HOLDING SPACE
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When facing the true vastness of love, I could feel my desire to contain it. It was so big that I felt I had to reel it in and make it be what I imagined it to be. I was raised in this society where love is finite, not infinite, and my views on how it should be expressed were well defined.
I had never known anyone who could love like Quinn. I knew how his ability to focus on the present was one of his true gifts. Being the focus of his attention always permeated me to the core. From all I had witnessed about his interactions with others, they too could undeniably feel his loving presence. He didn’t get caught up in the ideas of others, not even mine when I tried to superimpose them all over him.
He continued to stand in love in every moment which inspired and amazed me, and at the same time showed me my own weaknesses which I didn't really want to acknowledge. I could feel myself as the love he showed me, and I could also feel how unavailable it was to me in my present state of delusional fear.
Quinn never promised me anything. We never talked about marriage, monogamy, or being beholden to each other as lifetime partners. It was always extremely clear that we didn’t own each other and that we were free to do and be whoever we wanted to be in every moment.
In the intensity of these moments unfolding, though I was distraught and wanting to blame, I instinctively knew that he hadn’t withdrawn his love, but was actually amplifying it to hold space for my evolution. It looked and felt different than the tangible relationship we had been experiencing for years, yet the soulful love of true connection was the anchor in the vast sea of turbulence that had a hold of me.
I sobbed until I could sob no more. My well of tears finally dried up as my dehydrated body simply gave into gravity, and words no longer existed in my vocabulary. I laid in silence with only my breath and Quinn’s loving presence filling the air.
I asked myself what good could come from my blame.
Where will it get me and how will things change because of it?
I asked myself what would my life be if I were to continue on this trajectory of blaming him.
I asked myself why I was in alignment with this.
I asked myself if this could possibly be me.
I asked myself who I was in relation to all of this.
I asked myself what would love do now.
It took me quite some time to process it all and let my nervous system settle back into rhythm. Not even sure I could think anymore, I had a lot to ponder in consideration that this may be the last trip we ever take together, or even the very last few days we would see each other for all time.
No matter what, I still had to be with me! Oh god!!!
Help me find myself through all of this pain,
come to terms with what is happening,
and bring my shattered heart some peace!
It's easy to see from a traditional relationship perspective that there was clearly someone at fault here--and it wasn't me! There will likely be varying opinions about the situations surrounding this part of the story. Which is okay. Each will have feelings about it based on their own experiences, how they were raised, their own relationships, biases, and what they perceive as right and wrong, good and bad. I know I had my ideas on how to perceive these encounters, who was the honorable one, who was the victim, who was the strong one and who was weak.
I knew this was not a traditional relationship, so I had to drop my ideas of what I thought was the case, and stand naked with my soul and literally force me to see myself.
Thank you for reading my blog and for going
on this journey with me toward Unconditional Love!
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Cute photo, amazing writing.
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Thanks for helping to give me something so profound to write about! Love beyond love! 💗 💗 💗
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What? !
Part 70?
I clearly have some catching up to do.
I'm glad you dropped me a line last week, kinda pulled me out of a... space... if I were to delve I think there is a lot of "space" requiring some introspection, maybe some back reading will give me a.... Vicarious position to take a peek at the world outside my window.
I think some collaborative creativity is in order too, that was always my favourite means of connecting to things that are avoided out loud.
I applaud you for your sharing and your honesty.
I think we are all very similar and have the same fears and hopes. How we dress them up and parade them, conceal them or try to mask or control them, protect... These vary, even become tradition or dogma or rules over time, but at the core, people are more relatable than alien to each other, if we are prepared to be vulnerable that is...
I have some reading to do
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Oh what a delight it is to have you here @girlbeforemirror! Glad to be giving you something to delve into and that keeps us connected.
I couldn't agree more that we all are more relatable than alien at the core. I feel this is a good reason to share what I went through, as so many of us truly feel a lot the same deep inside and hopefully being vulnerable will give rise to acknowledging that within ourselves, as well as another perspective from which to see.
I"m glad you have some back reading to do, as that will keep you here with me for awhile. I have considered getting back into the collaboration games, but really not feeling like spending so much time connected to my laptop--I'd rather be playing right now in my other real world! LOL
Thank you for the comment. I'm grateful there are a few of you out there who are reading. It's great to know what I'm sharing is being received.
So much love to you dear lady!!
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I am beginning to see the evolution of future relationships. This might make a powerful book.
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Yes...for those who know us now this history between me and Quinn begins to paint the picture. It's taken awhile to get to this point--lol--I had no idea I would write this much to get to this point in the story. But here I am still, and grateful you are too @osodreamer. Thanks for the comment!
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This is getting weird now, but like you rightly said, no two relationships are the same. Don't know what to say until I see the next post, because I know you still have a way of shocking your readers... Smiles
I'm glad to be following the whole story up to this point, I can now read as normal as possible... Smiles
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Getting weird, huh?
Our whole relationship is weird for most people. Actually, we are even kind of weird people for most people! (At least most people in the U.S.!)
How cool that you are caught up now. Hope you don't have to wait too many days in between posts! So grateful for your presence here @emmakkayluv.
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When people don't understand something, they define it the best way they can not minding its accuracy.
All I see in your story is love, emotions, maturity, understanding, connection and many beautiful things, nothing weird... Smiles
Yeah, I'm glad to have catch up... Longing for the next part.
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You have a unique ability to see deeper into the soul than many and look beyond the superficial surface things that appear to be happening. It's amazing to remember the more profound essence of love, and to allow it to be what it is and not what we want to make it to be to protect ourselves. Grateful you can feel that @emmakkayluv.
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May be I'm able to see things differently from others because we share so many things in common (though, I haven't met you in person, but with what I've read about you and who I know myself to be) 4. I know what it mean to love and to be loved. Though, your love life is on another level compare to all other love story I've ever heard, but I still flow because it's in me too... Smiles
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What a beautiful comment @emmakkayluv. It feels so good to see ourselves in others and recognize the true essence of our connection. That is one thing I love so much about @quinneaker. When I look in his eyes and feel that deep love beyond all time and space, I know that too is me!
There are many of us who connect at the core of being with such awareness of eternity. Few however seen to take it to the next level and truly engage the power of this love for themselves. Cracking open we are, little by little. We get by with a little help from our friends! 💗
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I won't have problem relating with Quinn too if I can make it there, I think I dance to the tune of love better than anyone I know.
I want to be a blessing to my world, he has never stop being a blessing to his world too.
I love you guys.
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Mmmmm...such delicious love! It's amazing to speak the same language about something so intangible and infinite. Blessed are we all to be sharing in the beauty of it all. So glad to feel your heart too @emmakkayluv.
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