Naphtali is a doe set free who brings forth beautiful words.
Tonight was plentifully full of conversations about preparation including, but not limited to:
Apertivo
Personal space
Wedding location scouting
Guest lists
Bridesmaids
The proper temperature to activate yeast
Kneading bread dough
Set lists
Harmonies
Bells
Dinner
Bed
After a lengthy conversation with my sister, this is what was determined:
“The first bridge you have to cross will always be the one you haven’t crossed yet.”
“The ones that decided had more success.”
and finally,
“Dig in and let go.”
These bits of advice could be applied to a great many situations, but we were really talking about relationships of all sorts. Sisters, friends, parents, co-workers. There is no getting past the beginning, the middle, or the end except to walk right through–converse right through it.
Decide to be present, decide to say what needs to be said, dig in and let go. Soon enough, you will be on the other side of the first bridge. Then, of course, you’ll have to cross another.
She and Me: A Sisterly Conversation
Basement Couch Publications
(c) 2011
Send me your words
your poor and poorly thought
words
your richly and seasoned
ideas
Send me the morning regret
the afternoon hope
the evening peace
the middle of the night fear
Send me your graphic descriptions
and your tired avoidance
Send me your nonchalance or over-thought,
under-intended, trying-too-hard, not hard enough
letters next to thoughts that make
words.
Send me your half-thoughts and over-grown ones, too.
I’ll put the fragments, the wholes, the colorful, the drab
the old, the new, the over and under-used
back together, rearranged, sensible to me
and send them back to you.
Then, please
send me your words.
Naphtalia 