We're only human after all
I haven't written for a while, because, to be honest, I hadn't known what to write, and I was also having a moment of self doubt and crashing confidence about this whole thing.
Every Wednesday morning, a friend and I try to have a chat. Even if we don't manage it, a quick WhatsApp to say "good morning and how are you?" is enough to ensure we are checking in with each other, and are in each others' thoughts.
Today we managed to speak for a good while, and it was wonderful and uplifting and encouraging. I learned things about her that I didn't know before, and encouraged her to pursue that creative side. She asked me to post more pictures from my park walks as she missed them coming up on her FB and Instagram feed. I also reflected back to her that it was her comment, in CAPITAL LETTERS on Facebook to a post I'd written that was the tipping point to make me set up this website and start blogging.
Without her encouragement a month ago, and this morning, I would have strayed off this path I'm currently on, probably spiralling down and feeling low and without purpose in my days. So I am hugely hugely grateful to her, for her belief in me and what I'm doing.
It made me think about human relationships generally; how deeply enriching, enraging, complicated and beautiful they are, and that can be just with one person in one moment!
To be human is to be in relationship with others. To do this, we must reach out, take a chance, connect, create moments and commit to each other.
Through these encounters, as I discovered today, parts of our own selves are revealed and can be nurtured which otherwise would have remained in the shadows. It is only through my relationship with others that I can catch a glimpse of my true purpose in my life.
So this post is to you Suzi - thank you for gifting me so much this morning.
I hope you like the new photos from my walk in the park this afternoon too - you switched my mind back into focus, so I could once more find inspiration and awe in my daily activity.
