The Perfect Bed For *One*

Do they make one?  I have had several opportunities to date recently -- disregard them, not even a second thought. I do not venture too far - - turn down party invites, chances to meet/make new friends and re-visit old ones.Some sort of integrity - - this is not a given, a result of self-discipline, inner trust, relentlessly honest. I have always been a risk taker, casting off fears of rejection and derision - - discovering serenity. Ohhhhh, the truth -- and the quiet we discern all truths. The edges are softer, experience - - when guided by truth.  How much easier every decision, every choice, when committed myself to a course of total honesty.I will sleep on my old Army cot for awhile.... yes, the perfect bed for one.... "Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - - they bear no fruit."Frances Marion   

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deleted_user
deleted_user

very eloquent as always.. I wish I had your self discipline..

I found my sofa is also a perfect bed for one.. which is probably why I sleep down there and not up in my room..
deleted_user
deleted_user

breathless
deleted_user
deleted_user

E.M. Forster
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer. Only connect...
mkcoleman
mkcoleman

TRUST AGAIN... after MY ex\'s affair is a big one for ME! You need to heal the hurt... rebuild the trust... and feel love once again. Your a smart man! Besides you don\'t have to worry about anyone stealing the covers! lol
meddle
meddle

Thanks good friends for your thoughts. Just sitting on the deck watching the muddy Little River run into the muddy New River which will eventually run into the sea -- clean and clear... Loneliness can be rewarding at times.., so ready to float...
deleted_user
deleted_user

With first dates, have I told you my Terri Gross theory? Do you like her? \"Fresh Air\" on npr? I feel like her. I have been on so many first dates where I\'m just Terri Gross, not really a hope for connection after the first half a minute. I don\'t think that\'s bad. A well-suited mate is a *rare* thing, but worth looking for.

I think right here you sound like a good mix of risk and protection, of getting out there/staying home. this is hard for me, right now I just want to stay home, but with this rain, it is delicious.

rooting for you ~~~
deleted_user
deleted_user

I am ready to float too. divine bouyancy.
deleted_user
deleted_user

You will know when it is time to swim my friend.. Just remember the river and its lessons and soon that time will come to be.. Love and hugs, Kimmee
deleted_user
deleted_user

Solitude is very refreshing.
deleted_user
deleted_user

Sweet Mark.......solitude indeed IS wonderful....enjoy it. Life is so simple, yet we make it so complicated. Cocoon yourself in your warmth..... A bed for one sounds perfect! And yes, no blanket steeling!
deleted_user
deleted_user

This was very enlightening... thanks.
deleted_user
deleted_user

great entry, meddle! I wish I had a bed for one..