Still happy together. Celebrating gratefulness of relationship on a daily base.

During my visit to Perth one evening we went to a place called Rockingham to see the sunset.

Walking on the boulevard with my daughter and her friend it amazed me to see many senior couples walking hand in hand strolling the boulevard or sitting on a bench having a chat with each other. Not a show or acting. Real enjoying the scenery each other and having great conversations.

At a certain moment I stopped. My daughter’s boyfriend was surprised to see me walking towards a couple (on the picture) and start a chat with them. My daughter told him with a smile not to be amazed and told him this is totally normal behavior for me.

Yes, this was actually always my personal intention but in my relationships so far I did not succeed. Talking with this couple, and they were not the only ones, I discovered this people consequently celebrated life and their relationship together on a daily base. They knew they run out of time and being still happy together every day is a day to be thankful for that. Nothing to hide their happiness together, still walking hand in hand.

Really amazing. So many senior couples. I am sure they also got problems in their relationship(s) but so far they happened to find working solutions and succeeded.

At the Buddhist University one of the teachers once told us; “There is always more, there is always better, in and with everything. There is always a more beautiful husband or wife. It is never ending. Maybe you can be happy and satisfied or even grateful with what you have and enjoy that.”

No, I think, our separation was a right step. The season was over although we tried to extend it. We gave and got many beautiful gifts from each other. The time was there our mutual way parted to offer each other new individual chances and changes to grow and develop in freedom.

And maybe that was what touched me that evening watching this couples. A bit jealous that it is possible and sad I did not succeed so far.

Freedom in bond. I mentioned in earlier in one of my blogs. Hand in hand living free your own life together. Making each other even happier. No jealousy but trust and support. Not needy or dependent without the other.

Holding hands, leaving hands. Leaving hands in the understanding the hand of the other person is always available and waiting to hold your hand again and the different way around. Not lonely but all-one and strong. Most times happier and even stronger together.

Still together in a close and happy relationship. Gratefulness to celebrate on a daily base.

I have been on the road again for a while to be able to experience the same.

Gangey Gruma (Frans Captijn)

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