Companions

As I open up to deeper levels of experience, I wonder who will be accompanying me.    Already, I feel that there are only a small number of companions with whom I can openly walk side by side.    The kinship with these companions is palpable.   I am so glad to have them as companions.

I do not choose to have a partner, but I do invite companions.  I will not again allow one person to determine the framework of my life.

Where I am going is a solitary plane, but I clearly want companions to accompany me.    I do not want to go there alone.    I invite others to be with me, walk the same way with me.    Still, the reactions of others to me is so mixed.

I think there is a difference between being solitary and being alone.    I do not want to be alone.   It is often a struggle to find my steady bearings.

I take refuge in my companions.   They are the ones I truly love, with whom I share open-heartedness.    We support one another because together we know where the trail exists.   We walk a similar way, always aware of one another.