Its a strange feeling to me to be involved with a man that cares so much about what I'm feeling. How I'm handling my issues, and not be completely involved in only his own drama, or issues. I'm not saying that he is not involved in his own stuff, just that he has enough love and compassion and real caring for me, to be able to put that aside when I need him to, and help me with mine. And since he loves me, my emotions effect his, dramatically. This is something that I'm used to doing for everyone else, putting my emotions aside, but I'm not used to someone doing for me. I find it much easier to be there for him because of this one, easy and gentle reaction to my intense explosions. And because he has found the trigger to unlocking my trust and deep devotion, my explosions are becoming less frequent and less intense. This is a very good thing. And something I've been searching for in a man for many, many years. I feel connected to him no matter where we are. Together or apart, it still feels very much as if we are moving toward the same goals of discovery. I believe I am a better person with him in my life. More centered, more fair, less willing to jump in anger, or allow my 'knee jerk' opinions, as he calls them, invaded my rational thoughts. I can't say I've ever been this comfortable with a man before, this trusting. And while I've been close in the past, I've never gotten past a mark of trust with men to let them in this deeply. Until now. The mutual trust, open honest love and respect that I feel for him and that I know he feels for me is unrivaled in my past. And while I must admit that I've had some recent close contenders in the last few years, they didn't quite love me enough to find the strength to stay with me...learn together, and grow with me like this man is doing. I feel truly blessed and as if nothing can stop me. I feel like the confidence I was born with, before all the destruction of my childhood could dampen it, has been reignited. Like a campfire that you know is out, but the breeze sparks a dying ember back to life. I feel alive again. Ready and able to live my life with no regrets. Finally. I can breathe.
Cheers.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
You Grok?
Communication - the exchange of information between people, e.g. by means of speaking, writing, or using a common system of signs or behavior.
Access - a means of access or communication, e.g. a connecting door
Rapport - a sense of mutual understanding and sympathy
WE ALL need more of this in our lives and we all need to practice this as humans. I'm trying to understand why I am so misunderstood in my life. In the way I communicate. I know that everyone sometimes has this issue. During their work day, or personal life and some days it just doesn't matter what you say or do, you are perceived incorrectly. I am dealing with a life where I feel misunderstood every day, at least once, by someone that touches my life. And its becoming quite alarming to me.
I remember years ago, when a tarot reader that I trust was doing a reading for me, and she said, "Oh, how unfortunate someone so loving is so misunderstood." And I smiled because I knew she was the real deal, only I have ever felt like that, but she saw it in the cards. She saw a lot that day that came to be, however I didn't believe her then.
I find that I have to become more and more quiet to be understood. How ironic is that? I know, I'm sarcastic, but it is funny. I am understood only when reflecting what others want to see, what others think they see. Every time, I love someone enough to let them in to see me, as I am learning from them, I become misunderstood. So I can only believe that its because they suddenly don't like to see their reflection back on them. hum....and yet I always change for them, by choice.
As people come and go in your lives you develop an almost empathetic connection to them. You can see what you need to do to attain and keep their love, and you choose to either do this, and grow or decide that that is not who you want to be and move on. This is what growing in love is all about. This is what being in a committed relationship is all about.
This is why no one else can ever split two people in love apart. Because they choose to grow together and communicate an access to rapport. This is what I believe I have found, and what I will always strive for in a relationship. Honest communication to understanding.
You grok?
Access - a means of access or communication, e.g. a connecting door
Rapport - a sense of mutual understanding and sympathy
WE ALL need more of this in our lives and we all need to practice this as humans. I'm trying to understand why I am so misunderstood in my life. In the way I communicate. I know that everyone sometimes has this issue. During their work day, or personal life and some days it just doesn't matter what you say or do, you are perceived incorrectly. I am dealing with a life where I feel misunderstood every day, at least once, by someone that touches my life. And its becoming quite alarming to me.
I remember years ago, when a tarot reader that I trust was doing a reading for me, and she said, "Oh, how unfortunate someone so loving is so misunderstood." And I smiled because I knew she was the real deal, only I have ever felt like that, but she saw it in the cards. She saw a lot that day that came to be, however I didn't believe her then.
I find that I have to become more and more quiet to be understood. How ironic is that? I know, I'm sarcastic, but it is funny. I am understood only when reflecting what others want to see, what others think they see. Every time, I love someone enough to let them in to see me, as I am learning from them, I become misunderstood. So I can only believe that its because they suddenly don't like to see their reflection back on them. hum....and yet I always change for them, by choice.
As people come and go in your lives you develop an almost empathetic connection to them. You can see what you need to do to attain and keep their love, and you choose to either do this, and grow or decide that that is not who you want to be and move on. This is what growing in love is all about. This is what being in a committed relationship is all about.
This is why no one else can ever split two people in love apart. Because they choose to grow together and communicate an access to rapport. This is what I believe I have found, and what I will always strive for in a relationship. Honest communication to understanding.
You grok?
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Bastille Day Birthday!
Another year gone, and I don't feel any different. I've said this many years, and maybe that's why I feel good every morning when I wake up and know I have another chance at life, another chance at a perfect day. Or maybe it's because I finally found the man of my dreams. It took long enough! Here I am celebrating my 51st birthday, listening to RUSH's Bastille Day in my head, because he is quietly dozing beside me. I'd say I love this man, but sometimes that word seems so over used, and small for the enormous feelings that bubble up inside me whenever I see his smile. (I'm a romantic sap, I know, but I don't care)
I was reading http://www.postsecret.com/ this morning and a card about cheating and revenge caught my heart and mind. It was the one that said, "When my boyfriend of nearly four years cheated on me with a close friend, I was devastated....So I did what any mature adult would do. I saved all my pee in a water bottle. Waited a couple of days for it to get nice and smelly. Then poured into the ac intake of her vehicle. It makes me feel good knowing every she's hot she's going to smell my piss." I find this very immature and foolish. Whoever this person is, she is lying to herself about who to be the most angry at. I'm not saying that her close friend was innocent, but her boyfriend had a stronger commitment to her than her girlfriend.
