All That Matters



The casual handholds, deliberate foot rubs, the nose kisses and the slow brushes while in public glare is love in its best form - unspoken yet high in spirits. As I get older, I realize that it is not in what you say or do but the underlying silences and stillness that matters in a relationship. I'm discovering that loving without conditions is almost magical and rare. The romance through the most mundane activities, intimacies through the chaotic rush of everyday lives and the little exchanges to cheer you up on particularly tough days are such essential reminders of the beauty of being in love.

 Being in love is liberating. Being in love is spiritually gratifying. Being in love means loving yourself more than ever, Being in love is devoid of conditions of any kind, Being in love is a heavenly feeling. The ability to cherish each other in long silences are moments of truth that only two people understand in a way that no other can.

 2017 was an enlightening year of my life that took me by surprise like I never anticipated. It reaffirmed my faith in things that I believed my heart knew best, challenging my unshakable value system to make me a little more worldly, a lot more open and certainly happier than ever. I learnt to love without conditions, without inhibitions, without intentions or expectations. I also realize that I've developed an innate ability to care for the other that makes me fall in love even deeper, feel for it even stronger and hold on to it forever.

I wouldn't know if this is for real but in life if there was one thing out of those precious few's that has made me richer, nicer and merrier, it is this beautiful relationship that I've discovered at this juncture of life. I trust the uncertainty, I trust the wait and I embrace the beauty of becoming because when nothing is certain, anything is possible!

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