In the waters of yes, there is a new relationship with everything.
Something worth exploring in these waters is relationship with intimacy…what is it, here in these waters? How is it different, or the same, or unrecognizable to the old ways of seeing? How does intimacy shift in the waters of yes? How does it move, how does it grow, where does it live? What does it call out from us in new ways and how are we in relationship with it?
In the waters, I find that my new relationship with intimacy is informing everything, from how I prepare my breakfast (with gratitude for all the hands that have contributed to the food that is before me now), to how I move through my day (with intentions set and spaciousness built into the structure)… from what I choose to wear (something that’s soft on my skin and makes me feel good), to how I choose communicate with someone (compassionately). It’s also informing how those I’m in relationship with and I are showing up for each other.
There’s no one and nothing left out of this relationship with intimacy from the waters of yes. It is all-inclusive, and it meets me wherever I stand most openly in my truth. Wherever and whenever I leave even a tiny part of my truth out, this new intimacy disappears from my view. It’s not that it’s not there, it’s that I can’t feel it in those moments, and it’s immediately painful. The feedback is instantaneous, and the constant invitation is to stay in the room and choose to soften whenever there’s a closing down, or else stay in pain.
To welcome the unfamiliar and allow the tenderness of the heart to soothe with patience and kindness, for myself and in relationship with others, this is what’s available in the waters of yes. It’s a moment-by-moment path, and requires a deeper awareness of and attention to what’s really going on just under the surface of the discomfort.
These waters are deep, and very very loving. We are all at home here…
