Ever catch yourself having an imaginary conversation with someone?Maybe, you're rehearsing.Maybe, just daydreaming.
To some extent, every relationship – especially every relationship in its early stages – is an imaginary one.We carry in our imaginations a picture of each other, a story we create – a story that is sparse, sometimes, on actual experience of each other and heavy on projection from within ourselves.For example, the story I carry about you may say more about me, my desires or my fears, than it does about you.
While I'm not likely to stop creating stories about you, I can try not to get too attached to them.I can keep my feet on the ground and my eyes, ears and heart engaged with you – ready to experience you as you are, ready to discard or revise my story as you unfold in the reality of the moment.
Imagination is a wonderful gift.It brings beauty to life.Getting to know someone means getting real.That's beautiful, too.
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