the company we keep
The walk by myself this
morning led me to thoughts about how one has conversations in one’s head,
conversations one has with others and how sometimes you can feel totally at
ease with this other person, and it doesn’t matter if you know each other well
or not, there is a rhythm to the conversation and it just flows. I had this
image this morning walking in the woods and perhaps seeing all these trees
influenced me, it was an image of a conversation as a tree.
tree bark bracelet |
Let me explain: I
am talking and the other person is talking and we are talking about Everything
that comes to mind. We start in the roots of the tree and then we leap up onto
a branch, then slowly work our way to a twig, from there step onto a leaf, are
then blown away by the wind (still on the leaf) the wind turns and we land on
the bark and work our way into the rings towards the core, get tugged along by
the sap stream moving upwards towards the light; just an image mind you, of how the conversation can move in all
directions and yet we still understand one another at an essential level. Meaningful. I
love conversations like these.
Was in a bookstore yesterday,
one of the two remaining bookshops in town actually, talking to the new owner
and we know each other by sight (at least I do) and we had just such a
conversation; I used to have a friend in ‘another life, in another town’ with
whom I had talks like these, I’ve just remembered how I enjoyed these talks
with him-of-the-other-life. How much I enjoyed yesterday’s talk in fact. Here
and Now.
found this pic by googling 'conversation' + images |
Comments
This is wonderful and so filled with truth. I remember how one of my closest friends and I did this years back. We would interrupt each other and finish each other's sentence's. Used to totally tick off my ex, he thought we were being direspectful to each other (mostly me of course)...but he just didn't get. We did.
Beautiful tree cuff. Check out this site: http://www.treesisters.org/
If you are on FB and 'like' their page you can see the amazing quotes and tree artwork they post there. BTW Much more peaceful than the bright colors of their website :)
Thanks for this post Saskia!
And, speaking of conversations... I just HAD to share this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3U0udLH974
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ha Nancy, snap! those conversations are just great and it isn't 'interrupting', it's the way it goes: bouncing back and forth; thanks for the link btw
Valerianna, thank you for the cats conversing, very funny!
Julie, I think I stay with my husband for this same reason; our conversation has been ongoing for the past 22 years! I think I stay with my husband for this same reason; our conversation has been ongoing for the past 22 years!
why Grace? is my blog identity requirement a hindrance??