My friend was feeling down, so I gave her a call. She is going through some really hard times right now and it was important to listen to her and help her sort things out. She sounded devastated when she first answered the phone, but after I let her spill everything her voice got much lighter. I appreciated the chance to listen to her and hopefully be of help. Soon she was joking again, like her regular self. She then asked me how I was and wanted an update on the men I'm dating.
I gave her the scoop. Then we started talking about what we want in regard to men. I joked that at one point I was thinking I should try two at a time. Yeah. . that'll be the day - ha! Actually, I really want one good one, I said. She said she really did too, and she just wanted a successful project in that arena of her life. She has an MBA so she often frames things in marketing theory, or uses business terms. I said I really didn't like that term - a project. It sounds stressful, like a job.
I would rather have a garden, I said. You have to work at it, but unlike a project, it's never done. It would be exciting to watch it change and grow over time, a life-giving place to share with someone. Exciting prospect, yet scary somehow. . .to really commit like that.
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