The beauty of a simple life.
Life is sitting on a bench with you, writing stories that never end. Life is walking on paths with you that seem to go on forever, laughing about the simple things and imagining ourselves as the older couple we see walking up ahead. Life is togetherness. Life is love. Life is living a simple truth no matter how complicated it seems to be.
Life is kissing your neck when the Sun rises us from sleep. Life is holding you in moments of despair, of joy, of triumph and of tragedy. Life is holding space for you when the second-hand seems too loud. Life is cooking for you when you are tired, caring for you when you are ill, and standing next to you when it seems the world has turned against us. Life is being your anchor when the world around us shakes us to our core.
Life is running down to meet you with an umbrella in the rain and clearing your car after a snowfall. Life is getting under that cozy blanket with you when the cold winds howl. Life is feeling that harmless snowball hit me in the back, and then seeing the footprints we leave behind as I chase you for the win. Life is drawing hearts in the snow and sand with your name on it, and that kiss you give me when you read the message I leave that only you could understand.
Life is hearing you read a passage from a book you love, and watching you paint a picture from the other room. Life is answering your call, and feeling you stir when you fall asleep beside me. Life is seeing your excitement when you’ve shared that something new, and in marveling at your perfection when you crumple exhausted on a chair.
Life is waiting for you as you wonder through the fields you much travel. I want to slow down when the seas become too rough. I want to sit in silence with the words have been too many. I want to be there when you finally figure it all out, and rejoice with you when the answers seem to make perfect sense. Life is when you wrap your arms around me as you realize over and over again, that we were created to share in this simple life. Together.
Life resounds in honoring you, in hearing what you need and always doing my best not to fail you. Life is sitting in awe of you, in the way you do your thing, even when I can’t understand the process. Life is trying my best to understand, even when my mind can’t grasp it all.
In life we find love and in love we find life. I found life in loving you, and found loving you in life. Two connected things are certain gifts of the Universe, and in honoring both I find gratitude and a resolve to be the best I can be in any given moment.
Peace.