A Little Personal (skip if you wish)

To be open and honest with myself and those who read this blog - I find the prospect of an upcoming divorce to be emotionally devestating. Yes, I have known it's been coming and I'm on good terms with my wife - yet I viewd my marrige (all marriges)as a sacred bond to be honored through the difficult times. Our wedding vows were taken from Khalil Gibran's The Prophet - a book of wisdom to base a lifetime upon - and those beuitful words meant everything to me -
"When Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"

And he answered saying:

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.

You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.

Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together, yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow."

There were time when I allowed myself to grow apart - yet I never felt seperated. Maybe the mistake I made was in allowing her to feel so. I don't know. I do know that when I ever I drifted far into myself, I knew I would always return to her.
So this post is a little more personal than usual.
I needed to share.
And thank you all for being there.

Peace,
Eric