I can remember facing key career
decisions alone. No spouse. No family near. Green and wet behind the ears.
Feeling my way into the adult world.
We’ll forget the near poverty, the
lack of household goods, and the task of building a wardrobe suitable for the
workplace. I’ll let lapse the queasiness felt often as I filled time I had
alone and knew not what to do with it.
Eventually this resolved in
marriage and family building. The career took its many turns but satisfaction
with task and career futures made life fun and exciting. Someone was there to
share it with. Friends and family gathered, too, to share the many life
moments.
Aloneness came again via divorce.
Broad explorations of possibilities followed but still very much alone. To be
sure, family was near, and so, too, friends and colleagues. The career became
like a companion. It provided peace and some tranquility of spirit. But not
complete.
Later when Rocky and I met and
formed a lasting relationship, life made sense again. The stormy seas, not
always at bay, upset me alone but rarely together. So, I leave you with this
golden find on the Internet. It sums up what I’ve been writing about here. Enjoy!
“Find
someone who will:
Never
get tired of kissing you everyday.
Hug
you when you’re jealous.
Understandingly
keep silent when you’re mad.
Squeeze
your hand when you’re not in the mood.
Plan
and imagine the future with you in it.
And
when you find that someone…Never let go!
Allow those thoughts to guide your
weekend. If you have that someone, ponder the richness of that relationship. If
you do not have that someone, focus on finding him or her. Meanwhile, Peace and
Justice!
October 20, 2012
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