thank you for sharing that beautiful moment! it reminded me of how after our first night together my now ex-partner and i went out for breakfast to a café. across our table we noticed a couple sitting very close and relaxed together, both reading a book. they would at times look at each other, smiling, or touching hands. not a single word they spoke. we, in the meantime, tried to make conversation, rather awkward chit-chat, feeling insecure about us, our relationship, what to do, to say, what comes next. nervous. at one point my then partner said: "you know, i hope one day we can be just like them."

I observe people on a daily basis...and often when I am out and about eating somewhere I sit and watch those around me. I find myself saddened by the people who sit there saying nothing sometimes. Not the ones enjoying the loving silence and fullness of being together in quietude. Those are touching moments.

The ones that sadden me to the core are those who sit silently, bored, not present and otherwise totally disengaged. I cannot fathom having nothing to say. I read energy really easily, and I can see these vast and dark places, with winds of resentment rushing through.

I have been one of those people, once. When I was married to an ill-fitting partner, so much of myself was lost that I had so little reserve. I found myself staring out the windows often. Hiding under the mask of silence, crying inside.

I know what it feels like to be lonely in the presence of another. It feels doubly painful, just knowing there is someone within reach that once filled my heart and soul with energy and gladness.

I hope the the gods above that I never find myself back in that place. I doubt it would come to pass, as I am much more able to avoid toxic people than I was then.

Now, life is filled with color and energy and flowing moments of grace.

You have a way of capturing personalities with a few lines and gesture marks. (I bet you alreay know that!) It's neat the way you showed the page torn from your notebook with the pens and pencils. Do you think the couple knew you were sketching them?
;~) Sharon

Thanks for the comments s, Julia and Sharon. It's really nice to get feedback on blog entries. It helps a lot to know that there are actually people out there who appreciate and enjoy the effort and time it takes to blog. Thank you guys and others who have shared their thoughts with me. Cheers!

I've often wondered if Hubby and I would run out of things to say. Several times I've felt that way, but somehow we always come up with the most interesting indepth conversations. More indepth than with others because we know we can express an opinion the other might get mad at but still be okay in the end. Then there are the quiet times too, where we just enjoy each other. Those times are just as wonderful when they come in their own way. You did an amazing job of capturing it on paper.

"Soulmates" would have been a good title for this one too.

Silence is sometimes more important than one thousand words...
An image is silent. Text is loudness. You captured the appeasing silence in your drawings, and, well ... this is really great =)

I love this entry.

I agree! It is so nice to be so comfortable with another that silence is accepted.