Don't get me wrong here, I've been on both sides of this issue, and I can say with a completely open heart and mind, that anytime a boyfriend or husband cheated on me, I blamed the boyfriend or husband, NOT the woman they cheated with. Why? Well that's simple. The woman may not have known he was taken, men do lie about this, you know? And the commitment they had with me and the love they had with me should have been enough to keep them in my bed. When someone cheats on you they do you a favor. That's right, a huge favor. They are showing you that you don't matter to them. That you can do better. That you are easily replaced. And that what they felt, while it may have been real, is dead now. (aside on this last one, is that you probably felt something was wrong too, but put blinders on instead of looking at the issues and solving them to help fix the relationship BEFORE the cheating started.....love is blind).
The best thing you can do is not revenge, for that keeps you bound to someone that doesn't matter anymore. The best thing you can do is move on, and realize that you deserve to be treated better than this. You deserve to be treated the same way that you treat others. And the worse thing about revenge, is that they will just laugh at your silly antics. Laugh together, while holding each other and hoping you will be better soon. Pity. That's the emotion you will generate with revenge. And pity is close to hate. And none of us want to be remembered with hate.
So the next time you find yourself in a position of wanting revenge remember these tips:
1. Give a person enough rope and they will hang themselves. (you can then laugh at them)
2. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. (allows you to keep an eye on them, and again a possibility of laughing)
3. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. (wow...old but still great advice.)
4. Please believe your own self worth and you will make better choices in all facets of your life.
I'm off to celebrate my birthday with my family and friends. Cheers.
I was reading http://www.postsecret.com/ this morning and a card about cheating and revenge caught my heart and mind. It was the one that said, "When my boyfriend of nearly four years cheated on me with a close friend, I was devastated....So I did what any mature adult would do. I saved all my pee in a water bottle. Waited a couple of days for it to get nice and smelly. Then poured into the ac intake of her vehicle. It makes me feel good knowing every she's hot she's going to smell my piss." I find this very immature and foolish. Whoever this person is, she is lying to herself about who to be the most angry at. I'm not saying that her close friend was innocent, but her boyfriend had a stronger commitment to her than her girlfriend.
Don't get me wrong here, I've been on both sides of this issue, and I can say with a completely open heart and mind, that anytime a boyfriend or husband cheated on me, I blamed the boyfriend or husband, NOT the woman they cheated with. Why? Well that's simple. The woman may not have known he was taken, men do lie about this, you know? And the commitment they had with me and the love they had with me should have been enough to keep them in my bed. When someone cheats on you they do you a favor. That's right, a huge favor. They are showing you that you don't matter to them. That you can do better. That you are easily replaced. And that what they felt, while it may have been real, is dead now. (aside on this last one, is that you probably felt something was wrong too, but put blinders on instead of looking at the issues and solving them to help fix the relationship BEFORE the cheating started.....love is blind).
The best thing you can do is not revenge, for that keeps you bound to someone that doesn't matter anymore. The best thing you can do is move on, and realize that you deserve to be treated better than this. You deserve to be treated the same way that you treat others. And the worse thing about revenge, is that they will just laugh at your silly antics. Laugh together, while holding each other and hoping you will be better soon. Pity. That's the emotion you will generate with revenge. And pity is close to hate. And none of us want to be remembered with hate.
So the next time you find yourself in a position of wanting revenge remember these tips:
1. Give a person enough rope and they will hang themselves. (you can then laugh at them)
2. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. (allows you to keep an eye on them, and again a possibility of laughing)
3. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. (wow...old but still great advice.)
4. Please believe your own self worth and you will make better choices in all facets of your life.
I'm off to celebrate my birthday with my family and friends. Cheers.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Musicals - Give Em A Try!
Everyone has their guilty pleasures, mine is Broadway. I love theater,plays, musicals, all of it. And I can usually find a friend, usually female, or my daughter to share them with. But I've always had the desire to share my love of musical theater with a man in my life that I'm in love with. I've tried in the past, only to have the man try to watch and try to enjoy it with me only to find out that the very next time a musical was suggested to share, to have them run screaming. Well, maybe run screaming is harsh, but definitely have another suggestion...anything but a musical. Until now. Mr. Charisma loves to share musicals with me, and even has not run screaming...yet. :)
AND he's not gay. wow. Will wonders ever cease?
Will he continue to keep surprising me, and making me feel special?
I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, you know the one, the one that forces you to come back to the ground and quit living in the clouds, but it just isn't happening. In 8 months and counting it hasn't happened....hum....maybe I should stop looking for it to happen. MAYBE I should just have some faith in his love and mine. MAYBE I should just trust and fall into him...into us.
MAYBE it's time for another musical.
Cheers.
AND he's not gay. wow. Will wonders ever cease?
Will he continue to keep surprising me, and making me feel special?
I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, you know the one, the one that forces you to come back to the ground and quit living in the clouds, but it just isn't happening. In 8 months and counting it hasn't happened....hum....maybe I should stop looking for it to happen. MAYBE I should just have some faith in his love and mine. MAYBE I should just trust and fall into him...into us.
MAYBE it's time for another musical.
Cheers.
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