True Intimacy

It’s deeper than the physical or verbal. It’s deeper than courtship + romance. It goes waay beyond pretty words and expansive gestures.

True intimacy is a mood. A vibe. A feeling.

It’s the freedom to strip away all barriers and pretence and just be who you are in a safe space. No judgements. No repercussions. Nothing but love for + acceptance of your person, your heart, your spirit.

It’s sacred. It’s vital. In its purest form, it’s heaven. Continue reading

Equal Measures

It takes a strong man to handle a strong woman.

Wait. Before you roll your eyes and mutter “So what else is new?”, think about it. Why is it that some men have to compensate for their inferiority complexes by maltreating their partners? One husband gives his beautiful wife reason to doubt her looks and appeal to other men. Some boyfriend picks at his girlfriend’s self-esteem and does his best to whittle away her independence. Yet another dude habitually pummels his significant other then begs for forgiveness later (or not, depends). Why? Why??

Simple. They don’t belong together. He’s out of her league. After all, if you don’t feel threatened by someone, why would you attack that person at any and every chance you get? If you’re compelled to maintain the upper hand in order to feel secure in your relationship, obviously you’ve got problems and they ain’t with your partner.

Anyway, I was just thinking. Equal measures. Strong and weak do not go well together. Not healthy at all.

It takes two equals to make a good match, and that’s the honest truth. So if you do not measure up, improve yourself. Making the other person pay for your deficiency is just petty, wrong,  even juvenile. So grow and get your act right.

Letting go….

Tough, innit? It’s really hard for me to admit that sometimes, no matter how much you love them, there’re inevitably parts of your life that you just have to leave behind: old clothes you used to love but never wear anymore; CDs you thought were IT when you got ’em but wouldn’t be caught dead near any now; and my least favourite, letting people go.
The first two concern inanimate objects so hey, it’s really not that bad after a while. Gotta clear out the clutter every now and then, right? The hardest part, however, is when you find that said clutter contains damaged relationships and bittersweet memories. Imagine investing time and emotion and effort, over and over again, nurturing a friendship and/or relationship for years and thinking that things are watertight. I mean, you guys have a blast, love each other, are there for each other, and so on. But then things start happening, start changing, start eroding, start ending. Continue reading