Music of the Day – Walkaway by The Script
Links – http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/script/walkaway.html
Let’s talk about relationships – again! I shared yesterday that many of my friends are experiencing relationship issues. Remember?
Today’s music is one of those songs that, although there are some negative words sung, hits right at the reason we stay with someone we love even when things get rough. And, you can bet that they will. Believe me, I understand. I have been married for a long time, and we have had our times of greatness and joy and of disconnect and sadness, and we stayed.
I don’t know why she’s with me
I only brought her trouble since the day she met me
If I was her, by now I would have left me
I would have walked away
But now I’ve broken away
Somehow instead she forgave me
She said a woman’s got to do what she’s got to do
I have heard my partner say this many times, and many times I have wondered why he stays. We have agreed that we are either gluttons for punishment or just do not know any better, but we stay through the mess and through the dirty, nasty times.
I am going to bare my soul here in a way that I haven’t to anyone. But, I want to share with my readers – you! Just in case you are going through the same. There are times when I do not like my partner very much, just as I am sure there are times he feels the same. That very first mind blowing, heart stopping love? That fades in and out as real life issues come up – it’s a fact, guys! But the staying together through the worst times? That is a choice – period. The easiest, believe it or not, is to leave – to walk away. The hardest? Staying!
There are times when I look at my partner and wonder why I stay. And then there are times I look at him, and I see what I fell in love with to start off with. It is those times that get me through the others. It is those times that I realize just how important this relationship is to me.
We’ve been through a lot – he and I. And I have taken him on many journeys just as he has me. They have not always been great, but we’ve stuck together anyway. What have I learned? Well, I’ll share with you here and now.
Even though I may not agree or like what is happening, it is my choice to experience it and learn and grow from it. Buddha teaches us that life is struggles and that there is no bad or good – things just are. The bad and good depends on how we react or respond. Up to now, I have been reacting. I am learning to respond. My partner may not be completely in sync with my path, but I am supported from his heart. I choose to respond to that support.
That is what makes me stay. Granted, sometimes, it might seem easier to go it alone, but in the end, I would miss the guy that makes me laugh, drives me crazy, tells me I’m beautiful (even when I’m not), and loves me without conditions. It is a very rare love that he has for me as is mine for him. Today, I am grateful that he is my partner. Today, I choose love!
Dancing Naked 