Evening all, ooops bit of an assumption on the 'all' but hey life is for living. Today has been a day of better fortune than yesterday and I want to share some stories of connection.
Something possessed, prompted or otherwise Izzy to switch her phone on this morning about 3.30am our time, she does not quite know what and there was a message from me about yesterday. I wanted to make sure she did not see blog first and worry. Foolish me. Of course she worried and was thinking of me and then she called. We spoke for an hour. It still amazes both of us that we can talk for so long, back in the UK it would have been around 2 hours. We don't repeat, we remember and we talked of so many things until the man on the megaphone in the background seemed to be moving people from the beach she was on. Tomorrow they set off on the ferry back to the mainland and head south for Cambodia. The connection between us is still growing, it is moved beyond conscious thought, it is deeper inside us than either of us have experienced before. It is amazing.
I got an awesome text this morning that reminded me that we are not unique in being partners apart. This couple have been through exactly, and I mean exactly, what Izzy and I face now. 21 years on they are still closer than ever and dancing around their living room like 10 year olds on a full pack of Haribo to Mumford & Sons (condensed version of actual message). Somethings are just meant to be. Thank you C, made me smile alot.
I also got an email this morning from my fine Scottish friend and I have taken the liberty of cutting and pasting some of it here as a great reminder of what used to be and how connections between people help to make the world a better place.
'Remember the days of penpals and letters that took 16 weeks to travel to the other side of the world and back. I'm sure it will all work out the way you want it to, you absolutely deserve every happiness.
So thank you for being a mate and for being there this week, I was going to say you've no idea how much it meant and means to me but having read the blog i guess you do'.
I have been reminded today of what life is about. Technology is an enabler of process and progress only. We have become so dependant on it and its instantaneous nature that it has changed the way we view the world and how we behave. Imagine not being able to text, imagine not getting a text back to a question, have you ever sat there and written a story in your mind as to what the person you texted must be thinking not to reply - or is that just me?
When was the last time you wrote a letter or even received one? We expect others to respond on our terms not theirs. Izzy's trip is a gentle reminder to us all that somethings are just not like that. There are people in this world who don't have access to even the basics of clean water which we so take for granted and waste everyday. Imagine life without a mobile, a microwave, a car. All of these things make our lives just go that little bit faster. What are we rushing towards exactly? So if you feel passionately about doing that little bit more to make our world a better place then Click here
Over the past few weeks the connections others have put out to me have been life changing. I do see the world differently now. This is not an evangelical born again moment, everything that is happening right now is making me understand my place in the universe, I know I can and do bring happiness to others, I can and do help others understand where they are and what living in the present is all about.
I will continue to need those connections around me, they balance me. I will feel vulnerable when I think I am strong, I will be strong when I think of the love that Izzy has for me. When Izzy is struggling to turn the crank, or hungry, hot or tired she will be stronger when she thinks about the love I have for her.
Stay connected, stay in tune with who you really are and live every day.
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