I am slowly realizing how important it is to me to be a trusted companion. I want to be someone who can be totally present and aware, accepting and not judging. I want to be able to listen without feeling compelled to respond. I want to be attentive.
I will be a trusted witness who is openly aware of others, but especially my close companions. I intend to affirm their pain and their accomplishments in whatever way I can. This begins by paying attention, being aware of their pain and accomplishments. I intend to be acutely attentive to anything they will trust to reveal to me.
I am prepared to be present, to be aware, to be a trusted witness. This I also want from my companions. I want it from any of my close friends willing to step into that circle of exchange.