Desire Meets Desire Newsletter
The title of this newsletter feels like two subjects smashed into one. How do we take personal responsibility for our life choices and how we show up, and yet still stand in our desires? The two seem a bit contradictory in their values.
I feel though that there is a way to hold up the desires of the heart while continuing to meet the responsibilities we have signed up for. One of my favorite stories occurred in the early days of the work. A daughter came to me asking me if I had any guidance to help her aging parents. These people were truly lovely, as a long time couple, having been married for over 50 years, they had patterns of living that had become quite set.
Some of those patterns weren’t all terribly beneficial. She had very thin, fine skin partly due to some physical challenges and partly because of her medicines. He loved her so much and slept in a different room because he was afraid to touch her as she would bruise easily if he did. They each missed the intimate time they had enjoyed for many years, but in this case responsible behavior beat the pants out of any desire for connection. They hadn’t told anyone else this issue, partly because at their age, they felt it may not be understood as problematic.
I suggested they cuddle gently and then see if they could sleep in the same bed without any harmful touch. The next time I spoke to their daughter she laughingly told me she had walked in to greet her mother who was usually out of bed, and instead she found her parents together, cuddled up and giggling. She was so shocked that she simply stood at the doorway staring. They had to ask her to leave their private space. She had become accustomed to greeting her mother separately from her father. This was different and ever so sweet.
We can always find a gentle solution to allowing the space for responsible behavior to meet with our heart’s desires. Sometimes we may have to become quite creative in seeking solutions, yet it’s possible and the results can be sweet and fabulous.
Balance in life is meeting both our responsibilities to ourselves and all others, while always seeking our highest heart desires.
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