeting experiences into words. “It is never the same feeling, never the same sound, never the same texture, and I worry that I’ll never do anything me inside justice.” I was so inspired by this I restacked it.
I wonder if the act of writing is like having a conversation with your mind? We consume all these sounds, colors, textures, and try to make sense of them through writing. Our vision for the piece might constantly change in our minds after every word is written. So its like the final piece is where we left off in the conversation. The piece is like a collaborative act with our minds, and with the birds we heard singing, the dandelion fuzzies dancing above the grass, the solitude of no one around. And I think that’s beautiful.
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I love your poetry! This feeling you captured, wondering where someone or something goes as we pass by, UGH love it. It’s fun to wonder what their stories are. And to wonder, if they’re thinking the same of us.
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Your third and fourth confession/expression are powerful. I’m finding myself trying to analyze it 😬 And I want to know who HE is. Is he real? Or is HE the only certain thing were destined in life?
But really, your poetry, and this last one about the moth, 💙💙💙
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I LOVE EVERYTHING IN THIS SUNDAY CANDY.
And truly love the final playlist. It was SUCH a fun impromptu collabbbb, I’m so happy we got to create something together again. Thank you again for the honor of collaborating on my faveee newsletter <3 The I listened to the whole playlist this morning while I painted. I realized that I can use the Sunday Candy playlists to keep the time while painting. This will be very helpful this summer!
I loveee that description. I WANTED it to look just like icing!! I'm glad it came out that way. SO SWEET. I didn't think of the flower petals, though, it actually does!
"The piece is like a collaborative act with our minds" I like that. I think I have more to say about this conversation thing. I shall brain dump on it some more.
lol you may analyze away! Let me know what conclusions you draw. That moth poem started off like a full paragraph, a challenge to compress it down. Thank you!
Awaiting our next collaboration--next time on you.
"...but I never capture it all the way I say it in my head, it is never the same feeling, never the same sound, never the same texture, and I worry that I’ll never do anything me inside justice, but when I see a whizzing hummingbird pass me by, I’m reminded that this is a silly thing to be concerned about."
What a lovely way to put such a feeling! I understand this deep in my gut. Thank you for sharing that I'm not alone in it. <3
Be-you-tiful. Your words walk me through this piece. It feels like soft soothing heartfelt story and especially love your mindful expression, ‘because at least these words are mine.’ 💕✨
Just stalking your page and found this lovely article. I'm going to quote my favourite part:
"[I]t is so nice to be out of my head, for the while that I can, heading around familiar corners, whiffing all that is floral, feeling feelings I didn’t know I had but that movement brings them up, and here I am, I’m moving through it all."
Good job Sandra :)
Awwww you liked that part?🥲
Thank you for sharing your favorite part with me!!
Do let me know whenever something resonates. I love hearing from you all :)
Each edition of Sunday Candy is so beautifully unique. I admire how you blend prose, poem, colors, and music to create these mini masterpieces. Thank you for sharing them with us so we can unwrap and savor them each time 💗
Ooooh making me blush.
Would it be fun if I ditched the prose, poem, colors, and music to create something around cold showers instead?
Maybe write a poem about cold showers?
Thank you for reading!! <3
Ah such tender words Sandra! And a Sunday Candy officially on Sunday! Really love the poetry and the warm feeling of it ;) Thank you for sharing!
What would really be great is a Candy for everyday of the week, I think.
Warm feeling? I love it!!
Here's to more warm feelings.
29 issues in and “Stay Tender” still reminds me of 🍗, not 🍬. Speaking of, I ordered some EXTRA FIRM ramen noodles the other day. They were definitely not tender; are you mad?
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Read this with no music a few times and then reread it while listening to the playlist, and the experience changes quite a bit! The first time I was thinking soo much about this song: https://open.spotify.com/track/4pNdWpoIfYUH1Kk1gyn1Y4?si=4db4144076694d12
Which I hadn't though of in maany years, but was so important in my teens.
And then with the perfectly curated oldies, it adds an upbeat, quirky layer. Enjoyed both equally!
And made me reflect on how adding different sounds and senses changes your view, and relates to how inaccurate is that transmission from thoughts to words you mention, which then relates to how you accurately and deservedly mention movies and scenes, thought about the importance of the visual side to drive a point home, and maybe, just maybe, we can be graced with some video of yours from those walks? Would love to see what you see, and could add an interesting extra layer (damn that was some stream-of-consciousness string of thoughts you caused).
Also, the fist part captures beautifully the ups and down I experience in any given day, the turmoil and ever-changing inside of me. I loved it and deeply related. Reading it gave me as much peace as one of my favorite quotes ever: “I tell you: one must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.”
Thank you for always making my head spin with interesting and soul-warming words!
This song is great! I didn’t know it, but wow, you must have been SO angsty as a teenager hahaha. See ? This is how I know we would have been friends. Thank you for sharing this. What specifically made you think about it?
I both love and hate the idea of a video of a walk. It feels like it would be way less romantic than it sounds like, but also invasive? And on the other hand…I could do some fun things with it! Ahhhh. It’s tempting. I wonder if there’s a way to do it that wouldn’t feel like it was showing too much?
I LOVE that quote you shared. Keep sending good quotes.
