How do we walk?
Our lead leg leaves the ground first, swinging from the hip, our balance shifts and we fall forward. We catch ourselves when our heel hits the ground, then our foot rolls onto its toes. The trailing leg leaves the ground, and we fall forward again.
We do it so casually day in and day out, we never notice ourselves falling.
And yet, that’s what we do – lose and regain our balance thousands of times a day.
The Perfect Relationship
A friend told me about an online discussion she read on ‘the perfect relationship’. It sounded like most people define perfection as a place where they can stop struggling – where everything stays pristine for now and ever.
It also sounded like a fantasy.
She asked me what I thought a perfect relationship was, if there ever could be such a creature.
Honestly?
I think it’s a lot like walking. You fall, but you regain your balance again. And when you can find balance in imperfection together, walking until the end of your journeys, that sounds just about perfect to me.
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well said.
I like it! If a baby didn’t try and try again they would never learn to walk. The same persistence is required in relationships.