I’ve been reflecting on my life and in particular the years spent with Kathy and this led me to consider “what is a partnership of life?” Of course this is my personal interpretation but I thought I would like to share it.
My view is that a partnership of life goes through a number of phases, It starts of course when you first meet, but perhaps with this particular encounter compared to others that may have gone before, there is a connection, and this connection is what forms the beginning of your life partnership. In these early years you are in the learning phase, you get to know each others hobbies and interests, likes, dislikes, friends and family. Once you move in with each other and get married, you then begin the growing phase. You grow as a friend, a partner, as a lover and parent, you grow as a colleague and a neighbour, but most of all you grow as a person and a couple. Your life together is now shaped by what you have learned, by who you are and by who you know, by what you have achieved and are still achieving. You enjoy the rewards of your success, you have fun, you explore, you may also deal with heartache and loss, taking the highs with the lows, supporting each other and your family; this is the living phase. Time has now moved on and you are now in the accepting phase. You accept each other’s idiosyncrasies, habits, good points and bad points. You don't look for change or to make change, you're past that stage now. Most of all you are accepting of each other and you still love each other; you accept that this will eventually end, you just don't know when. So whichever phase you're in, or at whatever stage of your life, you should always try to learn, grow, live, accept and above all love, and by doing all of these things you will certainly have shared true love in a partnership of life. |
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