This sentence reminded me of an analogy I’d like to share.

Let’s say you’re at work and someone called you on the phone about a job interview you had that day with another company. You want to keep it secret from coworkers nearby, so you would answer in code like, “The grass is indeed greener on the other side,” indicating you got the job.

“She walked lan­guidly and sug­ges­tively down the stairs and greeted her guests,” is therefore a sentence you’d want to “write in code,” i.e., hide how bad it is through revising it.

Hope that made sense.
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You crack me up ; ) Thanks for the comment.

And thank you as well, Tom, Roberta, Sue, and Teresa!

- Jeff
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What I like best is that you are demonstrating how to create depth of feeling and impact instead of surface action. You must live deep to do it.

I love your quote also. And yes–there ARE demons in the deep. As a healer who addresses the energy issues related to what we call demons I can relate!