Between you and I

Something I really appreciate about relationships is the potential they hold to deepen my understanding and my heart's sincerity. Between him and I there is something ~ sometimes it's a bond.




And sometimes it's a gulf...that only grows harder to cross with less communication and greater feelings of fear.



It can happen before I even realize it. Like two planets changing orbital paths from one another. Perceptions can quickly become skewed. Often times it's second nature to become distrustful of the other person. Why is it so easy? That gulf over time becomes so impassable that it seems like it would be better to just turn around and walk in the other direction..
But that's not the only option. I found that in remembering and looking beyond the distance - I can still see what has drawn me into orbit with that other planet in the first place. I don't let any definitions of what is or isn't "love" close my heart and mind to the possibilities. I open my mind to the possibility of what I want to experience - I open myself to building a bridge...And with that imagination a spark is created. From that spark a magical connection begins to form until what lies between us is a bridge.



How do I cross that bridge to the other side? Love. Because love isn't one sided - it's what connects us. Love is connection...If ever there were a word I could use to define it. Acceptance, understanding...closing the space between the gulf of you and I.