Always here to hopefully make heads spin for the better...? :D
Thank you, Oscar. 🥹
Hahahah definitely existentially angsty and we definitely would've been friends, happy to have found you with a 15 year delay! Much, much better than never :))
What made me think of it is the bittersweet quality of your writing, which is very close to how life is and you pull it off so nicely. I find that song has those elements: it's very hopeful but also sad, melancholic, in a perfect balance.
By the way, have you read Bittersweet? (https://susancain.net/book/bittersweet/). I haven't, but her previous book made a big impact on me. Saving this one for later this year.
On the video thing, I feel you on hating it and loving it. Just filming definitely would be less romantic than it sounds, but maybe little snippets or vignettes? Adding some voiceover? Text? I'm thinking aloud, but there's definitely something interesting to be made there, and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one that would love to see the experiment!
Glad you liked the quote and please do keep making my head spin for the better :)
"existentially angsty" hahaha....has that changed?👀
Ah, yes. Bittersweet, indeed. I haven't read that book yet! But I've heard enough interviews of her talking about it and I can tell it's right up my alley. Quiet made a big impact on me too.
I'm holding onto your video idea. I might play with this. I've been wanting to do some video stuff in Sunday Candy, but I know it would take me way more time, but it's definitely on my list of things I want to experiment with, I may have to get to it soon....
I think we may have talked about Quiet sometime 🤔 Maybe in high school? Haha
Glad to confirm it impacted you too, and we'll talk about Bittersweet! Definitely your newsletter pairs well with it, and this needed human state.
And excited to see how that video stuff evolves!!
Oof this was such a lovely read. And I love the additions of poems in the mix. This piece was very true to the name of your newsletter! :)
The Sunday vibes were strong? Or were the candy vibes strong? Too much sweetness? Not enough? So many questions.
Thank you, Camilo!!
Great read and great music as always...McCartney McCartney such a baller record...thanks for all of this!
Hell yeahhhh, thank you for always coming through with the kind words, Sir Foote.
Your words ARE SO BIG on this page.
The dandelion fuzz pouring out visual is so parallel with the words flowing from head > hand. Where do they all go? 🌸🌼
NOT BIG ENOUGH TO BE HONEST
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Oooh, I LOVE that. Good question. Where DO they all go? Where do you imagine they go? What are our options?
I think they're all recycled back into the ether and come out again in another way at another time. Dandelion fuzzies included.
PINK SUNDAY CANDY 😍 Your header looks like fallen peonies petals and smashed pink cake icing. I’M HERE FOR IT 💖
💖🌸🍰💖🌸🍰💖
Your first confession is so relatable. I love how you put fleeting experiences into words. “It is never the same feeling, never the same sound, never the same texture, and I worry that I’ll never do anything me inside justice.” I was so inspired by this I restacked it.
I wonder if the act of writing is like having a conversation with your mind? We consume all these sounds, colors, textures, and try to make sense of them through writing. Our vision for the piece might constantly change in our minds after every word is written. So its like the final piece is where we left off in the conversation. The piece is like a collaborative act with our minds, and with the birds we heard singing, the dandelion fuzzies dancing above the grass, the solitude of no one around. And I think that’s beautiful.
💖🌸🍰💖🌸🍰💖
I love your poetry! This feeling you captured, wondering where someone or something goes as we pass by, UGH love it. It’s fun to wonder what their stories are. And to wonder, if they’re thinking the same of us.
💖🌸🍰💖🌸🍰💖
Your third and fourth confession/expression are powerful. I’m finding myself trying to analyze it 😬 And I want to know who HE is. Is he real? Or is HE the only certain thing were destined in life?
But really, your poetry, and this last one about the moth, 💙💙💙
💖🌸🍰💖🌸🍰💖
I LOVE EVERYTHING IN THIS SUNDAY CANDY.
And truly love the final playlist. It was SUCH a fun impromptu collabbbb, I’m so happy we got to create something together again. Thank you again for the honor of collaborating on my faveee newsletter <3 The I listened to the whole playlist this morning while I painted. I realized that I can use the Sunday Candy playlists to keep the time while painting. This will be very helpful this summer!
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I loveee that description. I WANTED it to look just like icing!! I'm glad it came out that way. SO SWEET. I didn't think of the flower petals, though, it actually does!
"The piece is like a collaborative act with our minds" I like that. I think I have more to say about this conversation thing. I shall brain dump on it some more.
lol you may analyze away! Let me know what conclusions you draw. That moth poem started off like a full paragraph, a challenge to compress it down. Thank you!
Awaiting our next collaboration--next time on you.
Thank you thank you thank you<3
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Beautiful as always, Sandra!
"...but I never capture it all the way I say it in my head, it is never the same feeling, never the same sound, never the same texture, and I worry that I’ll never do anything me inside justice, but when I see a whizzing hummingbird pass me by, I’m reminded that this is a silly thing to be concerned about."
What a lovely way to put such a feeling! I understand this deep in my gut. Thank you for sharing that I'm not alone in it. <3
The struggle is real!!! I'm glad I'm NOT alone!! Thank you for reading, Erin :)
Be-you-tiful. Your words walk me through this piece. It feels like soft soothing heartfelt story and especially love your mindful expression, ‘because at least these words are mine.’ 💕✨
Awwwww, thank you, KELLY DEEEEEE<3
I hope one day we CAN walk together fo reaaaals, maté in hand.