I know that love is what I am but in
this human being that I reside, it has come to mean a form of art that
needs to be honoured, pondered over, revered and cultivated.
Thank you to Kathryn Woodward Thomas
for opening up an array of many to assist others, and me, in 171 countries
around this small world of ours, to nurture and improve upon this Art of Love.
Over the years, and generally
speaking, the nature of relationships have changed. There was a time when people married for money,
social status, safety, security and procreation. They wanted a person to fit a
role. Now, more and more people desire a deep, meaningful soul-to-soul bond
with their partner in life.
When I met my husband it felt like a
dream had come true. I know now that it was and is just that. This April, we
will have been married for 20 years, and like many relationships, there have been ups and downs. There was a
time when we fell into a hole. Yesterday’s words, from Arielle Ford through The
Art of Love seminar, touched me deeply when she said that if in a relationship,
you experience a dream and then a nightmare, and there of course is no abuse
involved, you are probably with the right person. A breakdown is a gift and
that is why I prefer to call it as Brené Brown suggests, an unravelling. Our
unravelling allowed us the opportunity to make our GOOD relationship, GREAT!
But it doesn’t just stop there, we have to continue to cherish and develop it.
It has not been all easy,
but as for my beloved, and me, we created
an awareness of love, slowly and deliberately inviting supportive people
to surround us. The podcast seminar that I referred to is just one more
guide so that we may align our love with
its highest purpose.
Thank you.
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| We too are committed... |
~ Ellyn
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