Bill and I went to the Co-Op yesterday. We sat in the midst of all the activity: babies crying, people reading papers, children running and laughing, workers filling orders and cleaning tables, young mothers and old men starring blankly into space. They came and went as we talked.
It amazes me that we never run out of things to say to each other. I suppose that is the secret to any good relationship; the ability to connect. We stay connected because we spend time focused on what is really alive for us: our feelings, our ideas, our dreams. We don't spend a lot of time engaged in idle chit chat or gossip. When we talk about the past it is from a present moment perspective. Our relationship has not always been harmonious. There was a time when we fought almost daily. But even then we kept it real. We continued to focus on what was alive for us even when it was painful.
It is a tremendous gift: a relationship based on authentic connection. All it requires of me is to show up as myself; not an easy task for someone so accustomed to performing.
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