domingo, 19 de julio de 2015

Summer heat and frustration

The summer heat suddenly arrived like an unexpected and unwanted visitor and hasn't as of yet dispersed.It makes one bad tempered and intolerant.
Other reasons for this frustration are the occasional misunderstanding between people who love eachother.Insecurities coming from others,transferred onto you create a fury that bubbles up, culminating in reactions that don't help matters.Sometimes the person you spend most time with is the one you suddenly lack complicity with.Intimacy is not always coupled with a strong mental connection.

lunes, 19 de enero de 2015

Overlooked joys

2015, a New Year that also allows us ( if we wish ) to reassess what we had just one month ago, ending with fireworks and hugs on New Year's Eve, and also what we still have now.

I would say that pure joy comes from the smaller things in life? For me these include: having slept well or eating healthily. Having time to yourself. Reading a fascinating book. Dancing or going to the spa. A good conversation. Being dangerously honest with yourself and others. Sharing a strong and positive connection with somebody. 

But recent moments of pure bliss and comfort come from other places: a solo trip to a coffee shop, where I quickly scan the place for the daily newspaper, order my coffee, pick a table and then indulge in reaquainting myself with the World's goings on. Or dozing into a contented sleep whilst my partner remains at my side, wide awake.He then kisses my forehead endlessly, and strokes my hair, showing me that this is his most condensed, and perhaps honest, moment of shared sentiment and affection.