A Decade Today

Today is the 10th Anniversary of Sean and I meeting for the first time. The time has flown by. There is a paradox to this, because we are happy and our memories are happy but we have been through dark and painful times together. He found the loss of his father hard to bear, for instance. I found the court case involving my children very traumatic. We have both had grave concerns about our children. There are loads of other examples, which could make looking back unhappy.



Yet that is not the case. Even in hard times, there is an underlying thread of happiness. We can face almost anything with the other person at our side, in sympathy and empathy. We have both grown a great deal as human beings and our love for each other has healed each other. We understand and support each other, and after 10 years together, still have a great deal to talk about.

I had always feared being known because I believed that if people knew what I was really like, they would not like me at all. Sean and I know each other through and through and it isn't scary, its comforting. He knows all the skeletons in my cupboard so no one can ever tell him something that he doesn't already know about me. He knows the best and the worst and loves me anyway. He has stood by me and I have stood by him. He is an extraordinarily good man and after 10 years, I still can't believe my luck. I feel very blessed and very thankful to God who has used this beautiful bond to change us into more whole, less wounded people who have grown spiritually through this too.

Thank you, God, for your goodness, mercy, love and compassion and for bringing us together.