T(r)oy's Marbles
on living presently
"So beautiful is the still hour of the sea's withdrawal, as beautiful as the sea's return when encroaching waves pound up the beach, pressing to reach those dark rumpled chains of seaweed which mark the last high tide.
"We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships. We leap at the flow of the tide and resist in terror its ebb. We are afraid it will never return. We insist on permanence, on duration, on continuity; when the only continuity possible, in life as in love, is in growth, in fluidity--in freedom in the sense that dancers are free, barely touching as they pass, but partners in the same pattern. The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was in nostalgia, nor forward to what it might be in dread or anticipation, but living in the present relationship and accepting it as it is now."
--from Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
quotes | Comments (3) | May 30, 2005
Comments
So true! We are so afraid of losing, that our fear stops us from enjoying today's wonderful gifts. I am guilty of this all the time - holding back, just in case, and deep down I know this prevents true friendship.
A friend of mine once wrote:
"Si lloras por no haber visto
el sol,
Las lagrimas te impedirán
ver las estrellas."
Posted by: Sarah at May 30, 2005 11:05 AM
Hey Troy! The quotation you shared with us was powerfully pertinent to my life right now. Thank you; it brought a lot of comfort.
Stay happy in Madrid!
Chad
Posted by: Chadley at May 31, 2005 06:50 AM
Chad,
I'm glad the quote was helpful to you!
Your friend,
Troy
Posted by: Troy at June 2, 2005 10:04 AM