Today, I am very aware of how important it is for me to have companions and for them to walk side-by-side with me. I want friends who are witnesses to my life, and who receive the same witness from me. In becoming a witness, I think that we must not only be present to one another in an aware sort of way. We must also have some understanding, some shared sense of having been in the same place, the same way.
I think that my life has turned out to be a great adventure so far. I want to bring my friends along with me, to be a part of this adventure. I want to walk along with them and share in the adventure they are living. I want a mutual, deeply penetrating awareness.
I want to learn better how to do this without becoming so intently aware of them that I get pulled into an orbit around them. The more I become sure and stable in my orbit, the less likely I am to falter.